¹ Ishikukoposhela lyuva lya tatawala mayaji kushikuva na shivanga pakati shilambo mundu jumo kubepethelehemu pashilambo kuyuda vashikwenda pashilambo jika moabu pamo na akongo vao na vanavao vavili vashileunji. ² Lina lika mundu paliji Elimeleki, na lina lya akovao pulityaliji naomi. Mena ga vanavao vavili va shilewiji gwa shemile njwe mailoni na kileoni puvalinginji waefulai va betherehemu ja kuyuda. Ikekengenenje pashilambo sha mohabu nitama popo. ³ Nneyo Elimeleki ambujevao anaomi gwawile na valao gwaleshilwe na vanavao vashileunji vavioli. ⁴ Hava vana vashikulomba vandonyanji va mohabu. Lina lina lya kajumo pashemwaga oripa lina likajuna pashemwanga Ruth veteminji kwene yaka kumi. ⁵ Ikave vowe maliloni na njova akileoni ni gwawilenje ni kwaleka anaomi gwangali ambuje vao wala vana vavili. ⁶ Gwalugwile anaomi nijaula kumoabu pamo ashakonge vavana vao muja kujuda ligongo pava vashikupilikana kukowa gwa moabu kuti vashikwajakuti langa vanduvake ni kwapanganga shalya. ⁷ Nneyo gwa jawile pepala pavaliji pamo na ashakwevao vavili gwapitilenje mpanda kuvuja ku shilambo shika Yuda. ⁸ Noami gwalugwile ashakwevao nnjendanga nanje mmujangananje kila jumo jjwenunji nnyumba ja kwake. ⁹ Nnungu alanguye pambone panani penunji mbuti pananguyenje mbone kwaonji vawilenje pangu nnungu anongolelanje mmanganya papumulila kila jumo jwenunji panyumba ja ncheshe juna gwakweshienje lilove lyavonji na guta. ¹⁰ Gwalugwilenje tukapinga shitwije nammwe pamo na mmwe vandu venu. ¹¹ Mbuti naomi ashikulugula muja ngananje vanangu kwa ndii nnjendangananje na nne? kweni njikola. Vana nipitiu lyangu kwa ajili je nunji vaikangananje vake ashimbuje vanunji. ¹² Muja ngananje vanangu nnjendanganaje mpanda gwenunji mma yenunji pava nne ngongopele kaje kuva na jwa shileu shilo shino na kola vana vashileunji, nna lindililanngaga akule. ¹³ Shinindililanje nnalo mbwanje nneino? nnatendanje noyo vanangu inandumbalia kaje kuliko ikwatumbalianga mmanganya ga liligongo yawe vashiandaa kunyuma na nne. ¹⁴ Nneyo ashakwevao gwa kwweshienje lilove lyaonji ni guta kavila aripa nikwa lajilani kwa kumbatila ikake Ruth ashikuigala kutama. ¹⁵ Naomi gwalugwile pilikana nnjako alyile kwa vandu vake miungu jake uja na kajwenejo. ¹⁶ Ikave Ruth gwalugwile pilikana njoshe kwatalika na mmwe pava kukwenda, shinyende pushitame shindame shindame vandu venu shivave vandu vangu nnungu jwenu shove nnungu jwangu. ¹⁷ Mahali pushigwilile shingwile popo na popo shinjishwe ashipanganya ngombole kaje ikave shili shoshoe ikave kuwa nngu shikakombola kutu gavanisha. ¹⁸ Naomi gwalolile Ruth aamwe kulonganajo, gwaleshile kupwatahajo. ¹⁹ Vowe vavili nilonge gwaikengenenje kwika kushilambo Bethelehemu. Gwaikengenenje Bethelehemu kushilambo wowe ni kwinonyela vandonyanji gwalugwilonje jweneju ni naomi? ²⁰ Kwa lugwile nnanjemanje naomi njemanje jwa vava, pava anungu vashindendela gavava kaje. ²¹ Njikwende nili ng'umbele ikave yawe gwamujanago kumi nili nangali jojowe neyo kwanndi nnanjemanga naomi nnilolanga nnungu vashindava nnungu vashing';angaisha. ²² Nneyo naomi Ruth mmoaba mkwegwao gwaujengenenje kukoposhela shilambo shika moabu gwaujilengenenje Betherehemu katanduva kunegena shaili.

¹ Bai Elimeleki mbujgwe naomi ashikiva na alogwajake ashemwa Boazi, paliji tajili mundu jwa manyika. ² Ruth, mmoabu nikunugulila naomi, nninde nyendengajole makombo ga yalya pa nngunda. Shinikagule jojowe shimbate kibali pameyo pao!! nneyo naomi gwanugulile nnjende vanangu. ³ Ruth gwapite kunengena kungunda alikwagulanga pa nyuma waunanjia kumbe pepala ja nngunda pashiva mali gaboazishi valiji kudewana na amaleki. ⁴ Nnole Boazi ashinkwika kukopoka kube terehemu kwalugulilanga vaunanga yahweh ave namanganyanji gwajangwilenje yahweh. ⁵ Boazi gwalugwile mtumwa jwake aliji alikwanji mililanga vaunanga, buri nkulungwa haju mwali jwakeni? ⁶ Mtumwa jwajimilila vaunanga ni jangula na veleketa mwali mmoabu alyile na nao i kushoka shilambo shika moabu. ⁷ Vashikunugulila kuuna kujola makombo gauna nneyo vaishe kujenjeshea kuuna shoka lijamba mpaka nneino ikave vashipumulila kashoko nnyumba. ⁸ Boashi guvanugulile Ruth nimbilikanishia vanungu? nngennde kuuna kungunda guna nanajavile kungunda gwangu nngigale hapano vari vangu vamaenga. ⁹ Nnoyanje meyo genu kungunda kwalinginji vashileunji vanaunanga nkugulile nyumba ja shiniwali vana nangananguyanga vashileunji vanakwayenje? pushipate njota nnajaulaga kungwa mashi nnulo namwalake vashileunji vashigumbayenje. ¹⁰ Gwa pindele malungo mmujo ja Boashi kukwaayantwe gwao pai guvalugulile kwa nndii njipata mmeyo jenu, nkanyali nne nnjeni? ¹¹ Boashi gwajagwile ni kwalugulila nugulilwe gowe gutendile mova ambujevenuu vawe. Nchi kwalekanga ainavenu anyilaveu na shilambo shimmelekwele kwa kagula akwevenu kwiya kwa vandu mwangamanyanga. ¹² Yahweh anipe ga itendo yenu yahweh anipe yaijinji. Nnungu jwa ishilachivali pai mapapiko gake mpatile kuutushila. ¹³ Ruth gwalugwile mbate shibali pameyo penu vakulungwa vangu pava nchi mbaliji nchikunguluka. Ikave nne ngava jumo jwa vatumwa venu mwali. ¹⁴ Makati ga shalya Boashi nikunugulila Ruth, njie apano nnwe jishoko nkate kupamba shipande ni divai nitama panyenje pa vaunanga Boashi nikumpa mmbeju ya ikalanje Ruth ashikulya mpaka kuyukuta ni lepela. ¹⁵ Pjinwishe kujaula kuuna Boashi gwaamulu vangwendo vake " munekanje aune pa maashe, nnalugulilanje gogowe gangalimana. ¹⁶ Namuneshele maashe gashoko na matuvi gavo, nnekanje vagaune nakalipilanje. ¹⁷ Neyo vauni le mpaka ligulo. Kavili gwaapulenye mmbuga na maamba vaunile, na mbeju yaliji eka jiko jashaili. ¹⁸ Gwajigele gwapite pa shilambo akwevao gwalolile sheshila shaunile. Ruth ashikwajigalalila akwevao mbeju ikelenjwe yalepeye nshalya shao. ¹⁹ Akwevao guvalugulile kungunile kkwei kungunile lelo? kumwapite kutendela kwei liengo avalikiwe mundu anjakutile nneyo Ruth guvalugulile akwevao kuhushu mundu amiliki ngunda lwaliji nakamulaga liengo ashikwalughulilanga lina lika mndu aliji amilishi ngunda gunaka mulilaga liengo ni Boashi. ²⁰ Naomi guvalugulile Ruth avalikiwe yahweh vakanave jaula waminifu gwake valihai na vawilenje naomi gwalugwile aju mundu nongo jwa tome nauwe nnongwa njetu nkombozishi. ²¹ Ruth mowabu guvalugulile kweli vanugulile ndame tome na vangwendonji vangu vashileunji mpaka shivamalianje kuuna mauno gangu gowe. ²² Naomi guvalugulile Ruth akwevao yambone mwanangu ulongane na vali vake va liengo kuti unaishe pata madhala gogowe kungunda gogowe. ²³ Kwa nneyo ashikutama tome na vakamu langa maengo vali aune mpaka kumwisho gamauno ga shaili mauno ga ngano paliji atamaga pao na akwevake.

¹ Naomi akwevao vashikwalugulila mwanangu ikanashimu kukoleya pa pumulila, kuti indu yako ijende ukoto. ² Na jwalake Boashi mundu jwalake paliji pamo na vali vake valiengo, uwe ngaa nongwanjetu? nnola ligulo shave alikungunda shaili pa shakapu pa kungundila. ³ Kwa nneyo njoje mpale mauta ngwale nguvo yenu ya mbone ntulushe kwiya pashakapu sha kungundila ikave nnamanyishe kukamundu jojowe mpaka pushimalie kulya na gwaa. ⁴ Ngakishe kuva pushivagone pai nkumbushile mwali pagonile kuti badaye nyende kungwao ngunukule makongono gao na ngone penepo shannugulile yatenda. ⁵ Ruth ashikunugulila naomi shindende shindende shindu shinugwile. ⁶ Gwatulweshe kuika mu shakapu mwakungundala ni kagula ya nugulile gapegwile na akwevao. ⁷ Boashi pamalie kulya na gwa ntima gwakeni kwinonyela ni kwenda gona pai kungai jaushila mmbuju Ruth gwapite mbole mbole niunukula makongono ga Boashi nigona popo pai. ⁸ Pakati shilo Boashi niimuka ni kwitendeuya penepo mwali ali agonile pa makongono gao. ⁹ Guvalugulile mwe ni gani? gwajangwile, "Nne Ruth mtumwa jwenu mwali nngunishile shuka jenu nne mtumwa jwenu mwali pava mmwe no ng'wanjangu jwa tome. ¹⁰ Boashi guvalugulile mwanangu yahweh ambaliki nchilanguya mbone kungai kuliko kutai ligongo mmwangajenda na vashileunji vangwendo avetajili au lipukala. ¹¹ Na nneino vanangu nnajogope shinitendele yowe ikulugula ligongo shilambo shavandu vangu vowe valimanyanga kuva mmweni mwali akwitimalika. ¹² Ni kweli kuva nne ulongo gwatome ata nneyo apali ulongo gwa tome kuliko nne. ¹³ Nnepeshe apano shilo shino, lyamba, ivaga vatendaga jukumu lyao lya ulongo gwa tome pambone mwaleshe vatende jukumu lyao lyao sha ulongo makatende jukumu lya ulongo kwenu neyo nne shindende mbuti yahweh ivatama nngone mpaka lyamba. ¹⁴ Kwaneyo Ruth nigona pama kongono ga Boashi mpaka lyamba gwa jumwishe kumashelo jojowe akanamanye mundu juna pava vashikwalugulila ina manyishe kuva mwali aishe pashakapu ja kungundila. ¹⁵ Boashi guvanugulile njinago shilambo shenu na nkamulile pali ntende nneyo ashikupima ipimo ikutungwa shita ya shaili pakati shilemba kutwika Ruth Boashi kwa pite kushilambo. ¹⁶ Ruth paujile kwa kwevao ashikulugula utindile buli mwanangu?" Nneyo Ruth guvalugwile, nei gowe gatendelya na mundu ajo. ¹⁷ Gwalugwile nei ipilo shita ya shevili ni ila yambele vaene pava vashikulugula nnajendelwe na hojo makono jayoyo akwevake. ¹⁸ Naomi gwalungwile tama apano mwanangu, mpaka shumumanye shigave pava Boashi shivapumulile mpaka shivalimalie shindu lelo"

¹ Boashi gwapite panango gwa kubethelemu na kutama pai muda ngwapi pe guishe nnongo jwa tome ali Boashi vashikunguluka. Boashi guvalugulile mbugajangu jia apano ntome mundu jo kwaishe nitama. ² Boashi guvashemilenje kalongolele kumi vapashilambo ni veleketa ntama ngananje apano nnei kwatemingenenje. ³ Boashi adhikulugula aju nnongo jwa tome naomi aujile kushoka shilambo wamoabu anausha. ⁴ Ng'anishiaga kutashia kunugulila ngume mmujo ja vava vatemengenenje apamo mmujo ja kalongelele vavandu vangu ivaga shimpinje kukombo ikombe. Ikave nkapinga kukomboa nugulile ili nimumanye pava jwakwa juna jwa kukomboa ikave mmwe na nne ni mpwenu nywene mundu pava munjuna gwalugwile shinikomboe. ⁵ Boashi gwalugwile lyelila lyuva lishingume nngunda kushoka mmakono muka naomi ikupasha kutola Ruth mmoubu mjane mwana jwa Elimeleki ili kulijinula lina maeleemu mbuti kulizi gwake. ⁶ Jwejula ulongo gwatome gwalugwile nne ngakombola kuikomboa aridhi kwa ajjili jangu gwangali athali kulithi gwangu namwene jikape nakumpa mmwe haki ja kukomboa kwa ajili jenu mmayene pava nne ngakombola. ⁷ Jejono puyaliji desturi ja bukala ja Israeli kuushu ukombozi kubadilishana mambo mambone gowe kushi biti sha haju ashikula shilatu shake na kumpatia jirani jwake jeneji pujaliji namna ja tenda makubaliano gashelia ga Israeli. ⁸ Kwa nneyo aju ulongo gwa tome guvalugulile Boashi nngume namwene kavili niula shilatu shake. ⁹ Boashi guvalugwile nkulongolela na vandu wowe mmanganya mashaidi kuva njiuma kila shili sha Elimeleki na shili kileoni na mailoni kushoka mmakono ga naomi. ¹⁰ Zaidi ga geneyo kuleshe Ruth mmowabu nkagwe mmahloni nipele shibali sha kuva akungu kuendelea lina lya uli zashi gwa malemu kuti lina lyao linaove pakati pashalongo vao na nnango gwa vandu vao mmanganya ni mmashaidi leo. ¹¹ Vandu wowe ilongolelo valinginji panango vashikulugulanga tu mashaidi yahweh atende mwali haju alishe kumii kwao mbuti Raheli lea vavili va vashishenga nyumba ja Israeli mbalikiwe pa Efrata nava mashaudi kuva vamanyika Betheleemu. ¹² Nyumba jenu mbuti nyumba japeresta mali ashikumeleshela yuda kupitila luveleko gwa yahweh shivampe pamo na kamwali jo. ¹³ Neyo Boashi ashikuntola Ruth guli kwali akagwe Boashi vashikugona ngo yahweh alimruhusu kukola shitumbo kwa kwete mwana jwashileu. ¹⁴ Mwali aju guvalugulile naomi naomi yahweh abalikiwe jwanganeka gwangali valongo vatome yani mwana lina lyake live lyamanyika pa Israeli. ¹⁵ Na ave kungwenu nkulutubisha vamaisha ngene ruzuku akongopele mwenu pava mwana jwenu akwegwe ali kumpinga ni bora kweenu kuliko vana vashileunji shaba aveleshe. ¹⁶ Naomi gwatolile, guvangoneshe pa ntima pavo kungudumia. ¹⁷ Na majilani ajula jwanndonya guvapelenje lina lililugulanga mwana avelekwe kuka naomi guva chemilenje Obedi aishe kuva awawa yake na jese ashikwiya ainagwe dudi. ¹⁸ Sheneshi shaliji luveleko shika peres vashikumeleke Hezroni. ¹⁹ Hezroni vashikumeleka Ram gwaveleshe Aminadab Obadi. ²⁰ Aminabadu gwaveleleshe Mashoni Nashoni gwammeleshe Salmon. ²¹ Salmoni gwaveleshe Boashi Boashi gwa veleshe Obadia. ²² Obaadia gwaveleshe jese na jese gwameleshe Daudi.

¹ Pashaka sha ntai sha Akoleshi, nkulungwa gwa kuajemi, ashipanganya vashikukakatamila lilove lyao lyajinji liveleketwe na nkulondola na kwajimula mbumu ya akoleshi. lilove lya akoleshi lyashikunjenda na lyashikupilikkanika mu ukulungwa gwao sheshino ndio shijandishwe na veleketwa. ² "Akoleshi, vakulungwa na kuuajemi, vanaveleketa. ashipanganya, vakulungwa na kuliunde, vashimba rine ukulungwa gowe gwa shilambo showe, na vashing'agula nne kwashenjela venevo nyumba a yerusalemu ja Ayuda. ³ Jojowe nkati vandu vao (Ashapanganga vave pamo na jwenejo) anakombola kwenda ku-Yelusalemu kuushenga nyumba kwa ajili ja ashipanganya, Annungu va Israeli, Annungu vali vapali ku- yerusalemu. ⁴ Vandu va kila mahali mu ukulungwa valepekenje nishilambo na tamananga vanapinjikwa kwapanganga valaonji ipanje na shahabu, mali na varinyama, pamo na kushoya kwa pupinga ku-yerusalemu. ⁵ Gwili vajjumbe va huveleko lwa Yuda na Abenjamini, vaavishila na walawi, na kila ajwimwile na mbbumu ya ashipanganya kushoka na kushenga nyumba jao ashikujima. ⁶ Vevale vaatimbililenje tome vashikwanja ngutanga kwa panginga mimbiya na indu ya shahabu, mali, varinyama, indu ya shamani, na ashoya kwa kupinga. ⁷ Vakulungwa akoleshi guvaluhusu indu yaaliji nnyumba ja ashipanganya yaaliji itolilwe na Anebukadleza ku yerusalemu na kuivika nyumba ja ashinnungu vao. ⁸ Akoleshi guvaakamuyenje mmakono ga amishiedashi vagoya mmbiya, guvaishoshie na kuivalanganya kwa asheshbaza, nkulungwa jwa Yuda. ⁹ Jejino galijigumla jake: ililo makumi gatatu gashahabu, ililo makumi kumi ga ipanje, ililo ina makumi gavili na tisha, ¹⁰ Mikungu makumi gatatu ga shahabu, mikungu ga jishoko ja mmbiya 410, na indu Mkumi kumi ya jennjesheya. ¹¹ Pashikuva na indu 5,400 ya mmbiya na shahabu. Asheshbaza vashikwiya nayo yowe makati ga luame lwa ashoka kubabeli kwende ku Yelusalemu.

¹ Venavoo ndio vandunji mmajimbo vajamulwenje mateka na kwenda na Akulungwa Anebukadreza, venevo vashiikkwajamulanga kuutumwa kubabeli vandunji guvavujengenenje ku ilambo yaonji ya kuyerusale mu na kuyuda. ² Vajiengenenje pamo na Acelubabeli, ashoshua anehemia, Aseraya, Areelaya, Amodekai, Abilshani, Amispali, Abigwai, Alehumu na Abaana Ajino na luvalango lwa vashileunji lwa vandunji va Islaeli. ³ Vapoloshi: 2,172. ⁴ Vana va Ashefatia: 372. ⁵ Vana va Aali: 775. ⁶ Vana vapath-Moabu, kupitila Ayeshua na Ayoabu: 2,812. ⁷ Vana va Aeliamu: 1,254. ⁸ Vana va Azatu:945. ⁹ Vana va Azakai:760. ¹⁰ Vana va Abinui: 642. ¹¹ Vana va Abebai: 623. ¹² Vana va Aazgadi:1,222. ¹³ Vana va Aadonikamu: 666. ¹⁴ Vana va Abigwai: 2,056. ¹⁵ Vana va Aadini: 454. ¹⁶ Vana va Aateri kupitila Ahezeekia: makumi tisa na nane. ¹⁷ Vana va Abesai: 323. ¹⁸ Vana va Ahalifu: 112. ¹⁹ Vashileunji va Aashimu: 223. ²⁰ Vashilennji va Agibeoni: makumi tisa na nng'ano. ²¹ Vashileunji va ku Betleehemu: 123. ²² Vashileunji va Anetofa: makumi nng'ano na sita. ²³ Vashileunji va Aanathothi: 128. ²⁴ Vashileunje va Abeth-Azmawethi: makumi ncheshe na vavili. ²⁵ Vashileunji va Akiliath-yealimu, na Akefila na Abeeloth: 743. ²⁶ Vashileunji va Alama na Ageba; 621. ²⁷ Vashileunji va Amikmashi: 122. ²⁸ Vashileunji va kubetheli na va ku Ai: 223. ²⁹ Vashilleunji va ku Nebo: makumi nn'ano na vavili. ³⁰ Vashileunji va ku Magbishi: 156. ³¹ Vashileu vannji va ku Elamu: 1,254. ³² Vashileunji vaku Halimu: 320. ³³ Vashileunji vaku hodi na ku Hadidi na ku Ono: 725. ³⁴ Vashileunji vaku Senaa: 3,630. ³⁵ Vashileunji vaku Yeliko: 3,630. ³⁶ Vana va A-Yedaya vakuvishila va nyumba nja A-Yoshua: 973. ³⁷ Vana va A-Imeli: 1,052. ³⁸ Vana va A-Pashuri: 1,247. ³⁹ Vana A-Hallimu: 1,017. ⁴⁰ Valawi: vana va A-Yeshua, A-Kadmieli na vana va A-Hodavia: makumi saba ba ncheshe. ⁴¹ Vajimbanga nnihekalu vana va A-Asafu: 128. ⁴² Valindanga: vana va Ashalumu, A-Ateli na A-Talmoni, A-Akuba, A-Hatita na Ashobai: jumla 139. ⁴³ Vavala vaagwilwenje kuhudumu nnihekalu: vana va A-Siha, A-Hasufa, A-Tabaothi. ⁴⁴ A-Kelos, A-Siaha, A-Padoni. ⁴⁵ A-hebana, A-Hagaba, A-Kubu, ⁴⁶ A-Hagabu, A-Salmani, A-Hanani. ⁴⁷ Vana va A-Gideli, A-Gahali, A-Reaya, ⁴⁸ A-Resim, A-Nekoda, A-Gazamu. ⁴⁹ A-Uza, A-Pasea, A-Besai. ⁵⁰ A-Asna, A-Meunimu, A-Nefusimu. ⁵¹ Vana va A-Bakbuki, A-Hakuta, A-Hathuli. ⁵² A-Bashuthi, A-Mehida, A-Balsha. ⁵³ A-Balkosi, A-Siseli, A-Tema. ⁵⁴ A-Nesia, A-Tefa. ⁵⁵ Vana vaatumwanga va A-Shelemani,vana Asotai, A-Sofelethi, A-Peluda, ⁵⁶ A-Yaala, A-Dalkoni, A-Gideli, ⁵⁷ A-Shafatia, A-Hatili, A-Pokeleth-Sebaimu, A-Amoni, ⁵⁸ Valinginji jumla vaatumwanga 392. ⁵⁹ Vavala vakoposhenje ku-Tel-mela, ku-tel-halsha ku-kelubu, ku-Adani na ku-imela, lakini vangakombolanga kuthibitisha luveleko kwaonji kulukoposhela ku-Islaeli. ⁶⁰ Pamo na 652 vana va A-Delaya, A-Tobia na A-Nekoda. ⁶¹ Nnepeiila, kushoka kwa vana va nkuvishila vana va A-Habaya, A-Hakosi, A-Barzilai (valiji vapatile gwandonya kushoka kwa mwali jwa A-Balzilai, A-Mgilleadi na guvashemwilwe kwa lina lyao). ⁶² Vashikuloleyanga rikumbuko gwa luveleko lwaonji, lakini gwangapatikana, pava nneyo vashikuumywangwa ku-ukuvishila malinga vangali va ni mbonenji. ⁶³ Pava nneyo nkulungwa ashikwalimbiyangu vanalyanganje shindu shoshowe sha ukonjelo shokonjelelwe mpaka nkuvishila akwete Urimu na Thumimu ashishilisheye. ⁶⁴ Jumla ja likundi 42,360. ⁶⁵ Mwaumyangaga vaatumwa na va kwaajangutanga (valao puvalinginji 7,337) vanjimbanga nnihekalu vashileunji na vandonya (makumi kumi gavili) ⁶⁶ Falasi vaonj:736. nyumba vaonji: 245, ⁶⁷ Ngamia vaonji: 435, mbundu vaonji: 6,720. ⁶⁸ puvapitengenenje kunyumba ashipanganya kuyerusalemu, vanaangulungwa va ashatati vashikwishoyanga kwa kupinga mele kujishenga nyumba. ⁶⁹ Vashikushoyanga kadili ja kukombola kwaonji katika kufadhili liengo shahabu ja dalikon 61,000 mane ya mmbiya makini kumi nng'ano na maivi makumi ga vakuvishila. ⁷⁰ Bai vaavishila na malawi, vandunji vajimbanga nnihekalu, na valindanga pa lilango, na vevala vaagulwenje kutumika nnihekalu muvatamanganaga mwilambo yaonji. Vandunji vowenji mu-Israeli valinginji mwilambo yaonji.

¹ Puyaliji myei saba baada ja vandunji va Israeli kuuja mwilambo yaonji, ndio puvatendilenje nkusanyo pamo malinga mundu jumo kuyerusalemu. ² A-Yoshua mwana jwa A-Yosadaki naarikulugwe nkuvishila na A-Sheatieli nakankulungwe guvajinikenje naashenga nchati gwa Ashipanganya va Israeli naa shoya shadaka ja tiniyava malinga shiilajiywe katika sheliya ya A-Musha, mundu jwa Ashipanganya. ³ Ndiyo guvatanduvenje nchati pantundu nnjimililo, kwa voga guvakwetenje kwa ligongo lya vandu va pashilambo/Guvashoshienje shadaka ja tiniywa kwa ashipanga nya lyamba na ligulo. ⁴ Nnepeila guvaichunguzenje shikuvu ja ibanda malinga shiijandishwe na guvashoshienje shadaka ja liniywa lyuva kwa lyuva malinga shiilajiywe, kila lyuva kwa lyuva lyake. ⁵ Pashikupangwaga na shadaka ja kila lyuva ja tinywa kamo kwa mwei na shadaka ja lyuva ja ashipanganya jaalama, pamo na shadaka yowe ya ntimandende. ⁶ Vashikutanduvanga kushoya shadaka ja tiniywa ja ashipanganya lyuva lya ntai lya mwei gwa saba, hata kabuula lihekalu likanave tanduva kushengwa. ⁷ Pava nneyo vashikukopoyanga mmbiya kwa vashipala na mafundi ga nkono na mauta kwa vandunji va ku-sidoni na ku-Tilo, ili kuti vapelekanje mikongo ja mielezi gwa pitila ni bahali gwaumila ku-Lebanoni mpaka ku-Yafa, na malinga shivaluhusiwenje na nkulungwa koleshi gwa ku-uajemi. ⁸ Piuvishilile mwei gwa vili katika shaka sha vili baadaye guvaikengenenje nnyumba ja ashipanganya ku-yelusalemu, Azelubabeli, A-Yoshua mwana jwa A-yosadaki, na vananji va makuhani na walawi na vevala vaikenengenenjk gwashoka kuluame kuvujila kuyerusalemu guvatanduvenje liengo. Guvaagwilenje walawi valinginji na yaka makumi gavili naapunda kujimilila liengo lya nyumba ja ashipanganya. ⁹ A-Yoshua na guvannjimishe nngwendo jwao na akulugwe, A-Kadmieli na vana vao, na luveleko lwwa A-Yuda kujimilila kutenda liengo nnyumba ja ashipagwanga vana va A-Henadadi, na luveleko lwao, na kavili ashaalongo ujao walawi. ¹⁰ Vashenganga guvajimikenje nnjimililo gwa gwa lihekalu lya ashipanganya, kwa neyi vavishilanga guvakombolenje kujimilila na mauvi gaonji valinginji na mapenga na ashipanganya kwa milembeni, malinnga nkono gwa nkulungwa Daudi jwa Israeli shalajille. ¹¹ Vashikujimbanga kwa kwainiya na kwashukuku ashipanganya "Valao ni va mmbone! kulajila kwao ni kweli kwa Israeli kunalama gwa ngali mpelo. "vandu vowenjji guvagutilenje nguto janjikulungwa ja kwinong'anga kwainiya ashipanganya kwa ligongo nnjimililo ja lihekalu lyaliji likamilishe. ¹² Ikaveje vvajinji va vakuvishila, walawi, vanavulungwa va ukala, na vakongopa va ukala vajiweninji nyumba ja a na kuona kwa vandunji vagutangaga, ukala, makati mijimililo pujavishilwe vashikujishuhudia kwa meyo gaonji vashikuguutanga kwa nguto. Ikaveje va vajinji vashikutendanga nyenye kwa kuinonyelanja na kuona kwa kanganigwa. ¹³ Na matokeo gake vandu vangakombolanga kutofautisha kuona kwa vandunji vagutangaga, pava vandu vatenda aguta kwa kuona kwajogoya kwa ashangiliya na kuona kwashikupilikanika gwa umilila kwa ataliya.

¹ Guishile vangondo va Yuda na Benjamini puvapilikananje kuti vandu valinginji kuluama vatenda shenganga lihekalu lya ashipanganya, Annungu va Israeli. Gavaegejelele A-Zelibabeli na vakulungwa va shipanga shao. ² Guvaalugulilenje, nkubalinji tushenganje pamo na mmanganyanji malinga mmanganya, tunakwaloleya ashipanganya venunji na tushikwishoya kunngwao tangu lyuva lyaliji, A-Esal-hadoni, nkulungwa jwa ku-Ashhhulu patupeleshe. ³ "Lakini A-Zelubabeli, A-Yoshua na vanangulungwa va ukala va shipinga guvajangwile, "Nngava mmwe lakini uwe ndio tupinjikwa kushenga nyumba ja ashipanganya, A-Nnungu va Israweli, malinga nkulungwa koteshi nkulungwa jwa ku-Ashulu shalajile" ⁴ Nneyo vandu va shilambo guvajitendile kunyala makono ga mayahudi, guvatendilenje mayahudi vajogopanje nyumba. ⁵ Kavili guvahonjillenje washauri kwa ajili ja kwaanganyanga mipango jaonji. Vashikutendanga nneyi shipindi showe shika koleshi na shipindu sha utawala gwa Dalio nkulungwajwa kuajemi. ⁶ Kavili katika kutanduva tawala kwake ahasuelo guvajandikenje ,ashitaka kwa vandu va Yuda kwa kuyerusalemu. ⁷ Puyaliji moga ga ahasuero galiji Artashasta, Mithledathi, naka Taabeeli na ajikwenji guvanjandishile Ahasuelo. Baluwa jajandishwe kwa kialamu naa tafusiliwa. ⁸ Rehumu na jamedali na shimshai nkujandika guwajandikenje nei kwa Altashasta ga kuyerusalemu. ⁹ Kavili Rehumu, shimshai na ajaonji valiji vaalaya mashauli na maofisa vananji va serikali, vakopokenje ku-waalkewi, ku-vababeli, na ku-vashushani katika vaelami. ¹⁰ Na valaonji vashikujandikangwa na amheshimiwa Asul-bani-pali vashi kwatumbililla kutama kusamalia pamo na valepekenje pamjini kung;ambo ja lushi. ¹¹ Jejino ni nakala jivatumilenje kwa A-Altashasta: "Vatumwa veme, vandu va kunjini kung'ambo ja lushi vanajandikanga nnei. ¹² Vakulungwa vamanye kuti vayahudi vakopokengenenje kun'ngwenu vashitendanga shinyume apano pa-yerusalemu vashishanganga bwani gwa uasi. Vashikamilishanga likumba na kuwalaya nnjimililo gwake. ¹³ Lelo, vakulungwa vamanye kuti ivaga mbwani shijishengire na makimba gake kukamilika, vakashoyanga ushulu na kodi, na mpelo gwake vakulungwa shivapate hasala. ¹⁴ Na uwe, pava tunalyannjete nja ku-ikulu, ikakutunonyela uwe kulola hishima ja vakulugwa, bai tushikwatumanga vandu kukwatashia vakulungwa. ¹⁵ Valoleye ngani mwitabu ya ainavoa ndio shivaapinganya kwa shitabu sha talehe kuti jene mbwanijo ni javandu vaatokomala vaapinga kwavenga vyakkulungwa va mbwani na maliwali, na kuti venyeji vake vashitendanga fatina ukala ndio ligoongo jene mbwanijo jashi kuteketezwa. ¹⁶ Tunakwatashia vakulungwa kuti ivago mbwani na likumba lishegwaga vakakola shipingalepeka kwa ajili jao kumbwani kung'ambo ja lushi ¹⁷ Ndio vakulungwa guvavujilengo majibu kwa A-Lehumu na A-Shimshai na ajaonji kusamalia na valepelekenje kumbwani kuli ng'ambo ja lushi. "Ulele uve pamo na mmanganyanji. ¹⁸ Baluwa jinimneleshelenje jishifasiliwa na kunjomela. ¹⁹ Kwa nneyo njilajila ushunguzi utendwa nimanyika kuti jebie mbweninji ukala jashikutenda ungulu na fatinisha vakulungwa. ²⁰ Vakulungwa vashikutawala yelusalemu jowe na kulongolela kila sehemu ja mbwani kung'ambo ja lushi. Ada na kodi vashikulipwanga. ²¹ Lelo nchoyanje amuli ja kwalimbi yanga vene vandunjiva liengo lyaonji, jene mbbwaniji jina shejwe mpaka nne pungupinga shoya amuli. ²² Kavili mwiteiganje nnaleaggelekanje katika lyeneli kwa ndi mboteko ipunde na vakulugwa vapate hasala. ²³ Baada ja jene amulija vakulungwa A-Altashasta kushomwa kumeyo kwa A-Lehemu, A-Shimshai na ajaonji vashikujanlanga shangu kwenda kuyerusalemu, na kulazimishanga vayahudi kuleka kushenga. ²⁴ Kwa nneyo nyumba ja ashipanganya kuyerusalemu jashikupela kushangwa mpaka mpaka shaka shavili sha utawala gwao A-Dalio, vakulungwa va ku-Ajemi.

¹ Ndio Hagai nkulondola naka Zakalia mwana jwa Ido nkulondola guvatabilinji kwa lina lya ashikupanganya va Israeli kwa mayahudi ga Yuda na kuyerusalemu. ² Zelubabeli mwana jwa A-Shealtieli na A-Yoshua mwana jwa A-Yosadaki guvajijanukenje naa tanduva kushenga nyumba ja ashipanganya kuyerusalemu pamo na valondola vaakwiiyangaga valao. ³ Ndio A-Tatenai vakulungwa va mbwani ja kung'ambo ja lushi, A-Shethal-Bozenai na ajaonji guvaikengenenje kwa uyanga, "ni gani ampelenje luhusa njaashenga aji nyumbaji na kulimaliya likumba?" ⁴ Kavili guvaleketenje "Ni mene ga ashigani vakolokoyanga lyene liengoli?" ⁵ Ikaveje liyo lya ashipanganya lyaliji pami na vanavulugwa va mayahusi na adui vaonji vangakombolanga kwaakaniya vatendalindanga balua kutumwa kwa vakulungwa va kuajemi kwa ajili ja lyene liswaalali, ⁶ Jejino ni baluwa jivaapeleshee vakulungwa A-Dalio na Atatenai aliwali vakung'ambo ja hushi, na Ashethar-Bozenia, na ajakwenji vaku Ajemi, valinginji kweneko kung'ambo lushi, ⁷ Vashikwapeleshelanga baluwa vakulungwa Adalio na gega no malove gashikujandikwa nkati baluwa. ⁸ Vakulungwa vamanya kuti twaapite ku-Yuda kunyumba ja Annungu vakulungwa. Jishenjilwe kwa maganga gamakkulungwa na mbao ishivikua pakati pakati likumba hyelino liengo li linatendeka kwa bidii na linaendelea ukoto kwa makono gaonji. ⁹ Twavaushienje vakulungwa vaonji "mpelenjire noni luhusa ja asenga kwaamba lihekalu lina kuliujanalo hali ja lijumba malinga shilyaliji. ¹⁰ Kavili twashikwavuyanga gaonji kuti mmanye mena ga kila mundu aaliji nkulungwa jwaonji. ¹¹ Valaonji guvatujangwilenje kuti, "Uwe tuli tuvatumwa na Nnungu va kuliiunde na pashilambo na tunakujishenga aji nyumbaji jaliijishenjilwe yaka yaijinji ipitile makati mkulungwa kaje jwa Israeli ashenjile na kujikamilisha (kujimaliya) ¹² Ikaveje kwa ligongo lya asha atati vetu kwa tumbaliya Annungu va kuliunde, bai vashikwataganga mmakono ga A-Nebukadreza mkaldayo, mkulungwa ja kubabeli, ashiikujibomola nyumba na kwakamilanga vapalinji nikwapelekanga kuutimwa kwene kubabeli. ¹³ Pamo na genego pashaka shharitai shatawala koleshi nkulungwa jwa ku-babeli, nkulungwa koleshi ashikukoma mmbila jaashengwa upya ajino nyumba ga ashipanganya. ¹⁴ Nkulungwa koleshi kavili ashikuujanayo indu ya shahabu na ya mmbiya ya nyumba ja ashipanganya yaaliji Nebukadreza atolile hekalu kuyerusalemu na kuipeleka nnihekalu ku-Babeli najwalake ashiikavigoyakuka Sheshbaza, aaloji aring'agwile kuva nkulungwa. ¹⁵ Na jwalake gwantashiye, "Tola yeniyo indu,. Ushoshe na ukavishe nnihekalu kuyerusalemu na nyumba ja ashipanganya jishejwe kwekula," ¹⁶ Ndio veneva Asheshbaza guvaishe na kuvika nnjimililo gwa nyumba ja Ashipanganya kuyerusalemu na gujiendelee kushengwa, ikaveje badoo kamilika. ¹⁷ Lelo ivaga shiyanonyele vakulungwa, na uchunguzi utendeshe nyumba ja ukumbushoKu-Babeli jipagwaga hukumu ja nkulungwa koleshi ja shenga nyumba ja ashipanganya kuyerusalemu, Na akulungwa vakombole kutuma malonji gao kubbgwetu.

¹ Na nkulungwa Dalio ashikuamila uchunguzi utendeshe nnyumba jaakumbumbushililakumbushila ku-Babeli. ² Na pambwani ja kuakmetha kwene kumedia shuo shaonekene: Yakumbushia kumbushia yake yashikulugula. ³ "Pashaka shantai nkulungwa koleshi, ashikukoma mmbila ja nyumba ja ashipanganya kuyerusalemu: "lihekalu lishenjwe palapepala mayahudi puvashayangaga shadaka, munnjimililo gulapegula. Jive nashanga sha makono makumi shita, ⁴ Ngumba ishenjwe kwa shafu jimo ja mbao. Galama shiijilipwe na hazina jika nkulungwa, ⁵ Kavili, ikelelo ya shahabu na ya mmbia ya nyuma ja ashipanganya, aitolile nkulungwa Bebukadreza kwipeleka ku-Babeli; Ajinayo kavili nnihekalu kuyerusalemu. Inabidi ivikwe nnyumba ja ashipanganya. ⁶ Lelo vai, Tatenai, nkulungwa jwa lijimbo lya kung'ambo lushi. Euflati naka Shethal-Bozenai na ajaonji maofisa ntamanangane kwaataliyana pene mahalipo. ⁷ Nnajinjililanje liengo lya lyene lihekalu lya ashipanganya, Munnekanje nkulungwa mayahudi na valongolela va mayahudi vashenganje upya jene nyumbaji ja ashipanganya mahali pake. ⁸ Paapunda penepo, apano nakoma mmbili shinkuingwa tendanga kwa vakomboka va mayahudi katika kushenga jene nnyumbaji ja ashipanganya: Galama ya vene vandu va shilipwe kwa timilila kushoka kushiriko sha nkulungwa, shaumilila kumapato ga ku-ng'ambolushi Eutlati, kwa ajili kushenga kunajimikwa. ⁹ Shoshowe shipingikwa kunajimikwa malinga mapongo ga ngondolo nembe ja jangondolo kwa ajili shadaka jatiniywa kwa ashipanganya, ngano, nnjete, divai na mauta ivaga shigapinjikwe na vaavishila kwene kuyerusalemu lazina vapegwanje kila lyuva gwangalikosa, ¹⁰ Kwa komboleka kuvishila shabiu jakwaanonyela Annungu va kuliunde na kwaajunjila vakulungwa na vana vao hali ja mmbone. ¹¹ Paapunda penepo, ngunaamulu kuti jojo wejula apinga atindiganya ajino mmbili jino, liboliti liomolwe nnyumba jake, liongolwe upande gumo aomwenalyo, kwa ajili ja likoshaali nnyumba jakwe jitendwe lituko lya takataka. ¹² Veneva ashipanganya valivishile lina lyao kweneko shivanshoye nkulungwa au mundu apingaatindiganya ajino mmbila jino au kujishoya nyumba ja ashipanganya kuyerusalemu. Nne Dalio njikoma ajino ajino mmbili jino, njitendeshe kwa bidii na ukoto, ¹³ Kwa ligongo lya mmbila jikomilwe naka nkulungwa Dalio, Tatenai nkulungwa jwa kung'ambo lushi naka shethal-Bozenia na ajaonji guvajikagwile kwa mashili naukoto. ¹⁴ Nneyo vakongopa va mayahudi vashikuendeleanga kushenga na kustawi kwa malevo ga vaalondolanga Hagai na Zakalia, mwana jwa Aido, guvakamilishenje kushenga lihekalu kulandana na mmbila ja ashipanganya va kuisraeli na mmbila ja Akoleshi, Adaalio na Aaltashasta vanangulungwa vaka uajemi. ¹⁵ Lihekalu lyamalile kushengwa lyuva lya likimii limo na gavili lya mwei gwa Adali; ndio mwei gwa tatu, katika shaka sha sita sha atawala nkulungwa Dalio. ¹⁶ Halafu vandu na Israeli, vaavishilanga, walawi na vananji vowenji walepekenje va hiame, guvaadhimishenje kwakila kuvikwa wakafu nyumba ja Annungu kwa ilulu ya kwinonyela. ¹⁷ Kwaajili ja kuvikwa wakifu aji nyumba ja Annungu vashikwinga mapongo ga ng'ombe 100, ngondolo mapongo 200, vana va ngondoolo 400, ¹⁸ Guvavishilenje vavishilanga nnfasi jaonji na walawi guvavishilenje mmaungu gaonji ga huduma kwa ashipanganya kwene Ku-Yerusalemu, kulandana na shijiandikwe nchitabu sha Amusha. ¹⁹ Katika lyuva lya kumi na ncheshe lya mwei gwantai, vaujilenje kuhame gu vaadhimishenje pasaka. ²⁰ Vaavishilanga na walawi vashikwiikonjeya ngondolo jwa pasaka kwa ajili ja vaujilenje kuluame kuutumwe na kwa ajili ja ashialongo ajao na vayenenji. ²¹ Vaislaeli vaujilenje kuutumwa guvalilenje pasaka pamo na vevala valinginji mbali na itendi ya shambi ya valongo vatome ili kwaloleya Abwana ashikupanganya va Islaeli. ²² Kwa muda gwa moga saba vashitendanga shikuu ja mikate jangatangwa amila kwa kwinonyelo, kwa ligongo ashipanganya vashiikwapanganga kwinonyela na vashikutendeuya ntima gwa vakulungwa va ku-Ashulu, na kwataganga mashili kwa liengo lya shenga, nyumba ja ashipanganya va Islaeli.

¹ Lelo baada ja lyelino, shipindi shaa tawala nkulungwa jwa kuajemi Altashasta, Aezra guvaishe gwashoshela bubabeli vaolongolela va Aezila valinginji: Aselaya, Aezalia, Ahilkia, ² Ashalume, Asadoki, Aahitubu, ³ Aamalia, Aazalia, Amelayathi ⁴ Azelahia, Auzi, Abuki, ⁵ Aabishaua, Afineasi, Aeliazali aliji mwana jwa Aaluni vavishila vakulungwa. ⁶ Aezla guvaishile valikopoka ku-Babeli na vadiji vataalamu vajandika va shelia ya Amisha yaliji a yahwe ivapengwilenje na ashipanganya vavaislaeli. Nkulungwa atendaakwapa kila shindu shivangugaga pava mkono gwa a yahwe gwaliji pamo na valao. ⁷ Baazi ja luveleko lwa kuislaeli na vaavishila, walawi, vajimbanga, vaalindanga na vevala vaangulwenje kukamula mahengo nnihekalu na valaonji guvapitengenenje kuyerusalemu katika shaka sha saba shika nkulungwa Altashasta. ⁸ Aezla guvaisha kuyerusalemu mwei gwa nng'ano gwa shaka sha utawala gwa nkulungwa Altashasta. ⁹ Aezla guvatandwive mwanja gwao gwa shoka kubabeli tangu lyuva lya mwei gwa nng'ano, pava vashikukola shikono kwa ashipanganya. ¹⁰ Kwa maana Aezla vashikwishoya kwa ntima gwao gowe kunjigana na kuikamula shaliya ya ashipanganya na kwajiganyanga vandunji ba Israeli amuli na shaliya yao. ¹¹ Ajino ni nakala ja vakuliungwa Aaltashasta jivaapele Aezila vaaliji vaavishila na vaanjiganya mundu alimishe katika mambo gaazizu malajilo na amuli ya ashipanganya kwa vaisraeli. ¹² Aaltashasta , nkulungwa jwa vanangulungwa, kwa Aezla nkuvishila, nkujiganya shaliya ya ashipanganya va kuliunde shalaamu. ¹³ Nnaino ngunaamulu kuti mundu jojowe jula muisrawli mu ukulungwa gwangu, pamo na vaavishila na walawi, apinga kwenda kuyerusalemu pamo na ugwe, anaaweza kwenda. ¹⁴ Unatumwa naka nkulungwa na vashauli vao saba kuvhunguza kwahusu shipanga shaYuda na kuyerusalemu ulingana na shalia ya Annungu vako, ili mmakono gako. ¹⁵ Paapunda penepo, ujamula mmbia na shahabu yaliji nkulungwa na vakunshauli vao vashikwapa ashipanganya va Israeli kwa ajili, ashimpanganya valiji kumui kwao, kuyerusalemu, ¹⁶ Mmbia na shaabu yowe inkupingaapata kuliijimbo lya Babeli, pamo na shadaka ya hiyali kwa ajili ja lihekalu lya Annungu vaonji kuyerusalemu. ¹⁷ Ng'ng'akikishe kuti yene mmbiayi itumishe kuumila malume ng'ombe, magogomaga ngondolo na vaana va ngondolo pamo na shadaka ya nafaka na shadaka ya yang'welekwa, mmishile shabiu panchati gwa lihekalu lya Annungu venunji kuyerusalemu. ¹⁸ Halafu nimwe na mayahusi alongo ajako lya mmbone lishinganishianje, kulandana na shivaapinga ashipanganya venunji. ¹⁹ Mmishile kwa ashipanganya va kuyerusalemu ikeleto yowe impegwile kwa ajili ja ibada nnihekalu lya Annungu venunji. ²⁰ Shindu shina shoshowe shipangapigwa kwa ajili ja lihekalu lya Annungu venunji shali shaapingwa vishila, rinaweza kushitola nshiviko shaa vakulungwa. ²¹ Nne nankulungwa Alitashasta nnaino nalakila vago yanga shiviko vowenji va kung'amb lushi, Euflati kukopoya kwa bidii shoshowe kwa Aezla nkuvishila na nkujiganya sheliya ya Annungu vaku liunde shishivapinje kun'ngwenunji, ²² Talanta 100 ya mmbiya, ngano koli100. divai lulo 100, mautaga zeituni lulo 100 na nnjete kiasi shoshowe. ²³ Shoshowe shili ashipanganya valajile, shitundeshe kwa kamilika kwa ajili ja lihekalu lya Annungu vakuliunde kwa nndi papangwe shiuli kwa utawala gwa vakulungwa na vana vao? ²⁴ Kaavili mmanyanje kuti mmangalinginji luushe ja kwatozanga kodi, ushulu au ada vaavishilanga, walawim vajimbanga, mabawabu, wanethini au vakumulanga maengo vananji nnyumba ja ashipanganya. ²⁵ N mmwe Aezila, kulingana na lunda lwa punda lwa Annungu venunji luulinalo, gwavikanje vajumbe na vaamuanga vowe vakwimanyanga shaliya ya ashipanganya, venunji vakamule liengo lya shoya haki kwa vandu vowe valinginji kung'ambo lushi lwa Euflati. Na mmwe inakumbidi kunnjiganya jojowe akakwimanya. ²⁶ Jojowe jula shaakeshe shaliya ya ashipanganya venunji kavili sheliya ya ika nkulungwa, kaje kwamiwa, kupokonyolwa mali au kutawa mmilungu. ²⁷ Kulumbila kuve kwa ashipanganya, Annungu va ashaatati vetu, Annungu vali kwa jijino namnaji vashivika muntima gwa vakulungwa kujipaheshima nyumba ja ashipanganya jili kuyelusalemu kwa nneli. ²⁸ Vali vanyenjeshee shibali shao kwa nkulungwa vakwetenje vao na maofisa vowe va nkulungwa vakutenje uwezo. Pava nkono gwa ashipanganya vangu pwaliji pamo na nne, nashikwiluma mtima gunaakundikanyanga pamo vandu vaalijji vanangulungwa va kuislaeli vakwelanje pamo na nne.

¹ Vevano ni valongolela ulongo vakopokwenje kubabeli pamo na nne shipindisha utawala gwa nkulungwa Altashasta. ² Mwana jwa Afineasi, Agelshoni mwana jwa Aithamali, Adaniel mwana jwa Adaudi, Ahatushi aliji mwana jwa Ashekania, ³ Ajili kavili mwana jwa Apaloshi na Azekalia pamo na jwenejo vashikuvanganga valume makumi kumi na makumi ng'ang'ano vashikutaywanga kushipinga shao. ⁴ Vana va Apahath-Moabu, Aeliehoenai mwana jwa Azerahia pamo na vanavalume 200. ⁵ Va luveleko lwa Azatu, aaliji shekania mwana jwa Ayahazieli na valume 300 pamo nao. ⁶ Va luveleko lwa Va luveleko lwa Aadini, aaliji Ebedi mwana jwa Ayonathani na valume 50 pamo na; ⁷ Va luveleko lwa Aelamu,valiji mwana jwa Athaliya na vashilleu makumi saba pamo na; ⁸ Va luveleko lwa Ashefatia, aaliji Zebadia mwana jwa Amikaeli na vashileunji makumi ng'ng'ano na gatatu pamo na; ⁹ Luveleko lwa Ayoabu, aaliji Obadia mwana jwa Ayehieli na vashileu 218 pamo na; ¹⁰ Va luveleko lwa Abebai, aaliji Zekalia mwana jwa Abebai na ¹¹ vashilleu makumigavili na ncheshi pamo na; ¹² Va luveleko lwa Aazigadi, aliji Yohana mwana jwa Ahakatani na vashileu 110 pamo na; ¹³ Va luveleko lwa Aadonikamu, veneva valinginji va kumpelo mena gaonji ni Elifeleti, Yeueli, shemaya na vashileu makumi sita pamo na; ¹⁴ Va luveleko lwa Abigwai, vaajili Uthai naka Zakuti na vashileu makumi saba pamo na valaonji. ¹⁵ Nashikwaakundikanyanga kulushi kwende ku-Ahava, gutuvishile shigono pepela mova gatatu. Makati punakombelelaga kati ja vandonji na vaavishila, naangatanga walawi. ¹⁶ Bai nashikwashemanga Aezeti, Aalieli, Ashemaya, Aelnathani, Ayalibu, Aelnathani Anathani, Azekaria na Ameshulamu. ¹⁷ Gunatumilenje kwa Aido nkulungwa jwa kwene kutasifia. Gunaalugwwalenje gushivaalugulile Aido na ashaalongo ajao, wanethini) kwene kukasifia, kwa ajili vatupeshanje vahudumu kwa ajili ja nyumba ja Annungu vetu. ¹⁸ Kwa nneyo guvatutumilenje uwe kwa ashapanganya na nkono gwa mmbone gwa muna ashamwaga ishekeli mundu alijina uwezo akoposhalaga kuluveleko kwa mahli mwana jwa Alauri mwana jwa blaeli na vana va Asherebia pamo na ashalogo vao vashileunji likumilimo na nngano na vatatu. ¹⁹ Na jwalake Hashabia, pamo na Yashaya vakoposhela luveleko lwa Amelali na ashapwake na vipwa vao vashileunji makumi gavili. ²⁰ Kavili vashikupelekwanga vanethini 220, shikundi shaliji Adaudi na maofisa vashikushivika kwaajangutanga walawi. Vowenji valiji vajandikoshevenje kwa mena. ²¹ Kavili nashigomba mmbali kutava kulushi Ahaya ligongo lya kwa kwiinyenyekesha kwa Annungu vetu na kwashondelesheya mwanja gwa mmbone kwa uwe na vana vetu, pamoo na mali yetu yowe. ²² Nashikukola ona kwajuga nakulungwa ashikali na vakwela falasi na vatugoya mumpanda putuva mumpanda ligongo twawavalanjile vakulungwa kuti tukwkete shikono sha Annungu vetu pantundu pa kila akwaloleya, ikaveje mbwinya jao jikulungwa jili kwa vowe vakakwaapilina (vangulu) ²³ Kwa nneyo twashikutava na kwashondeleshea ashapanganya kwa ajili ja jene nganijo na valao vashikujitishia malonji getu. ²⁴ Kavili nashikwaagulanga vandu likumi limo na kavili kwa vakuvishila. Asherebia na Ahashabia na asha anungunavao vanalikumi limo. ²⁵ Gunaapimilenje mmbaya shahabu na iikelelo na shadaka yakopweshe kwa vakulungwa na vakwaa shaali vao na maofisha vao na vaisraile vowe vapalinji kukopoya kwa hiyali shadaka kwa ajili ja ashipanganya vetu. ²⁶ Kwa nneyo gunaapimilenje mmakono gaonji talanta ya mmbiya 650, talanta ya ikelelo ya mmbiya 100, talanta ya shahabu 100. ²⁷ Mikungu makumi gavili ja shahabu, yaonji thamani jake dalkoni 1000 na ikelelo ivili ya alemba kwa shahabu jaakonja. ²⁸ Gunaavalanjilenje, "Mmanganyanji na yeyino ikelelo ino nchivikwanga wakifu kwa ashipanganya mmbiya na ikelelo ishipoywa kwa kupinga kwa ajili ja ashipanganya, Annungu vatulongolele vetu. ²⁹ Mwigoyanje mpaka pushimwipamanje kumeyo ga vaavishila, walawi na vaalongolela va shipinga sha Israeli kuyerusalemu nnyumba ja ashipanganya. ³⁰ Vaavishila na walawi vakubalinji ipimo ya mmbiya na shahabu na ikelelo kwaajili ja kuijamula na kuipeleka kuyerusalemu, ku nyumba ja ashipanganya vetu. ³¹ Gutujawile kutushi Ahaya kwenda kkuyerusalemu lyuva lya likumi limo na ivili kumwei gwa ntai. Nkono gwa ashipanganya gwaliji pamo na uwe gwashikutulinda vangulu na vevala vapinjilenje kututanjila fujo mumpanda. ³² Kwa nneyo gutujinjile kuyerusalemu na kutama penepo moga gatatu. ³³ Lyuva lya ncheshe, nnyumba ja ashipanganya, shahabu, mmbiya na ikelelo yapimilwe kwa makono ga amelemothi mwana jwa Autili nkuvishila, pamo na Aeleazali mwana jwa Afinehasi, Ayozabadi mwana jwa Ayeshua, na Anodia mwana jwa Abinui, walawi ³⁴ Kila shindu shashikuvalanganywa kwa idadi na maapima kutopa kwake, na kutopa kowee kwajandikwe makati galapeegala. ³⁵ Kisha vevala vaonjilengene kuutumwa, vandu va luhame guvashoshienje shadaka jatiniywa kwa ashipanganya va Israeli. Kwa ajili ja vaisraeli vowe ng'ombe valume likumi limo na vavili, ngondolo valume vakumi tisa na sita, vana va ngondolo makumi saba na sana na magogoma likumi limo na vavili kuva shadaka ja shambi. Yowe yaliji shadaka ya tiniywa kwa ajili ja ashipanganya. ³⁶ Kavili guvapelenje mmbila ja vakulugwa kwa vanangulungwa va vakulungwa na vakulungwa kumbwani lushi Euflati na guvaajangutenje vandu va nyumba ja ashipanganya.

¹ Shipindi gene mammboga galiitendeka, vanangulungwa guvaikengenenje naa maalanjila, "vandu va Israeli, vaavishila na walawi vangakombolanga kuapula vayenenji kwa vandunji va ilambo ina yana ungulu gwaonji wakaanani, wahiti, wapeluzi, wayebusi, waamoni, wamoabu, wamisti na waamoli. ² Vashikwalombanga ashimwali vaonji kuva ashakongo vao na vanavakongwe va ashivavanavao, valaonji vashianganya shipinga shikonji na ipinga yangali ukonjelo, yaatimbililenje. Na vanangulungwa na maafisha vashilongolehanga mmujo muitendi yaangalimana" ³ Pumbilikene genego nashikulendula likoti na lijoo lyangu, gunitutumbwile umbo ya mantwe hwangu miitama kwa kanganigwa mpaka shipindi shashoya shadaka ja ligulo. ⁴ Na vevala vowenji vatetemelenje kwa lilove lya ashipanganya va Israeli kwa ajili ja imani jaonji vashikukundikana pai punatemi mili naona mpaka ishilashipindi sha ligulo sha shadaka. ⁵ Ikaveje katika shadaka ja ligulo naajimi kunafasi jangu kwa kuengwa nili na likoti na lijoho lyangu ilendukenje, gumbijile magoti na makono gangu kunani kwa ashipanganya vangu. Gundashie. ⁶ Annungu vangu, ngwete oni na ngapingwa kujinula kumeyo kumeyo kwangu kunngwenu, makosha getu gashikula mpakaa jomboka ntwe na ilevo yetu ishijenjesheka mpaka ishila kuliunde. ⁷ Gwatanduvila lyuva lya vaalongolela vetu mpaka nnaino tuli mwiilevo ya jogoya. Makosha getu, vanangulungwa, vaavishila valinginji mmakono ga vakulungwa vasheshino shi lamboshi, mu upanga, mateka na vatumwa na kuonelwa natuli na oni jakumeyo mpaka lelo. ⁸ Ika nnaino kwa makati gamaupi, Annungu vetu vashikola shikono kwa kutuleshela makombo na kutugavili pakamilishe pa mahali pao pa ukonjelo, kwa nneyo ashipanganya vetu vanakutugavila nnang'ana nimeyo getu na kupoka mautumwa gwetu. ⁹ Ikave tuli tuvatumwa, Annungu vetu vaangatuleka katika kutawa kwetu. Vashikutulanguya shiya kumeyo kuka nkulungwa jwa kuajemi vashikutujalia kulama kwaambi kwa kushenga upya nyumba ja ashipanganya vetu na kualaya maame gake, navalao bvashikutupa likumba lya kutulinda ku Yuda na kuyerusalemu. ¹⁰ Lakini nnaino mmwei ashipanganya vetu, tunakombola kutaya nndi baada ja lyenelji? kwa mana tushiputuka kwa guntulajile. ¹¹ Guntashia kupitila kwa muvaatumilw vaalondolo venu pummelekete. Shilambo shinkujinjikushitamila mishilambo sha sinyate kwa ilevo ya vandu vake. Kwa itendi yaonji na kushima kwaonji vashikushigumbaya shilambo showe kwa ilevo yaonji gwaumile kumpelo kumo hadi kuna. ¹² Kwa nneyo nnakubalinji shilambani sha ashimwali venunji na vangwendo venunji na ashimwali vaonji. Nnaloleyanje mbwiga kulya enji ya pashilambo na kwwaleshelanga vana venunji shene shilambo malinga ushigwaonji gwangali mpelo. ¹³ Gebala gatupatile gala nni matokeo ga itendi yetu jangali mana kwavili ilevo yetu ya ikulungwa. Hata nneyo mmwei Annungu vetu, nshikutukalipila kushoka kuliko ilevo yetu ikulungwa na nchikuutupa makombo malinga aga. ¹⁴ Buli, shitutenje malagano genu kavili na alombana na vandunji vatendanga itende ya ilevo? Buli, nkava na kashilaniija jijinji ju jetu na kutuvalanga, gwangali kutuleshela makombo wala apingaponywa? ¹⁵ Ee mmakulungwa, ashipannganya va Israeli, mmwe nikwete hako! lelo tushilekwa malinga makombo. Tulii apano kumeyo genu na ilevo yetu, hata ili katika ajino alijino jwakwa hata jumo jwetu apingakombola kujima kumeyo jennu"

¹ Muda gwa jagaga a Ezila na ungana shambi yao, vashi nkuguta ni kuiguluya pemeyo nyumba ja ashipanganya, nngimano gwa nkulungwa gwa vashileu va kuishilachi, pava vandu vatendanga gutanga mwino. ² Shekania mwana jwa Yeiheli, mwana jwa Elamu ni kwa valaajila a Ezila, "Tushi lepele uaminifu kwa Annungu na tushilomba vanavakongwe vashijeni vakopoka ilambo na nka pamoja na lyendo, bado gapali matumani kuishilali. ³ Nneino na tuvishe makubaliano na Annungu vetu kwa shoyanga vana vakongwe vowe na vana vaonji lingana na maagizo ga vakulungwa, na yaalajiye ga vene vaungumilanga kupokana na shalia ja Annungu vetu, na jejino jitendeshe kulingana na shalia. ⁴ Jima, lyene liswalala lina kubid ugwe, na uwe tuli pamope na ugwe, ukamilishe na tende lyeneli. ⁵ Nneyo Aezila vashi nkujuna na kutenda vakuvi shila na valawi na vashilaeli vowe ni kwaidi kutenda kwa gwene mpandago ukulasha gwa kumi 10. ⁶ Ndiyo Aezila paajime mwishe kupoka mmujo nyumba ja Anungu ni kurenda katika nyumba jika Yehohanani mwana juka Elieshabu, jwalake jwangulwa nakate wala jwa nngangwa mashi. Tangia pura jishoka valinyinji ku uamishoni. ⁷ Nneyo vashi nkulajiyanga lilove ku Yuda na kuyelusalemu kwa vandu vowe va vujilenje koposhela kuntumwa ni imamanga kuyelushalemu. ⁸ Jojowe alepele ika pa move gatatu koposhela na malangano ga kopoka kwa vana ngulungwa na valongolela sha tolelwe mali yowe shaapuliwa na likundi likulungwa lya vandu vaikengenenje koposhela ku uamisho. ⁹ Nneyo vandu vowe va kuyuda na Benjamini vashi nkuimananga kuyerusalemu kwa mova gatatu, pujaliji ni mwei gwa tisa na lyuva lya ishilini lwa mwei. Vandu vowe vashi nkujimangaga pameyo ja nyumba ja Annungu na vashi nkuungumilanga kwa sababu ja lilowe na ula. ¹⁰ Aezila vankulondola vashinkujima ni veleketa, "Mmanganya ashhivayene nchitendanga shambi, mmanganya nchi tamangananga na vana vakongwe va shijenina na jenjeshea makosha ga kuishilaeli. ¹¹ Nka nneino mwannyanje ashipanganya Annungu va valongolanga venunji, na ntendanje manonga gao, muopulanje na vanakongwe va shijeni. ¹² Nkushanyo gowe ushinkujangula kwa lilove shitu tennda malinga shimeleketenje. Ikatendele, vapalinji vandu vava jinji ni muda gwa ula. ¹³ Twangali mashili ga jima palanga na jenoji nngava ja lyuva limo au gavili ga tenda liengo, pava tushi angavanja pashene shitendishi. ¹⁴ Kwa nneyo vana ngalungwa vetu vatendanje kwa nniaba ja nkushanjo gowe, kwa nneyo kila mundu alombile jwandonya jwa shijjeni aishe kwa makati gapangwile na vana ngulungwaw va shilambo sha mbwani na vatapalaya va mbwani mpaka pene kashilani ja Annungu pushiji ja ule kopoka kunngwetu. ¹⁵ Ayothani mwana jwa Ahaheli na Ayazeya mwana jwa atikwa vashi nkukananga lyeneli, ameshulamu na ashabethi valawi vashi nkwalunda ga makono. ¹⁶ Bai vandunji vakoposhelenje kuluame guvatendelenji nnei, Aezila ankuvishila guvaagwile vashileunji valinginji va longolela va shipanga na nyumba, vowenji kwa mena vashinkulilonga lyene liswalali palyuva lya ntai lyaomwei gwa kumi vashi nkuta mangana kuga seketi gene mambo go. ¹⁷ Lyuva lya ntai lya mwei gwa ntai valiji va maliyenje kwa chugweanga vene vashileu valo mbilenje vandonya va shi jeni. ¹⁸ Nkati ja luveleko lwa avishila venevo, valinginji valinginji valombile vandoya vashijeni. Nkatija luveleko lwa Ayoshua mwana jwa Ayosadaji na ashiakulugwa va aliji Amasela, Aeliazeli, na Ayalibu na Agedalia. ¹⁹ Kwa nneyo ni amua kwa lekanga asha kongovaonji pava vashi nkuvanganga na ilevo, guvatolilenje shadaka ja ngondolo kwa ajili ja ilevo yaonji. ²⁰ Nkati ja luveleko lwa armeli, Hanani na Zebadia. ²¹ Nkati ja luveleko lwa Ahalimu, Maaseya, Eliga, Shemaya, Yehieli na Uzia. ²² Nkati ja luveleko lwa Apashuli, Elioenai, Maaabeya, Ishimaeli, Nethaneli, Yozabadi na Elasa. ²³ Nkati ja luveleko lwa walawi. Yozabadi, Shimei, kolaya (ndiye kelita ) pethai, Yuda na Eliezeeli. ²⁴ Nkati ja vajimbanga, Elieshibu nkati ja valindiaShalumu, Telemu na uli. ²⁵ Nkati ja vaishilacli vananjivalepekenje; kuumi la luveleko lwa paloshi, Lamia, Izia, Malkia, Miyamini, Eleazali na Benaya. ²⁶ Vakoposhela kuluveleko lwa Aclamu: matania, Zekalia, Yeieli, Abdi, Yelemothi na Eliya. ²⁷ Nkati ja luveleko lwa Azata, Elionai, Elishabu, Matania, Yelemothi, Zabadi na Aziza. ²⁸ Nkati ja vana va a Bebai, Yohoanani, Hanania, Zabaina, Athlai. ²⁹ Nkati ja vana va Abani, Meshuluthmu, Maluki, Adaiha, Yoshuba, Sheali na Yelemothi. ³⁰ Nkati vana va Apahath-Mohabu, Adna, Kelali, Beyaya, Maaseya, Matania, Bezaleli, Binui na Manase. ³¹ Nkati ja vana va Ahalimu, Eliezeli, Ishimaya, Malkiya, Shemaya na Shimeoni. ³² Na Benjamini, Maluki na Shemalia. ³³ Nkati ja vana va Ahashumu, Matenai, Matata, Zabadi, Elifeli, Yelemai, Manase na Shemei. ³⁴ Nkati ja vana va Abani, Maada, Amlamu, Ueli. ³⁵ Benaya, Bedeya, Kelui, ³⁶ Wania, Melemamotho, Eliashibu, ³⁷ Matania, Matenai na Yaasu. ³⁸ Na vana va Abunui, Shimei, ³⁹ Shelamia, Nathani, Adaya, ⁴⁰ Maknadebai, Shashai, Shalia. ⁴¹ Azaleli, Shelemia, Shamalia, ⁴² Shalumu, Amaliana Yosefu. ⁴³ Na vana va Anebo, Yeieli, Matithia, Zabadi, Zebina, Yadai na Beyana. ⁴⁴ Vene vowe va valombilenje vandonya va shijeni na nkati jaonji vapaliji vaveleshelenje vana.

¹ Malove ga Nehemia mwana juka hekaile jeliji, kafika mwei gwa kisleu, katika shaka shilambo shikungwa sha Sushani. ² Na mpoanga jumo, Hanani ashikwiya kukopa kuyuda, na nne njinkoavuyanga mbuti vayahudi valamilenje, vayahudi vagelenje valinginji kweneko, na mbuti kuyerusalemu. ³ Gwa malanjilenje, "vevala valinginji katika guagula nkoa gwa vaokokenje katika kutavwa valilinginji nchilwele shikulungwa na oni ligongo likumba lya kuyerusalemu llishibomolwa na malanga gake gashijokwa moto" ⁴ Na mala pe ngapilikananje gene malovega, nashikutama na kuguta, na kwa lyuva nashikuje ndeleshea omboleza na kutava na kujuga mmujo mwa annungu va kumbinguni. ⁵ Nne gumeleketa, "ugue ni ujwankulungua, Nnungu jwa kumbinguni Nnungu uliujua nkulungwa na jwaimonnga, utimisha malangano ga damu pamo na vevala vakunpinga na kamwe anuli yake. ⁶ Pilikanishia majugo gangu na uugwe meyo gake, ili upilikane sakia ya shitume jwako kuti nnaino anasali shilonamui kwa ajili ja vandu va kuisraeli vatumetume vako. Nne ngunaamini yambi ya vandu vakuisreeli, yakuti tushipunda kutenda kutenda kunngwako luvove nne na nyumba ja ashiataji tushitenda shambi. ⁷ Tushitenda kaje gwamba pantundu jako, na twangakagulila amri, shawa, na ukumu jakuti ushikunngamulu shitumetume jwako musla. ⁸ Shonde kumbushila lilove ligwanng'amulu shitumejwako musla,ntendanga panagali amirika, shinipwilinganya nje mwilambo. ⁹ Ikaveje nnyangaga kungwaga kumngwangu nikangula amuli yangu na kuitenda, hata kama vandu vako va shikuja nelanga pei ja mbiungu jatalika, Nne shininkushanyanya kupoka kweneko ninjiana uonji pepala maali pulipaagwile ili kulitenda lina lyangu. ¹⁰ Nnaino venevo ni valumelume vako na vandu, vakuli gako gamakulungwa na kwa nkono gwako ukwele mashali. ¹¹ Nkulungwa, najuga, pilikanisha nnaino majugo ga vatumetume vako yakuji ikunonyele kuishimiwa lina lyako nne lelo avanikishe shilumelume jwakae mundu ju, punaliji jwang'weya jwa vakulungwa.

