Kapetulu 38
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Cho chasholokele hathimbu ije Yunda wathethzele bandolome bendi na kuyoya na munu umo ka Andulamite, lithzina lyendi ikeye Hila.
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Kuje aliwanene na muna Kanana wa munakathzi lithzina lyendi akele Shuwa. Wamwambatele nakukobela muli ikeye.
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Wemitile na kukala na mwana wa munalume. Bamulukile lithzina lya Er.
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Wemitile lalo nakukala na mwana wa munalume. Wamuthanene lithzina Onani.
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Wakele lalo na mwana wa munalume cho wamulukile lithzina Shela. Wamukitilile ku Kezibu.
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Yunda wa mwanene Er munakathzi munendi watwatwa. Lithzina lyendi lyakele Tama.
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Er muna Yunda watwatwa, akele wa bilinga byabibi kumesho a Shukulu. Cho Shukulu wamuthsiyile.
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Yunda wendekele kuli Onani ngwendi, "Ya muli munakathzi wa ndolome yobe. Panga chipangi cha nyali ya munu kuli ikeye, nakutuhulamo mwana wa ndolome yobe.
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"Omani wathzibukile ngwe uje mwana kakakala wendi embwe. Thimbu yoshe ayile kumunakathzi wa ndolome yendi, wetilile bya mbuto hathi mangana onowe kukala na mwana wa ndolome yendi.
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Byuma alingile byakele bya bubi ku mesho a Shukulu. Cho Shukulu wa muthsiyile lalo.
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Cho Yunda wendekele kuli Tama ngwendi, inamweno, "Thala fwile mu njubo ya isho shwi kuli Shela, munange wa munalume, akole." Mwafwa wathzibile lyoba ngwendi, natha kutha, ngwe omu bandolome bendi bathsile." Tama waile na kuyoyela mu njubo yaba ishe.
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Hanima ya thimbu yailaha, mwana wa munakathzi wa Shuwa, munakathzi wa Yunda, wathsile. Yunda bamuthzembelekele cho wakandukile ku Timuna ku baka kupanga bimanga, ikeye na kabuthamba kendi Hila na Andulamite.
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Tama bamulekele, " Kenga, ishomweno anakuya ku Timuna an kupanga bimanga byendi."
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Washulwile buje buthzalo bwa bufwile na kulifwika nanga yendi na kulithzenga ibenya. Watumanene mu chikolo chachipango cha Enayimu, echi chakala ku mukwakwa wakuya ku Timuna. Mwafwa wamwene ngwendi Shela na kolo laja oloni kubamwanene kuli ikeye akale munakathzi wendi.
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Omu amumwene Yunda athinganyekele ngwendi chikwithzi mwafwa alifwikile ku mesho.
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Waile kuli ikeye kumukwakwa na kwendeka ngwendi, Ija, njalombo kulala nobe"- mwafwa kathzibukile ngwe akele inamweno - cho wendekele ngwendi, " Ujana bika hakulala nange?"
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Wendekele ngwendi, "Njikutumina muna membe kutunda kubutanga," Wendekele ngwendi, "Unatha kunjana chikulahetho shwi nomu ukamutumandi?"
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Wendekele ngwendi, Chikulahetho muka njatha kukwana?" Wakumbulwile ngwendi, "Kathatetho kobe na mukole wobe, na mulamu owo uli muliboko lyobe," Wamwanenebyo oho wakobelele muli ikeye, cho wethzile na kwimita nendi.
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Cho wakatukile na kutundako. Washulwile nanga yendi nakuthzala buthzalo bwendibwabufwile.
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Yunda watumine uje muna membe na kabuthamba kendi Andulamite mangana akamutambwile na bije alikulahethele nabyo kutunda kumaboko amunakathzi, oloni kamuwanene.
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Cho Andulamite wehwile banalume bamuje mu lifuti," Indi uje chikwithzi akele ku Enayimu kumukwakwa ali kuli" Bendekele ngwabo, "Kukwakele chikwithzi kuno embwe."
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Welukile kuli Yunda na kwendeka ngwendi, "Kunjakamuwanene. Lalo, banalume ba lifuti lije bendekele ngwabo, "Kukwakele chikwithzi kuno embwe."
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Yunda ngwendi, " Mwecheleni anyunge bije byuma, mangana kethi bakatuthzibithe shwamwa. Mukemobene, Njinatumina owu muna membe, oloni kuwakamuwanene"
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Cho chasholokele hanima ya bingonde bitatu Yunda bamulekele, " Tama nyokomweno nalingi bukwithzi, cho mukemo bene, ali nalimo lyakutundamo." Yunda wendekele ngwendi, "Muneneni kuno cho echeleni tumuthinge."
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Cho omu bamunenele hanja, watumine muthzimbu kuli ishemweno, " Kutunda kuli ibenya ebi byuma kukeko njinemita." Wendekele ngwendi, "Njalombo ubikenge bwino byeya ebi, kaje kathatetho, mukole na mulamu."
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Yunda wabithzibukile na kwendeka ngwendi, "Napu wabuthunga kuhyana yange, hakupwa kujamwanene kuli Shela munange, kukala munakathzi wendi." Kalalele nendi lalo.
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Cho chasholokele hathimbu yendi yakukita, kengenyoni, mapasa bakele mwimo lyendi.
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Chasholokele omu akele nakukita umo watuhwile liboko, cho uje kafungwithzi wambatele bwanda bwakubenga na kumukuta kuliboko na kwendeka ngwendi, " Owu nalibangele kutubuka,"
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Oloni welwithile liboko lyendi, cho, kengenyoni, ndolome yendi walibangele kutubuka. Uje kafungwithzi wendekele ngwendi, "Mungila munatuhukilamo!" Cho bamulukile ngwabo Pelezi. Cho ndolome yendi watuhukile, owu akele na bwanda bwakubenga kuliboko lyendi, cho bamulukile ngwabo Zera.