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23 Sala wakalele-ko omanima 127; oo omanima Sala akala nomwenyo.+ 2 Sala wanyimina ko Kiliyate-Alumba+ ko Hemboloo,+ otyilongo tyo Kanaa,+ Ambalayau ahimbika okulila, eliyave unene ononkhia mba Sala. 3 Ambalayau nkhele ahondovoka pana pekahi omukai wae wanyima, akapopia nova Hete+ okuti: 4 “Ame ndyinthunda-vilongo, neya kuno okutunga pokati kenyi.+ Mphei-vo elangalo mofika yenyi, apa mandyipake omukai wange.”* 5 Ova Hete avakumbulula Ambalayau okuti: 6 “Tatekulu tehelela-vo etyi matutolo. Ove unkhalamutwe yaholovonwa na Huku* pokati ketu.+ Holovona pomalangalo etu, eli watala okuti omo mufiwa okupakwa otyivimbi tyove, ngoomo umupaka. Nawike pokati ketu mekutyilika, ati wahapake-mo omukai wove.”
7 Ambalayau akatuka, apetama nonthilo okupandula ova Hete,+ vahekulu votyilongo, 8 evetolela okuti: “Ine mwetavela* ndyipake omukai wange motyilongo tyenyi, nthehelelei-vo vali mbaa: popilei Efoloo omona wa Soale 9 andandese eleva liae lyo ko Makipela; eleva liokukala monondimbu mbepia liae. Elindandese noonwe otyo mutala, atulikumana nopalata yata mulio,+ likale liange mwene andyililingi elangalo.”+
10 Efoloo omu Hete, ankho upumphi pokati kova Hete ovakwavo. Efoloo akumbululila Ambalayau puvo novanthu ovakwavo veli kombundi yepunda-umbo vekahi nokunyingila+ otyo vatala ati: 11 “Au tatekulu! Nthehelele-vo. Tyati vala nepia, neleva likahi-mo aviho ndyikupa-vio. Ndyikupa-vio tatekulu otyo vetu vatala. Likale elangalo liomukai wove.” 12 Ambalayau elipetamena otyivali, okupandula ovanthu votyilongo, 13 apopila Efoloo, ovanthu aveho otyo vatehelela, okuti: “Mbambavo nthehelele-vo! Ame mandyikwavela opalata yatamo. Tambula vala, opo ame ndyililinge elangalo liomukai wange.”
14 Efoloo akumbulula Ambalayau okuti: 15 “Tatekulu, tavela vala. Epia eli lilanda vala onosikulu* 400 mbopalata, mahi otyo matyitulingi-tyi naame noove? Paka-mo vala omukai wove.” 16 Etyi Ambalayau eiva etyi Efoloo apopia, apeyala otyifwe tyopalata Efoloo apopilile povanthu aveho ova Hete, onosikulu* 400 mbopalata, mbahetekwa ngeetyi tyilingwa novalandesi.+ 17 Ngootyo epia lya Efoloo ko Makipela, likala popepi no Maale, neleva liatyo, nomiti aviho vili monondimbu mbepia olio, avipakulilwa 18 Ambalayau akala hekulu, mokonda wevilanda otyo ova Hete novanthu aveho vanyingila mepunda-umbo vatala. 19 Etyi etompho olio liapwa, Ambalayau apake omukai wae Sala, meleva lyo mepia lyo ko Makipela, konondimbu no Maale, ko Hemboloo kotyilongo tyo Kanaa. 20 Ngootyo epia neleva lili-mo ova Hete avelipakula ku Ambalayau alikala liae lilinge liomalangalo.+