¹ Ubukombe ubwaluma kwi shiwi lyakwa Yahweh ilyaishile pali Israeli mukuboko kwa kwa Malaki. ² Nalimitemwa, ''Efyasosa Yahweh. Lelo imwe musosa, ''Bushe cinshi watutemewa?'' ''Bushe Esau tali munina Yakobo?'' Efyasosele Yahweh. ''Eco natemenwe Yakobo, ³ lelo Esau nalimupatile. eco namupangile impili yakwe iyapomoka, kabili nalimupangile ba mumbwe bamumatololo. ⁴ Nga abena Edomu batila, ''Natonaulwa, lelo tukabweluluka nakabili ku kwisa kula ifibumba, ''Efyo Yahweh wamabumba asosa, ''Nabakule bo, lelo nkafiponwa panshi nakabili. Bambi bakabeta bo 'icalo cababembu' na 'Bantu abo Yahweh acitako icipyu umuyayaya.' ⁵ Na menso yenu yakamona ifi, kabili mukasosa, 'Yahweh walikula ukucila imipaka yaku Israeli.' ⁶ Umwana umwaume acindika wishi, kabili no mubomfi acindika shikulu wakwe. Nomba ine, elo, nine shinwe, ukucindika kuli kwii? Nga cakuti ni ine shikulu, ukutina bushe kuli kwii?'' Efyasosa Yahweh wamabumba kuli imwe bashimapepo, abasula ishina lyandi. ''Lelo mutila. 'Nga cinshi twingasulila ishina lyobe' ⁷ Mukuti mutula imikate shatola pa cipailo candi. Lelo imwe mutila, 'Nga ni munshi twacilengela ukutola?' Nico mutila Yahweh itebulo lyakwe cintu casulwa. ⁸ Ilyo mutula inama iyii pofu kukube lambo, Bushe ifyo telubembu? Ilyo mutula iyalemana kabili iyakulwala bushe nalo telubembu? Ukutwale ififyofine ku mulashi obe! Bushe akakupokelela nelyo bushe akakusekelela? Efyasosa Yahweh wamabumba. ⁹ Lelo imwe mwipusha ku cinso cakwa Lesa, Bushe akapokelela bwino uwa muli imwe. Nomba Yahweh wamabumba asosa ifi pafyabupe ifili mu minwe yenu, akwimweni ifinso fyenu mumulu? ¹⁰ Owe! nga kuli umo pali mwebo uukesala ifibi pantu mwebo tamukosha umulilo pa cipailo candi! Ine shamitemwa nakalya,'' efyasosa Yahweh wa mabumba, ''kabili shakapoke imitulo ya mu minwe yenu. ¹¹ Pantu ukufuma ku kabanga ukufika ku masamba ishina lyandi likakula mu calo na mu ncende shonse icushi ce lambo cikafutumunwa ubupe bukapelwa kwi shina lyandi. Kabili ishina lyandi likaba ilikulu mu calo, ''efyo Yahweh wa mabumba wasosa. ¹² ''Pantu imwe mulensalula pakusosa ati itebulo lyakwa Shikulu cintu icabunani, ne fyakulya filipo fyalisulwa. ¹³ Mwebo musosa, 'We kutendusha we; kabili mulalifyola,'' efyo Yahweh wa mabumba wasos. Kabili mwaleta iyasantaulwa ne yalemana ne yalwala; kabili ifi efyo mutula nge fyabupe. Bushe kuti napoka ifi ukufuma ku maboko yenu?'' efyo Yahweh wasosa. ¹⁴ Kabili alicipwa uucita ubucejeshi ilyo kuli inama iilume mu mukuni wakwe kabili alelapa imilapo pakupela nebo, no kupela amalambo kuli nebo, kuli Shikulu, icakulelema! Pantu ndi mfumu iikalamba.'' efyo Yahweh wa mabumba wasosa, ''kabili ishina lyandi likaba ilyakutinya mu calo.