¹ Na amba honi nji, kana Mulimu noo kana aanu ae? Kwakaikala ngeyo nakamita. Kakuli name no mu Isilaele, no no lusika lwa Abrahama, wo mushobo wa Benjamine. ² Mulimu kashikana aanu ae, aa naalimukela kuposho. Kamulikile eiliambile elin'olo kuamana na Elia, omu naa lombela Mulimu kuamana na Isilaele? ³ "Mulena, ana ipaa amapolofita oe, ana cholaula otutala toe. Ninashiyala nofochi, mi ashola oupilo wange." ⁴ Kono ekalabo cha Mulimu chaa amba ike okwae? "Nina kubulukele ikiti mutanu na wa alume aa anakana kukubamena Baal." ⁵ Shuwa ngeyo cwale honi, pechinno nako kame kwaikala shikwata sha anu anaketiwa kabakala e shishemo sha Mulimu. ⁶ Kono haiba nji nashishemo, kakushikutingile pa misebezi. Nji kaha ngeyo shishemo kashakuikala. ⁷ Ike honi? Eshinu ana faa Isilaele, keela ashiwana, kono aaketwa ana shimbi, mi oungi kumanaa kutenda ushushu. ⁸ Kwaikala wenji omukuna n'oleliwa: "Mulimu onaapu moa woutimbi, namen'o ilikuli akamona, mi namatwi ilikuli aka yuba, kukuma palino liyuwa." ⁹ Honi Davida yopo amba, "Mulesha amatafule oo atende kashaka mi shilaha, akwatiwe mi apiwe mulandu. ¹⁰ Amen'o oo atende lififi ili kuli akamona, mi nakupetisha e miongo choo kuyakuile." ¹¹ Honi naamba, "Kuamba nji kumanaa fosa ilikuli angwe? naibi yoo, e puluso cinakee ku alichaba, ili kuatateka nji ayube muna. ¹² Honi haiba nji eibi yoo matakazo ainu yakaye, mi haiba nji o kusinyehelwa kooshifumu sha alichaba, etalelezo choo kumachikula ngepi? ¹³ Kono apa na amba okwwenu mwa alichaba, mi kutenda yome no muapositola ku alichaba, nashimba uikuhumuso kuku sebezi wange. ¹⁴ Pamweya kumani shambaecha kuyubisha muna ao onyama wenji ome. Pamweya kumatu yoi sha amweya koo. ¹⁵ Kakuli haiba okukana koo kwatalusa kuhuchela kuinu yokaye, ekamuhelo cho kumachitenda shike kono uplo kutunda kuafu? ¹⁶ Haiba nji e miselo chopili chakena, namusolo woi ishima kumauikala ngeyo. Haiba nji o munji wakukena, na mitai na cho kumachiikala ngeyo. ¹⁷ Kono haibanji mitai chimweya kumana chi mbatuliwa, nji yenu, omutai wo olive wo munaheni, kumanau shangeliwa apacho, mi nji kumana mukutapela noo muminji chiwawa cho shitondo sho olive, ¹⁸ mwaka kuhumusa pa mitai. Kono apa muku kuhumusa, kaha yenu mutususize o munji, kono o munji woumitusize. ¹⁹ Honi kuma muamba nji, "E mitai kuma chicholiwa ilikuli nitweshe kushangeliwa mo." ²⁰ E cho niti. Kabakala kukana kuyuba koo kuma naa choliwa, kono mwaiman omuongolile kabakala etumelo chenu. Mwaka kwata muikuhumuso muminahano chenu, kono mumbuke. ²¹ Kakuli nga a Mulimu keela asemupa e mitai, kakusha ou nga ami shemupela. ²² Mutaneke pa, cwale honi, amakezo mawawa na shishemo sha Mulimu: shishemo nashikeya pa majuda aa naangwa, kono o kuluka kwa Mulimu kwa keya apenu, nji mwa zwela pili mu kuluka kwae. Nji kaha ngeyo yenu moshe kuma mumbatukela. ²³ Mi shuwa ao, apaa kana kuzwelapili muku kana kuyuba koo, kumaa shangeliwa mo kame. Kakuli Mulimu atwesha kua shangela mo. ²⁴ Kakuli nga kumanamu mbatuliwa kutunda ku shitondo sho olive sho munaheni, mi kukana kuendelela nainu yokukuikalela kuma namu shangeliwa kushitondo sho olive, ngepi honi echi, mitai, o muchitwesha kushangeleliwa kuhucheliwa kuitondo yoteni? ²⁵ Kakuli kanishingile kuendelelishiwa, mwa apange, kuamana nai inu, ilikuli mwaka kwata utali mu minahano chenu: O wabu ukalu una kee kwa Isilaele kupitela epalo chokukwana cho machaba echiingena. ²⁶ Mungeyo Isilaele yoshe kumaa yoishiwa, wenji omu kuna n'oleliwa: "Mu Sioni o muyoishi kumaa keya.Kumaa tundisha okuulwa Mulimu kwa Jakobo, ²⁷ mi eshi kumashitenda shihoni noo, apanishimba eibi yoo." ²⁸ Kuamana namu oulumiwa ukengeelelilwe, ila mulibaka lyenu. Kono kuamana na liketisa omu likengeelelilwe, alatiwa kabakala aanyakulyetu. ²⁹ Kakuli e impo na pizo cha Mulimu kachikono kualukeliwa. ³⁰ Kakuli wenji omu namukana kuyubela Mulimu, cwale munatambula shishemo kabakala okukana kuyuba koo. ³¹ Munjila chimweya, cwale aa majuda kashiyuba. Mulibaka lyo shishemo nashimonishiwa okwenu nao honi atweshe kutambula shishemo. ³² Kakuli Mulimu ona yanjila oshe aa akanine kuyuba nji atweshe kumonisha shishemo kuanu oshe. ³³ Oo, ouchon'i wo shifumu yoshe yo utali na kulimuka Mulimu! Omo amakatulo ae akanine kutwesha kufaeliwa, mi na manjila ae akanine kuwaneniwa! ³⁴ "Kakuli anyi yona limuka e mihupulo cha Mulena kamba anyi yona tende muelezi wae? ³⁵ Kamba anyi wo pili oyu na pu shinu kwa Mulimu, ilikuli Mulimu amuike?" ³⁶ Kakuli kutunda okwae mi na kupitela okwae na kwae einu yoshe koi ikile. Ekanya chi ikale okwae kuya kuile. Ameni.