¹ Omo Molindekai wathyzubukike byoshe bya lingiwile, watabwile buthzalo bwendi na kuthzala buthzalo bwa kulililamo na kulikwita na lito. Cho waile mukati ka nganda, na kulila kwakutambekela na kulila kwakutendangana. ² Cho waile na kuketa ku chikolo cha mwene, mwafwa naumo bwai batabethele kukobelamo na buthzalo bwaku lililamo. ³ Ku mbongi na mbongi, choshe ocho mwene akambeya na lijwi lyeta, kwakele kulila kwakama manene akati kaba Yundeya, nakwonowa kulya, na kulila mithhothzi, nakuliwoyongola Babangi bashulubalele abuthzalo bwakulililami na lito. ⁴ Omo banike babanakathziu] na bingamba bendi bethzile na kumuleketha, cho mwene wa munakathzi wakele na buthiwa bwakama manene. Cho watumine buthzalo bwa kukamuthzika Molindekai (mangana akashulule buthzalo bwendi bwaku lililamo), oloni kabitabele embwe. ⁵ Cho Esita wathanene Hathaki mukulunu umo wa mwene uje ibangwile kupangela Esita. Cho wamutumine kuya kuli Molindekai nakuthzibikitha bika byasholoka na nomo chinalumbunukila. ⁶ Cho Hathaki waile kuli Molindekai mu nganda ya kupwa amolika kulutwe lya chikolo cha mwene. ