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Chitabu na Mwanambelele
1 Bhela nakachiweni chitabu mu chiwoku chaki cha kumalelelu chaka jombi joatami panani ja chiteu cha kikolongwa, nachombi chakabhi chilembakiki mkati na kunja, chijeghaliki mihuli saba. 2 Kabhete nukumbweni mtumika wa kunani kumahunde mweni makili akajamalyaje kwa sauti ngolongwa, “Bho, nde nane joapalika kujibhopola mihuli jeniheji na kuchibhopola chitabu chenihechi?” 3 Nambu ngachepabhili na mundu jokapi kunani kumahunde, wala panani ja ndema, wala pahi kuwawa, joakaweziki kuchibhopola chitabu chenihechi, wala kuchilinga mkati. 4 Bhela, nepani nakaleliki namaa maghambu ngachepabhili na mundu joapalika kuchibhopola chitabu chenihechi, au kuchilinga mkati. 5 Bhela, jumu wa bhazee bhala akambwaghile, “Ngawilela! Lingalyaje! Lihimba wa likabila la Yuda, mbelakeka waka Daude, ashindike. Jombi nde joapalika kujiheketa mihuli saba heji na kuchibhopola chitabu chenihechi.”
6 Panihapa nakaweni pachilanda ja chiteu cha kikolongwa chela ajemiki Mwanambelele, akabya ayongalwitwi kila upambala na ihumbi nchechi ya womi yela, na bhazee bhala. Mwanambeleli hoju akabhonakini ngati atehi kuchinjakika. Akabhi na manyelu saba na mihu saba ambaghu nde Roho saba yaka Chapanga yeikabhi itumakiki pundema pokapi. 7 Mwanambeleli hoju akapiti na kuchitola chitabu chela kuhuma mu chiwoku cha kumalelelu chaka jombi joatami panani ja chiteu cha kikolongwa. 8 Na paakachitoliki chitabu chela, ihumbi yomi nchechi yela papamu na bhazee ishilini na nchechi bhala bhakachikimi na kujinama palongi jaka Mwanambeleli. Kila jumu wabhu akabhi na lilimba na mbali ya zahabu yeitweli ubani. Ubani hoghu nde malobhu gha bhahuhu. 9 Bhela bhakajembiki lunyembu lwahenu:
“Wehapa upalika kuchitola chitabu chenihechi,
na kujiheketa mihuli jaki.
Maghambu wehapa ukabhi uchinjakiki na kwa mwahi waku ukamuhemali bhandu Chapanga
bhandu kuhuma mu kila likabila, kila lugha, kila lukolu, na bhandu kuhuma mu mataifa ghokapi.
10 Ubhatendiki bhabya ukolongwa na bhapenganyambiku na kuntumakila Chapanga witu,
nabhombi anabhatawala pundema.”
11 Kabhete panakalingalili, nakajowini sauti ja bhatumika bhamaheli namaa bha kunani kumahunde na njeta mundu joaweza kubhabhalanga! Bhajemiki kuchiyongolota chitehu cha kikolongwa na ihumbi ya womi nchechi yela na bhazee bhala, 12 nabhombi bhakabhi bhajemba kwa sauti ngolongwa, bhakapwaghaje,
“Mwanambeleli joakachinjakiki nde joapalika
kujopalela uweza, wamaheli wa hindu, mbulau, makili,
utopelu, ulumbalilu na mbengalelu!”
13 Kabhete nakajowini kila chiumbi chechibhi kunani kumahunde na pundema, pahi ja pundema, mubahali na yokapi yeibhi mkati jaki, ikajembaje,
“Mbengalelu na utopelu na ulumbalilu na uweza,
ibhi najombi joatama pachitehu cha kikolongwa
na kwaka Mwanambelele, hata mileli na mileli!”
14 Ihumbi yomi nchechi yela yakapwaghike, “Amina!” Na bhazee ishilini na nchechi bhala bhakachikimi na kujinama ukutama, na kujojabhela.