Sombe
1 Motyilongo tyo Usi mwali omulume umwe ankho utiwa o Sombe.*+ Ankho ukakatela motyili,*+ wali ondingaviwa, ankho utila owoma Huku kalingi ovivi.+ 2 Watyitile ovana epandu-vali ovakwendye novakainthu vetatu. 3 Ankho una ovipako, onongi 7.000, omakamelu 3.000, onongombe 1.000,* ovimbulu* 500, ava ovalingilili vae ankho ovanyingi-nyingi. Ankhimana vali unene kovanthu aveho vovilongo vyo Koutundilo.
4 Ovana vae ovakwendye ankho valinga ovipito, tyiti umwe ou alingila meumbo liae, ou alingila meumbo liae, valinga mwene monthiki vakoyelwa. Ankho vakonga onomphange mbavo navo veye valie, avanu navo. 5 Apeho tyina ankho ononthiki valinga ovipito viavo mbamapu, Sombe uveihana evesukukise konkhali. Upinduka-po komuhuka-huka alingila-ko ovana vae ovilikutila viokuyokwa,+ uvelingila wike-wike. Mokonda Sombe ankho uti: “Hamwe ovana vange valinga onkhali, vapopia omapita Huku momitima viavo.” Sombe ankho otyo alinga ngootyo apeho.+
6 Etyi pakala, hono nthiki imwe ovana va Huku yotyotyili*+ aveya pu Siovaa,+ avatalama komutwe wae, ou Satanasi+ nae eya-po.+
7 Siovaa apulu Satanasi, ati: “Opi utundilila?” Satanasi akumbulula Siovaa ati: “Naile pohi, opo nekelisetaile, nakaendaile-po.”+ 8 Siovaa apulu Satanasi ati: “Omunthu wange Sombe wemumona?* Kombanda yohi nawike vali ukahi ngae. Omulume ukakatela motyili,*+ ulinga evi viaviuka, una owoma na Huku, wahahande ovivi.” 9 Satanasi akumbulula Siovaa ati: “Okuti Sombe una owoma na Huku pohi ya Huku vala?+ 10 Ha-kwahondya ongandyo imuyakulile,+ ongandyo yeliseta nae, neumbo liae, novipuka aviho ena-vio? Soka ove wemupa elao, ovilinga alinga nomavoko ae vimupa,+ una ovipako ovinyingi viyula kombanda yohi. 11 Hono pahe katula okuvoko kwove mupola atyiho ena-tyo na utale, mekupopi umwe omapita otyo utala.” 12 Siovaa apopila Satanasi ati: “Tala! Ovipuka aviho ena-vio vili peke liove.* Mahi okuvoko kwove kwehemuyame!” Satanasi atundu pu* Siovaa aende.+
13 Pakala, hono tyina ovana va Sombe ovakwendye novahikwena ankho veli nokulia nokunwa ovinyu meumbo liomukulu watyo,+ 14 kwekeya omuundapi umwe wa Sombe, uya umupopila ati: “Onongombe ankho mbuli nokulima, ovimbulu ankho vili nokulia nonongombe, 15 mahi ova Sambaa vetuyombela, vetupola-mbo vapita nambo atyiho novimbulu. Ovaundapi vove veveveipaa nomutunga. Ame vala nahupa-po neya okukupopila-tyo.”
16 Oo kamanene-ale okupopia, kuna kuya omukwavo, ati: “Keulu ku Huku kwatoka otupia* twayoka onongi novaundapi vove, vapia umwe valungwina. Ame vala nahupa-po neya okukupopila-tyo.”
17 Oo kamanene-ale okupopia, kuna kuya omukwavo ati: “Ova Kalindeya+ velitepauka ovinkhunkha vitatu, avayombela omakamelu veetyinda-po, ovaundapi vove veveipaa nomutunga. Ame vala nahupa-po neya okukupopila-tyo.”
18 Oo kamanene-ale okupopia, kuna kuya vali omukwavo ati: “Ovana vove tyati umwe novakwendye vatyo novafikwena vatyo ankho valia nokunwa ovinyu meumbo liomukulu watyo. 19 Tyina tukati vala ñgana kweya omphepo imwe onene yatundilila moluhandya aivete mondywo, ondywo aitokela kombanda yavo, yeveipaa. Ame vala nahupa-po neya okukupopila-tyo.”
20 Sombe okwiiva ovipuka ovio akatuka, atandula ovikutu viae, elikulula onohuki momutwe. Elisate umwe pohi, elipetamena-po 21 ati:
“Natunda meimo lya mee tyahavalele,
Mandyikondoka tyahavalele.+
Siovaa wamphele,+ Siovaa wetyimphola.
Enyina lya Siovaa litwaleko okuhivilikwa.”
22 Movipuka ovio aviho Sombe kalingile onkhali, kahungile Huku ati oe walinga etyi tyapenga.*