¹ Ame ngani yimana mulivango lyande lyalikungo kumwe nakukura naumwande mulikengero, nakukengera nawa nikenge ovyo aghamba kwande ntani weni omo nitunda kumatatauko ghande. ² Hompa alimburura kwande na kughamba shi, ''Kwateka lino limoneko, ntani tjanga nawa patabeleti mposhi ogho avivaruro avhure kuduka. ³ Mbyevi shi lino limoneko shimpe pashirugho sha kutoghorora ntani ngani mbangipara ntani kapi ngavimvhura. Nampindi virangape, vitaterere. Mbyevi shi vyashiri ngaviya na kudira kukupira. ⁴ Kenga! Ovo vashana vadiro kukara na nkondo kwendi ngavapitamo naghudito. Ngoli vahungami ngavaparuka kuipuliro lyendi. ⁵ Mpo ngoli shi, vinyu ngoli kanenepite vyo ashana yira mayendo, yira mfa, kapi ngaditikitamo. Ghapongayiki panaumwendi kehe uno muhoko nakupongayika vantu navantje. ⁶ Kapishi navintje vino ngaviyititapo lipiro kukuyuva nakugarapita rushumo, rwatantiro, 'ligugho lyalinene kwavo anakuyingipito ovyo vinapiro kukara vyendi! Shirugho shakutika kuni ngauyingipita shiviha sha mahuguvalito waghupire?' ⁷ Ovo ngavamutoghono kapi ngavarambuka, ovo vatjiliro ngavarambuka? Ngamukara vadani ntoni kwavo. ⁸ Mukonda munashimbi vantu vavangi, ghukahe nauntje wavantu ngaghukuvaka. Watetire honde yantu nakunegheda nyanya ghurwanite shirongo, nkurumbara, na navantje vatungiromo. ⁸ Ntumineko nka vitondo vyamusedeli, siperesi, na vitondo vyakutunda ku Libanoni, nayiva ashi vakareli voye vayiva ashio weni omo vatetanga sandeli mulibanoni. Kenga, vakareli vande ngavayakara navakareli voye, ⁹ mposhi ngava ngwapayikireko vitondo, morwa ngereka eyi nashana kudika ngayi kara yayinene ntani yayiwa. ¹⁰ Kenga, ame nganipa vakareli voye, vakafumu ava ngava kateto vitondo, tona mayovi dimurongo mbiri darukokotwa, tona mayovi dimurongo mbiri davilya, lita mayovi dimurongo mbiri domaghadi.'' ⁹ 'Ligugho lyalinene kwa ghumwe ghayanguliro mbuto dona mulipata lyendi, kuvhura kutura shitunguru shendi kuwiru mukukutura mwene mulipopero kutunda mumaghoko ghaudona.' ¹⁰ Wakona kukara na makuverero mulipata lyoye mukuteta vantu vavangi, nakurwanitapo lituro ndjo lyanaumoye. ¹¹ Mawe ngaghalira kutundilira mulikuma, vitondo vyakukukuta ngavikulimburura, ¹¹ Makura Hiramu, Hompa wa TRirusi, alimburura mukutjanga, omo atumine kwa Solamon: ''Mukondashi Hompa Karunga ahora vantu vendi, aku renka ove ukare hompa kukwavo.'' ¹² Mukuwedererako, Hiramu aghamba, ''Tangenu Hompa, Karunga wa Israel, ashito liwiru na livhu, oghu apo Ndafita mona waukonentu ayuro ndunge naukonentu, oghu nga diko ngereka ya Hompa Karunga nambara yanaumwendi. ¹² 'Liguvo lyalinene kovo vadiko nkurumbara na honde, ntani kwavatoti doropa naudona.' ¹³ Kapi vyatunda kwa Hompa mushiti ashi vantu vavakute kumundiro nakudimuhoko davaunyavo vakutwate vavene mavhoko- vhoko? ¹⁴ Weno shirongo nakushitura ghukonentu na mfumwa yaHompa yira momo mema ghafika lifuta. ¹³ Weno ame kuna kutuma mukafumu akaro naunkurungu, Huramu-Abi, oghu vapa uyivi nakukwata lighano. ¹⁴ Ghuye mumati walira lya Dani. Vashe mukafumu waku Tirusi, ghuye akara nauyivi mukurughana nangorodo, siliveli, ngoporo, shikugho, mawe, ntani navitondo, nangodi dashinaliwiru, nedi dadigeha, nedi damapurupura, ntani nedi dolina. Ghuye nka akara nauyivi mukurughana kehe vitjokaura nakurughana kehe lino lifano. renka livango likare lyendi mukatji kavarughani voye, Ndafita, vasho. ¹⁵ 'Liguvho lyalinene kwagho atininikiro maparambo ghendi vanwe- waneyedire ghugara ghoye mukurenkera ghukenge dimuherehere davo.' ¹⁶ Ngavakuyuda na lishwaghu mundjira yakukupa mfumwa. Weno rufo roye! Nwa ghuyendaure muherehere! Nkinda yakurulyo rwalighoko lya Hompa nakuya kukoye, udona ngaghufika mfumwa yoye. ¹⁷ Nyanya waruwanine kwa Lebanoni yakuyingipira ve nalidjonauro lyavikorama ngalikutjilita ve. Mpo ngoli shi watetire honde yavantu nakunegheda nyanya yakurwanita shirongo, nkurumbara na kunavantje vatungimo. ¹⁸ Viyeramo munke ghuwana mukulimbaura mafano ghavitondo? Mbyevishi mulimbauli walitondo amana kulimbaura! Ndi ghurenke shintu kushikugho, mushongi wavimpempe? Vakulimbaura kutura lihuguvaro mulintjantjo vavo vyakupira mulyo. ¹⁹ 'Liguvo lyalinene kwavo vaghambiro kuvitondo vyakukukuta, rambuka! ndi kumawe ghakudira kughamba, shapuka!' Vino vininke kuronga ndi? Kenga, kuvhura vakukwateke ngorodo na siliveli, shirugho sho vyavyo kwato kushetera. ²⁰ Ngoli Hompa ghuye muntembeli yendi yakupongoka! Mwena kumeho yendi, shirongo nashintje.''