Sitele
8 Monthiki oyo, ondywo ya Hamaa+ ondyale yova Sundaa,+ Ohamba Asuwelu eiyaavela Onkhai-hamba Sitele. Ohamba aitavela Molondekai eye kwe, mokonda Sitele wapopilile ohamba okuti Molondekai ombunga yange.+ 2 Ohamba ailipolo onela yayo yokupaka otyilimbo+ yapolele ku Hamaa, eyaavela Molondekai. Sitele aavela Molondekai otyilinga tyokukala omunene wondywo yali ya Hamaa.+
3 Pahe Sitele akapopia vali nohamba. Eliyumbu kovikalo viohamba, elivondela kwe otyo alila, emwiiti opo anyimeko otyitumino tyokuvelinga omapita tyahindwa na Hamaa omu Angange, anyimiko omphango yokuhanya-ko ova Sundaa.+ 4 Ohamba aitandaveka omphangoti yayo yoolu no ku Sitele,+ Sitele atalama komutwe wohamba. 5 Sitele ati: “Ine matyihambukiswa ohamba, ame ndyimunthu omuwa kohamba, ine tyaviuka kwoove, tupu unthyambukilwa, tuma otyitumino matyityilika omikanda vya Hamaa+ omona wa Hamendata, omu Angange,+ ahonekele opo ahanye-ko ova Sundaa monombala ambuho* mbohamba. 6 Oñgeni ame ndyipondola okutala vala otyipuka otyo otyivi ovanthu vange vapondola okulingwa? Oñgeni ndyipondola okutala ombunga yange ihanywa-ko anahalingi natyike?”
7 Ngootyo, Ohamba Asuwelu aipopila Onkhai-hamba Sitele+ na Molondekai omu Sundaa okuti: “Naavela-le Sitele eumbo lya Hamaa ngwe nemutuma ayendywe momuti+ mokonda wapangele okwipaa ova* Sundaa. 8 Pahe honekei ngeetyi mweete okuti tyaviuka, otyitumino menyina liohamba matyikwatesako ova Sundaa, amutyipake otyilimbo nonela yohamba. Mokonda otyitumino tyahonekwa menyina liohamba atyipakwa otyilimbo nonela, katyipondola okwanywa.”+
9 Ovahoneki vohamba avaihanwa mohanyi ya tatu, ohanyi ya Siva,* monthiki 23 avahoneka atyiho Molondekai evetuma vahonekele ova Sundaa, nomanene atyo,+ novakwatesiko vohamba, novatumini vomapunda-umbo omanene,*+ okutuka ko India atee ko Etiopia, omapunda-umbo* 127 omanene, vahonekele ngeetyi tyihonekwa momapunda-umbo* no momalaka ovanthu vapopia, no omu ova Sundaa vahoneka, melaka liavo.
10 Molondekai ahoneka omikanda menyina Liohamba Asuwelu, evipake otyilimbo nonela+ yohamba evitumu ovatumwa-ndaka vokweenda nononkhambe, vana vaenda nononkhambe mbokuhateka unene, mbuundapela ohamba. 11 Momikanda ovio, ohamba yetavelele ova Sundaa momapunda-umbo aeho veliongiye, avaamena omienyo viavo.* Vapondola okwipaa nokunyima-ko ovanthu aveho ine otyilongo tyamaneka opo tyivelwise, tupu vena okwipaa atee umwe ovakai vavo, novana vavo avevepundu ovipuka viavo.+ 12 Otyo tyina okulingwa monthiki ike vala momapunda-umbo* aeho Ohamba Asuwelu, monthiki 13 yohanyi 12, ohanyi ya Andale.*+ 13 Omukanda oo* upopia etyi ohamba apopia, una okupopiwa momapunda-umbo* aeho omanene okuti otyitumino. Tyina okupopiwa kovanthu aveho opo ova Sundaa velipongiye, vetyivile okulwisa onondyale mbavo monthiki oyo.+ 14 Ngeetyi vatuminwe nohamba, ovatumwa-ndaka avavelama kononkhambe mbuundapela ohamba, avaende liwa-liwa nokuhateka. Otyitumino tupu atyikapopiwa mombala* yo Susaa.*+
15 Molondekai atundu ponthele yohamba tyavala ovikutu vioutumini vialingwa notyinyanga otyingole* notyingonga, ankho wavala ombuya onene youtumini yoolu, notyinyanga tyokainya tyotyivala tyonkhula.+ Mepunda-umbo lyo Susaa,* ovanthu avakwilila nehambu. 16 Mokonda ova Sundaa vayovoka,* pahe avahambukwa, avahele, avankhimana. 17 Monombala ambuho, no momapunda-umbo* aeho, muna mwehikile etyi ohamba yapopia notyitumino tyae, ova Sundaa avahambukwa unene avahele, avateleka omakulia avalingi ovipito. Ovanthu ovanyingi vovilongo ovikwavo avahimbika okuliti ova Sundaa,+ mokonda vevetila owoma.