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Ɨkɨkota ɨkya bʉtwa kʉmwanya
1 Ɨsyo bo sikɨndile, ndɨnkʉkeeta kʉmwanya. Ʉko ndɨnkʉlʉbona ʉlwigi lwigwike. Po ndɨnkʉpɨlɨka iisyʉ bo ɨlya ngangabwite, bo ɨlɨ naalɨpɨliike kʉbwandɨlo,* lɨlɨnkʉjoba na niine lɨlɨnkʉtɨ, “Fyʉka koope kʉno, ʉne angʉkʉnangɨsya ɨsi sikwisa kʉboneka akabalɨlo aka kikwisa.”
2 Nakalɨnga, Mbepo Mwikemo alɨnkʉʉsulukɨla, ndɨnkʉkɨbona ɨkɨkota ɨkya bʉtwa kɨbɨɨkiigwe kʉmwanya, ɨkɨ jʉmo atʉʉgeelepo.† 3 Jʉla ʉjʉ aalɨ pa kɨkota kɨla, aalangalaga bo ʉlwa iibwe lya alimasi ni ibwe iinunu iikeseefu. Ʉlʉlanga ʉlʉ lwalangalaga bo ʉlwa langi ɨjaa lyani ibɨsi, lwakɨsyʉngʉʉtiile ɨkɨkota kɨla. 4 Kangɨ ɨfikota 24 fyakɨsyʉngʉʉtiile ɨkɨkota kɨla ɨkya bʉtwa. Mfikota ɨfyo baaliitʉʉgeelepo abakʉʉlʉ, aba baafwele ɨmyenda ɨmyelu nɨ ngɨga ɨsya sahabʉ ɨsya bʉtwa. 5 Nkɨkota kɨla ɨkya bʉtwa fyasookaga ɨfimweku fya njasi nʉ kʉtajanika kwa njasi. Nkyeni nkɨkota ɨkyo syakaga ɨnyaale ihaano na ibɨlɨ ɨsya mooto. Ɨsyo syo Mbepo ihaano na ibɨlɨ ɨsya Kyala.‡ 6 Kangɨ jaalipo ɨnyanja, jaalangalaga bo ʉlwa igalaasi, jaabonekaga bo ʉlwa iibwe ɨlɨ likʉlangala fiijo.
Mfibafu fyosa ɨfya kɨkota kɨla ɨkya bʉtwa, fyalipo ɨfipeligwa fina ɨfyʉmi, kangɨ fyalɨ na maaso amingi nkyeni na kʉnyuma. 7 Ɨkɨpeligwa ɨkya kwanda kyafwene nɨ ngalamu, ɨkya bʉbɨlɨ kyafwene nɨ kɨkambakʉ, ɨkya bʉtatʉ kʉmaaso kyafwene nʉ mundʉ, nɨ kya bʉna kyafwene ni ipʉʉla ɨlɨ likʉpululuka. 8 Ɨfipeligwa ɨfyo fina, kʉkʉtɨ kɨpeligwa kyalɨ na mapɨko ntandatʉ, amapɨko gaabo gaalɨ na maaso mfibafu fyosa na nkatɨ mmapɨko. Ɨfipeligwa fila pakɨlo na pamuusi fikaatʉʉsyaga ʉkʉtɨ,
“Mwikemo, Mwikemo, Mwikemo,
jo Ntwa Kyala ʉMwene maka goosa,
ʉmwene ʉjʉ aalipo, ʉjʉ alipo, kangɨ aikwisa.”
9 Ʉmwene ʉjʉ atʉʉgeele pa kɨkota ɨkya bʉtwa, jo mʉʉmi bwila na bwila. Ɨfipeligwa fila akabalɨlo koosa fikʉmpaala nʉ kʉmmwɨmɨka nʉ kʉgwa ʉlʉpi. 10 Po boope abakʉʉlʉ bala 24 bikʉfugama nkyeni mmyake ʉkʉmmwipuuta ʉmwene ʉjʉ atʉʉgeele pa kɨkota ɨkya bʉtwa. Bikʉmmwipuuta ʉmʉʉmi bwila na bwila, kangɨ bikʉsisopa ɨngɨga syabo ɨsya bʉtwa nkyeni nkɨkota kyake ɨkya bʉtwa. Bikʉtɨ,
11 “Gwe Ntwa gwɨtʉ na gwe Kyala gwɨtʉ,
ʉbagiisye ʉgwe, ʉkʉtuufigwa nʉ kwɨmɨkigwa,
paapo gwapelile ʉtʉndʉ toosa,
na kʉ bwigane bwako fyapeliigwe,
kangɨ filipo.”
* 4:1 Bala kalata gwa Ʉbʉsetʉli 1:10. † 4:2 Jʉmo atʉʉgeelepo Kokʉtɨ Kyala. ‡ 4:5 Bala kalata gwa Ʉbʉsetʉli 1:4.