Susuwee
9 Etyi onohamba ambuho mbokukala koutakelo, mohika yo Solondau+ mbetyiiva, vokukala mohika yonomphunda, no vo ko Sefelaa, no vo konthele Kelunga Enene,*+ novo popepi no Limbanu, vokwatuka mu Hete, nova Amoleu, nova Kanaa, nova Peliseu, nova Heveu nova Sembusi,+ 2 onohamba ombo ambuho ambulipake kumwe mbulwise Susuwee nova Isilayeli.+
3 Etyi Susuwee alinga o Selikoo+ notyilongo tyo Ai,+ atyiivala ko vo ko Simbeau.+ 4 Vana vatonkhoka, tyiivee vala, avapake okulia monosaku mbakulupa, avembupake kovimbulu viavo, tupu avapolo ovinyu aveipake mononthenda mbonoseta mbatutana-tutana, mbanyikwa-nyikwa. 5 Tupu avavale ononkhaku mbapwa-apwa, mbatwikwa-twikwa, novikutu viakulupa. Onombolo ambuho vatyindile, mbakukuta, mbunyanyauka vala. 6 Avaende ku Susuwee uli ko Silingale+ oku vaongele onthanda, avapopi na Susuwee novalume ovakwavo ova Isilayeli avati: “Vakwe tweya kuno tulinge noonwe omphango. Oku onthwe twatunda okokule.” 7 Ava ovalume ova Isilayeli avapopila ova Heveu,+ avati: “Pahe onthwe matulingi omphango noonwe, ngwe hamwe mukala vala popepi.”+ 8 Ngwe avapopila Susuwee avati: “Onthwe tuvalingilili* vove.”
Susuwee evepulu okuti: “Onwe, onwe valie, mwatunda-pi?” 9 Ngwe avakumbulula avati: “Onthwe vapika vove, apa twatunda hapopano okokule-ale,+ enyina lya Siovaa Huku yove tweila, tweiva omunkhima wae, novipuka aviho alinga mo Isitu,+ 10 tweiva etyi alinga onohamba onombali mbova Amoleu mba himba lina* o Solondau, Siyoo+ ohamba yo Hesimboo, na Onge+ ohamba yo Mbasaa ukala ko Asitalote. 11 Etyi tyeivala kovakulu, atyiivala movanthu aveho motyilongo tyetu, avetupopila okuti: ‘Tyindei onkhuta endei, kahonyenenei navo. Popiei navo muti: “Vakwe tulingei omphango,+ onthwe tulinge ovapika venyi.”’+ 12 Onombolo ombu twatyinda mbonkhuta yetu, onthiki twakatuka momaumbo etu tuye na kuno, opo nkhele mbatokota. Mahi pahe noonwe mumbweete, mbakukuta, mbunyanyauka vala.+ 13 Tyina tuvila ovinyu mononthenda ombu mbonoseta, nkhele onomphe, mahi pahe mbatutana-tutana.+ Ovikutu vietu viapwa, nononkhaku mbatyo, mokonda yondyila ondaande.”
14 Ovalume ova Isilayeli avatala-tala* ovipuka vimwe ova Simbeau vatyinda, mahi avahakapula ku Siovaa.+ 15 Susuwee alingi navo omphango yombembwa,+ avalingi omphango yokuti kamaveveipaa. Ononkhalamutwe mbovanthu aveho, ambwaane.+
16 Etyi valinga navo omphango, apalambe vala ononthiki ononthatu, avetyiivi okuti naina velikalela popepi-pepi vala. 17 Ova Isilayeli avakatuka avaende, tyina tyiti monthiki ya tatu avehiki momapunda-umbo avo. Omapunda-umbo avo, tyati: O Simbeau,+ o Kefila, o Mbeelote no Kiliyate-Seyalii.+ 18 Mahi ova Isilayeli avehevelwisa, mokonda ononkhalamutwe vaaneni-ale menyina lya Siovaa,+ Huku yova Isilayeli. Ovanthu aveho avahimbika okwoona, ankho vanumanena unene ononkhalamutwe mbavo. 19 Onohongoi mbatyo ambuho avapopila ovanthu aveho, avati: “Onthwe twaana-le menyina lya Siovaa Huku yova Isilayeli, tutupu-ale vali etyi matuvelingi. 20 Matulingi ñgana: Matuveyeke vala ngootyo, opo twahapolwe-po omapita, mokonda twalinga-le navo omphango.”+ 21 Onohongoi mbatyo avapopi ñgoo vali, avati: “Vakale vala ngootyo, mahi mavalingi vokutiavela ovanthu aveho ononkhunyi, vokuvetapaila omeva.” Otyo vatolelelwe ngootyo nonohongoi.
22 Pahe Susuwee eveihana, evepulu okuti: “Oityi mwetukembela? Oityi mwatila twatunda kokule, ngwe naina mukala vala popepi-pepi apa?+ 23 Okutuka onthiki yo hono, onwe mwateyelwa onkhano,+ mamukakala-kala ovapika, amutiavaila mondywo ya Huku yange ononkhwii, amutapaila-mo omeva.” 24 Ngwe avapopila Susuwee okuti: “Twalinga tupu ngootyo, omokonda onthwe ovapika vove tweiva okuti Siovaa Huku yove, wapopilile omuundapi wae Mwisesi okuti otyilongo tyino atyiho memwavela-tyo, ahanye-mo ovanthu aveho vakala-mo otyo onwe mutala.+ Otyipuka otyo onthwe twatila owoma,+ otyo twalingila ngootyo,+ twahanda okuhupisa omienyo vietu.* 25 Pahe tutei vala kwoove.* Ove mwene pahe linga vala etyi wasoka, etyi tyekuviukila.” 26 Ou Susuwee, eveyovola pomavoko ova Isilayeli, aveheveipaa. 27 Mahi monthiki omo, Susuwee evelingi ovatiavi vononkhunyi, evelingi ovatapi vomeva, vatapaile ovanthu aveho,+ nomutala wa Siovaa wovilikutila.+ Apa wamapakwa opo vala vatwala napo. Na hono otyo vala otyilinga tyavo.+