Selemiya
22 Etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa wati: “Lauka no kondywo* yohamba yo Sundaa, kapopile ohamba ondaka ei. 2 Mupopila uti: ‘Tehelela ondaka ya Siovaa hamba yo Sundaa, ove upumphama kotyipundi tya Ndaviti tyounene, noove novaundapi vove, novanthu vove vanyingilila ponombundi apa. 3 Etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa wati: “Amenei tyokwaviuka, mwahalingei okapungulula. Yovolei ava veli nokuvakwa kokuvoko kwo vokupomba. Mwahalingei onya ononthunda-vilongo, mwahalingei omapita ononthyiwa* novahepe.+ Mwahanengulilei muno ohonde yovanthu vehena etyi valinga.+ 4 Mokonda onwe ine mulinga umwe tyapopia ondaka ei, opo onohamba mbupumphama kotyipundi tya Ndaviti,+ mbukanyingilila ponombundi mbondywo ei tyeendela komatemba no kononkhambe, navo novaundapi vavo, novanthu vavo.”’+
5 “‘Mahi ine onwe kamutavela onondaka ombo, ndyitukaila umwe enyina liange,’ o Siovaa wetyipopia, ‘ondywo ei maikesala tyahanyauka-po.’+
6 “Mokonda etyi otyo Siovaa apopia eumbo liohamba yo Sundaa ati:
‘Ove kwaame wafwa Sileyande,
Wafwa pokatanga-tanga komphunda yo Limbanu.
Mahi mandyikusi oluhandya;
Omapunda-umbo ove aeho kamaakakalwa vali.+
Mavakateya-po omisendulu viove vikahi vali nawa,
Aveviyumbu motupia.+
8 “‘Ovanthu ovanyingi vovilongo mavakakwata mepunda-umbo eli, avekelipula na vakwavo avati: “Siovaa walingila-tyi ñgaa epunda-umbo eli enene?”+ 9 Mavekelikumbulula okuti: “Omokonda vatunda momphango ya Siovaa Huku yavo, avekelipetamena kovika-huku, ngavio vaundapela.”’+
10 Mwahalilei ou wanyima,
Mwehemulingei onkhenda.
Mahi, lilei unene ou wenda kokule,
Mokonda kakakondoka vali eya amono otyilongo atyitilwa.
11 “Etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa, wapopia Saluu*+ omona wa Sosiya, ohamba yo Sundaa, wapinga kotyipundi tya tate yae Sosiya,+ ou pahe weheli vali motyilongo muno, wati: ‘Oo kamakakondauka vali. 12 Makankhila koukonde kotyilongo atwalwa nako, kamekeya vali atale eheke eli.’+
13 Alunguke ou utunga ondywo yae nonya,
Utunga onondywo mbae keulu liononkhwavo nounkhembi.*
Ou uundapesa mukwavo otyali,
Wehetavela okumupa ondyambi yae.+
14 Wokulipopila uti: “Mandyilitungila ondywo onene,
Ina onondywo keulu mbahandyuka.
Mandyiipake onondyanena,
Andyiimate omusendulu, andyiilombo otyivala tyikuhuka.’
15 Okuti ove motumaina vala mokonda utunga vali nomisendulu ku vakwenyi?
Ho nae wali wokulia, wokunwa,
Mahi kalingile okapungulula, waamenene tyokwaviuka,+
Ovipuka avimweende nawa.
16 Waamenene omphela yo wokwahulilwa, no yomuhepi,
Otyo ovipuka aviho viemweendelele nawa.
‘Otyo hatyo tyipunguhuna okuti wanoñgonoka ame?’ o Siovaa wetyipopia.
17 ‘Mahi ove tyati vala nomaiho ove omutima wove wayemba kokumonena moumphulu,
Kokunengula ohonde yovanthu vehena etyi valinga,
Kokuvaka, no kokupomba.’
18 “Ngwe etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa, wapopia Seoyakii+ omona wa Sosiya, ohamba yo Sundaa wati:
‘Nawike mekekulila, ati:
“Tatiei mukulu wange! Tatiei mphange yange!”
Nawike mekekulila, ati:
“Tatiei tatekulu! Tatiei hamba!”
19 Okukapakwa kwae makulingi ngo kwotyimbulu:+
Makakokwa vala, akayumbwa-hi kokule,
Nthele ina onombundi mbo Selusalei.’+
20 Londeka no ko Limbanu, liyava,
Kalavandyela ko Mbasaa,
Oululila ko Ambalii,+
Mokonda aveho vekuhole vamiangulwa.+
21 Ame napopile noove pweetyi wali no yokuti wapama.
Mahi ove oti: ‘Ame himekutavela.’+
Nkhele vala tya poututu, otyo ulinga otyo,
Ove kutavela ondaka yange.+
22 Omphepo imwe maikalisa ovanthita vove aveho,+
Vokukuhanda mavai koukonde.
Ove mokundu, mavikukundisa ovihuna mokondyo navio.
23 Ove wokukala mo Limbanu,+
Wokutunga otyiyu pokati komisendulu,+
Mokakema unene putyina wamavasiwa nonongembia,
24 “‘Ndyitukaila umwe omwenyo wange,’ o Siovaa wetyipopia, ‘atee umwe ove Koniya*+ omona wa Seoyakii+ hamba yo Sundaa, ine wali onela kokuvoko kwange kwokulio yokupaka otyilimbo, ñgeno nekupola-ko! 25 Mandyikupakula peke lya ava vahanda okukupola omwenyo,* peke lya ava ove utila owoma, peke lya Nambukondonosole* ohamba yo Mbambilonia, peke liova Kalindeya.+ 26 Matyiti noove na nyoko, wokwekukutula, mandyimuyumbu kotyilongo otyikwavo, oku onwe mwahatyitililwe, ngako mukankhila. 27 Kamavakakondoka kotyilongo maveivaluka.*+
28 Omulume ou Koniya kekahi vala ngotyiyo tyatombwa, tyatyatyauka,
Kekahi vala ngombiya yehena nawike wiihanda?
Omokonda yatyi, nae novatekula vae vayumbilwa mombwelo,
Avayumbwa kotyilongo vehei?’+
29 Ove heke,* heke, heke, tehelela ondaka ya Siovaa!
30 Etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa wati: