¹Elya ni gambo lyemwa Yahwe elyo liliza hali Mika Mmorashti munsiku zyemwa Yotahamu, Ahazi, ne Hezekia, bhatemi bhe Yuda, elyo igambo alalibhona kwikola ne Samaria ne Yerusalemu.²Mdegeleke imwe bhantu bhona, mdegeleke, bhwelelo nevyo vyana vili mubweleleo. Mleke Yahwe bhamubhene hakati yinu, Mkama kufuma mwi salililo lyamwe lyera. ³Mulole, Yahwe ekwiza kufuma hantu hamwe akutikila hanzi ne kuhakandagila hantu he lugulu mubwelelo. ⁴Ngulu zikubhombotoka hansi yamwe, mahala gakutanduka vihigovihingo kati mshumaa butozi ye mulilo, kati minzi ago gasesekela hansi ye mutulu menkomulabhe.⁵Aga gone ne kunguno ye bwizuguluke bwemwa Yakobo, neye kubha nguno ye mabhi ge numba ye Israeli. Yalinguno si habwizuguluzya bhwe mwa Yakobo? Nghaho yabhanga Samaria? Nguno yalisi hahantu he lugulu he Yuda? Hamwi yali Yerusalemu?⁶''Kugema Samaria irundo lye bhubhihya bhwe ilale, kati hantu he kuhabila mzabibu. Mkugakwesa mabhale numba yamwe kuzya mwiholo nkuifundukila milibhanga yamwe. ⁷Litunga zyamwe zye kupunza zikubudwa vihigo vihingo ne bhusagazi bhwonane bhwahe zilako sibhwa mlilo, hakubha bhusagalizi zye bhusihani zyona azisubhizye, neyekubha malihwa ge bhusi hanigakasubha.''⁸Nkunguno eyane nkilila ne naku, nkuzya gelegele ne bhuvule; kulila nkungwe kati bhweha ne kulila nkugwe kati ihuna. ⁹Hakubha ilonda lyamwe litaliho ne hakubha ahikile hali Yuda. Lyambakikile bhantu bhamwe kuhika Yerusaemu. ¹⁰Mtakiza kuleka kubhabhila yekubha ne Gathi; mtakalila kandi. Aho Bethi Leafra nekuhilingisha mwenekili muruhubhu.¹¹Mhite hihi ne bhuzengi bwemwa Shafiri, ne kubha mbhuvule ne nsoni. Mbhuzenzi bhumwa Zaanani bhulala kapina heru. Bkugwe zyemwa Beth Ezeli, kunguno ye bhuchunzi gesozilwe. ¹²Hakubha bhazenzi bhe Marothi bhalindilile mihayo misoga, hakubha bhupina, hakubha lufu lwapunia hali Yahwe ne kuzya ha myangozye Yerusalemu.¹³Mumbabhone rijamu farasi mbhawese voliye farasi, mbhwikalo bhwema lakishi, ombe lahishi wali bhwandizyo bhwe mabhi hali manikewe Sayuni, haubha bhubhihya bhwe Israeli galigela hawambho. ¹⁴Ngaho ukulila perehelewa ye kwingila moreshethi Gathi; kaya yemwa Akzibu ukunogolesya minso bai bhe Israeli.¹⁵Kandi kulita bhukindi bwako, sikalo syemwa Moresha; bhusoga bhwe Isaeli bhulizye Adulamu. ¹⁶Kemba sipara syalone kemba musasi zyako kunguno ye bhana ambho wakubhasimisyangambhezya sipira syako kati Tai, nkunguno ye bhana bhako abhombhalazye mubwiru kufuma wako.

