Selemiya
17 “Onkhali yo Sundaa yahonekwa nolapi yotyivela,
Yamatwa nondungu yemanya liondiyamande mevai lyo momutima wavo
No monombinga mbo komitala viavo viovilikutila.
2 Soka novana vavo umwe, vahinangela omitala viavo viovilikutila novipandyi viavo vikola*+
Ponthele pomuti wayova nawa, kovipunda viaya peulu,+
3 Konomphunda mbo momaluhandya.
Ovipuka viove, nolumono lwove aluho mandyivipakula, mavipundwa;+
— Otyo umwe, onomphangu mbove mbaya peulu, kombanda yononkhali walingila monohika mbove.+
4 Ove mwene molipolo mepingo nekupa.+
Mankhutwala ukalingile onondyale mbove motyilongo ove wehei,+
Matukatema vala atee-tee.”
5 Etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa wati:
“Akatengale omulume* uyumba onthumbi movanthu-vanthu vala,+
Ou upamena mononkhono mbovanthu,*+
Womutima uhondovoka ku Siovaa.
6 Makalinga ngomuti wavombela moluhandya.
Otyiwa matyiya kametyimono,
Mahi makakala monohika mbakukuta moluhandya,
Mofika yomongwa, mwahakala munthu.
8 Makalinga ngomuti watwikwa ponthele pomaande,
Omii viatyo vitandavela avikayava momaande.
Omutenya nga uya kameumono,
Mahi omafo ae apeho maatalala.+
Menima liomutenya, kamalingi otyiho,
Nii kamatalama kokwiima ovinyango.
9 Omutima uyondya,* wapona povipuka viatyo aviho, utatayala.*+
Olie uuvila okuunoñgonoka?
10 Ame Siovaa ndyitala nawa omutima,+
Ndyikonkhenya omalusoko o kohi,*
Ndyipe munthu na munthu etyi tyata monondyila mbae,
Aveho vatambule etyi tyata mweetyi valinga.+
Olumono olo malumusi-po, ngwe ehenekulupe,
Haa kumbi makalinga otyova.”
12 Otyipundi tyomunkhima tyihilivikilwa-le nkhele tyanthyimbi,
Ohika yomphangu yetu ikola.+
13 Ove Siovaa, mphamekelo ya Isilayeli,
Aveho vekuyeka-po mavakakunda.
Ava vekutyitukila-po,* omanyina avo maakahonekwa meheke,+
Mokonda vayeka-po Siovaa, ondyivi-ndyivi yomaande omwenyo.+
14 Nthyakule-vo, ove Siovaa, ndyiveluke.
Ndyovole, ame ndyiyovoke,+
Mokonda ove, ove ame ndyihilivika.
15 Tala! Vamwe vamphopila vati:
“Ondaka ya Siovaa ili-pi?+
Etyi yatolele tyilingwe-vo vala mbaa!”
16 Mahi ame hayekele-ko okukulandula, nalinga lwomunthita,
Nii hapeleyile onthiki yemone.
Ove utyii nawa atyiho tyatunda momulungu wange;
Atyiho tyakwata kotyipala tyove.
17 Wahanthilise owoma.
Mwoove omo ndyiholama monthiki yemone.
18 Vokundyeva ovo vakundeko,+
Mahi ame nahakunde-vo.
Vakale tyapaalala,
Mahi ame wahandyeke ndyipaalale.
19 Etyi otyo Siovaa amphopila wati: “Enda, katalame pombundi yovana votyilongo, apa onohamba mbo Sundaa mbukwata tyina mbunyingila na tyina mbulupuka, no ponombundi ambuho mbo Selusalei.+ 20 Ove vepopila uti: ‘Ivei ondaka ya Siovaa onwe nohamba mbo Sundaa, noonwe amuho vo mo Sundaa noonwe amuho mukala mo Selusalei, onwe vokunyingilila ponombundi apa. 21 Etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa wati: “Elowei,* mwahatyindei omutengi nawike monthiki yotyasapalo, nii mwahanyingilei nao konombundi mbo Selusalei.+ 22 Mwahaetei omutengi nawike mwapola komaumbo enyi monthiki yotyasapalo; nii mwahalingei otyilinga natyike.+ Onthiki yotyasapalo ilinge-linge onthiki ikola, ngeetyi natumine onombwale mbenyi.+ 23 Mahi kavatehelele, nii kavayendelekele okutwi kwavo, ngwe vatesa onkhango,* valongwa avehetavela.”’+
24 “‘“Mahi, ine onwe mutavela umwe vala ame,” o Siovaa wetyipopia, “amwahanyingilila konombundi mbepunda-umbo nomutengi nawike monthiki yotyasapalo, onthiki yotyasapalo ailingi umwe vala onthiki ikola kwoonwe, amwahalingi otyilinga natyike,+ 25 opo, onohamba, novanene vatyo vapumphama kotyipundi tya Ndaviti tyounene,+ navo mavakanyingilila konombundi mbepunda-umbo tyavelama komatemba no kononkhambe, navo, novanene vatyo vavo, novalume vo Sundaa no vokukala mo Selusalei;+ epunda-umbo eli malikakalwa-kalwa umwe vala apeho-apeho. 26 Ovanthu mavakatunda momapunda-umbo o Sundaa, nomo Selusalei, no motyilongo tya Mbesamii,+ no mombwelo,+ no mohika yonomphunda, no mo Nengembe,* avaeta evi vaava viokuyokwa,+ novilikutila,+ novilia vaava,+ nolimbanu, novilikutila viokupandula mondywo ya Siovaa.+
27 “‘“Mahi ine onwe kamunthavela, onthiki yotyasapalo kamwiilingi onthiki ikola, amutyindi omitengi, amunyingila navio konombundi mbo Selusalei monthiki yotyasapalo, mandyipake otupia komapito atyo; otupia oto matuhanye-po ovimato viokwapama vyo Selusalei,+ atwahanyimi vali.”’”+