Jeremia
40 Ondjovo oyo ye uya kuJeremia ya dja kuJehova, konima eshi Nebusaradan, elenga lovanangeli, e mu efa a ye a manguluka okudja muRama. Okwe mu kufa po a tulwa moiketanga, nokwa li mokati keenghwate adishe domuJerusalem nodomuJuda, odo da li tadi twalwa kuBabilon. 2 Opo nee elenga lovanangeli ola kufa Jeremia, ndele tali ti kuye: “Jehova, Kalunga koye, okwa xunganeka oupyakadi ou u na sha nonhele ei, 3 na Jehova okwe u eta ngaashi naanaa a popya, molwaashi nye ovanhu omwa nyona kuJehova noinamu dulika kondaka yaye. Nomolwaasho eshi tashi mu ningilwa. 4 Paife ohandi ku mangulula nena eli moiketanga, oyo i li koikesho yoye. Ngeenge oto dimine okuya naame kuBabilon, ila, nohandi ke ku fila oshisho. Ashike ngeenge ino hala okuya naame kuBabilon, fyaala po. Tala! Edu alishe ololo u wete ngaho. Hoolola keshe opo wa hala okuya.”
5 Ofimbo Jeremia a li ina ya natango, Nebusaradan okwa ti: “Shuna kuGedalia, omonamati waAhikam, omonamati waSafan, oo ohamba yaBabilon ya nangeka po a pashukile oilando yaJuda, ndele to kala naye mokati kovanhu; ile u ye keshe opo wa hoolola.”
Opo nee elenga lovanangeli ole mu pa oikulya noshali, ndele tali mu efa a ye. 6 Onghee Jeremia okwa ya kuGedalia, omonamati waAhikam, kuMispa, ndele ta kala naye mokati kovanhu, ovo va li va fyaala moshilongo.
7 Lwanima, eendjai adishe detangakwaita odo da li moixwa novakwaita vado, oda uda kutya ohamba yaBabilon oya nangeka po Gedalia, omonamati waAhikam, a pashukile oshilongo nosho yo kutya okwe mu nangeka po a pashukile ovalumenhu, ovakainhu nounona, okudja keehepele domoshilongo, odo da li inadi twalwa kuBabilon. 8 Onghee ode uya kuGedalia, kuMispa. Eendjai odo oda li Ismael, omonamati waNetania, Johanan naJonatan, ovanamati vaKarea, Seraja, omonamati waTanhumet, ovanamati vaEfai, Omunetofa, naJesania, omonamati wOmumaakati, pamwe novakwaita vavo. 9 Gedalia, omonamati waAhikam, omonamati waSafan, okwe va anena nosho yo ovakwaita vavo a ti: “Inamu tila okulongela Ovakaldea. Kaleni moshilongo nokulongela ohamba yaBabilon, notashi ke mu endela nawa. 10 Ashike ame ohandi kala muMispa ndi mu kalele po* kOvakaldea, ovo ve uya kufye. Ndele nye omu na okwoongela omaviinyu, oiimati yopokwenye nomaadi, ndele tamu a tula moikwatelwa yokutuvikila nokukala moilando oyo mwa nangala.”
11 NOvajuda aveshe, ovo va li muMoab, muAmmoni nomuEdom nosho yo ovo va li moilongo ikwao aishe, ova uda yo kutya ohamba yaBabilon oya efa oshixupe shi kale muJuda nosho yo kutya oye va nangekela po Gedalia, omonamati waAhikam, omonamati waSafan, e va pashukile. 12 Onghee Ovajuda aveshe ova hovela okudja ko keenhele adishe oko va li va halakanifilwa nove uya medu laJuda, kuGedalia, puMispa. Nova ongela omaviinyu noiimati yopokwenye momuvalu munene neenghono.
13 Johanan, omonamati waKarea, neendjai adishe detangakwaita, odo da li moixwa, ove uya kuGedalia, kuMispa. 14 Oda tya kuye: “Mbela ku shii kutya Baalis, ohamba yOvaammoni, okwa tuma Ismael, omonamati waNetania, e ku dipae?”* Ashike Gedalia, omonamati waAhikam, ine di itavela.
15 Opo nee Johanan, omonamati waKarea, okwa lombwela meholeko Gedalia, muMispa, a ti: “Onda hala okuya nokudipaa Ismael, omonamati waNetania, nokape na oo te shi shiiva. Omolwashike e na oku ku dipaa,* nomolwashike ovanhu aveshe vomuJuda ovo va ongala pwoove ve na okuhalakanifwa, noshixupe shaJuda shi na okuxula po?” 16 Ndele Gedalia, omonamati waAhikam, okwa tya kuJohanan, omonamati waKarea: “Ino ninga ngaho, osheshi osho to popi kombinga yaIsmael oipupulu.”