Selemiya
Ñgeno nalinga vala wokulila na tyitenya na tyinthiki,
Okulila vange vankhia.
2 Ñgeno moluhandya mwali-vo vala apa onongendi mbupengama,
Ñgeno vange nevesa-po, andyii kokule,
Mokonda aveho valinga vanombalehi,+
Otyimbulukutu tyovanthu ononkhembi.
3 Vaonya elaka liavo ngonkhondyi yananwa.
Ounkhembi, hanthyole yotyili, tyayela motyilongo omu.+
“Movivi vati vala omu vatunda-mo movikwavo vanyingila-mo,
Ame kavesukile naame,”+ o Siovaa wetyipopia.
4 “Amuho lungukei ku ava mwelitungaila navo,
Noou mulilandula nae mwehemuyumbei onthumbi.
5 Aveho vakemba vakwavo velitungila navo,
Petupu nawike utola otyili.
Elaka liavo velilongesa omatutu.+
Vepwila umwe tyokukalela okulinga ovivi.
6 Ove uli vala pokati komatutu.
Momatutu avo pahe nokunoñgonoka ame kavahande,” o Siovaa wetyipopia.
7 Etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa Huku yovita, wati:
“Mandyivekangula, mandyivelolo,+
Oityi vali ndyilinga omona omukainthu wovanthu vange?
8 Elaka liavo lialinga ohevo iipaa, litola omatutu.
Momulungu vapopila ava velitungila navo ombembwa,
Mahi komutima wavo otyo veveyolamena.”
9 “Hihiwa umwe okuveongela omphela ovipuka ovio valinga?” o Siovaa wetyipopia.
“Ñgeno hinumana* ovanthu ngoovo otyo vekahi?+
10 Mandyilili, mandyiliyavela onomphunda,
Mandyiimbila ongengeya* omalihilo o moluhandya,
Mokonda apia-po,* pahe petupu ou ukwata-mo,
Nii kamwiivala vali ovipako vikoma, vivandala.
Oviila viaya nkholo; ovinyama viapita.+
11 O Selusalei ndyikeilinga onthunthu yomamanya,+ omaleva ovimbandye,+
Omapunda-umbo o Sundaa ndyikeelinga oluhandya, nawike makakala-mo.+
12 Olie hono umwe omunongo unene utyiñgonoka etyi?
Olie omulungu wa Siovaa watuma eketyiivise?
Omokonda yatyi otyilongo tyanyimina-po?
Omokonda yatyi tyakukutila ngoluhandya,
Pahe petupu ou ukwata-mo?”
13 Siovaa akumbulula ati: “Omokonda vaanya otyitumino tyange* napaka komutwe wavo, kavetyilandulile nii kavetavelele ondaka yange. 14 Vanthesa onkhango, valandula omitima viavo+ novilolo vya Mbaale, ngeetyi ovo tate yavo vevelongesile.+ 15 Siovaa womambamba ovita, Huku yova Isilayeli, wati: ‘Ovanthu ava mandyivelisa otyifo tyilula, mandyivenwisa oukola.+ 16 Mandyiveyandyanesa movanthu vovilongo vehei, nii vieheiwe no vohe,+ mandyitumu omutunga monyima yavo atee aveho vanyima-ko.’+
17 Siovaa womambamba ovita wati:
‘Lingei ovipuka nounongo.
Ihanei ovakai vokwiimba ongengeya,*+
Ihanei ovanongo vali ku vakwavo,
18 Opo veye liwa, mavetwiimbila ongengeya,
Opo momaiho etu, mumome ononkhuka*
Komapanda etu makweende omaande.+
19 Kweivalela ongengeya ko Siyau:+
“Twahanywa-po twapwa-po!
Twakunda ngatyi!
Mokonda twasa-po otyilongo tyetu, vahanya-po omaumbo etu.”+
20 Onwe vakai, ivei ondaka ya Siovaa.
Omakutwi enyi atehele ondaka yo momulungu Wae.
21 Mokonda ononkhia mbaululila ponondyanena mbetu,
Mbanyingila momapunda-umbo etu okwapama,
Opo mbwipae ovana monondyila,
Novakwendye ponopalasa.’+
22 Vepopila uti: ‘Siovaa wati:
“Ovivimbi mavikalinga ngombumbi yomomapia,
Ngovipandi viovilia viatyokwa vala, ovateyi otyo vevisa-po,
Pehena nawike uviongolola.”’”+
23 Siovaa wati:
“Omunongo ehelimphandele ounongo wae,+
Wononkhono ononene, ehelimphandele ononkhono mbae.
Wolumono ehelimphandele olumono lwae.”+
24 “Mahi una ulimphanda elimphandele mweetyi:
Okukungunyika ame, nokunoñgonoka ame,+
Ame Siovaa wolwembia olunene, wehena kapungulula, ulinga oviwa kombanda yohi,+
Mokonda ovipuka ovio, ovio ame ndyihambukilwa,”+ o Siovaa wetyipopia.
25 “Tala! Kuli nokuya ononthiki,” o Siovaa wetyipopia, “ononthiki mandyikoyo omphela ya ava vapita ekwendye, mahi ngwe mwene tyili kavapitile ekwendye:+ 26 o Isitu,+ no Sundaa,+ no Endoo,+ nova Amoo,+ no Moambe,+ novanthu aveho vakala momaluhandya, vokwakululwa onohuki pomakutwi;+ mokonda ovanthu vovilongo aveho kavapitile ekwendye,* eumbo aliho liova Isilayeli omutima walio kawapitile ekwendye.”+