¹ Katika muji gwa nisani, katika shaka sha makumi ga vili nkulungwa jisa arlashasla, ashikuagula divai, na njikutola divai gunumpele nkulungwa nneino nangawe kushitika mmujo jake. ² Ikaveje nkulungwa guanugulile, "kwa nndi kumeyo ulinginika? ukavonekana unakwala. Jeneji lashimajive inginiko ja muntima" mbe gunyogwepe kaje. ³ Guninnungulile nkulungwa "Nkulungwa alame milele! kwa nndi kumeyo kwangu kunave na mainginiko? ivaga shilambo, maali pa makavuli ga atati vangu, kweneko kunaame, na matanga gake gashia liviwa na moto." ⁴ Na nkulungwa gwanugulile, upinga ndende nndi?" kwa nneyo guninjujile nnungu jwa kumbingu. ⁵ Guninugulile nkulungwa alolanga ukoto na ivaga shitumetume jwako ashitenda ukoto pa meyo gako, shiukombole kunduma kuyuda, shilambo sha likavuli lya ashatati yangu, ili mbare kushwenga kavili." ⁶ Nkulungwa gwanyangwile (Nagwe malkia ashikutama tome nagwe jwenejo) "'Shiutame kwa muda gwashi paka uvuje? "nkulungwa gwalone ukoto kumbeleka nanne gunimpele muda. ⁷ Na penepo nkulungwa guninugulile, "ivaga ishinkonjeleye nkulungwa, umbe nyalaka kwa ajili ja vakulungwa kung'ambu ja lushi, ili vapatanje kunuusu mbite maeneo ga mipanda jaoni kwenda kuyuda. ⁸ Pia ipagwe valua kwa asafu, valindilila nng'itu gwa vakulungwa, ili ambe mikongo ja lenda ishiya malango ga ngome tome na lekelu, na kwa likumba lya shilambo na kwa nyumba jingupingalama!! kwa nneyo kwa ligongo lya nkono gwa mmbone gwa annungu ushikuva pantundu jangu, nkulungwa ashikumba itaji jangu. ⁹ Ngishe kuvakulungwa kung'ambu ja lushi, na kwapanganga vakua ya nkulungwa Bai nkulungwa paiji ashikkupeleka maopisha ga jeshi na vakwela falasi pamo na nne. ¹⁰ Sanbalati Mhoroni nagwe Tobbie shitume tume jwa Amoni puvalikenenje lyene lijambo li, vashikunonyelwanga pava mundu ashikwiya alilinga kwajangutila vandu va kuisraeli. ¹¹ Bei, njikuvuja kuye (usalem, punaliji kweneko mova ga latu. ¹² Shilo nashikukajimuka, nne na vandu ya shoko pamo na nne. Nangannugulila mundu jojowe sheshila shashivile Nnungu nkati ja ntime janga nishitende kuyerusalemu, hakapaliji na nyama pimo na nne ikaveje jwejwa junakwelile. ¹³ Shilo nashikujaula kwa mpanda gwa nnango gwa mukose, ilekea liko lya limbo lya lijoka lya jaa ikoko, na kulola makumbe ga Yerusalem, ambao gashikubomolwa, na miango ja mbao jishikualiviyoa na moto. ¹⁴ Gumbite kunnango chemichemi ja nkulungu pulyaliji lilanga lyapepeka kaje kupila na nnyama juna njkwelile. ¹⁵ Kwa nneyo nashikwenda shine shilo talu na likote na kwola likumba, gumujile nnyuvatendilenje lyema na kujinjila kwa nnango gwa mukote, na kwa nneyo gumujile. ¹⁶ Vatawala vanga manyanga punapite au sheshila shinishitendile, na valanjilanga vayahudi, wala makuhani wala vakuu, wala vatawala, wala vananji vatendilenje lyene liengo lya. ¹⁷ Gunavanjilenje, "unilola shilvele shitulinavo shi, jinsi Yerusalemu jili katika maame na mianga jake jialiviywa kwa moto. Njiangawe tushenje likumba lya yambi Yeresalemu, ili lunave na oni kavili". ¹⁸ Navalanji kuli nkono gwa mmbone gwa annungu vangu pungwaliji pantundu jangu na pia mbuti malove ga nkulungwa amalanjile. gwavelekenje, "hebu tujavule tukashenje. Kwa nneyo guimalishenje mikono jaoni kwa ajili ja liengo lya mmbone. ¹⁹ Ikaveja sanbati mhoroni, na Tobia shilumetume jwake muamoni, na Geshem Mwarabu, vakapilikananjeje jene avalijo vashikuekanga na kutukukana; gwaveleketenje, utendanchi? buli, unapweta na jwenkulungwa? ²⁰ Nagujangwilenje, "Nnungu jwa kumbinguni shatupe kwekewa. Uwe ni valumelume vake nashilujawe kushenga. Ikaveja gwangali saam jakwe aki na kwangali kulonga kwa kilistooria kweneko kuyerusalemu"

¹ Kisha Eliashibu, kuhani jwankulungwa, ashikujima pamo na ashapwake makuhani, gwashenjilenje nneyo gwa ngondolo, vashikuaakasa na kuvika milango jake. Vashikuvika wakfu adi nnalagwa lamea na adi mnala gwa Hananeli. ² Badala jaonji vandu va kuyeriko vashenjilenje, na badala jaonji zakaria mwana juka imri ashenjile. ³ Vana vaka senaa gwashenjilenje nnango gwa samaki vanavikanga miimili jake na kuvika milango jake na itale yake na makomeo gake. ⁴ Meremoshi ashikuandaa seemu jikagula jwenejo ni mwana juka uria mwana juka itakosi. Na bedela jaonji meshilamu ashikualaya jwenejo ni mwana juka Bwana. ⁵ Badala jaonji watekoi guvaeleyenje, ikaveje viongozi vaonji vashikukukananga kutenda liengo lya lajilwe na vakuluvakulu vaonji. ⁶ Yoyada mwana juka pasea, na meshulam mwana juka Besodea, vaeleyenje nnango gwa ukala, vanavikanga miimili, na kuvika milango jake na ilale yake na makomeo gake. ⁷ Navalavonji, melalia mgibeoni, nagwe yadoni meronothi, vandu va kugibeoni na kumispa, vashikulendelanga maalayo seemu ja pantundu ambapo nkuu jwa nkoa ashikulama kung'ambu lushi. ⁸ Na badala jake uzieli mwana juka Harhaya, jumo jwavayana Dhaabu, gwaeleye, na badala jake Hanania, nkualaya mamkato. Guvashenjilenje kaviti Yerusalem mpaka likumba lya panuka. ⁹ Na badala jaonji rejaya mwana juka Huri gwashenjile. Paliji ntawala jua nushu ja vuilaya ja Yerusalemu. ¹⁰ Na badala jaonji yedayana mwajuka Haruma ju ashenjile tome na nyumba jake. Na badala jake itatushi mwana hashabneya ashenjile. ¹¹ Malkia mwana juka Harimu na Hashibu mwana juka palati moabu, vashenjilenje seemu jina pamo na mnala gwa tanuu. ¹² Badala jaonji shalumu mwana juka Halobeshi, nkuu jwa nushaje wileya ja kuyerusalemu, gwashenjile, pamo na eshinaviti vake. ¹³ Hanuni ashinnyene va kuzanoa vashenjilenje nnango gwa mukote, vashenjilenje kavili na kuvika milango jake, na ifale yake na makomeo gake. Vashiku shenganga dhiraa elfu ali nnangogwa jaa. ¹⁴ Malkia, mwana juka Rekabu, nkuu jwa kuleya ja Bethi-Hakeremu, gwashenjile nnango gwa jaa. Ashikushenga na kuvika milango jake, na ntala yake na makomeo gake. ¹⁵ Shelamu mwana juka kolhoze, mkuu jwa wilaya ja mispa, gwashenjile nnango gwa chemichemi. Ashikushenga, na kuvika iuniko pantundu jake na malingo na itale yake na makomeo gake. Ashikushenga uambi likumba lya mbwani ja silowamu kwa bustani ja nkulungwa, ngashi ja ongosha kopoka shilambo sha Adaudi. ¹⁶ Nehemia mwana jwa Azibuki, ntawala jwa nushu ja nlilaya ja Beth-suri, gwashenjile pene maalipo, kushoka pa makavuli ga Adaudi, mpaka bilika jishenjilwe na vandu, na nyumba ja vandu vakwetenje mashili. ¹⁷ Badala jake, walewi vashenjilenje, pamo nagwe mwana juka Rehumi mwana juka Beni na badala jake, Hashabia, ntawala jwa nushu, ja wilaya ja keila, kwa wilaya jake. ¹⁸ Badala jake vandu va ilambo yaonji vashenjilenje, ivaga ni pamo nagwe binuu mwana juka Henadadi, mkuu jwa nushu ja wilaya jake. ¹⁹ Badala jake ashenjile Ezeri, mwana juka Yeshua, mtawala jwa kunispa, ashenjile sheemu jina elekea gala ja shilaa, pandumba ja likumba. ²⁰ Badala jake Baruki, mwana juka Zakai, gwashenjile kwa iyali sheemu jina shoka ndumba ja likumba mpaka nnango gwa nyumba jika Eliashibu, kuhani jwankulungwa. ²¹ Badala jake Meremothi, mwana juka hakosi, gulishenjile sheemu jina shoka nnango gwa nyumba jika Eliashibu mpaka mpelo gwa myumba jika Eliashibu. ²² Na badala makuhani, vandu va jene eneojo tome na yerusalemu, vashenjilenje. Badala jaonji Benyamini nagwe hashubu, vashenjilenje kujielekea nyumba jaonji. ²³ Badala jaonji Azaria mwana juka maseya, mwana juka Anania ashenjile tome na nyumba jake. ²⁴ Badala jake Binuni mwana juka henadadi gwashenjile sheemu jina, kushoka nyumba jika Azaria adi ndumbu ja likumba. ²⁵ Palali, mwana juka uzai gwashenjile pantundu ndumba ja lukumba na nnala ujenela pantundu kushoka pa nyumba pantundu ja mkulungwa katika livata lya vahindililwa. Badala jake pedaya mwana juka paroshi gwashenjile. ²⁶ Nneino valumelume va hekalu vatemingene kuojeli vashenjilenje npaka upande gwa hifadhi ja mashi upande gwa mashariki gwa nnala ukwivoneya. ²⁷ Badala jake, watekoi yashenjilenje seemu jina, elekea nnala gwa nkulungwa uli pilange, mpaka likumba lya kuonjeli. ²⁸ Makuhani gavashenjilenje pantundu ja nnango gwa farasi? kila jumo kuelekea kunyumbajake ²⁹ Badala jaonji sadoki, mwana juka imeri, ashenjile jene seemujo kuelekea kunyumba jake. Na badala jake shemaya mwana huka shekani nkulindilila nnango gwa kumashariki, gwashenjile. ³⁰ Badala jake Hanania, mwana juka sita jwa salafu, gwashenjilenje seemu jina. Meshulamu mwana juka Berekia ashenjile kuelekea kukati yake. ³¹ Badala jake malkiya, jumo jwa vayana dhahabu, gwashenjile mpaka kunyumba ja vatumme tume va hekalu na vapindanga valinginji velelekeanga nnango gwa lligekeza na npaka kati ja pinntundu ja kunyenje. ³² Vapindanga va dhahabu na vapindanga vashenjile kati ja pantundu ja ndumba ja nnango gwa ndondolo.

¹ Sanbalati akapilikaneje tunashenga likumba, ashikutumbala nkati jake, najwenejo ashikutumbala kaje, gwavaeshilenje vayaudi. ² Mmujo ja ashapwanga na lijeshi lya samaria, gwavelekete, "vene vayaudi vatoloshevenje va valendanga nndi? buli, shivashoyanje sadaka? buli, shivapeleshelanje maganga kushoka ku kijusi bbadala ja jokwa moto? ³ Tobia mwamoni paliji pamo nagwe juenejo, na jweneyo gwavelekete, "ivaga nanchelo akakweli pantundu ja shenashi shakushishenganga, akalibomwele lyene likumba lya maganga lyo" ⁴ Utupilikane, Nnungu jwetu, maana uwe tunapunjwa. Mmujanavo mainginiko gavonji pantundu ja milwa jaonji ashinnyene na mwapanganje vapatanje kuapolwa katika shilambo shao ambapo ni valavwa. ⁵ Naunishile ubaya gwaonji, wala inaishoye ilevo yeonji mmujo jenu ligongo vashishi mwanga vashenganga. ⁶ Kwa nneyo twashenjile likumba na ukumba lyowe lishikulundanywe kwa nushu ja uleu gwake. pava vandu vashikuvanganga na amuja lenda liengo. ⁷ Ikaveje sembalali Tobia, waarabu waamoni na waesldodi vakapilikananje kuti liengo lya kalabeti likumbe lya yerusalemu lyaliji liliende lea, na kuti sehemu yakaishe katika likumba yaliji itavilwe nnjimua njikulungwa jishikukolela nkati jaonji. ⁸ Vowe vashikutenda shauli pamo, na vashikwiyangana kukomane punda na yerusalemu na sababisha manyato nkati jake. ⁹ Ikaveje, tushikujuga kwa anungu vetu na kuvika valindilila nndu valindilila punda jao shilo ja mwi kwa ligongo lya kumisri kuavonji. ¹⁰ Kisha vandu va Yuda guavelekelenje, "Mashili ga velaya vajamulange mishigo vanashindwa kushipagwa kijusi jikulungwa, na tukakombola kushenga likumba" ¹¹ Na adui vetu gwaveleketenje, "wala vakamanyanga au kwela npaka pushitujie kati jaonji na kuvulaganga, na kulijimike liengo" ¹² Nagwene wekatigo veyahudi valinginji valitamananga tome na vakopola nauwe mala kumi, valikutuonyanga pantundu jetu ja mipango jatendilenje ja punda. ¹³ Kwa nneyo gumishile vandu katika seemu ya pai ya likumba katika seemu ilinngwee. Njikuvika kila lamila jikwete upanga , lipanga, na upinde. ¹⁴ Gunolile, gunyimi, gunalugulilenje vakulu, na vatawala, na vandu vananji, "Nnajogopanje munkumbushilanje nkulungwa, ambae ni nkuu na jwaimonga vakomane ashapwenu, vana venu, ashinaviti venu, ashakongo venu na ayumba yenu. ¹⁵ Puyaliji wakati adui yetu wepuva pilikenenje kuti mipango jaonji. Jinamanjika kumngwetu na anungu ashikutindi ganya mipango jaonji, tuvowe tushikuvunja kulikumbakila jumo kwa liengo lyake. ¹⁶ Kwa nneyo langu gwene wakaati gonushu ja valumelume vangu valendilenje liengo pantundu lyashenga likumba, na nushu jaonji gwakamwilenje mapanga, ngao, upinde na kuwala shilaa, wakati viongozi vashikujima ngana nnyuma ja vandu vove va kuyuda. ¹⁷ Na nneyo venevopevo vatendanga liengo valinginji valishenganga likumba na kujigala mishingo valinginji pia valilindilila malanga gaonji. Kila mundu alilenda liengo kwa nkono gumo, na kwa nkono guna paliji na shika jakee. ¹⁸ Kila rijenzi ashikuwala upanga guika mmbalaji jake nandio pashenjile. Juejula agombile tarumbeta ashikulama lome na nne ¹⁹ Mashikwavalanjilanga vakuu na viongozi na vandu vananji, liengo lyammbone na lyakina, na tushikutanga na likumba, jalika na mundu juma. ²⁰ Lashima mmutushilanje maali ambapo shinpilikananje lilove lya tarumbeta na kukusanyika kweneko, Nnungu jwetu shatukomanile" ²¹ Kwa nneyo lushikutennda lyene liengo lya, nushu jaonji valinginji valijamulanga mapanga kushoka kumashelo lyamba adi koposhela kwa ndondwe. ²² Gunalugulilenje vandu gwene wakati go, "kala mundu na shitumetumme jwake vajendangane shilo katikakati ja Yerusalem, ili yave yalindilila wakati gwa shilo na yatendanga liengo gwene wakati go" ²³ Bai, nngaa nne, wala ashapwanga, wala vatumetume vangu, wala vandu valindilila valinginji vaninga gulanga, jwakwapi hafa jumo jwetu abadilisha nnguvo yake, na kila jumo jwetu ashikujamwa shilaa jake, ata kama akapite kwa ajili ja kutoka mashi.

¹ Kisha vanavalume na ashakongovao vashigutanga kwa mashili punda vayaudi vajaonji. ² Kwa maana pashikuva na baadhi ja vana vetu na ashina viri vetu puruli tuvavajinji. Bai heebu tupate najaka tukombole kulya na tutame tuishi" ³ Pia kushikupangwa baadhi ja vandu ambao vashikuveleketanga, "Tunavika poni migunda jetu, na nyumba yetu ili tupate nafaka wakati gwa shivanga. ⁴ Vananji pia vavelekelenje, "Tushikopesha mbia kulipa kodi ja nkulungwa kuti mgunda jetu na migunda jetu ja mizabibu. ⁵ Hala nneyo nneino ilu yelu na myanini malinga na vana vaonji tunalashimishwakuusha vena vetu na ashina aliti vetu kuva vatumwa. Baadhi ja ashinaviti venu layali vainginyi valumwa ikaveje twengali mashili ga jangulila ligongo vandu vananji nneino vakolanga migunda jenu na mizabibu jenu. ⁶ Nashikumbala kaje punapilikene gene malove ga na shililo shaonji. ⁷ Eka gung'anishie pantundu ja lyeneli, na kujianevo mashitaka punda ja vakuu na viongozi gunalugulilenge, mmanganya mnaloleyangu liba kila jumo kushoka kukampweka nnyene. Gunijiimikenje kusanyiko jikulungwa pantundu jaonji. ⁸ Na kwa lugulilenga, uwe kwa kadri shitushite kombola, tushikwakomboa ashapwetu kushoka kuutumwa gwa kiyahudi ambao valinginji vashikuushwa kwa mataifa, ikaveje hata nnakwaushanga ashapwenu na ashalumba venu ili vaushwe kavili kunngwelu valingonji lilove lyaveleketa. ⁹ Pia gumelekete, "shinkutendanganga shanmbone buli, kakunpasanga kuoa na kujogopa annungu vetu ili kuivila malalamiko ga mataifa ambao ni adui vetu? ¹⁰ Nne na ashapwega na vatumetume vangu tunakwepanga ipanje na nafaka ikaveje lashima lweshe kutosha liba ja pantundu jajene mikopo. ¹¹ Maovujilanavonji lelope migunda jaonji mizabibu jaonji, migunda jaonji ja mizeituni, na nyumba yaonji na asilimia ya mmbia, nafaka, divai ja yambi, na mauta gumwaloshienje" ¹² Gwaveleketenje, "shituvujanavo sheshila shilulolile kushoka kunngwavonji, wala tukapinga shindu kushoka kugwevonji. Shifutende mbuti shiukuveleketa" Na kwaapishanga kwetendanga mbuti shivashite aidinji. ¹³ Gungung'winde nnguvo jangu, gumelekete, "Bai nnungu ashoye nyumba na mali ga kila mundu jwangalimisha aidi jake kwa nneyo akung'undwa na kuva jwanguli shindu likusanyiko lyoe gulivelekete ive nneyo na guvanng'ininje nkulungwa. Na vandu guvalendilenje mbuti shivashile aindinji. ¹⁴ Kwa nneyo tangu wakati gumikwilwe kuva nkuu jwa shilambo sha yuda, langu shaka sha ishirini mpaka shaka sha thelathini na pili sha nkulugwa Areashasta, yaka kumi na ivili, nne na ashapwanga twangalya dhalya shishoshiwe kwa Agavana. ¹⁵ Ikaveje vakuu va ukala valinginji kabla jangune vashikuja mulannga kunngeaonji kwa ajili ja shalya na divai jaonji vandu. Ikaveje nangarenda nneyo ligongo kujogoya kwa Annungu. ¹⁶ Naendelee kwenda liengo kulikumba na twanauma litaka. Na vatumetume vangu vowe vashikukkushanyika kweneko kwa ajili ja lyene liengo lyo. ¹⁷ Katika mesha jangu vapalinji vandu iso, ikaveje vevale vaikengene kunngwetu kushoka kwa mataifa valinginji valikututimbilila. ¹⁸ Kila shindu shiandaliwe kkila lyuva shaliji ng'ombe jumo, yaagwilwe ngondolo sita, na ijuni na kila mova kumi line yove ya divai yaijinji na ate kwa genega gowe ga nangapinga maitaji ga shalya agavana, ligongo magambo galiji gatopa pantundu ja vandu. ¹⁹ Ungumbushile, ugwe nnungu jwengu, kwa ukoto, kwa ligongo lya gowe gunigalendile kwa vene vandu va.

¹ Wakati sanbalati, Tobia, Geshimu mwarabu na adui vetu vananji vakapilikananje kuti na shenjile likumba lyayambi na kuti jwakwapi seemu jojo jilekwilwe nngwee, ingawa nganavevike milango katika malango. ² Sanbalati na Geshemu gwatumile vajumba gwevelekete, nnjiangane, tuimikane pamo palivala maali fulani pa ono. Ikaveje vashikupinganga kunjulu. ³ Nashikwatumanga vajumbe kunnguavonji gumelekete, natenda liengo likulungwa na ngakombola kuuluka kwa nndi liengo lijime wakati pushinjoshe kwiya kweneko? ⁴ Vashikutumanga ujumbe gogapego mala nchashe , na nne najangwilenje nnapaila kila waka ⁵ Sanbalati ashikuntuma shitumetume jwakke kunngwangu kwa npanda gwapegula mala nng'ano, na nyalaka jii nngwee nmakono jake. ⁶ Jishijandikwa, "inalipotiva katija meta ja na Geshemu pia anaveleketa kuti ugwee na vayaudi nechikola mpango gwa leka, kwa lyene ligongo lyo ndio nnashenganga likumba. Kukoposhela na yene taalifa hii, unegejela kuva nkulungwa jwaonji. ⁷ Naungwe ushikwaagwanga valondola kutangasha abali yako pantundu ja Yerusalemu, valilugwanga, "Ashipangwa nkulungwa kweneko kuyuda!" shiukombole kuva na nkulungwa shapilikane yene lipoti hi, Bia, ebu tulambaye. ⁸ Na gundumile lilove gumelekete, "gene mambo gakanavetendeka nndu shiukuveleketa, kwa maana nkati ja ntima hwako ushikugebuni" ⁹ Kwa maana vove vashikupinganga kutujugoya, vaganishienje, vashivalekanje mokono jao kutendalyene liengo lyo, na jikatendeka. Ikaveje, nneino Nnungu, tapashali shimilisha mikono jangu. ¹⁰ Gumbite kumini kwa shemaya mvana, juka delaya, mwana juka methetabeli, atavilwe nnyumba jake gwavelekete, ebu tuimikane pamo nnnyumba ja Annungu, nkati ja lekalu, na tuugale milango ja hekalu, kwa maana vanakwiyangana kukuvulaga" ¹¹ Gunyangwile, "Buli! mundu malinga nne shingombele kujinjila nng'ekalu ili mbele kkutama? ngajinjila" ¹² Nang'amwile kuti nngaa Nnungu antamile, ikaveje ashitenda ulondolo ashikuva punda jangu. Tobia nagwe sanbalati vashikung'ajirinji. ¹³ Vashikumpanganga liengo lyandenda mme na bogha, ili ndende sheshila shavelekete na ilevo, nneyo vakakombolenje kumba lina lya nyata ili kung'aibisha. ¹⁴ Nnungu jwangu, gwakumbushilanje Tobia nagwe sanbalati, na gowe gatendilenje. Pia gunkumbushile nkolondola noadia na valondola vananji ambao vashikulinganga kundenda nyogope. ¹⁵ Kwa nneyo likumba lyuva lya makumi ga vilii na nng'eno ga mwei gwa Eluli, badala ja mova makumi nng'ano na ga vili. ¹⁶ Adui vetu voe puvalikenenje genego, mataifa goe gashikututimbilile vashikujogopanga gwakatilenje tamaa kaje pameyo paonji ashinyene. Kwa maana vashikumanyanga liengo litendeshe kwa nsaada kwa gwa Anungu vetu. ¹⁷ Gwene wakati guno vakuu va kuyuda vashikutuma nyalaka yaijinji kwa Tobia na nyakaka yao Tobia guyaishilenje. ¹⁸ Kwa maana vatavilwenje kweneko kuywela puvalinginji vavajinji kwa shilumbilo shake, kwa ligongo ashikuva nkwegweke shekama, mwana juka Ara. mwanagwe Yehohanani paliji ashikuva nkwegwake meshulamu mwana juka Berekia. ¹⁹ Pia yashikulambayanga na nne mbuti matendo gake gakonja na kunnugulila malove gangu nyalaka ya nyongoya yaishe kushoka kwa Tobia.

¹ Wakati likumba likamateje na milango kujimikwa, na valindilila vamilango na vajimbanga na walevi valinjinginji vaagwilenjere. ² Gunimpele mpwanga Hanani kuva na Emwili pantundu ja Yerusalemu, pamope na Hanania aliji mkujimilila jwa shijiji, pava paliji jwaaminike na ashikunnjogopa Nnungu punda vananji. ³ Na nne gunalugulinje, nnaugulanje milango ja Yeresalemu mpaka pushili valule lyuva, wakati valindilila valilindilanga, ukombole kuugala milango na kujikasha agula valindilila kukopeka kwa veyala vatamangana pa shituo shaonji sha lilindilila, na vananji mmujo ja nyumba yaonji ashinnyene. ⁴ Nnaino shilambo shaliji shapanuka na shikulungwa, ikaveje kushikuva vandu vashokope nkati jake, na yakwapi nyumba ishenjilwe kavili. ⁵ Nnungu jwangu ashikuvika mwilima gwangu, kwakushanya pemo vakuu, maafisa, na vandu kwajendishanga kulika familia yaonji njikupata shitabu sha kizazi sha vevala ambao vashikuvuja kwanza na gumoeni kuti ishikujanchikwa mwehemo. ⁶ Venave nchio vandu valijimbo ambao vashikwendangana kushoka kuamisha na vevala naeminywe ambao nkulunguluka Nebukadreza jwa kubabeli ashikwatonga matoka gwavujenge kuyerusalemu na kuyuda, kila jumo kwenda kushilambo shake. ⁷ Vashikwiyangana na Zetubabeli, Yoshua, Nehemia, Sereya, Nahamani, Mordekai, Bushani, Mispari, Bigwai, Rehumu Baana, jaliji idadi ja vana va Israeli. ⁸ Vana va paroshi 2,172. ⁹ Vana va shefatia, 372. ¹⁰ Vana va Ara, 652 ¹¹ Vana va pahathi Moabu. ¹² Kwa vana vaxayeshua nagwa yoabu, 2,818. ¹³ Vana vake Elamu 1,254. ¹⁴ Vana naka zatu, 845. Vana vaka Zakai 760. ¹⁵ Vana vaka Binui 648. ¹⁶ Vana vaka Bebai 628. ¹⁷ Vana vaka Azgadi, 2,322. ¹⁸ Vana vaka Adomikamu, 667. ¹⁹ Vana vaka Bigwai, 2,067. ²⁰ Vana vaka Adini, 655. ²¹ Vana vaka Ateri, vaka Hezekia, 98. ²² Vana vaka Hashumu, 328. ²³ Vana vaka Besani, 324. ²⁴ Vana vaka Halifu, 112. ²⁵ Vana vaka Gibeoni, 95. ²⁶ Vandu kukopoka kubethemu na kunetofa, 188. ²⁷ Vandu vaka Anathothi, 128. ²⁸ Vandu vakubethi Azmaveth, 42. ²⁹ Vandu vaku kiriathi Yearimu, kefira, naku Beerithi, 743. ³⁰ Vandu vakurama naku Geba, 621. ³¹ Vandu vaku mikmasi, 122. ³² Vandu vaku Betheli naku Ari, 123. ³³ Vandu vaku nebo 52. ³⁴ Vandu vaku Elamu ja vili, 1,251. ³⁵ Vandu vaku Harimu, 320. ³⁶ Vandu vaku Yeriko, 345. ³⁷ Vandu vaku lodi, Hadichi, naku ono, 721. ³⁸ Vandu vaku senaa, 3,930. ³⁹ Makuhani vana vaka yedaya (va nyumba jika Yeshua), 973. ⁴⁰ Vana vaka Imeri, 1,052. ⁴¹ Vana vaka pashuri, 1,247. ⁴² Vana vaka Harimu, 1,017. ⁴³ Walawi, vana vaka Yeshua, vaka kadmieli, vaka Binui, vaka Hodivia, 74. ⁴⁴ Vajimbanga vana vaka Asafu; 148. ⁴⁵ Vaugwilenje nnango vana vaka shelumu, vana vaka Ateri, vana vakatalmoni, vana vaka Akubu, vana vaka hatita, vana vaka shobai, 138. ⁴⁶ Valumelume va hekalu vana vaka siha, vana vaka Hasufa, vana vaka Tabaothi. ⁴⁷ Vana vaka kerosi, vana vaka siahe, vana vaka padodi. ⁴⁸ Vana vaka lebana, vana vaka Hagaba, vana vaka Selmai. ⁴⁹ Vana vaka Hanani, vana vaka Gideli, vana vaka Gahari. ⁵⁰ Vana vaka Reaya, vana vaka Resini, vana vaka Pasea. ⁵¹ Vana vaka Gazamu, vana vaka uza, vana vaka Besani, ⁵² vana vaka meunimu, vana vaka nefusimu. ⁵³ Vana vaka, Bakbuki, vana vaka hakufa, vana vaka Harhuri. ⁵⁴ Vana vaka Bashithi, vana vaka mehida, vana vaka Harsha. ⁵⁵ Vana vaka Barkosi, vana vaka sisere, vana vaka Tema. ⁵⁶ Vana vaka Nesia, vana vaka Harifa. ⁵⁷ Vana vaka Sulemani, vana vaka Sorai vana vaka Sofeereth, vana vaka Peruda. ⁵⁸ Vana vaka yaala, vana vaka Darkoni, vana vaka Gideli, ⁵⁹ Vana vaka Shefatia, vana vaka Hatili, vana vaka pokorethi sebaimuvana vaka Amoni, ⁶⁰ Valumelume vowe va hekalu, na vana vavatumetume vaka selemani, puvalinginji 392. ⁶¹ Veneva ndio vandu vapitengene kushoka kutelmela, tulharsha, kerebu, Addon naku imeri. Ikaveje vangakombolanga kuikamilisha kuti vene vo ulongo gwa ashainavavonji valinginji vana vaku Israeli. ⁶² Vana vaka Deleya, vana vaka Tobia, na vana vakaNekoda 642. ⁶³ Na kushoka kumakuhani vana vaka Habaya, Hakosi, nagwe Barzilai (nagwantolile nkagwa kushoka kuka viti Barzilai juka Gileadi na gwashemilwe kwa lina lyaonji) ⁶⁴ Veneva vashikuloyanga lekodi yaonji kati ja vailundilenje na kizazi shaonji, ikaveje vangakombola patikana, kwa nneyo vashikushoywe ukuhani nndu vakete ushapu. ⁶⁵ Na jwenejo nkuu juka Gavana gwalugulilenje vanaluusiwanje kulya shalya sha makuhani kushoka kusada npaka pashajinushe kuhani akwete urimu na Thumimu. ⁶⁶ Likushanyiko lyoe pulyaliji, 42, 360. ⁶⁷ Ikaveje vatumetume vao vashilume na vatumetume vao vashindonya puvalinginji 7,337. Puvalinginji vanavalumena na vandonyanji vajimba, 245. ⁶⁸ Farasi yaonji puyaliji kwa idadi: 736, nyumba yaonji 245. ⁶⁹ Ngaamia yaonji 435 na punda yaonji 6,720. ⁷⁰ Baadhi ja vakuu va familia ja ashainavavonji vashikushoyanga zawadi kwa ajili ja liengo. Gavana ashikushoya shadaka ja darikoni elfu ya dhaabu, mavakali makumi nng'ano, na nnguvo530 ya makuhani. ⁷¹ Baadhi ja vakuu va familia ja ashainavavonji vapelenje akiba kwa liengo darkoni elfu ishirini ya dhaabu na mame 2,200 ya mmbiya. ⁷² Vandu vana vapelenje darkoni ishirini elfu, na dhaabu elfu iviliya mmbiya, na nngovo makumi sita na saba kwa makuhani. ⁷³ Bai makuhani, walevi, valindilila, va nnango, vajimbanga, vandu vananji, vatumetume va hekalu, Israeli valinginji valitamangana katika ilambo yaonji.

¹ Vandu voe vashikukushanyika nndu nundu jumo katika eneo ja nngwee mmujo ja nnango gwa shilambo Guvannjujilenje Ezra ajienago shitabu shelia sha Amusha, ambasho nkulungwa ashikwaamulu vaisraeli. ² Lyuva lya kwanza lya mwei gwa saba, Ezra, kuhani gwajielenavo shalia mmujo ja nkutano, vanavatumetume na vandonyanji, na voe valinginji na uwesho gwa pilikana na elewa. ³ Gwelolile lieneo lili nngwee mmujo ja nnango gwa shilambo, na gwashomile gwa lyamba adi mui, mmujo ja vanalume na vandonyanji na jojoe akakombele kwa levana voe gwapilikanishienje kwa makini shitabu shahia. ⁴ Negwe, Ezra, nkujandika, ashikujima pantundu lijukwaa lya mbao ambao vandu pavalinginji vashikualayanga kwa kusudi ja lyenelyo. Kunyenje jaka vashikujimangana matithia, shema, Anaya, Uria, Hilkia nagwe maaseya, upande gwake gwa nnilo; Zekaria nagwe mashulamu puvalinginji vashikujimangana upande gwake gwa nchinda. ⁵ Ezra ashikuugula shitabu mmujo ja vandu vowe, na akanguleje vandu vowe vashikujimangana. ⁶ Ezra gwanchukulu nkulungwa, Nnungu jwankulungwa, na vandu vowe gwajinulenje mikono jaonji, gwajangwilenje, "Amina! "Amina! gwatepile mitwe jaonji, guva nng'abudunji nkulungwa kumeyo kweonji kulipwa. ⁷ Yeshua, sherebia, Yamini, Akubu, Shabetha, Hodei, Maaseya, kelita, Azaria, Yozabiodi, Hanania, Peleya navevo ni Walawi, vashikwajangutila kuelewa shalia, vandu vashikulamangana maali peonji. ⁸ Navalavonji vashikushomanga shitabu, shelia ja Annungu gwatashienje kwa tapashili na kushoya maana ili vandu vawewe gashonulwe. ⁹ Nehemia, Gavana, na Ezra kuhani, na nkujandika, na walawivalinginji valitapashili kuvandu, guvalugulilenje vandu vowe, lyene lyuva li lya usanyolo kuka nkulungwa, Nnungu jwenunji nnaombolezanje au kuguta. Pava vandu vowe vagusilenje wakati puvapilikenenje malove ga shalia. ¹⁰ Nehemia gwavagulilenje, nnjendangane, mkalyanganje shashinakane nkate na mashi gang'wa, na munpelekanje mundu jwangali shindu, kwa maana lyene lyuva hi ni utekanyolo gaka nkulungwa jwetu, nnevanganje na uinginiko, pava kuninonyela kuka nkul;ungwa ni mashili genunji. ¹¹ Bai walawi guvatendilenje vandu kuva na utulivu gwaveleketenje, "Npumulanje kwa maana lyene lyuva ni takanyolo, Nnavanganje na inginiko" ¹² Vandu vowe gwapitengene kulya na kung'wa na kugavana shalya na kusholekee kalinyola kukulungwa ligongo vashikuelewanga malove gahungwiywe. ¹³ Lyuva lya vili viongozi va nyumba ja ashambuje kushoka kwa vandu vow, makuhani na walawi vashikukushanika kuka Ezra, nkujandika ili kupata upaamu kushoka kumalove ga shahili. ¹⁴ Gwalolilenje ishijandikwa katika shalia namna nkulunga shashilekung'amula musha mbuti vana va Israeli vatanangane katika hema wakati gwa shikukuu ja mwei gwa saba. ¹⁵ Inakwapasa kushoya lamuko katika Ilambo yaonji yowe, na kweneko kuyerusalemu, gwaveleketenje "Nnjengane pilanga pa ilambo ya itumbi, nkajianavonji mafambi ga mizeitumi ja mukonde, na mafambi ga muhadsi, na majambi ga mitende na majambi ga mikongo ja jimbala ili kutenda ivanda ya muda nndu shishitejandikwa. ¹⁶ Bai, vandu gwashokene na kwinavonji majimbo, guvai rendelenje malema, kila jumo pantundu ja nnyumba yaonji, katika lugweni yaonji, katika maakaga nyumba ua Annungu, maali pa wazi pa lilango lya kuejieimu. ¹⁷ Na likusanyiko lyoe lya vevela vaujengene kukopoka kukijungo gwatenelilenje maema na kutama nkati jake, pava tangu mova ga Yoshua mwana juka nuni ata lyene lyuva lya vandu va Israeli vangaja, mishianga shene shukiishi. Na kuinonyela kukulungwa kaje pukwaliji. ¹⁸ Pia lyuva kwa lyuva, tana lyuva lyakwanza adi mpeli, Ezra ashikkushoma kushoka shitabu sha shalia ja Annungu. Vashikutendanga shikukuu kwa mova saba na lyuva lya nane yaliji na kusanyiko ja nmbone, kwa tiifu gwa amuli.

¹ Lyuva lya makumi gavili na ncheshe gwene mwei pego vandu va Israeli vashikushanyika, navelevonje puvalenginji valivatakilenje, na venevo valinginji vawelenje, magunia, navalevonji gwavishilenje ndutuli pantundu ja mitwe jaonji. ² Luveleko lwa Israeli vashikwitenga na vajeni vowe, vashikujimangana na kuamini ileyo yaonji ashinnyene na matendo ga nyasa ga ashainavonji. ³ Vashikujimangana maali paonji, na lobe ja lyuva vashikushomanga kushuka shilabu sha shalia ja Annungu veonji, Na lobo jina ja lyuva vaamininji na kutepa mmujo ja lyuva vaamininji na kutepa mmujo ja nkulungwa Nnungu jwaonji. ⁴ Walawi, Yeshua, Bani, Kadmieli, Shebaniya, Buni, Sherebia,Beni na Kenani, Yashukujimangana pantundu ja ngashi, guvanchemilenje nkulungwa, Nnungu jwaonji kwa lilove, likulungwa. ⁵ M penepo walawi, na Yeshua, na Kadmieli, na Beni, na Hashabneya, na sherebia,na Hodia na Shebania, na Pathalia, gwaveleketenje, "Nnjimangane, nkang'inianje nkulungwa, nnungu jwenunji, milele na milele libalikiwe lina lyako, litukwishe kuliko balaka yowe na ng'imio yowe. ⁶ Ugwe ni ujwankulungwa, ungwe jika pe ungwe ushitenda kumbinguni, mbingu ya pantundu, na malaika vowe va ngondo, na dunia na kila shindu shili pantundu jake, na baali na yowe ipali, unakwapanganga vowe kulama, na majeshi ga malaika ganakusujudia. ⁷ Ungwe ni ujwankulungwa, Nnungu ang'agwile Abramu, gwanchoshie kushoka uri ja wakaldayo, guanehemile Ibrahimu. ⁸ Ushikuvona ntima gwake ushikuva gwashimilika mmujo jake, na ugwe gutendile pamo nagwejwenejo malagano ga kwapa luveleko lwake shilambo sha vakanaani, na mhiti na mwamori, naperezi, na myabusina wagirgashi, ushivika aadi jako ligongo ugwe ni ukwete aki. ⁹ Ushikushivona shilwele sha ashainavetu misini na ushipilikana shililo shaonji kunyanje ja baali ja shamu. ¹⁰ Ugwe ushikulende ishala na maajabu pantundu jika Farao, na vatumetume vake vowe, na vandu vowe va shilambo shake, kwa maana ushikumanya kuti wamisiri vashikutendanga kwa kuipuna, ikaveje ushikwitendela lina ambalyo linajima adi lyuva lya lelo. ¹¹ Ushikuvanya bhabi mmujo jaonji, gwajombokenje pakatipakati ja baali pantundu ja shilambo shajijumu, gugwajailenje vevela valinginji nkati ja kina nndu liganga nkati ja kina. ¹² Ugwe ushikwaongozanga kwa luishilwa liunde makati gwa muni, na kwa lunishi lwa moto wakati gwa shishili kwa munishilanga mumpanda vakombolanje kuoa katika shilangaya shake. ¹³ Ushikuuluka pantunsu ja shitumbi sina gulembeyenavo kushoka kumbinguni gugwepelenje amuli ya aki na shalia ja kweli, amuli ja mmbone na malajilo. ¹⁵ Ushikwamanyianga sabato jako takanyolo, gugwepelenje amuli, malajilo, na shalia kuitila kuka musha shitumetume jwako. ¹⁴ Ushikwapanganga shalya kopoka kumbinguni kwa ajili ja shivanga shaonji, na mashi gashoka mmwamba kwa nnjola jaonji, gugwelugulinje vajendangane kumiliki shilambo shingwapelenje kwa lumbila kwapanganga. ¹⁶ Ikaveje venevo na ashaina vetu vashikutenda kuleka, na venevo pilinginji va mitau, wala vangaihinji amuli yako. ¹⁷ Vashikukana kupilikanishia, na vangaganishianga pantundu ja maajabu guutendile kati jaonji, ikaje vashikuva va ntiu, na kweka kwaonji vashikuvika kiongozi ili vavujilenje ali ja utumwa. Ikaveje ugwe ni Nnungu ambaa ashigumba maleko, akwete leema, na uluma ingaa jwepepeka jwa asila, na shuluka katika kupinga mala ugwe gwa ngaalekenga. ¹⁸ Wala gwangalekanga ata puvaishile kushoya ndama katika shitale shajikwilwe na kuvelekete, "jweneju ndio Nnungu jweneju akujilanavo kopoka kumisiri wakati guvaovilenje kaje. ¹⁹ Ugwe, kwa uluma jako, gwangalekanga nng'anga. Na luishi lwa liunde lwaongozangaga mumpanda wakati gwa mui gwangalekanga, wala luishi lwa moto lushikuangazanga balabala kusa. ²⁰ Ushikwepanga mbumu ya konja kwa pundisha, na mana jako gwa ngajimanga nkang'wa mwaonji, na gugwapilenje mashi gang'we kwa nnjota jaonji. ²¹ Kwa yaka makumi ncheshe ushikwago yanga nng'anga, na vanga pelelanga shoshoe, Nnguvo yaonji yangetingala na makongono gaonji gangaimba. ²² Ushikwapannganga falme na vandu, na ushikwapa ntaka katika kila ndumba ja talika. Bai gwamilikinji shilambo shika sihoni nkulungwa jwa Heshiboni, na shilambo shika ogu nkulungwa na Besheni. ²³ Ushikwalendanga vana vaonji kuva vavajinji nndu ndodwa ya kumbingu, na ushikwajinjianga nchilambo gwalugulinje ashainavavonji vajinjilangane na kumiliki. ²⁴ Bai vandu gwajinjilengene, kushimiliki shilambo, gugwashindilenje venyeji va shene shilambo sha, wakanaani. Guugwelajilenje mmakono jeoni, pamo na wakulungwa vaonji na vandu vashilambo, ili Israeli alendenavo nndu shivapinjilenje. ²⁵ Navavonji vashikuitenga ilambo ikwete mashili na shilambo shikwete utakato, navalavonji gwelolilenje nyumba ikwete indu yowe yambone, bilika lolilwe, mizabibu na mikongo ja mizeituni na mikongo ja matunda gamajinji kwa nneyo vashikulyangenga na vashikujikutanga na vashikutoshekanga, na vashikwinonyelenga kwa wema gwako. ²⁶ Bei vangakutiinji na guvalleshilenje, vashikujaanga shalia jako nnyumba ja migongo jaonji, vashikwevulanganga valondola vako vatashienje vakuvujilanje ugwe, navalevonji gwatendilenje vakuvujilanje gwankulungwa. ²⁷ Kwa nneyo gugwalajilenje mmakono mwa adui yasuji, avapolekenje na wakati gwa mboteko yaonji, vashikugutanga ni na mala nyingi ushikwaokoanga katika mikono ja adui jaonji, ligongo lya uluma yako yaijinji. ²⁸ Ikaveje baada ja pumulile, gwatendilenje ganyata kavili mmujo jako. naugwa gugwaleshenje mmikono mwa adui yaonji, kwa nneyo adui yaonjigualelewenge pantundu jaonji, ata puvakuvujilenje na kukugutila, gupilikene kopoka kumbinguni, mala nyingi gugweokoenje ligongolya uluma jako. ²⁹ Ushikweteshianga ili vapatanje kuvuja kushalia jako, ata nneyo vashikutendanga kiburi na vangapilikana amuli yako. Vashikutenda ilevo punda ja amuli Yako. Ata nneyo vashikutendanga kibuli na vangapilikanishianga amuli yako. Vashikutendanga ilevo punda amuli yako ambayo inakumpa mundu jojowe uzima akwitii. Vangaitiinji, vangaitendanga na vashikukananga kuipilikana. ³⁰ Kwa yaka yaijinji ushifamulananavo na kwatashianga kwa mbumu yako kwa mpinda gwa valondola vako. Ata ineyo vangapilikananga. Kwa nneyo ggwatajilenje mmakono mwa vandu va jilami. ³¹ Ikaveje kwa uluma yako ikulungwa gwangapeyanga kabisa, au kwelekanga, kwa maana ugwe ni Nnungu ukkwete leema na ukwete uluma. ³² Bai, Nnungu jwetu, nkuu, akwete mashili na akwete kujogoya uvika malagano gako na kupinga kwako, ilwele yowe itupatile uwe, vakulungwa vetu, vakuu vetu, na makuhani vetu, na valondela vetu, na ashaina vetu, na vandu vako voowe tangu mova ga vakulungwa va Ashuru npaka lelo unavalanganye kuva ni kashokope. ³³ Ugwe ni ukwete aki katika goe gatupatile, pava ushitenda kwa uaminifu, na tushitenda yanyata. ³⁴ Vakulungwa vetu, vakuu vetu, makuhani vetu, na ashinavetu vangajiikamulanga shalia jako wala vszingatianga amuli yako au shuhuda yako yugwashuadienje. ³⁵ Ata katika ukulungwa gwaonji ashinyenne, wakati vashikwinonyelanga wema gwako kungwavonji, katika shilambo shikulungwa shikwete mazao guvishile mmujo jaonji, vangakutimishilanga au kuleka mipanda jaonji janyata. ³⁶ Nnaino uwe ni vatumwa katika shilambo shingwapelenje ashaina vetu kaninonyele matunda gake na zawadi yake ya konja, na lola, uwe ni vatumwe. ³⁷ Maneng'eno gakonja kopoka shilambo shetu upande kwa vakulungwa gwakishilenje pantundu jetu kwa ligongo lya ilevo yetu, vatawala pantundu ja iilu yetuna pantundu ja mipugo ndu shakupinganga. Tushikola shilwele shikulungwa. ³⁸ Kwa ligongo lya goe ga, tunatenda malangono kwa jandikakuti ati

¹ Vevala ambao vavishilenje mena gaonji nnyalaka iunishilwe valinginji Nehemia mwa juka hakalia gavana, na makuhani vavikwa valinginji sedekia. ² Seraya, azaria, Yeremia. ³ Pashuri, Amaria, Malkiya. ⁴ Hamshi, Shekania, Maluki, ⁵ Harimu, Meremothi, Obadia. ⁶ Dainieli, Ginethoni, Baruki. ⁷ Meshulamu, Abiya, Miyamini. Maazia, Bilgali na shemaya. ⁸ Veneva valinginji makuhani. ⁹ Walawi valinginji Yeshua mwana juka Azania, Binuri ulongo uka Hanadadi Kadmieli. ¹⁰ Na walawi ashinyake, shebania, Hodia, Kelita, peleya, Hanani. ¹¹ Mika, Reliobu, Hashabia. ¹² Zakuri, Sherebia, Shebania. ¹³ Hodia, Bani na Beninu. ¹⁴ Viongozi va vandu valinginginji paroshi, paath-moabu, Elamu, Zatu, Bani. ¹⁵ Buni, Azigadi, Bebai. ¹⁶ Adoniya, Bigwai, Adini. ¹⁷ Atei, Hazekia, Azuri. ¹⁸ Hodia, Hashumu, Beshi. ¹⁹ Heruju,Anathothi, Nobai. ²⁰ Magpiashi, Mashulamu, Heziri, ²¹ Meshezabeli, Sadoki, Yadua. ²² Pelatia, Hanani, Ayana, ²³ Hoshea, Hanania, ²⁴ Hashubu,Halosheshi, Pilha, Hashubu, ²⁵ Rehumu, Hashabna, Maaseya, ²⁶ Ahia, Hanani, Anani. ²⁷ Maluki, Haarimu, na Baana. ²⁸ Na vandu vananji valinginji makuhani, na walawi, na valindilila milango, na vajiimbanga, na vatumetume va ekalu, na vowe vaitenjilenje ashinnyene na vandu va ilambo ya jilani. Kwa shalia ya Annungu, na sashivandonya vaonji, vowe valinginji, na ashinaviti vaonji, vowe valinginyi na ujuzi na ujaamu. ²⁹ Vashikwilundanga na ashapwao, vakuu vaonji, na kuitava katika laanana kulumbila kwa nngaoa katika shalia ja Annungu, jishoshiwe na Amusha vatumetume ba Annungu, jishoshiwe na Amusha vatumetume va Annungu na kuzingatia na kutiliamuli yowe ya nkulungwa Nnungu jwetu na hukumu yake na shalia yake. ³⁰ Tushinkuahidi kuti lukakombola kwa panganga ashinaviti vetu vandu va shilambo au kutola ashinakuti vaonji kwa vene vetu. ³¹ Pia tushikuahidi kuti ivaga vandu va shilambo shivajianavonji bidhaa au nafaka jojoe kuusha lyuva lya sabato, tukakombola kuuma kopoka kuungwaonji lyuva lya sabato au lyuva lyolyoe shitueshetakanyola. Kila shaka sha saba shituleshe migunda jetu kupumulila na shituloleye magambo gowe ga gakoposhele na vayaudi vananji. ³² Twakubali amuli ja shoya shilingi ja shekeli kila shaka kwa ajili ja uduma ja nyumba ja Annungu vetu. ³³ Kushoya nkate gwa uwepo, na sadaka ya na jaka ya kulinda sadaka ya eliviywe mova ga sabato sikukuu ya yambi ya mwei na sadaka lakanyolo, na sadaka ya ilevo ya lenda upatinisho kwa Israeli, pamo na kashi yowe ya nyumba ja Annungu vetu. ³⁴ Na makuhani, walawi na vandu gwakomilenjekula kwa ajili ja neng'enen nkati ja nyumba ja Annungu vetu kwa nyakati ivishilwe kila shaka. Yenu nengene yo ishikujokwa pantundu ja madhabau gake nkulungwa nnungu jwetu, nndu shishilejandikwa katika shalia. ³⁵ Tushikuaidi kwiyanavo matunda ga kwanza nnyumba jikankulungwa gakoposhele na litaka lyetu, na matunda ga nkongo kila shaka. ³⁶ Na nndu shishijandikwa katika shali, tushikuahidi kwiyanayo kwiyanayo nnyumba mwa Annungu na kwa makuhani penepo pa velekwa na kwanza va vana vetu na vannyama vetu. ³⁷ Shitujianavo utandi gwa kwanza na sadaka yetu ya nafaka, na matunda ga kila nkongo, na divai jayambi na mauta shitujianavo kwa makuhani, ku vyumba vya hifadhi ya nyumba ja Annungu vetu, shitwapeleshelenje walawi sehemu ja kumi kuposa ku litaka lyetu ligongo walawi vanakusanya zaka katika ilambo yowe hutenda liengo. ³⁸ Kuhani, luvereko luka Haruni lashima na walawi guakuposhelennga zaka walawi vanapaswanga kwiyanavo seemu kumi ja zaka kayika nyumba ya fadhi azina. ³⁹ Kwa maana rana va Israeli na vana va lawi shivajianavonji sadaka ya nafaka, divai jayambi, na mauta katika vyumba vya hifadhi ambapo indu ya pautakanyola ilijimikwa, na maali pa makuhani vatumetume,na vandindilila va nnango, na vajimba. Tukakombole kuleka nyumba ja A nnungu vetu.

¹ Viongozi va vandu vashikutamangana kuyerusalemu na vandu vananji vashikukomanga kula ili kwiyanevo jumo kali ja vandu kumi, kutama kuyeresalemu, shilambo shitakanyolo, na vananji tisa vaigelenje katika ilambo ina. ² Na vandu guvabarikinji voe vaishoshienje kwa ijili kutama yerusalemu. ³ Veneva ndio viongozi va nkoa ambao vashikutamangana kuyerusalemu, ata nneyo, katika ilambo ya yuda kila mundu atame katika shilambo shake nnyene, ivaganipamo na vaisraeli, makuhani, walawi, vatumetume va ekalu, na luveleko lwa vatumetume vake Sulemani. ⁴ Katika Yerusalemu vashikutamangana baadhi ja vana yuda na baadhi ja vana vaka Benyamini. Vandu va kuyuda puvalinginji pamo nagwe Athaya,mwana juka uzia, mwana juka Zekaria mwana juka Amaria, mwana juka shefatia, mwana juka mahalaleli, mwana juka Peresi. ⁵ Na maaseya, mwana juka Baruki, mwana juka kalohoze mwana juka mshalomi, paliji mwana juka Baruhi. ⁶ Vana vowe vaka paresi vatemingene kuyerusalemu puvalinginji 468, puvalinginji mashujaa. ⁷ Venevo ndio vana vaka Benjamini, Salu mwana juka pedaya, mwana juka kolaya, mwana juka maaseva, mwana juka Ithieli, mwana Yehaya. ⁸ Na badala jake, gabai nagwe salai, vandu 928. ⁹ Yoeli mwana juka zikri paliji mwangalizi jwaonji, nagwe Yuda mwana juka Hasenua paliji mkuu jwa pantundu ja shiolambo. ¹⁰ Kopoka kwa makuhani yadaya, mwana juka yoyaribu, yakini. ¹¹ Sereya mwina juka Hilkia, mwana juka meshulamu, mmwana juka alitubu, nkuu jwe nyumba ja Annungu. ¹² Na ashinnjake valendilenje liengo lya shipinga, yerohamu, mwana juka pelalia, mwana juka Amzi, mwana juka Zekaria, mwana juka Pashuri, mwana juka Malkiya. ¹³ Navenevo valinginji vashishika vake valinginji vakuu va shipinga, vanalume 242, negwe maasai mwana juka Azareli, mwana juka meshilomethi, mwana juka Imeri. ¹⁴ Na ashapwao, 128 vakomananga kwa uyasili, vakwetenje paliji Zaobieli, mwana juka Hageoli. ¹⁵ Na walawi shemaya mwana juka Hashubu, mwana juka Azrikamu, mwana juka Ashabia, mwana juka Buni. ¹⁶ Nagwe shabethei, nagwe yazabadi ambao valinginji ni viongozi vya walawi, valimililenje liengo lya pilanga ja nyumba ja Annungu. ¹⁷ Apali matania, mwana juka mika, mwana juka Zakri mwana juka Asafu, aliji mkugenzi atandwive shukulani kuka silanagwa Bakbukia, jwa vili nmiongoni mwa ashapweke, nagwe Abda mwana juka shemaya, mwana juka Galali, mwana juka yeduthuni. ¹⁸ Katika shilambo shoa shitakanyolo, puvalinginji walawi 284. ¹⁹ Valindilila va nneyo ukakubu, Talmoni na vashilika vaonji, ambao valindililenje mlango, vanalume 172. ²⁰ Na vevala vaigelenje Israeli, na makuhani, na walawi, puvalinginji katika ilambo yoe ya yuda kila mundu atame katika milki jake nnyene. ²¹ Vatenda liengo va ekalu vatemingene ku ojeli, nagwe siha nagwe Gishipa valinginji valikuaongozanga. ²² Mlavala mkuu pantundu ja walawi valinginji valitumishila Yerusalemu ajili uzi mwana juka Bani, mwana juka Hashabia, mwana juka matania, mwana juka Mika, jua vana vake Asafu, ambao valinginji vajimba va liengo katika nyumba ja Annungu. ²³ Valinginji pai ja malangano kopoka kwa nkulungwa na malangano imala gashoshiwe kuvajimba kila lyuva shikutipaitanjika. ²⁴ Pethahia mwana juka meshezabeli, mwana juka Zera, mwana juka Yuda, aliji upande gwa vakulugwa kwa bali yowe ya vandu. ²⁵ Mbuti ijiji na mugunda jaonji, baadhi ja vandu va Yuda vatemingene kiriath-arba, na ijiji yake, na Diboni, na ijiji yake, na yakabzeeli na ijiji yake. ²⁶ Gwatemingenenje katika Yeshua, mocada, Beth-peleti. ²⁷ Hazar-Shuahi, Beershebana ijiji yake ²⁸ Mavenevo gwalemingene kusikiagi, na mekona, na ijiji yake. ²⁹ Enrimoni, Sora, Yarmuthi; ³⁰ Zanoa, Adulam, na ijiji yake na lakishana mganda yake na Azeka, na ijiji yake, Bai gwatemingene kupoka Bee=sheba npaka likote lya Hinomu. ³¹ Vandu vaka Benyamini pia valinginji valilemanga kopoka kugeba, kweenda kumiamashi naku Aiya, na Beth-eli na ijiji yake. ³² Vashikulamangana anathothi, nobu, Anania. ³³ Hazori, Rama Gitaimu, ³⁴ Hadidi, Seboumu, Nabalati, ³⁵ Lodi nagwe ono, likote lya wafundi. ³⁶ Walawi vananji valemingene kuka yuda vananji kuka Benyamini.

¹ Veneva ndio makuhani na walawi vajiengane pamo na zebubabeli mwana juka shaalueli, pamo nagwe Yoshua Seraya, Yeremia, Ezra. ² Amaria, Maluki, Hatushi, ³ Shekania, Hiorimu nagwe meremothi, ⁴ Kushinkapagwa nagwe iddo, Ginethothi Abiya, ⁵ Miyamini, Maazia, Bilgani. ⁶ Shemaya, yoyaribu, yedaya. ⁷ Salu, Amoki, Hilkia, na Yedaya veneva valinginji vakuu va makuhani na vashilika vaonji, katika move gaka Yoshua. ⁸ Walawi walinginji Yeshua, Binui, kadmieli, Sherebia Yuda nagwe matania aliji aliongoza nyimbo ya shukulani, pamo na vashilika vake. ⁹ Bakbukia, nagwe uno, vashilika vaonji vashikujimanngana kunyenje jaonji wakati gwa uduma. ¹⁰ Yoshua paliji nnginagwa Yohakimu paliji nng'inagwe Eliashibu, Eliashibu paliji nng'inagwe Yohada. ¹¹ Yoyada ashikumkola yonathani, Yonathani gwankwete Yadua. ¹² Katika mova gaka Yohakimu veneva valinginji makuhani, vakuu va ulongo; maraya paliji nkuu juka sereya, Hanania paliji kiongozi juka Yeremia, ¹³ Meshulam paliji kiongozi juka Ezra, Yehohananipaliji kiongozi jwa Amaria. ¹⁴ Yonathani paliji kiongozi juka Maluki, nagwe Yusufu paliji kionngozi juka Shekania. ¹⁵ Ili kuendelea, Adna paliji kiongozi juka Harimu, Helkia kiongozi juka Ginethothi na, ¹⁶ Zekaria paliji kiongozi juka ido meshulamu paliji kiongozi juka Ginethothi na, ¹⁷ Zikri paliji kiongozi juka Bilgai, Yehonathani paliji kiongozi ¹⁸ shemua paliji kiongozi juka Bilgai, Yehonathani paliji kiongozi shemaya.ya ¹⁹ Malenai paliji kiongozi juka Yoyaribu uzi paliji kiongozi juka Yedaya. ²⁰ Kalai paliji kiongozi juka Salu, Eberi paliji kiongozi juka Amok. ²¹ Hashabia paliji kiongozi juka Hilkia, nagwe Nethenel paliji kiongozi juka Yedaya. ²² Katika mova gaka Eliashibu, walawi Eliashibu, Yoyada Yohana, nagwe yadua vashikujanda kwenga nndu mitwe ja familia na makuhani vadhikujaheli kwa wakati gwa utawala guka Derio juka persia. ²³ Vana va lawi na viongozi vaonji va familia vashikuja ndikwa katika shitabu cha talee adi mova gaka yohana mwana juka Eliashibu. ²⁴ Vakuu va walawi valinginji Hashabia, Sherebia, na Yoshua mwa juka kadmieli, pamo na vashilika vaonji valinginji vajimingene mmujo jaonji kuntukula na kumchukulu, gwajagwile seemu na seemu kwa kutii amuli ja Adaudi, Mundu jwa Annungu. ²⁵ Matania, Bakbukia, Obadiya, meshulamu, Talmoni nagwe akubu valinginji valichilila bva nnango valinjinji vali vajiningene katika yomba ya azana pa nnango. ²⁶ Vashikutumika atika mova ga mwana juka yoshua mwana juka Yosadaki, na katika mova gaka methaniya gavana nagwe Ezra kuhani na nkujandika. ²⁷ Katika kuitolwa kwa likumba lya kuyerusalemu vandu vashikuloleya walawi popoe puvalinginji valitamangana guvajiilanavonji kuyerusalemu ila kushelekea kuitolea kwa kuinonyela, pamo na shukulani na kujimba kwa nngoma, inenda na inubi. ²⁸ Ushilika gwa vajimba vasli kukusanyika pamo kopoka wilaya jilimbilile Yerusalemu na kukopoka ijiji yaku wanetofathi. ²⁹ Vaikengene kopoke Bethi giligili na kopoka katika migunda ja Gebe na Azimasethi, pava vajimba valinginji vashikesishe njelanga ijiji tome na Yerusalemu. ³⁰ Makihani na walawi guvailekesenye na guvatekesenje vandu, milango na likumba. ³¹ Na punaliji na viongozi yuda kwenda pantundu ja likumbe, na nne nitena mikutano jivili jikulungwa ja venevo vashukulunji. Jumo apite nmbali ja nnilo pentundu ja likumba elekea nnango gwa jaa. ³² Hoshaya na nushu ja viongozi va yuda yankagwilenje. ³³ Na badala jake gisapite Azaria, Ezra nagwe meshulamu. ³⁴ Yuda, Benyamini, shemaya, Yeremia, ³⁵ na vana ya makuhani valinginji na tarumbeta, negwa zekaria mwana juka yonathani, mwana juka shemaya, mwana juka matiniya, mwana juka mikaya mwana juka zakuri, mwana juka Asafu. ³⁶ Napia wongo uka zekaria, shemaya Azareli, milalei, Gillai, maai, Nethaneli, Yuda, Hanani, na ikelelo ya muziki8 ya Adaudi mundu jwa Annungu. Ezra nkujandika aiji mmuja jaonji. ³⁷ Na kwa nnongo gwa chemichemi vapitengene moja kwa moja na madalaja ga shilambo sha adaudi pamfundu ja kukuela kwa likumbe, pantundu ja nyumba ja adaudi, ku nnango gwa mashi nmbali ja mashariki. ³⁸ Na vajimba vananji ambao vashikulunji gwapilengene nmbali jina. Nashikwaka gulanga pantundu ga likumba pamo na nushu ja vandu, pantundu ja nnela gwa inyago, adi likumba likulungwa. ³⁹ na pantundu ja lango lya Efraimu. na nnango gwa ukalal, na kwa nnango na unala gwa hamea, kwa nnango gwa ngondolo, na gwajimingene pa nnango gwa valindilila. ⁴⁰ Kwa nneyo, mikutano jivili ja vevala vashukulunji vapatilenje lilanga lyaonji katika nyumba ja Annungu, na nne pia gundolice lilanga lyangu na nushu ja viongozi pamo na nne. ⁴¹ Makuhani gatolilenje lilanga lyaonji Eliakimu, maaseya , miyamini, mikaya Ellidenai, zekaria, nagwe hanania vakuetenje zerumbeta. ⁴² Maaseya nagwe shemaya, Eliazari, uzi, yehohanani, malkiya, elamu, ezeri vajimba vajimbilenje nagwe yezralwa nndu vajimilila. ⁴³ Lyene lyuva lila vashoshienje dhobiu jikulungwa, guvainonyelenje, ligongo mnungu ashikuva ashikuanonye yanga. kwa kuinonyela kukulungwa. pia vanelanyanji na vana vashikwi nonyela. kwa nneyo kuinonyele kwa Yerusalemu kushikupilika nika shoka kwa talika. ⁴⁴ Lyene lyuvalyo vandu vashikureulina pantundu ja nyumba ja azina kwa ajili ja mioshango, matunda ga kwanza, na zaka, ili kuikushanya nkati jaonji seemuiitajika katika shalia ja makuhani na walsik kila jumo ashikuteshiwa kutenda liengo nmingunda tome na shilambo kwa maana yuda ashikwinonyela pa ntundu ja makuhani na walawi. valinginyi vajimingene mmujo jaonji. ⁴⁵ vatendilenje utumelume gwa annungu vasaji, na uduma ja utekeso, kwa mujibu gwa amuli ja Adaudi na jika mwana gwe sulemani,l na kwa nneyo. ⁴⁶ Ukala, katika mova gaka daudi nagwe asau, kushikuva na vajimilila va vajimba, na kushikuva na nyimbo ya ng'imo na shukulani kwa Annungu. ⁴⁷ Katika mova gaka zerubabeli na katika mova gaka nehemia, Israeli yowe vashikushoyanga sseemu ya kila lyuva kwa vajimba na valindi hila va nnango. gwavishilenje kunyenje seemu ja walawi na walawi vashikuvikanga seemu ja vana vaka haruni.

¹ Lgene lyuva lyo vashikushoma shitabu shika musha katika makutu ga vandu ishikuvoneka jishijandikwa nkakti jake kusi swakwa mwamoni au mmoabu apaswa kwiya katika kusanyiko ja Annungu milele. ² Jeneji pujaliji ligongo vangajianga na kwa vandu va Israeli, na nkate na mashi, ikave valingnyi vashikung'ajili Balaam kulaani Israel Kwa nneyo, Nnungu jwetu ashikutendauya laana kuva nalaka. ³ Mala pe vakapilikananje shalia, vashikwatenngganga Israeli shoka kwa kila nnjeni. ⁴ Mnaino kabla ja penepo Eliashibu kkkuhani ashikubikwa pantundu ja vyumba ya nyumba ya Annungu paliji usiano nagwe Tobia. ⁵ Eliashibu ashikung'alia Tobia shumba shikulungwa, ambako penepo nnuima ashikuvika sadaka nafaka, uvumba, makala na seemu ya kumi ya nafaaka, divai, na mauta ambao ishikuvikwa kwa ajili ja walawi, vajimna, valindilila va nnango, na mishango kwa makuhani, ⁶ Ikaveja aguno wakati goe gu ngapaliji kuyerusalemu. Kwa shaka sha makuhani ga tatu na iviki shaka Artashasha nkulungwa jwa kubabeli, nashikwenda kukalungwa. Badala ja muda guninjujile luushalwa javula, ⁷ Na gumukile kuyerusalem gunigamanyi ganyata ambao Elishabu ashikuva atendile kwa kunpa shumba shaitadhi katika maakoma ga nyumba ja Annungu. ⁸ Nashikwava na nnjimea kaje nagunyaile itabu ya nyumba jika Tobia pilanga ja shumba jika shaifadhi. ⁹ Njikiamula kuti vatekase ituo ya ijadhi nanne gumujilenavo nkati jaonji maka ga nyumba ja Annnungu, sadaka ya nafaka, na uvumba. ¹⁰ Gung'amwile kuti seemu yashoshiwa kwa ajili ja kwapa walawi yangashoywe kinngwavonji, ili vakombolanje kujavila shanguya kuhekalu, kila jumo kwenda kungunda gwake, nndu shivatendilenje kujavula vajimba. ¹¹ Kwa nneyo njikuwasihiana na maafisa na kuvelekketa,nyumba ja Annungu jishilekwe? mashikwakusanyanga pamo na kwavikanga pa nafasi jaonji. ¹² Na Yuda voe gwajiilanavonji zaka ya nafaka, divai jayambi, na mauta kwiituo ya ifadhi. ¹³ Gumishile nndu vagoyanga azina pantundu ja azina, shelemia kuhaani na Sadoki nkujandika na walawi, pedaya. Hagai, mwana juka zakuri, mwana jika matamia, paliji na vafusi vaonji, kwa ligongoo vashivalanganywa kuva vaaaminifu. Liengo lyaonji pulyaliji kulambaya iyea kw vashilika vaonji. ¹⁴ Ugumbushilwa, Ee Nnungu jwangu pantundu ha lyeneli wala unashoye matendo ga nmbone gunigatendile kwa ajili ja nyumba ja Annungu vangu na uduma yake. ¹⁵ Gene movago nalolile vandu va Yuda valivelenje mvinyo lyuva lya sabato, na kwiyanavo makundi ga nafaka na kwapashilanga Ashimbunda na divai na zabibu na tini na kila aina ja mishigo jatopa, javikiilanavonji kuyerusalemu luava lua sabato gunjuudi kuva vaunginji valiusha shalya lyene lyuva lyo. ¹⁶ Vandu kopoka kupiro valemingene kuyerusalemu vajiilanavonji yamakina kila aina ja bidhaa, na gwaushienje lyuva lya sabato kwa vandu va shilambo na katika Yuda. ¹⁷ Na gumalulilenje viongozi va Yuda buli, ni ubaya gwashi gwenegu gunkutendanga kuinyatia lyuva lya sabato. ¹⁸ Buli! ashainavenunji vangatendanga nneyo? buli, Nungu jwetu jwangajianavo na genega mabaya pantundu jetu na pantundu ja sheshino shilambo shino? Nnaino unakwiyariavo gazabu pantundu japunda Israeli kwa shalau sabato. ¹⁹ Mala punaliiji luvindu pa milango ja Yerusalemu kabla ja sabato jikwamulu milangi jitakwa na kuti ikataa kuugulwa adi baada ja sabato, njikwakanga baadhii ja vatumetume vangu pa milango ili nchigo gogowe unajienevo lyuva lya sabato. ²⁰ Vatendanga biashala na vauzaji va kila aina ja bidhaa vashikutukapalinga ja Yerusalemu kamo au pavili. ²¹ Ikaveje njigwalugulilanga "mmbone nnatemananga pilanga ja likumba? ivaga shintendanje nneyo kavili, shinikuvishe nmakono" shoka gwene wekati go vangajiangana lyuva lya sabato. ²² Gunaamulunji walawi kuitakasa, na lwiya kulindilila milango, ili kutakasa lyuva lya sabato. Pia ungumbushile kwa lyeneli, Nnungu jwengu, na kumbe uluma kwa ligongo lya uaminifu gwa malangano gulinavo kungwangu. ²³ Katika gene mova go nalollile wayahudi vallinginji vaowilenje vandonya vakuashidodi, Amoni nagwe maabu. ²⁴ Nushu ja vvngakomnolanga kana vaonji valembeyenje luga jika Ashidodi, ikaveje vangakimbolanga kulambaya luga jika Yuda, ikaveje luga jika jumo ja vandu vandinji. ²⁵ Na nne gwang'wasilienenavo na nne, nashikwalibunji na gunakomilenje baadhi jaonji na kuuta umbo yaonji, mashikwapishanga kwa annungu niliveleketa, nnapanganje vana vaonji ashinaviti venunji wala nnaatolanje ashinaviti vaonji kwa ajili vana venunji wala mmanganya ashinnyene. ²⁶ Buli, Selemani nkulungwa jwa Israeli jangatwende ilevo kwa ligongo lya vene vandenya va? Miongoni mataifa ngamajinji pakapaliji na nkulungwa nnndu jwanejo na ashikupingwa nagwe Nnungu ashikuntenda ave nkulunngwa pantundu ja Israeli vowe ata nneyo vandonje vaka va shijeni vashikuntenda atende ilevo. ²⁷ Buli, kukuppilikanishia na kutenda gwene movugu ata kung'alipu nnungu jwetu na kwaonanga. ²⁸ Jumo jwa vana naka yoyada, mwana juka Elieshabu, kuhani mkuu, paliji nkwengwake na lagwe sambaleti mhoroni kwa nneyo njikunchoya kushoka mmujo jangu. ²⁹ Vakukumbushianje, Nnungu jwangu kwa ligongo vashikunyatya ukuhani, na malangano ga ukuhani ³⁰ Nneyo njikuntakasanga kushoka kila shindu shijeni, nakuimalisha maengo ga makuhani na walawi kila jumo kwa liengo lyake nngene. ³¹ Nashoshie sadaka ja neng'ene wakati guvishilwe na matunda ga kwanza, ungumbushile, Nnungu jwangu, kwa mema.

¹ Toka moga ga utawala (Ahausero Patawele gwa kopoka kuindia mpaka Ethiopia, zaidi ja majimbo 127), ² Mpaka gene moa go Ahausero bhashikutama pakiti jao ja utawala. Kuugome ja shijani. ³ Shaka sha tatu sha utawala bashihuandalia sherehe ashiviongozii bao na batumwa bao woe baikangenenje kushughuli jo palinginji bakulu ugwanji majeshi ga uajemi na umedi, baudu bakwete vyeo na viongozi ba majimbo. ⁴ Bakuulungwa bashikulugula ukeweli na utukufu gwa bakulungwa guwapata mao ga magwinji, moga 180. ⁵ Naiona moga pugapilile bakulungwa bashikua ndaa shalya (Shughuli) jatama mao ga magwinji moga saba. Shughuli ji pujaliji ja bandu boe batengimene kuikulu ja Ashushani, bakulungwa mpaka bashoko libehewa lya bustani ja kuikulu jenejo jitumishe. ⁶ Libehewa lya bustani lyashikupambwa na nguo janawe (panzia) ja pamba na umjuani, ja shikutawa na migoji ja katani jakonja ja dhambarau, gabishilwe na lupete lwa ela na nguo ja mari mari. Gashikupangwa makochi ga dhahabu na ela pa ntundu sakafu ja mane mane ga ujano na ganapi. ⁷ Yalya yashikuandaliwa ikombe ya dhahabu kila shishimbe pusshaliji sha jika sabu ja ukarimu gwa bakulugwa yashikupangwa yang'iwa yang'winji. ⁸ Bakulugwa bashikewalugulinga baudumu bapeleganyanje ya papila kila mundu shapinga kung'iwa. Paba bakulungwa bashoshii maagizo kuti watumishi ba kuikulu bapatanje shakupinganga. ⁹ Bandonyanji na balaonji bashikushemwanga kwa kukalamu kubakulungwa vashiti kuikulu kwa bakulungwa Ahusiero. ¹⁰ Lyuba lya saba mtima gwa bakulungwa punwaliji ua furaha sababu ja vinywaji (mvinyo) bashikwa lajilanga mehumani, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethari na Karkas. (Bene saba ndiyo baudumu mmujo mwa bakulungwanji). ¹¹ Kuanago malkia vashiti alinamavazi gake ga malkia. Alipunga na malengo ga kwalanguyanga bandu na makimda Urembo gwake paba ashikuba na ulembo. ¹² Pamoja na maagizo ga bakulungwa, Avashiti, Bashikukama kwenda kama shalajishie viongozi bao kwa nneyo bakulungwa bashikutumbala Asira jao nkati. ¹³ Bakulungwa bashikwajeudelenga heshima bamanyinji muda. Paba gwenegu pugwaliji utaratibu ggwa bakulungwa kuhusu balewetenje bataalamu ba ukumwa. ¹⁴ Casherina, Sheether, Admatha, Tarsh, Meres, Mersena na Memucami, majimbo sabaga Uajemi ua Umedi palinginji tome na bakulungwa na bashikupanganga vyeo yaikulungwa kwa bakulungwa. ¹⁵ Bakafafanunje shindu shashi shitendeshe upande gwa mujibu gwa sheria kopoka na goma lewa (bakulungwa) Amahia vashiti zaidi ja maagizo ga bakulungwa Ahusiero kwa bakulungwa vashiti. ¹⁶ Nnjaonyi nnyumo ajulikene kwa memukani ashikubeleketa mmujo mwa bakulungwa na viongozi malkia na vashiti kwa nngakosea bakulungwa na bandu boe bapatunji kumajimbo kwa bakulungwa Ahusiero. ¹⁷ Paba mambo ga malkia (Bakulungwa) shibajulikane kwa bandonyanji boe. Shibatendelenje ashambujebao vibaya. Shibabeketanje, bakulungwa Ahusiero malkia vashiti baugaheshiwa ambujebao bakulungwa Ahusiero apapinjile wahudhune mmujo mwao. ¹⁸ Kabla ja lyene lyuba bandonyanji baleulungwanjiba uajemi na umedi bashikupatanga taarifa ja goma amaileia avatish shatendilenje ashimbujebaonji viongozi ba bakulungwa. Shikube na gasia jaujigwinji na asira. ¹⁹ Paba shindu sha mana kwa bakulungwa, mnehusu matangazo gashoshe, na gaba kwaye sheria ja uajemi na wamedi ambao bakakombola kulongolelan kuti avashiti shibajie mmujo kwa bakulungwa mbuti Amalkia. Nafasi ja vashiti apate juna alibora ja vashiti. ²⁰ Litangazo lya bakulungwa pulipingataziwa kwa bakulungwa boe bandanyanji baheshiunji ashambujebao, toka akwete cheo na akanakola cheo. ²¹ Gwene uushauri gu pugwaliji gwa mbone kwa bakulungwaji na bananji bakulungwa bashitenda shapinyile memkane shapinjile. ²² Bashikupateka, barua kumajimbo goe bakulungwa kwa kila shindu na maendeleo gao na bandu pa badilika kwao. Ba shikuamua kila mundu asimamie Nnyene mbumba jake. Lyene litangazo shilishoshe kkwa kila kabila na bakulungwa.

¹ Badala ga gene mambo ga na badala ga asira Ahusiero pumulila nkulungwa, batendagafikina amalkia vashiti matangazo gagatendile avashiti ga jaa sifa umalkia. ² Bashima bashikwajangula ankulungwa na beleketa, ankulungwa baloleshewe mabikira bakonja. ³ Bakulungwa waloleye (wagule) basimamia kumajimnbo gao goe na Bakulungwa wao na bakusanyanje mabikira ga konja gowe harena kuikulu ja susa gene mabikira ga gawe paii pa usimamizi gwa Hagai, msimamizi nni jiwamkulungwa kwa bandonjanji. Na bapatanje ya kuilemba yoe. ⁴ Jiwandonya apinga kumfurahisha nkulungwa jiwenejo apingaba malkia badala ja vashiti yoe. ⁵ Kushilambo sha shushani apali nyakudi pashemikuwaga modekai mwanajwa jaika mwana juwa shimei mwana jwa kishi. Paliji kabila jake benjamini. ⁶ Jiwenejo minongoni mwa mayahudi bajigelenyiwe pamo na Yekonia, nkulungwa jwa Yuda Kapoka Yerusalemu kuhamisho pamoja na Nebukadreza. ⁷ Modekai atunndakunnela, Hadasa, Yami Estar, mwana ju mnjomba guwe hakakuweteje na mama wala ainagwe. Modekai ashikutola mbuti mwanagwe. Esta ashikukonja kweli. ⁸ Bali (bandonyanji) babagwinji bashikupelekwanga kuikula baada ja litangazo tangaziwanga linginji pai pa usimamizi gwa Hagai, angalia bandonyanji. ⁹ Esta ashikufuhia na ashikupata leibali mbele ja Hagai. Ni kumpa ipodozi (kupakala) na upande gwa lya shalya. Ni kumpa baudumu saba bakoposhela kuikulu kwa nkulangwa, Ashikuwapeleshela baludumu bandonyanji kunyumba ja bandonya. ¹⁰ Jiwangamalanjila mundu jojowe wala nnongojale paba modekai hashikukamia. ¹¹ Kila moga modekai atundakwenda mmujo ja luguvani palanga kunyumba ja bandonyanji mkupinga apilikane mambo gapingalenda Estar. ¹² Pujishe zamu za kila mundu kwenda luwa nkulungwa Ahusiero kwa kagula maelekezo ga bandonyanji, kila jwamdonya kumali yaka ibilija urembo (mapambo) miezi sita ga mane mane miezi sita ya vipodozi (mapambo). ¹³ Muda gwa pite kwa nkulungwa ashikupegwa shoshowe shapinjile kukopoka kunyumba ja bandonyanji ili ajigale kunyumba ja nkulungwa. ¹⁴ Juwandonya yashaikutoidi ajenda shilo na uja kwenda kunyumba ja bandonjaji na kwa msimamizi shaashigazi msimamizi jwa nkulungwa, aliji jwakunda wasilia. Jiwandonya jiwanganikusiwa kabili kwenda kwa nkulungwa Ashifaulu nkulungwa na miamba kunja, habili. ¹⁵ Esta zamu jake baada ja timilile mwana jura Abihaili mjomba jwa modekai ashikumtola mbuti mwanagwa kwenda mmujo kwa nkulungwa, jiwangapinga shindu shoshowe ila yapingaga atole Hegaibatolenje. ¹⁶ Esta ashikupata kibali kwa kila amwonaga, Esta akapelekwa kkwa nkulungwa Ahusiero kumakazi ga nkulungwa mwei gwa kumi yali mwei gwa tabeti, mwei gwa saba gwa utawala gwake. ¹⁷ Nkulungwa ashikumpinga Esta kuliko bandonyaji boe na ashikupate kibali gwa wema mmujo kuliko mabikira bananji nkulungwa nikung'wa taji shi malkia badala ja vashiti. ¹⁸ Bakulungwa washitenda sherehe baangalia na bahudumu bowenji. Sherehe jikaesta na kwa panganga unafu gwa kodi kumajimbo ga vashiti. ¹⁹ Modekai ashiteutama pamango pa bakulungwa luda gwa Ashimarikia baimeneje lyua lya bili. ²⁰ Estar ashikukagula ushauri ukamodei yangakugalanga ashalongo mambo goe Ashikukagula ushauri ukamodei malinga shatendile alimwama. ²¹ Toka gene moa gatemi modei kulitego (geti) kwa bakulungwa bighani na Tereshi, balindilanga landa ja bakulungwa, bashikutumbalana na nipanganga bamlanganje nkulungwa Ahusiero. ²² Jambo lyashikubikwa ukweli kukamodei, Ashikumunola malkia Estar nikumnungula kila shaluguluwanga na modei. ²³ Jene habari ji jashikupeleleza nionekana kweli bashilenji batili bashikupopotolwanga ni kuwatabilanga nnami mmikonga. jene habari nijandilewa nchitabu cha bakulungwa jene mmujo mwao.

¹ Baada ja mambo haga. Bhakulungwa Ahasiero pubhakweshienje sheo amani mtoto jwa ashitenda mwagagi, na ashikubhika shitegu shake sha ukulungwa panani ja bhakulungwa wowe bhatemingenenje pamo nnei. ² Na bhakulungwa wowe wa bhakulungwa bhaliginji katika nnango gwa bhakulungwa paimiswe kupinga malugo na kuungama amani, kama bhakulungwa patajile lakini modekai bhangapiga malugo wala kuungama mmujo ja amani. ³ Kisha bhakulungwa kwa bhakulungwa bhatemi panago mwa bhakulungwa bhalugulile modekai, kwa nndi nkataga amli ja bhakulungwa? ⁴ Bhabhelekete nae lyubha kwa lyubha lakini bashikukana kukagula kupinga kwao elo pubha bhalekete na amani kulola kama liswala modekai liigale elo likanabha bhashikwalugulila elo modekai bhashikubha muyahudi. ⁵ Hamani palolile kwa modekai bhakapinga malugo wala kumsujudia, bhashiku bha nginiyo. ⁶ Bhashikupata na lunda lwa kumulaga modekai watumwa na bhakulungwa palinginji washikunugulila kuwa modekai na bhalogo bhake pubhali wayahudi. Hakawa shingimilie wayahudi wowe, na bhandu wa modekai, ambao puwestemi pakati Bhakulungwa wa Ahusiero. ⁷ Katika mwei gwa kwanza, (ambao ni mwei wa nisani) nkati ja shaka cha kumi na ibhili na bhakulungwa Ahuseiro, bhashikupiganga kula mmujo hamani kula kila lyubha na mwei, kuagula lyubha na mwei hadi pubhaagulenje mwei gwa kumi na ibhili, (mwei gwa Adari). ⁸ Kisha hamani gubhalugulile bhakulungwa Ahusiero, kuna bhandu fulani katika majimbo gowe ga nkulungwa jwako bhangakagula aki jao na itendi yao na kagula itindi wakapigwa na kuendea kuwa hai. ⁹ Kama makonjeleangaga bhakulungwa, nshoye amri bhandu habha wakashoe kwatalika, nanne shimbime talanta elfu kumi ya ela katika mikono walaa ambao wajimilika itendi bhakulungwa ili kwamba wabhikanje katika hazina ja nkulungwa. ¹⁰ Upo nkulungwa gwaulile lupete lwake iwa muhuri na kumpa hamani, adui wa wayahudi. ¹¹ Nkulungwa gubhalugulile hamani, shinijione "kwamba wla jinauja kugwako na kwa bhandu wako ili muitumie kama pukupinganga". ¹² Kisha bhajandikanga nkulungwa paimikena katika lyubha kumi na itatu ya mwei gwakwanza, na mbiu pujilina matakwa ya hamani, pugaliji pugujandikwe na kupeleka kwa bhalindilila majimbo, na bhola wowe bhatemingene panani bhalindilile wa majimbo wowe watenda bhandu na kwa kila ilambo kwa jandika lao, na kila bhandu na lugha yao mbiu hii pijili pujijandikwe kwa lina la nkulungwa Ahasiero na kugomba muhuli kwa lupete lwao. ¹³ Barua hai kushoka kwatalika wayaudi wowe washikupelekwa katika ilambo wowe bhakulungwa Ahasiero, shingimilie, kuulaga na kwakagulila waayahudi wowe, tangu jwashoka hadi jwakulungwa, bhana bhandonyanji nkati lyubha ja kumi na itatu ya mwei kumi na ibhili (ambao ni mwei wa Adari) na kuika mali gahoo. ¹⁴ Nakala ya pubhatendile kuwa sheria na kwa logolea kila ilambooo lilobhe panani shingimilie wayahudi bhashikujenela katika ilambo kwamba bhandu wowe bhaiandaanje katika lyubha inneyo. ¹⁵ Bhapelekanga na bhalikupeleka agizo la bhakulungwa tangazo hili pulikopweshe kulipeleka katika shilambo shushani, bhakulungwa pubhaliji na itima bha temigene kupapila lakini shilambo shushani piishe katika kuimiliya.

¹ Modeka papilikene likoposhele pateilenje hadi yao bhashikwigamba mabhazi yake na kuwala maguni na liuu gwapite pati pati mwa shilambo kuguta kwa lilobhe na upotei gwinji. ² Gwajawite hadi panango mwa Bhakulungwa, kwa itendi yakwapi akwete kushonywa kujinjila ukiwa nnyete magunia. ³ Amri hii pujiishe katika kila shilambo, pulilina guta shikalungwa kwa wayahudi, kutabha, kuguta na maombolezo gamanjwinji wao bhashigo na katika magunia na liuu. ⁴ Malkia Esita gubhashemile habari kushoka kwa wahudumu wake bhashikwapanganga mapende bhashipeleka bhandu bhakape nngubho modekai ili aulemagunia na nakuwala nngubha Jakonja, lakini modekai bhangapinga. ⁵ Kisha Esita gwabhashemile bhakapinga, mmujo wajimangana bhakulungwa, ambaye pubhali bhashikwapa wajibu wa kumuhudumia gubhatumile kushoka kwa modekai ili bhapilikane kwa nndii modekai bhashiamuwa kutenda nnei. ⁶ Nneyo bhakapinga kwenda kwa modekai katika shilambo mmunjo ja nnango la bhakulungwa. ⁷ Modekai gwabhalugulile bhakapinga mambo gowe kubha shingimilie wayahudi yaliyo gapanjilwe na kashokope sha ela pushibhe hamani bhashibhika haadi kulumbila wahazini wa bhakulungwa, hili kuulaganga wayahudi. ⁸ Na kisha gubhapele nakala ya mbiu pwilipo puikopweshe shushani kwa shingimilie wayahudi bhateile nneii ili kwamba bhakapinga bhalugulile A Esita bhatole kutaya la kushoka na kwajuga bhakulungwa na nakujunga kwa niaba ja wayahudi. ⁹ Nnei bhakapinga gubhapite kukwelugulila a Esita kila alicho shibhalugula na modekai. ¹⁰ A Esita gubhabheleketa na bhakapinga gubhalugula auje kwa modekai. ¹¹ A Esita gubhalugulile bhakapinga, "wanagulungwa wowe wa bhakulungwa na bhandu wowe katika shilambo yowe wanaelewa kuwa mmundu yeyote shajinjilw kwa bhakulungwa jwangali sheti akabha kuwa akabhe yule ambaye bhakulungwa shibhanyoshee himbo jake ja dhahabu ni lyubha selasini nnaino nangajenda mmujo mwa bhakulungwa. ¹² Bhakapinga gubhalugulile modekai malobhe gubha lugulile na a Esita. ¹³ Modekai guhujilanabho ujumbe. "nnakumbushile kwamba nmwe shigigale kuliko wayahudi wowe. ¹⁴ Kama ntamaga nunununu kwa wakati agu annungu shibhaishe na kubhokoka kwa mpanda gunape, lakini mmwe na nyumba ja baba yako shingimilie ni gani amanya aishi katika muda agu kwa wakati muafaka mbuti aguu. ¹⁵ Kisha a Esita gubhaatumile lilobhe. ¹⁶ Jenda nkabhabhishe pamo wayahudi wowe bhatamangana katika shilambo wa shushani, na watawa kwa nndii yangu bhakulywa wala kwa muda wa siku tatu. Nne na bhalongolela na bhalongolela wangu wa sheshila shitutabhe kwa lwu hali na kisha shinyende mmujo ja bhakulungwa kinyume sha sheria na kama nngowa na kuwa. ¹⁷ Modekai gubhajawile gubhateile yaoo ambayo a Esita kwaneyo gubhamile kutenda.

¹ Baada ja lwubha gatatu, a Esita gwawete ngubho jabho ja bhakulungwa na ni jima mahali nkati yalugwani ikulu ja bhakulungwa, mmujo ja nyumba ja bhakulungwa. Bhakulungwa pubhali bhatemi pakati shitengu shabho sha enzi na kushilola nnangoa gwabho gwajinjila. ² Bhakulungwa pubhandile nkulungwa jwa a Esita bhashikupata kibali bhakulungwa. Alipata himbo ya dhahabu mmakono mwa a Esita nneii a Esita gubhae gejele bhakulunngwa na kukamula himbo utawala. ³ Kisha bhakulungwa nkulungwa a Esita, "unaju ga mpata indii? kuju ga kwako ni kwehii? hata nusu ja bhakulungwa wangu nkape gwa." ⁴ Nkulungwa a Esita pubhatangulila bhakulungwa kama mbatile kibali pameyo pako, naju ga hawe na hamani nnolanje lelo katika karamu niliyoiandaa kwa ajili yake. ⁵ Bhakulungwa gubhabhelekete, "mwajihana go upesi hamani sawa sawa na matakwa ya nkulungwa a Esita bhakulungwa pamope na hamani katika kalamu hiliyoandaa na nkulungwa a Esita ⁶ Pubhalile pubhaposhelenje katika karamu bhakulungwa gubhaushihe nkulungwa a Esita "naju ga lako ni indii? nakuju ga lako indii? shupate hata nusu ya bhakulungwa. ⁷ A Esita gubhaja bhakulunngwa bhaju ga na naju ga lunda nihalu, ⁸ Kama shiipenze bhakulungwa bhashimba lilobhe yangu na kuheshimu ombi langu, nmwee nahamani nngii kangane kabhili katika kalamu pushijibhe malabhii na hapano helo pushingishe kulu gula haja jangu. ⁹ Hamani pashoshile kumuhii kungwabho haku lakini bhashi gumbaya kuangalalila mutima mwabho lakini pubhaweni modekai katika lango la bhakulungwa, modekai bhajimi wala kuugumila mmujo jake nnjimwa kwa ya modekai. ¹⁰ Lakini ashikwihibhila na gwajawile kumuhii kwake gwabhashemile bhabwiga gwatingene pamope na zereshi na jwakongwe jwabho. ¹¹ Hamani gwa bhalu gulile panani pa annungu kwanneyo ja bhakulungwa pupali na nginiyo ja bhana bhapalinji nao, nneyo pwili panani pupali bhajimilila annungu wowe nabhakulungwa. ¹² Hamani gwa bhalu gulile, ambi li yo bhakulungwa a Esita bhashikubhika karamu hajili ja bhakulungwa na ni mmwe tu na bhakulungwa tupali tuhimikene pakati bhakulungwa karamu bhajibhishile bhakulungwa a Esita hata malabhi tunashemwa na bhanape pamoja na bhakulungwa. ¹³ Lakini na ga gowe nngabha shindu mbuti modekai shibhaendelee kutama pakati nnango gwa bhakulungwa. ¹⁴ Kisha zereshi, hakongobhabho hamani gubha lugulile hambujebhabho na hambu gajambo wowe, mmishe mikongo jajileu na futi hamsini na pakati lyamba mmelekete na bhakulungwa ili modekai bhakweye panani nkongo gwaho gwajawile kwenda kwakwinonyela nakankulungwa katika kalamu jajibhishile bhakulungwa.

¹ Shilo sha bhakulungwa bhangapata lungono gubhalajile hitabu yao. Sheneshiloshi bhakulungwa bhangangona lunguno gwalajishiye hitabu yauka ya bhakulungwa nyene itabu ipeleku kwa bhakulungwa. ² Gubhawenenje modekai ashishoya tahalifa bughana na tereshi, bhalinda nnango bhapa njilenje kwa ulaga kwa ulaga bhakulungwa Ahusiero. ³ Bhakulungwa gubhaushie, modekai shatendi lwe indii gene malobhe gambone gakopweye gaa? nninda jwa bhakulungwa gwajakwile shakwapi shatendele. ⁴ Nigani atemi nkati ja lugwani amina gwanjinjile lugwani lwa bhakulungwa bhanugulile akakamulwe modekai ukatabhilwe nkogo gwabhishilwe. ⁵ Bhalinda gwajagwilenje amani pajimi palungwa ni lwa bhakulungwa pala bhakulungwa gubhalugwile mutende ajinjile nnyumba. ⁶ Amani akajinjileje bhakulungwa gubhomu shie atendelwe indifwene mundu ukwapinga bhakulungwa lunda. ⁷ Amani gwabhajangwile bhakulungwa jwene mundu juu akwapinga bhakulungwa lunda, ⁸ Awashwe nnguo yashikulungwa, na nguo yaiwalwe na bhakulungwa farasi jwatumishe na bhakulungwa farasii akwete nnembo ya shikulungwa mutwe gwake. ⁹ Yene nnguo hii na ka Farasi ju apengwe mundu jwambone koliko wowe bhangwashanje njwejula akwapinga bhakulungwa na lundu bhakweyanje patundu farasi bhapitobhowanajo shilambo showe mwalugu lilenje bhandu nneino shate ndelwe mundu jwejula akwapinga bhakulungwa na lunda! ¹⁰ Bhakulungwa gubhanugulile amani "utende shangu na gujwashe nnguo modekai nakweye mfarasi linapungushe hata lilobhe limo". ¹¹ Amani jwakolile nnguo na farasi gwanjwashie modekai gwakweshie nfarasi bhashipitabhonajo shilambo abhelekete nnei puipinjikwa atendelwe mundu akwapinga bhakulungwa na lunda'' ¹² Modekai jwaujile kanyumba jabhakulungwa amani gwaujile shangu kujwake alijuga, ¹³ Gwabhalugulilenje a shambugajakke akagwe zereshi ashambugajake bhakwete lunda akagwe zereshi jwenuju modekai kumbe uzao gwa wayahudi jwenuju nkakombola shingendelee kukagula. ¹⁴ Pakungulukangaga malobhe gwaishe mtumwa jwa bhakulungwa gwanugulile amani kalamu jwa tereshi na a Esita.

¹ Kwanei bhakulungwa hamani gubhapitengene kukwinogwa nabhakulungwa a Esita. ² Pakati lyubha ywa bhioli, gubhapeleshe bhakulungwa gubhanugulile Esita, "ni indi hasa ntima gwako? na indi kujuga kwako? elo nusu jakulungwa gwagu nkaupata" ³ Malaki ju anungulile nkulungwa, kama mbatile kibali pameyo penu, imajiga mbate kupangwa kwangu, na ntima gwangu na kuju ga kwabhandu bhabho. ⁴ Abha nane na bhandu bhabha washiiushwanga, tuangabhayhwe, na bhatuulaje, tuimilile tukaushiwe naumwa nkakombole kushumbuya nkulungwa" ⁵ Bhakulungwa Ahusiero gubhakugulile Esita, nigani aju? nngani akumbushile mutima gwabho kushitenda shindu hashi? ⁶ Esita gwabelekete niaju jwangalimana hamani, juju hamani gwakamwilwe lipamba mmujo mwa bhakulungwa. ⁷ Kwa nnjimwa ja bhakulungwa gashoshile ukana gubhapile kulikimbi ywa kumui, amani alepeshe nkujivuga malkia Esita aokoe mbumigwake pabha bhaklungwa bhashikunapila. ⁸ Bhakulungwa gwabhaujile kulitimba gwajinjile kati ja ukana hamani ashikugwa pashitengu patemi Esita bhakulungwa gwatumbele gwabhelekete shimwatokomae amalkia nnyumba gangu? ntumwa jumo akwamatumishila bhakulungwa gwabhalugulile bhakulungwa, nkogo gwaneu ukwete makumi nnywano kuli kumui kuka amani ushikuwika kwa ajili amodekai ashiye lilobhe kung'imilia kwake!! ⁹ Alafu aruboni jumo mtumwa jwa bhakulungwa gubhalugulile bhakulungwa, "nkongo gwa nneu gwafuti makumii hamsini ako kumui kuka hamani ushikubha kwaajili ja modekai, ashoshie habhali mpango kuhimiliya kwai" bhakulungwa gubhalugulile, "bhabhishe hamani pantundupake". ¹⁰ Kwa nnei gubhabhishile hamani pakongo gwabhishile kwa ajili ja modekai na kwanji mwa ja bhakulungwa ikatulia.

¹ Lyubha ali bhakulugwa Ahusiero gubhapele malkia a Esita mali gao hamani, mmangongonjao jwa wayahudi kisha gubhakweshie sheo shao amodekai bhatume kupinga bhatumishe mmujo kwannei malki a Esita bhashikwabhulanjila bhakulungwa malkia amodekai. ² Kupinga bhakulungwa gubhapele lupete lwali jiwapegwile ulele malkia a Esita gubhakweshie amodekai bhatume abhe bhakulungwa katika nngunda gwa ulele. ³ Kupinga a Esita kukuluka kabhili na bhakulungwa gubha gwile pai na guta mmujo ja bhakulungwa kukunda kukunda bhakulungwa abatilishe njama ja ulaga bhayahudi wowe pubhalinginji bhatengeshenje ulele muagagi ⁴ Kupinga bhakulungwa gubhagoloshea a Esita nchati, gwajinyile najima mmujo mwa bhakulungwa. ⁵ A Esita gwabhelekete, "kama ikonjelaga na kama mpataga kibali mmujo jako, lajiya mmbila jingombe ali kubatilisha baluwa ijandikwe na a hamani mwana jwa hammedatha maagagi, baluwa yajandishilwe ila kubha kuimiliya wayahudi wowe bhalinginji katika gowe ga bhakulungwa. ⁶ Pushingombole kulona ubhaya mwapangangaga bhandu bhangu? pushingombole kukola kuangabhanya kwa ulongo gwangu? ⁷ Bhakulungwa Ahusiero gubhalugulilea Esita na modekai, muyahudi, lola njikupa Esita nyumba jowe hamani bhashikwabhikanga hamani pakati nkongo kwaindu bhashikubha bhashikutenda kwaimilianga wayahudi wowe. ⁸ Kaya nnjandishe litangasho linape indu Bhayahudi kwa lina la bhakulungwa mmishe alama kwalupelelwa bhakulungwa. Kwa itendi nmbila jimalile kujandika kwalina la bhakulungwa na napushibhapelekwe na alama kwa lupete lwa bhakulungwa na bhakakombola kubatilishwa." ⁹ Kupinga bhajandika bhakulungwa gwaimikenenje muda agu katika mwei gwa itatu pushibhe mwei lyubha lwa ishirini na mwei gwa itatu indu ajandishe yowe pushipelekwe amodekae waamulishe kwa wayahudi walendelwanje na ashayene wa kila jimbo. Indi ashikujandikwa kwa gowe gakopwoshe kusho kuindia kwenda Ethiopia, majimbo mia moja na ishilini na saba kila jimbo ajandishe kubha na jandika kwao na kila bhandu kwa lilobhw yao, nakwa bhayahudi bhajandika na lilobhe yao. ¹⁰ Modekai bhashikujandika kwa lina bhakulungwa Ahusiero gwabhishile alama kwa lupele ya bhakulungwa bhapeleshe kwenda kwa bhabdu, bhao farasi bhakwendangananga bhayahudi bhakwena shagushagu bhatendelenje hindu ya bhakulungwa wawelekwenje na bhakulungwa. ¹¹ Bhakulungwa ashikwapa wayahudi wowe katika majimbo utumwa gwao na kibali sha imikana na kuibhishika kwilinda jenda ja kuimiliya kuulaga kuamgabhanya mundu jojowe na maengo kwaulagakuangabhanya mundu jojowe na maengo kwa ulaganga bhayahudi wowe na kwa jibha indu yao. ¹² Mambo ga pugapinjilwe lialalywe katika majimbo gowe ga bhakulungwa Ahusiero, lyubha ya kumi na itatu ya mwei gwa kumi na ibhili pupali na mwei gwa Adari. ¹³ Anuani ja mmbila pujapingaga kukopoyha kama amuli bhashikunugulila kwa bhandu wowe bhayahudi bhalinginji pamo kwa lyubha ali kujanago mauyo adui waha. ¹⁴ Nneyo matarishi shibhaendeshanje farasi bhajili bhatumiaga jatika huduma ya shikulungwa. Washikwendangana kwa shangu kaje. lyangamboalino kabhili ishikushowa katika shilambo shushani kabhili. ¹⁵ Alafu mosekai ashikujaula mujo bhakulungwa aliawete nnguo ya shikulungwa nguo sabuluuna janawe na litaji lya dhahabu na lijoho lya zambarau. Shilambo shashushaniguinonyele. ¹⁶ Wabhaayaudi bhashikukolanga shilangaya, na kuinonyela na lunda. Shilambo shoshowe ambao lyegambo lishikugambwa, bhayaudi bhashikwinonyelanga natenda karamu na pumulila. ¹⁷ Bhandu bhabhajinji nilikolilanga kubha wayaudi ligongo lya woga jilipandujaonji.

¹ Nnaino katika mye jwa kumi na mbili, ambajo lyubha lya Adari, lyubha ambayo bhamagongo bhayahudi bhashikutarajianga kutekeleza sheria jwa bhakulungwa na kupata mashili kuponda bhayahudi. Badala jake bhayahudi bhashikupatanga mashili kupunda bhaligongo bhayaonji. ² Bhayahudi bhoe gubhakunyene katika shilambo yaonji katika majimbo gowe gwabhakulungwa Ahusiero, kutaga makono panani jabhebhala bhatumbilenje ubaya. jwakwa teyari kwa ligongo lya woga gwaonji ishikwagwilanga bhandu bhoe. ³ Bhakulungwa bhoe wa majimbo, maakida na magavana, bhatabhala wa bhakulungwa bhashikwajangutanga bhayahudi pabha bhoga ga modekai ushikwa gwila. ⁴ Pabha amodekai nshikwagwila bhakulungwa katika nyumba bhakulungwa, na umalufu gwao ushikujenela katika majimbo goe amodekai bhashikubha bhalikendeka bhakulungwa. ⁵ Bhayahudi bhashikwa bhamianga bhama gongojaonji kwa upanga ibhoweninji yambo yaonji pameyo gao. ⁶ Katika ngome shilambo shaushushani jikape jumla bhamangogo bhaulegenje na kwaangabhanya bhayahudi na bhashileu mia na nn'gano. ⁷ Nkati bhauleng'wenjwe pamapo na parishanda tha, Dalphoni, Aspatha, ⁸ Porotha, Adalia, Aridatha, ⁹ Parimashata, Arisai, Aridai, Vaizatha, ¹⁰ Na bhana kumi Hamani bhana bha ilammedatha ligongo lwa bhayahudi. Ikabheje bhangatolanga mateka ngongowe. ¹¹ Idadi bhebhala bhauleng'enje lyubha ali shushani, ishikuikanago pabhakulungwa Ahusiero. ¹² Bhakulungwa gubhalugulile malkia AEsita bhakulungwa gubhalugulile malkia a Esita bhayahudi bhashiulaganga bhashileunji mia na nng'ano katika shilambo shushani, wapa gwangaga wana kumi wa hamani ligongo jwa bhayahudi buli bhateilenje indi katikamajimbo gana? nnaino malobhe genu? shibhapeng'we kujagulwa kwao? ¹³ A Esita gubhajang'wele, "bhakulungwa ikonjela ga kupewa bhayahudi bhalinginji katika shilambo shushani bhagombanje mmbili haji malavi iilu ya mwana hamani bhashivikwa panani nkongo." ¹⁴ Bhakulungwa gubhalugulile kwajuga A Esita bhatijamule (lwagambo) au nmbila bhakane katika shilambo shushani, bana kumi hamani bhashikuvikwa panani nkongo. ¹⁵ Bhayahudi katika shilambo shushana bhashikukusanika pamo lyubha lwa kumi na ncheshee mwei Adari kwaulaganga bhandunji mia na bhatatu katika shilambo shushani, ikabheje bhangakwaya mali gao. ¹⁶ Ni bhayahudi katika majimbo gamag'winji bhashikumikananga ali bhashikulinda bhashikupata faida kukopoka bhakupinga gubhaulengenje bhandu maefu shabini na nng'ano, ligongo bhangakwayanga nmikono kwaindu ya samani bhevala bhaulegwenje. ¹⁷ Katika lyubha lya kumi na tatu mwei gwa Adari, bhayahudi gwapumulilenje katika na siku na nne gwapumulilenje siku ya kamu bhashichangamka. ¹⁸ Ligongo bhayahudi bhatemigene katika shilambo shushani gubhaimikenenje pamo siku ya kumincheshe siku ya kumi nng'ano gwapumulilenje gubhatendilenje kalamu kwinonyela. ¹⁹ Elo itende bhayuda muijiji mwakutama maeneo muijiji bhashikwa jaimanga lyubha lya kumi nancheshe yamweiAdari mbuti lyubha kwinonyela kalamu na lyubha lyambone lyapeleshelana indu kila jumo. ²⁰ Modekai gwavishile pushibhe bhakatumwe kwa bhayahudi wowe bhatemingene katika kutabhala bhakulungwa Ahusiero. ²¹ Bhashikwapinganga kwa jaima lyubha kumi na ncheshe nakumi na njano ya mwei Adari kila shaka. ²² Ai puli nngabha lyubha likopweshe kubhayahudi bhashikupata talifa kushoka bhaangamia na wakati guna wakati ambao nnjimwa ya bhayahudi bhashikupindukula amani na kushoka bhashikwaombea kutenda kuwa au kulama pabnhatei nakutenda lyubha kamu amani, kuwapa zawadi shalya, kwanganga masikini. ²³ Bhayahudi gwapitengenenje gubhajaime bhalitenda bhashitenda shiva amodekai puvali bhashikwajandishila. ²⁴ Mambo ga amodekai mwena gwa hammedatha mwangagi, adui bhayahudi pubhali bhashivika mipango jaimiliya bhayahudi, pwikanapangwa (yaani akaya shalya) ili kwaimiliya. ²⁵ Ligongo bhakulungwa Ahusiero gwapatile gwanguli mmbone gwalitendile amodekai adi bhaulagwe panani nkongo. ²⁶ Nneyo bhayahudi gubhashemile lyubha pumulila kukopoka na lina pulili kwaneyo mambo gowe pugajandikkwe katika baruwa mambo gowa ambayo pugali bhashikugaona meyo gao, gala pugali bhagapatile. ²⁷ Bhayahudi bhashiposhele hukumu na mila jayambi mila haji nmwe gao bhana bhao pali abhandi shile nanjo pusibhe mbuti kwajaima haga shibhatende kwashaka shibhajaime namna fulani kwawati agu agu kila shaka. ²⁸ Lyubha ali pushilibhe kujaimwa katika kila lubheleko ashayene kila jimbo kila shilambo bhayahudi lyubha aii pulimu, ali kwa nnailibhale. ²⁹ Bhakulungwa a Esita na amodekai gwabhajandishe mamlaka aga kunugulika baluwa aji ja pili kubha putimu. ³⁰ Barua pwipeleshwe katika majimbo mia nishilini na saba (127) jabhakungwa Ahusiero, bhalikwapinjila amodekai wowe nnepeyo na elo. ³¹ Na nepeyo lyubha pulimu nne nne kubhalugulila amodekai na a Esita gagapinjile bhayahudi bhajandishe bhayahudi wakati kwalajila kwaajili jao bhana bhao, pagaposhele lyubha lya tabha kuomboleza. ³² Kulajila kwa a Esita nkaakikishianje kubha pulimu gwajandikwe katika shitabu.

¹ Alafu bhakulungwa bha Ahasiero bhashikubhika kodi panani shilambo na maeneo ga bahari. ² Mafanikio gowe na mashili na ukulungwa gwao pamo na bha kumodekai ambao bhakulungwa bhajikwajinula, gashijandika katika shitabu sha kumbukumbu ja bhakulungwa bha Wamedi na Waajemi. ³ A Modekai bhayaudi bhashikubha bhabhili kushoka kwa bhakulungwa Ahusiero. Bhashikubha bhakulungwa na maarufu nkati ja ashapwao bhayahudi, kwa ligongo bhashikutetea mahitaji ja bhandu bhao na uguja gwa bhandu na bhashikutetea ulele gwa bhandu bhowe.

¹ Agano ni molobhe ga bhajiganya, mwana jwa a Daudi na bhakulungwa katika Yerusalemu. ² Bhajiganya bhabheleketa nnei, "Malinga luja lwa ndambwe, malinga mbungo ja mbone katika mbungo, kila shindu shinashoka na leka maswali gamagwinji. ³ Ni faida jasha bhandunji kujipata kushoka katika maengo gowe gagatendilenje pai ja lyubha? ⁴ Lubheleko lumo lujendaga, na lubheleko luna lilikwiya, ikabheje shilambo shililepeka pitipiti. ⁵ Lyubha likoposhelanga na lyubha lititimilaga na kwenda kwa punda, na uja mahali pulikoposhele kabhali. ⁶ Mbungo jinapunga kukusini na timbilila kukasikazini, na mala gowe jilitimbilila katika mpanda gwake na uja kabhili. ⁷ Nushi yowe inajilimila katika mbahari, ikabheje bahari jikagumbala. Mahali nushi kwikugoloya, ndiko kwikugoloya kabhali. ⁸ Kila shindu huva shinanyong'oya, na jwakwa jojowe shakombole kutagulika liyo likalandana na sheshila shikushiona, na wala likutu likajikuta na sheshila shipilikana. ⁹ Shoshowe shipali ndiyo shishipangwe, kila shitendeshe ndiyo shishitendeshe. Shakwa shampya pai ja lyubha. ¹⁰ Buli lishipangwa lijambo lyolyowe ambalo bhandu shubhakombolanje bheleketa, 'Nnole, halino lyampya'? shoshowe shipali shashipagwe muda gwa ngwinji, wakati gupali jetu. ¹¹ Jwakwa aonekana kukumbushila shikoposhele makati ga ukala. Na mambo gakopeshele moga gapitile na gegala shigakoposhele moga ga mmujo na galakwe gakakumbushilwa". ¹² Nne mkujiganya, na njibha jwankulungwa panani pa Israeli katika Yerusalemu. ¹³ Njikutaga, lunda lwangu katika mkushoma na loleya kila shindu shikamulikwa pai ja kumbinguni. Lyenelyo nalyalakwe ni lijukumu lyatopa ambalo a Nnungu lyubhapelenje bhana bha bhandu kuishugulisha nalo. ¹⁴ Njiona itendi yowe ambayo itendeka pai ja lyubha, na nnole yowe ni luji jika ni linga kujishunga mbungo. ¹⁵ Papindile pakakomboleka goloywa! Shikanapangwa shikaweza bhalanganishiwa! ¹⁶ Njikubhalanjila ntima gwangu ngulibheleketa, "Nnole, njipata hekima jikulungwa kuliko bhetemingene kuyerusalemuu kabla jangu. Lunda lwangu lushiano hekima jikulungwa na kumanya. ¹⁷ Gung'amwile kubha halino nalyalakwe kabhili puyaliji ni kulinga kugoya mbungo. ¹⁸ Pabha katika gwinji gwa hekima kushipagwa shumbuka kwagugwinji, najwalake ajenjesheya anajenjesheya mainginiko.

¹ Gumelekete mutima jangu, "ujie, nashinikulinje kwa kuinonyela. Kwa nneyo guinonyele." Ikabheje ulole, jeneji najalakwe pujaliji mbungo ja muda. ² Gumelekete juu ja shieko, "Ni shalubha," na kuhusu kuinonyela, "Shifaa nndi?" ³ Guniganishie mutima jangu katika namunaja timiliya hamu jangu kwa ukana. Guniluamulu lunda lwangu lujenjeshewe na hekima ingabha bado ndendakugukamulila ujinga. Njikupinga kuloleya shindu shili sha mmbone kubhandu kutenda pai ja mbingu makati ga moga ga maisha gaonji. ⁴ Njikutimiliya mambo yanakulungwa. Njikushenga nyumba kwa ajili jangu na panda mikongo ja mizabibu. ⁵ Njikualaya bustani na mmbala; gupandile aina yowe ya iyepo nkati jake. ⁶ Gung'eleye matanda ga mashi ili nyitilile nng'itu mahali mikongo pujapandilwe. ⁷ Njikuuma bhabhanda bhashilume na bhashilume; njikubha na bhabhanda bhabhelekwenje katika jangu. Kabhili njikubha na makundi gamakulungwa ga bhannyama bhalangwa, kupunda bhakulungwa bhobhowe bhatewele kabla jangu katika Yerusalemu. ⁸ Kabhili njikukusanya ikunjo (ipanye) na dhabibu, na iviko ya bhakulungwa na Gumbatile bhajimbanga bhanabhalume na bhanabhakongwe kwaajili jangu, na kuinonyela kushoka kwa bhana bhanabhakongwe. ⁹ Kwa nneyo nibha jwankulungwa na njuluko ya indu kuliko bhowe bhalinginji kuyerusalemu kabla jangu, na hekima jangu mujaliji nkati jangu. ¹⁰ Lyolyowe ambalyo meyo gangu gashikulokolila nangagaibhilila. Mangaguibhilila shoshowe, kwa ligongo ntima ngwangu ushikuinonyela katika maengo gangu gowe na kuinonyela kwangu ishikubha upo kwa maengo gangu gowe. ¹¹ Alafu gundile itendi yowe ambayo makono gangu gamalile kugatimiliya na juu ja liengo linilitendile, ikabheje kabhili, kila shindu pushaliji luja na linga pai ja lyubha. ¹² Alafu gundendewishe kujibheleketela hekima, na upumbafu na ujinga. Kwa maana ni shindu shashi nkulungwa akwiya badala jangu atende, ambasho shikanabhetendeka? ¹³ Alafu gundandwibhe manya kuti hekima jishikola faida kuliko upumbaafu, malinga shilangaya pushile shambone kuliko lubhindu. ¹⁴ Akwete lunda gatumia meyo gake katika ntwe gwakke kulola mahali kwa kwenda, ikabheje mpumbafu mwaowa nnubhindu, ingabha ngunamanya kwa kila jumo. ¹⁵ Bai gumelekete mutima jangu, "shishikoposhele kwa kampumbafu, ndiyo shishikoposhele kungwangu. Nneyo jipali tofauti jashi malinga nne ni jwalunda kaje?" Guniumalishie ntima gwangu, gwenegu kabhalini luja pe." ¹⁶ Pabha akwete lunda, malinga mpumbafu, akakumbushilwa kwa muda gweneu. Katika moga gakwiya, kila shindu shishibhe shilibhalishe. Ali na lunda anawa malinga shawa mpumbafu. ¹⁷ Kwa mmeyo shindole guni kwa ligongo lya maengo gowe gatendeshe pai ja lyubha ishikubha yaibaya kukwangu. Jeneji ni kwa ligongo kila shindu ni luja na linga goya mbungo. ¹⁸ Nikugashima gowa gundimiliye, ambayo ganamaliye kugatenda pai ja lyubha kwa ligongo ni lazima nigaleshe kwa mundu akwiya badala jangu ¹⁹ Nani gani amanya kama shibhe au mpumbafu? Ila shibhe jwajimilila juu ja kila shindu shili pai ja lyubha ambayo liengo lyangu na lunda lwangu gashikugashenga. Gwenegu kabhili ni luja. ²⁰ Kwa nneyo ntima gwangu gutandwibhe kuleka lokolila juu ja maengo gowe gundendile pai ja lyubha. ²¹ Pabha kunaweza pagwa mundu atenda maengo kwa mundu atenda maengo kwa lundu, ufahamu, ikabheje shaleshe kila shindu shakwete kwa mundu ambaye angakamula shoshowe. Gwenegu na gwalakwe ni luji na hatari jikulungwa. ²² Kwa nneyo ni faida jashi mundu kupata ambaye gwangatenda maengo kwa kuitumbi na linga mutima jake kutimilia gake pai ja lyubha? ²³ Kila lyubha liengo lyake ni mboteko na mainginiko, kwa nneyo makati ga shilo mbumu yake ikapumulila. Gwenegu kabhili ni luja. ²⁴ Lyakwa lijambo lyambone kwa mundu jojo we kupunda jalya na kung'wa na lishika na sheshila shili shambone katika liengo lyake. Gumweni kubha agu ukweli gunashoka mukono gwa a Nnungu. ²⁵ Pabha ni gana akombola kulya au akombola kupata manonyelo gogowe tofauti na a Nnungu? ²⁶ Pabha kwa kila akunonyelea jwene, a Nnungu bhanakupa hekima na kumanya kuinonyela. Ikabhe, kwa akwete ilebho anakumpa liengo lya kukonganya na bhika kupinga kuti ampe mundu akumajila Nnungu. Gwenegu kabhili ni sawa na luja na linga kujishunga mbungo.

¹ Pabha kila shindu na makati gake, na majira kwa kila mele pai ja mbingu. ² Gashipanga makati ga panda na makati gatutu mbula gapandilwe. ³ Wakati gwa bulaga na wakati gwa lamya, wakati gwa bomola na wakati gwa shenga. ⁴ Gashipagwa makati ga guta na wakati ga eka, makati ga ombolesha na makatai ga ina, ⁵ Makati ga jaa maganga, makati ga kukumbatila bhandu bhana makati gangakumbatilana. ⁶ Gashipagwa makati ga loleya indu na makati gangaloleya, makati ga goya indu na makati ga jaa, ⁷ Makati ga papulanya nngubho na makati ga pumula na makati ga kunguluka. ⁸ Gushipanga makati ga pinga na makati ga nnjimwa, makati ga ngondo na makati ga ulele. ⁹ Ni faida jashi nkutendaliengo japata katika liengo japata katika liengo lyake? ¹⁰ Njikuliona liengo ambayo a Nnungu bhasikwaapanganga bhandu kutimilia. ¹¹ A Nnungu bhashitenda kila shindu shapwaa kwa makati gake. Kabhili bhashibhika gwa ngalimpelo nkati ja mitima jaonji. Ikabheje mundu hakakombola kuelewa itendi ambayo a Nnungu bhashitenda tangu ndandubho jaonji hadi mpelo. ¹² Ngunamanya kuti shakwa shili shambone kwa mundu jojowe kuliko kuinonyela na kutenda ga mmbone ligongo analonjela. ¹³ Na kuti kila jumo anapinjikwa kuelewa namuna ja kuinonyela gammbone ambayo ni upo kushoka kwa a Nnungu. ¹⁴ Ngunamanya kuti shoshowe shakutenda a Nnungu shinagoywa shawa shiwezwa jenjeshewa aub shoywa, kwa ligongo a Nnungu ndiye bhashitendile, kupinga kuti bhandu bhaegejeelanje, kwa heshima. ¹⁵ Shoshowe shipali shimalile kupangwa; shoshowe shishipagwa shimalile kupagwa. A Nnungubhanakwatendanga bhandu kuloleya indu iishiye. ¹⁶ Na njiona kuti pai ja lyubha ubaya gupali mahali papinjikwe kubha na unguja, na sehemu ja unguja gwiji gupagwa ubaya. ¹⁷ Gumelekete mutima jangu, "A Nnungu shubhaukulanje bhakwetenje haki na jwambaya kwa makati gapali kwa kila lijambo na kila shitendi. ¹⁸ Gumelekete mutima jangu, "a Nnungu bhanakwalinganga bhandu kwalanguyanga kuti na bhalaonji ni malinga bhanyama." ¹⁹ Pabha mppelo gwa bhandu na mpelo gwa bhanyama gunalingana. Shiwashaka jumo shinalingana na shiwa shaka juna. Jakwa faida kubhandu japunda bhannyama. Pabha shakwa kila shindu ikabheje mbumu? ²⁰ Kila shindu pushikwenda sehemu jimo. Kila shindu mushishoka nnitutuli, na kila shindu shinauja mmatutuli. ^{21 22} Ni gani amanya kuti mbumu jakamandu jinakwenda panani na mbumu ya bhannyama jinakwenda pai ja shilambo. Kwa nneyo kabhili gundambuwe kuti lyaka lili lya mmbone kwa jojowe kupunda kwa kuinonyela liengo lyake, pabha lyeneli ndio lijukumu lyake. Ni gani akombola kunjianago kabhili kulola shikoposhela badala jake?

¹ Alafu kabhili gung'anishie kuhusu mboteko yowe ilipai ja lyubha. Nnole minyoi ja bhandu bhapotekwe. Jwakwa akwapembe leyanga kwa ajili jionji. Mashili mugapali katika makono ga bhapotekanga, Ikabheje bhapotekwanga bhangalinginji jwakwape mbeleyanga. ² Kwa nneyo gunalumbililenje bhandu bha wiyenje, bhebhala ambao tayari bhawilenje, bhebhala ambao tayari bhawilenje ngabha bhalinginji na gumi, bhebhala ambao bhali na gumi. ³ Ikabheje, bahali kupunda kuliko bhowe bhabhili ni jwejula ambaye angatama, jwene ambaye angaiyona itendi yoyowe ibaya ambayo itendeka pai ja lyubha. ⁴ Alafu gumweni kuti kila shitendi sha liengo lya lunda nibha lupimilo lwa jirani jwakwa mundu. Gwenegu kabhili ni luja na linga goya mbungo. ⁵ Mpumbafu anapinda makono gake na akakamula maengo, kwa nneyo shalya shaka ni shiilu shake. ⁶ Ikabheje mbaya konzi ja faida pamoja na liengo lya shangu kuliko konzibhili pamoja na liengo ambayo linalinga kushunga mbugo. ⁷ Alafu gung'anishie kabhili kupunda ubhatili luja luobha kupunda pai ja lyubha. ⁸ Jishipagwa aina ja mundu ambaye alijikape angali mundu, angali mwana, wala ashapakwe. Gwakwa mpelo gwa maengo gake gowe, na meyo gake gakatupilwa kwa pata njuluko ya indu. Anakanganigwa, "Ngunakuishumbuya na kuangabhanya kuinonyela kwangu kwajili jikeni?" Gwenegu kabhili ni luja, hali jibaya. ⁹ Bhandu bhabhili bhanatendanga ukoto kupunda jumo; kwa pamo bhanawezanga patanga malipo gammbone kwa ajili ja liengo lyaonji. ¹⁰ Pabha malinga jumo agwaga, juna anaweza kunjinula mmbuga nnjake. Ikabheje, kutenguka kukukagula jwejula ali jikapepangwa kama jwakwa mundu jwakunninula. ¹¹ Na malinga bhabhili bhagonangaga pamo bhanaweza patanga lyoto, ikabheje mundu jumo shapate uli lyao abhaga jikape? ¹² Mundu abhaga jikape anaweza shindwe mashili, ikabheje bhabhili anaweza jima katika mashambulio, na malinga mbundo itatu jikakutuka shangu. ¹³ Ni mbone kubha ngwendo mashikini kuliko kubha bhakulungwa bhakongopele na bhapumbafu ambaye akamanya namuna ja pilikanila maono. ¹⁴ Ajino ni kweli hata malinga mundu jwa nshoko pabha jwankulungwa kushiko nnokapu, au hata malinga abhalekwe fukala katika ukulungwa gwake. ¹⁵ Igabha naweni kila jumo ali na gumina timbilila pai ja lyubha nikwitaga pai jaka nngwendo jwanshoko ajinwishe malinga nkulungwa. ¹⁶ Gwakwa mpelo gwa bhandu bhowe bhapinganga kwajitishila bhakulungwa bhaambi, ikabheje bhabhagwinji bhaonji bhainyanga bhene. Kajekaje jene haliji ni luja na linga kujigoya mbungo.

¹ Goya mwendo gwako pukwenda kunyumba ja a Nnungu. Jenda kwekula upilikanile. Kupilikanila ni kwa mmbone kuliko bhapumbafu pubhashayanga mbepei makati bhakamanyanga kubha shakutendanga katika maisha ni shibaya. ² Unapepeshe kunguluka kwa lugoma lwako, na unautenda ntima gwako kupeleka shindu shoshowe kwa shangu mmujo ja a Nnungu u kubhali kumbinguni, ikabheje ulipai kwa nneyo malobhe gako gabhe mashokope. ³ Kama uli na mambo gamangwinji ga tenda na angaika, pana shuagamile bhibaya. Na pana shukunguulishe malobhe gamagwinji ga upumbafu. ⁴ Ubhikaga nalili kwa a Nnungu, unakabhe kujiugula, pabha a Nnungu ukakunonyela upumbaf. Tenda sheshiki shulumbile shushitende. ⁵ Ni mmbone kutolumbila kuliko kulumbila alafu unajishoye. ⁶ Nnaguluhusu lugomo lwenu shababisha shiilu shenu kutenda ilebho.unalugule kwa ubhanda mkubhishshila, "gegala" kwani nndi kubhatenda a Nnungu bhatumbale kwa malagano ga unami, kubhakwiya a Nnungu bhaanyabhanye liengo lya makono gako? ⁷ Pabha katika nkuagani kwa kugwinji, malinga puili katika malabhe gamagwinji, ushipagwa luja lubaya. Kwa nneyo mwa jogope a Nnungu. ⁸ Pukumona mashikini alipata mboteko na pokonyolwa unguja na tendelwa bhibaya katika lijimbo lyake, unakanganigwe kubha kuti jwaka akwete ufahamu, kwa ligongo bhapali bhandu katika mamlaka ganalola bhashipangwa hata bhalinginji panani jaonji. ⁹ Kwa jenjeshea ubhelei kwa ardhi ni kwa kila jumo, na bhakulungwa bhene bhanatola ubhelei kushoka mmigunda. ¹⁰ Jojowe apinga apanje akatogolela na ipanje, na jojowe apinga njuluko ya indu mara gowe anapinga kwa punda. Gwengukabhili ni luja. ¹¹ Kadiri kupata pukujenjesheka, ndiyo pubha jenjeshekanga bhandu bhatumia. Jipali faida jashi kati njuluko ja indu kwa jwa miliki ikabheje kuloleshea kwa meyo gake? ¹² Lugome lwa kamkamla maengo lunanonga, kama analya kashoka au kwa punda, ikabheje njuluko ya indu mundu jwa njuluko ya indu likakung'amulu jwene kugona kwa mmbone. ¹³ Lishipagwa lijambo libaya lya punda ambao niliweni pai ja lyubha: indu ibhishilwe akiba na bhali nago, jinakusababishia taabu nnyene. ¹⁴ Bhakati akwete na mjuluko ya indu paovywa indu yake kwa shikono shibaya, mwana jwao, ambaye jubhankwete, akalepeshewa shoshowe mmakono jake. ¹⁵ Malinga mandu pabhelekwa makonape kushoka nnipitiu lya kwabhe, nnepeyo shaja ule katika genega maisha ga abhaga makonope. Akatola shindu shoshowe kushoka nniengo lyake. ¹⁶ Lijambo lina libaya kaje, malinga mundu paika ni lazima ajende nnepeyo. kwa nneyo ni faida jashi mundu jojowe apata katika kutenda kwa ajili ja mbungo? ¹⁷ Makata ga lyubha gake analya palubhindu na anaputuywa kaje na ilwele na nnjimwa. ¹⁸ Nnole, sheshila shinishiweni kubha shammbone kupwaa ni kkulya na ng'wa na kuinonyela faida kushoka katika maengo getu gowe, tukuitenda pai ja lyubha wakati moga ga maisha agano ni wajibu gwaka mundu. ¹⁹ Jojowe ambaye a Nnungu bhampele indu na njuluko ya indu na uwezo gwaposhela sehemu jake na kuinonyela katika liengo lyake jejino ni upo kushoka kwa a Nnungu. ²⁰ Pabha mara jajigwinji akakumbushila moga ga maisha gake, kwa ligongo a Nnungu bhanakutenda kuangaika na mambo ambayo gakunonyela kugatenda.

¹ Shishipangwa shibaya ambayo shinishiweni pai ja lyubha, na ni shibaya kwa bhandu. ² A Nnungu bhanakombola kumpa mundu indu na njuluko ya indu na heshima kwa kiasi kuti akapelela shoshowe shakushipinga nnyene, ikabheje alafu akakumpa uwezo gwa kuinonyela. Badala jake mundu juna anakuitumia indu yake. Gweneguniluja, mbateko jibaya. ³ Malinga mundu akolaga bhana mia moja na kutama kwa yaka yaingwinji, kupinga kuti moga ga yaka yake ni ngwinji, ikabheje kama ntima gwake ukatogolela kwa gammbone na akashikwa kwa heshima, alafu ngunabheleketa kuti, mwana abhelekwe ali awile ni bora kuliko shali. ⁴ Hata jwene mwanajo ashibhelekwa gwangali faida na shapite nnubhindu, na lina lyake lishilepeka lishikwiiya. ⁵ Ingabha jwene mwanaju akakuliano lyubha au kumanya shindu shoshowe, ashipumulila igabha jwene mundujo angapumulila ingabha jwene mundujo angapumulila. ⁶ Hata malinga mundu atamaga yaka elfu mbili ikabheje akakwijiganya kuinonyela shindu shammbone, ajende sehemu jimo malinga mundu jojowe jula. ⁷ Igabha liengo lyowe lyaka mundu ni gumba ya lugomo lwake, ila hamu jake jikajukuta. ⁸ Hakika faida jashi jali nago akwete hekima kuliko mpumbafu? Ni faida jashi alinago maskini hata kama anamanya namuna ja tenda mmujo ja bhandu? ⁹ Ni mmbone kulishika na sheshila amasho meyo ganakushiona kuliko kushilokolila sheshila ambasho hamu jangaitimalika jinalokolila, ambayo kabhili ni luja na llinga shunga mbungo. ¹⁰ Shoshowe ambasho shipali, tayari shimalile pegwa lina lyake, na nneyo mundu shali ni malinga tayari amalila manyika. Kwa nneyo ikapwaa kupwata na jwejula ambae ni jwa ukumula jwankulungwa jwa bhowe. ¹¹ Malobhe gamagwinji ambayo gakulushilwa, ndiyo gangalimana gajenjesheka, kwa nneyo ni faida jashi jipali kubhandu? ¹² pabha ni gani amanya nndi shili sha mmbone kwa mundu katika maisha gake wakati gwa ubaya gwake, moga gabhalanjishe ambayo kwa nneyo anapita malinga shiwil? Ni gani akombola kumalanjila mundu sheshila shipinga kwiya pai ja lyubha badala japita?

¹ Lina lya konja ni lyammbone kuliko manukato ga galama, na lyubha lyawa lyammbone kuliko lyubha lyabheelekwa. ² Ni yammbone kwenda kunyumba ja maaombolezi kuliko kuyumba ja kalamu, pabha maombolezi ganakwiya kubhandu bhowe makati gwa mpole gwa lama, kwa nneyo bhandu bhalananga ni lazima bhabhikanje alino mutima. ³ Kutenguka kwa mmbone kuliko kueka, pabha badala ja kumeyo kwa tenguka jikwiya kuinonyela kwa mtima. ⁴ Mtima gwa ali nahekima kuli katika nyumba ja maomboleshi, ikabheje ntima gwa kampumbafu kuli katika nyumba ja kalamu. ⁵ Ni mbone pilikanila gukulimbiywa na mundu ali na hekima kuliko pilikanila lumbo lwaka mpumbafu. ⁶ Pabha malinga mlio gwa mibha pai ja shibhiga, ndiyo shili shieko sha wapumbafu. Gwenegu kabhili ni luja. ⁷ Kweli mbwinya jinakutenda mundu ali na hekima kubha mpumbafu na rush jinaangabhanya ntima. ⁸ Ni mbaya mpelo wa shindu kuliko ndandubho; na bhandu bhakwetenje na ngangatima ni jwambone kuliko akuipuna mmbunu jake. ⁹ Unatumbale shangu mmbumu yako, kura ligongo nnjasha mwikutama katika mitima ja bhapumbafu. ¹⁰ Unabhelekete, "Kwa nndi moga ga ukala pugaliji gammbone kuliko moga ga nnaino?" Pabha ngabha ligongo lya hekima kuti unauya lyene liswali lino. ¹¹ Hekima ni jammbone malinga indu ya thamani yutuleshelwa kushoka kubhazazi bhetu bhawilenje. Jinashoya faida kwa bhebhala bhakulionanga lyubha. ¹² Pabha hekima jinashoya nkulinda malinga nneila ipanje puikukombola shoya nkulinda, ikabheje faida ja maarifa ni kuti hekima jinakupa kulama jojowe alinago. ¹³ Ganishia itendi ya a Nnungu: Ni gani shakombole kushiindimaya shoshowe shashipindiye? ¹⁴ Wakati nyakati puikubha ya mmbone ntame kwa kuinonyela katika jene halijo, ikabheje wakaati pukubha mmbaya, uganishie alino: A Nnungu bhashiamulu hali yowe ipagwe, kwa ligongo alino, jwakwa mundu jojowe amanya shoshowe shikwiya badala jake. ¹⁵ Njikugaona mambo gamagwinji katika moga gangu ga ubatili. Bhashipagwanga bhandu bhalinginji na ngulupai ambao bhaimililenje lishi gakuti bhashiko langa ngulupai, na bhashipagwanga bhandu bha ilebho bhatamangananga muda gwa nneu lisha ga kuti ni bhaibho. ¹⁶ Unabhe jwa ngulupai katika meyo gako gunyene. Kwa nndi gwilinje gunyene? ¹⁷ Unabhe jwa ilebho kaje au gumpumbafu. Kwa nndi uwe kabula ja wakati gwako? ¹⁸ Ni ya mmbone kuti ukamula hajino hekima jino, na kuti unaleshi ngulupai ijdende. Pabha mundu akung'amini a Nnungu anatimilia malagano gao gowe. ¹⁹ Hekima jishikole mashili nkati ja alina hekima, kupunda bhakulungwa kumi katika shilambo. ²⁰ Jwakwa mundu ali na ngulupai panani ja shilambo atenda gammbone na akatenda ilebho. ²¹ Unapilikanile kila lilobhe likungulushikwaaaa, kwa ligongo unaweza pilikana mtumishi jwenu alikulaani. ²² Nne peyo pukumanya gunyene nkati mutima jako ushikwalaaninji bhananji mara kadhaa. ²³ Gene gowe njikugakong'ondela kwa hekima. Gumeleketa, "shimme jwa hekima," ikabheje kupunda ambavyo shinapingaga kubha. ²⁴ Hekima jili kwa talika na mina kaje. Ni gani akombola kujipata? ²⁵ Gundendewishe ntima gwangu kuijiganya shunguza na loleya hekima na kujiambakulanya kwa kweli, na manya kuti ugalumba ni ujinga makuti upumbafu ni shalubha. ²⁶ Gumbatile manya kutiushungu kuliko shibho, ndiyo shali jwankongwe jojowe ambae ntima gwaka ushigumbala mitego, na lyau, na ambae makono gake ni minyaroro. Jojowe akwabhajila a Nnungu shaponyoshe kushoka kungwake, ikabheje ali na ilebho shubhantole bhene. ²⁷ "Ganishia sheshila shing'amwile," bhalugula bhakujiganya". Njibha ndendajenjeshea uvumbuzi gumo hadi guna kupinga kuti mbati ufafanuzi gwa ukweli. ²⁸ Ajino ndiyo bado gunaloleya, ikabheje bado nganabhe pata. Nganabhepata jwannume jumo ali na unguja miongoni mwa maelfu, ikabheje nganabhe pata jwankongwe nkati mwa bhebhala bhowe. ²⁹ Njing'amula alino: kuti a Nnungu bhashikukungumba mundu ali jwankoloshe, ikabheje bhashishokangananga katika hali ja goloka bhaliloleyanga ganonopa gamagwinji.

¹ Nni mundu gani ali na hekima? Ambaye amanya matukio gashikola maana jashi katika mmaisha? Hekima nkati jaka mundu kunakunsababisha kumeyo jake kumelemete, na kunonopa kwa kumeyo jake kutendeuka. ² Nganakushauli kukamula amulija bhakulungwa kwa ligongo lya malagano ga a Nnunngu kulinda jwene. ³ Unatumyandumye kujaula mmujo mwa pagwa kwake, na unajime kulunda nkono shindu shikafaa, pabha bhakulungwa bhanatenda shoshowe shakulokolila. ⁴ Lilobhe lya bhakulungu linatabhala, kwa nneyo ni gani shabhabhalanjile, 'Nkutenda nndi? ⁵ Jojowe akamula amuri ja bhakulungwa anakugakana madhala. Ntima gwa ali na hekima anakugumanya mwelekeo gwa muafaka na lipesha lya kwenda. ⁶ Pabha kila shindu shishikola lijibu lya kotopaya, na wakati gwa jangula, kwa ligongo tabujika mundu jikulungwa. ⁷ Jwakwa amanya shikwiya. Ni gani akombola kwabhalanjila nndi shikwiya? ⁸ jwakwa ali na uwezo panani ja mbumu aibhilile mbumu; Wala angali mamulaka juu ja lyubha lyawa; Wala jakwa ruhusa katika ngondo jejila; Wala ungulu ukantapula jwejula aguobhelele. ⁹ Mambo agano gowe nigaweni, gundajile mutima jangu katika kila liengo litendeshe pai ja lyubha. Gushipagwa wakati ambao mundu jumo akwete mamulaka juu ja bhenei kwa nnjasha yake. ¹⁰ Kwa nneyo njikwaonanga bhabaya bhalishi kwanga pang'ana. Bhashikushoywanga mahali pa ukonjelo na shikwa mahali pawililwenje na bhandu katika shilambo pubhalinginji bhatendilenje itendi ya ungulu. Ajino najalakwe jikapwaa. ¹¹ Wakati gwa hukumu dhidi ja itende ya ungulu jikahukumiwa shangu, kutekeya mitima ja bhandu kutenda ubaya. ¹² Hata malinga ali nailebho atende ungulu mara mia moja na bado akatana muda gwa nneu, bado ngunamanya shibhe ya mmbone kwa bhebhala bhakwaeshimunji a Nnungu, bhaeshimunji kupagwa kwao bhali nago. ¹³ Ikabheje ikabha ya mmbone kwa mundu jwa ungulu; akongobhao shubhasheweshwe. Moga gao malinga shammbone shijaula shangu, kwa ligongo bhakakubhaheshimu a Nnungu. ¹⁴ Lushipagwa luja luna lukapwaa, shindu shina shitendeka pantundu shilambo. Shindu shinakoposhela kwa bhandu bhali na unguja malinga pakoposhela kwa bhandu bha ungulu, Ngunabheleketa alino kabhili ni luja lakapwaa. ¹⁵ Kwa nneyo gumbendekeze kuinonyela, kwa ligongo mundu angali shindu mana ja lyubha kupanda ja lya na ng'wa na kubha na furaha.Furaha ndiyo shijinkagule katika maengo gake kwa moga gowe ga maisha gao ambayo a Nnungu bhampele pai ja lyubha. ¹⁶ Gunigubhishile ntima gwangu kujimanya hekima na kumanya liengo litenndeka panani shilambo, liengo ambayo litendeka mara ja jingwinji gwangali kupila meyo shilo au mui. ¹⁷ Alafu gung'anishie itendi yowe ya a Nnungu, na kuti mundu akakombola kuelewa liengo likamulika pai ja lyubha. Bila jali mundu anatennda kupata majibu, shagapate ingabha ali na hekima akaweza kuamini anamanya, shindu kweli akamanya.

¹ Pabha naganishie aga gowe katika lunda lwangu kumanya mbuti bhandu ali na unguja na ali na hekima na itendi yao. Bhowe mwalinginji katika makono ga a Nnungu. Jwakwa amanya kuti upendo na nnjimwa shijie kwaka mundu. ² Kila jumo ashikola mpelo sawa. Mpelo sawa unalindilila bhandu bhsli na unguja na ungulu, bhammbone, bhalinginji safi na bhangalinginji safi, jwejula ashoya. Malinga nneila bhandu bhammbone shubhawanganje na bhalinginji na ilebho na bhalaonji shubha wanganje nnepeyo. Malinga nneila jwejula alumbila shapinga wa, nne peila mundu jwejula ajokopa kulumbila na jwalake shawe. ³ Gupali mpelo nngulu kwa kila shindu sitendeka pai ja lyubha, na mpelo gwa kila mundu. Ntima gwaka mundu ushigumbala ungulu, na shulubha shipali katika mitima jaonji wakati gwakutamangananga. Nneyo badala ja lyene bhakwenda kwa bhawa. ⁴ Pabha jojowe akwilunda na bhowe bhalinginji bhabhakoto kushipagwa tumaini, malinga nnei la mbwa ali jwa nkoto kuliko imba awile. ⁵ Pabha bhandu bhabhakotonji, ikabheje bhawilenje bhakamanyanga shoshowe. Bhangalinginji kabhili upo jojowe kwa ligongo kumbukumbu yaonji ilibhalishe. ⁶ Kupingananga kwabho, nnjimwa na lupimilo ishikanililwa kwa talika muda gwa ngwinji. Bhakapatanga sehemu katika shindu shoshowe shitendeka pai ja lyubha. ⁷ Jendako, kalye nkate gwako kwa kuinonyela, na ung'we ukana gwako na ntima gwafuraha, pabha a Nnungu bhakaamulu kuinonyela liengo lya mmbone. ⁸ Nngubho yako ibhe yanawe moga gowe, na ntwe gwako upashe mauta. ⁹ Ntame kwa furaha na jwankongwe jukumpinga moga gowe ga maisha gako ga ubatili, moga ambao a Nnungu bhashikupa pai ja lyubha wakati gwa moga gako gwa ubatili. Nneyo ni sawabu kwa ajili ja liengo lyako pai ja lyubha. ¹⁰ Shoshowe nkono gwako unakushitenda, shitende kwa mashili gako kwa ligongo lyakwa liengo, au ufafanuzi au ujuzi au hekima katika Sheol, pukwenda. ¹¹ Njikwiona baadhi ja indu yautila pai ja lyubha: Mashindano gakashokana na bhandu bha butuka. Ngondo ikashokana na bhandu bhailika. Nkate ukashokana na bhandu bhali na busara. Mali gakashokana na bhandu bhali na ufahamu. Kibali shikashokana na bhandu bhali na ujuzi. Badala jake lipesha na bahati jinakubhasili bhao bhowe. ¹² Pabha jwakwa amanya wakati gwake gwawa, malinga nneila yamaki puikutanjila katika lya lya shibho, au malinga nneilashijuni pakamulwa muntego. Malinga bhannyama bhandu bhashitabhangwa katika nyakati jibaya ambao kuimushila inakwangwila. ¹³ Kabhili njiona hekima pai ja lyubha kwa namuna ambayo kungwangu jishionekana jikulungwa. ¹⁴ Shishikupagwa na shilambo shishoko na bhandu kashokope nkati jake, na bhakulungwa bhakuugubhautimbilile na gubhashenjile mahandaki kkwa ajili ja kugashambulia. ¹⁵ Na katika shilambo kushikupangwa masikini, mundu ali na hekima, ambae kwa hekima jake ashikushitapula shilambo. ikabheje baadaye jubhankumbushile ajuli masikini. ¹⁶ Nneyo gumelekete, "Hekima ni jammbone kuliko mashili, ikabheje hekima jakumundu maskini bhanazalauliwanga, na malobhe gake gakapilikanika". ¹⁷ Malobhe ga bhandu bhalinginji na hekima gashikungulukwa mbolembole ganapilikanikwa ukoto kuliko nyenye ja bhakulungwa bhobhowe nkati ja bhapumbafu. ¹⁸ Hekima ni jammbone kuliko silaha ya ngondo, ikabheje ali na ilebho jumo anaweza kuangabhanya gambone gamagwinji.

¹ Malinga mabhembe gawile ganaweza sababisha manukato kushoya luumba lwa bola, nneyo peyo mpumbafu kashoya anashinda hekima na lunda. ² Ntima gwa mundu ali na hekima uwelekea kunnilo, ikabheje ntima gwaka mpumbafu kukuelekea kushinda. ³ Wakati mpumbafu paowa mbalabala, ng'aniyo yake ishipunguka, inakong'ondelwa kwa kila mundu kuti ni mpumbafu. ⁴ Malinga nnjasha ya bhakulungwa ijinukaga shinyume na ugwe unaleshe liengo lyako. Kutulia kunaweza tuliza ngakatima jikulungwa. ⁵ Gushipagwa ungulu njikuguona pai lyubha, aina ja shilebho sjhikwiya kushoka kwa bhakulungwa: ⁶ Bhapumbafu bhanapegwanga lipesha lya uwongozi, wakati bhandu bhafaulunji bhapegwanga lipesha lya pai. ⁷ Njikubhaonanga bhabhanda bhalikwelanga farasi, na bhandu bhafaulunji bhaliowanga malinga bhabhanda panani litaka. ⁸ Jojowe aola liimbo anamanya tumbushila kwake, na popowe mundu atemanya likumba, lijoka aweza kunuma. ⁹ Jojowe abheya maganga, ganaweza kubhaulaya nago. Na munndu abheya mbao, anaweza kuiyatarisha kwa nneyo. ¹⁰ Malinga shitale sha lipapa shangali makali, na mundu akanola, alafu ni lazima atumie mashili gamagwinji, ikabheje lunda ushoya faida kwa faulu. ¹¹ Malinga lijoka alumaga kabla ikanabhe kunonyela, nneyo jakwa faida kwa jwakunonyela. ¹² Malobhe ga kang'wa ja mundu ali na hekima gashikola shia. Ikabheje lugomo lwaka mpumbafu lunakumila nnyene. ¹³ Malinga malobhhe pugatandubha jilima munkang'wa mwakampumbafu, ujina gunashoka na mpelo kang'wa jake jilima shalubha shibaya. ¹⁴ Mpumbafu anajeenjeshea malobhe, ikabheje jwakwa amanya shikwiya. Ni gani amanya baada jake? ¹⁵ Litukuta lyaka mpumbafu linakwawalanga bhene, nneyo bhakamanyanga hata balabala ja kwenda kumbwani. ¹⁶ Ole gwako litaka malinga bhakuluungwa bhako ni nnwendo jwa nshoko, na malina bholongoya bhako bhatandubhaga kalamu lyamba! ¹⁷ Ikabheje ushibalikiwa litaka malinga nkulungwa jwako ni mwana jwa bhapenya na malinga bhalongoya bhako bhanalya wakati upinjikwa, kwa mashili, na nngabha kwa kolelwa. ¹⁸ Kwa ligongo lya ukata shipagala shinagwa kwa ligongo lyangatenda liengo nyumba jina pata luga. ¹⁹ Bhandu bhanaandanga shalya kwa shieko, dibhai jinapeleka kuinonyela mmaisha, na ipanje inatimilia shukupinga kwa kila shindu. ²⁰ Nnalaani bhakulungwa, hata katika lunda,, na unabhalaani bhilinji na indu katika nshumba shenu sha shalya. Pabha shijuni jwa kanani anaweza tola malobhe gako. Shoshowe shili na mapapiko shinaweza lunguya lijambo.

¹ Peleka nkate gwako pantundu mashi, pabha shugupate kabhili baada ja mobha gamagwinji. ² Lundana nkate na bhandu shaba, hata nane pabha ukamanya ni majanga gashigakwiya pantundu shilambo. ³ Malinga maunde pugagumbele ula, ganakuiula jiene pai ja shilambo. Na malinga nkongo pakugwa eleke kukusini au kueleke kukaskazini, popowe nkongo pakugwila penepopepo pukulepeka. ⁴ Jojowe akujilola mbungo inawezekana anakwele, na jojowe alola maunde inawezekana ananeng'ene. ⁵ Malinga ukamanye mpanda gwa mbungo, wala nneila ambavyo mwana pakula nnipitiu, nne peila ukaweza kulielewa liengo lya Nnungu, agumbile kila shindu. ⁶ Lyamba upande mmbeju jako; hadi ligulo, kamula liengo kwa makono gako malinga puikupinjikwa pabha ukamanya ni jei jukupinga pata, ligulo au lyamba, ajino au ajili au yowe shibhe yammbone. ⁷ Kweli shilangaya shinanong'a, na ni shindu shanong'a kwa ajili ja meyo kuliona lyubha. ⁸ Malinga mundu atamaga yaka yaigwinji, na jinonyele jowe, ikabheje aganishie juu ja mobha gakwiya galubhindu, pabha shibhe yaigwinji. Kila shindu shikwiya ni luja luimilila. ⁹ Inanyole nngwendo, katika ungwendo gwako, na ntima gwako kuinonyele mobhaga ungwendo gwako. Kagulila gegala ga mmujo ja meyo gako. Ibhaga, umanye kuti a Nnungu shubhakupeleshe kuhukumu kwa ajili ja indu aiyowe. ¹⁰ Shoya nnjasha kushoka mutima jako, na unajali mboteko yoyowe katika shiilu shako, kwa ligongo ugwendo na mashili gake ni luja.

¹ Kabhilimwakumbushile ashipanganya bhenu katika mobha ga ungwendo, kabula ja mobha ga nonopa gakanabhe ika, na kabula yaka ikana bheika shubhelekete, "Nne nangali raha katika gene," ² Tenda nnei kabula ja shilangaya sha lyubha na lwei na ndondwa ikabhe lubhindu, na maunde kuuja badala ja ula. ³ Gwene shubhe wakati ambapo nkulinda jwa kuikula shaungumile, na bhanabhalume bhakwilimbala bhashitepanga, na bhanabhakongwe bhayaganga shubhapelanje, kwa ligongo ni bhashokope, na bhebha bhaumilanga palidirisha bhakalolanga ukotokabhili. ⁴ Gwene shubhe wakati ambao matanga gaugelwe katika pantala, na mlio gwayaga kupela, wakati bhanabhalume shubhaimuywanje kwa mlio gwaijuni, na lwimbo lwa lilobhe lya bhali kupela. ⁵ Shubhe wakati ambapo bhandu shubhajokopanje ijinwishe na hatari jili mbalabala, na wakati ambapo mlozi shushanue mauwa, na wakati mbai shibhakwakwatananje ashaene, na wakati ambapo hamu ya asili puikupinga lepela. Alafu mundu ajende katika nyumba jake ja pitipiti na bhaombolezanga shubhaelelanje mmitala. ⁶ Mwakumbushile ashipanganya bhenu kabla ja nngonji gwa ipanje ukanabhe kutulwa, au bakuli ja dhahabu kupapuka, au ligaloni kutemwanywa kushe mushemu, au litololi lya mashi kutemeka kuliko. ⁷ Kabula matutuli gakabheuja mahali pagakoposhele, na mbumu kuuja kwa a Nnungu bhaishoshiye. ⁸ Malinga ndambwe ja luja", bhalugula bhajiganya, kila shindu ni luja luobha. ⁹ Bhajiganya bhakubha na hekima na bhashikwajiganyanga bhandu maarifa. Bhashikushoma na kuazimu na tunga mithali ya gwinji katika mpangilio. ¹⁰ Bhajiganya bhashikuloleya kujandika kwa tumia kong'ondela dhaili, malobhega kweli gali gwima. ¹¹ Malobhe ga bhandu bhali na lundani malinga mshokoo. Malinga mishumali jikomelwe kwa nkati, ndiyo bugali malobhe ga bhakulungwa katika kundikanya mithali yaonji ambae bhajigenywenje naka nshungaji jumo. ¹² Mwanangu hubhe makini na shindu zaidi kualaya itabu yaigwinji, ambasho shangali mpelo, na shoma kwa kugwinji kunapeleka nyong'aya shiilu. ¹³ Mpelo gwa lijambo badala ja kila shindu mbilikanishe, ni kuti ni lazima kubha kunda a Nnungu na kamula amri yao, pabha agano ndio lijukumu lyote lya bhandu. ¹⁴ Pabha a Nnungu shubhapeleshe kila shitendo kuhukumu, pamoja na kila shindu shiishiye, shammbone au shibaya.

