¹ Apulisita, awo Alivi no shikuta sha Livi shoshihe, kakukala no shivaka nji kushwana na Isilaele; alye nupu thza Shinda sha moyo thzinakwamiwa ko mulilo koliyo kushwana ko. ² Kwithsa eshi akushwana mukaci ka apo; Shinda sha moyo koliyo kushwana ko, eci eli aambile kukwo. ³ Eshi sholiyo anapiwa apulisita, kupiwa kukwo kutundelela kwa anu awa akwama shitavelo, shanga eci ngombe nji lingu: sho mbando, matama eli, nei yo mulila. ⁴ Ku mavu oye o mutatekelo ( mutamuno) ku veine oye o mupe, no ku maathzi oye o oli no ohunga o mutatekelo o mangu oye, oimupe. ⁵ Mukonda Shinda sha moyo Nyambi woye onamuhangula kutunda mu ikuta yoye yoihe eci aimane akwame mu lithzina lya Shinda sha moyo, aye na anenji ko kukana kupwa. ⁶ Ngeci Mulivi atunda mu mbongi thzimweya thzo mambongii oe mu Isilaele momuhe oku anakalanga ne mucima wenji wouhe wahima kukeya ku shivaka eshi akuhangula Shinda sha moyo, ⁷ nehoni akwame mu lithzina lya Shinda sha moyo Nyambi wenji eci omu akwamena apenji Alivi wahe, awa anemana mo pa posho thza Shinda sha myo. ⁸ Wahe apiwe shokulyo eshi shikuma pofoci, shanga eci ei itunda kwei inaulishiwa kwei anashwana ashemi enji yakuma kupi nji kupi. ⁹ Apa mukuma mu litunga eli amipa Shinda sha moyo Nyambi woye, lelo mwalifundisha kukwama yo mathzilo akwama anu alimo. ¹⁰ Mukaci kenu lelo kwawaniwa munu oyu kwama mwanenji o mukwelume nji o mbuyama shitaveli mu mulilo, nji muka kuuka oyu uka nji mukwa mavivo, nji mulothzi ¹¹ nji mukwa mithzi, nji oyu likwathsisha ulothzi nji mukwa ilumba nji mukwa kuipula awa anafu. ¹² Mukonda munu yomuhe oyu kwama ei enu wa mathzilo kwa Shinda sha moyo; mukonda wei enu yo mathzilo Shinda sha moyo Nyambi woye yoliyo acithzela awa anu pa posho thzoye. ¹³ Lelo wakala nopa oshomololiwa pa posho thza Shinda sha moyo Nyambi woye. ¹⁴ Mukonda awa anu wakutundisha omo mu ivaka ateelelanga kwa alothzi na aka kuuka; ambene owe po, Shinda sha moyo Nyambi woye kakutawethzile kukwama kengeyo. ¹⁵ Shinda sha moyo Nyambi woye kenge akukwamena mupolofifa kutunda mukaci kenu yumweya kwa apoye, okulipitula nange. Omuteelele. ¹⁶ Eshi sholiyo mwalombile kwa Shinda sha moyo Nyambi wenu ku Horebe pa liyuwa lyo shiwano, kuamba ci, 'Lelo twayuva kalo liywi lya Shinda sha moyo Nyambi wetu, nji kumona kalo mulilo wenji oukulu, ci lelo twafa.' ¹⁷ Shinda sha moyo ayepo amba kukwange, 'Ei anaamba inaloo. ¹⁸ Kenge niwakwamena mupolofita kutunda mukaci ka apo, o kulipitula eci yowe. Kenge nipaka maywi ange mu kanwa kenji, ne kenge akuamba kukwo yoihe nimutumina. ¹⁹ Kenge kwakukala eci yomuhe kana kuteelela ku maywi ange aa aamba mu lithzina lyange, kenge nimuthzekisha. ²⁰ Ambene mupolofita oyu amba liywi ko kuliyuvishisha mu lithzina lyange, liywi eli ninakana kumutumina eci aliambe, nji oyu amba mu lithzinaq lya athzimu ao, oyo mupolofita afe.' ²¹ Eshi sholiyo oamba mu mucima woye: 'Kenge tulimuka ngepi liywi anakana kuamba Shinda sha moyo?' ²² Kenge mulimuka liywi anaamba Shinda sha moyo mupolofita apa aamba mu lithzina lya Shinda sha moyo. Ngeci esho shinu kashikwamahala, nehoni esho shinu kashiambile Shinda sha moyo, ne oyo mupolofita onaamba ko kuliyuvishisha, ne lelo mwamuyapa.