Sitele
5 Monthiki ya tatu,+ Sitele avale ovikutu viae vioutumini, aende pepata meumbo liohamba* akevelela komutwe wondywo yohamba. Ohamba ipumphi kotyipundi tyayo tyoutumini mondywo yohamba, yapilukila kombundi. 2 Etyi ohamba yamona Onkhai-hamba Sitele utai pepata, aimuhambukilwa unene,+ aitandaveka omphangoti yayo yoolu ankho ina-yo ku Sitele. Sitele afwene-po akwata kondungu yatyo.
3 Ohamba aimupulu aiti: “Oityi Nkhai-hamba Sitele? Wahanda okwiita-tyi? Atee umwe ine wiita* ouhamba wange nthele imwe, mandyikupe-o!” 4 Sitele akumbulula okuti: “Ine tyaviuka kohamba, endywei hono na Hamaa+ mulie mandyikemutelekela-po.” 5 Ohamba aipopila ovaundapi vayo okuti: “Popilei Hamaa muti akanyauke kuno, ngeetyi Sitele aita.” Pahe ohamba na Hamaa avakalia etyi Sitele ateleka.
6 Etyi vekahi nokunwa ovinyu, ohamba aipulu Sitele okuti: “Oityi mohande okwiita? Mandyikwavela-tyo! Wahanda okwiita-tyi? Atee umwe ine wiita* onthele imwe youhamba wange, moipewa!”+ 7 Sitele akumbulula okuti: “Etyi nahanda okwiita otyetyi: 8 Ine hamba unthyole umwe, tyaviuka kohamba okundyavela etyi naita, upondola okulinga etyi nahanda, mandyimutelekela okulia, muhuka endywei na Hamaa mulie, muhuka mandyikumbulula epulo liohamba.”
9 Monthiki oyo, tyina Hamaa atunda-ko wahambukwa, komutima wae kukahi nawa. Mahi etyi Hamaa avasa Molondekai kombundi yeumbo liohamba, Molondekai ahakatuka, nii okuteketa,+ Hamaa atyimunumanesa unene. 10 Mahi, Hamaa elikondola omutima aende no keumbo liae. Pahe aihana omapanga ae na Selesi,+ omukai wae. 11 Hamaa elipake-ko mokonda yomunkhima womalumono ae, novana ovanyingi ena-vo,+ neetyi ohamba yemuvialeka akala omunene vali tyipona ovatumini novaundapi vohamba.+
12 Hamaa ayawisa-ko vali okuti: “Tyihe-otyo vala, Onkhai-hamba Sitele wakonga vala ame opo tukalie nohamba etyi etutelekela.+ Ame nakongwa vali opo ndyende kwe muhuka nohamba.+ 13 Mahi no ngootyo vala, omutima wange kaukala-le nawa tyina ndyitala Molondekai omu Sundaa upumphi kombundi yeumbo liohamba.” 14 Omukai wae Selesi, nomapanga ae avemupopila okuti: “Ovola omuti umwe una onokovandu 50* moulaale. Komuhuka-huka oiti kohamba opo Molondekai ayendywe-mo.+ Ine ulinga ngootyo, mohambukwa tyina pahe ukalia nohamba.” Otyo atyihambukiswa Hamaa, atumu vaovole omuti, aveutalameka.