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3 Etyi pakala, Ohamba Asuwelu aivialeka Hamaa+ omona wa Hamendata omu Angange+ emukulameka, emwavela otyilinga otyinene vali tyipona ovatumini aveho.+ 2 Aveho ovaundapi vohamba vekahi kombundi, avaikila konongolo okulipetamena ku Hamaa, ngeetyi ohamba yapopia. Mahi, Molondekai ehetavela okwikila konongolo elipetamene kwe. 3 Ovaundapi vohamba vekahi kombundi avapulu Molondekai okuti: “Omokonda yatyi ove wehetavelela otyitumino tyohamba?” 4 Otyo vemupula ngootyo ononthiki ambuho, mahi ngwe kevetehelela. Aveketyipopila Hamaa, opo vatale ine Molondekai mayekwa atwaleko ngootyo,+ mokonda wevepopilile okuti omu Sundaa.+
5 Etyi Hamaa amona okuti Molondekai ketavelele okwikila konongolo, elipetamene kwe, anumana unene.+ 6 Mahi ngwe kahandele okwipaa vala* Molondekai, mokonda wapopililwe ovanthu vomuhoko wa Molondekai. Pahe, Hamaa aovola okwipaa ovanthu aveho va Molondekai, ova Sundaa aveho vekahi movilongo vituminwa na Asuwelu.
7 Menima lya 12 lyo Hamba Asuwelu mohanyi yo tete, ohanyi ya Nisaa,*+ avayumbu o Puli+ (avatapesa) otyo Hamaa atala, opo vatale onthiki nohanyi vena okuveipaa, atyilekesa ohanyi 12, ohanyi ya Andale.*+ 8 Hamaa apopila Ohamba Asuwelu okuti: “Pena ovanthu vamwe veliyandyana+ notyilongo momapunda-umbo* aeho omanene outumini wove.+ Vena ovitumino vielikalela no viovanthu aveho, kavetavela ovitumino viohamba, katyaviukile kohamba okuveyeka ngootyo. 9 Ine tyaviuka kohamba, hinda otyitumino tyokuvenyima-ko aveho. Ame mandyifete onotalendu* 10.000 mbopalata kovaundapi vohamba, avembutwala motyilimba tyohamba.”*
10 Ohamba aipolo onela yokupaka otyilimbo+ kokuvoko aiivaleka Hamaa,+ omona wa Hamendata omu Angange,+ ondyale yova Sundaa. 11 Ohamba aipopila Hamaa okuti: “Opalata novanthu vikahi pomavoko ove. Velinga etyi wahanda.” 12 Ngootyo monthiki 13 yohanyi yo tete, ovahoneki vohamba avaihanwa.+ Avahoneka+ atyiho Hamaa atuma tyeende kovakwatesiko vohamba, no kovatumini vomapunda-umbo omanene,* no kononkhalamutwe mbovanthu, tyahonekwa ngeetyi ovanthu momapunda-umbo* vahoneka no momalaka avo. Omikanda ovio viahonekwa menyina lyo Hamba Asuwelu avipakwa otyilimbo nonela yohamba.+
13 Omikanda ovio avipewa ovatumwa-ndaka vevitwale komapunda-umbo omanene* ohamba, muna otyitumino tyokwipaa ova Sundaa nokuvehanyako, avanyimiko aveho, ovakwendye, novakulu, novana, novakai, vena okwipawa monthiki ike vala, monthiki 13 yohanyi 12, ohanyi ya Andale,+ avevepundu ovipuka viavo.+ 14 Otyipuka otyo ankho tyina okuhonekwa momukanda omukwavo atyilingi otyitumino tyo momapunda-umbo aeho omanene,* atyipopilwa ovanthu aveho, opo velipongiye mokonda yonthiki oyo. 15 Ovatumwa-ndaka avaende nokuhateka+ ngeetyi vatumwa nohamba; otyitumino atyipopiwa mombala* yo Susaa.*+ Pahe ohamba, na Hamaa avapumphama opo vanwe, mahi epunda-umbo lyo Susaa,* otyo liahangayala.