¹ Lwimbo luli lwa mmbone, lwa shelemani. Jwa ndonya jwa nchoko ani kwaguluka naka mmbugannjake ² Mwe kaliji nkanyumbatile na manong'a ga njeje yako, pava manong'a gako ga konja nngalingana na shindu sha ng'wa. ³ Mauta genu ga lamya gana nunjila mmbone ni tundu mauta ga nunjila ga jelejea, nneyo ashimwali vashoko vana kumpinga. ⁴ Nndole kungwenu, na tu utashe. Jwa nkongwe ani nonyela ni mmonaga anikunguluka na ka mmbuga nnjake ina nonyele kumbinga kwenu, ni gwa mmbone gwa ngalandana na shindu shang'wa. Pangali ukomu nawarakongwe vana kumbinganga, jwa nkongwe akungulukaga na vana va kongwe vananji. ⁵ Nne na jwanapi nka najwammbone mmanganya ashimwali va va kunnganya vaku yelushalemu jwanapi tundu ndajo ya kedali, ya mmbone tundu mapazia ga shelemani. ⁶ Nna nganga nigwe pava na jwanapi, pava lyuva lishindinia. Vana va amama yangu vashiriku kolanga kasilani na nne. Vashi nkundendanga ashikali jwa migunda jwa zabibu, nka nngundu gwangu gwa zabibu nanga uangalia. Jwa nkongwe ani kunguluka naka mmbuga nnjake. ⁷ Mmalanjile mme ngu mpinga, kwei kunkulia miugo jenu? Kwei kunku pumulia nng'ugo gwenu mwi? kwanndi mme tundu mudu aangaika nni kundi mwa miogo ja adha mbuga jako? Mmbuga nnjake ni jangula. ⁸ Mwanaga ukamanya, uli jwa mmbone nni kundi lya vana vankongwe, gagula iwajo yya nng'ugo gwangu na nniye vana venu va mbai tome na ndajo ya va shunga. ⁹ Nguna ku ulinganya, mmbuga nnjangu, naka falasi jwa mmbone jwa nkongwe nni kundi lya falasi va mutuka va a Falao. ¹⁰ Matukwa genu ni gammbone ga konjelea lukoi lyenunamiikufu ja madini. ¹¹ Shinintendele mapambo ga melemeta ga engenyeve na mmbia, Jwa nkongwe akunguluka ga nng'ene. ¹² Muda gwa vakulungwa vali vagonile pashinda shaoo, mauta gangu ni jeneya alufu. ¹³ Mmbaga nnjangu ku nng'wangu tundu nkebe gwa mauta ganunjila ugona shilo pa mavele gangu,. ¹⁴ Mmbuga nnjangu kunngwangu tundu shituvisha mauwa ga ina mmiganda ja mizabibu ja Eni gedi mmbaga nnjake ani kunguluka naje. ¹⁵ Lola, ugwe ujwe mmbone, mmbuga nnjangu: lola, ugwe ujwa mmbone: Meyo gako nitundu maniwa. Jwa nkongwe ana kunguluka naka mmbaga njike. ¹⁶ Lola, ugwe ujwe manya walila, mmbaga nnjangu, puli ujwa manya walila, ¹⁷ Igusho ya nyamba jetu ya ngambi ya melezi, na shakapu yetu nija nyambi ja miboleshi.

¹ Nne liuwa lili nchi vata likonjile nni kote. Jwa nnume alikunguluka najo? ² Tundu likonjile nkati mwa shitumbo, ndiyo mmwe mmbuga nnjangu nkati mwa ashimwali vananji vowe. Ewa nkongwe akugulukaga nng'ene ³ Mbuti nkongo gwa mpela pwuli pakati pakati pa mikongo ja mung'itu, ndiyo mmbuga nnjangu pali pakati pakati pa vana valume. Nguva fama pai shiwili shake sha kwi kwiinonyela sana na litundu lyake lya nong'a kwa unonjigwangu. ⁴ Nshimbelekanga muuleambi gwa yalya, na bendela jake kunngwangu pujaliji kumbinga. Jwa nkongwe akagungulukaga naka mmbuga nnjake, ⁵ Nng'alaye nakeki ya mizabibu na ng'alaya na mapela, pava nji ganda na a punga, Jwankongwe akungulukaga nng'ene. ⁶ Nkono gwake gwa nchinda uli pai ja ntwe gwangu, na nkono gwake gwa nnilo una ngwetela. Jwa nkongwe akungulukaga naka noka jwa nkongwe juna ⁷ Nguna ku nchondelesheanga, mmanganya ashimwali va kuyelushalemu: Nnaga kwiyanje manong'a wala kugajimuya, mpaka pugapinga lola ukoto gayene. ⁸ Pilikana, Ni jwa manong'a jurangu! Lola anakwiya. Aliguluka itumbi, alishanganikiwa maitumbi. ⁹ Jwa manong'a jwangu tundu mbutuka au uyala. Lola ashijima kunyuma ja likumba lyetu, Anaulumila pali dirisha analola nnyau. ¹⁰ Jwamanong'a jwangu ashirikuveleketa, Ni malanjila, Jaula, ujiva manong'a jwangu, twende pamona nne. ¹¹ Lola mmbepo jinapita: Ula jimalile na ajaula. ¹² Mauwa gashikoposhela panani ja ritaka: Aludangwa punguya ngambi na jimba kwa ijimi ushiika, na malove ga gunda gashi pulikanika pa shilambo shetu. ¹³ Nkonga gwa timi ushi shejeya timi gake ya kijani, na zabibu ishitakata : Una kopoya lu umba lwa nunjila, Jinuka, ujwa manung'a jwangu na ujie na nne. ¹⁴ Mmbuga nnjangu, pamaiyo galijabali, nchitala ja mwiibanda. Nnole kumeyo jenu, mbilikane lilove lyenu. ¹⁵ Nkamulanje ashinancheto kwa ajili jetu, Ashina ncheto vaalibiyanga migunda ja zabibu pava nngunda gwa zabibu ushitakata. ¹⁶ Jwa manong'a jwangu ni jwangu, na nne ni jwako, A naliya likundi lyake pakwete yalya. ¹⁷ Hata lyuva, na iwili iutushe, umbindikushile unkupigwa jwangu, Naugwe uve tundu paa au ayala, panani itumbi ya kubetheli.

¹ Shilo pashinanda shangu nji nkava na amu na jwalake nngu mpinga: njinkunnoleya, lakini nanga mpata. ² Njinku welekeetela muntima, shinyinushe na kwenda gwa pitila shilambo, pitana mmitaa na kushokoni, shini nno leye. Njinku nnoleya lakini nanga mpata. ³ Ashetalishi vashi nkungamulanga puvalindilila ngaga pa shilambo. Ni kwa vuyanga, "Alumwenenye nku pingwa jwangu?" ⁴ Nibadala ja muda nng'upi kupita panapitilenje guni mpatile jungu mpinga. Nashinkukamula na nga nneka mpaka punyinjile najo nnyumba ja amama yangu, kukati ja ralavo vanyigele nnchitumbo. Jwa nkongwe ali kunguluka na vanakongwe vanape. ⁵ anaguna pinga ntapanje, ashimwali va vangwendo vaku Yelushalemu, kuka ayala na paa jira mung'itu, kuti nkaangava yanga kupinngana kwetu mpaka ppuga pinga mala gayene. Java nkongwe jwa akunguluka nng'ene. ⁶ Nndi shine shikopoka kunani tundu shingushosha lyoi, nchi pepetwela na manemane na luvani, pamo na utandi gowe gwa nunjila uushwa na vatenda byashala. ⁷ Nnola, ni shinanda sha Ashelemani, magaali sitini vashi kushitimbili langa, nama jeshi elufu sitini ga kuishilaeli. ⁸ Vlavonji vaovelelenje mapanga na vakwetenje utaalamu gwa ngondo. Kila jwa nnume akwete upanga gwake panyenje jake, alikwivi shila akiba na ukolofi gwa shilo. ⁹ Vakulungwa Ashelemani vashi nkiri shenjela shitengu shajigalwa nambao ya kulebanoni. ¹⁰ Igusho yake ushinkushengwa na ela; kunyuma kushi nkuvikwa shaabu, na shitengu shitambaa sha zambalau. Nkati jake mushi nkulebwa na kupigwa na ashirali va va ngwendo va kuyelushalemu. Jwa nchoko ali kunguluka na vali va kuyelu shalemu. ¹¹ Jenda palanga, na vali va vangwendo va kushayuni, na mwalolanje valalungwa Ashelemani, vali vaywa mauwa guva vashiywe lyuva lya ndoa jao, mmova ga vanonyele mmaisha gao.

¹ Gwe, ugwe ujwa mmbone nkupingira jwangu: ugwe ujwe mmbone meyo gako ga konja mbuti mauwa. Kunyuma ja balakoa jenu. Umbo yenu tundu lukukuta lya mmbui, vali kwi igonekanga mmalati mwa shitumbi sha kugeleadi. ² Meno genu tundu likukuta liikitwe mavyeta, vali jombokanga gwa kopoka nkujojeywa. Valinginji kila jumo ashiveleka vamba, wala jwakwa awililwe nnikundi lyaonji. ³ Nnjeje yenu ni tundu lupando lavanashe; nnjeje yenu ishikinja matukwa genu tundu maamba ga mkoma manga kunyuma shitambaa shenu sha kumeyo. ⁴ Lukoi luremu ni mmbuti kunnala gwa Adaudi uli ushenjilwe kwa misitali ja maaganga, na ya ivila chifu moja ina ning'aning'a panani jake ining'aning'a yowe ya majeshi. ⁵ Mavele genu gavili ni tundu shirala ivili, vammba vaka ayala, valilyanganga nnikundi lya minyololo. ⁶ Mpaka ligulo liishe na iwili ijaule, shinyende kushitambi sha manemane na itambi ya luvani. ⁷ Ugwe ujira mmbone kwa kila mtindo, nkupi ngwa jwangu wala gwangali lawama nkati jako. ⁸ Ujie nanne koposhela kulebanoni ujwandonya jwa ndoa jangu, nnjije nanne koposhela kulebanoni, nnjie kuposhela kuitumbi ya seili na kuemoni. ⁹ Nchi nganganigwa ntima, mmajanga, amwali va ndoa nchi nganga niji ntima, kwa nnole gumo gwa meyo genu, namkufu gumo ulinnu koi lwenu. ¹⁰ Kwa mtindo gwashi kumbinga kwenu shikuli kwa mmbone, Alu mbwangu, Amwali vandoa jangu kwa mtindo gwashi kupushie mbinga kwenu pukuli kwa mmbone kuliko shindu sha ng'wa, na nunjila kwa mauta genu kwa ngalandana na shindu shoshowe shila. ¹¹ Nnjeje yenu, mmwa pingwa vangu, jinakopoka ushii ushina na mavele paili pai ja lu lini lwenu; kununjila kwa nnguo yenu ni tundu mauta ga kulebanoni. ¹² Bushitani jitavilwe ni amwali napingwa va ndowa, kanyenyei katavilwe, pangopoko mashi pa vishilwe alama. ¹³ Maipuko genu ni nyambi ya bushitani ja nkoma manga jikwete ya ogala yanga landana, na mimela ja nga landana ja natudo. ¹⁴ Nnaludo na mzafa nchaichai na nndalasini, na mikonga jowe jikopoya luvani, manemane na udi, na yakoleya yaikulungwa yowe. ¹⁵ Mmwe ndio ngopoko ja bushitani jangu, lushi lwa mashi gali ga lama-ngopoka ya mashi ya kulebanoni itenda alaka. ¹⁶ Jimuka kashika shiminaugwe ujie kushi mauta ga kubushitana gakoposhele nkupingwa jwangu ajinjile mboshitani jake. Akalya indu yake iogwele yammbone ya ugala nng'ene.

¹ Njiika pa bushitani jangu, alumbwangu, akanga vandoa jangu: Nji jolanga uchigwangu na mauta gangu. Njilya liega lyangu lya vushi na vushi gwangu, ngamang'wa divai jangu na mavele. Nny'wa nganje, ashambaga jangu, nng'wa nganje. Elo nng'wanganje sana, mma pingwanga vangu. ² Punaliji nji nkugona, lakini ntima gwangu pu gwaliji meyo nkuagamila, pilikanza nkupi nkupingwa jwangu ana odishia! Nng'ulile, mmapigwa vangu, pava ntwe gwangu ushinova lingame, umbo yangu ikwete manyunyuga shilo. ³ Njikujiula kuwa janga: nijiwaleuli? njikwita washa mma kongono ni inyatiye buli? ⁴ Nkupingwa jwanga ashinkuuvika nkono gwake pali dilisha. Na ntima gwangu ni poteka kwa ajili jake. ⁵ Njinku janla ni nng'ulile nkupingwa jwangu makono gangu niva galijaika udi, ikowe yangu na lingame lya udi, pali komelo lya nnango. ⁶ Nji nng'ugulila nnango nkupingwa jwangu, nkankupingwa ashi nkutendeuka nikwenda. Ntima gwangu iushinkulepela mashili; nijimwa imani nnikunnoleya lakini nanga mpata:Niku nchema lakini jwanga jangula. ⁷ Ashikali vatimbililanga panjini pano vanga mulenjii nne: Vashinkungomanga pai na ng'ulayanga; Na ashikali nni kumbi vashi nku tolanga nnguo jangu ja nnani. Mwali jwa nchoko atendaga kungaluka na vali vakunjini. ⁸ Pungupinga guntapa, vali va kuyelushalemu, kutimu mmonangaga nkupingwa jwangu, mummalanjilanje nguna luela ligongo nguna kumpinga sana jwalake-vali vakuninjini vali kungulu kanga na mwali jwa nchoko. ⁹ Jwene nkupingwa jwenu akonjile mbuti nndi kumpita jwa nnumeJuna, ugwe ukonjile nni kundi lya vali? kwanndi nkupingwa jwako jwa mana kuliko vananji, mpaka utuvuye tuvishe nashili kama jeneji? mwali jwa nchoko aliveleketa na vandonya va pa shilambo. ¹⁰ Nkupingwa jirangu ashitakata na an melemeta, pakati ja vana valume elufu kumi. ¹¹ Ntwe gwake ni shaabu shakonji; umbo yake ishi lainika na gwanapi gwake tundu likungulu. ¹² Meyo gake mbuti gamauwa nnyenje lushi, gashi ukangwa na mavele, gashi alaywa tundu nkufu. ¹³ Matukwa gake ni mmbuti inanda ya mauta, ikopoya luumba lwa nunjila nnjeje yake mmbuti nyingolo ji gwiya udi. ¹⁴ Makono gake ni ga milai ja shaaba jitimbiliywe mikufu; lipitiu lyake ni lupembe liumishi lwe na liyakuti shamawi. ¹⁵ Makongono gake ni igusho ya mali mali, jivishilwe nshaabu shammbone; na loloka kwake tundu lebanoni jwa mmbone tundu mieleshi. ¹⁶ Nnjeje yake ni yanong'a, na yakonja shana. Jwenuju ni nkupingwa jwangu, na jwenejini mmbuga nnjangu, valiva kuyerushalemu.

¹ Nkunong'aya jwenu kwapite kwei, ali jwa mmbone nni kundi lya vanavakongwe vowe? kwa mpanda gani nkunong'aya jwenu japite? tupinga tu nnoleye na mmwe? Mwali jira nchoko ali kunguluka nng'ene. ² Nkunong'aya jwangu ashikwenda kubushitani jake, kuinanda ya nunjila, kwenda lya kubushitani na jojela nnyinyolo. ³ Nne ni juka nkunong'aya jwangu, nalya inyinyolo kwalaa nkunong'aya juka jwa nkongwe ali kunguluka najo. ⁴ Nkunong'aya jwangu ugwe ujwe mmbone tundu litalaza, ujwakonja mbuti kuyerushalemu, ujira jogoya tundu akwete bendela. ⁵ Tendeuya moyo gako kwa talika nanne, pava ganapuya kulipa. Umbo yako tundu likundi lya mmbuilili uluka pai lilikoposhela mmitelemuko ja itumbi ya gileadi. ⁶ Meno gako tundu likundi lya ngondolo lili uluka koposhela maeneo ga jojeywa. Kila jumo akwete mmba jwakwapi wala jumo avililwe. ⁷ Matukwa gako tundu maamba ga nkoma manga kunyuma ja shitambaa shako sha meyo. Nkunong'ayajuka jwankongwe alikunguluka jikape. ⁸ Gapali malikia shitini, na mashulia shemanini, na vali vava shoka vangali idadi. ⁹ Nkunong'aya jwangu, angali lilemba jwangu, ni jwalake jikape; ni mwali jira lazima kwa akweve va mmeleshe. vali va ajangunji va mmwenenje ni kunchemanga jwa shikono; jwa amalikia na masulia va mmwenenje jwa nnepeila, ni kunnu mbililanga: Sheshila sha veleketenje ashimalikia na mashulia. ¹⁰ Nigani jweneju alola tundu lyamba na lungokomela jwa mmbone tundu mwei, jwa konja tunda lyuva Jwa jogoya tundu akwete bendela. ¹¹ Nji nku ulushila kubushitana ja milozi, kupinga nigalole maipuka ga mukote: Nole mwanaga nzabibu utumbishe, mwananga miko mamanga jikopyeye mauwa. ¹² Kabla nganave manya, ntima gwangu ushinkumbeleka pakati pakati ja mutuka yavakulungwa vanga. ¹³ Tendeuka nnyuma, tendeuka nnyuma, ugwe ujira nkongwe ukanilishe: tendeuka nnyuma, tendeuka nnyuma ngupinga ni ku kanganigwe. Mwali jwa nchoko akungungulukaga na mkunong'a ya jwake kwanndi kunkanganigwa, mwali akamilishe tundu mmbuti anang'anda pakati mikwekwe jivili ja vang'anda.

¹ Kwa ntindo gwashi makongono gako shigashite onekana ga mmbone mwilatu, mwali jwa vakulungwa! lga yako tundu yuma, tundu liengo lika nku shenga. ² Shitunga shako tundu mvilingo gwa bakuli; wala shina pelele nkundikano gwa yang'wa. Lipitiu lyako tundu ngano jiumwishe nitimbiliywa nyinyola. ³ Mavela gako gavili ni tundu vana vavili vakaayala, vammba vaka ayala. ⁴ Lukoi lwako tundu nnala gwa mbembe; meyo gako mitundu mavele ga eshiboni pannango gwa Bathi labimu. Mmbala jako tundu nnala gwa kule banoni ulola ku damesiko. ⁵ Ntwe gwako pantundu nnala jako tundu kalimeli, na umbo ya mutwe gwako tundu ya zambalau, vyakulungwa vashitanjila na mashungu gao. ⁶ Kwa mtindo gwashi shiushete va ujwa mmbone na jwa konja, nkonong'aya, na ga konja gako. ⁷ Uleu gwako tundu nkongo gwa na mavele gako tundu iungu ya matunda. ⁸ Nji nku ganishia, "Nguna pinga kuu panda gwene nkongo gwa ntende, shinga mule nyambi yake". mavele gako nagavetunda iungu ya mizabibu, na liumba lya mbula jako jivitundu mapera. ⁹ Nnjeje yako tundu divai jili ja mmbone, kuka nkonong'anya jwangu jina uluka mbolembole jili ululanga munnje ya vagonanga. ¹⁰ Nne ni jwake nkonong'aya jwangu, na amu jake kujili kunngw'wangu. ¹¹ Jia nkunong'aya jwangu, twende kumiggunda, tukatende kwa atama kuijiji. ¹² Tujende na mapema mpaka kumigunda ja mizabibu, tulole mwanaga mzabibu utumbwishe na mauwa gake gai unukwile, mwanaga mikoma manga jikopweye mauwa, penepo shinimpe manong'a gangu. ¹³ Mitunguja jinakopaya limba lyake; panani ja milango jetu gapali matunda ga mmbone, Gaambi na ga ukala, gakila namna, guni mmishele nkunong'aya jwangu.

¹ Ngana pinga nkaliji mbuti akakayangu, nnjonjile liveve lya amama yangu,. Pinga ive kila pingu pinga kummona palanga nga mpele ishima anamani mundu. Nga mpeleshe kumui kwa amama yangu, na valavo vaka nyingenye: Nga nng'weye divai jikolele, divai ja ambi ja nkomamanga gwangu. ² Nkono gwake gwa nchinda ulipai ja mtwe gwangu na nkono ³ gwake gwa nnilo unangwetela. Jwa mkongwe ali kunguluka vana va kongwe vana. ⁴ Ngana pinga nnumbilanje, vali va vangwendo va kuyelushalemu, kuti nkakorofishanga manong'a getu mpaka pugapinga mala gayene. Wana vakongwe va kuyelushalemu vana veleketanga. ⁵ Nigani jweneju akwiga kopoka kuntundu akuntegemea nkonong'aya nnjake, nji nkuujimuya pai ja gwene mpela: kwene akwenu vashi nkuonela mboteko, vashi nkuonela mboteko vakuveleshe. ⁶ Nndaje tundu alama muntima gwako; pava kupingwa kukwete mashili mbuti shiwa, manong'a gatopa gangali kunja mbuti kwenda kumaska, kukolela kwake ni kolela kwa moto, na mnbulukuta yake nimbulukuta ika yau. ⁷ Mashi gama jinji gaka kombola ima manong'a, wala mafuliko gaka kombola shoya. Jwa nnumeakopoyaga ipanje yake yowe kwa ajili ja manong'a. Mituka jake jikakola, mana. Ashi akaka yaka mwali jira nchoko shira kungulu kanjene ⁸ Tukwete mwali jwa nchoko, na mavele gake bado gakanave kula. Nndi shitupinga kumtendela dada yetu lyuva lyapinga kulupaywa lombwa? ⁹ Mwanaga likumba, shitu nshenjele nnala gwa ela. mwanaga nnango, shitu nnembe na mbao ya mielezi. Mwali jwa nchoko alikunguluka jikape. ¹⁰ Nji nkuva likumba, lakini mavelegangu nneino nitundu ingusho ya komala. nneyo nji komola pa meyo gake. Mwali jwa nchoko alikunguluka nng'ene. ¹¹ Ashelemani vashi nkuva na nngunda gwa mizabibu kwene kubaali Homoni. Vashikwa kodishinga valavonji vakombolanga kuangalia kila mundu ashinkupingwa jianago shekeli elfu moja ya mmbiya kwa matunda gake. ¹² Nngunda gwangu gwa mizabibu ni gwangu, shekeli elufuyo ni yenu, Ashelemani mmanong'anya, na shekeli mia mbiliyo ni ga vanganya va angalianga matunda gayene. Nkunong'aya juka nkongwe vali kungulukanaji. ¹³ Mwe nkutama kubushitani, asha mbuga jangu vana pilikana langa lilove lyenu; mmbilikave na nne. ¹⁴ Uvutushe, nkonong'aya jwangu, na ugwe uve tundu paa au ayala, mwana juka paa nnani ja itumbi ya nunjila.

¹ Shilambo shaliji vikala pushaliji na v'andu v'av'a gulinji nnaino puli jika pepali mmbuti ashiwilwa na ambujegule, nka paliji taifa kubwa. poliji mwana jwa mfalme miongoni mwa mataifa, lakini nnaino ashilazimishwa kuutumwa. ² Anaguta na kujimba shilo, na minyoi jake ganaunishila matukwa gake. ashaambuya jake v'owe v'ashikummutukanga palinginji maadui jake. ³ Badala ja umaskini na mateso, Yuda ashikwenda matekani. kwaatama miongoni mwa mataifa na hakapata kupumilila shoshoe. v'akumminganga nga v'av'apatilenje katika upweke wake. ⁴ Mbarabara ja Sayuni jinajimba kwasababu jwakwapi akwiya kusherehe kujipeng'enjwe. Mipanda jake joe ni ushuv'a. Makuhani gake goe wanagutanganga. Mabikra gake gashikola ushuv'a na jwalake nn'ene pali katika ugumu. ⁵ Maadui jwake palinginji ashambujegwe ashaadui jake wanafanikiwanga. Ashipang'anya v'ashikungazibu kwa shambi yake yaigulinji. V'ake V'av'ashoko wanakwendangana matekani kwa ashaadui v'ake. ⁶ Kukonja kushiwaleka a binti Sayuni. V'ana v'a mfalme paalinginji mbuti ayala mbuti hakalola kumalisho, na v'anakwendangana wala uwezo gwaavinganganga ⁷ Kwa mov'a gowe ga mateso gake gwangoli nyumba, Yerusalem shijikumbushile azina jake ja v'ukala jalijigajo v'ukata. Wakati v'andu v'ake palinginji gwagwililenje mmikono ja adui, jwa kwapi ansaidie maadui pawawenenje na kuheka maangamizo gake. ⁸ Yerusalemjashinkutenda shambi sana, kkwa nneyo, jishizalilika nndu shindu shanyata. V'owenji v'akwaheshimunji nnaino v'anakumzalaunji pav'av'ashikumtukananga. Anasononeka na kulinga kutendeuka meyo. ⁹ Ashinyata insiketi jake. Jwannganishia mwisho shiiv'e v'uli. Kugwa kwake kwaajili kubaya jwangwapagwa jwaakunguluka nago. Ashinkuguta, "nnelo shingutilanga, Ashipanganya, pala adui ashiv'a jwa nkulungwa kaje" ¹⁰ Adui ashitama munkono gwake kuazina yetu ya v'ukala. V'alolile mataifa galijinjila sehemu jake patakatifu, pav'a nchikulugula v'anajinjilange pa sehemu jenu ja imanilana. ¹¹ V'andu v'owe wanakwigutanjilanga paakulo leyanga mkate. Vashishoyanga azina yav'onji ya v'ukala kwa ajili ja shwauja shwav'ujanajonji uhai gwav'onji. Nnelo,shipanganya, ungumbushile nne pav'a nangali faida. ¹² Nngav'a shindu ku ngwako mmowenji nkupitangana? Lola na ulole mwanaga apali mundu akwete uzini kungutese kanago, ndushipangana pandesile nne lyuv'a limo liv'atumbele. ¹³ Nji kushoka kunanii ndio patumile moto mmaupa gangui na kungombola. Ashitenda nyovu kwa makogono gangu na kumbindikula. V'ashindenda ushuv'a na udhahifu. ¹⁴ Ngoji gwa makosa gangu ushiugalwa na mikono jake jishiikigwa na kuvikwa nnukoi jangu. Ashitenda uweza gwangu kushiindwa ashipanganya v'ashingamuya mmakono ja na ngakombola kujima. ¹⁵ Ashapanganya v'ashijaa kunyenje v'ashileunji v'angu v'alinginji v'ammbone v'ang'okoenje. V'ashishema kusanyiko dhidi yangu kukanyata v'ashileunji v'angu v'ammbone ashipanganya ashikwakayatanga mwali bikra juka Yuda kwenye chombo cha kusagia mvinyo. ¹⁶ Kwa induaino gunaguta meyo yangu, mashiganatuluka pai ga meyo gangu tangu mfariji aliye paswa kuvujanago maisha gangu pali mbali na nne. V'ana v'angu palinginji ushuva kwasababu adui jwangu ashishinda. ¹⁷ Sayuni ametandaza mikono yake; jwakwapi jwa kumliwaza. Nnungu v'ashiamua vanganya tome na Yakobo v'av'a nganje maadui gake. Yerusalemu ni shindu shaanyata kumngwav'onji. ¹⁸ Nnungu ni jwahaki, pav'a njipindikuka dhidi ja amrijake pilikana, mmanganya mmandu, na nnolanje kukonja kwangu mabikra wangu na wanaume imara wameenda matekani. ¹⁹ Njikushema marafiki gangu, lakini v'ashikukolanga hila kungwangu. Makuhani gangu na v'azee waliangamia kwenye mji, palinginji v'aliloleanga shalya shakuv'ujanago uhai gwawonji. ²⁰ Lola, shipanganya, kwakua nipo kwenye ugumu; lipitiu lyangu linanguluma, mtima gwangu ushitibuka nkati jangu. Kwakua nimekua maasi palanga upanga ushikwagutaya amama, nkaaati ja nyumba jipali miisiba pe. ²¹ Wapilikanenje kunung'unika kwangu, lakini jwakwapi jwa mbembelea. Maadui gangu goe ga pilikane shida jangu na vashifurahiaga nchindendela nnei. Umdeta siku uliyohaidi; nnaino nneshe v'av'anganje nndu ine pav'a gamakosa gangu goe. ²² Nnesho uwovu goe ujie mbele jako shugulika nao kama ulivyo shughulika na mimi kwasababu ya makosa yangu yote. Manung'uniko gangu ni gamagulinjina mtima ushiondoka.

¹ Ashipanganya v'ashingunishila mwali wa sayuni pai pa niunde lya hasila javo. washijaa utukufu gwa Israeli pai kwenda mbinguni mpaka duniani hajakumba stuli yake ya miguu siku ya hasira yake. ² Ashipanganya washimira na huruma kwa miji jowe ja Yakobo. Mov'a ga hasira jake vyashinguiya iramboyowe ya v'ali v'aa Yuda; kwa aibu v'ashinduluya pai ufalme na watawali wake. ³ Kwa hasira kali vya shikata kira nndumba ja Israeli. V'ashivujanago mkono gwake kushoka kuka adui vy'ashijoka Yakobo nndu moto gwatekeleza kira shindu patome jake. ⁴ Kama adui amepindisha upinde gwake kuelekea kugwetu, na v'ampingaga pakati hema lya mwali jwa sayuni; v'ashijita gadhabu jake nndumoto. ⁵ Ashipanganya pali nndu adui v'ashimila Israeli. V'ashimila majumba gake gowe. V'ashiangav'anya rikaja lyake. V'ashijenjeshea shililo na nakujimba pokati ja v'ali paka Yuda. ⁶ V'ashianga v'anya lihema lwake lwa imanilana nndu kujumba ka bustani. V'ashiangav'anga sehemu ja inanilana. Nnungu v'ashisababisha tuimane na Sabato kuliv'alika Sayuni pav'a v'ashiiv'a washidharau a mfalme na kuhani paka ukali gwa hasira jake. ⁷ Nnungu v'ashikana madhabahu gake na kukana sehemu jake takatifu. V'ashishoya ukuta gwa majumba mmikoo mwa adui. V'ashipazanga lisauti kumuikwa Nnungu, nndu lusuv'a lwa sherehe. ⁸ Nnungu v'ashikuamua kuangav'anya ukuta gwa shilambo gwa gukamulali gwa Sayuni. Amenyoosha kamba ya kipimo na hajauzuia mkono wake kutoharibu ukuta v'ashitenda minara na ukuta kujimba; pav'a ishikuov'a ⁹ Mipanda jake jishigwa pai, V'ashiangav'anya na kukaanya shitale sha ukuta a mfalme v'ake na v'ana v'a a mfalme pali miongoni mwa mataifa, sheria jakwapi tena na manabii gake v'akapatanga maono kushoka kwa ashipanganya. ¹⁰ Wazee wa mabinti wa Sayuni washitamangana pai na ukimya. Vashiguluyanga vumbi muntule jav'onji na kuwala magunia. Mabikra ga Yerusalemu v'ashitepanga mitule jaonji pai. ¹¹ Meyo gangu gashijumulila minyoi jake; lipitiu lwangu linanguruma, sehemu jangu ja mkati jisjijaika pai kwa sababu ja uharibifu gwa mwali jwa v'andu v'angu watoto na wachanga wamezimia mitaani mwa mji. ¹² V'analugulanga kwa amama yav'o "mmbeju kuilikwei na mvinyo?" Kama mtu aliye jeruhiwa mitaani mwa mji, maisha yav'onji gashijitwa pa mtima pasha amama yao. ¹³ Melekete nchi kwa mwali wa Yerusalemu? Ngombole kulinganya na nndi, ili ni kufariji, mwali bikra wa Sayuni? jera lako ni kubwa kama bahari gani shakombole kukulwamya? ¹⁴ Manabii wako wameona uongo na maona batili kwa ajili yako. Vangavikanga wazi dhambi jake kuv'ujana go mali jako, lakini kugwako v'ashishoyanga matamko ga unami na ga potosha. ¹⁵ V'owenji v'apitangana nnyenje ja barabara v'anaja nganga ngoi kungwako.V'anagunanga na kutikinya mitwe jav'onji dhidi ja mwali jwa Yerusalemu nakuveleketa, ashino ndio shilambo shishemilwe 'ukamilifu gwa konja; furaha ja dunia joe?" ¹⁶ Maadui gako gowe gashikuugula kamwe yav'onji na kukudhihaki. V'ashikujamililanga na kuyaga meno na kuv'eleketa. "tushikummila jwalake! Hii ni siku tulia subiri! twatemi kukombola kulola!" ¹⁷ Nnungu atendile papanjile kutenda. V'atimize lilov'e lwav'o. V'ampindikwile bila huruma, kwa kuwa amemruhusu adui kukusherekea; V'anyakwile mbembe ja maadui jako. ¹⁸ Mioyo yao ikamlilia bwana. Kuta za binti Sayuni! tenda minyoi jako kujitika pai nndu mto shilonamuiusijipatie hauweni, Meyo gako bila hauweni. ¹⁹ Nyakula, guta shilo, mwanzo usiku wa manane! mwanga mtima gwako nndu mashi mmujo ja kumeyo kwa ashipanganya. Nyoosha kunani makono gako kwa ajili ya uzima wa V'ana v'ako v'aondokanga kwa shiv'anga kwenye njia ya kila mtaa. ²⁰ Lola, Nnungu, ukumbushile ago gu v'atendilenje haya. V'andonyanji v'ala tunda lya uzazi gwa v'o, watoto waliowajalia? makubani na manabii wachinjwe sehemu takatifu ya Bwana? ²¹ V'owe v'ashoka kwa v'akulungwa wanatamangana pa litaka lya kuntala. V'andonyanji v'anngu v'ashokana v'ashileunji v'angu v'ashoko v'ashingwanganga kwa upanga; umewachinja pasipo kuwa hurumia. ²² Umeitisha, kama ungewaita watu katika siku ya maakuli, kujokopa kwangu kila sehemu pakati shilo sha hasira ja a Nnungu jwakwa piatendile toroka; niliowajali na kuwakuza adui wangu amemaharibu.

¹ Nne ni jwashileu nalile miangaiko pai lya gonga ja hasira pa ashipanganya. ² V'ashiminganga na kusababisha kujimajima pa luvindu kuliko mwanga. ³ Hakika v'ashimbindikula mkono gwake dhidi jangu tena na tena, mov'a gowe. ⁴ V'ashitenda shiilu shangu nalipende lyangu kufifia; v'ashikaa maupa gangu. ⁵ V'ashishega ifusi ya litaka dhidi jangu, na kundimbilila nauchungu na ugumu. ⁶ V'ashitenda ndame sehemu ja luvundu kama hao walio kufa zamani. ⁷ V'ashishenga ukuta kutimbilila na gakombola kutoroka. ⁸ V'ashitenda minyororo jangu. Na japo nina itanakulilia msaada anazima maombi yangu. ⁹ V'ashiiv'a mpanda gwangu kwa ukuta gwa mangaga ga ongola; washitenda mpanda wangu kunyanta. ¹⁰ Yeye ni kama dubu anasubiri kunishambulia, simba katika maficho; ¹¹ V'ashipindikula kujenje mipanda jangu, v'ashindenda ushuv'a. ¹² V'ashipindikula upinde gwake na kundenda nne nndu lengo la mshole wake. ¹³ V'ashitobola matoga gangu kwa mishale ja mnguko gwake. ¹⁴ Punaliji kichekesho kwa v'anduu v'owe, kielelezo ha dhihaka yao siku nzima. ¹⁵ V'ashingumbaya kwa uchungu na kunazimisha kungwa mashi gabav'a. ¹⁶ V'ashikukaa meno gangu na kokoto; v'ashinokola pai pa vumbi. ¹⁷ Nnafsi jangu jishijimwa amani njiliv'ala furaha ndio nndi. ¹⁸ Kwa nneyo na lugula ustahimilivu gwangu uovile na lina tumaini kwangu kwa Nnungu. ¹⁹ Kumbuka matese yangu na kuangaika kwangu, mashi gabav'a na kupoteka. ²⁰ Gunaaendelea kukumbushila na njitepa mkati jangu. ²¹ Lakini ni vuta akili mwangu na hivyo nina matuimaini. ²² Kupinga dhabiti kwa ashipanganya kukapela na huruma ya v'o hikapela. ²³ Ni yayambikila lyamba uaminigu gwenu ni gwamkulugwa. ²⁴ Ashipanganya ni urithi gwangu, "nalungwile, nneyo shinatumaini. ²⁵ A Nnungu ni v'ammbone v'akwalindanga, kwa akwa loleya. ²⁶ Ni vizuri kusubiri taratibu kwa uwokovu wa yahweh. ²⁷ Ni pammbone kwa mundu kujamula nngoji pakati ujana. ²⁸ Leka atame jika pakati utulivu, inapokuwa imewekwa juu yake. ²⁹ Munneshe aeshe kamwe jake pakati vumbu kunaweza bado kuwa na matum,aini. ³⁰ Munneshe ashoye litukwa lwake kwa jwenejo akumkana, ajazwe tele kwa aibu. ³¹ Pav'a uguse ashipanganya v'akatukana yaka yowe, ³² Lakini japo atatia uzuni, atakuwa na huruma kwa kadri mwingi wa upendo wake dhabiti. ³³ Pav'a v'akatenda haadhibu kushoka mumtima gwav'o au kutesa v'ana v'a mwanadamu. ³⁴ Kukanyata pai pa lukongono v'atav'ilenjwe v'owe v'a dunia. ³⁵ Kunjima haki mundu mmujo ja kupagwa kwa alikunani. ³⁶ Mkunyima haki mtu-Nnunguu hataidhinisha kitu kama ivyo! ³⁷ Ni gani aliye zungumza na ikatimia, kama siyo bwana kutamka? ³⁸ Sio kutoka mdomoni mwa aliye juu Majanga na mazuri yatakuja? Mundu aliijjwa nkoto shakombole kulalamika? ³⁹ Mundu anawezaje kulalamika kwa adhabu ya dhambi zake? ⁴⁰ Tuloleye mipanda jetu na kujiliinga, na twav'ujile ashipanganya. ⁴¹ Na tunyakule mitima jetu na mikono jetu kwa ashipanganya kunani: ⁴² Tumekosea na kuasi, haujasamehe. ⁴³ Nchikwiunishila na hasira na kutuvinganga, Nchivulaga na haujanusuru. ⁴⁴ Nchikwiunishila na liunde ili kwamba kunave na liombi linakombole kupita. ⁴⁵ Nchikututenda kama uchafu na taka miongoni mwa mataifa. ⁴⁶ Maadui getu gowe v'ashikutulaaninji, ⁴⁷ Wasiwasi na shimo limetujia, maafa na uharubu. ⁴⁸ Meyo gangu gana v'utuka na mifeji ja minyoi kwa sababu ja v'andu v'angu. ⁴⁹ Meyo gangu shigashoshe minyoi pangali mwisho, pangali kupumulila. ⁵⁰ Mpaka pushivalole pai na ashipanganya kushoka kunani. ⁵¹ Meyo yangu gananisababishia huzuni kwasababu ja v'ali v'a shilambo shangu. ⁵² Mineulinda kama ndege hao walio kuwa maadui zangu, wameniwinda pasipo sababu. ⁵³ V'ashinyaanga nniimbo na kwaneshelelenje liganga, ⁵⁴ Na mashi gake pugajitishe kunani ja mtwe ggwangu. Nalugwile njikatwa mbali!" ⁵⁵ Njikushema lina lwenu, ashipanganya kushoka uleugwa liimbo. ⁵⁶ Mwapilikene lilov'e lyangu? Mwapilikene lilov'e lyangu punakungulyishe," nnaiv'e lisikio lyennu kwa ligulo lyangu lya msaada. ⁵⁷ Mwajile tome lyuv'a linanchemile; mwalugwile, "guna jagope" ⁵⁸ Bwana, ulitetea kesi yangu, uliokoa maisha yangu! ⁵⁹ Ashipanganya V'alolile gamabaya gandendelenje, hukumu kesi yangu. ⁶⁰ Umeona matusi yao, mipango yao yote dhidi yangu! ⁶¹ Mwapilikene dhihaka ja v'onji ashipanganya, na mipango yao kunihusu, ⁶² Mitomo yahao wanaoinuka kinyume changu, na mashtaka yao inakuja dhidi yangu siku nzima. ⁶³ Lola pakutamananga na kujinuka; V'anadhiakinji na nyiimbo zao. ⁶⁴ Walipiza,, yahweh, kwa kadri waliyofanya. ⁶⁵ Ikaleka mitima jav'onji bila lawama! hukumu jenu jiv'e kunani jav'onji. ⁶⁶ Nnakwa v'utuyanga kwa hasira na kuv'aanganv'a nyanga mchini ya mbingu, yahweh.

¹ Dhahabu jishichakaa, namnaa jashii dhahabu jambone kualibika nakuchakala maganga gamatakatifu nijenela mitaa joowee. ² Wanaa wa thamani zaidii ya majagii gang'anyi, liengo lya makono gamfinyanzi. ³ Malinga mbwaammuntaa wanashoyanga mavelee kwa panganga vanavaonjii, lakini mwanajwungu jwundonya ashikola ukatili, malinga mbini nnikonde. ⁴ Ulimi ngwake mwena jwanshoko unangotanga pamakangwa gakee kwanfootaa, vaana vanafunganga shalyaa, lakinii shakwapi shalyaa shawonjii. ⁵ Venevo vashinkkufoelanga kulya shalya shabei lakini mnaino vanatamanga nashivangaa mmtaa, venevo valelilenje na wala nguoo ya dhambalau, nnaino wanagonanga mmajalala. ⁶ Huleumu jaoo binti wa vandunji jafikulu kajekaje sana pee, kulikoo jila yaa Sodoma jishikumbanduliwa kwadalaka jimo jwalewapi mundu avelekete lilowe lyolyowee ⁷ Valongelelo vake vashikusafi kulile theruji, vanawe kuliko mavele, vashi kulama mbuti linga shihilushao shihilushao shishikutendeka mbuti yakuti samawi. ⁸ Vanaonekana kupilila tundu luvindu hilaa. Vakatambulikanga mitaa mapende gao gasinyele mmaupa maupangao gashi nompa tunda nengene. ⁹ Venevo vaulegene na upanga vashinkukola furaha zaidi jao vaulegenje na shivanga, vanshinkuova, vashikutobolwa kwa kukosoa mavuno mmingunda. ¹⁰ Mkono jawanji a shimama vaknefenje huruma vashikuteleka vanavaonji na kwa tendanga sharilya shawonji wakati ambapo binti njwungu ashialibiwa. ¹¹ Yahweh ashilanguya gadhabu jakee jowee, ashitenda asira jake jowee. Askujosha moto Sayuni na misingi jake. ¹² Wafalme washilambo shadunia vaa gaamini, wala vandunji vatamaga vashilambo, kwambaa maadui na vaakananga a Nnungu vashijinji mmalango ya Yerusalemu. ¹³ Genega gashikutendeka sababu jao manabii watendilenje dhambi na makunanii watendilenje maasii na fitanga damujangali hatia mbele jake Annungu. ¹⁴ Vashinkuova kwa ligongo lyao lya upootofu, mitaa, vaashikujivikanga unajisi kwa minyai na jwakwapi mundu akamula nguo jaoo. ¹⁵ Ntame patalikaa, ungwe najisii, vandunji vashiku veleketa kwa lilove lyalikulungwa. ntame patalika!; ntamaa patalika! nnakamule! kwa nneyo vashiku fanga tanga pashilambo, navandunji niveleketa vakakombola kutama kavili hapano. ¹⁶ Yahweh jwanyene ashikuvatawanyisha vanatamanje kavili, vanga kila lunda kwa makuhani na vakatendanga upendeleo kwa vakkulungwanji. ¹⁷ Meoongefu gashikwamaa, ngwakwapi mshahada, minarafetu jalindi jikave na manaa nnaino. ¹⁸ Vakagulenje hatua jetu, twangakombola kujenda mmitaa jetuu, mwisho gwetu gushikaribia na mogaa getu gashikuhesabiwa, mwisho gwetu gashikuhesabika napelaa ¹⁹ Vatutujenje vashikola wepisii malinga tai jwakuliunde. Vaashikutuvinnganga mmuhitumi na kutuvishila mitegoo mukon. ²⁰ Mbunu mmbalajetu-mpakwa mahuta wa yahweh ndiye akamulenjwe himbo, jweneju jala aveleketave. Paai paa nngwili pake tushilame pakati paa vanduji vamataifa. ^{21 22} Nnurutange na jangalaa, mwali jwaa Edomu, utama paii paugojii, naugwe shikombe shishipitee, shiukolelwa na ulanguo. Mwali jwa Sayuni, ukumu jako. shiipelee, shiutame mmujoo na mateke gako mwali wa Edomu dhambi jako jipinga unukulwa.

¹ Mkumbushile, yahweh, mambo gakopweshe na nnolanje haibuu yenu, ² Urithi gwetu vaashitolanga vajenii, na nyumba jetu vashitolanga vajeni, ³ Tushitendeka jatima twangali mama wala awawa, amama na awawa vaashikuwa wajeni. ⁴ Nnaino lunalipanga mmbia mashi tukungwaa, tunalipila mikongo jetu, ⁵ Venevo vanakwia kungwetu, vashikalibia panyuma petuu; tushitotoshela twangali pumulila. ⁶ Tushijishoya vaene kwake vamisiri na Assiria tupatanje shalyaa. ⁷ Wawa washitendanga dhambin na vakwapinji nnaino, uwe tushi jigaladhambi jao. ⁸ Tushitawaliwa na jwakwapi jwaa kombola kukushoya mmakono mwaonji ⁹ Tunapatanaa shalya shitu kwa hatarisha maisha getu, kwa sababu jaa upangwa wa mukonde. ¹⁰ Mapeadengetu nishihilu ngashikila moto lalinga gashivileewa pamotoo kwa sababu jashivanga. ¹¹ Vaandonyanji vanatendelwanga mambo ganataga pasayuni, mabila'ra valenda bakwa payuda. ¹² Vana vamteline vashulyungwa kwa mkono javonji na jwakwapi atenda heshima kwa vakulungwanji. ¹³ Ijama valume vanalazi mishwa yanga mbejuu ya mboga kwa linganga, na ijana mbejuu wanakukwa mishingo ya nengene. ¹⁴ Vakulugwanji vashuleka mpande na lango lammji na vijana vashelekanga kung'anandanga mmziki. ¹⁵ Furaha jetu ja pantime jishipola mang'anda getu gashibadilika malilo. ¹⁶ Taji fishwa pantwe petu jetu tushitenda dhambi ¹⁷ Mitima jetu jinatenda poteka, machozi getu ganapela, meogetu gakalola ukoto ¹⁸ Maana jake shitumbi shesayuni shishilekwa vambwa vamukonde vyana ngandanga panani pake. ¹⁹ Lakini ungwee yahweh, ungwee jwatawala milele. Unatamapashitengu shaonzi monga gowe, unatulivale ²⁰ Pakuti unafulenga pamoga gamangwinji ²¹ Utusheme kungwene yahweh, nauwelushihishe, utunda upya mogagetu malinga bhukala. ²² Hikeveje ushikola hasira jajinginji japunda kwahuwe.

¹ Lyeneli lilove la Akulugwa lishinkuika kwa Hosea mwana jwa Beeri shiku za uzia. Yothamu, Ahazi na Ezekiel vakulungwa bha Yuda na pakati pa lyubho lya Yeroboamu mwana jwa yoabhi vyakulugha bha Israel. ² Wakati bhakulungwa phubhavelekete kwanzaa pilila kwa Hosea. Nibheleketeka jenda ukatole bhakongwe habha jwajajatika shabhe na bhana ambao matokeo ghake ganjanjitika. Kwanneyo shilambo shinatenda labhalabha gwankulungwa gwa kwaleka. ³ Bhahi Hosea gwapite kukwalomba Gomeli abinti Deblaim, nae gwajigile shitombo, gwabhelekwe mwana jwa shime. ⁴ A Bwana gubhaugullile Hosea bhancheme lina lyake Yezakeli. Nne kwa muda gwa shinahadhibu nyumba ja Yehu kwa sababu jamwaga mminyahi kweneko Yezreeli na nne ngamaliya ukulughwa gwa nyumba ya Israeli. ⁵ Ikakopeshwe lyubha lile dhingabhanya nye upinde gwwa Israeli pakati pa likote ja Yezreeli. ⁶ Gomeri ashikola shitumbo kabhili nikola benti.. Igala bhakulungwa nikwalugulila Hosea, mucheme lina lyake lo Ruhama.Pabha kwa maana ngang'amlanje kabhili pa nyumba ja Israeli, nikungurumianga pa mpanda gogoe. ⁷ Ighalaga panneyo shinaturumianje nyumba ja Yuda nanne shinaokoanye nag'ene ashipanganya bhakolegwa bhao shinao koanji kwa upinde na upanga ngondo, Farasi au bhapi bhakwela Farasi. ⁸ Baada jaGomeri kunekya lo, Ruhama ashirikupata shitumbo na kuveleketa mwana junape jwa nnume. Igala akulungwwa nibheleketanga muncheme lina lyake lya lo Ami, apa bha mmandunji bhangu wala nne nngabha Nnungu jwenunji. ⁹ Hata nneyo idadi ja bhandu bha Israel shibhanganje malinga mataka ga bahari, ambayagakombolwa kupimaa wala bhalanganya, bibhve pepala pubhalugulenjwe. Mnanganya mmandunji bhangu, simuguli lanjwe mmanganya mmandunji bhangu, simuguli lanjwe mmanganya mmandanji bhangunji ashipanganya bhaliye ¹⁰ Hata nneyo idadi ja bhandu bha Israel shibhanganje malinga mataka ga bahari ambaya gakombolwa kupimaa wala bhalanganya, bibhve pepala pubhalungulenjwe. Mmanganya mmandunji bhangu, sinuguli lanjwe mmanganya mmandanji bhangunji ashipanganya bhaliyebhayushile. ¹¹ Bhandu bha Yuda na bhandu bha Israeli shibhatamangananje pamo bhenebhaonji shibha vikanje jwankuliengwa jiraonji jumo Asheyene na shija ulanje kupoka shilambo kwa shibhalyubha la Yesreeli kua.

¹ Mwalughulilanje ashapwangu bharume bhenebhaonji bhandu bhangu na Ashulubhaonji, mwaonelanju hurumaa! ² Nnjamulanje shitakiwa dhidi ja mama yenunji, nnjamula shitakiwa pabha veneo ni akunga bhangu wala nne nngabha valume bhangu na bhashoye jalatika kwao mbele jao na itendo yao ya jalatika pakati pa mavele gaho. ³ Mwanaga nneyo shinaule nnguo yao nikwalangula lukundu lwao malinga shibhavelekwe. Nnee shinatenda malinga lijagwa malinga shilamba shihazibike. Nnee shinatende bhawe na nnjola. ⁴ Nnee ngabha nna ukonjoto kwa bhana bhao, bhava bhanabhao bhashibhaa bhajalatika. ⁵ Kwa maana Ashamama bhaonji bhashibhabhangu bhajalatinga na jwele akwete shitumbo ashitenda hindu ya nyata abhibheleketa shinakagulanje vapenzi bhangu shibhambanganje nkata gwangu na mabhi sufu yangu na latani na mauta ngangu gakinyaji. ⁶ Kwanneyo shinjenye lugwani ni veka mibha shinjenje ukwete bhanapete mpanda, shinakagulile ashawala bhado, lakini bhenebho bhakaishilanga. ⁷ Jwenejo shabhaloleanje lakini akapatanga. Kwa nneyo shavelekete shimuje kwa valume bhangu bhakwanja, bhapa ishibha yambone ya vukala kuliko naino. ⁸ Pabha vangamumanya nne njikwapa nafaka, divai jampya na mauta ambayo njikwajenjeshea mpiya na dhahabu shikufumia kwa baali. ⁹ Kwa nneyo shinyigala nafaka jao wakati gwauna na divai jangu jampya pakati pa mbimu gwake. Shinyigale sufu jangu na shitumbaa shitumikwe kuhivila lukundu lyake. ¹⁰ Kwa nneyo shinaule nnguo pameyo pa awali jao. wala jwakwapi shabhao koe mumkono mwangu. ¹¹ Ngajimilika hangala kwao wakati gwasikukuu na onekana kwa mwei sabato jao jasikukuu jao yohe ishoshile. ¹² Shing'angavanye mizabibu ja nkongo gwake na ntini, ambao pubhavelekete jereji nchakala guva mbelenje bhavapenzi bhangu, shinatendenye kubha mbitau, na bhanyama valishamba shivalye. ¹³ Nashinahashibunji kwa ajili ja sikuu ja baali, pubhatutuminje lubani nikwipambanga kwa pete jake na nguo yake, ni kwakagulanga ashawala jake nne nnivala jereji veleketa kwa Akullungwa. ¹⁴ Kwa nneyo shinyende kumbawishi na kujinagala, mukonde na veleketa kwa kug'ulumia. ¹⁵ Nnee shinimpe mzabibu gwake na lileote la Akoli malinga nnaugigwa tumaini, jwanejo ashikunyangula malinga shatendile malinga shabhoshile kushilambo shashoshile kumisri. ¹⁶ Shive malinga luva lila lefendi litumko lya akulungwa kwamba shivanjeme. Akangu bhangu na shivanjeme kavile nnee atali bhangu. ¹⁷ Kwa nneyo shinjoye molove nkwanga mwa baali, malina gao Gakakumbishilya kavila. ¹⁸ Lyene lyubha shindende liagano pamo na Ashinyama pakati palishamba kwa ajili jaonji na ndege byanani, na hindi itambala pa pai, shinjohe upinde, na upanga, na hindi pakati pashilambo, nami shindende ugano kwa salamaa. ¹⁹ Shindende nne namume jwako milelee pakati pa haki na hukumuu na aminika kwa aganoo na lumbala. ²⁰ Shindende jwaname jwako kwaaminika. Ugwe shuhumanye nnejwaaminika na ungwe shamanye nne nkulungwa. ²² Na lyelila lyubha shinyangule, lyeneli lilove lya A kulungwa shinyangule shilambo, na jalake duniaa. ²¹ Dunia jao shishughakie nafaka divai na mauta gapya na shibhanyagule Yesreel. ²³ Shininkwele namwene pakati pashilambo kwa ajili jangu nangag'unimia lo Ruhama. Nne shinugulilee lo Ami, ugwe ni Ami ata. Nao sibhanulile ugwe Ashipanganya bhangu.

¹ Akulungwa gwanughulile jenda kavile mapigile jwandonya apijwile na jwanume lakini jwafa latika, umpinje malinga nne akulungwa malinga shingwapinganga bhandu vya Israel, Ingawa washigeukanga Ashinungu bhana mpinga mikate ya zabibu. ² Kwa nneyo njikugumila namwene kwa upande makuni ng'ano ga hela na homeni na telbeke ya shahivi. ³ Njikunugulila lazima ulame pamo moga ga magwinji, ukakombola kubha njwajabatika au gwa mpanda gwenego shime na nne. ⁴ Kwa nneyo bhana vya Israeli bhashikutamangananga gwalili nkulugwa mundu jwankugwa, dhabihuu nnguo na maganga, efedi au bhanamu za mmajumba. ⁵ Baadaye bhandu bha Israel shibha unjanje na kunnoleya akulungwa ashipanganya na nkulungwa jwao Daudi jwao. Na lyubha lya mwisho shibha kanganje bhalitetemekanga mmujo mwa akulugwa na wemagwao.

¹ Ampilingananje lilove la akkulungwa, mmanganya vandu bha Israeli. ² Akulungwa baskola shitakiwa zidi ja shabhenyeji bha shilambo kwasababu jwakwapi ukonjelo, kuaminika agano gwapia ujuzi gwa Ashipanya pakati pa shilambo jishipa gwa laanika na uwami gwii na jalalika Bhandu bhashiazibianga mipaka joye jinaika minyaib baada minyai. ³ Kwahiyo shilamb shinajumla kila mundu atama pakati shaangamie, bhanyama pakati pa mashama na ndege bha kunani, mpaka shamaki omba ya kubahari, shibhasheyanje. ⁴ Lakini nnaruhusunji jigala mashitaka, mnaruhusunji hukumula mundu junape, kwa maana mmanganya nni makuhani bhungwashitakingi. ⁵ Mmanganya mmakulugwanji shimwikwavilanje wakati gwamuhi bhalondolanga nabhonji shilo nne shinaangamize amani yako. ⁶ Bhandu bhangu bhanaharibiwanga kwa sababu ju kose runda, kwasababu bhalivalanga shazia jangu. Pabha nnee Nnungu jwako, kwa nneyo jirivalanambombe jwake. ⁷ Ashimakuhani bhabhajinibhashiongozeka, zaidii bhasitendenda shambi dhidi jangu, bhasibadishanga heshimaa zaonji nibhaaibu/oni. ⁸ Bhanakwilishanga shambe sha bhandu bhangu bhakwete tamaa kupita mabaya gahonji. ⁹ Shibhe sawa na bhandu malinga bhakuongoza shinahadhibunji bhowe kwa itendo yao. Shinalipanje kwa itenda yao. ¹⁰ Shibhalanganye lakini bhakajukuta shibhatende shalatika lakini bhaka ongezekanga, pabha bhasikwendanga kwa tazika na akulungwa. ¹¹ Bhanapunga labhalabha, divai na divai jampya ambayo jushijigala lunda lyaho. ¹² Bhandu bhangu bhanapinga kwa shanamu shaosha mbao na imbo yao kahowela kwapa urondola kwa maana ja shalateka gashikwadanganganga na bhashitendanga bhashitendanga bhalavala badala ja bhahaminika kwa Ashipanganya bhahonji, ¹³ Bhashoyanga sadaka kwa mlimaagwa kunani ni tekelezanga rubani pa mlima pahi ya mlaloni, mchibua, na miele, kwasababu shiuli shambone bahi ashimwali venonji bhatendanga kilabhalabha, na ashibinti bhanaziningi. ¹⁴ Nnee ngahadhibunji ashimwali venunji wakati bhanangulanga kutenda labhalabha, wa Ashimwali kulombona. Hata bhalumenji bhanakushoyanga kwalabhalavanga na shoya ahabihuu ili bhatendanje ikuvo ya labhalabha, kwa nneyo bhandu vya kwamanyanga shibhaangamizwanje. ¹⁵ Ungwe Israel ushitenda shalatika, lakini Yuda jwagali hatia, wala nnajendanje Gilgali, nnajendanje mpaka Beth Aven wala nnalapanji, atama nkulungwa. ¹⁶ Kwa maana Israeli bhashitahukanga malinga damajira nchoke, je nkulugwa shajigalanje kulya malisho malinga ngondoro mahali pakwete nafasi. ¹⁷ Efraimu ashikwiunga na shanamu, munnekanje jika pee. ¹⁸ Hata wakati gwakileo shishishoya wajendengenenja kutenda labhalabha bhatabhala bhake bha napinga kaje aibu jao. ¹⁹ Mbungo jishikwatabha nna mabawa gabhona shibhakolanje aibu, kwa sababu ja zabibu jao.

¹ Mpilikananje mmwe mmakulugwa mmanga makini, nyumba ja Israel mpilikananje jinakwaya jukumuu mmowenji bhowe, ichibhabhanga mitego nammwavu udandazwe nnani ya taboli. ² Mmaasinji inchi mangana pakati pa valaganga, lakini shingazebiwe mmobhe. ³ Nimumanji Efraimu na Israel bhakana kwifriya kwangu Efraimu, nnaino nnchiva malinga malaya, Israel ni unajisi. ⁴ Matendo gaonji gakwanchusunji kwapindushila ashipanganya maana mawazo gahonji gabha kwamanya astripanganya. ⁵ Shibuzisha Israel shina kwashudianga, kwa nneyo Israel na Efraimu shibhahikwabhanje kwa hatiajaonji na Yuda nao, shibhagwe pamo nao. ⁶ Shibhajaulanje na ngondoro na ng'ombe jaonji, kwaloleya Ashipanganya, lakini bhakamonanga, pabha ashikwishaya kuposhela kwao. ⁷ Bhasivanganga bhangali bhaaminifu kwa nuulungwa, pabha bhaskolanga bhana bya haramuu, lole sherehe ja mpya ja mwei shibhahangamizwe na mashamba gaonji. ⁸ Nngombaje matammbeta kwene Gibea na matanembeta huko rama, lilobhe lyaguta na ngondo kwene Beth Aven "shushuksgala Benyamini". ⁹ Efraimu shijibhe ukiwa ukiwa lyuva lya adhabu. Meongoni ni mwa makabha ya Israel njitangaza habari shijikoposhe. ¹⁰ Bhakulugwanji bha Yuda mnealinga bhasho yanga liganga mpipaka. Nnee shinyaye ghadhabu jangu jua jaonji malinga mashi. ¹¹ Efraimu ashihangamizwa ashihangamizwa kwa hukumu, bhashishoka kwa miyavi nikagula shinyago. ¹² Kwa nneyo shimme malinga nondo kwa Efraimu na malinga bora kwa nyumba ja Yuda. ¹³ Efraimu palolile shilwele shake, Yuda alolile lijeraha lyake. Efraimu gwapile Ashuru: Yuda gwatumilenje bhajumbe kwa nkulungwa nkuu, lakini jwangakombala kulya manga bhandu au kwaponyanga lijeraha lyabha. ¹⁴ Kwa nneyo shingabhe malinga jumba kwa Efraimu na malinga jumba kwa Efraimu na malinga jumba kwa Yuda. Nnee naam nnee njiposhela kwa talika, njikwanjigala na pakapagwa mundu jwakwaokoa. ¹⁵ Nakwenda na phuja mahali pangu, mpaka watambue hatia yao na loleya uso gwangwa, Hata shibhanoleyanje kwa bidii pakati palanga bhaonji.

¹ Njiangananje tubhuje kwa Ashipanganya nchi kutemanyanga upande upande lakini shibhatuponje naironda, lakini shitutabhe naoronda yetu. ² Baada ja moga gavile shatuyushe lyubha lya tatu shatujinule, mitabha mmujo mwake. ³ Mbobhe shushumanye shipanganya tuendelee kummanya shipanganya kuhika kwake ni malinga ulah! malinga ula ja vuli kuhinyeshea payi. ⁴ Efraimu nukulendele shindu shashi kuaminika kwako malinga lihunde lyalyamba malinga umande ushoka lyambape. ⁵ Kwa nneyo nji kwatemanyanga ipande ipande kwa kag'wa ja bhalondolanji vulanga kwa malove gukagwa ngangu maagizo gako malinga miru jianga. ⁶ Kwa nneyo njitamani kuaminika wala ngabha dhabihu ni kwamanya ashipanganya kuliko sadaka zate ketezwa. ⁷ Malinga Adamu bhashikutemanya liagano, bhalinji bhahamifu kwangu. ⁸ Gileadi ni shilambo shabhaharifu bhakwetenje makongono ga minyai. ⁹ Malinga makundi gabhanyang'anyi wanaongojea mundu, kwa nneyo bhakulungwanji ni kwiungaga pamo nitende uharifu gwabhulauga gwa mpanda shekemu bhashitendanga uharifu kwa haya. ¹⁰ Pakati pa nyumba ja Israel, nimeona jambo libaya shalatika kwa Efraimu upali pale pale na Israel bhashitagwa unajisi. ¹¹ Kwa maana mmwe, Yuda, mavuno gashiteuliwa shimunaonji urithi gwa bhandu bhangu.

¹ Wakati gogohe shimbinje kwaponyanga Israeli shambi sha Efraimu shishifuliwe na itenndo yabho ya samaria, kwasababu bhashitenda unami ngwii ujinjila na likundi lya unyang'anyi shilishambulia mumpanda. ² Bhakukwimanya muntima kwao kwamba nakumbushila matendo gaonji gana kwazungu kanga gapali mbele ga meyoo gangu. ³ Kwasababu jamatendo gao bhashitenda akulungwa bhabhe na jangala na ashamaofisa bhaonji gwa umami gwao. ⁴ Bhobhenje bhashijalatikanga malinga litamuru lijoshile na kujoka ambaye analeka kuchochea moto tangu akanda nnga mpaka gwake kwa wale bhantaniaga. ⁵ Lyubha lya nkulungwa jetu, nkuongoza ashikwitenda nnule na ukali gwabivai ashikulangula nkomo gwake kwa wale bhantaniaga. ⁶ Kwa ntima malinga litanuvuu bhebhonji upanga hindu ya unami, hasira jao ugona shilo bhabye, lyamba ujamwea kunani malinga moto. ⁷ Bhobhe bhapatilenje moto malinga gwalitanuru, nikwaangamizanga hephela bhatawalanga akulugwa. Bhakugwa bhaonji bhobhe bhashigwagao jwakupi wala jumo anjema. ⁸ Efraimu ashikkwichanganya nngene pakati pa bhandu. Efraimu ni nkate ambao ukanabhe pondikula. ⁹ Bhajeninji bhalyangu mashiri gake lakini jwangaimanya wala umbo ya mvi ananyunyiza kunani jake lakini jwangajimanya. ¹⁰ Tumbala kwa Israel kunakwashudianga hata neyo: bhakanabhevujanga kwa akulungwa ashipanganya bhao wala bhangalloleyanga licha ga yohe. ¹¹ Efraimu malinga njiwa jwalunganya na jwagali lunda, kuchema, ajenda kumisri ni guluka kujabhula kwa ashuru. ¹² Bhajaulanga shinyae wavu gwangu jive jaonji, nne shinagwinje malinga ujini shinahaohibunji kujaula kwaonji pamo. ¹³ Ole gwahonji phabha bhashipoteanga kukoposhela kungwetu, kuangabhanikwa unakwajihiranga bhoe bhasjhiasinji dhidi jangu napinga kwaokoanga lakini bhashikuveleketanga unami dhidi jangu. ¹⁴ Wala bhang'ag'ulilanga kwa ntima gwabhonji bhoenji, lakini bhanaombelezanga pashinanda yaonji, bhanakusaganyikanga kwa ajilii yalilya divai jumpya, nne bhang'asingi nne. ¹⁵ Ingawa nji kwajiganyanga na imalisha mikono jao, naino bhatendanga mabaya dhidi jangu. ¹⁶ Bhanabhujangana lakini bhakavuja kungwetu pali nnami, bhenevo malinga upinde ukatumika, maafisa bhaonji bhapigwanga kwa upanga kwa sababu ya nohalimu gwa kag'wa jeneji shijibhe aibu jaonji pakatui pa shilambo shamisri.

¹ Ubhishe tarumbeta pa mdomo pako! tai anahika kwa lipaa lya nyumba ja akulungwa kwa sababu bhandunji bhashitemanya makubaliano gangu. Na bhashigwaganga sheria jangu. ² Bhanakungutilanga shipanganya jwangu uwe katika Israeli tunakumanya. ³ Igala Israel bhashikananga ya mbone na yachuki bhashikwagulanga. ⁴ Bhashibhikanga bhakulungwanji ng'a kwa pinga. Bhashikwetenda bhakuu, lakini nangali bahali, kwa upande yaonji shahabu bhashitendanga inyago ashayene, bhakamwe kwa tarika. ⁵ Ndama jwao ashikamwa samaria ishiwaka hasira jangu juu ja bhandu bhenevo kwa muda gwashi shibhabhe na hatiaa. ⁶ Kwa maana sheshila shinyago shashile Israel, fundi keleya atendele, gwabha Nnungu! Ndama ja samaria, shijikatwe ipande ipande. ⁷ Kwa maana bhandu bhanapinga mbungo na huna shimbuka. Mbegu jangajima jangali ntwe ikashoya utandi, mwanaga jangakomola, bhajeninji shibhalyanganje. ⁸ Israel ishitangwa naino bhagonanga pakati pa mataifa, kama shindu shangalishamaana. ⁹ Kwa nneyo bhashikwende Ashuru malinga mbunda jwa mwitu, mukonde jika, Efraimu ashikwaajirinji bhaapenzi bhake kwa ajili jake ng'enee. ¹⁰ Hata mwanga ahajilinji bhapenzi pakati pa mataifa, naino shakusanyanje pamo bhowe, shibhatuanje hobhana na sababuu jakwa nyanyaanga bhakulugwa na bhakuunji. ¹¹ Kwa maana Efraimu ashisheka kwa sabbabu jashambi, lakini nishibha ya shambi yatenda. ¹² Njikukombola kajandika sheriaa jangu kwaonji mara maelfu kumi, lakini bhashikuonanga shindu! hindu ya ajabu kwaonji. ¹³ Kwa ajili ja dhabihu ja sadaka jangu ushoya nnyama jalya, lakini nnee akulungwa ngakubali naina anawaza juu jaovu gwao, na kwa panga kwaazibu shambi shaonji, bhauje kumisri. ¹⁴ Israel bhashinibhalanga nne kuumba jwaonji ashenjile majumba, maboma Yuda ashimalisha shalambo shahigwinji. Kwa nneyo shindume moto juu ja shilambo shake, shigaribu ngome jake.

¹ Nnafuhinji Israeli kwa langala kama bhendu bhenape, kwa maana nkalinji bhaamika, nchi kwaleka ashipangaaya bhenu, nnapinga kulipa mishaharaa kwa bhalabhala, kwa sarafu ja mazaoo. ² Lakini sarafu ja divai zikalishanga: divai jampya shipungushe. ³ Bhakakombolanga tuma pakati pashilambo shabhakulungwa, badala jake Efraimu shavuje kumisri na lyuva limoshale shalya shanyata na Ashuru. ⁴ Bhakashoyana kwa akulungwa ikunjo ya divai wala bhakafura hishanga shabibu yoe shibha bhanganje kama shalya matanga bhoe bhalya ngauga shibhahikianje maana shalya shao shishibhe shahonji jikape shibhajinjiranje nnyumba mwa akulungwa. ⁵ Shitendanji ndiasi lyuva la shikukuu jibhishile rasmi, lyuva sikukuu yahweh. ⁶ Kwa nneyo nng'alianje bhahibhutuka kuangabhanya, misri shibhakusanyange na hofu shibhashikanje, kwa maana hazina jaonji ja mbiya shihibhe yao, na mibha shingumbale hema jao. ⁷ Lyubha lya lagashikwia, lyubha lya lipiza kisasi shina kwia. Waisrael bhove wamanje hindu yenehi nkulondola ni mjinga, na mundu mkuvuviwa ni mnwe le shalubha kwa sababu ja shambi shake shikulungwa na udui gwake nkulungwa. ⁸ Nkolondola jwenejo jwalinda ashipanganya bhangu kunani kwa Efraimu lakini nntego gwa ndege kunani kwa mpanda gwake gohe na aduii mwali nkati mwa nyumba jake ashipanganya bhake. ⁹ Bhashiangabhanyanga ashayene kama lyubha la Gibea, ashipanganya shibhakumbushanje ubaya yaonji: Na bhalao shibhahazibunji shambishao. ¹⁰ Ashippanganya shibhavelekete punajihene Israel, payaliji malinga loleya zabibu kulijagwa, malinga matundoa gakwanza ga msimu kumteni. Njikwabhonanga shababa venunji lakini bhashiri kwenda Baal peoli, nao bhashikwishoya kwa shinyago sha hapilinjile. ¹¹ Na kwaajili ja ja Efraimu nginioyao shikoposhe malinga juni. Ikapangwa bheleka wala shitumbo, wala shajigale shitumbo, ¹² Ingabha bashijigalanga phana shinajigalanje analepeshe hata jumo ole gwao bhalekangaga! ¹³ Njikwilola Efraimu, malinga vile Tiro hushikwejwa pakati pashitumbi. Efraimu hashi kwashoyanga bhana bhake kwa mundu shabhavilanje. ¹⁴ Mwape nkulungwa shimwape shindu shashi? mmwape litumbo lya hazibika shitumbo na mabhele, ambayo ngangashoya mavele. ¹⁵ Kwa sababu ja shambi shaonji bhowenji kwene Gilgali. Elo njikwachukianga, kwa ajili itende yaonji ilevyo, njikwavinga palanga pa nyumba jangu, gwakapinga kavili maophisa bhaonji bhoe ni bhaasinji. ¹⁶ Efraimu nnwele na mizizi jaonji hishikauka ikabheleka matunda, hata bhabhangaga na bhana, shinabhuganje bhana bhaho bhakwapendanga. ¹⁷ Nnungu jwangu shabhakananje, kwa sababu bhatangatanga pakati pa mataifa.

¹ Israel ni mabibu jakonja ambayo matunda ubhelekana. Kwa kadili ja matunda gake nnepeyo ganaogezeka na shenga nchati gwahwinji pabha shilambo shakeshinavelekana zaidi naboleka nkongo gwake. ² Ntima gwao ushidanganyika, lelo byana pasa kujigala hatia yaonji, nkulungwa shibhahangavanye nkongo gwao. ³ Kwa maana shivavelekete "jwakapi nkulungwa, kwa maana twakanjungu nkulungwa na nkulungwa sha tutendele indu yashi. ⁴ Bhanaveleketanga malove jika na tenda mapatano na lapa kwa unami. Kwa nneyo hakijinaka malinga magugu gakwete sumu pakati pa lishambana na mito. ⁵ Bhatangana kusamaria bhanajokopanga kwa sababu jandama ja Beth Aveni bhana bhao bhashiombeleza juu yaonji malinga shibhatendilenje nkuvishila jwa shinyago bhashibhangu na angala juu jaonji ng'imio yao, lakini bhakwapinji. ⁶ Bhanonji shibhajigalangwa kujabhala Ashuru malinga sadaka kwa nyame nkulungwa Efraimu shave na aibu, na Israel shave na aibu, kwashinyago shao. ⁷ Nkulungwa wa samaria shahangamizwe malinga dupu na negene kanani ya uso jwa maji. ⁸ Sehemu za kunani shishiangavanywe, jereji ilivyo sha Israeli mkongo na lehaka shitrikula kunani kwa jaonji, bhandu shibhahilugulilanje itumbi ntukumule uwe na kwa itumbi ituhunishile. ⁹ "Elo Israeli, nchitendanga ilevyo tangu lyubha la gibea kkweneko kulepesha je ngondo shibhapatanje bhana bha shambi huko gibea. ¹⁰ Pushimbinje shinaadhibunje ilambo shibhaungananje pamo na kwavekanga pakati pa itavo ya uwovu gwao mara jibhili. ¹¹ Efraimu ni ndama jwandoko akwete kujigana purula nafaka. Kwa nneyo shimishe jozii nanani mwa lukuhi lyuka lwakonja. Efraimu shinimishe jozii Yuda shaimee. Yakobo shauta lipigo pa ntima gwake. ¹² Mwitendalanje ya mbone, gunanje matundaa gaaminika kwa lagana. Njimbulenje litaka lweni jangapanda. Kwa maana wakati gwa kkwaloya akulungwa, mpaka bhahikaga na kijinula ukonjole juu jenunji. ¹³ Nchilimanga ungulu, inchiunanga shambi inchivananga udhalimu. Inchilyanganga lepo ya unani, kwa sababu nnchikuamini pakate pa mipango jako na pakati bhakulinda wako bhabhagwinji. ¹⁴ Kwanneyo lipuka kwa ngondo jayuka bhandu bhako, na shilambo shahonji showe shekwete ngome shijihazibiwa shibhe malinga sha imani hashihangavanya Beth Arbeli lyuva lya ngondo wakati mama bhashikutema ipande ipande na byana bhao wowenji. ¹⁵ Kwanneyo shibhe kugwako Betheli kwa sababu ya shambishashikusungwa wakati gwa muhi akulungwa bya Israeli shibhakatwe kaje kaje.