¹Nguli habhe abho bhekwenda kubhezya (kwivukila) kumbhezya mabhi, habho mbhekwivuhila havitanda vyambho kubhezya mabhi. Aho mulabho bhekugema kunguno bhali ne managa. ²Bhelewi kubwa nalele ne kugahugula bhekwikubwa numba ne kuzisola, bhekunga muntu ne numba yamwe, muntu ne isalo lyamwe.³Ngoti Yahwe ayomba oti, ''Linga, negelela kuleta mihayo hakati ye luganda elyo mtalakazi haho kingo zinu. Mtalakatumbagila ne myanda hakubha ilakabha itungo lye mabhi. ⁴Munsiku ezyone bhabhilya bhako bhalakimba lwimbo kwilola obhe, ne naku kunaku,zye bhupina bhalakimba, ifwe Waisraeli twekulumizibwa haa; Yahwe akupinishanga hantu he bhantu bhamwe, mulakalipunia tyaniho kufuma halione? Akubhagambulila malale giru kutukema.''' ⁵Hotine emwe bhantu bhasabhi mutalakabha bhuzyalwa kugabhula shintu ha kuhula kura hali sikalo syemwa Yahwe.⁶''Mtakibhatila, ''Bhalayomba. ''Bhatalakibhatila aga magambo, kulalamika kutalakiza.'' ⁷Nahe lilakayomba hana, numba yemwa Yakobo,''Nahe Mwiso gemwa Yahwe? Nahe aga ne mabhezibwa hana?'' Magabo gane gatekwikola hali kila muntu oyo ekutu mbagila habhugororohe? ⁸Oti tyaha bhantu bhane bhabhukile kati adui. Mwalyabhwile ijoho, myenda, kufuma habha bhe kulita abho bhatekutegwa, kati bhasilikale kufuma havita hesyo bhekwiganikila ne sihanga.⁹Mwekubhandesya bhakima bhane habhantu bhane kufuma munumba nsoga, mwekusora lumbango kufuma habhana bhabho bhando sikuzyona. ¹⁰Mubhuke ne muzye, hakubha eya etali sikato isyo mwenkadula kwikalisya kunguno ye busisi kwamwe, yasisilwe hamasisikwa munone. ¹¹Olo muntu aliza hawinu hanguno ye mwizo gwe bhubhali ne kubheha ne kuyomba, ''Kurotela wenu nguno ye vinwebwa ne sikolwa silambe, ''Enkaduzizye kwiganika kubha muhami (mubhusi) kunguno yabha bhantu.¹²Ndakabhaleta sihamwi bhona hanahana, Yakobo. Hanane kugasozya makombo (masasibhwa) ge Israeli. Kubhaleta sihamwine ntamamusibhigili; kati sikundi sye ndimu mumadimilo. Halaka bha ne kwiyasa kunguno ye bwingi bwe bhantu. ¹³Muntu oyo ekuvuna akwigulanga nzila zyabho kunguno yabho bhutozi yabho. Bhabomwele kuhitila mlyango nekufuna helu; mwami wabho alakahita bhutozi yabho. Yahwe alakabha butozi yabho.

¹Nayomba, ''Tyaha mudyageleje, imwe bhakulu bhemwa Yakobo ne kwamuha numba ye Isreali: Ne italikusoga hawima kuimamia hana? ²Imwemwekukema masoga mwasima mabhi, imwe abho mwe kumbambula ndili zyabho, mibhili yabho kufuma mumagufwa gabho- ³imwe abho mwe kulya mibhili ye bhantu bhane, ne kubhabula ndili zyabho, kumwa magufwa gabho ne kubhambangula nilingo vihingo, kati namba munungu, kati namayemwi sufuria odazi.⁴Ngaho imwe bhaniha mulakalila ne Yahwe, notine atalakambhasubya. Alaha bhubhisa bhusyo bwamwe kufuma winu ikaza elyone, kunguno wagema magambo mabhi mahemwa.''⁵Yahwe akuyomba oti kunguno yebhahami ebho abhobhekbhagema bhantu bhane kuhindura, ''Habho bhe kubhalisya, bhekuyobagila, halakabhaho bhutula, ⁶notine habho bhaketukula sintu mumilomo zyabho, bhakulamula kuhazya bhubhihatari yamwe. notine ilakabha bwira kuwinu obwo hutalakuma ne ihane lugulu yinu; ⁷Waonaji watawekwa kwenye aibu, waaguzi wa watachangayikiwa. Wote watafunga midomo yao, kwa kuwa hakuna jibu kutoka kwangu.''⁸Lakini kwangu,nimejaza nguzu kutoka kwa Roho wa Yahwe, na imejaa haki na uweza,kumwambia Ykaobo kosa lake, na Israeli dhambi yake.⁹Sasasikieni hii, ninyi viongozi wa nyumba ya Yakobo,na warawala wa nyumba ya Israeli,ninyi ambao mnaochukia haki, na kupotosha kila haki. ¹⁰Mnaijenga Sayuni kwa damu na Yerusalemu kwa uovu. ¹¹Viongozi wetu hukumukwa rushwa, makuhani wenu hufundisha kwa hijara, na manabii wenu hufanya utabiri kwa ajili ya pesa. hata hivyo bado mtategemea Yahwe na kusema, '''Je hayupo Yahwe pamoja nasi? hakuna uovu utakaokuja juu yetu.''¹²Kwa hiyo, kwasababu yenu, Sayuni italimwa kama shamba,Yerusalemu itakuwa rundo la kifusi, na mwinuko wa hekalu utakuwa kama mwinuko wa msituni.

¹Aho munsiku zye nsesero ilakiza kinkola ye kubha lugulu we numba yemwa Yahwe halatulwe imane lugulu ye lugulu lundi. Ukubhusibwa lugulu ye lugulu, ne bhantu bhalalinganizya.²Vyalovingi vilakazya ne kuyomba, ''Mwize tuzye lugul mulugulu lwemwa Yahwe, munumba ya mwa Mungu wemwa Yakobo. Akubhalagisya nzila zya mwe, ne kutumbagila munzila zyamwe. akubha kufuma Sayuni ihamo lilapuna nigambo lyemwa Yahwe kufuma Yerusalemu. ³Akubhakanilizya hakati yinu nu bhantu ne kulamula kwikala ne vyalo vingi vye ale. Bhakwombaha mpango gabho kubha blaune masumu ghabho kubha ihoro ye kupungilo. Syalo sitalakabhusya ipanga kunguno ye syalo. Hoko kwaniha kwe ndasano kandi.⁴Ne habhu yahe, bhalikalisye bhuli muntu hanzi ye mizabibu gwamwe, naansi ye mti gwamwe. Ataliho bhantu ayoalabhabhezye bhohale, hakubha mulomo gwemwa Yahwe ne majeshi gwayo bhile. ⁵Hakubha bhantu bhana bhalakazya bhuli muntu kwizina lye mngu wamwe. Halioti ifwe tulakazya mwizina iyemwa Yahwe Mungu witu bhuna myaka na myaka.⁶''Munsiku oyene, ''Alyombe Yahwe, ''Nkumusozye oyo ekwavila ne kumusozya oyo abhingilwe, abhone nabhagalazizye. ⁷Kumulagisya oyo ekwavula kumusubya mu masazibwa auo ekutagwa mu syalo sigume, none, Yahwe, kubhanuha lugulu yabho hakati ye lugulu Sayuni, tyaha ne sikuzyone. ⁸Kabha haliyo, mnara gwe nsa kunguno yesikundi, lugulu lwemwanike we Sayuni-lulakiza winu, kwamiha kwinu kwekale mulasubhizikwe, bwami obwo bhekwi kali kizibwa ne mwanike we Yerusalemu.⁹Hasi mwekwiyasa mu silaka sidazi? Nw kubha ataliho mwami hakati yenu? Hamwi mgunani wako afwile? Hasi bulugu bhwakukwasile kati oyo mkima akubha ekuzyala? ¹⁰Hakubha bulugu bwekuzyala oti uzyale, mwanike we Sayuni, katyaho mkima we bhusungu. Hotine ukupuna hehe ye kaya, wikalisye mwilale, ne kuzya Babeli. eyone ukusungulwa. Eyone Yahwe akukusungula kufuma mumabhako ge bhabhi bhako.¹¹Otine vyalo vingi vikwisubya hawako; bhakuyomba; 'Atutiwe bhubhi, minso ginu galinge Sayuni.''' ¹²Bhategamamia, ''Miganiko gemwa Yahwe, mkubha bhategumania migelegezyo zyamwe, hakubha abhasozizye kati migamba ye kuhlila hasebule.''¹³Yahwe ayombaga, ''Wimilile ne uhule mwanike we Sayuni, hakubha kuimbezya chembe lyako kubha syuma, nekuzimbhezya mbukandizyo bwano kubha shaba, ukabhalonda bhantu bhingi. Nkutula ikuzyo bhubhilya bwabho bhenekili, Yahwe, butuzya bwabho hene, Mkama ne bwenelo bwona.''

