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Ʉmwantanda nɨ yokha
1 Pɨlongolela, ɨnhalola ɨshɨlolesyo ɨshɨpɨtɨ kʉmwanya: páamɨle ʉmwantanda we akwatile ɨzʉbha, nu mwezi wáamɨle paasɨ pa vɨnama vwakwe. Khabhɨlɨ pi twe lyakwe ákwatile ishipambwi ɨshɨ nzota ishumi na zɨbhɨlɨ. 2 Ʉmwantanda wʉnʉʉyo áamɨle pa wumwamu, akhalɨlaga we akushinta mʉ khabhalɨlo akha kʉpaapa.
3 Khabhɨlɨ ɨnhalola ɨshɨlolesyo ɨshamwabho kʉmwanya: páamɨle ɨyokha ɨpɨtɨ ishamamu. Ɨyokha lɨnɨɨlyo lyámɨle na matwe saba nɨ mpembe ishumi, iwinza mʉ matwe gaakwe mwámɨle ivipambwi saba ɨvwa shɨmwene. 4 Ulusinda lwakwe lʉkhakwesaga iseluusi (1/3) ɨyɨ nzota ɨzya kʉmwanya, na kʉzɨlenzya paasɨ. Ɨyokha lɨnɨɨlyo lɨkhɨmɨɨlɨla pɨlongolela pa mwantanda ʉla we apalamɨla kʉpaapa, kʉtɨ ɨnga apaapa, limulye ʉmwana waakwe. 5 Pe ʉmwantanda akhapaapa ʉmwana ʉmʉsakhaala. Ʉmwana wʉnʉʉyo “akhayɨbhatabhaala abhantʉ abha mʉ nsɨ zyonti kʉ ndɨɨsa ɨya shɨjela.”* Ʉmwana wʉnʉʉyo akhanyamvʉlwa kʉbhala kʉtabhaala peeka nʉ Mʉlʉngʉ pɨ tengo lyakwe ɨlya shɨmwene. 6 Ʉmwantanda ʉla akhashɨmbɨɨlɨla mu shilozu kwe ʉMʉlʉngʉ amulinganyizanyiinye, kʉtɨ amʉsʉnje kʉʉkwo kʉ khabhalɨlo akhi nsiku ielufu yeeka imia zɨbhɨlɨ na mashumi ʉmʉtanda (1,260).
7 Pe kʉkhabha ni bho kʉmwanya. UMikaeli ʉkhabhɨzya ʉmʉpɨtɨ peeka na bhakhabhɨzya bhaakwe bhakhakhomana nɨ yokha liila peeka na bhakhabhɨzya bhaakwe. 8 Ɨleelo ɨyokha na bhakhabhɨzya bhaakwe bhakhatolwa, khabhɨlɨ pa wɨɨkhalo waabho patakhalolekha kʉmwanya. 9 UMikaeli na bhakhabhɨzya bhaakwe bhakhalɨsʉmba paasɨ ɨyokha peeka na bhakhabhɨzya bhaakwe. Ɨyokha lɨnɨɨlyo lye njokha ɨyɨ maandɨ, lye Lilumanyi awe uSeetani, lye lɨkʉbhakhopela abhantʉ bhonti mʉ nsɨ.
10 Pe ɨnhɨmvwa izi ɨlya kʉdandɨzya kufuma kʉmwanya lɨkʉtɨ,
“Ishi, ʉMʉlʉngʉ wɨɨtʉ abhatuulile abhantʉ bhaakwe!
Alolesya ʉwaamʉlo waakwe na kʉtala ʉwʉmwene!
Khabhɨlɨ uKilisiti waakwe alolesya ʉwaamʉlo waakwe!
Kʉnongwa ye uMikaeli na bhakhabhɨzya bhaakwe
bhámusumbile paasɨ
umulonjeeleli ʉwa bhanholo bhɨɨtʉ mʉ lwɨtɨkho,
ʉweene we akʉbhalonjeelela kwa Mʉlʉngʉ wɨɨtʉ,
shawusiku na shamʉsanya.
11 Bhoope bhamutolile kwɨ bhanda ɨlyɨ Nyaana yɨ Ngoole,
na kwi zwi ɨlya wukeeti waabho.
Bhanaabho bhatakhawʉgana ʉwɨɨkhalo waabho,
khabhɨlɨ bhatógopile kufwa.
12 Ishi pe seshelaji, ɨmwe mʉbhakhabhɨzya,
na mwe mʉkwɨkhala kʉmwanya kwa Mʉlʉngʉ!
Mwasheela ɨnsɨ nʉ sʉmbɨ!
Kʉnongwa ye uSeetani ayiikha kukwinyu
nʉ mʉlakha ʉmʉpɨtɨ nhaani,
amanyile kʉtɨ alɨ na khabhalɨlo khashe bhʉʉlo.”
13 Pe ɨyokha we lyalola kʉtɨ bhalɨsʉmba paasɨ, lɨkhamʉbhendeelaga ʉmwantanda ʉla we ámupaapile ʉmwana ʉmʉsakhaala. 14 Ɨleelo ʉmwantanda ʉla akhapeelwa amapikho gabhɨlɨ aga shɨpʉngʉ ʉmʉpɨtɨ, kʉtɨ abumbulushe, abhale mu shilozu pe ʉMʉlʉngʉ amulinganyizanyiinye. Panaapo ʉMʉlʉngʉ akʉmʉsʉnga kʉ manha gatatʉ na meezi ʉmʉtanda, ukutali nɨ yokha lɨnɨɨlyo. 15 Ɨyokha lɨkhaswɨla aminzi kufuma mwi lomu lyakwe ngatɨ lwizi kʉlʉsalo kwa mwantanda wʉnʉʉyo, kʉtɨ ulwizi lʉnʉʉlwo lʉmʉzyole. 16 Ɨleelo ɨnsɨ yɨkhamwavwa ʉmwantanda, yɨkhaasama ilomu lyakwe, yikhamila ulwizi luula lwe lwáfumile mwi lomu lyɨ yokha. 17 Pe ɨyokha likhamuviitilwa nhaani ʉmwantanda wʉnʉʉyo, lɨkhasogola na kʉbhala kulwa ibho na bhaana bhaakwe abhanjɨ bhe bhásyalile. Abhaana bhanaabho bha bhaala bhe bhakʉzɨlema ɨndajɨzyo zya Mʉlʉngʉ na kuyifumwa kʉlonga ɨzya Yeesu. 18 Pe lɨkhɨmɨɨlɨla pamwanya pa mʉselesenga ʉwa mʉmbalɨ mwa sʉmbɨ.
* 12:5 Bhaazya Zabuuli 2:9.