¹ Paliji Israeli paliji Nehanda njikumpiga nanjikuchema nambombe jwangu kupoka misri. ² Kwa kadili bhashihitwanga, nnepeyo pubha shoshilenje kugwangu nikwalendelanga mbembei, Baali, niloleyanga rubani lya shinyago. ³ Lakini nne ndio mjiganye Efraimu kushoka nne jikwajinulanga kwa salahaa jao. bhangamanyanga njikwajalingi. ⁴ Njikwaongozangu kava nngunji ja mundu na mafungo ga ukonjelo, nne punaliji mundu jwakwapunguzangu agamila juu jaonji kungwetu. ⁵ Je bhakaujanga shilambo sha misri bhuli Ashuru jikatawala kunani jao kwa vile bhashikananga kuvunja kungwetu. ⁶ Upanga shiugwe juu ja shilambo shao na havanganya makila ga milango yao, shiyahamizanje, kwa ajili ja mambo gaonji ashayene. ⁷ Bhandu bhangu bhashiamuanga kuneka igabha bhashemanga kwa ali kunani jwakwapi sabaidianje mundu. ⁸ Shimanyaje kukupelelaka Efraimu? shimanyaje kukupeleka Israel? shimanyaje kukutenda malinga Adma? shimanyaje kukutenda malinga seboimu. Ntima gwangu usibadilika nkati mwangu, hurumaa jangu johe zishiongezeka. ⁹ Ngatenda hasira jangujakalipa, nne nji kwaangamizanga Efraimu kavili kwa maana nne Nnungu wala ngabha mundu nkonjelo kati jaonji, nne ngatrika kwa tumbala. ¹⁰ Shibhangakalanje nkulugwa malinga shajimba imba, nne shing'o mboleze na bhandu shibha ishe, shibha tetemekanje kuposhela magharibi ¹¹ Shibhaishe bhali tetemekanga malinga ijuji kuposhela kkumisri malinga njiwa kuposhela shilambo sha Ashuru, shenatendanje bhapatanje tamapakati pa nyumba jaonji jeneji ni bheleketa kwa akulungwa. ¹² Efraimu analimbilila kwa malove ga unami kwa nyumba ja Israel kwa unani, kwa nneyo Yuda bado anaendelea na nne. Ashipanganyana ni bhashin/amivu kwa nne mundu nkonjelo.

¹ Efraimu anakwilisha mbungo na kagula upepo gwa mashariki jwenejo daima anaongoa unami na kwanyanyasanga bhanatendanga liangano na Ashuru na igala mahata ga misri. ² Akulungwa pia bhashikola kwashitakiwa shidi ya Yuda na kwahashibunji Yakobo kwa gegila bhatendilanje shanlipe kwa itendo kwake. ³ Pakati litumbo Yakobo, mpwake jwake kisigino na pakati pa mundu pale ashikwitahidi. ⁴ Ashikushinda na Ashintumetume na nashikushinda hashiguta mjinga shikono shake, Ashirikuimana na Ashipanganja bla majeshi "yahweh" lyenelo ndilo lina lyao. ⁵ Jweneju ndiyo Nnungu jankugwa na Nnungu jwa majeshi "yahweh" ndio jina lake. ⁶ Bhai nnjende kwa Nnungu kwa Nnungu bhendu, mkamule aminika, na uhuru gwa wagano na mwalindanje ashipanganya wenunji daimaa. ⁷ Bhatendanga biashara bhashikola kapani jaunami mmakono mwao, bhanpinga unami ⁸ Efraimu gwabhelekete kwa hakika nne njikola njikola utajili kaje, njipata utajili kwa ntima gwangu katika maengo gangu gohe bhakaonga ugulu gogoe nkati shoshoe shishibhe shambi. ⁹ Nne akulungwa ashipanganya bhaho tangu shibhakoposhe kushilambo sha Misri njikutenda utume kabhili munchite malinga lyubha la malilo pubhavishilenje ¹⁰ Njikwa lughulinga bhakulondola na njikwapanga huunikolo bhakulondola na njikwapanga huuunikolo gwanginji ajali nkono wa kulondola, njikushoya kalandana. ¹¹ Mwanaga ipali ilevo huku Gileadi kwa hakika bhandu bhakaanga. Gilgali bhanainga ng'ombe. Nchati gwahonji shubhe malinga liganga katika miambaa ya mashambaa. ¹² Yakobo ashinkubhutuka mpaka shilambo sha Aramu. Israeli ashikukamula liengo apate jwandonya: Ashinkushunga kondolo kwa japata jwandonya. ¹³ Akulungwa hashikwapelekanga Israeli kuposhela misri kwa kumtumia nkulondola, Na ashikwatunzangu kwa nkulondola. ¹⁴ Efraimu ashinkukasilisha kaje nkulungwa bai nkulangungwa jwake, ashikuleshela manyai jake, najwalake gwamuludishie honijake.

¹ Efraimu pabhelekete pashinkupagwa na tetemela ashikwikuza pakati pa Israel, lakini hashinkubha na likosa kwa sababu ya ibadaa ja baali najwalake ashiwa bhanatenndanga shambi zaidi na zaidi. ² Bhanaalayanga shinyago sha yuma koposhela kwa hela yaonji shinyago kwa ajili juhudii gwaonji joe ni maengo ga ufundi, bhandu bhanashoyanga mbembei na kunnamba nndama. ³ Kwa nneyo shibhabhanganje malinga maunde gwa lyamba, malinga umandee huna mbepo, koposhela nchakafu na ,alinga lyohi ukoposhela nne bomba. ⁴ Lakini nne Akulugwa, Anungu jwenu koposhela ku misri, shimumanyange Nnungu junape, bali nnepe, bali nnepe wala junape jwakai jwakukomboanga juna. ⁵ Njikumanya jagwani pakati pa shilambo shenye kujumula. ⁶ Wakati punaliji na malisho ushinkutanje, ntima gwako ushikwinua, kwa nneyo ushinibhalila. ⁷ Shingabhe malinga fumba, kama huvi shinole shinole nnyenje mumpanda. ⁸ Shineangamizanjje malinga dubu jubhanyanje mwana jwake, nne shanaraluanje ipande ipande. ⁹ Shinaangamizanje, Israel, gani shabhasadianje? ¹⁰ Nkulungwajako kwali kwapi, ili akushoye pa shilambo shako shoye, kuvali kwapi bhakulugwanji, ambao kwaonji bhashinu ghulinga nneyo. Mmbangauje nkulugwa na nkulungwa. ¹¹ Njinkukupa nkulungwa kwa kasilika yangu, njikujingala kwa tumbala jangu. ¹² Ugulu wa Efraimu shibhvikwa likosa lishihifadhiwa. ¹³ Shabhana uvavagwa gwa kwihungula lakini shabhe libelu, kwa ajili gwabhelekwe hakashoka mmatumbo. ¹⁴ Bhali? nnig'okoanje na nkono gwalikabuli? Bhalu shinigokoanje na waa? hugwe uwaa kuli kwapi? mapinga kwako hugwe likabuli kulii kwapi? kuhaghanya kwako? hunimia shihiwe nneyo mwaonji. ¹⁵ Igala Efraimu shafanikiwa pakati pa Ashapwake, mbungo ja masharila shihishe, mbungo ja akulungwa shupite kulipoli, kurito gwa mashi cha Efraimu shigakanshe, na shinishishoke shikabha na Mashi, Adui jwake ashab nyang'anye, shotunzo shake, kila shindu shagharama. ¹⁶ Samaria shijibhe na hukumiwa kwa sababu bhashiasinji, dhidi ja Anungu bhake, shibhagwangaje na upanga, bhana bhaonji bhabhashoko, shibhatemanaje na bhandonyanji bhao bhashitumbo bhaibhapalwanje wazi.

¹ Israeli mmuje kwa akulungwa bhako pabha nchigwa, sababu ja ugulu gwenu. ² Nnigale malobhe pamo, mmulanje nnee yahweh. Munugululanje "Ashoye ugulu bhohe gwetu bhakulinji yakonja ili tukombole kwa panganga (lepo) lepo ya kagwa jetu. ³ Ashuru jikatuokoa, tukapata farasi ja kwende kkungondo, tukakombola liengo lya mikono jetu "mmanganya ashinungu phetu, kwa maana kwenu mundu aliye na hatahi shapata hurumiwa. ⁴ Shinaponyanje bubhujangana kwahonji, nnee shinapinganje kwa ntima, pabha kutumbala kwangu shijishoshe kwake. ⁵ Shimme malinga ukungu, Kwa Israeli. Shashanue malingana jighala mizizi malinga nchini ⁶ Litawi lyakeshighajende, kukonya kwake shibhe malinga mizeituni na kununga kwake kushibe malinga mielezi ya lebanoni. ⁷ Bhandu bhatamangana pakati pashiwili shake shibhamujengananje shibhayunje malinga nafaka na mauva malinga mzabibu. Nginio yake shubhe malinga diva ya lebanoni. ⁸ Efraimu ndende shindu shashi kabhili na shinyango? Nnee shininjangule na kummika nnee ni malinga mberoshi, mahamba gake ni gakijani daimaa, kupoka kwangu kuika lepo yako" ⁹ Gani akwete lunda ili aelewa yene hindu yoo? Gani amanya yene hindu na abhamanje? Pabha mpanda gwa nkulungwa sawa, Na bhalinginji ungujaa shibhajengananje nkati mwao. Lakini bhaasinji shibha gwaganje nkati mwake.

¹ Lyeneli ni lilobhe lya likamkulungwa limkongene Yoeli mwana jwa Peshaeli. ² Mpilikananje haga mmanganya mmakongopa, na meilikananje na mafukara manganyanji mmaene shilambo ngakoposhelaga mwene mnyumamo au moga genunji au moga gahina bhenunji? ³ Gwabhalanjilanje bhan bhako lyeneno. gwalekanji bhanabhoka nabhana bhabhonji luvyeleko lukwiyalo. ⁴ Ngene galepeshe na tumutu gashiligwa na mainje gamakulungwa; Ngenego galepeshe na maija mbai Hililu; Nagalepeshe na mbai hilile; na galepeshe na mbai galigwilena madumadu. ⁵ Mnjimukanje mmanganya mkukolelwanga, mngutauje? Mnomboshelanje mmanganya mwowe mkukyanganyanga ukana, pabha ukana gwambone ushikatwa kuposhela kumngwenu. ⁶ Kwa mnana shilambo shishikwia pantundu jangu, jumashili jangali bhalanganya menogake ni meno gakaimba, jwenejo ashikola meno gakaimba. ⁷ Bhashikulitenda ligunda lyangu mizabibu kubha maali pajongoya, bhashitola mtini gwangu. Ashitola ligwangu lyake nikulija kwatalika nyambi yake hishibha yanawe. ⁸ Maombolelo mbuti bikila hawete magunia kuwa kwa mbujegwe bhashoko. ⁹ Sadaka juatandina sadaka japapila jishi katimba katalwa kwatalika na nyumba jamkulugwa. Namkubhishila na mtumwa na mkulugwa ni lomboshela. ¹⁰ Migunda jiangabanishe, na shilambo shangali mashili kamaana yalya langabhanishedivai jampya jishijumla, na mauta gangabhanishe. ¹¹ Mmonanje honi mmanganya mmakulima mngutanje mmakulima bhazabibu na ngano na shayili na mauno gamigunda gangabhenishe. ¹² Mizabibu njiangabhanishe na mikongo jatini jijumwile, mikongo jamikomamanga na kabhili mitende na mikonngo jaepo-mikongigo jowe jamigunda jowe jishiangabhaywa. Kwa kwinonyela ishiangabhanywa nabhandunji. ¹³ Kwete magunia na malamboshelo, mmanganya mmakuvishila! mnagutanga mmanganya mmanganya mmatuma bha mazaba. Njie ugone, shilo showe mmagunia manganya mmatumwa bha Nnungu jwangu. Maana sadaka ja utandi najapapila jishilimbiywa myumba jashipanganya bhenu. ¹⁴ Mchemanje kwa tabha kwa ukonjelo, maachemanje bhandu bhaukonjelo. Mnyimananje bhazee na bhaenenji bhashilambo bhowe bhashilambo bhaikangananje mnyumba mwa. Bhakulungwa Hanungu bhenu na kwagutila bhakulungwa. ¹⁵ Ole kwa moga! maana mmoga gabhakulugwa gabhandishile. Kwa nneyo unakwiya ualibifu koposhela kwashipanganyaa. ¹⁶ Nnole shalya shangapela kwatalika mmujo mwameyo gamunji, kwinongena nahekakupoka mnyumba janungi bhefu? ¹⁷ Mbefu jinabola pai litaka lyake, mngokwepulili na pujilukwa, namabanda gashitemeka, kweyo mmbeju jiangabhanishe. ¹⁸ Pwili bhanyama kunguta! Ng'ombe ngome inakwapotekanga pabha bhangalinginji palila. Kbhili makundi gangondolo ganakwapoteka. ¹⁹ Mmakulungwa mnakungatile mwe kwaneyo moto unalya yalya yang'anga, na moto unatekeleza mikongo jang'anga na migunda. ²⁰ Hata wanyama bhamigunda bhanakwwelanga kwajili jangu pabha lushi ya mashiijumwile na moto ulile malisho gang'anga.

¹ Ngombe lipenga kati sayuni, nakabhili mtaje nyenye pantundu shitumbi shangu shaukonjelo! bhowe bhalamananga pashilambo bhaungumilanje kwa bhoga; maana lyubha lyabhakulungwa linakwiya kajekaje pujili tome. ² Ni lyubha lyuluvindu na gwanapai, lyubha lyamaunda na luvindu lyakajekaje. Mbuti lyambakalijenela mwitumbi, majeshi gamakulungwa na gamashili ganabhandishila. Gakanabhebhone kana majeshi kama gakapagwa kabhili, hata baada ja makolo gamagwinji. ³ Moto unatumika kila shindu mujo jake na myuma jake moto unakokelela shilambo sho mbuti libustani ja Edeni mmujo jake, lakini mnyuma jake jibali hanga jiangabhanishe kajekaje shakwa shoshowe shipinga toroka. ⁴ Pulibhonekana lijeshi mbuti Farasi, na bhana bhutuka mbuti bhakwelanga Farasi. ⁵ Bhanagulika na nyenye mbuti ila matuka mwani mwitumbi, mbuti nyenye mmiale ja moto ambao unamalia makonde mbuti lijeshi lyanguvu lliandee kwa ngondo. ⁶ Mmujo jabho bhandunji palinginji na mboteko jukulungwa nakomeyo kwa mbonji kushikola langi. ⁷ Bhanabhutukanga mbuti bhakomananga wakwetenje mashili; Bhanakwelanga ukuta mbuti Askari; bhanaengejelanga mndondonga gwabhonji. ⁸ Wala jwaka akunokola nnjake panyenje; bhanaengejelang, kila jumo mumpanda gwake; nebhanganyabho temanya kwa mpanda gwa mkulinda na ngabha kungwa palanga jamsitari. ⁹ Bhanabhutushilanga kumjini bhatukanga muukata, Bhanakwelanga mumkati mmyumba napita mmadilisha mputi bhagwii. ¹⁰ Shilambo shinatenandena mmujo jabhonji, kuliunde kunaungumila lyubha na mwei luvindu na ndondwa inaleka shilangaya. ¹¹ Bwakulungwa bhanajinula lilobhe lyabho mmujo jamajjeshi gake, maana bhakomananga bhake bhabhangwinji kaje kwana bheneanganyabho, bhashikola mashili bhebhala bhakamulanga hamvi jabho kwamaana lyubha lya Bhakulungwa jikulungwa jajongoya kajekaje ngana shalepeshe jwamkoto nilama ¹² Lakini hata nnaino, bhanalungula bhakurugwa "Mmujilanje nnee kwamitima jowenji jowe. shanguya bila malomboshelo. ¹³ Mpapulanje mitima jenunji mngabha mngubho yenunji nubhuja kwa a Nnungu bhenunji bhakulungwa kwamana bhakwete shikono nabhakwete shiyagaa nyepesi tumbala nagwinji pamo na haminika gwa malajilana, na bhanapinga tendebhuka kushoka kwkabhishila. ¹⁴ Geni akumumanya? panya shatendebhishe nikola na shiya, nileka shikono nyuma jake kubhishila kwa utandi na kubhishila kwa shapapila kwa Bhakulungwa a Nnungu bhetu? ¹⁵ Mgombe lipenga hakuno kusayuni. Mchemiye bhandu bhatabhanje kwa ukonjelao na mchemianje mkusanyikanje kwa ukonjelo. ¹⁶ Ng'imananje mmundu mwashemanje bhandu haimanauje na ukonjelo G'imananje na ukonjelo bhaimananje bhazee bhamananje bhana bhana ashiunambombe. Bhakulungwa shilombani bhakombole kopoka palanga kukati pabho Ambunjebhenu palanga katika jabho. ¹⁷ Bali Bhakukishila nakutumwetumwe bhakulungwa bhalinginji pakatipakati paukonjelo na pamchati. Bhalungulilanje bhashemanje bhandu bhowe mwemmakulungwa wa mnatola ulithisi gwenu kwa haibu, hili mataifa bhatagwele pantundu jake. Kwaundi bhanapingwa kubheleketa pakati ja mataifa, "kkwali kwa Hanungu bhabhonji. ¹⁸ Ndiyo ashapanganya bhashimkukola bidii pashilambo shabho kuhumia bhandu bhado. ¹⁹ Bhakulangwa gubhajangwile bhandu bhabho, n nole shininango mmbeju, divai jambone na mauta shimwakulupalilanje wala ngatendanga kubha haibu pakati mataifa ²⁰ Shinashoyanje bhakumonelanga bhakukasikasini kwatalika na mmanganya, shinipitishauje pakati shilambo shandela mnjumu na shileshilwe mahali pa majeshi mmujo lyabho shilijinjile mmbahali jamashariki nna sehemu jamuma shilinjile mmbahari ja mangalibi. Na kubala kwake shitupilikane kajekaje nalufu jake jibaya shijinunje kweli bhashitenda mambo gamakulungwa. ²¹ Mnajogopanye, mmauganya shilambo nnulutanye na kwinonyela, pabha Bhakulungwa shibhatende mambo gamakulungwa. ²² Mnajongopanje bhanya makonde pabha mwalila mn'ganga ishigakule, mikongo shijikole yalya yake na mikouga jazabibu namizabibu shijiongole mauno ngowe. ²³ Mwinonyelanje mmandu mmowe bhakusayuni wikwinonye mkati mmakulungwa Hanuungu bhenunji pabha shibhampanganje ula ja vuli kiasi nikwianago ula jamasika kama bhakala. ²⁴ Lubhala lyakubhatila shijigumbale divai janong'a na mauta. ²⁵ Shininipanje yaka ya maija yalilenje yalya palale, maije na maije niangabhanya-na majeshi gangu gamashili lyeneloji kulituma pakati jenunji. ²⁶ Shinyanganye shalya kabhili nijukuta, nikulilinda lina lyabhakulungwa, a Nnungu bhenu, bhatendile yakanganigwa pakati jenunji, jihabhonenji bhandu bhangu. ²⁷ Shimumanyanje kuti nne ng'ishe pakati ja Israeli, Nakabhili nne ni jwa mkulungwa nulungu jwako wala jwakwa juna, wala ugajianango honi bhandu bhangu. ²⁸ Pushibhe baada ja genego ngakushula mtima gwangu pantundu shiilu Bhowe, nabhana bhenunji na bhalibhenunji shibhaa gamilanje bhangwendo shibhagabhonanje maono. ²⁹ Kabhili kwajili bhatumishi na bhatumishi bhandonya ngene mugago shingashule mtima ngwangu. ³⁰ Shinangaye yakanganigwa kuliunde na pai pashilambo, minyai, moto luishi lwalyoi. ³¹ Lyubha shilibha luvindu na mwei shubhe minyai jikanabhe lyubha lyajingooya lyabhakulungwa shijishe. ³² Shibhe kila mundu shalisheme lina lyashipanganya yakokoshe, kwamaana shitumbi shasayuni na yerusalemu shibhanganyanje ni bhebhala bhakokenje mbuti bhakulungwa palungwile na bhebhala bhalepekanje bhebhala Bhakulungwa bhashikwashema.

¹ Mnole ganemoga go wa lyene lyubhalyo shimujiyanago mateka Yuda na Yerusalemu, ² Nanne shingushanye ilambo yowe mpaka likote likayohoshufati. Shinaumule kweneko pabha bhandu bhangu na bhalisi bhangu Israeli hambao bhashikugabhanika mwilambo yowe pabha bhashikugabhani mchilamo shangu. ³ Shikomanga kula kwaajili ja bhandu bhangu bhashikuuma mgwendo kwaajili jalalatika, kuuza mwali kwa divai ili bhakombole kung'a ⁴ Kwandi nnandumbalilz Tiro, sidoni na mikowa jowe jabha Faristi? buli shimujishi yalipa? Atakama nipangaya kamope shinunji lanango kamope mnani mije yenunji maenenji. ⁵ Kwashabubu mchitolanga ela yangu na dhahabu zangu namanganya nchitolanga akiba jangu jasamani nikianango nishati jenunji. ⁶ Jikwaushanga bhandu bha yudani yerusalemu kwa ili kwashoyanga kkwatalika na shilambo shabhonji. ⁷ Nnole shinajumuyanje, bhashokanje mahali kumwaushienje na shinabhujanabhonji shinipanje mnani mitwe jenunji maenenji. ⁸ Shinimgushanje bhan bhenunji na bhalibhenu kwa mikono ja bhandu bha yuda. bhenabhanyabho shibhaushanje bhana bhaka sheba kwa shilambo shatalika kwa mana bhakulungu bhalungula. ⁹ Mkome mmbila pakati makabila, mpanganyika mmaenenji kwaajili jangondo, mwajimuanje bhakomananga, mwalekanje bhabhandishilanje bhakomananga bhowe bhangondo bhakwete kunani. ¹⁰ Mnyananje majela genunji kubha upanga na imanje kubha yaongole kubha lionga, bha bhalegeleka bhalungule Ngwete mashila. ¹¹ Shanguya mnyikang'anje makabila ngowe gabhandishile, mjiangananje pamo hakkuno elo mmakulungwa mwauluyanje bhakomonanga bhako. ¹² Helo! makabila ngowe gajimilile gayene kwika mpaka likote likayoshopati. Kwamaana shindame kweneko kuhukumula makabila gowe gajilani. ¹³ Mmikanje pakati mbopo, maana gake mauno gashejele. Njiangane kuuponda zabibu, kwaajili jalipila lya divai lishejele. Vipuli igumbele kwaajili ja yambi yabhonji gwamkulungwa kajekaje. ¹⁴ Kushipangwa kuimuka kuimaka nikote lya a Hukumu. Pabha lyabha lyabhakulungwa pilili patome palikote lya Hukumu. ¹⁵ Lyubha na mwei pwikubha luvindu ndondwa ileshi shiangashaka. ¹⁶ Bhakulungwa shibhangulume kukopoka kusayuni, najinula masauti kupoka yerusalemu kuliunde na pai kupinga tenandena, lakini Bhakulungwa shibhabhe patama pakulungwa kwaajili ja bhandu bhabho, na litego kwa Israeli. ¹⁷ Kwaneyo shimumanyanje kuti nnee jwa mkulungwa, Nnungu jwenunji bhatama pasayuni shitumbi shangu bwaukonjelo tena yerusalemu pushubhe Gwaukonjelo na likapagwa lijeshi lyatimbili kavili. ¹⁸ Genemoga go Humbi shitayalishe divai janog'a, Humbi shingatililishe mabhele lushi yowe ya Yuda shipita pakatipakati ya mashi na chemchemu shiishe kopoka mnyumba ja Bhakulungwa na mashi galikote lya shitimu. ¹⁹ Misili shibhena hushubha na Edomu shibhe Nng'ajika kwasababu jangondo jakoposhele kwa bhandu bha Yuda pabha mchikajita minyai jangali ligongo pashilambo shabhonji. ²⁰ Lakini Yuda shubhe bhayene pitipiti, na Yerusalemu shubhe luveleko na lubheleko. ²¹ Shininipanje minyai jenunji jenejo jinganabhe kisasi pabha Bhakulungwa shibhatame pa sayuni.

¹ Agano ni mambo gaisu israeli ambayo Amosi, Jumo washashunga katika Tekoa, bhashikugaposhela katika uhunukulo. bhashikugaposhela agano mambo mogoo Uzia bhakulugwa bha Yuda; na kabhili katika moga ga Yeroboamu mwana jwa Yoashi bhakulugwa bha Israeli, yaka ibhili kabla ja ungumila kwa litaka. ² Bhashikulungula, "Annungu shubhangulume kushoka kusayuni, shibhajinule lilobhe lyao kushoka kujeresalemu. Malygabha shungaji shigapomule nunununu; shilele kukarme li shishijumule". ³ Nnei ndiyo Annungu pwakubheketa: "kwa ilebhoitatu ya kudamaskasi, hata kwa Ncheshe, ngambadilisha ashabu, kwa ligongo bhashijiporange Giliadi kwa jombo ya itale. ⁴ Shimbeleshi moto kunyumba jwa Hayaeli, hatushii miye ngome ya Ben Hadadi. ⁵ Shindemanye tumbua jwa Damaskasi, na kumkatila kwa talika mundu atama katika Bigati Aveni, na kabhili jwejula mundu akamula imbojwa wakulugwa katika BethEdeni. Nabha ndu wa shamu shubhajendangananje kubha nda hatakiri." Bhabheleketa Annungu. ⁶ Nnei ndiyo Annungu pubhabheleketa: "kwa ilebho itatu ya kugaza, hata mcheshe, ngabadilisha ashabu, kwaligongo bhashikwatolanga mateka wabhandu bheo, kwabhekanga pamtondujwa makono Edomu. ⁷ Shindume moto kulikumbalya Gaza, na kuimilija ngome yake. ⁸ Shinikatile kwa talika jwe jwejula atama katika Ashdodi na mundu akamulaimbo jwa bhaku lugwa kushoka Ashkeloni. Shiniutendeuje mkono gwangu punda ya Ekroni, na mapeleko ga Wafilisti shiwangamilanje," bhabheleketa bhakulugwa Annungu. ⁹ Nneyo ndiyo a Nnungu pubhalungula; "kwa ilebho itatu ya Tiro, hata kwa ncheshe, ngatindiganya ashabu, kwa ligongo bhanu bhapeleshenje bhandu bhowe bha kuedomu, na bhashitemanyanga malano gaonji lya upweke. ¹⁰ Shimbaleshe moto kulikumba lya Tiro, ma gwalake shuimiliye ngome yake." ¹¹ Nnai ndiyo a Nnungu pubhalugula, "kwa ilebho itatu ya kuedomu hata kwa ncheshe, ngatindiganya ashabu, kwa ligongo ashikuk agulila mpake kwa upanga na leshelela kwa talika huruma yawe. Njasha yake kujiendee kubha jikali, na njimwa jake gujilepeshe pitipiti. ¹² Shimbeleshe moto pantundu Temani, na shiimilinywe nyumba ya bhakulungwa ya Kubozra. ¹³ Mneyo ndio annungu pubhalugula,"kwa ilebho itatu ya bhandu bha kuamoni, hata kwa ncheshe, ngatindiganya ashabu, kwa ligongo bhashikwapapulanga ashimama bha kugileadi bhalinginji na itumbo, kupinga bhakombolanje kupanula mipika jaonji. ¹⁴ Shingoleye moto katika likumba lya Kuraba, na gwalake shuimiliye nyumba ya bhakulungwa, pamoja na gomba nyenye katika moga go gondo, pamoja na dhoruba katika moga ga shimbunga. ¹⁵ Bhakulugwa bhaonji shubhajende kubhanda, bhene na maafisa gao pamo," bhalugula a Nnungu.

¹ Nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhalugula: "kwa ilebho itatu ya kumoabu, hata mcheshe, ngatindiganya ashabu, kwa ligongo ushijoka moto maupa ga bhakulugwabbha kuedomu hadi kubha shokaa. ² Shindume moto pantundu ja Moabu, na shuimiliye ngome ya kukeriothi, Moabu shawe katika gasia, pamoja na nyenye na lilobhe ya tarumbeta. ³ Shining'angabhanye nkutapula kati jake, na shinaulaganje bhana bha bhakulungwa pamoja na bhene" bhalugula a Nnungu. ⁴ Nneyo ndiyo a Nnungu pubhalugula: "kwa ilebho itatu ya a Yuda, hata mcheshe, ngaatindiganya ashabu, kwa kigongo bhashika nanga sheriya ja a Nnungu na bhangakamulanga amri yao. Unami gwaonji ushisababisha kuobha, ambao ashainabhao kabhili bhashikaugagulanga. ⁵ Shindume moto juu ja a Yuda, mashhumile ngome ja kujaresalemu." ⁶ Mnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa: u kwa ilebho itatu ya kuisraeli, hata ncheshe, ngatindiganya ashabu, kwa ligongo bhashikwapindanga bhangalinginji ilebho kwa ipanje na maskini kwa nyoo gumo gwa makubadhi. ⁷ Na bhalaonji bhalibhatanga pantundu mitwe ja yamaka malina kulibhata pamatatu li pantundu litaka; bhananokolanga kutiti mishia. mundu jumo na ainagwe bhashiku ngonanga naka jankongwe jumo na nneyo kulikufulu lina lyangu lya ukonjelo. ⁸ Na bhalaonji pwakugonanga pai tome na kila nchati pa nnguubho ibhishilwe dhamana na katika nyumba ja a Nnungu bhaonji bhapapapilanga dibhai ja bhebhala amabao bhatoshiwenje faini. ⁹ Bado njikung'ilimiya Mwamori mmujo jaonji, ambaye uleu gwake pantundu mbubhu yake pai. ¹⁰ Kabhili njikubhakweyanga kushoka shilambo sha kumisri na kubhalongoyanga yaka arubaini kuanga kupinga mmiliki shilambo sha Wamori. ¹¹ Njikwajinulanga bhakulondola kushoka nkatija ja ashibhana bhenunji bhawe bha nalili kushoka kubhangwendo bhenunji. Buli nngabha nneyo, bhandu bha Kuisraeli? Nneyo ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa. ¹² Ikabheji nshikwatekeyanga bhanalili kung'wanganga ukana na kubhamuru bhakulondola bhanalondolanje. ¹³ Nnole, shininibhatanjwe malinga mkokote ni ugumbele makai gakombola kunibhata mundu. ¹⁴ Mundu abutuka shapate utushilwa; jwa mashili shajime; mashili gake nnyene; wala shujaa kuitapula nnyene. ¹⁵ Apinda upinde shajime; jwautuka kaje aka utuka; jwaendesha farasi shaitapule nnyene. ¹⁶ Hata bhakomananga mashujaa shubhautuka nje makonope katika lyene lyubhalyo nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa."

¹ Mpilikananje lilobhe lya a Nnungu lya kungulwishe juu jenunji, bhandu bha Kuisraeli, juu ya familia jowe ambajo njikwashonga kushoka shilambo sha Misri, ² "Njikung'agukanga mmanganyanji pe kushoka familiya yowe yapa shilambo. Kwa mneyo shining'adhibunji kwa ilebho yenunji yowe," ³ Buli bhabhili bhanakombolanga kuowa pamo ikobheje bhanshikubaliana? Buli imba jinatongola kung'itu wakati sha kwa shabheta? ⁴ Buli mwana jwa imba anatongola kushoka palipanda kama angakamula shindu? ⁵ Buli shijuni shagwe mutego palitaka hwakati shwakwa shibhishilwa hkwa ajili ja ke? Buli ntego shuyatushe pantundu litaka wakali shwaka shindu shakamula? ⁶ Buli litarambeta shiligambwe pashilambo na bhandu bhanaungumilanje? Buli lijanga linakombola kwiya pashilambo lyanga pelekwa na a Nnungu? ⁷ Hakika bhakulugwa na Nnungu shubhate nde shindu bhinginebho bhashikwaugulila mpango bhatumwa bhao bhakulondola. ⁸ Imba atongwele; gani shajokope? Bhaku lungwa a Nnungu bhamaliye kunguluka; gani apinga londola? ⁹ Hunguya alino katika ngome kwane Ashdodi, na katika ngome ya shilambo sha Misri, bheleketa, "Mwikusanyanje kuitumbi ya Samaria na mnolanje nneila kunyata kupuli kukulugwa kwako, na kutitimishiwa kupali katika bhena. ¹⁰ Pabha nkamanyanga namuna ja tenda unguja-nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketanga katika ngome yonji." ¹¹ Kwa nneyo, nneyondiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa, "Mmagongo nnjenu shashitimbilile shilambo. Shangaute pai mashili genu na ngome yenunji shiteshwe nyara." ¹² Nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa,"maklinga nshunga patapula makongono gabhilipe munkang'wa ja imba, au shipande shalikutu, ndiyo bhana bha Israeli shubhatapulanjwe bhebhala bhatamangananga Samaria, pamoja na lupembe lwa gonela, au lupembe lwa shinanda." ¹³ Mpilikananje na kong'ondela juu ja nyumba ja a Yakobo-nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa, a Nnungu bha majeshi, ¹⁴ "Pabha katika lyubha ambalyo njiazibu ilebho ya Israeli, kabhili shinijiazibu ilebho michati ja Betheli. Mbembe ya michati shikatwe nangwa pai. ¹⁵ Shinijiangabhanye nyumba ja mmbepo pamoja na nyumba ja hari. Nyumba ya mbembe shiimiliywe, na nyumba ikulugwa shishoywe-nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa.

¹ Nnilipilikananje alilobheli, mmanganyanji ng'ombe bha Bashani, mmanganyanji nninginji katika shitumi sha samaria, mmanganyanji nkubhapo ndanga mahitaji, mmanganyanji nkwabhalanjila ashimbuje bhenu, "Ntupeleshe lanje inywaji." ² Bhakulugwa na Mnungu bhashilumbili kwa ukonjelo gwao, "Lola, moga shingaishe kungwetu wakati shubhansho yanje kwa ndoana. Jwa mpelo jwa yanje kwa ndoana ya ulila yamaki. ³ Nshikopokangananje kupitila mahali pabomweshe kulikumba lya shilambo kila jumo jwenunji kwenda moja k moja kupitia pene, na shumuijaanje mmujo ja Hermoni-nnei ndiyo pabheleketa a Nnungu." ⁴ "Nnjengangananje Kubetheli na ungulu, hata Gihgali nkajenjeshanje ilebho, njienagonji mbepa yanunji kila lyamba, zaka yenunji kila baada ja moga gatatu. ⁵ Nshoyanje mbepei ya tenda eja pamoja na mikate; nnunguyanje shadaka sha hiyali; mwatangashianje pabha jeneji ndiyo jikumajilanga, mmanganyanji bhandu bha Kuisraeli-nnei ndiyo pubhabheleketa bhakulugwa a Nnungu. ⁶ Nakupanganga usafi gwa meno katika ilambo yemunji na pungushilwa na mikate katika sehemu yenunji yowe. Bado mwangaujanga kugwetu-nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa. ⁷ Kabhili njiibhilila ula kushoka kungwenunji wakati bado kushikupangwa myei jitabu ja maneng'eno. Gunijitendile jinye pantundu shilambo, kujitenda jinye katika shilambo shinea. Shilambo shimo sha shilambo janyele, ikabheje shipande shina sha shilambo ja nganya nibha papajumu. ⁸ Bhashikutimbililanga ilambo ibhili au itatu kwenda shilambo shina kung'wa mashi, lakini bhangatogolelanga. Bado bhangamujilanga nne-bhabheleketa bhakulungwa. ⁹ Njikukomanga kwa malwele gasababisha kuvu. Gwinji gwa bustani, mitini jenunji na mizaituni-kuimiliya jowe. Bado mwanamujilanga nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhelekete. ¹⁰ Njituma tauni kungwenunji malinga ja Kumisri. Njikwabhulaganga bhana bhenunji kwa upanga, kujamula farasi yenunji, na tenda liumba lya likambi lyenunji na jinjila mumbula yenunji. Bado mwangamujilanga nne-nnei ndiyo pubhabhelekete a Nnungu. ¹¹ Njikuimilia ilambo nkati jenunji, malina wakati a Nnungu pubhajiimiliye Sodoma na Gomora. Nshikubhabhanganga malinga shijinga shinyakwilwe kushoka kumoto. Bado mwangamujilanga-bhabhelekata a Nnungu. ¹² Kwa nneyo shindende shindu shibaya kungwako, Israeli, na kwa ligongo shindende shindu shibaya kungwako, guiandae imikana na a Nnungu, Israeli. ¹³ Pabha,lolo,bhene bhaalaya itumbi kabhili ndiye bhagumbile mbungo, bhanakung'unukulila ng'anio yake mundu, bhanatenda lyamba kubha lubhindu, kupalibhata mahali pa ntundu ja shilambo. A Nnungu, a Nnungu bha majeshi, ndio lina lyake."

¹ Mpilikananje alino lilobhelino ambalyo lyungubheketa malinga maombolezo juu jenunji, nyumba jwa Israeli. ² Mwali jwa Kuisraeli ashingwa; akajinuka kabhili; Ashatoroka pashilambo shake, jwakwa mundu kunjinula. ³ Pabha nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa: "Shilambo ambasho shishoshile palanga kwa elfu shibhapeleka nje mia, na bhapitengenenje palanga mmya shubhalepekanje kumi mali jwa nyumba Israeli". ⁴ Pabha nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleta kwamui gwa Israeli: "Nnoleganje nashitamangana nje! ⁵ Nnanoleanje Bethali; wala kujinjila Gilgali, mnasafilinji kwenda Bersheba. Pabha Gilgali shibhajendangananje kubhanda kaje, na Betheli jikabhashindu. ⁶ Mwaloleyanja a Nnungu shitano ngananje, au shubhakolele milinga moto malingakumuikwa a Yusufu. Shuimiliye na kukapangwa mundu hata jumo kuima katika Betheli. ⁷ Bhebhala bhandu bhatendeuyanga unguja kubha shindu shanonopa na gwiya unguja pai!" ⁸ Annungu bhashigumba pleidezi na Orioni, bhashitendeuya lubhindu kubhalyamba;kutenda lubha kubaluindu na shemamashi ga bahari; bhenebho bhanajitapantundu kumeo mwashilambo a Nnungu ndio lina lyao! ⁹ Bhenebho bhanaangabhanya kwaimushila pantundu bhalinginjiodari kupinga kuti kuangawanya kuishe pantundu ngome. ¹⁰ Bhanakushimanga kila akwakotopayanga katika litanga lya shilambo, nabhalaonji bhana kushimanga kaje jojowe abheleketa ukweli. ¹¹ Kwaligongo nnakunibhatanga pai maskini na tola sehemu jangano kushoka kungwake Ingawa nshishenganga jumba ja maganga gaongaelwe, nkatamangananga kunyumba yene. Mchibhajilanga na migunda ja mizabibu, lakini nkang'awanganga mvinyo gwake. ¹² Pabha ngunamanya ninamunajashi shininginji na ilebho yaingiuinji na manuna ilebho yenunji pui yaikulungwa. manganyanji nkwaonelanga bhalinginji na unguja, ntolanje jrushwa, na kubhatendeuyanga bhapinganga kulitanga lya shilambo. ¹³ Kwa mneyo kila mundu ali na busara shapumule nununu kuwakati malinga gwene, pabha ni wakati gwa ungulu. ¹⁴ Nnoleyanje gammbone na nngabha ganyata, kupinga kuti mpate tamananga. Kwa mneyo a Nnungu, a Nnungu bhamajeshi, shubhabhe na mmanganyanji tayari, malinga pukulugulanga bhene ndiyo. ¹⁵ Mushimanje ungulu, nng'imalishanje unguja katika litanga lya shilambo ipingaga a Nnungu, a Nnungu bha majeshi, shabhafadhilinji malepeko ga a Yusufu. ¹⁶ Kwa nneyo, nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhalugula, Nnungu bha majeshi, Bhakulungwa, "kushubhe na maombolezo kumindondonga jowe, na shubhabheleketanje nmitala jowe, !ole!' shubhashemanje bhakulima kuomboleza na bhali hodari bha guta na omboleza. ¹⁷ Katika migunda jowe ja mizabibu kushibhe na shililo, pabha shimbite pakati pakati jaonji," bhabheleketa a Nnungu. ¹⁸ Ole gwenunji mmanganyanji nkulokolilanga lyubha lya a Nnungu! Kwa nndi mnakujilokolilanga? shubhe lubhindu na ngabha shilangaya, ¹⁹ Malinga wakati mundu pakumutuka imba na imikana na dubu, au ashikujinjila katika nyumba na bhika nkono gwakke kulikumba na lumwa na lijoka. ²⁰ Buli lyubha lya a Nnungu shibhe lubhindu na ngabha, shilangaya? Kutenga na ngabha kuinonyela. ²¹ Inanjima, ngunadhau sikukuu yenunji, nakujishima mikutano jenunji ja dini. ²² Hata kama shinjosheyenje sadaka ja imiliya na sadaka j utandi, ngaiposhela, wala kuilola kusadaka ua ushirika gwa bhanyama ubhanekenenja. ²³ Nnjosheyanje nyenye ya nyimbo yenunji, ngapilikahila lilobhe lya vinubi yenunji. ²⁴ Badala jake, nnekanje unguja ujilime malinga mashi, na unguja malinga lushi lujilima mobha gowe. ²⁵ Buli mmbeleshelenje mbepei na sadaka ya ilimiya kwanga kwa muda gwa yaka arobaini? ²⁶ Shumunjilanje sikuthi malinga bhakulingwa bhenunji, na shiuni, ndondwa jenunji ja ashinungu ambao nijitendilenje kwa ligongo lyenunji ashaene. ²⁷ Kwa nneyo shining'anyanje upande gwabhiligwa kudamaskasi, bhabheleketa a Nnungu, ambae lina lyao ni a Nnungu bha majeshi.

¹ Ole gwaonji bhastarehenje katika sayuni, na kwa bhala bhaitapulenje katika shilambo sha shitumbi sha Samaria, bhandu mashuhuli ubora bha mataifa, ambao nyumba ja Israeli bhakwiya kwa ligongo lya saidiwa. ² Bhalongoya bhenunji bhanabheleketa, "mpite kwenda kukalne na nkalolanje; kushoka kwene nnjendangananje hadi Hamathi, shilambo shikulungwa; alafu nje ndangananje pia hata Gathi ya wapelestina. Buli bhammbone kuliko kulungwa yenunji ibhili? Buli ushipangwa kuliko mpika gwenunji? ³ Ole gwaonji bhebhala bhakujibhikanga lyubha lya mayanga na tenda kubha ukulungwa kubha shinyume kuengeleja tome. ⁴ Bhashigonanga panani ja shinanda sha mbembe na pumulila pananija itengu yaonji. Nilya bhana bhangondolo kushoka kulikundi na ndama kushoka kumbubhu. ⁵ Bhanajimbanga nyimbo ya shijinga kuziki gwa kinubi; bhatunganga vyombo malinga ya a Daudi. ⁶ Bhanang'wanganga ukana kushoka mbakuli na kuipaka mauta ashaenenji kwa mauta ga marahamu, ikabheje bhakatengukanga juu ja mboteka ya a Yusufu. ⁷ Kwa nneyo nnaino shubhajendangananje kubhanda pamoja na bhabhanda bha ntai, nyenye yaonji bhashikuigoloyanga guipitile ⁸ "Nme Bhakulungwa a Nnungu, njilumbila la kwa gumi kwangu nnei ndiyo Bhakulungwa a Nnungu bhalugula, a Nnungu bha majeshi, nakujitumbalila fahali ja a Yakobo; inanjima maboma gake kwa mneyo shinishishoye shene shilambo pamoja na yowe ipali mwene. ⁹ Shijie kuhusu kuti kama kushipangwa bhana bhalume kumi bhalepekenje kunyumba jimo, shubhawanganje. ¹⁰ Wakati ashapwake bhaka mundu jwene pashaishe kutola shiilu shao jwejula ambae akwajokanga baada ja peleka ntubhi katika nyumba-malinga abheleketaga kwa mundu katika nyumba,"Buli ashipagwa mundu alipomo na ugwe?" Buli malinga ajula abheleketaga, "jwakwa". Alafu shabhelekete, "Tama nununu, pabha tukakulilugula lina lya a Nnungu". ¹¹ Lola, a Nnungu shubhabutukanje amuri, na nyumba jikulungwa kubha ipande ipande, na nyumba jishoko kubha na luga. ¹² Buli farasi shubhabutukanje pantundu ja elelo ja miamba? Buli mundu shalime kwene na ng'ombe? Bado nshipindikulanga unguja kubha sumu na shiepo sha unguja kubha ku babha. ¹³ Mmanganyanji nkuinonyelanga juu ja lo Debari, nkubheleketanga, "Buli ukatola Karnaimu kwa mashili getu ashaene". ¹⁴ Ikabheje ulole, shinyinule pantundu jenunji litaifa, nyumba ja Israeli-nnei ndiyo pubhabheleketa Bhakulungwa a Nnungu, a Nnungu bha majeshi. Shubhambotekanje mmanganyanji kushoka lebo Hamathi hata lushi lwa Araba"

¹ Nnei ndiyo ambayo Bhakulungwa a Yahwe pubhanangwiye. Lola, bhashikugumba likundi, likulungwa lya maije wakati gwa ipuka kwa mtipo, na,lola,pugwaliji ni ntipo gwa mpelo baada ja maneng'eno ga bhakulungwa. ² Wakati pubhamaliyenje kulya mmbogammboga ya shilambo, alafu gumelekete, "Bhakulungwa Yahwe, shonde mmonde shia; Buli a Yakobo shubhatame uli? pabha jwene ni njwanshoko kaje". ³ A Nnungu gubhapungwile nnjosho kuhusu alino. "Ikakopeshele," gubhabhelekete. ⁴ Nnei ndiyo ambavyo Bhakulungwa a Nnungu pubhanangwiye: Lola,Bhakulungwa a Yahwe bhashikushema juu ya moto kuhukumu. Nangwalake gujumwiye kaje, kilindi pai ja shilambo na kupinga shilambo kabhili. ⁵ Ikabheje gumelekete, "Mmakulungwa a Nnungu, nneshe shonde; a Yakobo shubhatame uli? pabha jwene ni jwanshoko kaje." ⁶ A Nnungu gubhagaili kuhusiana na alino, "Alino likakoposhela kabhili," bhalugula Bhakulungwa a Nnungu. ⁷ Nnei ndiyo ambavyo a Nnungu pubhanangwiye lola, Bhakulungwa bhashijima tome na likumba, pamoja na lupundom lwa timiza mukono gwake. ⁸ A Nnungu gubhamalanjile, "Amosi, uona nndi? gumelekete, "Lupundo la timazi". Alafu Bhakulungwa gubhabhelekete,Lola, shimishe lupundo lwa timazi nkati mwa bhandu bhangu bha Israeli. Ngabhaangabhanyanga kabhili. ⁹ Mahala pa ntundu paka Isaka pakaangabhariywa, pakoukonjelo pa Israeli pashiimiliywe, na shinyinushe panani pa nyumba ja Yeroboamu kwa upanga." ¹⁰ Alafu Amazia, jwejula nkubhishilajwa kubetheli, shatume ntenga kwa a Yeroboamu, bhakulungwa bha Kuisraeli: "Amosi ashitenda njama dhidi jako pakati pakati ja nyumba ja Israeli. Shilambo shikakombola jamula malabhe gowe ga. ¹¹ Pabha nnei ndiyo pubhakubheleketa a Amosi, Yeroboamu shawe kwa upanga, na hakika Israeli shijijende kubhanda kushoka shilambo shake." ¹² Amazia gwamalanjile Amosi, "Ulola, jenda, butuka shiujile shilambo sha a Yuda, na pene ulye nkate na londola. ¹³ Lakini unalondole kabhiliapano katika Betheli, pabha ni paukonjelo pa bhakulungwa na nyumba ja bhakulungwa." ¹⁴ Alafu Amosi gwamalanjile Amazia, "Nne nngabha nkulondola wala ngabha mwana jwa bhakulondola. Nne ni nshunga jwa miugo, na jwagoya mikuju. ¹⁵ Ikabhe a Nnungu gubhandolile kushoka kushunga miugo na kumalanjila, Jenda, ukalondole kwa bhandu bhangu Kuisraeli." ¹⁶ Nnaino pilikana lilobhe lya a Nnungu. Ugweubhelekete, Unalondolwe juu ya Israeli, na unakulushe juu ja nyumba ja a Isaka. ¹⁷ Kwa nneyo ndiyo a Nnungu shubhabheleketa, "Akongobhenu shubhabhe lijaja na katika shilambo; bhana bhako ashibaba na binti zako shubhagwanganje kwa upanga; shilambo shako shipinga pimwa na gabhanya; shuwe katika shilambo sha najisi, na Israeli hakika shiji jende kubhanda kushoka shilambo shake."

¹ Ashino ndisho ambasho bhakulungwa a Nnungu bhashinangaya. Lola, shikapu sha iyepo ya hari! ² Gubhabhelekete, "Uona nndi, Amosi?" Alafu a Nnungu gubhamalanjile, "Mpelo guishe kwa bhandu bhangu bha Israeli; ngabha ulayanga kabhili. ³ Nyimbo ya nihekalu shibhe alilo. Katika lyene lyubhayo-nnei ndiyo pakubheleketa Bhakulungwa a Nnungu. Mishoga shijibhe jamigwinji, katika kila sehemu shubhajijaanje katika shimunu!" ⁴ Nnilipilikananje alino, mmanganya nkulibha tanga mashikini na kunshoya fukara jwa shilambo. ⁵ Gubhabheleketenje, "Wakati mwei gwampya shumalishishe, nneyo tunakombola koma malonda mazao kabhili? wakati lyubha lya sabato shijimale, kupinga kuti tukome malonda ngano? Tushitende shipimo shishoka na jenjeshea bei, tulikwatembanga kwa kapani ja unami. ⁶ Nnei ndiyo ambavyo tunakombola koma malonda ngano jibaya, kuuma lifuka kwa ipanje, na mashikini jwa jozi jimo ja kubadhi." ⁷ A Nnungu bhashilumbile kwa fahali ja a Yakobo, "Hkika ngakombola libhala maengo gaonji hata limo". ⁸ Buli shilambo shikaungumila kwa alino, na kila jumo amalile kuomboleza? Gowe ga shigaji nushe malinga lushi lwa Nili, najalakwe shijilanje panani na pwa kabhili, malinga lushi lwa Kumisri. ⁹ Shilijie lyubha ambalyo-gwenegu ndio ubheleketi ga Bhakulungwa a Nnungu. kuti shindende lyubha litule wakati gwa mui, na shini lubhishe lubhindu pa shilambo wakati gwa mui. ¹⁰ Shinitendeuye sikukuu hyenunji kubha maombolezo na nyimbo yenunji yowe kubha mainginiko. Shinatendanje bhowe kuwala nngubho ya magunio jna lupanje pantundu ja kila n'twe. Shinigatatende agano malingo maombolezo kwa mwana jwa pekee, na lyubha lya ushungu mpelo gwake. ¹¹ Lola, moga ganakwiya-bhalugula Bhakulugwa a Nnungu-wakati shimbeleshe shibhanga katika shilambo, na nngabha shibhanga sha mkate, wala nnjota ja mashi, ila pilikana malobhe ga aNnungu. ¹² Shubhaangaikanje kushoka bahari hata bahari; shubhautukanje kushoka kukaskazini kwenda kumagharibi kuloleya lilobhe lya a Nnungu, lakini bhakalipatanga. ¹³ Katika lyubha lyene wanabhali bhammbone na bhanabhalume shubhailikanje kushokana na shibhanga. ¹⁴ Bhebhala bhalumbilanga kwa ilebho ya Samaria shubhagwanganje na bhakajinukanga kabhili."

¹ Njikubhaona Bhakulungwa bhajimi tome na nchati, na gubhabhelekete, "Ikome mitwe ja ishu kupinga kuti misingi jitikinyishe itemanye ipande ipande panani pa mitwe jaonji jowe. na nne shinibulaje kwa upanga gwa mpelo gwao. Iwakwa hata jumo jwaonji apinga butuka. Hata kama shubhaolanje kusheoli, ushipagwe nkono gwangu shugwatolanje. ² Hata kama shubhakwelanje panani kwenda kumbinguni, kwene shinapelekanje pai. ³ Hata kama shubhaiyanje panani karmeli, shimaloleyanje kwene na kubhatolanga. Hata kama shubhaiyanje kuilindi ya bahari gumaonanje, njikunajila lijoka na shabhalumanje. ⁴ Hata kama shubhajenda ngananje kubhanda, shubhabananjwe na bhaligongo ajao mmujo jaonji, shiniulajile upanga kwene, na shungwabulanganje. Shing'ole meyo gangu juu yaoji kwa ubaya ngabha kwa umbone." ⁵ Bhakulungu a Nnungu bha majeshi ndiyo bhakwaya shilambo na a nyeng'enye; bhowe bhatamangana mwene shubhaomboleznje ; gowe shigajinushe malinga luushu, na shititimile kabhili malinga lushi lwa kumisri. ⁶ Ni jwene ndiye ashenga kati yake kumbinguni, na tandulywa kuba yake pantundu shilambo. Iwene pashema mashiga habari, na kugajita pantundu ja kumeyo kwa shilambo ni a Nnungu ndio lina lyao. ⁷ "Buli mmanganya ngabha malinga bhandu bha kushi kwangu, bhana bha Kuisraeli? nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa. Buli nangakweyanga Israeli kushoka shilambo sha Misri, Bhafilisti kushoka Kukrete, na Washami kushoka Kukiri? ⁸ Lola, meyo ga Bhakulungwa a Nnungu bhandu pugali panani pa bhakulungwa bhali na ilebho, na shiniuwangabhanye kushoka kumeyo kwa shilambo, ikabheje ngaangabhanya kaja nyumba ja a Yakobo nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa. ⁹ Lola, shing'amula, na shinijipete nyumba ja Israeli nkati ja mataifa gowe, malinga mundu papeta ngano njipeta, nneyo bai jakwa ata enga ja liganga jipingagwa kulitaka. ¹⁰ Bhatenda ilebho bhowe katika bhandu bhangu shubhowanganje kwa upanga, bhebhala bhabheleketanga, majanga ga katupita au kuimikana na uwe? ¹¹ Katika lyene lyubholyo shinyinule lihema lya a Daudi jaliji jishingwe, na tabha nyambi yake. Shinigajinule magofu gake, na kujishenga kabhili malinga katika moga ga ukala. ¹² Kuti bhamiliki malepeko ga kuedoni na mataifa gowe ambayo gashemile kwa lina lyangu-nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa-natenda agano. ¹³ Lola, mobha shigaishe-nnei ndiyo a Nnungu pubhabheleketa-wakati jwalima na shampite jwauna, na alibhata zabibu shampite jwene apanda mmbeju, itumbi shigwiye divai ja nong'a naitumbi yowe shijilime kwa nago ¹⁴ Shinaujanagonji kushoka kubhanda bhandu bhangu bha Kuisraeli. Shubhashenganje maame ga lambo na tama mwene, shubhapandanje bustani ja mizabibu na ng'wa divai, na shubhatendanje bustani na lya iepo yao nji. ¹⁵ Shinijipande hadi kushilambo shaonji, na bhakatutumbulanga kabhili kushoka kushilambo ambasho shinapelenje" bhabheleketa a Nnungu bhako.

¹ Uhunukurogwa Aobadia nkulugwa annungu badheleketa nnei paritundu ja aedomu tupilikane malango ushoka kwa ankulungwa, na bha kutumwa pashilambo, bhanilugula, nnjinukanje! tujinushe pantundu jao kwa ngondo! ² Nnola, shinintendanje mmashoko pakati pa shilambo, na shiputujwe. ³ Nnjimwa jaritima gwenu jishi Akutemba mmwe, mwenkutama mmakavuli ga mmanganga nnyumba jenuja kunani abheleketa mtimagwako gani shang'uruye nne pai? ⁴ N'kari nkujima pantunda n'ndu tai na shitundu shenu kuvikwa pandondwa. Shinin'nguruye pai kushoka penepo bhana bheleketa ankulungwa. ⁵ Malinga bhakuhibho pubhahishe kungwenu, mwanaga dhapokonyola bhakalishe shiro (malinga mmwe pukani lwe!) bhankanajibhanje yaingwenji? mwananga bhakulopola shabibu bhakaikengeno, bhakana lekanje mauno? ⁶ Malinga Esau pakomwile na iviko yao hibhai shiye ishi bhikwa palanga! ⁷ Bhandu bhowe bha marangano shibhampelekanje mupanda mpamupika bhandu bhakwete Urere na mmwe bha shinkun'temba, nagubharikombolenje bhebhala bhalyanganga shikon'go shenu bhashibhikaritego pai jenu numbi mmwe mwangaelewa vatendilenje. ⁸ Buli! nanga kombolanga lyene lyubha lya, bhabheleketa ankulungwa, kwa ulaganga bhandu bhakwete runda kushoka ku Edomu na kuelewa kushoka shitumbi sha Aesau na ulangwa. ⁹ Bhandu bhenu shibhatengukanje temani, mkupinga kila mundu atumbalilwe ashoka pashitumbi sa Aesau na ulangwa. ¹⁰ Ligongo lyamboteko hitendile kwa nun'gu nabhenu a Yakobo, shin'gunishilwe aibu jenu namwe shikanwe pitipiti. ¹¹ Lyelila lyubhalila nchikujima, lyubha bhajeni pwatolilenje indu yao, bhajeni bhaliji panyumba jao, nigomba mmbila kwa Jerusalemu, mmwe pumwa liji jumo jwaonji. ¹² Ikabheje nnaanngalale lyubha lyupwenu, lyubha lya nchibagwao, wala nnangalale pantundu ja bhandu bha Yuda lyubha lya mbatiko yao; nnailumbililanje lyubha lya mboteko yao. ¹³ Nnajinjile pannago gwa bhandu bhangu lyubha lya nshiba gwao; nnaangalale pantundu jambotekoyao. ¹⁴ Nnajima ngane pamalekano, nkupinga bha kuutuka bhake nnashoyanje bha kupote kwa bhao lyubha lyamboteko. ¹⁵ Pabha lyubha lya bhankulungwa pulilitome na bha shilambo bhowe. malinga pumntendile, nnepoyoshitendeshe kungwenu; itendi yenuishimpindi kushile pantundu ja n'twegwenu mmayene. ¹⁶ Malinga punywelenje pashitumbi shangu sha utakanyolo, na ilambo yowe pwipinga ywa pitipiti. Shibha papilanje na mila mbuti bha kapalinje . ¹⁷ Ikabheje pashitumbi pa Sayuni shibha pagwanje bha ntapulo na shibhapagwa njebhaleta kanyola; na nnyumba ja ayokobho shibhata mangane ulele. ¹⁸ Nyuumba ja a Yakobo jishibhe moto,nanyuumba ja a Yusufu, na nyuumba ja a Esau jishibhe mapei gamajumu, nabhene shibhatini kanje ni kwamali yanga, bhaka ingalanga nnyumba ja a Esau, pabha ankulungu bhabhelekete. ¹⁹ Bhowe kushoka kunegebu shibha tamangananje pashitumbi sha a Esau bna bhebha bha shepela shibhatamananga shilambo sha bha Filisti. bhenebho shibhatama ngananje shilambo sha Efraimu na shilambo sha bha samaria; na a Benyamini shibhatame na Gileadi. ²⁰ Nbhandu bha jeshi lya Israeli shibhatamangane shilambo sha kaanani mpaka kusarepta. nabhandu bha kuyerusalemu, bhalinginji sefaradi, shibhatamangananje kunegebu. ²¹ Bhakutapula shibha jendangananje pantundu ja shitumbi sha pa sayuni shibhata mangananja pashilambo sha a Esau, na unkulungwa shubhe gwa Nkulungwa.

¹ Lilove lya vakulungwa ligwaishile yona mwana jwa Amithai kuveleketa. ² Nnjime nnjende kuninawi shilambo shikulungwa nkakweye lilome kupuya jao ligongo ungulu gwaonji ushijinuka mmujo jangu. ³ Ikave Yona gwajawile kutuskaka kushoka mmuja ja vakulungwa na kwende tarshishi gwaelele mpaka kuyafa gwaweni malikebu jikwenda tarshishi kwa nneyo nilipa na kwela melikebu jaulanajo kutalashishi talika uwepo gwa yahweh. ⁴ Ikave vakulungwa gwatumile mbungo jajikulungwa pantundu baali niva tufani pantundu baaliit nnainope pujionekene kuti meli pujaliji jinapinga temeka. ⁵ Vevala bahalia nijokopanga kaje kila mundu niagutile kwa nnungu jwake nngene nijaa mishigo mbali mmelekebu kujiugulo Yona paliji ashikutelemka pande ya nkati ja melekebu jwalake paliji alligona kwene lugono. ⁶ Baia naosha gwanjendele guvagulile kwa nndi mnagona? nnjumushe nkanjuje nnungu jwonu labuda nnungu jwenu shatutambelo tu kaova. ⁷ Wowe gwalugulinenje njianangane luagulae ili tumumanye gani mbaya genega gakutupata bai gwapijipenje kula na kula gwajingwilile yana. ⁸ Guvanugulilenje Yona tunajuga ntugulile gani akwete ligongo ga ngalimana gakutupata nkutenda liengo lyashi? nchoshile kwei? shilambo shenu shei na kwa vandu va kabila jashi? ⁹ Yona gwavalugulilenje nne muhebwania nanne nakwajogopa vakulungwa anungu vakumaunde vatendile baari na shilambo shashijumu. ¹⁰ Lelo vandu veneo vashikujogopanga kaje guvanugulilenje Yona shindu shashi sheneshi shitendileshi? Kwa maana ao vandu vamumanyi kuti vashikuutuka mmujo ja vakulungwa ligongo vashikwalugulilanga. ¹¹ Nkwalugulilanga Yona tukutendele nndii bahali jipumule? Maana bahari jishikunyata kaje kaje. ¹² Yona gavalugwile nngamulanje nnjaanje baharini. Bahari gujipumwile gajili mananilikujimanya kuti ligongo lyangu gatafani jikulungwa jikulungwa jipatanje. ¹³ Hata neyo vandu avo vautanga makasiaga bidi jilye shilambo shashijumu ikave vanngakombolanga kutenda nneyo galigongo bahari jishikunyata kaje shidi jaonji. ¹⁴ Bai guvajujilenje vakulungwa gwalugwilenje tunakunjiga mmakulugwa tunajuga analeshe kutuanga mia galigongo maisha gaka mundu aju wala tuvishile hatia jwa jake pava mmwe vakulungwa ntendile mbuti pupinjile. ¹⁵ Bai guvatollilenje Yona guvanjailenje mbahari najalake bahari gujileshile kunyata. ¹⁶ Nneyo vandu vala guvajogopenje vakulungwa kaje gwashoshienje shabia vakulungwa ni vika nashili. ¹⁷ Vakulungwa vashikumika shamki jwa nkulungwa amile Yona na Yona paliji nkati nnipitiu llikashamaki mova gatatu na lyava gwa tatu.

¹ Kabhili ayana kubhajujile bhakukungwa Anungu bhabho kopoka niphiu lyashamaki. ² Ngwalugwile njikwashema Bhakulunngwa kwa jili ja tabu ngwajangwile kupoka nipitiu lyashamaki jikunguta msaada bhashipilikana lilobhe lyangu. ³ Pumwaliji njikunyaaa mkati kwatalia mkali mutima ngwabahari na mashi Gandimbilile; mawimbi gowe genu na galika gashikupita njani jangu. ⁴ Ngunungwilwe njivingwa mmujo jameyo genu; lakini shinole kabhili mwani Ekalu lyenu lyaukonjelo. ⁵ Mashi gashinkung'unishila nindimbilila tome na lukoi lyangu pashilindi pashikundimbilila mwani ning'ilijila mtwa ngwangu. ⁶ Nikwenda pai mitumbi, shilambo na shilambo ishiungalya mwanimwangu pitipiti. Lakini mmwe mchijomboya Bunyu gwangu nihimbo mmakulungwa Anungu bhangu. ⁷ Wakati mtima gwangu puondweshe nkati jangu nikwashema bhakulungwa; baikujuga kwangu kwaishe pakati paekalu lyenu lyaukonjelo. ⁸ Bhowe bhakungulanga maoka gangafaa nikana kuaminika kwenu kowe Bhaeneuji. ⁹ Lakini nnee shining'injile kwa lilobhe lyashukulani shiundimishe gegala guninjunjile uwokovu unakopoka kwa Nnungu. ¹⁰ Kisha bhakulungwa gwabhelekete na shamaki nikwatapika Ayona panani pashilambo shashijumu.

¹ Lilove lya vakulungwa ligwaishile Ayoma gwali nilugula ² Njaule nnjende kuninami shilambo sheshila shikulungwa na kulunguya lilove shininugulile. ³ Bai ayona gwajawile kweenda kuninawi kwa lundu lilove lya vakulungwa kaje gwaliji mwanja gwa mova gatatu. ⁴ Ayona gwatanduive kujinjila nkati shilambo na bada ja mwanja ga mova kwa utia lilove nilugula ishilaga mova makumi nnjeshe ni nawishiangamishwe. ⁵ Vandu va kuninawi nikwaamini annungu nitanga sha kutava. Wowe niwala nnguo yamagunia shoka ali jwankulungwa na jwashoko. ⁶ Lyambape habali pujaishile nkulungwa jwa kuninawi gwajimi kushoka pashitengu shake shaenji gwaulile nnguo jao ni kwiwasha magunia gwatemi paliu. ⁷ Gwashoshie litangasho pulilugula "pashilambo gwa kuninawi kwa mamlaka ga vakulungwa nkulu jwake nnanugulilanje mundu wa nyama, ng'ombe wala likundi anapaye shoshowevanganyanji vanalyanganje wala kungwa masho. ⁸ Ikave vandu na vanyama vave vaunishilyenje na magunia vagutanje kwalilove likulungwa kwa nnungu kila mundu atendeushe aleshe mpanda gwake gwangalimana shoka kushalimuguli mmakono jao. ⁹ Gani amumanyi? nnungu vakombola kuujila tindiganya ngani gawo kuleka ghadhabu jake tunamalishishe. ¹⁰ Nnungu gwalolil gegala gatendilenje gwaleshilenje mpanda gwaonji gwanyata kwa nneyo Nnungu nitindiganya ganiyo yavo pantundu imboteko jivalugulilenje vakatelenje valao vangatenda nneyo.

¹ Ikave hali lishikuchima ayona valao nitumbala ² Bai ayona gwajujile vakulungwa gwalugwile ee mmakulu genega gava gunugwile mkati pumujile pa shilambo shangu? ni maana njikutenda araka na linga kiutuka tarshishi ligongo ni mumanyi kuva mmwe a Nnungu nkwete neema nkwete huruma nngava hasila jijinji gwa aminika nngaili maafa. ³ Kwa nneyo nneino vakkulungwa nakunjiga njoe uaigwangu maana bola gwangu kuwa kuliko kutama. ⁴ Vakulungwa gwalugwile buli pambone kuti ntumbele. ⁵ Ayona gwajawole kushilambo nitama upande mashaliki gwa shilambo. Akonitende makao nitama pai pangulili ili valole shilambo pushishivauli. ⁶ Vakulungwa a Nnungu vashikuvika mbuvu ni kuya panani pa ayona ili uve panani pa mtwe gwawo kupungu ya ziki jao ayona puvaliji nikwinonyela jikulungwa ligongo lya mbuva. ⁷ Ikave Nnungu vashikumika mdudud pukushele lyamba jikagwile mbuvu ishikku vuva kushambuti wa dudu. ⁸ Miva makati lyuva puliomweshe Nnungu ashikuvika mbungo ja jogoya na kuma shaliki lyuva lishikukoma mutwe cha ayona ni gwa Yona ashikupinga kuwa nikwilugulila bora kuwa kuliko kulama. ⁹ Kavili Nnungu nikwalugulila Ayona ni mbone mmwe kuva hashira panani mbuvu? yona gwalugwile ni mbone kuva nchi tu mbala mbaya. ¹⁰ Vakulungwa kwalugulile vashikuulumia mbavu vangautendela liengo gwagakula ushikumela shilo nakuwa shilo. ¹¹ Kwaneyo nne yangapasha kuulumia kuninawi shilambo shikulu ili vandu kupuya miana ishirini elufu vakamanyanga tofauti ngati ja mikono gwao gwa kkunilo na mkono gwao gwa kushinda na ng'ombe vavajinji?

¹ Halino ndio lilobhe lika shipanganya iyaishe kukamika mmorashiti katika lyubha lya kuyotahamu, Ahazi naka Hezakia, mkulungwa jwa ku Yuda, lyene lilobhe iyaweni kulundana na kusamaria na ku yerusalemu, ² Mpilikananje mnanganji mmandu, mmowe mpilikananje shilambo na yowe nipali pa shilambo. Nnekanjie shipanganya alugule jwene pe Jwamkulungwa kushoka ni jumba lika mungu nnkinjelo. ³ Nnolanje Nnungu anakwiya kushoka mahali pakwe shatusheb pai na kanyata pa ntundu. Panani katika shilambo. ⁴ Hitumbi ipinganyeng'enya pai jakwe hikote gapinga baluka ipande ipande mbuti mshumaa mmujo ja moto mbuti mashi gajitishe pai pa lukote. ⁵ Hgano gowe gano ni kwa ligongo lya lekwe kuka Yakobo na kwa ligongo ya yambi ya pa majumba gapa Israeli, Buli ligongo lyashikwa lekwa kuka Yakobo? buyaliji kusamaria, buli ligogo pulyaliji kwa mahali panani jika Yuda? buli pukwaliji kuyerusalemu. ⁶ Shiniitende jkusamaria liunga lya halakanya katika nngunda, mbuti lieneo lya pandila mizabibu Nguningauta maganga ga majumba gaviwe kwenda kulukote, Ngupinga unukula misingi jakwe. ⁷ Yanamu yakkwe yowa yaongala ipingatemanywa ipande ipande nayapengwa yakwa yowe ipingwashangwa moto pabha ya nengw yakwe mulabhalabha mwakemo ashikumba, na buti malipo ga labha shigabhuje. ⁸ Kwa lyane ligongo li nne shinglute na lomboshela shinyende bila ilatu na makonope, shina mbaye mbuti mbeha na lambaya mbuti linyinyita. ⁹ Kwa shilonda shakwe shikapona pabha jishika kuka Yuda, pujiishile pa mnango gwa bhandu bhangu hata kuyerusalemu. ¹⁰ Nnalenganje kwatugulilanga kuti mbuti ku Ghathi, mnagutanje kabhili mbuti ku Bethi, ku leafra ngunailiga namwene pamatutuli. ¹¹ Mpitangane tome napashitano paka shafiri, mbuti makonope na honi. Mtamo ga ka zaanani gapakopoka palanga. Maguto ga ka Beth Ezeli, kwa ajili ja lindilile gajigelwe. ¹² Pabha bhataamangananga ku marathi bhana lindilanga habhali ja mbone kwa ligongo lya nglaniyo, kwa ligongo mtui kulikopeweshe kukashipanganya mpaka kumilango ja ku yerusalemu. ¹³ Mug'ugulanje lilamu farasi bhakwa kwatanje mutuka jika farasi matamo gaka lakishi, ugwe lakishipungwaliji mmujo mmujo ja shambi kwa bhiti sayuni pabha Bhakosaga bha Israeli gabhonekene kungwenunji. ¹⁴ Kwa nneyo apinga shaya heja ja laji a Moreshethi, ku Gathi, shilambo shaka Akizbu shugwatemanje mtima Bhakulungwa bha kuisraeli. ¹⁵ Kbhili nguningakwiya nabho ushaidi kungwenu pakaja ja maresha; konja kwa Israeli shuhishe Adulamu. ¹⁶ Moga shipala shako na umonje umbo yako kwa ligongo lya bhana ukwajiganyanga bha akaya shipalashako unyene kama shijuni, kwa ligongo lya bhana bhako shibhaje ndangane kutumwa kushoka kugwako.

¹ Ole gwabhanji bhatapilange yalingali ya mbone, kwa bhenanganya bhatanilanga mwinanda yabhonji kuteenda ya ungulu, ikabheje lyamba ibatendanga kwa ligongo bhashikolangamashili. ² Bhananililanga mata migunda na kujipunguya bhana mililanga majumba na kugatola. Bhana kwapokonyalanga mundu na nyumba jakwe, mundu na ulishi gwake. ³ Kwa nneyo shapanganya palugula nnei, "Lola kunaegejela kukupeleshela ngondo dhidi ja shene shipinga shi ambapo ukashoya lukoi lyenunjii Nkaowanga kwa nngomo pabha pushibhe wakati gwa ungulu. ⁴ Nkabheje lyene lyabhe jo adui jakwe shibhaji mbanje hyimbo mbuti ugwena guta kwa gutia kwa noteshea Bhapinga jimbanga, "Uwe tubha Israeli Tushinulangwa kaje Nnungu ashitindiganya lilekano lya bhandu bhangu muli pushashaye kushoka akuno kungwetu? Kwagabhilanga migunda jetu kulekanga. ⁵ Kwa nneyo mmanganya mmandu maofisa nkakolanga na lubheleko kubhila malekano kwa kamanya kula mbuti na mkutano guka Nnungu. ⁶ "Mnalondolanje" bhanalugulanga bakalondolanga hagano mambo gano lawama hikaika" Buli shililugulwe ukato jumba lika Yakobo". ⁷ Buli mtima uka Nnungu? Buli aino ndio itendi yakwe kweli? malobhe gangu gake pwaa kwa kila jumo anitaowa kwa ukoto. ⁸ Nnainope bhandu bhangu bhashijinukana mbuti bha ngondo. Nchiwanga lijoo, ngubho, kushoka kwa bhenanganya bhammipita bhakabhe lebhanya, mbuti bhangondo kubhuja kushoka kungondo kwa yala ibhaimonga ni salama. ⁹ Mnakwaendeshanga bhandonyanji bhangu kwa bhandu bhangu kashoka kwa nyumba ja mbone, mnatolanga Baraka konaka kwa bhana bhabho bhashoka bhashoka kaje. ¹⁰ Nnjinukanje na nnjabhulangane pabha apano gabha sehemu jatenda mmanganya mtamangane kwa ligongo lya indu yangali ya mbone ishiukumulwa kwa ukumulwa kaje. ¹¹ Ikabheje mundu aika kungwenji na katika mtima ywa unami kumtembanga na bhelekeeta, 'shinolonde kungwenunji ikabheje ukana gwa korelwa" Akakombele ganishiwa kubha mkulondola kwa ligogngo lya bhabha bahndu. ¹² Shinajiye nabhonji pamo bhawe kaje Yakobo kaje shinyakusayanje makombo ga Israeli. Shinajigalanje pamo kam ngondolo kushitundu, mkupi gwa bhanyama kumalisho. kupungabha na nyenye kwa liigongo lya gwinji gwa bhandu. ¹³ Mundu akwiiya ugala mpanda jabhonji kwa ligongo hyabho kwenda mmujo Jabho bashibholanyanga kupitila pa mnango gwa kuposhela palanga, Jwamkulungwa jwahhonji shapite mmujo jahhonji, Nnungu shabhe mmujo jabhonji.

¹ "Njilugula mnaino mpilikanje mmanganya ashikalongolela bha ka Yakobo na bhatabhala nyuma ja kuisraeli Buli ngaa ukoto kungwenunji kujielelewa haki. ² Mmanganya nkushimwanga ya mbonea na pinga ya lungulu, mmanganya nnkubhambanga lipende lyabhonji shiilu shabhonji kumaupa gabhonji. ³ Mmanganya nkulganganga na iilu ya bhandu bhangu na bhamba mapende gabhonji kukaa maupa gabhonji na kwatanga mbuti ipande ipande mbuti nnyama nnchikalango. Mbuti nnyama nnchipuliya shikulungwa. ⁴ Ikabhe Mmanganya mmatawala shinnguwanga kuka Nnungu lakini haka njangwanga hapinga iya kumeyo jakwe kushoka kungwenunji gwene wakati go, kwa ligongo nnchindanga itendi ya ungulu. ⁵ Nnungu palugula nnei mbuti mkulondola akwetandanga bhandu bhangu kwepela kwa bhenanganya bhakwali yanga shibhatangazanje shupangwe ustawi ikabheje kwa bhenanganya bhakabhikanga indu nnkang'wa yabhonji bhantandubhanga ngondo nkati jakwe. ⁶ Kwa nneyo pushibhe shilo kungweunji kkwangali kola ya lola kungwenjiko, nushukubhe na lubhindu nnani mo. ⁷ Bhalolanga shibhabhikwanje ngloni bhalwayanga bhapingaanganywanga. Bhowenji bhapinga ugalanga lugamo yabhonji pabha lakwa lya jangula lya kupoka kungwetu. ⁸ Ikabheje kungwetu njigumbaywa mashili kushoka kwa mtima uka Nnungu, na njigumbala haki na uweza, kunnugulila Yakobo yalebhile yakwe na Kuisraeli yambi yakwe, ⁹ Nnaino mpilikananje alino. Mmanganya ashika longolele ja nyumba jika Yakobo na bhatawala bha nyumba bha nyumba jika Israeli mmanganya nkushimwanga haki na kaniya kila haki. ¹⁰ Nnashenganga kusayuni kwa minyai ja ku yerusalemu kwa ungulu. ¹¹ Hashikalongolele bhenunji unukumula kwa rushwa mkubhisila jwenunji pubhajiganyanga kwa hijala na bhakulondola bhenunji bhanalondolanga kwa ligongo lya mmbia. Hata nneyo bado mnakulundilanga Nnungu na bheleketa "Buli jwakwani Nnungu pamo na uwe? gwaka ungulu gwakwiya kungwetu" ¹² Kwa nneyo kwa ligongo lyemunji kusayuni kupinga limwa mbuti nngunda ku yerusalemu ipingabha shiungu lya litaka na pashimbi sha pasinagogi; pushipabhe pajinuka mbuti na ng'itu.

¹ Ikabheje katika moga ga mpelo shiishe mbuti kwamba shitumbi sha nyumba jikanungu shubhishwe ukoto panani pa shitumbi shinape shunannywakule panani pashitumbi na bhandu shibha ukalibishanje. ² Mataifa gamagwinji shigajende na bheleketa, "Njiangane twende ngane kunani kushitumbi shika Nnungu, kunyumba jika Nnungu juka Yakobo, Shatujiganye mpanda gwake na pitaowa kuminda panda jakwe" pabha kupoka kusayuni sheria jipingashoka na lilobhe lika Nnungu kushoka ku yerusalemu. ³ Shaukumuwe mkati ja bhandu na lamua kutolana na ilambo inape ya kwatalia. Shibhakomanje mapangugabhakomanje mapangu gabhonji kubha pilau na mikuki Jakwe kubha mbopo ya limilila. Shilambo shikajinula upanga kwa shilambo shina wala kujihukumula kwa ngondo kabhili. ⁴ Badala jakwe, shibhatamangane kila mundu pai mkongo gwa mzabibu gwake na pai na mkongo gwake Jwakani mundu ashabhatendaje bhajokopanje, pabha lugomo luka Nnungu jwa ngondo ashitugula. ⁵ Pabha bhandu bhowe shibhajendangane, kila jumo katika lina lik Nnungu jwake kwa ligongo uwe shitujende kwa lina lika shipanganya Nnungu jwetu, ulele na ulele. ⁶ Katika lyene hyubha lyo" palugula Nnungu, shinninjole angwile atimbajila kunnyunga abhingenjwe, bhebhanangannya bhalaganga-ga. ⁷ Shinnimuje najo atimbajilaga kumakombo, na jwalakwe ajailwe kushilambo sha mmbone na nne Nnungu shing'ukumule panani jabhonji na shitumbi sha kusayuni Nnaaino na ulele. ⁸ Kama kungwako, Mnala gwa saa kwa ugongo lya maunga shitumbi shika bhiti sayuni shuishe kungwenunji gwa bhukala upungabhunago ukulungwa umilikiwa nna binti yerusalemu. ⁹ Naino, kwandi unakola nyenye kwa lilobhe likulungwe? Buli jwakwa jwa mkulungwa nkati mo? Buli akuluguliga jo ashiwa? kwa ndii inakupoteshea mbuti aajula jwambongwe akwenda kala? ¹⁰ Ubhe mbuti ukwete likungui lya bheleka ila mkole binti sayuni mbuti jwankongwe akwete likungai kwa nneiona shukoposhe palanga ja shilambo ukatame kumigunda, na ujende kubabeli. Kweneko shiulombwe. Kwaneno Nnungu shakujokole kushoka kumikono ja maadui. ¹¹ Nnaino ilambo yaigwinji hiishiima na panani jako bhalilugulanga atagwe ya nyata. Meyo gake galole kusayuni, kwilandola analugula "Bhakakugamanyanga ng'aniyo ika Nnungu wala bhakaelewanga mpango gwake pabha bhashijiaalananga mbuti mitenga kupura nchakapu. ¹² Nnungu palugula "jima na shinunu Binti sayuni pabha ngupingakwita ya mbembe yako kwa yuma na kupinga kuitenda ibokato yako kubha shaba. Uhupingakanyata bhandu bhabhagwinji. Nimishe wakfu udhalimu gwenunji kugwetu Namwene. ¹³ Nnungu miliki yabhonji kungwetu Bhakulungwe bha shilambo showe,

¹ Naino njiangane pamo katika safu ja komana mwali jwa makeha makkeha bhashitimbililanga ghilambo kwa imbo shibhankomanje jwaamua Kuisraeli pa litukwa. ² Ikabheje ugwe Betrehemu Efrata hata mbuti uli jwa nnchoko mkati ja shene shipingga sha Ayuda, kushoka kwako jumo shaishe kungwetu kuhukumulaku-Israeli ambapo mwanzo gwake ni kushoka makati ga bhukala toka ulele. ³ Kwa nneyo Nnungu shabhapanganje hata muda na mmanganya kwetenje likungui lya bheleka mwana na makombo ga ashapweka shigamujilanje bhana ya Kuisraeli. ⁴ Shajime na likungui likundi lyakwe kwa mashili gaka-Nnungu, kwa ungukulangwa gwa Enzi gwa lina lakwe Nnungu. Shipanganya jwakwe, shibhaigalanje pabha shabhe jwa majikana mpaka mpeho gwa shilambo. ⁵ Moga ga washuru pushikaikangane kushilambo shetu, moga gushibhajandangane dhidi ja liboma lyetu halafu tupinga guluka panani pabhonji bhashunga saba na ashikalongolele nana nnani ja bhandunji. ⁶ Shibhoshanganje shilambo shika Ashuru kwa upanga, na shilambo sha Nimlidi katika milango jakwe shatushoye kushoka kuka waashuru pashibha kangane pashilambo shetu pushibhajinjjilanje mumpike gwetu. ⁷ Makambo ga-ka Yakobo shigabhe katika likabila lya bhandunji bhabhagwinjinji mbuti lingame likopoka kuka Nnungu. Mbutu manyunyu mmahamba, gakakunninda mundu na gakanninda bhana bhaka bhandu. ⁸ Makambo ga ka Yakobo pushigabhe mkati nchilambo, mkati mwa bhandu bhabhagwinjinj. Mbuti imba nakati pakati pa ja ngondolo alipita pakati Jabhonji na kwa papalanga kubha ipande ipande na akapagwa jwa kwashayanga. ⁹ Nkono gwako shigunulwe dhidi ja maadui jako na upinga kwahabhanyanga. ¹⁰ "Lipinga-koposhela lyene lyubha lyo" alugula shipanganya" kuti ngupinga kwalabhanganyanga kwahabhanganyanga Farasi bhenunji kushoka Mkati Jenunji na kupinga temanya mutuka yenunji ga Farasi go. ¹¹ Nguninga-angabhanya shilambo na ilambo yako na timbiliya majumba gako gowe. ¹² Ngupinga-angabhanya uhabhi kunkono gwako na bhukakola na bhakulwayanga kabhili. ¹³ Ngupinga-angubhanya yanamu yako ya mmanuli na lgusho ya manganga kopoka mkati yako. Hukaabudu kabhili ustadi gwa mikono jako. ¹⁴ Shindutumbule, Igusho yako ya Ashera kopoka mkati jenunji na shing'angabhanye ilambo yenunji. ¹⁵ Shimujenajo kisasi kwa shimwa na ghadhabu panani shilambo panganili kananga nabhonji.

¹ Naino mpilikananje shene shashite Nnungu shalugula "jinuko na ulugule kesi jako mmujo ja shitumbi, leka itumbi ipilikane lilobhe lyako. ² Mpilikananje, madai ga ka Nnungu, mmanganya ilumbi, na mmanganya misingi ja kwikakatimila ja shilambo pabha Nnungu anakwikakatimila shakumo na bhandu bhake na ashakomane katika mahakama panani paka Israeli" ³ Bhandu bhangu ndendile nchi kungwe nunji? punitotoyenje paligwanje dhidi jangu. ⁴ Pabha njikwiyana-bhanji kushoka kushilambo sha Kumisri na kunjokolanga kushoka kunyumba ja umanda nakwa tumanga musha, Aruni na ka Mariamu kungwako. ⁵ Bhandu bhangu mkumbushilanje Balaki jwakulugwa jwa ku moabu shashitetabha na shashite Balamu mwana juka-Beoni shashite-kunjangula mbuti pungwaliji ulikwenda kushoka kwa A Gihgali nneyo maweza kuumanyanga itendi yaunguja ika-Nnungu. ⁶ Buli mbeleshe ndii kuka-Nnungu, pungwenda kunnungulila kunntepele Nnungu ali kunani? Buli shingombole kwiya kungwake yadaka ya tiniya shakumo na ndama jwa shaaka shimo|?. ⁷ Buli Nnungu shanonywele na ngondolo ya rigwinji ya shileu au na elfu kumi ja tushi ya mauta? Buli nimpe jwa kummeleka jwangu jwa kwanza kwa ligongo lya lebha kwangu lutunda lya shiilu shanga kwa ligongo lya shambi shangu Namwene? ⁸ Ashikuulugulia munudu, sheshila shili shambone na sheshila ambagho Nnungu shaninga kushoka kungweko kutenda unguja, kupinga mituka, na owa ka Nnungu jwako. ⁹ Lilobhe lika Nnungu linalugulwa nchilambo mpaka mnaino Hekima linakuninga lina lyako. Tama tayali kwa ajili ja imbo, na jwenejo abhishile. ¹⁰ Ushipagwa uofisa katika nyumba ja unguju-bhangulu na shipimo sha unami shenesho shangali shambone kaje. ¹¹ Ngakombwele kunganishia mundu kuti jwangalebha kama anatumia ipimo ya unami shakumo na nng'uko gwa ipimo ya unami? ¹² Maofisa bhashigumbalanga angabhanya itamo yabhonji mbuti lugomo mwabhonji lunatembeya. ¹³ Kwa nneyo njikukoma kwa shikomo lipoteshea, njikutenda liame kwa ligongo lya shambi shako. ¹⁴ Shulye ikabheje ukatogolela makonope go shulepeshe nkati jako. Upingatama na mishingo ikabheje kabhili ka na sheshila shubhika shila shinishishoye kwa upanga. ¹⁵ Shupande ikabheje ukagobhola, shukasanye zaituni ikabheje ukapakala mauta. Shuyaje zabibu ikabheje hukapanila divai. ¹⁶ Kanuni iheleywe na ka omri ishibhikwa na Itendi yowe ya nyumba ji ka Ahabu. Nguna, owa kwa ushauri gwabhonji kwa nneyo shinikutende ugwe, shilambo sha mahame na matamo gako.

¹ OLe gwangu kwangune mbuti msimu gwa magobholo pugumalile na gene makombo ga magobholo ga zabibu kumigunda pa mizabibu. Shakwa kabhili sha ngundu kwa matunda shibhonekana jakwa mikongo ja indu ya shadaka ganinga nnonyela. ² Bhandu bhaaminika pwaobhitenje kushoka kushilambo, jwakwa mundu mwadilifu katika bhandu bhowe. Bhowe bhanakwitembanga katika kulinda kujita minyai kila mundu kummeta mpwake nnyene kwa wavu. ³ Mikono jabhonji Jmbone kaje kkwa tenda indu yangali mana Bhatawala bhuyanga hela, Hakimu nali tayari kwa lushwa, na mundu akwete mashili anakwalugulikanga bhananji sheshila shapinga kwipatila Nneyo ndiyo pushapinga alayanga kwa shakumo. ⁴ Mundu jwambone kugwabhonji ni mitemba, mundu jwa mbone kaje ni mbuti mkongo gwa mibha liishe lyubha lilugwilennyuma na bhalindilile bhako lyuba lya hukumu. Nnaino ni magaga. ⁵ Nnang'aminji kila atemi ajenu, Nnami shilanje kalongolele katika mmbuga nnjako jojowe mmanganje ukoto kujigalana na shene shikulugulanga hata kukajandonja jwa unami kumikono jetu. ⁶ Pabha mwana kwataga aibu ainagwe mwali jinuka kunshindana na akwobhe na akagwe mwana jwa shile pwatanga na Akwebhake. Adui jwa bhandu bhandu bha nnyumba jabhonjinji ashayene. ⁷ Ikabheje mbuti kwangu nne shininole Nnungu. Shininninde Nnungu kwa tanulwa kwangu; Nnungu jwangu shambilikane. ⁸ Unainonyele nnani jangu adui jangu pushing'ile no shinyiinushe moga pushimme nilindemi palubhindu, Nnungu shabhe mwanga gwangu. ⁹ Kwa ligongo njitenda shambi dhidi jika Nnungu, shindole nnjimo yake hata pashantetee kulebha kwangu, na tekeleza hukumu kwa ajili jangu ghanyigale kushilangaya na shinimmone alindapula kwa anguja gwangu. ¹⁰ Kisha adui jangu pushalibhone lyenelyo na oni shijig'unishile jwene anugulile? "Shipanganya Nnungu jwako ali kwei"? meyo yangu shigannole, shakanyatwe pai mbuti lilanga mmitala. ¹¹ Lyubha lya shenga makumba gano ganakwiya, lyene lyubha lyo mipika jipinga ejela kwa taliya kaje. ¹² Lyubha lya bhandu shibhaikangane kungwenunji, kushoka kuka Ashuru na shilambo katika kumisri kushoka kumisri mpaka kwashi lukungwa kushoka bhahari kwenda bahari na kushoka shitumbi kwenda shitumbi. ¹³ Yene ilambo yo ipingakwishoya kwa ligongo lya bhanduji bhatamangana mwenemo naino, kwa ligongo lya litunda lya itendi yabhinji. ¹⁴ Shunga bhandu bhako kwa imbo jako mkumbii gwa ulishi gwako. Shibhatama ngane ashayene kung'itu pakati ng'itu Bhashunganje katika Bashani na Gileachi mbuti moga ga bhukala. ¹⁵ Mbuti katika lyubha moga gunjoshile palanga shilambo sha kumisri shininaangulanje yalapa. ¹⁶ Ilambo shishilole nabha na onija mashili gabhonji gowe shibhabhikanje mikono jabhonji nnkang'wa yabhonji mashikilo habhonji gakapilikana. ¹⁷ Bhaninga lyanganga litutiili mbuti lijoka mbuti viumbe itambala panani nashilambo. Shibhakonokanje palanga kukwiiyanga kwa jogopa shibhakangane kungwetu. Kwa joyopo Nnungu shipanganya jwetu na shibhajogonanje kwa ligongo lyabhonji. ¹⁸ Gani ali Nnungu kama ugwe ujigala yambi, ugwe ugwe ujigala yumbi, ugwe upita nnani ja lebha na makombo ga mlishi jwako? akathika nnjimo yakwe mpaka mpelo, kwa ligongo inakunonyela kutulanguya malajilo gako ga ahaminika. ¹⁹ Kabhili pushubhe na shiya nnani jetu, shukanyate ga nyata pai makongono gako. Shujae yambi yetu yowe kumaimbo ga bahari. ²⁰ Shigumpe ukweli yakobo na lajilana kwa mbone kuka Abrahamu pulajile kwa ashinakulugo katika lyubha lyipitile.

¹ Malolo mbutu ninawi, shitabu sha malolo gaka Nahumu, Mwekeshi. ² Nnungu ni Nnungu akwete lupimililo na ahalipo nakumpindikulila Nnungu akwete kumpindikulila na ashimbala nnjimo. Nozungu ananindikwila kwa Bhandu bhangali bhambone na anashi kwashi manga Bhangali mananji. ³ Nnungu ndo akwete mashili magagwinji na ashikola shinunusha mnjimo hakakola na ashatenda kweka kwa bhahanganishianga hatia bhangalibhambonenji bhake. Nnungu nakamula mpanda gwake nashitatu na pambunjo ni shitutuli sha makongono gake. ⁴ Kukaripila bahari nakujitando jijumule kujumuya mito jowe Bashari ja ganda na kamei jika mana ga kulebanoni ja nyala. ⁵ Hitumbi ungumila mshitamo shake na itumbi kunyung'unya shilambo shinagwa mmujo jakwe kaje, shilambo na bhandu bhowe bhatamangananga nkati jake ⁶ Gani akombola kujima mmiyo ja nnjimo jake? Gani akombola kuibhila kalipa kwa nnjimo jakwe? Nnjimo jakwe jishighabhanjika mbuti moto na itumbi hashikaa yowe. ⁷ Nnungu ni jwa mbone liboma lyakwe iyubha lya laga na jalakwe ni Jwaheminika kwa bhowe bha kumutushilanga. ⁸ Lakini shatende mpelo gwa kile akamanyika kwa mdanje ja jikulungwa shabhahetanje palubhindu. ⁹ Bhandunji bhapanganga ndi kuka Nnungu? jwenejo shalekaye kulaga shajinule gwa bhili. ¹⁰ Mana bhapinga ulugananga mbuti mibha: bhapinganyo bhanga mbuti nang'wela nabhonji; bhapinga hangabhanywanga kaje kwa moto mbuti maimboga mapei. ¹¹ Mundu jumo apingajinuka nkati jenunji, ninawi, apanjile shilaje dhidi jike Nnungu, mundu gakameye ungulu. ¹² Nnei ndio nalugwile Nnungu, hata kama bhakwetenje mashili gabhonji ga mbone na hesabu jabhonji Jambone, hata nneyo shibhamoga njwe, bhandunji bhabhonji bhakanagwanga kubhili. Ila ugwe, Yuda ikabheje nji kushumbuya, ngakushumbuya kabhili. ¹³ Naino shitendamanye nira ja bhandunji kushoka kungwako. Shindemanye mbinga jake. ¹⁴ Nnungu ashishoya amri kungwako. Ninawi ; "hukakala na shabhelesha kabhili shipingajigala lina lyako. Ngupinga ibhila yanaimu ibhaaleyenje na kuishoya yanamu ya yuma kushoka kumanjumba ja miungu jenenji. Ngupinga ola makaburi jenunji, kwa kunyegala kwenunji. ¹⁵ Nnolanje kuitumbi gashipangwa makongono ga mundu ajigala mtenga gwambone, abheleketa indu ya utele! nchelekeanje shikukuu shenunji, Yuda, na mtunzanje au mmikanje nalili yenenji, maana nanndenga hanakunjinjilanga kabhili ashijabhula kaje.

¹ Jwejula ambaye akakuharibia ipande ipande anakwiya dhidi jako. Lindilila majumba, ga pashikambo lindilila mipanda, mwipanganje mashili mmashayenenji. Nnjolanje majeshi genunji. ² Mana Nnungu anabhujanabho faharijika Yakobo, kama fahari ja Kuisraeli ikabhe bhateka nyara waashikwa hangabhanyanga na hangabhanya nyambi ya zabibu yabhonji. ³ Ngao ja majushaa nijanashe, bhanduji hodari Bhashiwalanga ngubho ya nashe; mutuka ya ngondo gabhishilwe ganangaa nkati yuma yake wakati gwa mui, na mikuki mivinje jina guluywa mnani. ⁴ Mutuka ya ngoto gali kasi mmitala, gunabhutuka mmujo na nnyuma mmitala. Pugali mbuti kurunzi, na ganabhutuka mbuti nnjai. ⁵ Jwene ashetamanje hipande hipandejo anakweshamanga mahofi gakwe bhana kubhalanga kila jumo kukanjakwe katika kuhowa kwabhonji. bhanaharakishanga kushambulia shilambo. Ngao jajikulungwa jishihalaywa kwiiya na bhenanganya bhashambulianga ⁶ Milango nnushi jishiuguka na lijumbe lya bhakulungwa linagwa kuharibike. ⁷ Husabu ashihulwa ngubho yakwe na ashijigalwa, ashikatume tume bhakwe bhandonyanji bhapingagutanga mbuti ngunda, bhanakuikananga namtima pabhonji. ⁸ Ninawi ni kama lushi lwa mashi linaulula. bhandu bhakwe kwa pamo bhanabhutukanga mbuti mashi gamabhutuka. bhana pubhalugulanga "jima jima" ila jwakwaatendebhuka nnyuma. ⁹ Tola nyala ja hela, Tola nyala ja dhahabu, mana gwakwa mpelo gwakwe, kwa umbonegwa indu yawe yambone ya kuninawi. ¹⁰ Kuninawi pangali shindu na nashihangabhanywa; mtima gwa kila kila mundu ushinyung'unya, malungo ga kila jumo gashitishula mbina pamo na shimwa kupali kwa kila jumo shula yobhonji yowe ishipalika. ¹¹ Igala kulili kwei himbolikaa imba sehemu ambapo imba thashokonji pubhalilanga shalya, sehemu ambapo imba jwashileu na imba jwandonya bhashikuowanga, namo bhana, bha imba, bhangajogopanga shindu shoshowe? ¹² Imba ashikutauna yabheta yakwe ipande ipande kwaajili ja bhana bhakwe, ashikwabhulaganga mabhetya gakwe kwaajili ya ashakagwe, na kugumbaya mimbo lyakwe malibha. Shitamo shakwe kwa nyama jitolilwe. ¹³ Ilola nne puni tofauti na ugwe, alino ndio lilobhe lika Nnungu jwa bhakulungwanji nguringajoka, mutuka yenunji ya ngondo mbuti lya na upanga upingaalaya imba yenunji mmangwendo. Ngupingaibhila nyala yenunji kushoka nchilapo shanunji na lilobhe lya bhakulungwa bhenunji likapilikanika kabhili.

¹ Ole kwa shilambo shigumbele minyai? gowe ugumbele unami na indu ya gwii wahanga bhapalinji kaje kaje. ² Ikabheje nnzino tushikola lilobhe lya mijeledi na lilobhe na lyatimbanyab mataili, Farasi bhaliinanga na mutuka ya ngondo ilikuguruka guruka. ³ Bhakwelanga Farasi bha shikwanji njililanga upanga unapara, mikuki, jinamelemeta, maungu gamaiti, maungu gamakulungwa ga hiilu, gwakwa ukomogwa shiilu bhashambulianga bhanakwikubhalanga panani, pakwe, ⁴ Jengi pujikoposhela ligongo lya itundi na lokolile jika uhabhilabha jwambone ayobhelete uhabhi jwauza shilambo kwa labha labha kwake na bhandu kwa mpanda gwa itendi yakwe ya uhabhi. ⁵ Lola nne pungi kuinyuma jako gwe alino ni lilobhe lika Nnungu jwa nkulugwa. Shiketi jako shinyinule panani pa shula jako na languya sehemu jako Ja hukani kwa ulambo. Oni jako kwa bhakulungwanji. ⁶ Shaupinga guluya yanyata na ya shimia na kuutanda ubhe ujwanyata kaje ngupingaukutenda ubhe mundu jwa lalwa na kila mundu. ⁷ Pushibhe kila jumo akuulola shahakubhutushe, gani aguta kwa ajili jwake? kwei kushini mpate mundu ashakombole kukushaya ng'aniyo? ⁸ Ninawi buli ugwe ndio jwambone kuliko Noamini, ushenjilwe bana ni ja lushi Naili. Pugwatimbililwe na mashi ambapo ulinzi gwake nugwaliji mbahali jiyene? ⁹ Ethiopia na Kumisri puyalji mashili gabho, na mpelo gwake gwangapagwa, kuputu na kulibiya pubharinginji ashambugajakwe. ¹⁰ Ikabheje loamoni ashikujigalwa. ashikwende kumateka, bhana bhake bhashoko bhashoko bhashikutemanywanga ipande ipande katika kila shilambo shikulungwa gha mintala. Adui bhake bhashikuko manga kula kwa bhandu bhakwe bhakwetenje Ntindibhala na bhakulungwanji bhake bhowe bhashikutabhangwa mangongota. ¹¹ Nambemwe namwe nkupinga kolelwa nkupinga linga kwiiya, na nkupinga loleya mwabuutushila kushoka kwa adui jenunji. ¹² Majumba genu gowe ipingabha mbuti mikongo jili na tini ishejele mapenape mbuti shinda tikinywa niguilila na kang'we ja mashi. ¹³ Nnole, bhsndu mkati jenunji nibhandonyanji milango ja shilambo shenunji shako gashiugulwa kaje kwa ligongo ja adui jenu mato ushialiabia bawaba jakwe. ¹⁴ Jenda ukateshe mashi nnikombi mubhaishienje ukomaye nyumba jako, jenda palitaka na ukakamule litone. Kandabhula kwa ajili ja matafali. ¹⁵ Moto pashitekete pala, ma upanga ukumbulaje upingapiya mbuti maija bhashoko bhashoko bhataunanga kila mundu. Minanganje mwe muiyalkanje mnanganje mmabhagwinjinji mbuti maije bhashoko bhashoko na bhagwinjinji mbuti maije bhakomelenje. ¹⁶ Nchijenjeshea bhakumula maengo bhenu kaje kuliko ndandwa ya kunnungu, ikabheje bhanalinji mbuti tunutu: bhangwii bha shilambo na bhanagulukange kwenda kwa taliya. ¹⁷ Bhakulungwa bhenunji bhapalinji bhabhagwinjinji mbuti maija na bhakulungwa bhenunji bha ngondo ni mbuti likundi lya bhadudu likumba wakati gwa mmbepo. Ikabheje hyubha nulikolela bhanagulukanga kwenda kwa hatalia na wala jwakwa akukumanya. ¹⁸ Bhakulungwa bha kwa Ashuru, Bhashunga bhenu bhashiganga au bhagonilenje: Bhatabhela bhenu bhagonilenje pai kunulila. Bhandu bhenu bhashitanyikaka panani pa nashitumbi na jwakwa wala jumo jwa kwabhikanga pamo. ¹⁹ Jakwa jwakina mija ukomboleka kwa ligongo lya ilonda yenu. Ilonda yenu yai kulungwa. Bhapilikana indu yenu shibhakomanje makofi kwa kwiinonyela kwabhonjigwa moga?

¹ Taharifa jibhaposhele nabakuki nkulondola. ² "Yahwe kwa lyubha lyashipumwagutile nchaada na nkapilikana, njikukanila, mmwe pakati pa kitisho valugu lakini nng'ag'okoa. ³ Kwa hindu yashi nnole mabaya na kulola mabaya ga matendo. Kuangabhanya na fujo mbele jangu Gashipagwa kulumbana na shindananga ushijimika. ⁴ Walakini sharia za umala na unguja ikamala kwa majila gogoe ⁵ Sababu za ungulu ushitimbilia unguja walakini haki ja unami jishoka. "Yahweh" ashijangula habakuki. ⁶ Lola mataifa na Gwajavubunji ustajabishanga na shangazwa sababu njikola kuhakikisha kuhusu kutennda shindu katiba lyuba lyao, bhakaaminingi shitaazifishanje kwaonji, kwa na kazibianga kwa inuanga wakaldayo litaifa likatili ukwete mshindo bhanatembeanga phitila ukubwa gwa nnchi kutola nyumba yangalinji yao. ⁷ Bhashiwoga na jokopa, hukumu yao na konja kushoka kwao kunaendelea. ⁸ Punda wao pia anabhutuka kuliko ubhuvijwapepe kaje kuliko mbwa mwitujwaligolo. Farasi jwao anaseta na bhakulanga farasi; bhaonekana kutoka kwataliki, bhahulukanga malinga awahi kalya. ⁹ Bhohenji bhanaika kwa bhuluganga makundi jao bhana kwenda malinga bhungo gwa nnijagwa na bhakusanyanga bhatumwa kama nng'anji. ¹⁰ Bhana kwatanianga akalugwa nna bhakuongoza ni yatania kwa ajili jao kueka kilo nngome, hulundika mataka na kushoya. ¹¹ Ndipo mbunngu jipinata unaendelea kupita, bhandu bhakwetenja hatia ambao uwezogwaonji ni pakati pa Nnungu "Habakuki ashikumuya liswali lyabhili lina mundu nkonjelo. ¹² Ugwe ni gwavuka nyakati ja ukala Yahwe Nnungu jwangu alii uwe tukawa. Yahwe ashikwatenga kwa ajili kuhukumu na mmanganya nchi malishanga kwa ajili ya shahisha. ¹³ Meyo genu gambone kulola ungulu akakomolanga kulolo kwa itendo ya hibaya kwa padhilaa. Kwa hi vuli nnalolanga kwa pendelea nna mwawasaliti, kwa shindu shashi wakati ungulu unamela sana kwa unguja zaidi jaonji. ¹⁴ Nnatendanga bhandu malinga shamaki jwa mbahazi hindu itambala bila jwaongoza juu jaonji. ¹⁵ Bhanaonji bhakwajiga malinga ndoana bhanakwakokotanga bhandu kuposhela kunyavu ja omba, kwa kusanyanga kunyavu yaonji, hii ishibha sababu ja hangala kwa furahi kaje. ¹⁶ Walakini bhanashoyanga malilo kwenye nyavu yaonji ya vua na joka lubani kwenye nyavuyaonji, sababu bhanyama bha kulungwa ni sehemu yao, na nyama ja nakana ni shalya shaonji. ¹⁷ Kwa nneyo shabhaliyanje nyavu jao ya vulia na kuendelea mataifa kwalugwalingashiya.

¹ Shinyumbe penye nguzo yangu ya ulinzi na kwivika namwene kunini ja nnala gwa mlinzi na shinola lwa makini kulola jwenejo juu kunala gwa walinzi. Na shinole kwa makini, kuloli jwenejo shabhelekete shindu shashi na namna jashi, shangeushe kutoka kwa lawama jangu. ² Yahwe na ashikubeveleka akodi ya maono haya, na ashikujandika malebhve kubao. ³ Sababu kene maono bado ni kwa wakate, ingawa hatachelewa isubiri kwa sababu itakuja haichelewa. ⁴ Nnolenje jwajule ambae hamu jwakwe ngava sawa pakati siyo sawa kwa nguva, lakini mwenye hadi shatame kwa imani. ⁵ Sababu mvingo ni msaliti kwa vijana, mwenye kiburi, kwaraba astahili, lakini wauza tamaa jake kwa kibuli jake na lapo akambola karidhishwa jwenejo analasanya pala mataifa kwa ajili ja bhandu bhake. ⁶ Geneghj gohe kukatengeneza useme wa kwa dhihaka ukumuhusu, ole wake anayengeza yoke shingali yake, kwa hatua ishinjigale ukulungwa. ⁷ Wale wanaongojea kwako watainuka galuvila wale waotetemesha kujamuka utaleuwa mwashirika kwa ajili ishinjigale ukalungwa. ⁸ Kwa sababu ustiteka nyava kwa ajili jaonye, mabaki gaonji yatakuteka nyava wewe kwa sababu unchi mwiya minyahi janjigwinji na lenji bhatamangananga nkati wame mwanga damu kwa ajili kwa mbali ya mikono ya uovu. ^{9 11} Ole wale wanachonga mapato kwa ajili jionji kwa mnyamba hiyo shibhakombelenja kualaya juu jake ni mbali na mikono ja maovu yakke. ¹⁰ Umebuni aina jamba yako na ushitenda shambi dhidi yako mwenyewe. Kwa sababu njiwa litapaza sauti toka ukutani ubuni aibu toka kwa nyumba na kuwakata watu wengi na mbao utawajibu. ¹² Ole wake yale ajjengae shilambo kwa ninyai na anahimalisha shilambo kwa moto gwa quvu. ¹³ Hii haitoki kwa Yahwe kwa bhandu bhatenda liengo kwa moto na shilambo shoe, ngana nganachaka asheyene gwanjali shindu. Bado shilambo ishibhekeke mataifa ga ukonjeto na Yahwe kama malinga kujaza bahari. ¹⁴ Ole jwake akuntenda jwajirani jake akokwelo ugwe uongoza sumiuntende kwa masho ghabhali bahari uongeza sumu wafaanye bhakolelanje ili mwano jwake bhalolanje. ¹⁵ Shimmbale na aibu kuliko nkonyole, kunywa hiyo nlevile ili ngo kombole mmukula nchi gwake nginene, ¹⁶ Shabhimbilwa na aibu zaidi kuliko nkonjelo gwake mwenye kikombocha mkono kuume wa Yahwe shingulushila kwayene. ¹⁷ Valungu na lebanoni shingunishile na uharifu gwa mjane wataongopesha sababu ya kumwaga damu, njitendanga vulughu kkwa lebanoni na kufunika ubazibifu gwa wanyama. ¹⁸ Shamamu jachonga fuakusaidia shindu sheshi, sababu jwatuka ashanjile ambaye habusn na Yesfusha motali ni mwalimu wa uongo, sababu annani liengo lya mikono anayetengeneza miungo isiyoengea jikajinula, Yene hindi inafundishahii nnolenje hondi ya kunani, ¹⁹ Ole jwene akwalughulila ubao, njimushe kwa liganga likaveleketa sheneshishunikwa dhababu ja mbaya. Lakini ujunushe ndani jake ulipumuha kabisa. ²⁰ Lakini yahwe palimpakati pa miungu jake ikaongogea junuka yene hindu ishihunikwa kwa ukonjelo na yoanje lakini pakati pake ikapumua kabisa lakini yahwe yupo katika hekalu jwa honjelo shilambo shoe pushili kimya mmojo jwake.

¹ Genega maombi gabhakolondo. ² Yahwe ashijinukaashipilika taarifa jake na nne najogopa, yahwe uyashu liengo lyako pakati pa wakati pa muda gwenugu imumanganje. ³ Nnungu ashikukopa kuposhela kuliema na yele mkonjolole toka palam sela, ukukufa wake umezifunika mbingu dunia ulikuwa ineja ukonjolo yake. ⁴ Miali za moto jibhili ja mikono jake ilikuwa ikingaa malinga mwanga, ambayo uwezo gwake bhashikuhiyayanga. ⁵ Ulyele kwa bhulaga ushirikulongolela mmojo mwake ni kufuta makongono gake. ⁶ Jwenejo ashikajima na kupima shilambo alilola na likisaa ilambo, hata itumbi ya milele ishihazibiwanga kabisa. Na itumbi ya milele ishigwanganga pai mpanda gunke ni ya milele. ⁷ Njikuona mahema ya wakashi pakati pa mateso na itambaa ya mahema pakati midiani ililetemeka. ⁸ Yahwe ashikola ghadhabu pa mukote? ntoo? asiraa jake pujalijija mukute au zidi ja bahonji? Punkupanda mbunda jwa nkokoteni na jwa shinda jinenu. ⁹ Nchijigala upinde gwangali unika jigala mishale kwenye upinde gwako. Sela shighabhanya shilambo, mito ¹⁰ Itumbi ishikumona mmwe na geuka kwa tumbala mashi bhashijitaganyanga pai nipita nnani jao. Shina sha bahari nipauza lilove mawimbi gake jinuka kunani. ¹¹ Lyubha na mwei vishhikuma imara nnani mahala pake, pakati pa mwanga wa michale jake na jishighuluka. Papala pakati pauangava gwa mwana na mkuki jake. ¹² Nchikuha papani pa shilambo kwa uvava pakati pa kutumbala nnchipukutia shilambo. ¹³ Nchikwenda palanga kwa ajili ntapulo gwa bhandu bhenu; kwa ajili ya mtapulo phakateuliwa bhako. Mmwe mwapondanje mtwe na nyumba ja ng'ovu kuvika wazi msingi gwalukohi. ¹⁴ Nchijoka ntwe cha bhakomananga bhake kwa mshale gwake ng'ene kwa sababu ashikuika kama mbungo kutushoya uwe wivu gwao ushakabha malinga mundu akuteketeza majwanga pakati pa mahali pankugiya. ¹⁵ Nchikuoa kunani kwa bahari na farasi jwako na pita mashi makulugwa. ¹⁶ Njikupilikana na nyati mwangu njikutetemela!! mudomo jangu jikaletemela lisauti, kubola kunakwiya pakati pa maapa gangu; na pai pangu na mwene njikutetemeka malinga nalinda kwa ajili ja lyabha lya huzunika iishennani mwa bhandu bhashambuliwa na uwe. ¹⁷ Igawa nkongo ukachipua na ukabheleka kutokana na mzabibu, na ingawa kukola kwa nkongo gwa mzeituni haukulizisha na lishamba likashoya shalya na likundi la mifugo lishishoka na jwakwapi ng'ombe pakati pa lizizi sheneshi ndisho shindende kushitenda. ^{18 19} Bado shibhurahie pakati Yahwe shimme nahangali kwa sababu ja ashipanganya na ntapulo gwangu. Nkulugwa yahwe ni nguvu jangu na bhatenda makongo no gangu malinga ga kalungu. Anandenda nne shielekeza kama maziki pakati pa vyombo yangu ya nyuzi.

¹ Alinobho lilobhe lya Annungu ambalo puliishe Sefania mwana kuushi mwana Gedalia mwana Amalia mwana Hezekia katika mobha ga Yosia mwana Amoni, Bhakulungwa bha a Yuda. ² Shingimilie kaje kila kushoka pamebho pashilambo alibho lilobhe awae Bhakulungwa. ³ Shingimili mundu na mnyama, shingimilie ijuni bha kumbinguni na omba bha wabhali upotei pamoja ilebho kwaneyo shiningute kwa taliki mundu kushoka kumebho mwa shilambo lilobhe awae Bhakulungwa bhayene. ⁴ Shingishe kwa mkonobho gwangu panani pa ayuda bhene ashayene wa yerusalemu. Shinakangulanje mmujo kila kuigala kwa mashi kukopoka mahali apanobho mena ga Bhandu kushoka Bhakwajugangashamamu nkati bhakubhishila. ⁵ Bhandu ambabho panani bhanahabudunji iiku ya kumbinguni bhandu ambabho kuhabudu kulumbila kwa yahwe. Kabhili kulumbila kwa Bhakulungwa bha. ⁶ Shinakangu lanje kwa katika kabhili gwategushenje mnyuma kushoka kubhakaguluka a Nnungu gwangali kuuja bhakulinda bhabho. ⁷ Uwe nunununu moyo ya Bhakuliugwa a Nnungu pabha lyubha la kanungu lilitome a Nnungu mbepepei kwabhishilanga bhanje bhabho. ⁸ Shijiishe katika mbepei ya shinakomanje bhakamkulugwa na kila Jumo abhashile nnguo ya shijeni. ⁹ Katika lyubhha limo shinakomanje wowe bha ambao bhagumbanga mnyumba ya Bhakulungwa bhao itende na alambile. ¹⁰ Pushibhe katika lile lyubha alino lilangasho lya a Nnungu kuti shililo shatenguka shishibhe kushoka kulitanga lyubha ambao, aligomba nyenye kushoka wilaya yawili, na lilobhe la luwindo lugulungwa kushoka kuitumbi. ¹¹ Mpinganje nyenye mwashayene mkutanga na kushoka wilaya wowe watendanga biashala shibhawanganje washiangawanya wowe bhala ambao shiwapimanje hela shiwanganje shiwakagule kwa atalika. ¹² Shibhe katika lyubha lya shinoleye yalusalemu kea mwanga kubhakoma bhashileu ambao shibhabhe bhatemi kwenye ka ywewao na kubheleketa mutima gwabho. yahne shibhatende shoshowe, ama shammbone au shangalimana. ¹³ Mali gabho shibhaishe kuibha nyumba jabho shibhe ishiobhe a gabhanya! shibhashenje majumba bhakatamangana mwene na kupanda mibhabibu lakini Bhakuywa kanywa yao. ¹⁴ Siku jajikulungwaa yahwe tometome inatendwa upesi! upesi lilobhe ya siku yahwe ilobho na ipotebhi ya kushujaa! ¹⁵ Siku hiyo pushibhe siku heshima na siku ghaniyo na ipotebhi, siku dhotuba kwaangamia siku lubhindu nautusi tusi, lywubha maunde lubhindu lukulugwa. ¹⁶ Pushibhe siku ya palapanda na kengele dhidi ya ngome pashilambo na buruji papalebhu. ¹⁷ Nneyo shiioshe kulaga panani ya bhandu kwa nnei shibhabhowe tome kama bhashilebhu bhakalola toka patebhilenye shambi shilebho yahwe minyabhi jabho shijajawe kama ndutuli, na ilebho jabho ja nnyumba kama. ¹⁸ Nngabha hela jabho bhahabu jao wakako mbola kwabhoko kunani ja nnjimwa na yahwe nkati ja moto wa lupimilibho, iweke shilambo showe shishibhanganyika nnei shapeleshe jwabhamika, kujogoa kwa wowe bhatama pashilambo!!

¹ Ngimikananja pamope mmanganya mweshaene nkutanowa hadhara na ngimikananje, litaifa lwangabha aibu. ² Ikanabhe amuri kujamula na lywubha lyene indu kama makapi, ikanabhe nnjimwakali ja nnjimwa ja yahwe kuika panani jenu, Ikanabhe lyubha ja nnjimwa ja kuika panani jenu. ³ Munoleyenje yahwe, mmanganya bhandu wowe imani paduniana pushibhe shibhaninde katika lywubha nnjimwa ja yahwe. ⁴ Nnei gabha shibhangwa bhanye na ashkeloni shitendeushe kuwengabhanya shibhajae kwatalika Ashdodi wakati wamuii. Shibhatutumbule liema! ⁵ Ole kwa bhatamangana kwatalika ja mashi, taifa la wakerethi! yahwe abhelekete hadi jenu, ikanaani shilambo ja wafilisti. Shinatitimienje jwakwapi nkuigala walashaigole ⁶ Shene shilambo ja kwatalika ja mashi pushibhe mwakulishia washunga na kwa itandu ja gondolo. ⁷ Shilambo ja shatalika ja mashi pushibhe mali ja kuigala ja bhandu wanyumba ja Yuda. bhapingashunganga rikundi jao kwene. bhandu wao shibhabhishe kwaujanago bhatawile wao. ⁸ Npilikene nmbenga ja moabu bhalikwatukan bhandu wa Amoni pakati puwateile bhandu kukulupalila nmipiku mwao na kuifisi nmipika mwao. ⁹ Kwa nnei na mbuti pungutama halini lilobhe la yahwe wa majeshi, A nnungu wa istaeli, moabu pushiishe kuwa kama sodoma, na Bhandu wa Amoni kama Gomota; pangabha pa na liimbo la nnjete, Jabhabha daima lakini bhandu bhaigelenje shibhatekanje mateka, na bhandu wa mataifa langu bhaigelenje shibhajemule umiliki wao! ¹⁰ Hali shilikoposhe kwa moabu na Amoni kwa kwasababu ja lupimililo jabho, langu pubhateilenje mmbega na kwatukananga bhanndu wa yahwe wa majeshi. ¹¹ Ndio shibhanjogoe yahwe, kwa kuwa anatania miungu njowe ja dunia kila jumo shanjujee yeye kila jumo kushoka mahali pake, na kushoka kila upande wa pwani ¹² Mmanganyanji wakushi pia nkupingaulangwa kwa upanga gwangu. ¹³ Na nkono gwa Anungu shuangabhanye kasikazini na kuishoya A shufu, kwa nnei Ninawi upotei , kuwa papajumu kama pakonde. ¹⁴ Ndipo makundi ja bhadudu shagone hapa, mdudu mataifa, gowe kitukanjia na nungunungu shibhapumulilanje kunani ja safu jabho shilipilikanishe kushoka mmadilisha; kifusi shishibhe pahango; nakshi mwerezi wao pushibhe ishiunukulwa. ¹⁵ Ashii ni shilambo shakushiangalila pupali patama pangali hofu, pupali kubheleketa mutima mwabho; nne puni; na jwakwa juna jwa landana na nne: namna puikulile nna kujogoya, mahali pa gona bhadudu nnyumba jake kila jumo ambae upitia kwake kupilikana kupukunya lingumi kugwabho.

¹ Ole kwa shilambo shileshelwe shilambo shabhanganya shanokolana umenajisiwa. ² Mwangapilikana lilobhe ja Anungu wala mwangaposhela masahihisho kukopoka kwa yahwe. wangatumaini yahwe shibhamandishile Anungu bhake. ³ Bhakulungwa bhabhoni aimba manaaounguruma nmwanjwa mwao. waamuwa bhao ni ambwa mwitu bha ligulo bhangaigaya shindu ambacho pushibhe bhatawine iwamba lwake. ⁴ Manabii wake bhakola ikuwo na ashibaba wasaliti. Makuhani gake wamepanaji mahali patakatifu na bhateilenje shanokalana shelia. ⁵ Anungu shibhave yahwe ni mwenye haki mukono mwao wakombola kutenda makosa. Kila lwamba hujimilila haki jake! jikakopa kanuruni, hata nnei bhandu wasio wenye haki bhakamanya kulola oni. ⁶ Njiangabhanya mataifa, ngome jao ishialibika njitenda mipanda jao magofu, nnei jakwa hata jumo hapitile kwake miji jao jishianganywa kwa nnei jwakwapi mundu atama. ⁷ Jwibheleketa, Hakika shinyongope nnepene mposhele masahihisho na msikatiliwa kwatalika kushoka kwenye miji yenu kwa gowa gala gundeile jwipanga kugatenda kungwenu! lakini pubhalingijwi na shauku kuanza kila lwubha kwa kuangabhanya ikuwo yao yowe, ⁸ Kwa nnei nnindanje hili ni lilobhe la yahwe-mpaka lwubha pushilibhe shilijinushe kwa ajili potehanga uwamuzi jwanga wowe mkali, nnei nchi wowe ipingamilwa kwa moto ywaniyo janga. ⁹ Punipo shinapanganje kajwa jambone bhandu, kwashema wowe kwa lina la Annungu kulijamula bhajimajimanga bega kwa bega. ¹⁰ Kushoka upande gwa ufeleji Ethiopia shibhahabudujwi bhandu bhanagu bhapelegenywe shibhaikanayo dhahabu kwa itendi yangu. ¹¹ Pakati lywubha lywene kabhikwanga kwangaliwoga kwa itindi yenu yowe pushibhe nteilenje dhidi jangu, tangu wakati gwegula shiniushoe kukopoka kwenu bhala bhahangalilenje itendi yenu, na kwa haibu nkabhanganga muda gwaneu kutenda kuipuna panani ja shitumbi shangu shautakatifu. ¹² Mbuti shinalekanje kama paii zaidi na bhandu bhangaikombola, kupata kimbilio pakati lina la yahwe. ¹³ Jwatama jwa Israeli si muda gwenneu shutende udhalimu au kubheleketa unami, na gwakwapi lulimi gwatembwa shuonekane pakaywa mwaho; nnei shibhaywanganje na kugona paii, na jwakwapi hata jumo shabhakendanje kujokopa. ¹⁴ Nnjimbe nnywimbo sayuni! ngombe nyenye, Israeli. Shibhanonyele na kwino nyela kwa mmutima gwabho wowe, mundu jwa yerusalemu. ¹⁵ Yahwe bhashijauyanga hukumu jennu; bhashikkwabhinganga kwa kalika adui jwako! yahwe ni nkulugwa jwa Israeli mmakono mwabho, hama nkanjogopa kabhili. ¹⁶ Katika lwubha lwene shibhabhelekete kwa yerusalemui unajokope, sayuni unaiteshe nkono gwako ushilegeleka. ¹⁷ Yahwe Annungu bhako apali patipati jenu, bhakwete mashili wa kuwaokoa. Shibhahangalile panani jenu kwa gwambone gwabho shibhabhe na fulaha kunani kwenu shibhahangalile kwa Nkoto, ¹⁸ Katika lwubha maalumu ja shibhahangalile shinaule maafa kushoka kwenu, si muda gwane u nkkajamula aibu kwa ikowa jabho. ¹⁹ Nnolanje, mbali apano kwateilanga watesi bhabho wowe. Katika agu, shinobhokowanje bhalemele na kwaimikanya bhajailwe kwatalika. Shinakende kubha sifai na shininjibadilishe aibu jabho ibhe sifa katika dunia jowe. ²⁰ Katika wakati agu shinabhangonje, katika wakati gwabho shinaimikanye pamopee. Shinatende mataifa gowe ja dunia kwaha budu na kuwasifu, wakati pushimwalole nnei, shibhe njikwaujanabho; bhabheleketa yahwe.

¹ Kwanneyo shaka sha vili sha bhankulungwo a Dario, mweigwashita, lyubha lya kwaza ugamwei, Lirobhe lya Ankulungwa gulihishe kwamakonoga bhakulondola a Haghai kwenda kwa bhaku Yuda, Azerubabeli mwana jwa a sheatieli na nkubhishila bhakulu ajashua mwana jwa a Yerozadak, kubheleketa. ² "Ankulungwa bha manjola bhana bheleketa: habha bhandu bhana bheleketa n'gabha muda gwenubji gwakiya ni shenga nyumba ja ankulunwa" ³ Kbhili lilobhe lya ankulugwa gulihishe kwa nkono gwa bhakulondola a Haghai bhani bheleketa. ⁴ "Mwe ni malanga genunji mmayenenji kutama nnyumba yaikoto, na kujileka nyumba jijini agabhanyika. ⁵ Kwaaneyo bha mkulugwa bha manjola bha bheleketa nnehi. Mwiganishianje mipanda jenunji! ⁶ Nchi pandanga mmbeju yaingwinji. Ikabheje nchi pelekanga mauno gashakope; n'nalyangango Ikabheje nkajikutanga, nnapapilanga ikabheja nkatogolelanga. nnawalanga n'nguo ikabheje nkatapa lyoto mmashayenenji na mnkulii pwa apataga mmbia anabhika mun'uko gwa ntobashe! ⁷ Ankulungwa bha manjola gubhabheleketa agano. ⁸ Mwigani shianje mipandajenunji!nkwelanje mwitumbi nkajianajonji mbao nche nganje nyumba jangu; numbene shing'eshelele ninkukuya! bhana bheleketa ankulungwa. ⁹ Nchi lolelanga pata yai jinji, Ikabheje nnolanje nchi kupeleka nyumba ishokope, shinipepe laya! kwaandi? nnei pubha bheleketa ankulungu bha manjola! ligongo lya nyumba jangu jina tama jipake, ikabheja kilamundu antama nnyumba jake. ¹⁰ Kwaneyo liunde lishihibhilya linashoye lingame kugwenu, nalitaka lishi kamuli lya linaongole. ¹¹ Njikunchima kushoka pantundu litaka na pantundu itumbi, pantundu yalyana pantundu zabibu ja hambi, pantundu jabhandu na pantundu ja bha n'nyama, na pantundu ja maingogenu ga makono. ¹² Bai azerubabeli mwama jwa ashelitieli, nankubhishila bhakulungwa Ayoshua mwana jwa a Yehozadaki na bhandu bhaigelenje, malango galilobhe lya ankulungwa a Nnungu bhao. namalobhi ga bhakulindola Haagai, kwaneyo ankulungwa. ¹³ Bai a Hagai, bha mmanda bha a Nnungu, gabha bhelekete ankulungwa bha bhandu pubha bheleketa, mbali pamo na mmanganya lyeneli lilobhelya ankuluungwa. ¹⁴ Ankulunngwa gabhatitimbweli mbumu ya bhakulungwa bha shilambo a Yudah, Zerubabeli mwana jwa ashentieli, na mbumu ya bhakubhishila a Yoshua mwana jwa Yehozadakia, na mumbu jamabakiga bhandu, gubha pitengenenje kutenda liengo kunyumba ja ankulungu, a Nnungu bha manjolo, a Nnungu bhao. ¹⁵ Kwa nneyo lyubha lya makumi gabhilina mweinga sita, shaka shabhili sha ankulungwa a Dario.

¹ Kwa nneyo mweingwa saba lyubha lya makumi gabhili na limo lya mwei, lilobhe la ankulungwa lishikuika kwa makano ga bha kulondola a Hagai, ni bheleketaa, ² Nkungulushe na bhankulungwa bhapashilambo sha a Yudah, Azerubabeli mwana jwa ashelteeli na bhakubhishila bhakulungwa a Yehozadaki, na bhandu bhaigelenje. Mwabhalanjilanje, ³ Geni aligele auwene unkulungwa gwa nyumba ja ukara? Nankuonanga uli agano gwa nnehino? buli nkaona ngashakwa shindu pameyo jenunji? ⁴ Nneino, nkolanje mashili, Azerubabeli lyenelilobhe lya ankulungwa na nkolemashili nkubhishila nkulungwa a Joshua mwana jwa a Yehozadaki; mkolanje mashili, mmanganya bhandu bha pashilambo ntendanje maengo managake nne a Nnungu puzi na mmanganya mobha gowe. ⁵ Puchoshilenje Kumisri njikukulupaliyanga kuti shime na mmanganya nnajokopanjshindu. ⁶ Pabha ankulungwa bha manjoro bhataya nnei; bado kashokope shindi kinye liunde nantaka, bhaari na shilambo. ⁷ Na shindi kinye kila shilambo, na kila shilambo shibha jiana gonji induyakonja kungwangu na kujigumbaya gene nyumbaji ukonjelo bhana bheleketankulungwa bha manjolo. ⁸ Shaabu na mmbia yangu lyenelini lilobhe lya ankulungwa bha manjola. ⁹ Ukonjelo gwa jene nyumba ja ukara: bhabheleketa bhankulungwa bha manjola: na shina panga nje utopelo lyenelililobhe lya ankulungwa bha manjola. ¹⁰ Kwa nneyo lyubha lya makumi gabhili na nne chsche mwei gwa tisa, shaka shabhili sha bhankulungwa a Daria, lilobhe lya ankulungwa bhakulondola lishikwahishila a Hagai kubheleketa. ¹¹ Ankulungwa bha manjola bhataya nnei: mwauyanje ankuvishila babhali ja marajiro, ¹² Mwananga mundu ajamwile nnyama jishoshiwepa utakaunyoro palipepe lya nnguojake, mwananga lipepe shilikwae nchushi, ukana au mauta,, au shalya shina buri shene shalyasho shishive sha ukonjero? Nkuvishila gwa jangwile "wala" ¹³ AHagai gwa ushie mwanaga mundu jwa nyanta najisi akwashie bhowenji shibhabhangaje bha nyata? "bhankubhishi gwa jangwile bhanikuti, " ero shibhabhanganje bha nyanta." ¹⁴ Kwa nneyo a Hagai gwa jangwileni bheleketa "Nabhenebha bha bhandunji na shilambo shaonji pushile mmujo jangu! genega bhabhelekete ankulungwa na kila shindu pushile mmakono gao: shibhashoshienje shangabha shambone pushaliji sha nyata. ¹⁵ Kwa nneyo, n'nganishe lyubhalerona lyabha lya n'nyuma, likana bhebhikwa liganga pantundu liganga lyanjake pandamo ja ankulungwa, ¹⁶ Yalijiuli? kila mundu paishe pa ipimo makumigabhili ga yalya. Kumbe ipimo kunipe ahishe apula divai ipimo makumi n'ngano, kumbe ipimo makumi gabhilipe. ¹⁷ Njinkunntotoyanga namaengo ga makono geninji kwandambwe na ula, ikaveje mmanganya mwanga mujilanga, bhana bheleketa a kulungu. ¹⁸ N'ngani shia lyubha lyalele na mmujo kushoka lyubha lya makumi gabhili na n'ne cheshe mwei gwa tisa, shoka lyelila lyuvalinjimikenje ndamo ya ankulungwa nngani ¹⁹ Buri ipalimmbeju nnieshe? Nshabibu, rinkongo gwantini, komamanga na nkongogwanzeituni gwanga ogora shindu! ikaveje kushoka leloshini mpanganje mboka!" ²⁰ Tena lilobhe lya ankulungwa gulihishe pavili kwa a Hagai lyubha lya makumi gavili na n'ne cheche kulugula. ²¹ "Mmelekete na bhankulungu bha shilambo bha Yuda, Zerubabeli mwabhalanjile, shindikinye liunde na n'taka. ²² Kwa nneyo shing'iye unkulungwa niangavanya mashililiga bhana ngulungwa! shinywiye matukana na bhakwe langa Falasi shiva gwanganje ligongo lya upanga gwanun'un'gunaonji. ²³ Lyene lyubhalyo: nnei pumbingatendea nnyo puvarugura ankulungwa bha manjora: shinintore mmwe Azerubabeli mwana jwa sheltieli; mbuti vantenga vangu: nnei ankulungwa pubhakeleketa. Shinintume mbuti pete ja aramajangu, pabha nne nin'gagwile! pubha bhelekete Ankulungwa bha manjora!"

¹ Katika mwei gwa nane shaka shavili kutawala kwake Dario, lilove lika yahwe lya nng'ishile nkolondola Zakaria, mwana juka Berekia mwana juka ido, kuveleketa, ² "Yahwe ashikuva na nnjimwakaje pantundu ja ashainavenunji, ³ Gwalugullilanje, yahwe jwa majeshi alugula nnei njujilanje: na une shinimmujilanje mmanganya, alugula yahwe jwa majeshi. ⁴ Nnavanganje nndu ashianavenunji ambao ukala valondola valugulilenje, valugulanga yahwe jwwa majeshi alugula nnei ntendeukanje kushoka katika mipanda jenunji ja nyata na matendo genunji ga nyala ikaveje je vangakombolanga kupilikana wala kunyali alugula yahwe. ⁵ Kwalinginji kwei ashainavenunji? na valondola buli palinginji apano daima. ⁶ Ikaveje malove gangu na malangano gunamulungi vatumetume vangu valondola, buli gangapatanga ashainavenunji? Kwa nneyo vashitulunji na kuveleketa, nndu nnaila yahwe jwa majeshi shashilalumbilila kuntenda a kadili shikutistaili mpanda na matendo getu, ndo shalutendile" ⁷ Katika lyuva lya makumi gavili na ncheshe lya mwei gwa kumi na jumo ndo mwei gwa shabati, shaka sha vili sha utawala uka Dario, lilove lika yahwe lyang'ishile nkulondola Zakaria. wana juka Berekia mwana juka indo, gwevelekete. ⁸ "Wakati gwa shilo nalolile, na lolai mundu aliji akwelile farasi jwanashe farasi jwa kijivu, na farasi jwanewe" ⁹ Gumeshia "nkulungwa yenei ni indu yashi? malaika avelekete na nne gwenugulile shinikutashie yenei ni indu yashi. ¹⁰ Na mundu ajima kati ja mikongo ja mahadasi ngwajagwile na kuveleketa, vaneva ndio avatumilenje yahwe kutimbilila dunia jowe. ¹¹ Guvennjangwilenje malaika juka yahwe aliiji aliafimi kati ja mikongo ja mihadasi na kunnugulila, Tushikuve tulitimbiilila padunipowe lola, dunia jishitama na kuhania" ¹² Penepo malaika juka yahwe pajangwile na kuveleketa yahwe jwa majeshi, ata shaka ni unauulunia yerusalemu na ilembo ya Yuda ambao ishipotekwa na kushulmiwa yaka makumi saa? ¹³ Yahwe gwajangwile malaika aliji aveleketa na nne, kwa malove ga nmbone, malove ga falaja. ¹⁴ Kwa nneyo malaika, aliji alikunguluka nanne gwanugulile, shema kwa lilove na usheme yahwe jwa majeshi anaveleketa njikola wivu kwa ajili ja yerusalemu yaani sayuni kwa ucaungu gwenkulungwa. ¹⁵ Na nne njikola nnjimwa pantundu ja mataifa gali na utulivu kwa maana nakuutumbalakashoro pe ikaveje venevo gwasababishenje mafhara ga nyata. ¹⁶ Kwa nneyo yahwe jwa majeshi palugula nneyi nijivujile yerusalem kwa uluma. Nneyo nyumba shiijishenjwe nkati jake aveleketa yahwe jwa majeshi.Shipo shishigoloywe pantundu ja yerusalemu. ¹⁷ Shema kavili uliveleketa, yahwe jwa majeshi paveleketa, nnei: Ilambo yangu kwa wala jina shijigumbaywe na ukolo, nagwe yahwe shajiliji kavili sayuni, na kujiagula yerusalemu kwa mala jina kavili. ¹⁸ Na kujimwile meyo kulola ndukba ncheshe. ¹⁹ Gungungulweshe nagwe malaika avelekete nanne yanei ni indu yashi? hwanyangwwile yenei ni ndumba isababishe kupalaganika kwa Yuda, Israeli na yerusalemu ²⁰ Ma yahwe gwanangwile mapunda stadi. ²¹ Gumelekete, "vene vanduva vanakwiyangana kutenda nndi? gwayangwile iipelegenye Yuda na jwakwapi mundu akakombwele kujinulu ntwe gwake. Ikaveje vene vandu vanakwiyangana kukuishoya, kujaa pai ndumba ya mataifa gasinweii mashili gaonji kinyume ja shilambo sha yuda na kuitambaya.

¹ Na gujimwile meyo gangu na kumwana mundu aina limai mmakomojake. ² Gunimushie, kukwende kei? Gwanugulilw, kungwenda kupima yerusalemu ili kumanya upana na uleu gwake" ³ Penepo ,malaika aliji alikunguluku na ne gwajawille angwe malaika juna gwapite kiimikana nagwejwenejo. ⁴ Malaika jwa vili gwannugulile, ⁵ "Jenagwe jwejule nanngalayanda unugulile yerusalemu shukulwa gwangali likumba kwgwinj gwa vandu na vanyama nkati jake ⁶ Mmutakanje mmutukatukanje kushoka shilambo sha kaskazini alugula yahwe kwa maana njikwapalaganyanga nndu pepo neheshe angai alugula yahwe. ⁷ Shanguya mmutushilanje kusayuni mmanganya nkutamangana ashinaviti va kubabeli alugula yahwe. ⁸ Kwa maana badala jika yahwe jwa majeshi ashing'eshimu ashikumika kunyume na mataifa ganteshilenje kwendi ankwayanje akwaya shititi sha hiyo lya Annungu badala jika yahwe kutenda. ⁹ "Nne namwene shindikinya nkono gwangu pantundu jaonji, navenevo shivavanganje maaataka kwa vatumwe vaonji" penepo shinmanyanje kiti yahwe jwa majeshi ashinduma. ¹⁰ Jimba kwa kuinonyela, viti sayuni, kwa maana nne namwene shindame naugwe alugula yahwe. ¹¹ Mataifa ga makulungwa gapingalundana nagwe yahwe lyene lyuva lyo mmanganya shimmanganje vandu vangu; pava shindame kati jenunji mmanganya ashindume kunngwenunji. ¹² Kwa naana yahwe shajimiliki Yuda nndu milki jake alali katika shilambo kwa mala jina kavili shuagule yerusalemu kwa ajili jake nnyene. ¹³ Npumulanje, mmujo jika yahwe mmanganya mmowe nkwetenje shiilu, maana ashijinuka kushoka maali pake patakanyolo!

¹ Na yahwe gwenangwile Yoshua kuhani nkuu ejimi mmujo ja malaika juka yahwe negwe nanndenga ajimi nkono gwake gwa nchinda kunshitaki kwa ajili ja ilevo. ² Malaika juka yahwe gwannugulile nanndengea, yahwe na akukalipile yahwe, aagwile yerusalemu akukalipole! buli jeneji nngaa kinga jishoshiwe kumotoni. ³ Yoshua paliji na nnguvo yanyote pajimi mmujo ja malaika. ⁴ Malaika gwavalugulilenje vajimingine mmujo jake, munng'ulanje yoshua, lola! nigujaviye ouvu gwako na shiniwasha nnguvo ya konja" ⁵ Aya vanng'ashanje shilemba shakonja muniwe" Nneyo gwavishilnje shilemba shakonja pa ntwwe paka yoshua na guvanng'washienje nnguvo ya konji wakati malaika juka yahwe aajimi panyenje. ⁶ Na malaika juka yahwe gwannajiye yoshua na kuveleketa, ⁷ Yahwe jwanajeshi paveleketa nnei, ivaga shiuwowe katika mpanda jangu, na kugoya amuli yangu, penepo pushiujimilile nyumba jangu na kulindilila lugwa yangu, kwa maana shinikuluusu kwenda kwa kushoka kati ja vajimanganavo mmujo jangu. ⁸ Ugwe yoshua kuhani nkuu na ashinnjako vatamangana na ugwe: mpilikananje vene vandu ni ishala, pava nne namwane shininnjinule shitutume jwangu ashemwa Tawi. ⁹ Nnolanje liganga nilivishile mmujo jika yoshua gashipagwa meyo saba nne pantundu ja lyene liganga limo, na nne shinyandishe malova pantundu jake alugula yahwe jwa majeshi na nne shiniishoya ilevo katika shene shilambo sha kwa lyuva limo. ¹⁰ Katika lyene lyuva lyo kila mundu shamalishe jilani jake kutama pai ja mzabibu na ntma gwake alugula yahwe jwa majeshi.

¹ Penepo malaika ajimi alikunguluka na nne ashikutendauka na kunyimuya nndu mundu a guna mmbali gwa nchinda"najimnnilouywa nnugono. ² Gwamushia, "ukushiona nndi?" gumeleketale, makushivona shinala sha taa shishialaywa kwa dhaabu jika, na bakuli pantundu jake. Shishikola taa saba pantundu jake na milija gumo kila taa. ³ Kunyenje jake kushikole mizeituni jivili, gumo mmbali gwa ⁴ Na gunimmushie kavili malaika akungulukaga, gene mambo ga kwele maana gashi, mkulungwa jwangu? ⁵ Jwenejo gwajagwile na kuvelekete ukananya gene mambo ganamaani nndi? gumelekete, elo ngamanya nkulungwa jwangu ⁶ Nneyo gwangilile, "lyaneli ni lilove lika yahwe kwa Zerubabeli veleketa nngaa kwa komola wala ,ashili ikaveje kwa mbumu yangu, alugula yahwe jwa majeshi. ⁷ Ugwa ni nndi, shitumbi shashileu? mmujo ja Zarubabeli shiuve tambalala nawenejo shashoya liganga lya pantundu kwa nyenye jika Neema! Neema kungwake. ⁸ Lilove lika yahwe gulinyile kuveleketa, ⁹ Makono gake Zerubabeli gashivika msingi ja nyumba najenejo shijimale penepo shimanyanje kuti yahwe ava valivonanje liganga lyapimile shinduma kunngwenunji. ¹⁰ Gani alidhalau lyuva lya mambo ga mashoko? vene vandu va valivonanje liganga lyapimile mmakono mwa Zerubabeli, navenevo shivainonyele (Taa saba ni meyo gake yahwe galimbilila riduani mowe.) ¹¹ Penepo nanmushie malaika, mizeituni jivili ji jijima nmbali ja nchinda na nnilo ja kinala sha taa ni nndi? ¹² Gumushie kwa mala jina kavili, genega majambi gavili ga mizeituni kando na milija ja dhaabu jili na mauta ga dhaabu gananyimanya shaka nkati jake? ¹³ Jwenejo gwanugulile, "ukakuimanya yene indu ni indi?" N nne gumeleketa, "Nngava, nkulungwa jwegu" ¹⁴ Gwavelekete, "Veneva ni vana va mauta gamavii ga mizeituni vajimangana mmujo jika nkulungwa jwa dunia jowe.

¹ Na gundendewishe kujinula meyo gangu, na nne gunolile, lola ligombo ligulukalyo! ² Malaika gwamushwe, "ukushivona nndi? gunyangwile, "nakulivona gombo ligulukalyo,uleu gwake dhiraa makumi gavili naupana gwake dhinaa likumi limo". ³ Penepo anugulile, "Jeneji nilaana jikwenda pantundu ja kumeyo kwa shilambo showe, kweni tangu nnaino kila nkwala ashashaywe kulingana na liveleketwa nmbali kapo ja unami shashoywe kulingana na puikuveleketwa nmbali jina, kwa kadili ja malove gake" ⁴ "Shinilitume alugula yahwe jwa majeshi nneyi shinyinjile nnyumba muka nkwiva na nnyumba mwa alumbila kuta unami kwa lina lyangu. Shiliigale nnyumba jake na kuveleketeza mbao na maganga gake" ⁵ Peneppo malaika aliji aliveleketa na nne akajendeje pilanga gwanugulile, "junula meyo ushivone shikwiya" ⁶ Gumelekete ni shindu shashisheneshi? Gwalugwile, "Sheneshi ni shikapu shikwiya shili na Gwenegu ni uovu gwaonji katika shilambo showe" ⁷ Na nng'uniko gwa risasi gujinnulwa shoka nkati ja shikapu na kushikuva na jwandonya pai jake atemi nkati jake! ⁸ Malaika gwalugwile, "Gwenegu ni uovu" na gwannjaile kavili nchikapu, na kuguluya nng'uniko gwa pannango gwake. ⁹ Ngajinula meyo gunavwene vanconyanji vavili valikwwayangana kunngwangu, puyaliji na mbango nkati ja mapapiko gaonji valinginji na mapapiko ga korongo. Gwajinulanje shika nkati ja mbingu na shilambo. ¹⁰ Kwa nneyo gumimmushia malaika avelekete na nne "vapelekanga kwapi shikapu? ¹¹ Gwanugulile, vanakwendangana kushenjela ekalu kati shilambo sha shinari kwa ajili jake. Ekalu pushijive layali, shikapushishivikwe pamsingi wandaliwe kwa ajili jake.

¹ Na gundendauwishe na kujimula meyo na gunivwene ibandawazincheshe ya farasi kushoka kati ja itumbi ivili, na yane itumbi yo ushikamalaywe kwa shaba. ² Shibandawazi shakwanza shaliji na farasi yanashe, shibandawazi sha vili shaliji na farasi ya kujivu. ³ Shabanda shaletu shaliji na farasi yahwe, shibandawazi shancheshe shaliji na farasi jwangu? ⁴ Kwa nneyo gunimmushie malaika aveleketaga na nne, yanei ni indu yashi nkulungwa jwangu ⁵ Malaika gwajangawile nakkunugulila, "Yenei ni pepo ncheshe yakumbinguni ijima mmujo jikankulungwa jua dunia jowe. ⁶ Likweta farasi yanapi likwenda shilambo shakukasikazini, farasi yanawe vanakwendangana shilambo sha maghahibi, na farasi ya kijivu vanakwendangana shilambo sha kusini" ⁷ Veneva farasi vakwetenje mashili vakopokengane na kuloleya kwenda na kusimbilila pantundu ja shilambo, kwa nneyo malaika gwavelekete, Nnjendangana na ntimbililenje pantundu ja shlambo! navolavonji gwapitengenemje pantundu ja dunia jowe. ⁸ Na gwanjemile nagwenuguhule, "Lole vevala vakwendangana shilambo sha kukaskazini, shivagutuzanje ntima gwangu pantundu ja shaka shilambo sha" ⁹ Kwa nneyo lilove lika yahwe guling'ishile kuveleketa, ¹⁰ Tola sadaka kushoka kwa vaamiywenje kushoka kuka Tedai, Tobiya negwe yedaya-lelo jino ujenda upeleshe katika nyumba jika Yosia mwana juka Zefania akopweshe kubabeli. ¹¹ Utole nmbia na dhaabu, utenda taji na ujiwashe katika ntwa uka Yoshua mwana juka Yehosadaki kuhani nkuu. ¹² Kungulukavo na uvelekete, yahwe jwa majeshi paveleketa nnei; Jwene mundu ju lina Tawi! najwennejo shava alishenje ekalu jika yahwe. ¹³ Ndio ashashenje ekalu jika yahwe najwenejo shajilule ulakanyola gwake, na shalame na kutawala katika shitengu shake sha enzi. Avhave kuhani pantundu ja shitengu sha anza na ufaamu gwa ulele ushuve kati ja yowe ivili. ¹⁴ Taji shijivikwa nng'ekalu muka yahwe kwa ashima jika Heeldai, Tobia nagwe Yedaya nanndu kumbukumbu ja mkalimu guka mwana juka Zefania. ¹⁵ Penepo valinginji kwa talika pushivajianga na kulishenga lihekalu nika yahwe jwa majeshi ashinduma kunngwenunji kwani ivaga kweli nnapilikananga lilove lika yahwwe Nnungu jwenunji lyeneli ushilitendeshe.

¹ Shaka sha ncheshe sha utawala uka nkulungwa Dario, lyuva lya ncheshe lya mwei gwa kisheu (ambao ni mwei gwa tisa) lilove lika yahwe lyaanjile Zekaria kuveleketa. ² Vandu va kubethili vashikuntumanga shereza, Regamu meleki na vandu vaonji kujuga mmujo ja kumeyo jika yahwe. ³ Gwakulukenje na makuhani valinginji katika nyumba jika yahwe jwa majeshe na kwa valondola, gwaveleketanje, Buli ngomboleza katika mwei tano kwa npanda gwa tava, nnu shindendile yaka yaijinjii? ⁴ Penepo lilove lika yahwe lyanyile kuveleketa, ⁵ "Kunguluka na vandu vowe va shilambo na makuhani gwalugulilanje, pumwatavilenje na kuomboleza katika mwei gwa tano nagwe saba katika yaka sabini hii, Buzi kweli nchikutavanga kwa ejili jangu? ⁶ Na punnilenje na kung'wa, mwangalyanganga na kung'wa kwa ajili jenunji mwashinnyene? ⁷ Buli genego nngaa malove gavekelete yahwe kwa kang'wa ya valoonfola va ukala,mwalinginji bado nnitamangana kuyerusalemu na mambo ya jiremi Neegebu, na nmbali ja magharibi pai ja itumbu?" ⁸ Lilove lika yahwe gukinnjiile Zekaria kuveleketa, ⁹ "Yahwe jwa majeshi alugula nnei nng'ukumunji kwa aki, uaminifu gwa malangano, na keema, kila mundu antendale nnei mpwake jwake. ¹⁰ Pantundu ja awililwe na ambujegwe na vililwe na akweve na ainagwe (nchuva) nnjeni, nagwe mashikini unanyashanje, na anapangwe nmiongoni mwenunji apanga madhala gogoe puda jika juna nmitimajenunji. ¹¹ Ikaveje vashikugashupazanga makoyo gaonji na vangajelinji, vashikuvanga makulu gaonji ili vanapilikananje. ¹² Vashikutendanga mtima jaonji kuva janonepa nndu ili vanapilikananje shalia au lilove lika yahwe kwa vandu nyakati ya ukala kwa mbu muyake, kwa kang'wa ya valondola ikaveje vandu vangapilikana, kwa nneyo yahwe jwa majeshi ashikwalumbalilanga kaje. ¹³ Ata ivaga pashemile vangapilikanga nnepeila, gwalugwile yahwe jwa majeshi "shivanjemanje, ikaveje ngapilikanishia". ¹⁴ Kwa maana shijapalanganyanje kwa mbuungo ja kisulisuli katika mathifa gao ambao vakananavewanji kuvona. na badala jaonji shilambo shipinga wazi pava jwakwapi ata jumo ashipite au kutama katika shene shilambo sho pava vashikushitendauya shilambo shaonji shikwele kupingwa niva shangatalo.

¹ Lilove lika yahwe gulinyiile kuveleketa ² "Yahwe jwa majeshi palugula nnei" njikola inginiko kwa ajili ja sayuni kwa wivu nkuu na mapoleko kwa nnjimwa yaijinji. ³ Yahwe jwa majesji aligula nnei, shinijivujile sayuni na nne shindame kati ja yerusalemu, paya yerusalemu jshijishemwe shilambo sha kweli na shitumbi shika yahwe jwa majeshi shishishemwe shitumbi shikanyolo. ⁴ Yahwe jwa majedhi alugwa nnei kwa mala jina kavili shikuve vakongopa katika mitaa ja yerusalemu, na kila mundu shapinje ntindisho mmakono jake kwa nneli shali nzee. ⁵ Pia mitaa ja shilambo shijogumvashilumme na vandonji vang'andanga. ⁶ Yahwe jwa majeshi alugula nneii ivag alijambo linavoneka likawelekana katika meyo ga masalia ga vene vandu va katika gene mova go buli ikawezekana pia pa mwyo jangu? alugula yahwe. ⁷ Yahwe jwa majeshi allungulu nnei lola puni layali kwaokoanga vanduvangu kushoka shilambo sha mawio ma sha machuseo ga lyuva. ⁸ Kwa maana shinavujanavonji kavil na venevo shivalamangana nkati ja yerusalemu, kwa nneyo shivavanganje vandu kavili, na nne shinme Nnungu jwaonji katika kweli na utakanyolo. ⁹ Yahwe jwa majeshi alugula nnei: mnanganya nkuendeleanga kupilikana malove gagelapagala gakopweshe katika kang'wa ya valondola msingi gwa nyumba jangu puuvishilwe jeneji nyumba jangu yahwe jwa majeshi: Injilaganje mashili mikono jenunji ila akalu jisheng'we. ¹⁰ Kwani kabula ja gene mova go gakwe mazao gapingakusanywa na jojo nkati jake, kangapagwa panda nngaa kukaulele kushoka kwa adui apite au kwiya. Njikuntenda kila mundu kinyume jika nnjale. ¹¹ Ikaveje nneino ikava nndu mwanzo, shime pamo na masalia ga vene vandu va alugula yahwe jwa majeshi. ¹² Kwani mbeju ya wele shiipadwa, mzabibu gwakula shigashaema matunda gake na shilambo shishiya lingame, kwa maana shininpanganje masalia ga vene vandu kumiliki gene goe ge. ¹³ Gwaliji mfano gwa laana kwa mataifa gana, mmenganya nyumbaja Yuda na nyumba ja Israeli kwa nneyo shininng'okoanje mmanganya shimmanganje balaka mnajogopanje, genega makono genunji gatagwe mashili. ¹⁴ Kwa maana yahwe jwa majeshi elugula nnei: nndu shinjitepanga kwatendanya mabaya ashinaku luvenunji panjo koshenje nnjimwa yangu-alugula yahwe jwa majeshi-na wala nangajura. ¹⁵ Ndio pushibg'azimia kuulenda gambone, yerusalemu kavili, na nyumba ja Yuda katika gene mova gano: Nnajogopanje! ¹⁶ Genega ndio mambo gunkupaswa kutenda: nkaveleketanje kweli kila mundu na lina lyake. Nng'ukuni kwa aki, usawa na ulele katika malango genunji. ¹⁷ Na anapagwa nmiongoni mwenunji aazimu uovu muntima gga unami; kwani ganega goe ga ndio mambo ngugashima,-alugula yahwe. ¹⁸ Na lilove lika yahwe jwa majeshi gulinyile kuveleketa, ¹⁹ "Yahwe jwa majeshi alugula nnei; mtavo ja mwei gwa ncheshe, mwei gwa lano, mwei gwa saba na mwei va kumi shiva nyakati ya kuinonyela kwa kila aina, kwa nyumba ja Yuda kwa nneyo npinganje kweli na ulele! ²⁰ Yahwe jwa majeshi alugula nnei: vandu shivajiangane kavili, ata vatamangana ilambo ina. ²¹ Vandu va shilambo shimo shivajendangane shilambo shina na kuveleketa aya twendangane shangu mmujo jika yahwe tukajuje na kunnoleye yahwe jwa yahwe tukajuje na kunnoleye yahwe jwa majeshi uwe tweshinnyene tunakwenda pia. ²² Vandu vana na mataifa ga kweze mashili shigajie kukunnolea yahwe jwa majeshi kweneko kuyerusalemu na kujuga upendeleo kuka yahwe! ²³ Yahwe jwa majeshi alugula nnei katika gene mova go vandu kumi kushoka katika kila lugha taifa shivakamule nkuku gwa kazu yenunji na kuveleketa, "Aya uwe nawe shitujenda pamo na mmanganya, kwani tupilikene kuti Nnungu ja pamo na uge"

¹ Lyene ni lenko lya lilove lika yahwe mbuti shilambo sha Hadraki na Demeski kwa maana lio lika yahwe pilili pantundu ja vanaadamu vowe, na pantundu ja kabila yowe ya Israeli pia. ² Lyene liazimio pia mbutiila Hamathi, jipatikana Dameski, na mbuti Tiro na Sidoni, ijapokuva ni werevu kaje. ³ Tiro ashikwishenjela ngomo na kulundika nmmbia nndu matutuli na dhaabu yakonja nnda matope nmitaa. ⁴ Lola nkulungwa shanpokonyole na kualivia mashili gake pantundu ja baali, kwa nneyo shateketezwa kwa moto ⁵ Ashikeloni shalole na kujogopa! Gaza pia shaungumile kaje: Ekroni, tumaini jake shijitikinywe: nkulungwa shaangamizwa kuanzia Gaza, na ashikeloni jikava na vandu kavili. ⁶ Vaseni shivatendanje makao geonji katika Ashidodi na shinishishaya slibulisha wafilisiti. ⁷ Kwani shinishoya myai jaonji katika kang'weyaonji na nnjimwa yaonji kushoka katika meno geonji penepo shivavanganje masalia kwa Aannungu vetu nndu ulongo katika Yuda,na Ekironi shave nndu wayebusi. ⁸ Shimishe kambi kutimbilila shilambo shangu kunyume ja majeshi ga adui ala jwakwapi shakombole kupita nkati jake kavili, kwani jwakwapi mlasaji shajipite kavili kwa nneino shing'angalie shilambo shangu kwa mwyo gangu namwene. ⁹ Koma nyenye kuinonyela, ugwe viti sayuni koma nyenye kwa shangwe, ugwe viti yerusalemu! llola nkulugwa jwako anakwiya kunngwako pamo na uasilifu na anakuokoa ni nnyekevu ashikwala pantunda, mwanapunda, ¹⁰ Penepo pushinjoye shibanda wazi kushoka Efraimu na fara kushoka kuyerusalemu, na upinde shiushoywe kungondo, kwani shaveleketa, na ulele kwa mataifa, na utawala gwake shiuve kushoka baali ata baali, na katika lushi adi kujipelile dunia. ¹¹ Ikaveje kunngwenanji, kwa ligongo lya miai hja malangano gangu na nmanganya, shinavikanje valawva venunji nlu kushoka nnimbo pangali mashi. ¹² Mmunjangane nngome, vatavwa va matumaini. Ata lelonavammuka kusi shininmujilanavonji mala mbili, kwani njikunpinda Yuda nndu upinde gwangu. ¹³ Ala njigu mbaya shibwela shangu pamo na Efraimu. Njikwajinula vana venunji, sayuni, kinyume sha vana venunji, ugiriki, na ashikuutenda ugwe, sayuni,nndu upanga uka shujaa. ¹⁴ Yahwe shavashoshelanje, na maonga gava jipinga komo nndu ee kwa maana yahwe nkulungwa jwengu shagombe larumbela na jwenejo shaendelee pamo na dhoruba kushoka Temani. ¹⁵ Yahwe jwa majeshi shavatetenje, navalavonji shivapapulanje na kugashinda maganga na manati na penepo shivang'wanganje na kutega nyenye nndu mundu ekolelwa na ukana, navalavonji shivagumbaywe na ukana nndu nakakuli, nndu ndumba ya ndijo. ¹⁶ Kwa nneyo yahwe nnungu jwaonji shavaokoe lyene lyuva lyo: shivavanganje nndu likundu lya ngondolo lilina vandu vake, kwani shivavanganje mapambo ga laji, gajimwilwe pantundu ja shilambo shake. ¹⁷ Jinsi jashi pushivanganje vanmbone na valembo! ashinanngaleyonda vavajila ja sivai ja nong'a!

¹ Munnjuganje yahwe ule nyumba ya shipwapwa-yahwe atenda uleja ee-jwenejo anatenda ule jinye kila jumo na uoto Kondeni. ² Kwani shamu ya ashinyene nnyumba inaveleketa unami, vanaveleketa agamilo ya lamba na kushoya fekaja jika, kwa nneyo vanaona nnu ngondolo na vaneulala kwa ligongo jwakwapi nchunga. ³ Gezabu jangu jinakolele punda ja vechunngaji, ni mabebelu viongozi kupinga kwazu. Yahwe jwa majeshi pia shaliadumiie likundi lya ngondolo yake, nyumba ja Yuda, na kwatendanga nndu farasi vake vengondo. ⁴ Kwa shoka kwaonji shilishosha liganga likuulungwa lya panyenje kushoka kwaonji shishishishe shigingi ema; kushoka kwaonji shiushoshe uppande gwa ngondo kushoka kwaonji shivejangana viongozi vowe kwa pamo. ⁵ Shivavanganje nndu mashujaa vakwelivanga adui yaonji mmatope ga mmitaa kungondo shivatendanye ngondo, kwa maana yahwe ju pamo na venevo, na velavonji shicibishenje vapande farasi va ngondo. ⁶ Shinijileje mashili nyumba jika Yuda na kujiokoa nyumba jika Yesufui kwani shinavujanavonji na kwealumia. shivavanganje nndu njikuva nganavekwasho yanga, kwani nne n yahwe nnungu jweonji, na nne shinajitikanje. ⁷ Penepo Efraimu ashave nndu shujaa na mitima jaonji jipingakunonyela nndu ukana, vena vaonji shikaonanje kuinonyela mitima jaonji shijinenyele. ⁸ Shinanong'onele na kwa kudanya, kwa shinaokoanje, na venevo shivanganje vakuu nndu shivallinginji mwanzo. ⁹ Njikwapandanga kati ja vandu, ikaveje shiva ngumbushilenje katika shilambo talika, kwa nneyo venevo na vana vaonji shivalawangane na kuvuja! Kwa maana shinavujavonji kushoka shilambo sha misiri na kwa kusanya kushoka kuashuru. ¹⁰ Shinajienavonji katika shilambo Gileadi, na lwbanoni npaka pushilijive lya kwapi lilanga kavili kwa ajili jaonji. ¹¹ Shimbite katika baali ja mboteko yaonji, shinigakome mawimbi ga jene baali ja na utakanyola gwa Ashuru upingwe uluywa pai, na imba ya misri shejejende kwa talika kushika kwa wamisri. ¹² Shinatanganje mashihi katika nne nemwene navalavonji mielezi jako.

¹ Ugala milango jako, ee lebanini, malo usekeketeze mielezi jako ² Omboleza, mmanganya mikongo ja misonoberi, kwani mielezi jishigwa! shili shateahi shileketwezwa! nng'ombolezanje, mmanganya maloni ja bashani, kwani nng'itu ukwete mashili ushiulugwa. ³ Vachungaji vanakomanga nenye, pava utakanyola gwaonji ushialivinywa! lilove lya ngulumu ja vana va imba, pava shibuli shalushi Yorodeni shishialiviywe. ⁴ Yenei ndio yaveleketa yahwe Nnungu jwangu, "Nnishunganje likundi lya ngondolo lililayahi kuingwa. ⁵ Vakunng'amanga vanakunngingaga, gangali kuazibiwa, navalavonji kakung'azavo anaveleketa, atakushwa yahwe; njitajilika; kwa maana vashungaji vatendanga liengo kwa vekwete ngondolo vakakwaulumwanga.) ⁶ Kwa maana nneyo ngaulumianga kavili venyaji va shilambo- Genega ndio galugula yahwe. Lola nne namwene puni layali kunng'elekeza kila mundu katika nkono gwa nkulugwa jwake, na valavonji shivashialibunji shilambo jwakwapi ata jumo jwaonji shining'okoe kushoka katika nkono gweonji. ⁷ Kwa nneyo shinme nchungaji jwa ngondolo vaamuliwenje kuigwa, kwa vashugulishila ngondolo, natolile imbo ivili, imbo jimo gunijishemile "umoja" kwa gwenne mppanda ga naishunjile ngondolo. ⁸ Nkati ja mwei gumo, naangamizenje vachungaji vatatu, kwa maana nangavumilianga kavili, pia navalavonji vashinkunjima. ⁹ Penepo punalugulilenje vamiliki, ngatena liengo nndu nchungaji jwenunji kavili ngondolo iwayo na iva, ngondolo yangamizwa na lyangamizwe. Na ngondolo iigala kala jumo lya nnyama jika jilani jweke". ¹⁰ Kwa nneyo gundole imbo jangu "Neema" nakujitemanya malangenu ganaliji nigatendile na kabila yangu yowe. ¹¹ Katika gene mova go malangano gashikutemwa, na vevala vashukulikanga na ngondola na valinginji vaang'angelianga vamenyinji kuti yahwe avelekete. ¹² Gunalugulinje, "Ivaga ishinkonjanje, nnipanje ujila gwangu. Nndu nngava, unatendanje nneyo". kwa nneyo gwapimilenje ujila gwangu ipande makumi ga tatuga nmbia. ¹³ Na yahwe gwanugulile, "vika nmbia katika azina, shamani janmbone punda jivakupele" kwa nneyo gundolile ipande thelasini ya nmbiya na kuvika azina nkati ja nyumba jika yahwe. ¹⁴ Na gundemenye imboo jangu ja vili "umoja" kutemanya upweke kati ja Yudana Israeli. ¹⁵ Yahwe gwanugulile, keeviki, tola shikelezo shika mpumbafu kwa ajili jako gunnyene. ¹⁶ Kwa maana lola, puni layali kunmika maali nchungaji katika shilambo. Akaangalia ngondolo vaangamia kuiponya ngondolo ikwete a lya ikaaveje shelye nnyama ja ngondolo inakene jwanajo shapapule ikolwe yavonji. ¹⁷ Ole kwa vachungaji vangalia vakulila konga likundi lya ngondolo! upa ujie punda nkono gwake na lip lyake lya lyannilo lipofushe!

¹ Jeneji ni lenko ja lilove lika yahwe kwa Israeli nkulungwa ulugula, akwitenda mbingu kwa dunia akuimba mbumu ya mundu nkati jeke. ² Lola, shinijilende Yerusalemu kuva shikomba sha faidhaisha vandu kwa Yuda wakati gwa husuliwa Yerusalemu. ³ Katika lyene lyuva, shinijitende yerusalem kuva liganga lya lopa kwa vandu va ulongo goe kila shalinje kuijinula lyene liganga lyo sheiuleye kaje, na mathija goe ga dunia shigakasinyishe kinyume ja shee shilamo sha. ⁴ Katika lyene lyuva lyo alugula yahwe. Shininkome kila kwa ushangao na kila npande farasi shaluva nnji angalie nyumba ja Yuda kwa upendeleo na nne nakomanje kwa upofu farasi va najeshi. ⁵ Penepo vatawala va Yuda pushiva ivalekelanje nmitima jaonji vatame kuyerusalemu ndio mashili gelu kwa ligongo lika yahwe jwa majeshi, Nnungu jwaonji. ⁶ Katika lyene lyuva lyo, shinatandanje vatawala va Yuda kuva nndu ulo ya moto katika mikongo nanndu mieli ja moto kati ja nafaka ijimayo, kwani shiletekeleze vandu vowe valinginji lome nmbai gweonji gwa nnilo na nchinda. Yerusalemu shiulame maali pake kavili. ⁷ Yahwe shaiokoa ema ya Yuda kwanza, ili kuti utakanyolo gwanyumba ja Adaudi na utukufu gwa vevala valama yerusalemu jikapunda seem jiigele ja Yuda. ⁸ Katika lyene lyuva lyo-yahwe shave ntetezi jwa valame kuyerusalemu na lyene lyuva lyo vilinginji dhaifu Daudi, wakatio nyumba jika Daudi shivanganje nndu Nnungu, nndu makika juka yahwe mmojo jaonji. ⁹ Ishiva katika lyene lyuva lyo shinda nduve mbuti kugahivia malifa goe gakwiya kunyuma ja shilambo sha yerusallemu. ¹⁰ Ikaveje shinyile mbumu ya uluma na kujijujile nyumba jika Daudi na vatama kuyerrusalemu kwa nneyo shivang'alianje nne, vannjoshilenje kwa lipanga shivang'o mbolezenje, nndu akung'ombolezenje mwana jwa pekee shivenng'ombolezanje kwa ushungu kaje nndu ambolezeya shiwa sha luveleko lwa kwanza. ¹¹ Katika maombolezo lyene lyuva lyo kweneko kuyerusalem shingave nndu maombolezo ga hadadi Rimoni katika lambalale ja megido. ¹² Silambo shishiomboleze, kila ukoo jikape, ukoo gwa nyumba jika Daudi shiuve jikape mbali na vanavalume ukoo gwa nyumba jika Natheni shiuve jikape na eshangvao shivave jika jwaonji mbali vana vatume. ¹³ Ukoo gwa nyumba jika lawi shiuve jikape na jahondi , na ashekovao shivave jika jwaonji mbalima vinavalume. Ukoo washimei jika jweonji na ashakovao shivave jika jwaonji mbali na vanavalume. ¹⁴ Kila shipinga shiigele_ kila jumo shave jikape na ashikonga vavo shive jikape mbali na vanalumelume.

¹ Katika lyene lyuva lyo kijilo shishigulwa kwa ajili ja nyumba jika Daudi na venyeji va yerusalemu kwa ajili ja ilevo na ushapu gwaonji. ² Katika lyene lyuva lyo alugula yahwe jwa majeshi-kuti shinjoye mana ga katika shilambo ili kuti ganakumbuahilwe kavili pia shinashoyanje katika shilambo velondola va nnani na mbumu yaonji yenyela. ³ Ivaga mundu jojoe shaendelee kushoya ulondolo, anagwa na akweve vankwate dhivannungulile, ukilima, pava ulugula unami kwa lina lika yahwe panapo ainagwe na akweve pushivannjokanje alitabiri. ⁴ Katika lyene lyuva lyo kila nnondolo shavone omi malolo gake pashechekea kushoya ulondolo gene malondolo ga vakawala kavili nnguvo ya Singa, ili kwetembenga vandu. ⁵ Kwa maana jumo shalugule, nne nngaa nkulondolo nne nii nkulima, kwa maana lilaka ndi liengo lengu ujama hwangu. ⁶ Ikaveje mundu juna, shannugulile, aga mavavule ga kati ja mikono jako ni ga nndi? najwaleke shejangule, njikujetuiwa na valinginji nyumba na ashambuga jangu" ⁷ Upenga! jinuka unnyene punde nchungaji jwangu, mundu ajima lome nanne yanei ndio alugula yahwe jwa majeshi, Gunkome nchungaji na ngondolo shipaganishe! kwa maana shendendu nkono gwangu pundavashoka vashoka. ⁸ Na shiive kuti katika shilambo shoe yene ndio ya lugula yahwe kuti ivili yake shiishoywe! vene vanduvo jimo pe ndio jipingaigala. Shinifisha jenejo pa moto na shikutipaukwa! shinalinganje nndu shijiligwa dhaabu. ⁹ Shivalishemalanje lyangu na nne shinajengulanje na kuveleketa, veneva ni vangu na kwavo shivalugulenje, yahwe ni Nnungu jwengu"

¹ Lola! lyuva lika yahwe linakwiya wakati malaika puvapingasavanywe katikati jenunji. ² Kwa maana mbingakusanya mataifa gao kinyume sha yerusalemu kwa ngondo na shilambo. Nyumba upigwa likue na vandonya vapingwa bakwa. Mushu ja shilambo shijipeshwe maleka, ikaveje kumbukumbu jikafavuywe nashilambo. ³ Ikaveje yahwe shajaula kutenda punda mataifa nndu akomana ngondo katika lyuva lya ngondo. ⁴ Lyene ;yuva lyo makongo gake shiigajime pantundu ja shitumbi sha mizeituni, uli kando ja yerusalem nmbali gwa mashariki. Shitumbi sha mizeituni shipingavanika pakati kati ja mashariki na magharibi kwa likote likulugwa kaje na nushu ja shitumbi shishiuje nnyuma kuelekea kasikazini na hushu kusini. ⁵ Penepo shimmutujanje katika likote kati ja itumbi ika yahwe, pava kati ja lyene likute lyo itumbi shilshe ata Azali. Shinmutukanja nndu shiimwautukenje lyuva lya letemeko lya shilambo lyuva lya uzia, nkulungwa jwa Yuda. Penepo yahwe nnungu jwangu pashajie na valakalitu vaka voe. ⁶ Lyene lyuva lyo shikapagwa shilangaye ikaveje jukana nmbapo wala balafu. ⁷ Lyene lyuva lyo! lyuva akulimanga yahwe jikape kuvapangwa kavili mui wala shilo, kwani ligulo shilive wakati gwa shilangaya. ⁸ Lyene lyuva lyo mashi gali hai shiganyilime shoka yerusalemu, mushuja shiganyilime ekea baali. Ja mashaliki na nushu baali ja magharibi, wakati gwa shau. ⁹ Yahwe shave nkulungwa pantundu ja dunia joe katika lyene lyuva lyo na yahwe, Nnungu jumo, na lina lya ke pekee. ¹⁰ Shilambo shoe shishive nndu araba kuanzi Gebe adi Rimoni kusini mwa yerusalemu. Na yerusalemu shijiendelea kuva pantundu. Shaalame maali peke nnyene, natoka lango la Banyamini ata maali punyaliji lengo lya kwanza, ata lengo lye na nnala gwa utinaneli ata shinikizo lika nkulungwa. ¹¹ Vandu shivalame yerusalemu na kukapagwa maangamizi kamili kavili punda jaonji shoka kwa annungu yerusalemu shijive salama. ¹² Jeneji shijive tami ambayo kwanneyo yahwe shavakomanje ipinga yowe vakomananga ngondo pantundu ja yerusalemu iilu yaonji shiibola ata vajimangana na makongo gaonji meyo gaonji shagabole katika matundu gave na nchimi yaonji shiibole katika kang'wa yaonji. ¹³ Lyene lyuva lya voga gwa nkulungwa shiuve kuka yahwe mmiongoni mwakonji kila jumo shaukamule nkono ukajuma na nkono ukajuna shiujinulwe kinyume sha nkono ukannjake. ¹⁴ Pia Yuda shakomene na yerusalemu shivakusanye utaji gwa mataifa gawe gwakwatimbililanga-dhaabu, nmbia na gwinji gwa nnguvo ya konja. ¹⁵ Pia tauni dhijive pantundu ja farasi na nyumbu, ngamia na punda na kila nngame katika lyene likambi lya shakomwe lyo lipigo lyo. ¹⁶ Na ive vowe shivaigalanje katika mataifa gahi kinyume na yerusalemu shivajendangane shaka kwa shaka kuabudu nevungwe, yahwe jwa majeshi na kugoya sikuu ja ibanda. ¹⁷ Na shilve kuti ivaga mundu jejoe kushoka katika mataifa goe ga dunia akajenda kuyerusalemu kumwabudu nkulungwa, yahwe jwa majeshi, penepo yahwe ashapeshe ula pantundu jaonji. ¹⁸ Na ivega shilambo sha misri vakajendangana penepo vakapatenga ule. Tauni shoka kuka yahwe shijishambulie mataifa goe ganga kwala kugoya sikukuu ja ibanda. ¹⁹ Jeneji shijive ni adhabu kwa misiri na adhabu kwa kila lufa lyangakwela kugoya sikukuu ja ibanda. ²⁰ Ikaveje lyene lyuva lyo, kanglie ya farasi shivelekete "mmitenganje kwa ajili jika yahwe," na makaki katika nyumba jika yahwe shigave nndu mabakili mmujo ja ndajo. ²¹ Pava kila shiviga katika yerusalemu na Yuda shishitegwa kwa ajili jika yahwe jwa majeshi na kila jumo apeleka sadaka shalye nkato jake. na kukapagwa valenda biashara kavili katika nyumba jika yahwe jwa majeshi lyene lyuva lyo.

¹ Lilove lya Nnungu kwake Israeli kwa nnkono gwake Malaki. ² "Njikwapendanga" veleketa a Nnungu. Lakini mwee niveleketa, kwa namnafashi ushikutupenda? Esau gati jamaafake Yakobo niveleketa Annungu. Pakuti bando na kwapinga a Yakobo. ³ Lakini njikumkana Esau nikutenda itumbi yake vanatamaje vandunji, na njikupatenda pamunipake vatamanje vancheto vamukonde. ⁴ Malinga Edom anaveleketa, "tushikomangwa lakini tushivuje na shenga mahali pabomaveshe, Annungu ashipanganya anaveleketa wapingashenga lakini shinyalibve kavili, valume mbingakwa vilanga sehemu jaaa mambo ngaa nyafanga navandunji vakalipikwa na Annungu milelembaka mwisho. ⁵ Mpinga lolanga kwa meongenu, na shinvelekete, Ashipanganya vakulungwa pampele wa wa Israeli. ⁶ Mwana akoleheshima kwaababa yake, na jwafumwa akoleheshima kwa jwankulungwa. Ikavofe nne jwankulungu kungwenu kweli heshima jangu? Ikavenje nne bwana kwenu heshima fange jeii? Annungu jwaa majeshi aveleketa nnei kungwenu, makuani, nnttendanga mbenje lena lyake naveleketa kwa namna jashi tushitendanga mbenje kwa Annungu? ⁷ Kwa vishiranga Annungu mikato jaashasha pamadhabau jake na kwatendanga nneyo nshitendanga mbenje. ⁸ Mshoyanga sadaka jaa vyanyama ipofu, jenejo ngati dhambi? mshoyanga sadaka yangali mana kwa Annungu jenejo ngaa dhambi? Mwapeleshele jenejo sadaka aliwahi shaposhele na kwa kubalianga? anaveleketa Annungu wa majeshi. ⁹ Na nnaino, mapinganga loleanga neema ya Annungu, ili Annungu vatundange yambone kwenu na ainajashi jaasadaka mpinga shoyanga mpautanje kibari kwa Ashipanganya. ¹⁰ Malinga akapawe mundu jwa ungala nnalango wa li hekalu. Panave moto pamadhabu kwayoyo, naino nagali dhadhi na mwee. Aveleketa ashipanganya wa majeshi. Kwa nneyo mbina kama sadaka joowe pamkono jenu. ¹¹ Tanduvila mawio ya lyuva mpakaa machweogake lina lyangu lipinga kula pashilambo showe shavandunji, kila shemuu vapinga shoyanga uvumba kwa lina lyangu na sadaka jakonja, Kwasababu lina lyangu lyalikulu pashilambo showe aveleketa ashipanganya. ¹² Mmanganaji mnnatundanga yangalimana na vikanga najisi pamesha jaa Annungu, tendanga mbenje kwa shalya na hiepo yake. ¹³ Namwee niveleketa, "tushitotoshela na tendanga mbenje" Aveleketa Annungu na majeshiishitolanga indu yangali manna ilema, lyele watotoplilinya vanyama nikwaloleanga sadaka Annungu ja Annungu shiwakubali jenejo sadaka pamikono jenu? Anaveleketa Annungu. ¹⁴ Alaniwe mundu jwatembana lambilaa, mundu ashiko indu ya konja lakini badala anakwapa Annungu indu yangali mana nne Annungu na linalyake lipinga jongopwaa pashilambo showeee.

¹ Nnaino mmanganyanji makuanii, hajino amri kwa ajilijenu, ² Nnkapilikanaje na kulitola muntima mwenu na kwapa utukufu na linalyake Annungu. Anaveleketa Annungu wamajeshii, mbinga kwapeleshela laana kungwenu na mbingaa laana baraka jenu yowee. Kwakajekaje njii kwa laani teyalii, kwa sababuu ukanave vikaa sheria janguu muntima mwako. ³ Nnole, mbinga kulipila wana wako, kwa nneyo mbinga nyatia uso gwako na mai, mai gakoposhele pasadaka jenu, na mpinga tolwa namwee. ⁴ Kwa nneyo mpinga elewanjii peleka ajino sheria kangwenunji agano langu pamojaa na ashi wa wali anaveleketa Bwana wa majeshi. ⁵ Lia agano langu namwee lishitendeke mauhai na amani, nanjipa mduyowe kwa mpanda wa heshima jangu. ⁶ Mafundisho ya ukwelii gashikutama mmkangwa ni mwaleo walaa unamii wakwapi mmukangwa mwake njii kulongolela naye mumpannda wa amani na hofu mwangali pina na kwakopoyanga wandu vavangwinji ndhambi. ⁷ Kwa nneyo maleangwa ga makuwani huhifadhi maalifa, wandunji wapinga loleanga maagizo koposhela nkangwa ngwao, kwa sababu vashikolanga ujumbe gwaa shipanganya. ⁸ Lakini ushipita patalika na mpanda gwaa kweli na sababisha vandu vavanjwinji kukola washiwashi kutii sheria, ushikuliangavanya agano la lawi anaveleketa Annungu wa majeshi ⁹ Kwa nneyo njikuwatendanga mzalauliwe na mwee na vandunji, kwa sababu mwangalilivika uleolo wangano langu badala jake nnatendanga mambo genu. ¹⁰ Tuwowe twangali awawa jumoo? Nnungu atendila maisha getu tuwowe? kwandi tunatendelana hila kila mundu na mmbuga nyakee, kwa nneyo nnawagavanya wa gano awawa yenu. Yuda ashitenda hila ashilo kinyaa kwa induu vivishilwe pakati Israeli na Yerusalemu. ¹¹ Yuda ashivika najisi mahali patakatifu pa Annungu papendilwe, na ashilomba wakongwae koposhiola makabila gana. ¹² Annungu avashoe pahema ya Yakobo na Shiveleko shao vandunji watendanga ganyata. najula apeleka shadoka kwa Annungu wa majeshi. ¹³ Nungwe tende nneyo peyo, uunishe madhabau jaa Ashipanganya na machozi kwaguta kwa kajekaje kwa sababu vangapinga sadaka vangaposhela pamikono jenuu. ¹⁴ Name nnashanga kwa sababu jashii? kwa sababu Annungu vashijima na tendeka shaidi kwa ungwe na akongovenu wa ujana wenuu, na ugwe wangali lunda ushikwatemba Annungukwa akonyovenu vaa ujana venuu. ¹⁵ Je mwangatendeka mundu jumoo shemu ya ntima mwenu? kwandii nshitendika nitima kumoo na shilushimo? Annungu vashikutengemea mpatanje vana vanungu wamcheo. Kwa nneyo njiepushe mmayene muntima mwenu! anapangwe mundu jungali mwaminifu kwa akongovao wa ufana wake. ¹⁶ Ngapinga kulekana, alugula Bwana, Annungu wa Israeli, kwa nneyo nnjilinde mmayene nkati wa roho jako unakole mundu wangali manna jwa lambila. ¹⁷ Mshinkutenda Bwana atotoshele namalove genu, Lanani veleketa tushikwatotoshela tewama buli palugula kila mundu atendile ganyata ashikonja kwa Annungu wanafurahia maovu gao au jwee. Annungu wa haki?

¹ Nnolee, nnakwapeleshe mjumbe jwangu, jwaalaya mpande kabulajangu. Na Bwana, ambaye nakwaloleyaa, shaishe ghaflaa katika hekalu lakee, na ujumbe wa liagano lyake. Mweneno mshikola furaha na konjaa, nnolanje anakweya, Aveleketa Bwana wa majeshi. ² Jevei avumilia julua laika kwake jwei apinga jima pakopoka Annungu? jweneyo malinga an kangana motoo na ashapa na shabuni. ³ Shatemi na tawala malinga jwaalaya mbiyaa, na shaunkeuga wana wa lawi. Shatende mpatanje usafi malinga dhahabu na mbia, na shindetaje sadaka za haki ya Bwana. ⁴ Na sadaka jake Yuda Yerusalemu jipinga konja kwa Annungu malinga monga gakalena lyuva la kwanza. ⁵ Kavili shinipite patome na mwe kwa hukumu mbinga tenda ushaidi wa haraka kwa kaje kwa vandunji valoganga, wanzinzi mashaidi waunami na kinyume cha wandunji wowe watendanga mambo ganyata, waonea wafanyakazi na wajane na wana wa fatima na jwa vinganga wajeni wakoposhe kwa haki jaonjii na wowenji vangali utii kwa Annungu. Alugula Bwana wa majeshi. ⁶ Nne Annungu, sibadilikii, namire vandunji vaa Yakobo nnatendaje. ⁷ Tokea monga gaa awawa yenu nrishipindinguke kwa faruka mbali na Amri jangu, nngeukanje nanne shinjie upande gwenu, Annaveleketa Bwana wa majeshi lakini nnaveleketa tujiebuli kwako? ⁸ Mwanadamu anawezaa kwajivila Annungu? nnajivila mmanganjanji, lakini mnaveleketa kwa namna jashi? kwa zaka na sadaka. ⁹ Nnshilaanuwa kwa lahana kwa kwajivila Annungu, shilambo shoe hashino. ¹⁰ Nshoyanje zaka kamili kwa Annungu, shipatikane shalya panyumba ya Ashipanganya ¹¹ Na mtendanja jalibu kwa halino aveleketa Bwana wa majeshi "'kama mbinga jitanja baraka kwa madirisha jakunani pashilambo shenu. na panapanngwe shemu ya vika baraka" shinikalipie mharibifu pangwenu, hanahangavanye mavuno ya nchi yenu anaveleketa Bwana wa majeshi. ¹² Mataifa gowe shivakusheme mbarikiwa, shilambo showe shishipate furaha kwa ajili jako. Aveleketa Bwana wa majeshi. ¹³ Malovengenu gashi tendeka uleomo kinyume changu aveleketa Bwana lakini nnaveleketa, tuvelekete uli kufume chako. ¹⁴ Veleketanga kwangalimana kwatumishila Annungu. Faida jashi tupatanga patunzanga amri jake na omboleza mbele jake Bwana wa majeshi? ¹⁵ Nnaino tunawashemanga wandunji walaburi wabarikiwa, wandunji watendanga mambo gangali mana waepukanga mambo gashipanganya. ¹⁶ Vandunji vaa heshimu Annungu nulungula jumoo nakajumoo Bwana anapilikanishia kwa makini na shitabu shakumbushila shishijandikwa mmujo kwa ajili jake wandunji wajogopanga Bwana na kuheshimu lina lyake. ¹⁷ Shimmwe wangu na kwapunganga azina jango monga gowe, avelekete Bwana wa majeshi, mbinga kwa pendanga malinga mndu ampendile mwana jwake atendile mambo gambone. ¹⁸ Penepo mbinga tofautisha mnundu jwaa haki na jwangali haki, mnundu jwa abudu Nnungu na mundu jwa uovu.

¹ Nnolanje moga ganakwiya gashikolelwa tundu litanuru, wandu wowee wakwetengi, wandu wowee wakwetengi kibuli wapinga joshwanga malinga mapehii, anaveleketa Bwana wa majeshi lyenellyo lyuva hautaondoka mzizi wala shine. ² Lakini vandunji wowenji vaa haki lyuva lya haki llushumulishe na kwapo nyanga maisha genu mbawa zake mpinga ng'andang'anda malinga mdama mchitundu. ³ Na wandunji wowe watendanga maovu wapinga livatangwa pahii, palitutuli wapinga tamanga, aveleketa Annungu wa majeshi. ⁴ Mkumbushilane tumishile sheria jao Amusha vatumishe va Annungu Amri na sheria ampelenje kweneko Herebu, kwa Israeli wowenji. ⁵ Nnolanje mbinga kwatuma a Eliya nabii mbele yaa mogago gamakulu na yojogopa. ⁶ Apinga rudisha ntima wa atati kwa wana na mitima ya vana kwa atati vao, ili kwamba nisije alibianya shilambo showee kwa makosa jao.

¹ Gwenegu mtandubho gwainjili ja Yesu Kristo, mwana jwa Nnungu. ² Mmbuti pwijandikwe na nkulo ndola Isaya, ''Nnole, gunakuntuma jumbe gwangu mmuyu jwako, jumo jwaalaya mpanda gwako. ³ Lilobhe lyamundu ashema kuanga, ''Mmalianje mpanda gwa Bhakulungwa; ngoloyanje mpanda gwake''. ⁴ Ayohana bhashikuika, libhatisha paanga nipitangasha ubatizo gwatoba gwaleshelelwa gwashambi. ⁵ Shilambo showe bhakuyerusalemu bhashinkwendanga kungugwake pulinginji bhalibatizwanga nnushi gwayordani viliungamanga yambi iyabhenji. ⁶ Ayohana pubhaliji bhaliwala ngubhajamavetiya jangamia na nchipi gwalipende nchigunushake gubhalyaganga mainje na bushi gwamukonde. ⁷ Bhashikutangaza na lugula, ''Hapili jumo anakwiya kunuma jangu hakwete mashili kajekaje kuliko nnee, na ngali mashili gakotima pao nigopola migojijailatu jabho. ⁸ Nnee njikumbatishanje na masshili, bhenevo shibhambatishanje na Mbumu ya Ukonjero. ⁹ Hishiukukoposhela genemogago kuti Ayesu pubhaishe kushoka kunazarati Jagalilaya, na gubhabatishwe na Ayohana nnushi gwa Yordani. ¹⁰ Ayesu gwajinushe kukopoka mmashi nikuliobhana liunde ligabhanishe nibha mngee na mbumu ilituluka patu panani jabha mbuti litutu. ¹¹ Na lilobhe kulyakopweshe, ''kuliunde ugwe mwanagu hupingwa uishinonyela sana''. ¹² Kwakamope mbumu gumazimishe kwenda kuanga. ¹³ Kubhaliji kuanga moga makumi nncheshe bhalilingwa na lipyotopyoto. Pubhaliji na bhananya bhamiita, na Ashitumetume nikwapa mashili. ¹⁴ Bhakakamulweje Ayohana, Ayesu bhashikwika kugalilaya bhalikoma mbila Jannungu, ¹⁵ bhalagulaga, ''Bhakati ulingene, na ukulungwab gwa Nnungu ubhandishile. Nng'ungamanje wakulupalila na mbila''. ¹⁶ Na bhaphaga njenje bahari Jagalilaya, bhashikumona Shimoni na Andelea mpwake Simoni bhalileshelanga havi pabha pubhalinginji, bha tambishanga. ¹⁷ Ayesu gubhalugulilenye, ''njlangane ngagulanje na shinintendanje bhatambishanga na bhandu''. ¹⁸ Kamope nileka lyau nikumkagula. ²⁰ Ayesu pajendajendaga kwatalika kushoko bhashimona Yakobo mwana jwa Zebedayo nakupwake Yohana pubhalibginji munkubwi bhalialayanga lyau. ¹⁹ Kubhashemiloje nikwalekanga ainabhabhonji Azebedayo nkati muntubwi nabhatumwa bhajama, gubhamka, gwilenje. ²¹ Paikenje kukapelinaumu, lubha sabato, Ayesu bhashikujinjila msinagogi na jiiganya. ²² Niimonga majiganyo gabho, bhatenda jiganya mbuti mundu akwete mashili nangabha mbuti bhakujandika. ²³ Gwene wakatigo ashikupagwa mundu muchati gwabhonji akwete mbumu yanyata, nitaga nyenye, ²⁴ Nilugula, ''Tukwete ndii mwee, Ayesu bhakunazaleti? Njikwia kutubhulaga? Nimanji mmwe mmakojelo jikape Bhannungu. ²⁵ Ayesu nikukalipila nandenga nilugula, ''Mpumule na nchoshe mkati jake!''. ²⁶ Mbumu janyata nikugwa pai nishoka mugwake akono bhalinguta kwalilobhe lyanani. ²⁷ Bhandu bhowe niimonganga, kwaneyo nibhuyananga kila jumo, ''Sheneshi nndi? Kujiganywa kwampya kuwete mashili? Pakambumu yanyata nikundanga. ²⁸ Na mambo gabho bhenebho gugashumile mkati mnowekoa wa Gwalilaya. ²⁹ Kamope bhakakoposheje mpalangapa nchitala nijinjila nkati mwa Simoni na Adrea pamo na Yakobo na Yohana. ³⁰ Nnaino akwibhakwe Simoni bhashikugona kulwala shiilu kamo nilugula shilwile shake. Nneyo gwaishe gubhakamwile naukono, nikuajimika, bhajimeshilwele nijaula, nitandabha hikugona kulwala shiilukamo nilugula shilwile shake. ³¹ Neya gwaishe, gubhakamwile naukono, nikaajimika bhajimeshilwene nijaula, nitandubha kwaalashianga. ³² Ligulo lyubha likativileje bhashikweje nabhonji bhalwele bholwenji, au bhashikwilenje maoka. ³³ Bhandunji bhowe abhashikuimananga panango. ³⁴ Nikwalamyanga bhowe bhalwalangaga na ilwele mbalimbali nishoya mapyotopyoto bheleketa kwasababu bhashikwamanya. ³⁵ Gwajimushe lyambape, luvindu lukanabhe shoka; bhashikujaula nikenda pangali bhandu nijuga kweneko. ³⁶ Simoni na bhandu apalinjipamo nikweloleyanga. ³⁷ Nikapata nikwalungulila kila mundu jumo bhanakanolea. ³⁸ Nikwabhalanjilanga, ''Twendangane panape palanga, mwilambo ikututimbilila ngakome , mmbila Jannungu kabhili. Ndiyo maana naishe hapano''. ³⁹ Gubhapite nipita Pagalilaya powe, bhalipitakoma mmbila mapyotopyoto. ⁴⁰ Akwite magundula jumo ashikwia kwa Yesu pubhaliji bhalikwajuga nitindibha nikwalugulila mpingaga nnakombola ndenda ngonje. ⁴¹ Bhalinokolwa na shiya, Ayesu nigoloya nkono gwabho nikukwaya nikwabhalanjila, ''Ngunapinga. Ukonje safi. ⁴² Kamope mangunda gugaashoshele, gubhatipitiye. ⁴³ Ayesu gubhalimbie kajekaje nikwabhalanjila bhajaule kwa kamope, ⁴⁴ Gubhalugulile, ''Uwakikishe unalugule shindu shoshewe kukajojowe, lakini ujende, ukailangue kubhishila, nkashoe bhambiu kwa ajili kukangwamana Musu bhashikulajilwa, kama kong'ondela''. ⁴⁵ Bhakajendeje wikumalanjia kila mmundu nijenea lilobhe kaje hata Yesu bhangakombola kwenda kumjini bhalibhonekana. Kwaneyo bhashi mkutania pangabhoneka na bhandu koposhele kila shilambo.

¹ Phoujile kaperanaum yakapiteje moga, kashoko vashikwapilikananga kwaliji kumuhi. ² Vandunji vavangwinji vashinkungumbalanga pakapaliji nafasi kavili, hatapepala pannango, Ayesu vashikuveleketa lilove limo kwa vonji. ³ Bahadhi javandu vashikwajinjalanga mundu jwapolokwa; vanduchi vasheshe vashikunjingalanga. ⁴ Muudaa walepelenje kunjingalanga na kwavandishila kwa nneyo vandu , vavangwinji vashikushindwanga kwajinjia nkati, nishoyanga shakapu shannani peoala pualiji puatobolenje lilanga nchakapu nikwauluyanga vevala nchinanga vevala mundu apoleshe. ⁵ Akajionaje kulupalilo jawonji, Ayesu vashikwalungulila vevala vapoleshwe mwanajungu vileho vyako vishitapulwa. ⁶ Kwanneyo vandu vajandikanga vashikuinganganishia mtima mwawonji. ⁷ Ayumundu akombolauli kuveleka nneyi? Analosha Ayu! mundu jwashi jwakombola kuleshila hilevo? Ikapangwe Nnungu jikapee?'' ⁸ Pepala Ayesu vashikukombo kumanya muntima mwanao inganio yao. Ayesu niveleketa shindushashi nkunganishianga muntima mwenu? ⁹ Lweilwapepeka lyapunda kuveleketa mundu jwa jwaporota, hilevo yenu ishitapulwa na vileleketa kujima na njingale shinando shenu nchoshe?' ¹⁰ Ikaveje mupinga mmanyanje mwana wa Annungu ashikola mashili jalishela linevo pashilambo, ashikunungulila jwejula apolwete, ¹¹ Nakunungulila ungwe jimaa utole likailyenu injende kumngwenu. ¹² Ashikungina nitola likai kwake, nipita ovaa na kuilangaya kilanyumba munyo vandu, vanduchi vowenji vashitendanga Annungu ukuya, kuwaneyenge Annungu niveleketa tukaveona mambo makulungwa malinga agano. ¹³ Ajawile kavili panyenje palitanda, na vandu vashuruka vashikuikananga pangwake nikwajinganyanga. ¹⁴ Puapitananga vashikumwonanga mwana jwa aLawi Alfayo ashikutama pa poshakanga mbia kodi nikwalungalila ngangale, vashikunjima na kwakangula. ¹⁵ Napepala wakatii papitanga Ayesu kupatashalya nyumba ja Alawi, vakusanya nga ipanje vandu vavangwinji na vanduuu vakwetenje lilivo vatenda lyanganga vavonji, palinginji vangwinjinji ni kwakangulanga. ¹⁶ Penepo vavajandikanga na vandu vashiria puaweninji valilya shalya Ayesu na vanduu vailevo na vandu bha kusanyanga mblya, Yesu nikwaalungalilanga wakujinganya vevala wajandikanja sheria kwandii vanalya na vanduu vaakwetenje hilevo?'' ¹⁷ Ayesu pwapilikene malove gao, nikwaalugulilanga '' Vandu vavakoto nshiilu vakapinganga ntela; bai vandunji valinjinji valwele venevo ndio vapinganga nitela, nangaika kwa shemanga vandunji vaa haki, hikaveje vandu vailevo''. ¹⁸ Vajinganya vaa Yohana na vamafarisayoo vatanga. Na baadhi jaradu vashikwendanga na kugwake na vanafunzi bhaa Ayohana na vanduu vajandikanga sheria bhana tabhangaa, pakuti vajingana jwa wenu vakatavanga? ¹⁹ Ayesu nivelekete, ''Nakuuya vanduu vanatevanga moga gandoa valipalinji vaene vakulungwa bhaa ndoa? Kwaneyo wapangwaga vakulungwa na vaendo na pamo vakatavanga.'' ²⁰ Ikaveje moga ganakwiya vaendoashivajaule, na shojwa shivatavanje. ²¹ Jwa kwapi mundu atota shipande shayambi ni nguvo yalala, shivamba shishishoshe panguvo ya bukalaa, na pashive na kupwilinganya kwa kajekaje. ²² Jwakwapi mundu atanga divai jaambi muntumba gwa lala, penepo divai jaambi shiipapule mitumba jowee, na yowe ivili shiiove. Baadala jake, invishe divai jaambi muntumbe ngwaambi'' ²³ Moga gasabato Ayesu vashinkupita mungunda, na vakuijinganya vao baadhi jawonji nitolenga maeshe gangano. ²⁴ Vajandikanga malajilo makarisayo nnolanje, ''Vanatendanga induuu ya temanyanga malajilo getu ya lyuva la Sabato?'' ²⁵ Nikwaalugulilanga mwangashomanga sheshila atendenchila Adaudi pwaliji nashivanga - Daudi na vandu vao? ²⁶ Pwaa jendile kunyumba jaa Ashipanganya moga ga Abiathari pwaliji jwaa vishilajwa nkulungwa na kulya ikong'o yammujo wa nyumba ya Nnungu kwa temanyanga malugano kwa mundu yowe kulya ikavenje jwavishila - ashikwapanganga vevala valinginji pamo?'' ²⁷ Ayesu vashinkuveleketa, ''Sabato ishikutendwa kwaligongo lya vandu walape munduu ligongo lya sabato. ²⁸ Vaa hiyo, Mwana jwa Adamu ni vakulungwa, vaa Sabato jowee.

¹ Na kavili vashinkunjinjila nsinagogi na mwemla ashinkupagwa mundu akwete gwa ungala. ² Vandu vashikipe vashikwakagulila kwa pa tome vamanyae kama shivalamile lyuva lya sabato kwa nneyo vaa. ³ Ayesu vashikwatangulila vakwete mkono gwa ungala, '''Njinushe na nnjime pakatipakati pa gugulugwinjili. ⁴ Ambi kuvatagulile vandunji, ''Bhuli ni mbone kukologaitendi ya mmbone lyuva lya sabato au kukokoya gangali ga mbone; kujokola kulama, ama kubhulaga?'' Lakini vashikutamangana jii. ⁵ Gwavalolilenje kwa mwinya, ashikutenguka kwa ligongo lya kuleva mitima njaonji ni gwavannugulile jwejula mundu jula, ''Goloya nkono gwako''. ⁶ Gwangoloye na Ashu gwaulamiya nkono gwake. Mafarisayo guvapitenje palanga kutenda liyana na Amaherode bhabulaje. ⁷ Kugai Ayeshu, pamo na bhakwajiganyanga guvapitenje ku-bahari na lugwanjili lwa vandu ushikwakagulanga gwa koposhela Galilaya na Uyahudi. ⁸ Na gwa kaposhela Yelusalemu na Idumaya na mmujo mwa Yolodani na tome na Tiro na Sidoni lugwinjili lwa lujinji, pupilikene kila shindu sha ashitendaga, bhashikwikangana kuvaliji. ⁹ Na ashikwalugulilanga akwanjiganyanga kukolokoya ntumbwi gwa nchoko kwa ajili jao ligongo lya lugwinjili, ili kwamba vanaabhane. ¹⁰ Pava bhalikwalamya bhavajinji, kila mundu aliji na mapoteko, ashikulokolila kwaegejela Ayeshu avakwaye. ¹¹ Popowe ashimbutu bha nyata pwaweni, bashikugwanganya kumeyo gao na guta na bhashikuvelekatanga ''Mwe ni mwana jwa Ashipanganya''. ¹² Bhashikwalilanga kwa kong'ondela vanatendanje bhamanyishe. ¹³ Gwapite kunani kushitumbi na gwashemile bhwapinjile na gwajendele. ¹⁴ Na gwagwile likomi limo na vavili (vuvashemile na ntenga), kutikwamba vave pamo na vayene na vakombole kubhatuma kulunguya, ¹⁵ na kwa na mashili ga kugashoya mahoka. ¹⁶ Na guvaagwilenje likumi limo na vavili: Asimoni, vampele lina lya Apetulo, ¹⁷ Yakobo mwana jwa Azebedayo, na Ayohana mpwao Ayakobo, gwavapelenje lina Bonagesi mana gake vana va Nnilindimila, ¹⁸ na Andeleya, Afilipo, Abalotomayo, Amatayo, Atomasho, Ayakobo mwana na jwa Aalfayo, Atadayo, Asimoni mkahanayo, ¹⁹ na Ayuda iskaliote, ajiile kwa tendeuka. ²⁰ Kungai gwapite kunyumba, na lugwinjili lwa vandu guvaishe pamo kavili, hata vanakombolanje kulya hata nkate. ²¹ Ulongo gwake pwipilikene jenengani jo, ushikwenda kwakamula, pwateilenje kuti, vanalwalasalwa. ²² Vajandikanga vakoppshelenje kuyelushalemu gwalanjilenje kuti, ''Ashishikilwa na libeelzebuli'' na kwa nkulungwa jwa mahoka anashoya mahoka''. ²³ Ayesu vashikwashemanga na kukunguluka nao kwa kulandanya, '' kwa bhuli liloka kukombola kuliunya lihoka?'' ²⁴ Ivaga ufalume ugavanyikaga guyene, gwene ufalume ukombola kwijimika. ²⁵ Ivaga nyumba jigavanyikaga jiene, jene nyumbajo jikaweza jima. ²⁶ Ivaga lihoka lijimaga kushingononi kwake na gwanjika, likakombola jimika na shive kupela kwake. ²⁷ Lakini jwakwa hata mundu jumo ashikombole kujinjila nkati nyumba jika mundu akwete mashili na kwijiva indu yake gwa ngali kuntava akwete mashili oti na nneyo kwijola ili nyumba. ²⁸ Kajekaje nakunngulilanga yambi yoew ya vana bha vandu shilekwe, pamo na kufuru ivalambayanga, ²⁹ Lakini jojowe apinga kunkufuru mbumu ya ulonjelo akalekwa ngu, patenda ashileva shambi gwa ngali mpelo. ³⁰ Ayesu vashikuliveleketa liyelino ligongo vaveleketaganga, ''Kuti vakwete mbumu ya nyata''. ³¹ Badaye akwave na apwake bhashikwikangana na jima palanga. Gwantumile mundu, kwashema. ³² Na lugwinjili gwa vandu vate mingene tome na avo gwaalugulile, ''Akwenu na vanakunnoleya mmwe''. ³³ Gwavajangwilenje, ''Ni nani amamanne na ashapwanga ni gani?'' ³⁴ Vashikwalolanga vatemingene kwa kwatimbilila, gwavelekete, ''Nnolanje, hava ni Amama yangu na ahapwanga! ³⁵ Jojowe atenda gwapinga Ashipanganya, jwene ndio mpanga na mnubwangu, na amama yangu''.

¹ Ashinkutanduva kujiganyanyenije mwa baali umati gwa vandu vavijinji vashinkuntimbililanga gwajinjile muntumbwi mbaali nitama vandu vowe nitama. ² Nikwakufundishanga malovesama jinji kwa landanya kungwaonji. ³ Mpilikananje, vapanda vashi nkwenda kupanda ⁴ Puvapandaga mbejuina yashinkugwa mumpanda ijuni nikwiya nilya pakapaliji litaka lyatosha. ⁵ Mbejuina yanshinkugwla pananopa pangali litaka. lyatosha, ninyala. ⁶ Lakini lyuva pulikopweshe ninyala, nakwakuvanjiga yakwapi nijumla. ⁷ Mbeju ina yashinkugwila pamiva. Pamiva pujikuvilile nibanwa gangaogola matunda yeyeote. ⁸ Mbeju ina ishikugwilamu ntaka gwa mmbone na agola matunda makati ga kula na kujenjesheka, ina yashikuogola mala makumi gatatu na jenjesheka na ina yashikuogola mala makumi gatatu na jenjesheka, na ina makumishita na ina makumi kumi''. ⁹ Gwavelekete, ''Jojowe akwete mashikio ga pilikana, na apilikane!'' ¹⁰ A Yesu puvaliji jikape, vevala vaalinji tome na valavo na vevala likumi limo na vavili vashikwa uya kuhusu nninganyo. ¹¹ Gwatashienji, kunngwenunji nchipegwanga iiyo ya ufalme gwa Ashipanganya. Lakini kwa valinginji palanga kila shindu ni nningano, ¹² Kwa ajili valolanganga, ndio kulola, lakini vakololanga na kwa nneyo puvapilikananga ndio hupilikana, lakini vakaelewa, ikalinji nneyo vakatendeushe na Ashipanganya vakaleshelele'' ¹³ Gwavelekete kwaonji, ''Bhuli nkaelewanga angu nningano? Shirikombolanje bhuli milingano jina? ¹⁴ Nkukapila ashikupanda lilove. ¹⁵ Vananji ni vevala vagwilile nnyenje mwa mpanda, malali, lilove pulipandwile. Na puvalilikene, mara lihoka gwaishe na kutola lilove lyapandilwe nkati jao. ¹⁶ Na vananji ni vevala vapandilwenje pantundu lijabali, venevo, puvakulipilikana lilove kwa shanguya vanakuliposhela kwa kwinonyela. ¹⁷ Na vangalinginji njiga yoyowe nkati jao, lakini vanakwipilila kwa muda gwa nng'upi. Halafu tabu na kulaga pupakwia kwa ligongo lya lilove mala huikuvala. ¹⁸ Na vananji ni vevala vapandilwenje mmiva. Vanakulipilikana lilove, ¹⁹ Lakini kushumbuya kwa dunia , utembano gwa mali na tamaja mambo gana ganakwanjinjila na kulipota lilove na likakombola kuogola matunda. ²⁰ Kavili vapalinji vapandwilenjemu ntaka gwa mmbone. Puvalipikene lilove na vana makumi shita na vana makumi kumi''. ²¹ A Yesu guvatashie ''Buli nnakwia nayo lumuli na kuluvika nnyumba kwa kuluvika nnyumba kwa kuluvika nng'u mwa shikapu au nng'ungu mwa shinanda? Nnakwija nalo nnyumba na kuluvika pantundu pa kiango. ²² Pava shakwa shoshowe shishiye shikamanyika, na shaka shiyo shikamanyika ngwee. ²³ Apagwaga akwete mashikio ga pilikamila na apilikane. ²⁴ Gwavalugulilenje, ''Mmanganje makini kwa sheshila shinku shipilikanga, pava shipimo shinjie pimilwanga, na shishijeshewe kungwenonji. ²⁵ Jweneakwete, ''Shaposhele syaijinji, iwangali ashanyanganywe atashalinago. ²⁶ Gwavelekete, ufalme gwa Ashipanganya ushilandanywa na mundu apandile mmbeju pa ntaka. ²⁷ Puvagonile shilo na jimwika lyamaba, na mmbeju nimela na kukula, igava vakamanya shitendeshe. ²⁸ Shilambo hushoya mmbeju shiyene, gatai maamba, halafu maluva halafu mmbeju ikomele. ²⁹ Na makati mmbeju pushiive ishejele, mala hupeleka mbopo, ligongo mauno gaishile''. ³⁰ Na guvavelenje, tuulandanje ufalme gwa Ashipanganya na shindu shashi au tuutumie nningano gwashi kuutashia? ³¹ Malinga mmbeju ja haladaliputi pujipandwile jajishoko kaje punda mmbeju yowe ya duniani. ³² Hata makati jipandwile, jinawa ja jikulungwa kupunda mikongo jowe ja kubustani na jinaogola nyambi ya ikululikulu, hata ijuni ya kumbinguni vanashenganga mauwi gaonji nchiwili shake. ³³ Kwa milinganyo ja jinjinji vashikunjiganya na vashikuveleketa lilove kugwao, pa puyaliji puvakombwelenje kuelewa. ³⁴ Na vangaveleketa nao gwa ngali nningano. Lakini puvalinji jika pe, vashikwa tagulilanga kila shindu vakwajiganya vake. ³⁵ Pa lyene lyuwa lyo, makatiga ligulo papaishe, Guvavelekete nao.'' Twendangane upande gwa vili''. ³⁶ Kwa nneyo guvatolile a Yesu gwene makati gotayari muvaliji muntumbwi. Mitumbwi jina pujalinji pamo na jalao. ³⁷ Na mbungo ja shimbunga na mawimbi pugalinji galijinjila mu ntumbwi na mtumbwa tayari uliji ugummbele. ³⁸ Lakini a Yesu vayene puvalinji ku- shetri, vagomile kwenye mnegamo. Gwavajimwijenje, valivelekelanga a - mwalimu nkakwipwelela uwe tunawa? ³⁹ Na guvajimwishe, guvaji kalipile mbungo na kujilugulila bahali, ''Jiwe shwali, ulele'' Mbungo gujipelile, na kuva shinunusha shijinji. ⁴⁰ Ni guvaalugulilenje, ''Kwa ndi nnajokopanga? Buli mmangalinginginji na imani bado?'' ⁴¹ Guvagumbelwenje na bhoga gwa njinji nkati jao guvatashiena vayenenji kwa vayenenji, ''Veneva gani kavili, kwa ligongo hata mbungo na bahali vinakwajitishia?''

¹ Vekengene pake ng'embuja baheri, ku mkoa gwa kugeresi. ² Na shiim a Yesu pulivalinji velikopoka palanga muntumbwi, aishe mundu jwa maoka ge nyate gwa kopoka kumavulu. ³ Jwene munduju kwa tamaga kumavuli, welajwakwa mundu akombwale kunngivila, wala nta kwa minyororo. ⁴ Ashikutavwa kwa muelagwa nnjinji pingu na minyororo. Ashikukutula minyororo na pingu yake ishikutemanywa. jwangapagwa hata mundu jumo ekwete mashiliga kunnepela. ⁵ Shilo na mui ali kumakavuli na kuitumbi, ashikuguta na kuigavenga na kuigavanga na maganga. ⁶ Akammoneje Yesu kwatalika, ashikumutushila niletapa mmujo jeka. ⁷ Ashikuguta kwa lilove likulungwa upinga nikualashie nndi, a Yesu mwana jwa anungu alikunani kaje? Nakujunga kwa Annungu vaene unang'avuye. ⁸ Pava ashikunnugwilila, ''Unchoshe agu mundu ugwe lioka jwa nyata''. ⁹ Na jwalake gwa mmushile, ''Lina lyako gani?'' na jwa lake gwanjwangwile, lina lyangu legioni, pava punuli tuvevanginji''. ¹⁰ Ashikuanga kavili na kavili anapelekanje pananga pa nkoa. ^{11 12} Nnaino likundi likulungwa lya nguleve pulyalinji pa ntundu shitumbi lililya. Na valavonji veshikuninjunganga, gwalugwenje ututume ku ngwuve, tujinjile nkati mwavonji''. ¹³ Nneyo gwavavanjilenje, mahoka ga nyata mwa nguluve na venevo vashikuutukanga pai shitumbi pake kubaali na nguluve elya mbili yashikutimila mbaali. ¹⁴ Na vene anganya velinginji valikwishanga nguluve vashi kuutukanga kul pepeleka aveli ja shikoposhele pashilambo. penepo vandunji vashikujalangana kwenda kulola shikoposhele. ¹⁵ Penepo ni vaikenenji kwa a Yesu guvamwenunje mundu akwete na lihoka - ajili na jeshi - atemi pai, awete na ali nalunda lwake lwa mmbone, na valavonji vashikujo panga. ¹⁶ Vevala vashiwenenje shikoposhela kukajwajula mundu epegewe na liloka vashikwavanjilanga shikoposhela kunngwake na pia kunguluve. ¹⁷ Na valevonji gwalandwi venje kuninjugA ashoshe kunkoa gwavonji. ¹⁸ Ne peliji elijinjila muntubwi, gwegwe mundu amegewa na maoka jule eshikunnfunga kuti ajenda navo pamope. ¹⁹ Ikaveje ashikunkane la, ikaveje ashikunnugulila ''ujende kunwi kunngweko na kuvandu vako, na ukalungulilanje shekutendele jwa nkulungwa, shakuleshele na shakuela. ²⁰ Kwa nneyo aapite na atandwile koma mbila mambo ga makulungwa gage a Yesu kunngwake ku Dekapoli na kila jumojumo ashikujajabu. ²¹ Ma gwene wakati a Yesu vakajomboshe kavili upende guna, nkati muntumbwi, lugunjili lukulungwa lushikukushanika nikwajimbila, pulivaliji nnyenje mwa baali. ²² Na jwankulugwa jumo jwa sinagogi, aliyeitwa Yeiro, vaishe na vakavonje, veshinkugwa pa makongono gavo. ²³ Vashikwajuga kajekaje guvalugwile . '''Mwali jwangu jwa mchoko peli lame nawa nakunnjuga, nnfie mnishe makono genu pantundu jake apate kulama''. ²⁴ Kwa nneyo aapite pamo na venevo lugwinjili lukulugwa pamo kwatimbilila. ²⁵ Na ashikupagwa jwa nkongwe jankopweshe minyai muda gwa yaka kumi na ivili. ²⁶ Ashikuavuka kwa kwa toshapai pa vaganga vavajinji ashikumalaindu yoke yowe yakwete ata nneyo yangajwaa shoshowe, ikaveje ishikupunda lali jake nngava jambone. ²⁷ Gwapilikene abeli ja a Yesu, kwa nneyo lishe nnyuma jake muda guvapitega jimajima nnugwinjili jwa lave ashikukwaya pe nnguo jeke. ²⁸ Pava ashikuvelekete, ''Ivaga ngwagape nnguo shime najwankono''. ²⁹ Akakwanjeje, kukopoka ninyi kupelaga, na ashikwivona shiilu shake kwamba alamile gwa shoka mmaavuyo gake. ³⁰ Shiimu a Yesu vayane vashikung'o mula kuti nkati mwao gashikwashoka mashili vashikuteuka kona koko palugwinjili lwa vandu gwavushie, gani angwashie nguvo jangu? ³¹ Vajiganywa vake guvamlanji lenje, ''Nnikulone lugwinjili shilushile kuntimbilila, na mmwa nnauvuya angwashiye gani? ³² Ikaveje a Yesu yashikulola ako na koko vammaye atendile nnei. ³³ Jwankongwe, akashimanyaje shinkoposhele, ashikujogopa na kuungumila ashikwenda nigwa mmujo mwao gwa luguile ukweligoe. ³⁴ Kulugula kwake kukutendile uve ujwankoto jenda kwa ulele na ulama gwa shoka nshilwale shako. ³⁵ Paliji aveleketa, vashikuikangana vandu gwa shika ku vakulungwa bha sinagogi, valilugulanga, ''Mwali jweni awile kwa ndi kushumbuya nkujiganya?'' ³⁶ Ikaveje a Yesu vekapilikaneje valiveleketenga, gwavalugulile vakulungwa bha sinagogi, ''Unayogope uaminipe''. ³⁷ Jwanganneka jojowe jula kulongananavo, na a Yohanavo, ikaveje apatili a Yakobu na a Yohana, nung'unavo a Yakobo. ³⁸ Vaikenenje kumui kwa vakulungwa bha sinagogi gwajiwena valugu, na kuguta. ³⁹ Akajinjilenje nnyumba, ashikwaluglilanga, ''Kwa nndi nnasaikitikanga na kwa nndi nnagutanga? Aju mwana juangawa ikave ashigona''. ⁴⁰ Ashikwa ekanga, ikaveje jwanejo, ashikwa shoyanga voe palanga, ashikwelonga ani na mundu na anyi na mundu na vapalanji pepala, gwa jinjila nnyumba mwalinji mwana. ⁴¹ Gwautolile nkono uka mwana gwannugulile, ''Talitha koum, '' Mwali jwa nchoko jimuka. ⁴² Shimulamwana gwajimwishe na jimajima (pava ashikuva na yake kumina ivili) shimula voe gwakanigwenje. ⁴³ Gwavakamwilanje kwa mashili kuti jwakwa jojowe jule apingwa kulimanya lyenali na gwa valugulilanje mumpanganje shalya mwali jula

¹ Na penepo phashikujaula kwenda kupwani kungwa, na phakwajiganya bhao washikwakagula. ² Sabato jikahijeje, bhashikutandabha kwajiganyanga nnikanisa. Bhandu bhabhanjinji, ''bhashikwapili kananga na imoganganaga?'' ''Niveleketanga venepha kubhapatile kweli genega kulughanya, ''kwapatile kwapi genejo malove vanatendashihango kwa makono ghao?''. ³ Jwenejunngava nambombe jwa Amaliamu mpwawe Yakob, Yese, Yuda na Asimioni? Palipa ashilumbugwe phatamangana pano na uwe?'' Na vangankubalinji na Yesu. ⁴ Ayesu nijangulaga, ''Nkolondola nnapha lunda, pakave pa nngwake pamoja na Ashapwake bha kungwaonji''. ⁵ Pepala bhangatenda ila bhashikwavishilanga mikono bhalwelenji na bhashokope bhalamilanje. ⁶ Bhashikushaanga kaje ganakubhali kwaonji, kwa nneyo bhashinkushoka na hohela shitongoji tome na jinganya. ⁷ Ashikwashemanga wakijiganga makumi gavili natandava kwatunga bhavili. Nikwapanganga mashiri juu ja maoka nganyatanga, ⁸ Na kwashoyanga vanajigalanje shoshoe puvajualanga ikabha imbo pee. Vanajigalanje nkate, walanng'uko, wala hela pashitondo. ⁹ Ila vawalanje ilatu na nnga bha khanzu ibhili. ¹⁰ Na akalubghulinga nyumba jojoe shinjinjilanje mtamangananje mpaka shinjaulanje. ¹¹ Na shilambo shoshoe shibha mposhelanje wala kumpilikananga ninjaulanje kungwao makongogenunji gowe gave utanjilo kungwao. ¹² Vevela nijendangana kulungunya vandunji valekanje ilevyo shaonji. ¹³ Vashikwashoyanga maoka gamagwinji na kwapakanga mauta bhalelenji ni lamanga. ¹⁴ Akulungwa Aherodi vakapilikanaje genego, pava lina vya Yesu lishimajika kajekaje. Vananji gwalugulanje, ''Yohana mbhatizaji bhashikuyuka na kwa nneyo gene mashiri gha vanatenda mazingaobwe na liengo nkati jao''. ¹⁵ Vanda vana nitendaga na veleketaga, ''Jweneju Eliya'', na vana niveleketanga, ''Jweneju ni nkulondola, malinga jumo jwa nkulondola jwavukala''. ¹⁶ Penepo Herode vakapilikanaje genega guvavelekete jweneju, ''Yohana, juninjileje njikunkata ntwe ashuyaka''. ¹⁷ Maana Herede ngene ashikulajil Yohana akamulwe na ashitawaa kujela kwa ajili Herodia (akavao akakayao Filipo) kwa sababu venevo washilomba ¹⁸ Kwanneyo Yohana ashikwa lughulila Herode, ''Shibhangu kwalomba vandoja vya alulugwa venu''. ¹⁹ Kwa nneyo Herodia ishika shima na pinga kwavulaga lakini vangakombola. ²⁰ maanageke Heredi ashikwajogo Ayohana; vashikwamanya vandu nkonjelo nikunneka salama na baada ja kupilikana, vashikutenguka kaje lakikini vashikwanonyela kwapilikana ²¹ Hata muda gwashulushisha pubhandishile lyubha lyavelekwa Herode ashikwavishilanga maafisa vahonji shalya makamandavahonji byakugalilaya. ²² Penepo nilika mwali wa Herodia nijinjila nag'anda mmujomwanji, nikwafurahisha Aherode na bhajeninji muda gwa ligulo. Penepo ankulungwa ni kwalughuli amwali vanjuje shindu shoshoe na venevo shivampe. ²⁵ Nikwalanjila na kuveleketaga, shinimpe ukulungwa, gwangu. ²⁴ Gwashole palanga nikwabhuya akweve, ''Nyuje shindu?'' Nijangula ''Nntave ghwa Yohana mbatizaji''. ²³ Parapara pubhajinjile niveleketa mmbe nshahani ntwe ghwa Yohana mbatizaji''. ²⁶ Vakulungwa vashikulinginika kajekaje sana, ikaveje kwa ligongo la lumbila kwao kwa ligongo lwa vajeninji, vangakombola kukana shajijile. ²⁷ Nneyo nkulungwa vashi kwalanjilanga walindanga kwenda kutola gwa Yohana nkulinda gwapite kwa luga hayohani kwatavilwe. ²⁸ Gwatolile nntwe ncha hani nikupelekeshela mwali jula na mwali kwapeleshela akwave. ²⁹ Vanjiganywa bhao wapiluikanaje ni kwenda tola shihili kushika kumaleni. ³⁰ Vantenda kuikonganya pamo mujo mwa Yesu mkulughula gave gwatendilenje na kwajiganyanga. ³¹ Jwenejo ni kwalungulilanga njiangananje kuntemela mpumulilanje, vandu vavajijinji vatendahikangana na javula, pakakweteje muudaa gwalia shalyaa. ³² Na penepo guvakwelilenje mtumbwi ni jaula kumtemela. ³³ Pavajaulenje vandu voe vashi kwalolangani kwakagulanga na valitumanduma kwa makongono nihika kabla jaonji. ³⁴ Vakahi kanganaje kubwani guvaweni lugwinjili gwa vandu ni kwavonelanga shiyaa kwa nneyo vashikuonekananga tundu ngondole jwa lyanga/langa patanduvile kwajiganyanga hindi ya igwinji. ³⁵ Mudaa pupitile sana, walajiganya ni kwa lughulila valekanje vandu vakaloleyangu, ''Shalya pepara putuli pakonde''. ³⁶ Mwalajilanje wajendaje kushilambo kuloleya shalya. ³⁷ Jweneju nikwalughulilanga, ''Wapanganye mmanganya shalya''. tunaweza kwapanganga kwa humila shikong'o shambiya mia mbili na kwapanganga valyee?'' ³⁸ Nkwalabhuyangu nkweteje chikong'o shilingwa nnjendanje nkalole, byakapanje nikwalughulila chikong'o nng'ano na omba ivili. ³⁹ Ni kwaamulunji vandu vatamanje hivungu hivunga nnami mwa mahamba gamabihi. ⁴⁰ Gwatemingenenje hivungulingu kwa makumi makumi na ng'ano. ⁴¹ Guvatolile shikong'o ng'ano na omba ivili nilola kunani kuliunde na kwajuga Nnungu ni kwapanga vakujiganya mmujo lugwinjili lwaa vandu kwa nneyo nikwaganyanga embaa ivili kwa vandu bwowe. ⁴² Nilyanganga bwonenji ni jukuta na leepelaa shalyaa. ⁴³ Nilokotanga ipande ilepele ya ombaa na shikong'o nigumbala ikapu likumi limo na ivili. ⁴⁴ Valilenje ikong'o na ombaa vandu elfu ng'ano valume. ⁴⁵ Penope guvalugulinje wakwelanje nngalava bhajendaje sehemu njina, mpaka Bethsaida, lenejo nikwalajilanga vanduchi. ⁴⁶ Penepo bhakajaulanje nijaula kushitumbi kujuga. ⁴⁷ Pupaishe ligulo, na ngalabha jao pakati pa litunda, na lenejo paliji jikape kulitaka. ⁴⁸ Ashikwawona valilanganga pakati palitanda mbung'o jukwahivilangu. Puyaliji tome na lyamba ni kwendela bhalipita nnani mmashi ashikupinga kwa pitanga. ⁴⁹ Ikaveje bhaa kaonanjeje valipita pa ntunda mashi, nijijogopanga nitanduvanga kuguta vajilanga lihoka. ⁵⁰ Vakaonanjeje niganisia lihoka. Ni kwalughulilanje mnajope mtama ngananje ngangatima ⁵¹ Vakajijileje nngalava mbungo nipela vatenda nikanganigwa kwa kajeje. ⁵² Ikaveje vangaelewanga maana ja lyanganga mikate. Maana lunda lyaonji luli lya lushoko pilika nishia malove. ⁵³ Vakajaulanganaje na jomboka shilambo sha wagelesi nijima. ⁵⁴ Wakoshokanjeje nga lava ni kupamanyaga. ⁵⁵ Nivutuka na kushemanga vandu wapelekanje valelebhaounji pila pava pilikananje ashishika. ⁵⁶ Popoe puvaishe pashilambo au pashilambo shashi kulungwa nikwapelekanga puvaushia lundu valwelenji na kwajuga avalamianje na vavowenji avakamulenje walamilenje.

¹ Mapalisho bhananji bha jandika palinginji bhali koposhela kuyerusalem kuimana kwa ndimbilila bhene. ² Na bhalole bhananji bhajiganywa bhawo bhalilenje mkate gwa makono likaku jangali kuukagwa. ³ (Nupe maphalishayo mayandi wowe nngalya bhali bhaukenjwe bhanavilenje makono gavoji ukoto; kukamlana shinyiklagwa bhakopha. Makai. ⁴ Maphalishayo walikokatibhela kushoka kumali phashoka gwabhai ikobhe bhajojilenje nne, jipali sharia inayelila yakukagulanga kaje ibhanga mmaga kuukanga ikombe, mashipulia, yombe ya shaba, ata itengu itamilwa makati gashalya. ⁵ Maphalisayo na bhajandika bhashikwauya a Yesu kwa ndi nkujiganywa bhenu nngo kagushia kulingana shinyikala bhakongopelenje kwa pene bhalylya mikate pangali kuna bha makono? ⁶ Mmbe bhenane gubha bhaulonjile, ''Isaya kulwanguya mmbone mbuti mmanganyinji gwajandishenje bhandu bha shingolelanga lunda kang'o jao nji mbuti mitima jawonji kujili kwa talika na nne. ⁷ Bhandendelanga ya ngali yambone kujiganywa shalia bhandu mbuti kuposhela gao nneshlenje. ⁸ Nneshilenje nje shaila ja Ashipanganya na kamula na tumanduma ininyikala ya bhandu. ⁹ Kwalugwile kwa nji ndi kujikanyanga ja Ashipanganya kwa shanngunya ili nayi nngoyanye shinyikala shenunji. ¹⁰ Phabha musha avelekete kola lunda aingo na akwenu kwa vene shanganya na bhovela keta gangalimana paina go akwanue shawe. ¹¹ Ikaveje nivelekete, ''mbuti mundu aliveketa ainagwe na akwave jangula kokowe mpolenje kushoka kwa ngune shiviko pa hekalu, ''(nneyo nikuveleketa kuti kujikoposhele kwa Ashipanganya'). ¹² Kwa nneyo kwa nneyo bhakapingwa kutenda shindu lyowe kwa anagwe au akweve. ¹³ Nnatendanga amuli ja Ashipanganya shinyikalo shenunji hindu yaingwinji mbuti gukutendanga . ¹⁴ Bhashikwashemanga lugwinjili kavili kwalugulilanga mmbilikanishianje nne mmanganyo mmowe na nngalewanje. ¹⁵ Shakwa shoshowe shikapoka palanga pa kanndu shikombola kunyatiaywa nundu shinjilaga mwawo. ¹⁶ Mkamuliye agumkwekwe kuti mundu jojowe ashikola mashikiyo ga pilika na apilikane gwakwo nnjobha nakala ja bukala. ¹⁷ Ayesu puvashileje lugwinjili na jinjilanyannyumba vajiganywanga gubhoushie nje kuti nninganyo aogo. ¹⁸ Ayesu ''Gwalugwile na mmanganya lewanga? nkalolanga shoshowe shinjinji mundu shikakombo kunyatia. ¹⁹ Lilongao shikakola kujinjila mutima gwao ikaveje shilijinjila mutumbo lyake kupita kujinjika nnilindi kutagulila hukulasha gwa Ayesu gwalendile yalya yowe yambone. ²⁰ Gwalungwile, ''Ni sheshila shikushoka mundu shikunyatia . ²¹ Kulavalava pava shoka nkati mundu. palanga pamutima ushoya nganiyo ya nyota kulavalava gwii kuulaga. ²² Kulavalava kulokolila jangali mana yanyata kulambila kwipuna njingo. ²³ Tokomala aga gowe kukopoka nkati gegala ga kunnyatia mundu. ²⁴ Bhashikujumuka kushoka pepala nishoka ku kaagwa tiro na shidoni. Ainjinjila nkati vangapinga mundu jojowe amanye kuva valiji apano ikave yangatendeka kwahiya. ²⁵ Kwimushila jwankongweali na mwanagwe jwa choko ashikuva na ntima gwanyata ashikupilikana aboli jaho gwaleshe nigwaa mmakongano mwao. ²⁶ Jwankongwe aju paliji nyunani, jwa gkabila kifoeniki kwa shiya vaninganje lioka kushoka mwali jwao. ²⁷ A Yesu guvanungulile mwali mwale kanji valiywanje onti nng'ati ngava kutola nkate gwa vana ni kwijaila mmbwa. ²⁸ Jwankongwe gwajangwile ni veleketa kuti helo mmakulungwa mmbwa nng'u memesha kulya makombo ga shalya sha vana. ²⁹ Guvalungulile, ''Nchiveleketa nnei buninjendele lioka gashoshile kukamwali jwanu''. ³⁰ Jwankongwe gwaujile kumuni gwangimene mwali jwao agonile pashinanda ,lioka paliji ashile. ³¹ A Yesu vashikushoka kavili palanga pa mkoa uka tiro kupitila sidoni kutendeushila upande bahari kugalika ya upande gwa Dikapolisi. ³² Guvapoleshenje mundu aliji akapilikana kuveleketa ukoto kwa shondeleshea a Yesu vavishe makono patundu jao. ³³ Gubhaabhishile panyenje lugwinji falaga. Gubhavishile ngowe yao mmashikio gabho gwaunile mata gwakwashie lulimi. ³⁴ Gwalolile kunani kuliunde.Gwalwalile nikwalugulile, Efatha maana jake Nng'ugushe. ³⁵ Mashikiyo gake gugaugwishe. shiundo shalulimi lwake nigopoka nibheleketa ukoto. ³⁶ Vashikwavalanjilanga vanalugulilaje mundu jojoe shivaamulu gwalugwilenje kwa gwinji. ³⁷ Numbe ni shangaanga ni veleketa vashitenda indu yowe ya mbone vashikwatenda vangapi likonanga mabuhu kuonge.

^{1 2 3 4} Genemogago kushikupagwa na kabhili lugwinjili lukulungwa na bhangakolanga shalya. Ayesu gubhashemilenje bhakwajiganya gubhabhalanjilenje. ''Ngnakubhonela shia lugwinjili bhashilonjelanga na nne mobha ga tatu na bhangalinji shalya, Napwilinganyangaga bhalilya shibhaondokanje mupanda liyongo lya shibhanga. Pha bhananji kubhakoposhelenje kwa talikaje kaje''. ⁵ Gubhaushieje, ''Yukwetenjeikong'o alingwa?'' Gubhajangwilenje, ''shaba''. ⁶ Gubhalaije lugwinjili lwa bhandu lutame pai. Gubhatolile ikong'o shaba, gubhatendile eja kwa Nnungu na gabhanya. Nikwapangangabhakwajiganya bhawo bhabhishilanje bhandunji, na bhaloanji gwabhililenji, na bhaloanji gwabhililenje lugwinjili lwa bhandu ⁷ Numbe bhashikukolanga yamaki ishoka ya ishokoshoko, bhakatendeje eja, gubhalajilenje bhajiganya bhawo bhagabhanyanje na yenei. ⁸ Gubhalilenje ni jikuta. Gubholokotenje ni kundikanya pamo makombo, ikapo shaba ikulungwa. ⁹ Bhashikubhandishilanga ishila bhandu elfu nne. Nikwalekanga bhajendangananje. ¹⁰ Penepo gubhakwelile bhawo ni kwenda mmbali ja Dalmanuta. ¹¹ Nnumbe Mapalishayo gubhakopokehgrnrnje palanga nitandubha taukangana nabho. Bhashikupinganga bhalangulanje shilangulo shakopoka kwa Nnungu kwa kubhalinga. ¹² Gubhaganishe nkati mutima jao gubhabhelekete, '''Kwa nndi lwene lubhekolu bhanaloleyanga shilangulo? Nakummalanjilanga kweli, Shakwa shilangulo shishiko poshele kwa alulubhelekolu. ¹³ Penepo gubhaleshilenje nikwela nngalabha kabhili, gubhajawile loyammbali jina. ¹⁴ Bhai penepo bhajiganywa bhashikulibhalanga jamula ikong'o. Bhangabhanganga na ikong'o yoyowe ikabhe shikong'o shimo shaliji nngalabha. ¹⁵ Gubhaundilenje bhalibheleketa mwiteiganje na mwilolelanje na malove na ng'aniyo ya Mapalishayo na ga Herode. ¹⁶ Bhakwijiganya kubhabheleketenje ashaenenji, ''Ni pabha twangali ikong'o''. ¹⁷ A Yesu gubhalimanyi linelyo, nikwabhalanjilanga, ''Kwa nndi nnabheleketanga lilongo lyangakolanga ikong'o? Nkaelebhanga? Ngulupai yenunji ishipepeka? ¹⁸ Nkwetenje meyo, nkalalonga? nkwetenje makuti, Nkapilikananga? nkakumbushilanga? ¹⁹ Punagebhenye ikong'o nng'ano kubhandu elfu tano, Mwatolilenje ikapu iliagwa igumbele makombo ga ikongo?'' Gubhajangwilenje, ''Likumi limo na ibhili''. ²⁰ Na pung'ebhenye ikong'o shaba kubhandu elfu nne, Mwatolilenje ikapu ilingwa?'' ²¹ Gubhajangulenje, ''Shaba''. Gubhalugulilenje, ''Bado nkanabheshelewanga?''. ²² Gubhoikengenenje Bethsaida. Bhene bhandunji bho bhashi kwapelenga A Yesu mundu nangalole nikwashondeleshea a Yesu bhakwaye. ²³ A Yesu gubhankamwile nkono nangalole jula, Nikunongoya palanga shilambo. Bhokang'unilenje mota pa meyo gake na kumishila mikono jabho, nikumuya, '''Ulikushiona showe?''. ²⁴ Gwalolile kunani ni bheleketa, ''Ngunakwaonga bhandu malinga mikongo jijendajenda''. ²⁵ Penepo gubhabhishile kabhili makono gabho pameyo gake, Mundu jula gwa lamile meyo gake, Nilola kabhili na kushibhona ukoto kila shindu. ²⁶ A Yesu gubhanneshile ajende kungwake na kunugulila, ''Unajinjile kubwani''. ²⁷ A Yesu bhashikujaula na bhakwijiganya bhao ni kwenda mwilambo ya Kaiseria ya Filipi Paliji mupanda ashikwauyanga bhakwijiganyanga, ''Bhandu pakulugulanga nne ni gani? ²⁸ Gwabhaushejenje nibheleketanga, A Yohana bhabatisha. Bhananji pubhabheleketanga, 'Aliya' na bhananji, jumo jubhalondolanga''. ²⁹ Gwabhaushiyenje , ikabheje mmanganyanji pukulugulanga nne ni gani? ''Apetro gubhammalajile, mmwe akristo''. ³⁰ Ayesu gubhalimbiyenje bhanammalanjilanje mundu jojowega kwamanyia bhene. ³¹ Na gwatandwibhe kubhajiganyanga kuti mwana jwa Adamu shapate mboteko ya indu ya igwinji na shubhankananje na bhalongolela na nkubhishila jwa nkulungwa, bhajandikanga, na shabulagwe, na lyubha lya tatu shayushe. ³² Bhashikubheleketa agano kwa ngali ng'iyo. Penepo Apetro bhashikwapeleka panyenje ni kwa kalipala. ³³ Ikabheje Ayesu bhashikutendeuka ni kubhalolanga bhajiganya bhao ni kubhakali pila Apetro ni bheleketa, ''Uja munyuma jangu nanndenga! Ukapinga indu ya annungu, ikabheje indu ya bhandu''. ³⁴ Numbe gwabhashemilenje bhandu bhabhagwinji na bhakwijinganya bhake pamo, ni kwabhalanjilanga, ''Apagwaga mundu apinga ngagula, aikane nnyene, atole mboteko yake, na angagule. ³⁵ Pabha jojowe apinga tapula gumi gwake shaguovye na jojowe shaovye gumi gwake kwa ligongo lyangu na kwa ligongo lya lilove lya kannungu, sha itapule. ³⁶ Ikujangutila indi mundu, kupegwa shilambo showe numbe ni pelela gumi gwake? ³⁷ Mundu shashiye nndi badala ja gumi gwake? ³⁸ Jojowe amonela oni na malobhe gangu mu alulubheleko lua bhajajatika na lubheko lwa bhakwetenje ilebho, Mwana jwa Adamu shabhaonelanje oni pashaishe muukulungwa gwa ainagwe pamo na shikatumetume vya ukonjelo.

¹ Navelekete kugwaonyi, ''Ikalelo nabheleketa na mmangana, bha palinginji bhandu bhajimingene penepo waka wanganga mpaka bhauonanje ukulungwa gwa Nnungu unikwiya na mashili''. ² Na baada jamobha shita A Yesu gubhatoilenje A Petro, A Yakobo na A Yohana gwalongene kushitumbi, jikapegubhatandibhe tendeuka mmujo yaonji. ³ Nn'gubho yao gwitandi bhemelemeta gana wembee, ganawe kupita nkutipitia jojowe pashilambo. ⁴ Bai aliya na amusha gwakoposhelenji Mmujojaonji, gubhatandubhenji bheleketa na a Yesu. ⁵ A Petro gubhajagwile kwabhalanji a Yesu akujiganya, hapano pashitu pwae uwe tama, bai tushenje ibhanda itatu, shimoshi shenu shina sha amusha na shina sha a Eliya. ⁶ (Pabha bhanga imanya ibhabheleketa, ni bha shi kujogopa kaje). ⁷ Maunde gugakoposhele nikwaunishilanga, bai lilobhe gulikopweshe kuliunde lini lugula, jweneju Mwanangu junipinjile mupilikanilanje jwenejo. ⁸ Gubhaimushilenje, bhakalolanjeje, bhagamonanga juna pamo, ikabheje a Yesu. ⁹ Pubhalinginji bhanielelanga kushoka kushitumbi, gene mambo ga Nnamalanjinje mundu jojowe N'gawenenje kwa kula, Nnangulilanje bha ndunji mpaka mwana jukaadamu pasha yushi kushoka kumalemi. ¹⁰ Bai gabha kamwelenje ashejene, Ikabheje bhani kwiuyanga ashayene Nndiyashi mana gake, ''Kuyukashoka kumalemi''. ¹¹ Gubha ushiyenje A Yesu, ''Kwandi bha kujandi bhana rugula kuti mpaka Eliya aishehoti?'' ¹² Gubha lugulilenje, ''mongungutupe a Eliya shibhaishioti kumtapulo indu yowe. Kwandi ishijandikwa kuti mwana jwa Aadamu lashima apate mboteko yagwi njina shambali lwe? ¹³ Ikabheje nabheleketa kugwenunji a Eliya teyali bhaishe, gubhatenda lenje malinga shi bhapinganga, malinga nnelo majandiko pugalugwe gakwatayai bhene. ¹⁴ Na pubha ujilenje kwa bha kufundishwa, gubha wenenji likundi likulungwa litimbilile na mashadukayo bhani taukanga nao. ¹⁵ Gubhaimushilenje ni kwabho na, lugwinji lowe li shikukangani gwa gubha utubhiyenje. ¹⁶ Gubha ushilenje bha kufundishwa bhake, Nkutaukangana gauli?'' ¹⁷ Jumo palugwinjili gwa jagwile, ''Akutufundish, nampeteshe mwanguu kungwenu; alikola ntima gwa nyato ukutenda ona kombole bheleketa, ¹⁸ na kutenda aungumile na kugwiya pai, na shoka liulomuka nywana yanga meno na kwilimbala. gunashoyanje akundi bhenu bhashoyanje maoka, Ikabheje bhanga kombolanga. ¹⁹ Gubhajangwilenje, ''Sheneshite poshagali kulupalila, shindame na mmanganya mpashakani? Shindolelane na mmanganya paka shakani? nnjiyanagoji apano''. ²⁰ Gubha peleshelenje , likapuli bhawene a Yesu. Kuimushila gubhatajile kuu ngumila, Nngwenda gwagwile pai na shoka liulo mukannywa. ²¹ A Yesu gubhaushiye hawawa yake, ''Yenei pwitandwi shakani?'' Awawa gubhalugwile, patandwi bhe alimwana. ²² Baiguna ugwila pamoto guna mmashi, na linga kuimilia. Mwanagu nkukombo shoshoutuonele shia na utujangutile''. A Yesu gwalugwile. ''Mwanagankupinga? Kila shindu shishitendeshe kwa jojowe akulupalila''. ²⁴ Kuimusha ainagwe mwano bhaniguta gabha lugwile, ''Gunikulupalila! nnyangu ngulu palile''. ²³ Malanga a Yesu pubha wene lugwi njili lini utushida, gwankalipile lioka na kummalanjila, ''Ugwe lioka jwangabheleketa ²⁵ na nan'ngapilikana, gwalajinji bhanekanje, nnajinjilanje kugwake tene''. ²⁶ Gwayutile kwa nguvu na kun'gangaisha mwana nalioka kulijwawile. Mwana paonekene mbuti ng'wany'we bhabhagwinji gubha lugwilenje, ''Awile''. ²⁷ Ikabheje a Yesu gubhakamwile na makono ni kunginula, na mwanagwa jinwishe. ²⁸ Malenga a Yesu pubhajinjilenkati, bhakufushwa bhake gubhaushiyenje kuntemela. pakubhawetwaga kombola kuchoyaa?'' ²⁹ Gubhabhalanjilenje, ''Nnepei n'ngakomboleka ikabheje kwa juga. ³⁰ Ghubha jawilengenenje pepala gwajinjilinje kugalilaya. Bhangapinga mundu jojowe bhapamanye pulanginji, ³¹ Pabha bhatenda jinganya bhakujinganya bhake. Gubha bhalanjilenje, mwana njwa Adamu shibhapeleshwe mmakono mwa bhandu na shibhoulanganje., nabhenebho pubhashiwe, na Lyubha lyatatu shibha yushekavili. ³² Ikabheje bhangaelewanga shibhabhelekete, na bhashikujogopanga kuuya. ³³ Baada jaika kukaperinaumu. Ikabheje bhali nyumba gubha uishi yeye, ''Mwata ukangana nndi mupanda?'' ³⁴ Ikabheje gubha pumwilenji nununu. Bhataukongona mupanda kuti geni ali jwa kulungwa. ³⁵ Gubhatemi pai gubhashemilenje likumi limo na bhabhali pamo, ''Gubhabheleketenago, malinga jojo apinabha jwa mujenai akubali kuwa jwa mwisho abhe ntumwa jwawowe''. ³⁶ Gubhakolile mwana jwa chokoni kumika pakati jaonji. Gubhatolile mmakono jao, ngubhalugwile, ³⁷ Jojowe apanga kumposhela mwana malinga jwenejo kwa lina lyangu, bai amboshele nne , namwanaga mundu amboshele, hangambo shela nnejikape, ikabhehe na bhandumile''. ³⁸ Yohana gubhabhalanjile, ''Ankujinganya twamwene mundu anishoya maoka kwa lina lyenu gutunimbiye, pabha akolongana na mmwe''. ³⁹ Ikabheje A Yesu gubhalugwile, ''Nnang'obhilanje, wala jwakwa apingatenda liengo likulungwa kwa lina lyangu baadaye abhelekete malobhe gangalimaana tena. ⁴⁰ Jojowe jwa ngatama kunyuma jetu bai putuli pamo. ⁴¹ Jojo shapanganje shikombe sha mashiga nywa pabha puni na a Kristo, bai na kumanjilanga, akaovya mboka jao. ⁴² Jojowe apinga kwa kuseanga bhana bha shokobhashoko bha ngulu palilanga nne, kali tabhilwa liganga parukoi nitumbushiwa palibwawa (litanda). ⁴³ Malinga nnkono utendanga shiumiro mukate (mushoye) mbaya jijila kuntapulo gwangali nkono Ikabhejinjila kumboteko na mikono jowe. Kumoto gwagaimika''. ⁴⁴ (Mmishe mutima: ajimistariji, popowe pajandishwe kuti manguga kawa na moto gwa ngaimika''. jwakapi mmajandiko gaukala). ⁴⁵ Mwanaga luliongono lun'gobhiaga, Muhishoye, mbaya jinjila kutapulo ni nagwabha kuliko jinjila kumboteko (moto ngwa ngai mika) na makongono gabhili. ⁴⁶ (Mmishe mutimaaguno nchitari, ''Popowe pajondishwe kuti maungugakawa na moto gwa ngaimika'' jakwapimmojando gaukala). ⁴⁷ Mwanaliyo lin'govyaga mulishoye, mbaya jinji kuulungwa gwa Nnungu nni naliyo limo, kuliko jinjila na meyo gali nikwenda kumboteko (moto ngwagaimika). ⁴⁸ Mahali pambiu ya gawa, na moto gwa naimika. ⁴⁹ Kwanneyo kila mundu shajoshwe moto. ⁵⁰ Nnjente jambone, mwanaga nnjete jikononye, shitende ulijinonyeta? Mmanganje nnente pukutamangana, mmangajena na ulele mobha gowe''.

¹ Ayesu bhashikujabhule pepala ni kwenda kumkoagwa uyaudi mmujomo lushipagwa Rushi Yordani, na bhandu nikwakagulanga kabhui kima puyalyi mayobhelelo gabho kutenda. ² Mnafarisayo bhashikwiyanga kukwabhuya ilikonje jwashien kumneka nkagwe? ³ Ayesu gubhajangule, ''Amusa yalugwile ndi?'' ⁴ Gwalugwilenje, ''Musa gwatuleshele tujandishesheti sha lekana na penepo ni kumminga jwanelonga. ⁵ Kwa sababi ja mitima jenunji ja nonopa bhashikunja ndishilanga je sheriajo Yesu gubhalugulienje. ⁶ Kuti kushoka bhukala gwagumba Annungu bhashikwagumbanga jwashelen na kajwandonga. ⁷ Kwa nneyo jwashileu shabheleshe ainagwe na akwebhe shakamwane na akagwe. ⁸ Na bhenangajibho shibhabhanganje shiilu shimo kwa nneyo ngaa bhabhili kabhili shibhanganje shiilu shimo. ⁹ Kwa nneyo shalundenye Ashipanganya, mundu anashitemanya. ¹⁰ Jwandonja najwalakwe annekaga mbujegwe ni lombwa na kajwashileu juna inanalabhalabha. ¹¹ Gwaluguilenje jojowe akunneka nkagwe nikunitola jwandonya juna analabhalabha kaje. ¹² Pubhalinginji nnyumba bhakujigaywa gwabhushienje alino kabhili. ¹³ Na bhalabhonji gubhapeleshelenje bhana bhabhashoko abhakwayanje, penepo bhajiganywa gubhakalipililenje. ¹⁴ Ayesu bhakaumeje yangaanonyela kaje kaje gubhalugulilenje mwalekanje bhanabho bhajiangane na nnaibhilanje bhalinginyi malinga bhananganya bha ukulungwa uka Nnungu ni gwabhonji. ¹⁵ Kwa nneyo nganakunugulilanga jojowe akanabhe poshela ukulungwa gwa Ashipanganya mbuti mwana jwa choko akaweza jinjila kuukulungwa gwa Ashipanganya. ¹⁶ Gubhatolilenje bhana mmakono gabho gubhapelenje mboka gwabhabhilenje mikono jake kunani jabhonji. ¹⁷ Na pene pwatandwibhe mwanja gwabho mundu juno gwabhabhutushie gwa tindibhele mmujo jabho gwabhabhushie mwe mmajiganya mmambone tende bhuli nigupate ukoto gwangali mpelo. ¹⁸ Ayesu gubhalugugwile pakubha unanjema na gwa mmbone? jwakwapi ali jwambonne ikabhe Annungu jikape. ¹⁹ Ulikwimanga malajilo unabhulaje unalabhelabhe, unajibhe, unalugule unami, unalambile, utindibhale kwa awawa na kwa kwabhe. ²⁰ Jwajula mundu jula gwabhelekete, mkujiganya aga gowe ga punakamwile nii njokope. ²¹ Ayesu bhashikunnola na kumpinga. Gubhalugulilenje shishishokopala shindu shimo. unapinjikwa uusheyowe yui nayo na ina gwapanganje bhakakwikombolanga na shigwibhishile kuliunde penepo liishe ungaule. ²² Ikabhe ashikukata ilokoli kwasababu ja ibhatanjilwe pajawile bhali bhatumbele pabha bhashikubha na indu ya ingwinji. ²³ Ayesu gwalohile mowegubhalulilenje bhajiganywanga shinabhuli pwili pushibhe bhuli mundu jwa nonopa ajinjile katika ukulungwa uka Nnungu! ²⁴ Bhajiganywanga bhashikuimonganga na gene malobhego ikabhe Ayesu gubhalungulilenje kabhuli bhana, Shinanabhuli mundu jwa nonopa ajinjili katika ukulungwa uka Nnungu'' ²⁵ Inaweza bha mbaya ngamia kujinjila palinibo lya ingano, kuliko mundu jwa mkulungwa akwete indi ga igwinji kujinjila pa Ukulungwa pa Ashipanganya''. ²⁶ Bhashikuimonganga shenesho gwabheleketenje nneyo gani ashatapulwe. ²⁷ Ayesu gubhalolilenje gwabhelekete kwa bhandu ikatendeka kwa nneyo ngaa kwa Nnungu pabha kwa Nnungu yowe ²⁸ bhalikwikombola''.Petro gwatandwibhe kunguluganabhe ''Nnole tushileka indu yowe kunkagula mmwe''. ²⁹ Ayesu gubhalugwile ukweli ngunakunugulilanga jwakwapi aleshile nyumba jake au nnumbugwe mdada ake au akwabhe au awawa yake au bhana bhake au pai, kwa ajili jangu na kwa ajili ja injili, ³⁰ Au ashapeshele mara mia kupunda apano pashilambo: nyumba, kaka, dada, amama bhana na pai kwa laga na shilambo shikwia na likoto gwa mpelo. ³¹ Babhagwinjinji bhalinginyi bhatainji shibhanganje bha nnyuma na shibhabhanganje mmujo''. ³² pubhalinginji mumpanda bhalikwendanga ku yerusalemu Ayesu bhashikwalongolanga mmujo ja bhonji bhajiganywangwa bhashikuimonganga na bhalinginji nnyumba bhashikujogo panga na Ayesu gubhashoshienje panyenje bhabhelanji kumi na mbili gwatandubhe kwalugulilanga shipinga kwa koposhela ngaa patalika. ³³ Nnole, tunakwenda kwekula kuyerusalemu na mwana jwa Adamu shapelekwe kwa nkubhishila na kwabhakulungwa na bhajandikanga shibhaglu kumulanje awe na shibhanchoyanje kwa bhandu bhangaamininji. ³⁴ Shibhatanianje shibhanilanje mata, shibhakomanje imbo, na shibhabhulaganje. Lakini baada ja moga ga tatu shibhayashe. ³⁵ Yakobo naka Yohana bhana bha Zebedayo, bhaikengene kugwake kubheleketa mkujiganya tunakunjuga mtutendele shoshowe shitukunjuga. ³⁶ Hashikwa lugulilanga mkupinganga nitendelelanje ndi. ³⁷ Gwalugulenje lunajuga tutame na mmwe kweneko kuliundeko jumo kumkono gwa nnilo na juna nkono gwa ndinda. ³⁸ Lakini Ayesu gubhajangwile, nkakushimanya shinkujuganga nnaweza ng'welanga shikombe shimbapilanje ubatisho gumatizwa nne?'' ³⁹ Gubhalugulilenje shitukombole Ayesu gubhalugulilenje shikombe shishimbapilile nne shimpapilanje la ubatizo gwangu gumatizwe shinipililile. ⁴⁰ Lakini shehatame mkono gwangu gwa kunnilo au nkono gwangu gwa kunchinda nne ngabha jwashoya, lakini ni bhabhilenjwe tayari ⁴¹ Bhabhanji bhajiganwanga kumi bhake pilikananjeje genega, gwabhandubheyenje kwatupambalilanga Yakobo naka Yohana. ⁴² Ayesu gubhabhenilenje kugwake na gwabhelekete muumanyinji kuti bhenanganya bhalu kulupalilwanga kubha bhakulugwanji kwa bhandu bha shilambo kwajimilanga na bhandu bhowe na manyikananga kwa bhakulungwa indu yowe. ⁴³ Lakini ikapinjikwa kubha nnei pakati jwetu jojowe shabha jwankulungwa pakati jwetu atumishe, ⁴⁴ Na jojowe shwbhe jwa kwanza pakati jwetu anapinjikwa abhe katumetume jwa bhowe. ⁴⁵ Pabha mwana jwa Adamu jwangaika kutumishi lwa ikabhe ashikwiya tumika na kuushoya ukoto gwake kwa ajili ja nhandubhobhe. ⁴⁶ Gubhaikengene kuyeriko pubhajabhule kuyeriko na bhakuji ganywa bhabho na bhandunji bhabagwinji, mwana juka Timotheo, Batimayonkalola jwa jugajuga ahikutama nnyenje mpande. ⁴⁷ Akaniikaneje kuti bhanebho Ayesu Nazareti , gwatandibhe nyenye Y''esu, mwana juka Daudi, unyangutile. ⁴⁸ Bhabhagwinjinji gubha mkalipilenje jwejula jwenga lola jula gubhanugulionje pumula lakini ashikuguta kwa utia ''Mwana jwa Adaudi monela ghiya!'' ⁴⁹ Ayesu gubhajimi ni kunugulilanga shemwe. Gubhanchemilenje jwangalola jula gwalugulenje abhe na ''Mashili uji nushe! Ayesu ⁵⁰ bhanakushem''.Gwalijaile panyenje likati lyake, gwabhutushe, na gwaishe kwa Ayesu. ⁵¹ Ayesu gubhanjangulwe na gwabhelekete, ''Indiashi yukupinga nikutendele?'' Jwajule jwashileu jwangalola gwajangwile , bhajiganya, ngunapinga kulola. ⁵² Ayesu gubhalugugwile ''Jenda. Kulupalia kwako uponile popo pepo meyo gake gugalolile; na gwakagwile Ayesu mumpanda.

¹ Gene mobha go pubhaikengene ku Yelushalemu, pubhabhandishilenje kubeshipage na kubetania, kushitumbi sha misheituni, a Yesu bhashinkwalajilanga bhabhili bha munkumbi gwa bhaajiganywa bhake. ² Gubhaalgulilenje, ''Njendangananje kushilambo shilubhandishile. pene pushinjinjilanje mwenemo shimung'mananje mwana jwa punda aliji akanabhekwela wala kamo mugopolanje munnongoyanje kuni nne. ³ Mwanaga jojowe ammanyangaga pakuti nnatendanga nnei?, Nnungu lanje, Bhakulungwa bhanakumpingati na shibhammujishiye pano". ⁴ Gubhapitengenenje nikung’imana mwana juka mbunda atabhilwe palanga pa nnango pa ntalagwa bhonekana, gubhangopwelenje. ⁵ Na bhandu bhananji bhajimengennj pepala gubhaushiyenje, nkutendanga ndi, kungopola mwana juka mbundajo!. ⁶ Gubhaalugulilenje malinga shibholugulilwenje na a Yesu, na bhandunji bhala gubhaleshilenje bhajendanga nanje. ⁷ Bhaajiganywa bhabhili bhala gubhannongweyenje mwana jukambunda kwa a Yesu na gubha tandishenje ngubho yaonji pa ntundu jake nkupinga a Yesu bhakwele. ⁸ Lugwinjili lwa bhandu gubhatandishenje nngubho yabhonji numpanda, na banganji gubhatemdishenje nyambi ya mikongo ibhakatilenje mnigunda. ⁹ Bhene bhalongolelenje na bhakagulangaga nnyuma gubaengelenje kwa jobhela, “Hoshana!” bhashipegwa mboka bhakwiya kwa lina lya Bhakulungwa. ¹⁰ Mpengwe mboka mmakulungwa nkwiya kwa awawa yetu a Daudi! Hoshana kubhatama kuNnungu”. ¹¹ Penepo a Yesu gubhajinjile ku Yerushalemu na jinjila nnyunta ja shalila nilola kila shindu. Nneyo malanga ga mui gamalile, gubhapite kubetaania pamo na likumi limo na bhabhili. ¹² Lyubha likagulile, malanga gaabhuja kubhamia, gubhaipiliken shibhanga. ¹³ gubhaguweni nkongo gwa ntimikwatalika ugumbele mamba, gubhapite kugulola mwana shibhaimane shiepo shoshowe shiogwele pene pubhaujendelaga gwenego, bhangapata shoshowe, ikabheje maambape, pabha pugaliji nngabha malanga gaogola tini. ¹⁴ Gubhaulugulile, “Jwaka jojowe shaalye shiepo shaogoya ugwe kabhili”. Na bhaajiganywa bhabho gubhapilikenenje. ¹⁵ Gubhaikengenenje ku Yerusakem, pene gubhajinjile nnyumba jaa jujila Nnungu ni tandu bha kwaa shiyanga palanga bhaaushanga na bhaumanga indu nkai ja nyumba ja kwajujila a Nnungu, Gubha pindingwile meja ya bhaindiganyanyangaga mbya na itengu ya bhausha ngaga nguda. ¹⁶ Bhannganneka mundu jojowe kujamula shoshowe nnyumba ja jujila Nnungu shaakombola kushiusha. ¹⁷ Gubhaajiganyenje bhulisheketa, “Bhuli yangajandikwa, nyumba jangu shijibhe nyumba ja jijila kwa bhandu bhowe? ikabheje nshikujitendanga lishemba lya bhaapokonyolanga”. ¹⁸ Bhakulungwanji bha bhabhishila na bhandu bha majandiko gubhapilikenenje pubhabheleketaga genego, na bhalabhonji gubhalole yenje shiumilo sha kwa bhulaga. Nkali nneyo bhashikujogopanga pabha lugwinjili lwa bhandu lushinkukanganugwilanga majiganyo gao. ¹⁹ Na kila malanga ga ligulo pugai kanga bhatendaga jaulanga kujinjini. ²⁰ Pubhalinginji bhaliowanga lyahaba, gubhauweninji nkongo gwa ntini gula , gujumwile kutandubhila kunani mpaka kumbubhu. ²¹ A Petro gubhakumbushile ni bheleketa, “Amwalimu! Nnole, nkongo gwa nntini gumuloshile gula gujumwile. ²² A Yesu gubhajamgwile, “Mwakulupalilanje a Nnungu. Shitabhi sha a MARIKO SURA 11:23 – 33. ²³ Nkulupalianje na kummalanjilanga kuti mundu shalugulile ashi shitumbi shi,jabhula ukaileshele mmashi, na monaga jwangali lipamba mumtima gwake ikabhe anakulupalila kuti shabhelekele shishikoposhele, shenesho ni shishibhatende a Nnungu. ²⁴ Kwa nneyo nguna kummalanjilanga kila shindu shinkujuganga na kubhuga kwa ligongo lyake, nkulupalilanje kui mposhelenje, numbe shiibhe yenunji. ²⁵ Numbe punkujimanga nkujuga nnapinjikwanga kuleshela shoshowe shinkwetenje kwa ligongo lya mundu jojowe nkupinga ainabhenunji bha ku Nnungu bhanmeshelenje ilebho yenunji ²⁶ (mmanye:Gwene mshitaligu, “ikabheji monaga nkaleshelelanga, nkali aina bhenunji bha ku Nnungu bhankanneshelelanga ilebho yenunji” gwakwa mu itabhu ya bhukala). ²⁷ Gubhaikengenenje Ku Yerusalemu kabhili. Na a Yesu pubhaliji bhalitimbilila nnyumba ja jujila Nnungu , bhakulungwanjibha bhaabhishila na bhaajandikanga majandiko na bhanyikala gubhajendelenje. ²⁸ Gubhaushiyenje, “kwa mashili gekeni nnatenda indu yenei?” Numbe gani ampele mashili gatenda indu yenei?”. ²⁹ A Yesu gubhalugulilenje,”Shinimmayanje shibhugo shimo. Mmalanjilanje na nne shimimmalanjilanje kwa mashili gashi gungutendela yene indui. ³⁰ Bhuli ubhatisho gwa a Yohana kugwakoposhele kwa a Nnungu eu kugukopeshele ku bhandunji? Nnyangulanye”. ³¹ Gubhaushiyenenji na taukangana na bheleketa,”Mwanaga tulugulage, kukuposhela kwa a Nnungu, shibalugule,” bhai kwandi mwangakulupalilanga? ³² Na monaga tulugulaga, “Koposhela kwa bhandunjii” Bhashikwajogopanga bhandunji, pabha bhowe bhashinkukamulilanga kuti a Yohana pabhaliji a Nkulondola. ³³ Penepo gubhaajangwilenye a Yesu na bheleketa,”Tukaamanya Numbe a Yesu gubhalugulilenje,” Nkali nne ngaannugulilanga kwa mashili gai ngunatenda indu yenei.

¹ Ayeshu gwatandwibhe kwa figanyanga kwa mfano. Gwa lugwile mundu hashikupanada lishamba lyamizabibu gwalitimbilie lubhota nagwa kolile lihiimbo lya shindika mvinyo. Gwakshenjile shundoshashi leo baadajamalia nikulipangisha lyenelyo ligunda lyowelyo kwabhalima nga zabibu ghubhaja bhile mwanjangwa kwatarika. ² Muda hukajeneleje gubhantumile mtu shijwabho kwa bhanduji bhalimanga mizabibu bhala. Kuposhela hanga lwikasha matondo gazabibu gakopoka pangundapa. ³ hikabheje bhashinko nkamulanga, na kuminganga bila shoshoe kushipata. ⁴ gubha ntumile juna, gubha mpotekenje mumtwe nani kuntendela mambo gahoni. ⁵ Bado gubha ntumilejuna najemwenejo polijijumo gubhammwelwegenje bhashunku bha ntende langa bhanaji bhanagwinjib hindotondoye neyo gubha komilenje na bhananji kubhagulanga. ⁶ pubhalinji nakamundujumope haigelejwa kuntuma, mwana nkupingwa najwenejo palijwa mwisho hatumilwe kungwa bhonji. Bhankuti,``Shibhange’e shimunji pabha mwanangi”. <sup>7</sup> Lakini bhapolekanga gubhalungulile nenje``Jweneju ndio nkulushi nkianje kutumulaje nahulishipushigubhe gwetu”. ⁸ Gubha njinjililenje nikumulaganga ni kunjaaa palnga pangunda gwa mizabibo. ⁹ Bulipshibatende bhaenenngunda gawamizabibuu? Shibanjie kwabhulaganga bhalimanga nngunda gwanu zabibu na shibhe pegwa nje bhananji nngunda gwamizabibu ¹⁰ . Nkanabhe shomanga gene maandikogo? Liganga libhalikanile nje bha shenganga puliliganga lyapenyenje. ¹¹ Lyeneli koposhwe kwa bhakulungwa nani lyahaja bu paameyo getu. ¹² bhashinkulungeanga nkukumula Yes, lakini Bhashinkojo gopanga bhanduji bhabhagwaji, bhashinku mumanya nyanga mifanoji bhabhelekete ni kwajilija bhonji bahi kwaneyo gubhanne shilenje gubhaja bwilenje ¹³ .Lakini gubhatuminenje baazija mafarisayo na makedonia kwake hili bhaninga nje kwa malobhe. ¹⁴ Pubhaikenje gubhannungulilenje ``Kufundisha tumumanyi kwa mba hagweukajaali shikajojo na hukalanguya hupendeko pabho ndunji hunjinganya mpando gwa Nnungu nkati nkweli buli? Kulipakodi kakaisali ni kwa mbone? Buli tunaweza lipa au tunalipe? <sup>15</sup> .Lakini Yesu hashinkugumanya unafikigwa bhonji nikwalugulilanga``kwahindyashinna ningenga? Mmbanganje shilingi nijilole’’. ^{16 17} Gubhahishananjonji jimo kwa Yesu, gubha halugulilenje,``penepa pamea pekeni namaandishi gapalipenepa gakeni? Gwalugugwilenje pameyo pakakahosali.’’ 17. Yesu gwabhalugulilenje``mumpanganje kaisari hinduhikakaisari na Nnungu hineluya Nnungu gubhang’imongenje ^{18 19} .Nikhabhaje masadukayo, galugula kwakwa kuyoywa gubhamushienje, bhalikitinji. 19.Nkujiganya, musha hashikutujandi shala kubha hibhaga mpwake mundu hawoga nakunnekankagwe panyuma jake, hikabheje jwangeleka mwana, mundu shaantole nkagwejwa kampwake nakuhipatila bhana kwajilika mpwake. ^{20 21 22} .Papali bhando saba, jwakanya hashikutola jwandonya baadae gwawile, jwangaleka bhana. 21.Najwa bhili gwantolile najwalakwe gwawile, jangwaleka bhana najwatatu nnepeyo. 22. Nakajwa saba pawile bila leka mwanamwisho gwake nakajwandonya gwa wile. ²³ Wakati gwa yoywa, Pushibha yoywanj kabhili, pa shabhe nkagwe gani, kwa sababu bhoesaba pulinginji hashambujebhake. ^{24 25} 24 Yesu gwabha lugulinje bulimmanganyanji haji nnga sababu ja petekuywa kwa sababu nkakuga manyange mahandiko wala mashiri ga haNnungu. 25 Wakati gwayoywa kushoka kwawilenje bhakalombange walajinjila nndoa ikabheja poshibha bhanganjetunu malaika gaku ma honde. ^{26 27} 26 Lakini tika bhando bhayuywanga mwana shomanga kushika shakashi tabushikamosha kwa habari ja shitekete, shibhashite lugula ni kunugulila,nneNnunu jwa Abrahimu na Nnungu juka, saka Nannungu juka Yakobo.27 Nngeti na Nnungu bhabhawilenje ikabheje bhando bhabhakoto ni kwa iinchipetekuywa. ^{28 29 30 31} 28 Mundujumo nkujandika hashikuika nipilikanila nkonguru gwa bhonji, gwabheni yampone majibigambogwa mmusie nihamrijashi jilija muhimu katika yau. 29 A Yesu bhashinkujangu filifamuhinijeneji pilikana Israeli bhakulungwa Anungu bhetu bhakulungwa ni bhamo. 30 lazimatwapinje bhakulongwa ko gowe kuambomu yako yoe kwa ng’anioyake yoe na kwamashili ga kogowe. 31 Lazima ja dhili najina kama nwapi nje alongo hajnumbuti shinkwipingami nnuyene jakwa lazima yaikulungwa ina kwikoyengu. ^{32 33 34} 32 Nkujandika gwa logwile nnepeyo nkujigenyainnugwile yam bone kiti ha Nnunguni bhana , kuti bhakwa bhana kuliko bhenebho. 33 Kwapinga bhene kwa ntimagoe na wang’anio yoe na kwa mashili goe na kumpinga nnongo njenu hindu shinkwepi mmayene yenei ni uehibone kuliko mtoleona zabihu yateketea. 34 Wkati AYesu pwabhwani bhashashie lijibu lya busara bha shinkulugula hugwegwanga hiteria na hufalme gwa nnungu baada ja penepo jwa kwa ha bhushie kwa AYesu maswali goge ³⁵ Na Yesu bhashinkujangula pubhalifi bhalijiganya nikarusa, gwalugwile mmanganyanji nkufandikangammwe punkulunga Kiristo mwanafuka Daudi? ³⁶ Daudi nnyena katika mbumu ya ukonjelo gwalugile kwa bhakulungwa bhangu nkono gwanilo. Mkpakani mishenhigongo njenupai mmakongonogako. ³⁷ Daudi bhaene pubhakwashema Akristo bhakulungwa buli mwana jwa aDaudi kwanammajashia.Nabhandunji bhagwanjigubhapili kenje kwanonyeko. ³⁸ Katika kujiganya k wa Yesu bhashikulugu mwipwelelanje na bhafundi kanga bhakolanga hanu kwenda na kanzu jajileu nikomanywa mmashoko. ³⁹ Nitama mmishati na musheree pwakwimananga bhakulungwanji. ⁴⁰ Bhana lya nyumba jangali bhashikunijuga kwa hulehu hili bhandubhabhonanje bhene hanga nyanji bho shibhapatanje hukumu jajikulungwa. ⁴¹ Ayesu gwatemi pashiko shagadokankati nunchati bhashindalola bhandu bha taganga ela nnisanduku bhandu bhakwetenje bhashikubhikanga hela ya hingwinji. ⁴² Ika bhaje bhandonya bhangali bhangali bhashilehu lipuka gwashisheni tanga ipande hibhili sawa na senti. ⁴³ Gubhashemilenje bhajiganywa ni kuhabhalanjilanga hajujwandanya jwangalibhashileu hashitanga senteyaigwinji kupita bhandu bhoe bhashashienje nisanduku lya ⁴⁴ sadai.Bhoenji bhashoshienje kwaajili jainduya higwinji ya kwete.lakin hajujwandonya njwangali bhashikeuju,kwafuka gwake hashishahipanje yafumikwa maisha gabho gohe.

¹ .Ayesu pubhanji bhalikwenda kushoka kunchai,jumo katika mkujiganywa jwake gwamushie “Mkujiganya lola maganga ga ukaimonga na majumba”. ² Gwannugulie, ulikugabhona majumba gamakulungwa ga? Lakwa wala liganga limo shilihigale pamtundu linapeni ngwa pai. ³ Pubhaliji, bhai bhatemi pa shitumbi sha mizeituni kunyuma ja nchatii petro, Yakobo, Yohana na Andrea gubhamushienje shinong’ona ⁴ Ntulugulile yenei pushibhe shakani? Indi shilangule gha genego kukoposhela? ⁵ A Yesu gwatandubhe kwalugululilanga Mtamangane ukoto kuti mundu jojowe anang’o bhanje. ⁶ Bhabhagwinji shibhaikakane kwa jina lyangu bhalilugulanga nne ndio shibhaobhanje bhabhagwi njinji. ⁷ Dushimpilakanje na nnjumo ya ngondo nnajogopanje yene induyo yakoposhela ikabhe kumpelo ikanabhe ika. ⁸ Shilambo shishijinushe tofauti na shilambo shine. Na ukulungwa tofauti na ukulungwa . shikopeshele ya ungumila papowe patalikatalika, na shibhanga genega ndo malongolelo gapatek. ⁹ Mmanganje meyo shibhampelekanje na kwene kubalasha. Na shinkomwanje mpaka mmakanisa shinjimikwanje mmujo ja bhakulungwa na bhakulungwa kwa ajili jangunne tunu ushai di gwabhonji. ¹⁰ Penepo Enjili lazima jitangashwe kuilambo yowe. ¹¹ Pushibhakamulanje na kwa kamuyanga nnajogo panje shoshawe shishi mmeleketanje, nkati ja mvenemo shimpegwa nje shabheleketa ngabha mmanganyani nkulipinga bheleke tanga ikabhe pumu ja lukonjelo. ¹² Mundu na kampwake shibhabhulagane. Mundu na ka nng’inagwe bhana shibhajimanje shibhatendeukanje ashainabhabho shiumilo kubhulagwa. ¹³ Shinchu mwanje na kila mundu kwa lina lyangu kila shaipilile mpaka kumpelo jwenejo shatapulwe. ¹⁴ Pushimonanje ya bhimana na yahaibika ijimi pepula pwikapinjika kujima ikabhe bhalinginji nkati ja Yuda bhabhutushikanje kushitumbi. ¹⁵ Jojowe alikushipagula ha nyumba ana ulush pai ja nyumba au kuutola shindu ghoghow shili palana. ¹⁶ Na alikunguda anabhuje kutola ngubho jakwe. ¹⁷ Ikabhe bhenanganya bhobha kwetenje itumb na bhajonjeanga gene makatigo. ¹⁸ Njuganje inakoposhele wakati gwa shipwepwe. ¹⁹ Ga ningapagwa mapoteko ga makulungwa gakanabhe koposhela tangu A nnungupaeleye shilambo mpaka nnaino wala ikakoposhela kabhili. ²⁰ Mpaka bhakulungwa pushibhapanguye moga shakwa shiilu shishitapulwa ikabhe bhaagulenjwe bhakapunguya no ja moga. ²¹ Gwene wakati go mumona mundu jojowe alikunugulila lola Kristo ali pepano au nail apala nnaamininji. ²² Kwani Kristo jwa unami na nkulondola unami bhashikoposhelanje nab ha shoyanga ishara na indu ilangugo na nganganigo ili bhantembanj nkali bhahagwilenje. ²³ Mmanganje meyo ninnugulilenje yen jowei ikanababhtendeka. ²⁴ Ikabhe baada ja mboeko ga gene moga go lyubhaa hilighe na lubhindu na lwei lukakola langala. ²⁵ Ndondwa shigw shoka kuliunde shigatikinyishe. ²⁶ Penepo ndo pushibhamo nnanje mwana juka Adamu halikwia nniunde kwa mashili ga makulungwa na ukulungwa. ²⁷ Penepo shibhatumanje ashikatumetume bhak na kwa kusanyanga pamo na bhaagwilenje kushoka ipan nneshe ya shilambo kushoka kushilambo mpaka kunyuma mpaka kuliunde. ²⁸ Kwa mkongo mwijiganya nje tundu lujambi lushoya na bhiva mamba gake penepo ndo pushimaamanja nje shau shinakwiya. ²⁹ Pwili pene pushimonaje yeneiilikoposhela penepo no pushimuumanyanje bhandishile na bhali panango ³⁰ Na kwei nguna kunugulilanga shene shibheleko shi shiikapita kwa atalika yenei ikanabhe koposhela. ³¹ Liunde na shilambo shishipite la malobhe gangu gakanita nguu. ³² Lakini lyene lyubha lyo au jene saa jo jwakwapi akuumanya hata ashitumetume wala kuliunde wala mwana wala kuliunde wala mwana wala awawa. ³³ Mmanganje meyo nnolanje kwasababu nkakuumanyinga muda gwa shaishe ntetelesheyanje nnolanje nnjuganje. ³⁴ Tundu mundu akwenda mmwanja gwa leghile nyumba jakwe na kumnika mmanda jwakwa aigale pa nyumba jakwe kila mundu na liengo lyake na kunugulila alindilila atume meyo. ³⁵ Kwahiyo nnagonanje pabha nkakumumanyanga bhakulungwa bha nyumba shibhabhuje shakani kamui inawezekana ligulo shilo la kaje pushiga kongobhele manongo au lyamba. ³⁶ Baikaga ghafula bhanangimane nni ngonile. ³⁷ Kila shishinugule kungwenunji kunalugu la kwa kila mundu Ncheyanje.

¹ Puyaliji moga ga gavili jikanave sikuku ja janga shashama mkuvishila mkulungwa na vajandi kangaushinkuva valikuonelanga pasaka kumkamula Yesu unami na kumbulaga. ² Kwa kuvuga vashikuveleketa mgava moga gegano gashikuku vandu vanatendanga mpwai . ³ Kuvaga Yesu paaliji besania kunyumba kuka simoni jwa mangundula pajendaga pameza mwali jumo ashi kwia kungwake avagana shupashupa mauta ganunjila nardojanimbone ga garama jikulungwa kaje ashinkukaashupa nijitannanija ntwe gwake ⁴ Ikaveje vashinkupagwanga vandunji vana vatumbilenje vavalanjilene vanganyanjikwa vanganyanji kutini nndiashi kwavaga kuova kuno. ⁵ Mauta gano gake umilwe kwa mmbia makumi gatatu nikwa panganga vakakwikombola veweno nikumkalipile. ⁶ Lakini Yesu asinkuveleketa munenganje jikape pakuji anakutu laja? Ashitenda shindu sha mmbone kungwangu. ⁷ Mogagowe vakakuikombola vapalinji kiola moga gogowe punku pinganga mtandanjepe gambone kwavonji ikaveje mkavanganga nane moga gagowe . ⁸ Ashitenda kila shakomwele ashipaka shilushangu mauta. ⁹ Kuvaga nakumalanjilanga kila papali injili pujitanywa katika ushilombo mbhwe kila shatendileajushisi lugulwe kwaajilija kumbushilwa. ¹⁰ Penepo yuda iskariote jumojwa vevala kumi na vavili ashikwenda kuka mkulungwa kwani ili kuti kumkamuya kungwaonji. ¹¹ Makati vakulugwa mkuvushila puvapilikenenje nneyo vashinku angalala niku tapa kumkamuya mmbia ashikutanduva kuloleya mtima na kumkamuya kungwao. ¹² Katika lyuvalyatanduva lya moga mikate jangashashama moga guva shoshile ngondoro jwa pasaka vakujianywa vashikunugulila unapinga jujende kwei tukakongonye ili mpalanje kulya pasaka. ¹³ Ashikwa tumanga vakujinganywa vavili na kwavalanjilanga nnjendangangananje kumjini shingimanaje na jwanume jwenejo ashijamulila luloshi mmonenganange mumkagulanje . ¹⁴ Nnyumba ajinjilaga mumkagulanje na mwavajilanjilanje vayene nyumba jenejo mkujinganya hashiveleketa kushili kwei shumba sha vajeni penepo pungupi nalya sikukuu na ashi nkujiganya vangu? ¹⁵ Shannangulanje shumba sha kunani shikulungwa shikwete gambni kuti shipali pe ntendanje mkaandaanje ajili jetu pepala. ¹⁶ Vakujinganya vashinkujaulanga na mwanja shilambo vashi nkuimakana kilashindu mmbuti shavelekete ashikwavalanjilanga vaakaandaje yalya pasaka. ¹⁷ Vashikutamangana ikaveje ligulo aikaga na wowe kumi na vavili ¹⁸ Na paalanginji valivandashila pa mezana lya Yesu ashinkuveleketa nnepeyo nakumalangilanjilanga jumo kati jenunji aliya nane. ¹⁹ Vowe vashikulapanga na jumo na jumo valivalanjilana jwenojo nngava nne? ²⁰ Yesu gwajangilile kwavalanjilanga nijumo jwa kumi na vavili kati jenunji jumo jwenejo kati jenunji nneino anatola ndonji mshibakulijwenenejona nne. ²¹ Kwa kuva mwanajwa anungushajende mmbut maadiko shigavelekete nnani jake nkoolegwenu mundu jwejula kuti kupitilajweno mawana ja annungu shamkamuye ikaliji pambone ukoto ikaveje kuna gwake kuti mundu jwejula akanavelekwe. ²² Napalyanganga Yesu ashikutola lionji ni vishila na nakuungavanya ashikwapangana niveleketa mtolalanje ashi shilu shangu. ²³ Ashikutola shikombe nivishila nikwapanganga na wowenji gwa gwanwenje. ²⁴ Ashi kwa valanjilanga kwaajili javejinji. ²⁵ Nnepeyo nakumvalanjilanga ngagwa kavili katika yalya mazao aga lamzabibu mpaka pushimbapilegwa mpya katika ukulungwa gwa Nnungu. ²⁶ Vakamalianjeje kujimba lwimbo vashikwendandananga palanga kusitumbisha mizeituni. ²⁷ Yesu nikwava lanjilanga kuti mmanganyanji wowenji mkitenganje kwatajilika kuvaga jangu kwakuva ishijandikwa kuti shini nkome mchunga ngondolo ivutishe. ²⁸ Lakini baada ja yuka kwangu, shinongolele mmujo jenunji Kugalilaya. ²⁹ Petro ashikummalanjila, ''kama vowe vakulekaga nne ngakuleka''. ³⁰ Yesu ashikwavalanjilanga, ''Elo nakuvalanjila sheneshilo shi akanavekongo vela lipongo shiungane pavili, shuveutimize kungana patatu''. ³¹ Ika Petro hashinku veleketa nngava pini tayali mpaka kuwa pamo na mmwe ngakukana wowenji vashi kushoto aadi jilipe jila. ³² Vashikuika kuliengo ushemwa gethemane na Yesu nikwava lanjilanga vakujiganywa vakuti mtamangane hapa wakati navishila. ³³ Ashikwaja mulanga petro naka yakobo naka yohana pamo na venevo gwatanduve inginikana kulaga kabisa. ³⁴ Nikwavalanjilanga mtima gwangu unasikitika kabisa kuti mpaka kuwa nnepekanje penepo nncheaye. ³⁵ Yesu ashikenda mmujo kashoko nigwapai nijuga kuva iwezekanoga kuji gwene mudago uvaishe ashukuvelekete vakulungwa goneegowega kungwenu . ³⁶ Ashakuveleketa atat gewga gowe kungwenu ganakomboleka injoshee siio ngava kupinga kwangu bali kwapingakwenu. ³⁷ Aishe ni nikweimananga vagonilenje niku malanjila petro na ka simoni ni bulinngonilenje mwangakombolanga shea muda . ³⁸ Ncheanje na nnuganje kuti nnajinjilanje mmboteko mangungutupe mtima ikaveje shiilu shishitotoshela . ³⁹ Apitikavili kujuga na vashikuvelekenje malove galapigala. ⁴⁰ Aishe kavili nikwakongana vagolilenje kwa kuvanga meyo gaonji gashigonana vanga manyanga indi shakunungulila. ⁴¹ Ashikuika kaviligwatatu ni kwavala njilanga kutingonile nje na pumalila elo nneono uishe nnolanje mwana juka Nnungu shatanjwe mmakono mwonji vaketeshambi. ⁴² Njimukanje twendangane nnolanje jwetula angamuya pali patome. ⁴³ Pene puva liji bado valikunguluka yuda jumo vevala kumi na vavili aika li kundi likulungwa kupoka kwa vakulungwa bha kuvishila nkuvishila na vajandi kanga na vakongopa vashikujigalanga mapangano ndombola. ⁴⁴ Gwenemudago jwakumkamuya jwake auoelenje kati jumo kwa jumo ashikwendana kuveleketa mkufundisha ni kwa kamula. ⁴⁵ Pepala yuda paishe jumo kwa jumo ashikwenda kuka Yesu ni veleketa mkufundisha na kumkamuya. ⁴⁶ Penepo nikuntangangapaja ulinda na kumkamulila ⁴⁷ Ikaveje jumo kati jao ajimi patome jenejo ashikuolonola upanga gwake nikumkoma vatumwa bha mkuvishila vakulangwa na kwaa katalisikio. ⁴⁸ Yesu ashikwavalanjilanga mashiri kungamulanga kwa mapanga ndombola mbuti mkujiva? ⁴⁹ Kwa kuvagomoga gowe naliji nammangunyanji mmanganya ninjikunjinganyanga liekalu lakini janeji jishi tendakwali gajandikwe gatimilele. ⁵⁰ Navavela vowe vashikuvanajo Yesu vashikunnekanga ni kumutuka. ⁵¹ Kijana jumo ashikumkangala aliji asiwala shukapejenejo ja iunishi le kumtimbilila vakumamulanganga lakini. ⁵² Ashikwakolovoka ni kujileshuka jake pepala niutajwanga wala. ^{53 54} Vashikunjogopa Yesu kwa kuva kuhani jwamkulungwa pepala vashikuimana pamo vakulungwa wowevako ngopa na vajandikanga.hela lyNakupetro ashikumkagula Yesu kwa talika alinkwenda kwekula kwa mkushilajwa mkulungwa ashikutama pamo na ashikali valingini patome na moto valjotange kuposoto. ^{55 56} Gwewe wakatigo mkuvishila jwa mkulungwa bowe na libalaza mashuuda pakwa Yesu vapatanje kuulaga ikave je vangampatango. Kuvanga vandunji vvanjinji vasikanajo ushuuda dagwa unami pamtundu jake ata ushuuda gwa ukalingana. ^{57 58 59} Vananji vashinkujima nishoya ushuuda gwa unami jua jake nilugulanga. Twamplikene aliveleketa shingalibie liekalu lino leleywe kwa makono mkati gwa mova gatatu sinjenje lina lyangalaalaywa kwa makono. Nkaata ushuuda gwao gwa ngalingana. ^{60 61 62} Mkuvishila mkulungwa ashikujimapaka, tipakati jaonji nikumuya Yesu buli ushikola shaveleketa vandunjiva vashuudianga nndi nyumba jako. Jwenojo ahsikukutama nunu jwangula shoshowe penepo mkuvishila jwa mkulungwa ni kristo mwanajwa balikiwa. Yesu ashikuveleketa nne ndio nahamtamuoona Adamu alitama mkono nnilogwamashili akili ajiaga na maunder kunani. Mkuvishila jwa mkulugwa ashikupapula nnguo yake niveleketa bali bado tunapinga mashaidi. ^{63 64 65} Mpilikenenje kuyukawamuzi gwenunjinigwi na wowe vashikuukamula mmbuti jumo ashipigwa kuwa.Vananji gwatanduvenje kunng’unila matani ni kumkoma nakumalanjila londola vamkamulenje nikumkoma. Naka Petro paliji bado apali pai kulungwani mtumwa jumo bha valiva mkuvishila bha kulungwa asikuka kugwake. ^{66 67 68} Ashikumona Petro palijiajimi alijota moto nikumnola kwa kumvandishila kishanikunnugulila na ugwe ushinkuvanaka mnazaleti Yesu. Jwenejo ashikukanakutinga kummanya wala ngaaelewa kuvashene shinka veleketa baigwashoshile nikwenda kulugwani (Mkamule mstari agu na mwenemo nna kala yaukala. Kuvanga vajunga vatumwa jwa mamapepala ashi kumona na atandwi vekwa valanjilanga kutivevala valinago vashijimangana pepala ajumunduju jumo katika jwenejo. ^{69 70} Kuvanga ashikana kavili kashoka vevala vapalinji vajingene nje pepala vali kungalila Petro kweli kuvaga ugwe pia ni mgalilaya. Lakini ashikutandnduva nneyone pai ja waana kumkondandela ngakummanya manduju jukammeleketela. ^{71 72} Kuva lipongo guliko ngove le kavili gwavili kuva Petro ashi kukumbushila malove ga AYesu aliji ammala njile kabla lipongo kukongovele gwa vili shinganepata tu nigwa niguta.

¹ Liyamba pa vakulungwa bha makuhani bhashikumananga pamo na vakongopa na vajandikanga na litaraza liyowe lya vakongopa. Halafu guvatavile aYeshu na na kwapeleka kwa a pilato. A pilato guvaushie , ''Mmwe ni mfalme jwa wayahudi''. ² Gwavajangule, ''Mwe mmelekete nneyo''. ³ Vakulungwa vava makuhani guvatashie malonji ga majinji kutiga A - Yesu. ⁴ A pilato guvavushie kanili, ''Nkajangula shoshowe? Nkolola namuna malonji ga majinji guvakunnonga? ⁵ Lakini A yeshu vangangangwa apilato na nneyo ishikukwakaniga. ⁶ Pwikavaga makati ga ikukuu hugopolwa jwa ntave jumo, jwa ntave juvanjujilenje. ⁷ Vapalanji vatavilenjwe nnilungu, nkatijaonji vavulaganga, nkatimwa vapindikulile shalya valumikiaga makosa gaonji. Aapali mundu jumo ahsemwaga Baraba. ⁸ Lugwinjili ushikuika kwa Apilato ni kwajuga vatende shivatendaga ukala. ⁹ Apilato gwavangulenje na kutaya, ''Nnapinganga ninngopolelanje mfalme jwa mayahudi?'' ¹⁰ Pava vashikumanya kuligaligongo lya wivu gwa vakulungwa va makuhani vashikwakanula Ayesu na kwa peleshela. ¹¹ Lakini vakulungwa bha makuhni bhashikwabilishinji lugwanjili kutaga nyenye kwa ng'uto kuti agopolwe Balaba badala jao. ¹² Apilato gwavajangwalenje kavili na kulambaja, kuti nintende bhuli mfalme jwa Myahudi? ¹³ Guvajonovelenje kavili kuti, ''Mwavulaje!''. ¹⁴ Apilato gwajangwile , ''Vvatendile shindu shashi sha jogoya?'' Lakini ni punda kujovela pa punda na pa punda ''Mwasulubishe'' ¹⁵ Apilato valipanga kwanonyea lugwinjili, gwavagopollele Baraba. Gwavaakunwile Ayeshu mijeledi ni gwa shoshie vake sulibiwe. ¹⁶ Maashikali guvalongoleje mpaka nkati nnugwani (gwegula uli nkati mwa likambi) na vashikundikana pamo shikoshisha maashkali. ¹⁷ Ni kwa washa, Ayeshu kanshuja langi ja shambalau, na vashikupotaga taji lya miva nikwawashaga. ¹⁸ Guvatanduvenje kwaveveluya, na kati, ''Shalamu, mfalme jwa mayahudi!''. ¹⁹ Guvakomilenje muntwe kwa nnai na kwamila mata. ²⁰ Hata bada ja kwa veveluya, gwaulile jejila kanzu ja shambalau na kwa kweteka, nguo yao na kwa shoya kwenda palanga mwanja gwa kwasulibisha. ²¹ Guvantumbilile apita mpanda kwa janguta, valiji valijinjila kunjiini alikoposhela kunngunda Ashemwaga Simon mkirene (atati vake Iskanda na gwe Rufo); Guvatumbilile kuujigala msalaba gwa Ayesu. ²² Maashikali guvaapeleshe Ayesu mahali pashemwaga Goligota (mana gake shivangasha ntwe) ²³ Gwapelenje ukana (mwinyo) nengenyunywe na manemane, lakini vangang'wa. ²⁴ Guvasulibishenje na guvagave nenje nguo yao na kanzu jao guvapijile kula kuti jive jikeni kwa maashikali. ²⁵ Kwenyeshaa tatu nnei ja lyamba puvasulibishe. ²⁶ Gwavishilenje shibao pantundu jao shijandishwe malonji, ''Mfalme jwa Mayahundi''. ²⁷ Vashikwasulibisha pamo na vangulu vavili, jumo nkono gwao gwa nnilo na juna nkono gwa gwa nshinda. ²⁸ Njimatile: Gwene nkwekwe, ''Na majandiko gugatimile gateile'' ukapagwa kwenye mashapisho ga ukala. ²⁹ Na vevala vapitanganaga vashikwatikana, valitinginya mitwe jao valiveleketanga, ''Aha! ugwe ugwakaa lilekalu na kulishenga kwa moga gatalu. ³⁰ Gwijokole nnyene na uulushe pai kushoka mu-mshalaba! ³¹ Kwa nnyambo gula pegola vakulungwa bha makuhani vashikwaputanga valikungunguluyana, pamo na vajandika kuti, ''Vashikwajiokola vananji, lakini vakakombola kwijokola vayene. ³² Akristo mfalme jwa Ishraeli, uluka pai nnaino msalabani, tukubhone na kuamini na vevala vasulibishwenje pamo nao nnei peila vashikwaveveluya. ³³ Puitimilile shaa shita, luvindu lushikupangwa shilambo showe mpaka shaa tisha. ³⁴ Makati ga shaa tisha, Ayeshu vaashikuguta nguto ja jikulungwa, ''Eloi Eloi, lama sabaktani?'' mana gake ''Annungu vangu, Annungu vangu kwa ndi nchineka?''. ³⁵ Baadhi venevo vajimingene pwapiluikenenje vaveleketangaga, '' Nnole, anakwashema Aeliya.'' ³⁶ Mundu jumo abhutunga gwagumbeje siki nshiponji na kujivika nnai mwa nkongo gwa nnai, gwapwele vang'we. Mundu jumo gwavelekete, ''Nnindanje tulole ivaga Aliya shivajia kwauluya pai''. ³⁷ Pene Ayeshu guvagutile kwa ngulo ja jikulungwa na gwawile. ³⁸ Lipashia lya lihekalu guliga vanyishe ipande ivili kuumila kunani mpaka kuii. ³⁹ Aofisha vamo valinji vajimishitwela Ayeshu, pavaweni vawile kwa nnelia, gwavelekete, ''Kajekaje vene vandu bha vaalinji mwana jwa Ashipanganyaa . ⁴⁰ Valinginji valilolanga kwa talika nkati jaonyi vapala Amaliamu magdalene, Amaliamu (akwave yakobo mpwake Yoshe ) na Ashalome. ⁴¹ Makati puvaliji kugalilaya vashikwa kagulanga na vana vavajinji vashikulongana nao mpaka kuyeshulamu . ⁴² Puyaliji ligulo, na pava yalinji lya maandalio lyuva lya shabasho jika nave. ⁴³ Ayushupu bha kuatimataya guvaishe pepala vashikulwa anjumbe vashiitama bha heshimika, mundu alolela ufalme gwa Ashipanganya. Gwapite kwa Apilato kwa kuiaminisha, na kujunga shiilu sha Ayeshu. ⁴⁴ Apilato vashikukanganigwa kuti Ayeshu vamaile, guvaashemile vevala aopisha nikwanya waga Ayeshu vawile. ⁴⁵ Pwapatile uhakikisho kwa aopisha kuti vawile, vashikwaleshela Ayusupu kuujigala nsiba, ⁴⁶ Ayushupu valiji vaumile shanda. Guvaulwiye mshalabani, gwailijilile shanda, na kuvavika nkkkanhuli liveshiwe nnijabali. Halapu guwaliingiliye liganga pa nnango gwa likabhuli. ⁴⁷ A maliamu magdalena na Amaliamu akwave Yoshe vapaweninji puvaashishile Ayeshu.

¹ Malanga ga sabato pugamale Mariamu Magadalena na Maria anyilabhaoo Yakobo na Salome vashikuhumanga manukato gambone, kwa ajili vakombolanje kukwapakala mauta shihilu sha Yesu kwa ajili ya kwashika. ² Lyambape lyiva la kwanza la juma, washikwenda kulikabuliliva la lyamba. ³ Vashikuveleketenga ashiyene kwa asheyene, gani shashoya liganga kwa ajili jetu lgalatujinjile nkati nnikaburi. ⁴ Malanga vakalolanjeje vashi kwavonanga mundu alishoya ligangu pulyaliji lya likulugwa kaje. ⁵ Guvanjinjile nnikaburi na kugimana nngwendo avalile lijoho iyanave ashikutama nkono gwa nnilo. Wakakanganigwa. ⁶ Gwalugulilenje nnajogopanje, nnkololeyanga Yesu jwa Nazareti, akomelwe mumsalaba ashiyuka jwakapi hapano, nng'angalie pepala puvamishilanje. ⁷ Njaulangananje nkuvanjilanje valajinganya bhaonji petro alongolele kweneko ku galilaya kweneko shikamonanje malinga shanugulil;anje malinga shanu galilanje. ⁸ Gwajaulenje ni vutukanga kutoka kwenye likaburi. Vahinkuhungumilanga na kangamigwa. Vanga veleketanga shindu shoshoe kila mynda ashikujogopa kwa sababu vyashikujogopangu kaje. ⁹ (Zingatia: vangaamininji marko 16: 9 - 20 ) yambape lyuva lya kwawiala juma, baada ja yuka ashikwakoshelanga vamo mariamu magdalena. Vevala vyashikwashoya mahoka saba. ¹⁰ Ashikujaula na kwalugulilanga valinginji pamojanaonji wapepala mudaa vashunigika shoya manyoi. ¹¹ Vashikupilikananga kutijwankoto ashionekana pamojanaonji, lakini havakuamini. ¹² Badaganneyo bhashikopeshela namna jatofatitofauti kwa vandu vanapo vavili. Mudaa vakaliginyiji walikopeshelanga kushilambo. ¹³ Ni kwendagana kwalughilinga nkujikonywa vanapo washikubakinji kwa vevala makuni na jumo washinkegemeanga shikalilosha meshaa ni wakalipilanga sababuu ja ngaami kwaonji kwa nneyo vevala valolilenje baada ja kujuka wawilenje. ¹⁴ ((Baadaja kwitokeza na vevala nkujinanywa vevala kumi na jumo vashikujegeme mezaa. Ni kwakalipilanga kwa sababu jangaaminikwaonji kwa jakalamba ntima, kwa sababu vangaaminji vavala valolilenje baadajayuka kwao kuposhela kuwafu. ¹⁵ Gwalughulinje nnjendengananje kushilambo shoe na pitangaza malove kwa vandunji volenji. ¹⁶ Jojoe shabatizwe shahakoke na jwejula akaamini shahukumiwe. ¹⁷ Na jenejo alamajo shijiambatane na lina lyangu. Shinchoyanje mahoka. Shimmele ketanje shashema shampya. ¹⁸ Shikamulanje lijoka kwa lyanja yaonji, shivaganganje shindu shoshoe shakwazulunji shibhavanje vavakatoto. ¹⁹ Baada javeleketa gene malovego, vashikuyungwa ni kwapeleka kunani kwa Nnungu nkono gwa kuume. ²⁰ Vakulunganya vashikujaulanga nipita hubiri kila shilambo wakati nkulugwa valitenda maengo ngaonji, vashikuthitishanga malove.