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28 Malwa anji awa munchinya* witotelamo* bitomi bya bena Efelaimu+
Ne maluba amulengelanga kumweka bulongo aleka kumweka bulongo,
Ajinga mu kimpachiko kiji na mushiji wafuka kya boba batoma binyu!
2 Umvwai! Yehoba ukatuma muntu wakosa kabiji uji na ngovu.
Aye ukekala nobe mvula utatauka wa mabwe, mvula wa kinkunkwila wonauna,
Nobe mvula mukatampe wa mikwe,
Aye ukamumaka panshi munchinya ne kumonauna.
4 Ne maluba amulengelanga kumweka bulongo aleka kumweka bulongo,
Ajinga mu kimpachiko kiji na mushiji wafuka,
Akekala nobe jikuyu japya bukiji mayoo saka akyangye kufika.
Muntu byo akejimonatu, ukejapa ne kwijija ponkapotu.
5 Pa jonkaja juba, Yehoba wa mabumba ye ukekala munchinya wa buya ne kabondo kawamisha ku bantu banji bakashalapo.+ 6 Kabiji aye ukalengela bamitonyi kuchiba mambo monka mo aolokela, ne kupa bulume boba bemana pa bibelo kuchina balwanyi kutwela.+
7 Nangwa kiji bino, bano nabo bakaya mungi na mambo a kutoma binyu;
Maalwa akebalengela kubalangila pa kwenda.
Ñanga ne ngauzhi nabo bakaya mungi na mambo a kutoma maalwa;
Maana abo akavulañana na mambo a binyu,
Kabiji bakabalangilanga na mambo a maalwa;
Bintu byo bakamonanga bikebatwala mungi,
Kabiji pa kuchiba mambo bakeatwalangatu mungi.+
8 Matebulu abo akumbanatu malashila
Kafwapo nangwa pamo pashala ne.
9 Abo bakashikisha’mba, nanchi bañanyi bo bakabuula maana a kuyuka bintu?
Kabiji bañanyi bo bakalumbulwila byambo?
Nanchi aba bo basumunatu katataka nyi?
Nanchi aba bo bafumyatu ku mabele nyi?
10 Mambo ke “mukambizho pa mukambizho, mukambizho pa mukambizho,
Lutambo pa lutambo, lutambo pa lutambo,*+
Kintu kicheche kuno, kintu kicheche kokwa.”
11 Kabiji ukengijisha ba kikukuma ne bamba mulaka ungi kwisamba na bano bantu.+ 12 Ponkapo wibambijile’mba: “Ino yo mpunzha kwa kukokolokela. Aba bakooka bakokoloke; ino yo mpunzha kwa kukokolokela,” pano bino abo bakaine kumvwa.+ 13 Onkao mambo, kwi abo byambo bya Yehoba bikekala ke:
“Mukambizho pa mukambizho, mukambizho pa mukambizho,
Lutambo pa lutambo, lutambo pa lutambo,*+
Kintu kicheche kuno, kintu kicheche kokwa,”
Pa kuba’mba byo bakendanga,
Baketuntule ne kupona kampaba
Kabiji bakekozha, bakafwa mu kitewa ne kwibakwata.+
14 Onkao mambo, anweba mwitota, umvwai byaamba Yehoba,
Anweba mulama bano bantu ba mu Yelusalema,
15 Mambo anweba mwamba’mba:
Nangwa muyulo mukatampe waiya,
Kechi uketukumpula ne,
Mambo atweba twaalula bubela ke kya kufyamamo kyetu,
Kabiji mu bubela mo mo twafyamina.”+
16 Onkao mambo, Nkambo Mfumu Yehoba waamba’mba:
“Amiwa mbena kwala kitendekesho kyakosa kya mabwe mu Ziona,+
Kafwako muntu nangwa umo waitabilamo ye bakalengesha bumvu ne.+
Mvula wa mabwe ukakwemuna kya kufyamamo kyabo kya bubela,
Ne mema akayula mu mpunzha mo bafyama.
Inge muyulo mukatampe waiya,
Ukemonauna.
Moyo ye ukebalengela kukwatakanya bintu byo baumvwine.”*
20 Mambo mwanya ukepipa, kya kuba muntu kechi wakonsha kutandabala ne,
Ne kya kwivweta kikakepa, kya kuba muntu kechi wakonsha kwivwetakyo ne.
21 Mambo Yehoba ukemana byonkatu byo aubile pa Mutumba wa Pelazimu;
Ukemana byonkatu byo aimene mu kimpachiko* kyajinga kwipi na Gibeona,+
Kuba’mba obe bintu byo akebelenga, ko kuba’mba mwingilo wanji wa kukumya
Ne kuba’mba engile mwingilo wanji, ko kuba’mba mwingilo wanji mukatampe.+
22 Onkao mambo, kange mwikale na milengulwila ne,+
Pa kuba’mba babule kutwentesha ntambo yo bemukasa,
Mambo amiwa naumvwine byaambile Nkambo Mfumu, Yehoba wa mabumba,
Kuba’mba wafuukulapo konauna ntanda yonse.+
23 Shinkulai matwi ne kuteleka byambo byami;
Taiko muchima mumvwe byo mbena kwamba.
24 Nanchi awa ujima uzhikisha juba na kujimatu kwa kubula kubyala nkunwa nyi?
Abya utwajijilatu na kuchipula mushiji kwa kubula kumupumununa nyi?+
25 Byo akapwisha kwesakanya mushiji,
Nanchi kechi ukakusamo bwengo bwafituluka ne bwengo butoka nenyi?
Nanchi kechi ukabyalamo wichi, luku ne mbaale pa mpunzha yayo
Ne kukusamo wichitu+ mukwabo kunsa kunsa nenyi?
27 Mambo bwengo bwafituluka kechi bebupuula na kintu kyatwa kya kupuujilako ne,+
Kabiji kikochikala kechi bekipisha pa bwengo ne.
Pakuba bwengo bwafituluka bebupuula na kichi
Ne bwengo butoka bebupuula na kichi.
28 Nanchi muntu upuula nchacha pa kipujilo kwikala shinkwa nyi?