¹Otine mwize sihamwi hazebhuule ye kusolela, mkima webhasilikale; bhasilikale bhagupilimile kaya, halugito bhakumuhulamafumbuzi we Israeli he tama.²Obhene Bethelehemu Efrata, lolo ukabha ne mdone hakati ye lugendo lwemwa Yuda, kufuma hawako umwi akwiza wane kwamiha Israeli, oyo bhwandi zyo bwamwe ne kufumilila ikanza lye kale, kufuma myaka. ³Ne kubha Mungu akubhaha - ne ikanza lye halyane oyo alinebhusungu bwe kuzyala mwana, ne masazyo ge bhadugu bhamwe gakubhasubhila bhana bhe Israeli.⁴Akwimilila ne kudima ikundi lyamwe ha managa ge mwa Yahwe, kubhukulu bwenkazo lye izina lyemwa Yahwe Mungu wamwe. Bhakuwikala, nehakulala bhakubha bhatugilizya kuseroye bwerelo. ⁵Alakabha buteka bwitu, aho Waashuru bhalakiza musyalo situ, aho bhakutumbagila mulisuka zitu, ngahone tulakabhuko lugulu yabho bhadimi musamru bhahindu bhane lugulu ye bhantu.⁶Bhaladime kaya ye Ashuru hakupanga, nekaya ye Nimrodi humilyango zyamwe, akutusungula kupuna mubha Waashuru, bhalakabha bhiza mukaya yitu, bhalakabhingila muvumba zitu. ⁷Masazibwa gemwa Yakobo galakabha mu ngando zye bhantu bhingi, kati lume lwekupuna hali Yahwe, kati kanangala mumatutu, ago gatekumulindilila - muntu, ne kubha gatakabha lindilila bhana bhemwanadamu.⁸Masazibwa ge mwa Yakobo galakabha hagatagati ye vyalo, hagatigati ye bhantu bhingi, kati nganza hakati ye ntama. Ikanza alakahita hakati yabho alakabha kandagila luglu yabho nekubhatandagula kubha vilingo, ne italakabhaho muntu wekubhasungula. ⁹Kubhako kwaho kulaka bhusibwa hkati ye bhikubhi bhako, ne kubhabhihya.¹⁰''Ilakihela lusiku olyo, ''Ayomba Yahwe, ''Oti kubhabhihya ndogobhe kupuna hakatikati yinu ne kugavunagula magari gako ge ndogobhe. ¹¹Nkuibhihya kaya yako nensi (syalo)syako ne kuzigwisya nsiku zyako zyona.¹²Nkubhubhihya bhulozi kumabhako gako ne bhalaka bhaho bhalaguzi kandi. ¹³Nkuzi bhihya sanamu zyaho zyona zyemwi mago ne nkingi zye mabhale kufuma hakatikati yako utalakisenga kandi bhusoga bwe mabhoko gako. ¹⁴Nkuzidubula nsizni zyako zye Ashera kufuma hakatikati yinu nekubha kuibhihya kaya yinu. ¹⁵Nkulihilizya bhubhi ha bhugaye ne ndogamia lugulu ye vyalo evyo vitalakokwivwa.''

¹Otine mdegeleke esyo Yahwe ekuyomba, ''Bhuka ne utubwile igambo lyako bhutonzi ye lugulu; leka lugulu zibwe silaka syako. ²Mdegeleke magambo gemwa Yahwe, imwe ngulu, nimwe misingi miyomelezya ye bwelelo. Hakubha Yahwe ekwiyomelezya sihamwi ne bhantu bhamwe, ne akusola mwilamulilo lugulu ye israeli.''³Bhantu bhane, nagemile vinde hawinu? Nabhazobya kandago zinga? Mwiyolekezye hali one! ⁴Hakubha ndabhaleta kupuna nsi ye Misri ne kubhasungula kufuma mu numba ya bhazyan. Nekubhatuma Musa, Aruni, ne Mariamu wako. ⁵Bhantu bhane, mwivulule omwo Balaki mwami we Moabu omwo alegeha, no mwo Balamu mwana wemwa Beori alamusubhiza kati omwo abhanga akuzya kufuma hali Gilgali, otine mwekadula kumania misango zye bhusoga zyemwa Yahwe.''⁶Hamwi ndatesi hai Yahwe, olo kuzya kumwinamila Mungu oyo alilugulu? Nahe mwekadula kwiza hawamwe ne sadaka zye kuvulazibwa, sihamwi ne ndama ye mwaka kumwi? ⁷Ne hana Yahwe, akusimila kubha ne vihumbi ye ntama ngosya, au lolo sikumbie ikumi zye miga zye mafuta? Hamwi mupunie muzyalwa wane we bwandizyo kunguno ye bhubhihya bwane. Visumo vye mubhili gwane kunguno ye bhusisi bwane mwenekili? ⁸Akubwizile muntu, esyozilisisoga, nesyo Yahwe akwenda kufuma hahobhe, kugema busoga, kutogwa bhakalibhisya ne kutumbagila kubhunogoloke sihamwi ne Mungu wako.⁹Ilaka lye mwa Yahwe lyekutalaghazya mukaya lolo otine buholo bhuzumilizya izina lyako: ''Ikalizya hana kunguno ya mukayane hali oyo alaitula. ¹⁰Bhuliyo bhusabhi mu numba zye mabhihya, ne sigelekelo syebhubheli elyone sibhi hya munone.¹¹Nenkaduzizye humwiganikila muntu oti atali ne bhubhihya olo ekusitumainia ngero ye bhubehi, sihamwi ne sibhukizyo sya ngero bhubhehi? ¹²Bhasambhi bhohele bhubhihya bwikala bhwabho gayyobhila bhubhihi ne lulimi lwabho kumilomo yabho bhuhehya.¹³Natine nakuhuzile kusihulwa sye kukulumizya nakugemile ihame kunguno ye mabhi gako. ¹⁴Ukulya nahe utakwikuta; bhuvula bhako bhukwikalisya mgati yako.Ukumbiha miligo hale nahe uttakutula kwibhikizya kungulu; nesyowe kwimbikizya nkusihaho kulupanga. ¹⁵Ukuhamba nahe utakwimbula, ukuzisozya zaituni nahe utakwisiga mafuta; ukuzikondela zabibu nahe utalanywe mbusele.¹⁶Malagizyo agogalabhezibwa ne Omiri zyabhikilwe ne misango zyona zye numba yemwa Ahabu. Mwekutumbagila kubhuyombi bwabho. Ngaho ndakubhazye obhe, kaya, bane ne kwikala kwako igabho lyesoni, ne mulakabhusya soni kati bhntu bhane.''

¹Kalihalyone! Hane onene ne kati ikanza lye bhusuneluzi bhulamala, neti visazibwa vye bhusunduzi ge zabibu mwisyamba (ilale) lye lyemuzabibu: Sitaliho sisyamba lye visumo silakigela sitaliho matini ge malimbuko ago nekugikumbilizya. ²Bhantu bhatungilizya bhabhulila kufuma munsi, ataliho muntu mululunganibhwa kubhantu bhena. Bhona bhahubhehanga hakulindilila kusesa magazi (mininga); bhuli muntu akumuhiga mdugu wamwe mwenekili ku mitego.³Mabhoko gabho ne masoga muno hakugema bhubhihya. Bhamihi bhekubhuzya mpilya, muamuzi alikalisye mukukongwa, ne muntu we managa ekubhabwila bhandi esyo ekwenda kusipandika. Omwo ngomwone bhekubhezya sihamwi. ⁴Muntu msoga hawabho nakati mitemba, mtungilizya muno nekati izinga lye ligwa. Yahekile lusiku eyo ilayobwa numa ye mbhahanzi bhoko, lusiku lwe kukanilizibwa. Otine nikanza lye mabhi.⁵Mtakamumanila bhuli mzenganwa; mutaka mutula bhuli mupagasi kumunwaniye tyoyo wona, mubhe minso kwikola nesyo esyo mwekuyomba lolo kubha kima abho bhekubheha kumabhako ginu. ⁶Hakubha mwana akumbhukanga kusolanisya ne nina wamwe ne mkima we mwana we mgosi ya akusolanisya ne nina bhukwe wamwe. Mwikubhiwe bhantu ne muntu we numba yawamwe mwenekili.⁷Ngahaho kati ili halyane, kumulingilila Yahwe. Nkumulindilila Mungu musunguzi wane; Mungu wane akunivwa. ⁸Utahasima lugulu yane, mubhi ya (mwikubhi) wane olondagwa, akumbusyaga, aho ndakabha nikalisye mugiti ne Yahwe alakabha bhupe bwane.⁹Nkunguno nabhezizye mabhi hakati yemwa Yahwe, ndakasola bhubhihya bhwamwe lolo aho atakabhahama kunguno ye ibhi lyane, ne kubhagelegezya bhukanibwa kunguno yane. Alakandeta hepe ne kubha ndakamwilolela akuzizya kufuma mu bhubhezya mbwamwe.¹⁰Ngaho bhabhihya bhane bhalabhe bhakalibhona elyone, ne nsoni zilakamupandika oyo abwizile, ''Yahwe Mungu wako alihahe?'' Minso gane gakumulingilila; akukanalagilwa hansi kati malolo muzyalo.¹¹Lusiku lwe kuzenga nkande zyako zikuhika, lusiku olone, nvumba zilakegelezibhwa hale muno. ¹²Lusiku olwone bhantu bhalakiza hawaho kufuma Ashuru ne kaya mu Misri kufuma Misri lolo mwiga mdazi, kupuna nyanza kuzya munyanza ne kufuma mulugulu kuzya ulugulu. ¹³Ezyo nsi (ago mahanga) zilakabha zilekanizizye kunguno ye bhantu abho bhekwikala eyo otine, kunguno ye visumo vye misango zyabho.¹⁴Bhadime bhantu bhako ne mulanga gwako, sikundi sye isalo lyako. Bhekwikalisya bhenekilimmwipolu hakatikati ye ipolu. Bhadime muli Bashani ne Gileadi kati omwo musiku zye kale. ¹⁵Katomwone munsiku aho mulapuna helu ye mahanga ge Misri, kubhalekezya mahano.¹⁶Vyalo vilakabhana ne kubha ne nsoni ye managa gabho gona. Bhalatule mabhoko gabho mumilomo yabho, matwi gabho galakabha matita. ¹⁷Bhaalamba lubhubhu kati nzoka, kati visubwa evyo vyekwavula lugulu ye mahanga. Bhalakiza hawako ne bwobha, Yahwe Mungu wane ne bhalakobhaha kunguno yako.¹⁸Nende ali Mungu kati obhe, obhe wekusola mabhi obhe wekuhita lugulu ye bhubhi bwe masagizyo ge isalo lyako? Utekubhika busaye kwako bhuna myaka kunguno, wekutogwa kutwolekezya ilagilo lyako lye ikuzyo.¹⁹Ne kandi ulakabha ne bwira lugulu yitu; ulakagakanda mabhi hansi ye magulu gako. Ulakazitaga mabhi gitu gona mu silindilo sye nyanza. ²⁰Ulakamuhelezya syenkana Yakobo ne ilagilo lyako itungilizibwa kuli Abrahamu, ulalahila kubha guku bhiku mwenzyonsiku zye bhunakale.