Selemiya
1 Ombu onondaka mba Selemiya,* omona wa Hilikiya, Hilikiya umwe povanakwa vo ko Anatote,+ kotyilongo tya Mbesamii. 2 Ondaka ya Siovaa aimweendela pononthiki mba Sosiya+ omona wa Amoo,+ Sosiya ohamba yo Sundaa, menima 13 Sosiya eli kovipundi. 3 Aimweendela vali no pononthiki mba Seoyakii+ omona wa Sosiya ohamba yo Sundaa, no konthyulilo yenima 11 Sendekiya+ omona wa Sosiya ohamba yo Sundaa eli kovipundi, mohanyi ya tano etyi ova Selusalei vatwalwa koupika.+
4 Ondaka ya Siovaa yandyendelele aiti:
Ame nekulinga omuuli wovilongo.”
6 Mahi ame andyiti: “Tatiei, Tatekulu Hamba Onene Siovaa!
Ame nokupopia hityivili,+ nkhele ndyimona.”*+
7 Siovaa amphopila ati:
“Wahatie, ‘nkhele ndyimona.’
Ove una umwe yokwenda ku aveho mandyikutumu,
Una okukapopia atyiho mandyikutumu.+
9 Siovaa atandaveka okuvoko kwae, ayame komulungu wange.+ Siovaa amphopila ati: “Ndyili nokupaka onondaka mbange momulungu wove.+ 10 Tala, Ame ndyili nokukupa ounene utumine ovanthu vovilongo, nomauhamba, opo utukule, oikula, ohanye oteye, otungu otwiki.”+
11 Ondaka ya Siovaa aindyendela vali, aiti: “Oityi weete Selemiya?” Ame andyiti: “Ndyeete otyimpha tyomunkhete.”*
12 Siovaa amphopila ati: “Otyo yatyo umwe otyo wamona, mokonda, ame ndyipahi vala opo ndyilinge etyi tyapopia ondaka yange.”
13 Ondaka ya Siovaa aindyendela vali lya vali, aiti: “Oityi ove weete?” Ame andyititi: “Ndyeete ombiya* ili nokufiluka,* omulungu wayo watala kuno, yapilukila kombanda.” 14 Siovaa amphopila ati:
“Kombanda makutundu ovihuna
Mavieendela aveho motyilongo.+
15 Mokonda ‘ame ndyili nokwiihana omihoko aviho viomauhamba o kombanda,’ o Siovaa wetyipopia.+
‘Ngwe maveya; atyiti ava o okotyipundi tyavo tyounene, ava o kotyipundi tyavo,
Konombundi mbo Selusalei,+
Mavakahanya-po ovimato aviho vieliseta nayo
Mavakahanya-po omapunda-umbo aeho o Sundaa.+
16 Mandyikeveongela omphela mokonda yovivi aviho valinga,
Mokonda vandyeka-po,+
Vekahi nokulingila ono huku ovilikutila viomwihi,+
Velinyongamena kovilinga vyo pomavoko avo mwene.’+
17 Mahi ove maneka uundape,*
Ove katuka kevepopile atyiho mandyikutumu.
Wehevetile owoma,+
Opo naame nehekuyeke, otili owoma kotyipala tyavo.