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12 Jihova wambela Mbalamu, wixi: “Tunda mu ixi yé, xisa o jindandu jé, o dibhata dya tat’enu, uye ku ixi inganda kulondekesa. 2 Nganda kubhangesa kukala ukifuxi kyadikota, nganda kuzediwisa ni kuzangeleka o dijina dyé, athu oso anda kwa abesowala bhukaxi ké eye. 3 Nganda besowala oso a kubesowala ni kubhubhidila oso akuzwela kyayibha. Sé phata, o miji yoso mu ngongo ya kà tambula mabesá bhukaxi ké eye.”
4 Kyenyiki-phe, Mbalamu wakatuka kala kya mutumine Jihova, wambata we Lote. Mbalamu wexile ni makwinyi asambwadi ni kitanu kya mivu, kyoso kyatundu mu Halane. 5 Mbalamu anga wambata we muhat’wê Salayi, Lote mon’a phang’yê ni jimbote joso jakexile-naju, ni jiselevende* ja sumbile ku Halane, anga akatuka aya mu ixi ya Kanana. Kyoso ene kyabhixila ku ixi ya Kanana, 6 Mbalamu wende mu ixi yenyoyo kate mu mbanza ya Xikeme, bhwa zukama ni mixi yonene ya Molé. (Mu thembu yoyo akwa Kanana éne atungile mu ixi yenyoyo.) 7 Jihova anga utukulukila Mbalamu u mutangela, wixi: “O ixi yiyi nganda ibhana ku mbutu yé.” Mbalamu anga utunga kalatódyu bhenyobho phala Jihova wa mutukulukila. 8 Mukubhita thembu, utunda-bhu uya ku mbandu ya mulundu kutundila o dikumbi ya Betele, anga utunga-bhu o balaka yê. O Betele ya mukala ku mbandu kufwila o dikumbi, o Hayi ku mbandu kutundila o dikumbi. Bhenyobho watungu-bhu kalatódyu phala Jihova, yu wamateka kutumbula o dijina dya Jihova. 9 Mbalamu anga usuluka ni njila yê ulungila ku Nengebe, utunda kididi uya kididi.
10 Mu ixi ya Kanana anga mukala nzala, Mbalamu wakulumuka, wayi mu ixi ya Ijitu, anga utunga mwenyomo tu ithangana, mukonda o nzala yavudile. 11 Ande dya kubokona mu ixi ya Ijitu, mwene wambela Salayi muhat’wê, wixi: “Ngakudyondo ngivwidile! Ngejiya kwila eye u muhatu wawabha kyavulu. 12 Mukiki, kyoso akwa Ijitu kyanda kumona, sé phata anda zwela, exi: ‘Yú muhat’wê.’ Mukyenyiki, anda ngijibha, maji eye anda kuxa ni mwenyu. 13 Ngakudyondo wamba wixi, eye u phang’yami n’a ngitalatale kyambote mukonda dyé eye, phala ngibhuluke.”
14 Kyoso Mbalamu kyabhixila mu ixi ya Ijitu, akwa Ijitu amono kwila o muhatu wawabhele kyavulu. 15 O ilamba ya Falawó a mumono we, ya amateka ku muximana bhu pholo ya Falawó. Mukyenyiki o muhatu a mwambata mu inzo ya Falawó. 16 Falawó anga utalatala kyambote Mbalamu mukonda dya Salayi. Mbalamu anga ukala ni jimbudi, jingombe, jijumendu ja ndumbe ni ja akaji, abhika a mala ni a ahatu ni jikamelu. 17 Jihova anga ubheka mabhebhu kwa Falawó ni ku dibhata dyê, mukonda dya Salayi muhatu wa Mbalamu. 18 Falawó wexana Mbalamu, yu wa mwambela, wixi: “Wa ngibhangela-hi kiki? Mukonda dyahi kiwangitangela kwila mwene muhat’wé? 19 Mukonda dyahi wa ngambela kwila: ‘Mwene phang’yami?’ Kwakambele ngo bhofele ngeji musola phala kukala muhat’wami! Muhat’wé yú. Mwambate, ndenu!” 20 Mukiki Falawó watumina o jiselevende jê kuxinjikila Mbalamu, ene anga a muxinjikila kumoxi ni muhat’wê ni ima yoso yakexile-nayu.