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Ɨkɨngʼʉndu cha Mungu nɨ ɨkɨtabhʉ
1 Akʉmara nɨkarora ɨkɨtabhʉ kokobhoko ku ubhuryʉ kwa wʉnʉ iikɨɨrɨ kukitumbɨ chɨ ɨkɨtɨmi. Ɨkɨtabhʉ kiyo charɨ chandikirwɨ mbaara zʉʉsi ibhɨrɨ, naatu charɨ kɨbhʉhirwɨ na zɨkaamʉ muhungatɨ. 2 Naatu nɨkarora maraika wʉ ʉbhʉnaja araraganʼya kwiraka ikʉrʉ, akabhuurya, “Ni wɨɨwɨ akwenderwa kʉmaamʉra zɨkaamʉ na kwigʉra ɨkɨtabhʉ kɨnʉ?” 3 Nawe ataabhʉnɨkirɨ ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi mwisaarʉ, hamwɨ kʉʉsɨ, hamwɨ nyaari wʉnʉ aarɨ akwenderwa kuchigʉra na kokesoma.
4 Mmbe nɨkatanga kʉrɨra bhʉkʉngʼu, kʉ kʉbha atarʉrɨkɨɨnɨ wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ akwenderwa kuchigʉra nʉʉrʉ kosoma ɨkɨtabhʉ kiyo. 5 Neho wʉmwɨ wa abhakaruka bharya akambʉʉrɨra, “Tiga kʉrɨra! Rora! Ɨɨka ya mʉkɨgambʉ cha Yuuda,* ritina ryʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Daudi, ahizirɨ. Areenderwa kʉmaamʉra zɨkaamʉ muhungatɨ kʉkɨtabhʉ kiyo na kuchigʉra.”
6 Neho nɨkarora Ɨkɨngʼʉndu chimiiriirɨ gatɨgatɨ hayo, hanʉ haarɨ ikitumbɨ chɨ ɨkɨtɨmi. Wʉʉsi aarɨ inaarirwɨ na bhene bhyʉ ʉbhʉhʉru na abhakaruka bharya merongo ɨbhɨrɨ na bhane, aarɨ kina asinzirwɨ. Ana zehembe muhungatɨ na amɨɨsʉ muhungatɨ. Amɨɨsʉ gayo, ne‑zekoro muhungatɨ za Mungu zɨnʉ zaarɨ zitumirwɨ kʉʉsɨ yʉʉsi. 7 Ɨkɨngʼʉndu kɨkaja, kɨkagega ɨkɨtabhʉ kirya kurwa okobhoko ku ubhuryʉ kwa wurya aarɨ iikɨɨrɨ kukitumbɨ chɨ ɨkɨtɨmi. 8 Hanʉ aagɨgirɨ ɨkɨtabhʉ kiyo, bhyʉ ʉbhʉhʉru bhiyo na abhakaruka bhayo bhakamugwɨra mʉmagʉrʉ. Bhʉʉsi bhaarɨ bhane ebherenjo bhye endono na amabhakuri gɨ ɨzahaabhu gizwirɨ umurumbasʉ. Umurumbasʉ guyo gwarɨ nɨ‑masabhi ga abharɨndu† bha Mungu. 9 Bhakɨɨmbɨra iryɨmbʉ riihya Ɨkɨngʼʉndu, bharabhuga,
“Awɨ wiisɨɨnɨ kokegega ɨkɨtabhʉ kiyo
na kʉmaamʉra zɨkaamʉ,
kʉ kʉbha awɨ ukiitwa,
na kʉmasaahɨ gaazʉ ʉkagʉrɨra Mungu
abhaatʉ bhi ibhishoko bhyʉsi, bhɨ ɨbhɨgambʉ bhyʉsi,
abhahiiri bhʉʉsi na bhi ibhyarʉ bhyʉsi.
10 Awɨ ʉkakora abhaatʉ bhayo
bhabhɨ ʉbhʉtɨmi bhwa Mungu,
bhabhɨ bhakuhaani komohokerya,
bhʉʉsi bharatema kʉʉsɨ.”
11 Naatu nɨkarora na kwigwa, bhamaraika bhaaru bhʉkʉngʼu, ɨbhɨkwɨ nɨ ɨbhɨkwɨ, bhatakuturwa kʉbharwa. Bhamaraika bhayo bhaarɨ bhiiruguurirɨ ikitumbɨ chɨ ɨkɨtɨmi na bhyʉ ʉbhʉhʉru bhiyo na abhakaruka bhayo. 12 Nɨkabhiitegeerera bharɨɨmba kwiraka ikʉrʉ, bharabhuga,
“Ɨkɨngʼʉndu kɨnʉ chitirwɨ,
areenderwa kʉsʉngʼaana ʉbhʉnaja, ubhuniibhi nu ubhwʉbhʉʉri.
Zinguru, ubhusuuku, ʉbhʉgʉngʉ nu ubhukumya, ni‑bhyazɨ.”
13 Hayo nikiigwa ibhityɨnyi bhyʉsi mwisaarʉ, kʉʉsɨ, nyaari na mʉnyanza bhɨrɨɨmba kwa hamwɨmwɨ,
“Ewe wʉnʉ akwikara kukitumbɨ chɨ ɨkɨtɨmi,
nɨ Ɨkɨngʼʉndu,
bhakumibhwɨ, bhasuukwɨ,
bhahaabhwɨ ʉbhʉgʉngʉ nʉ ʉbhʉnaja kemerano.”
14 Na bhyʉ ʉbhʉhʉru bhene bhirya bhikiisirirya bhɨrabhuga, “Garamɨ!” Abhakaruka bharya bhakagwa mʉmagʉrʉ, bhakasengera Mungu nɨ Ɨkɨngʼʉndu.
* 5:5 Mʉkɨgambʉ cha Yuuda kɨrabhirikirwa ɨɨka mʉkɨtabhʉ chʉ Ʉbhʉtangɨ 49:9, nʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Daudi akiibhurwa mukishoko kɨnʉ, hamwɨmwɨ na Yɨɨsu. † 5:8 Abharɨndu. Kʉmaragɨrɨra bhʉkʉngʼu, rora Ikiniibhasa.