Yombi
1 Kwakele munalume umo mu lifuti lya Uzi, lizina lyendi Yombi.* Wapwile munalume wa kusungama, wa kulongwa.* Wakele na kuzibila Njambi lyoba na kutunda ku byuma byabibi. 2 Wakele na bana ba banalume 7 na bana ba banakazi batatu. 3 Wakele na bimanga 7,000 na tumele 3,000 na bingombe 1,000 na bidonki* 500, hamolika na bangamba babangi. Ngeci, wapwile munu wa bulemu manene ku banu boshe bakele ku butuhukilo bwa litangwa.
4 Umo na umo wa bana bendi ba banalume wakele na kubwahesa cilika ku njibo yendi ha litangwa lyalyangwilile. Bakele na kulanyako bandokazi babo batatu mangana bakulye na kunwa nabo. 5 Boshe mubakele na kumanesa kulinga cilika, Yombi wakele na kubasana mangana abajelese. Wakele na kwinduka mutondo-tondo mangana ane mulambu wa kwenyeka wa umo na umo wabo. Mwafwa Yombi wakele na kwendeka ngwendi: “Hamo bana bange banalingi bubi na kusinga Njambi mu bimbunge byabo.” Omu mukemwo mwakele na kulinga Yombi simbu yoshe.
6 Co litangwa lyetele libakobelele bana ba Njambi wa busunga* na kwimana ku mesho a Yehova, co Satana nendi wakobelele mukati kabo.
7 Co Yehova wehwile Satana ngwendi: “Utunda kuli?” Satana wakumbulwile Yehova ngwendi: “Njitunda mu kuzenguluka ha lifuti-libu na kwendanganaho.” 8 Co Yehova wehwile Satana ngwendi: “Kuma unananguka* ngamba yange Yombi ndi? Naumo wahi nalifu nendi ha lifuti-libu. Napu munalume wa kusungama, wa kulongwa.* Akazibila Njambi lyoba na kutunda ku byuma byabibi.” 9 Co Satana wakumbulwile Yehova ngwendi: “Kuma Yombi wazibila Njambi lyoba kwa kujeneka bimo ndi? 10 Kuma kuwamunyungililile na kunyungilila njibo yendi na byoshe byali nabyo ndi? Unabezikisa bipangi bya maboko endi, co bimuna bendi banashulu mu lifuti. 11 Oloni olola liboko lyobe na kumunyeka byoshe byali nabyo, tumone indi kakushaula citona-mesho.” 12 Co Yehova walekele Satana ngwendi: “Tala! Byoshe byali nabyo bili mu liboko lyobe.* Oloni keti umukwate.” Ngeci, Satana watundile ku mesho a Yehova.
13 Co litangwa limo bana bendi ba banalume na ba banakazi mubakele na kulya na kunwa binyu mu njibo ya yayabo wa munalume, 14 ngamba umo wezile kuli Yombi na kwendeka ngwendi: “Bingombe banakala na kulima, bidonki* banakala na kulila kuyehi nabo, 15 co baSabeya banabajemukilile na kubambata. Banatsii bangamba na mukwale. Yange lika njinoboka na kwija na kukuleka.”
16 Simbu wacikele na kwendeka, mukwabo wezile na kwendeka ngwendi: “Tuhya twa Njambi* twa kutunda mwilu tunezile na kwenyeka bimanga na bangamba na kubanyongesa. Yange lika njinoboka na kwija na kukuleka.”
17 Simbu wacikele na kwendeka, mukwabo wezile na kwendeka ngwendi: “BaKaudiya banapangele bibunga bitatu na kujemukila tumele na kubambata, co banatsii bangamba na mukwale. Yange lika njinoboka na kwija na kukuleka.”
18 Simbu wacikele na kwendeka, mukwabo nawa wezile na kwendeka ngwendi: “Bana bobe ba banalume na ba banakazi banakele na kulya na kunwa binyu mu njibo ya yayabo wa munalume. 19 Kukasumuka, kunaija lihunzi lyakama lya kutunda mu mambo na kupupa bimbango biwana bya njibo. Ngeci, inawila bana bobe na kubatsiya. Yange lika njinoboka na kwija na kukuleka.”
20 Ngeci, Yombi wakatukile na kutabula cizalo cendi na kutehula binkambu bya ku mutwe wendi, co wawililile hasi na kutsikama. 21 Co wendekele ngwendi:
“Munjatundile mwimo lya banana nabimo byahi binjezile nabyo,
Co nabimo byahi binjiluka nabyo.
Yehova nanjanene, co Yehova nanjinyeke.
Lizina lya Yehova batwaleleleho kulishangazala.”
22 Mu byuma byoshe ebi, Yombi kalingile bubi nambe kwendeka ngwendi kuli cuma cimo cacibi canalingi Njambi.*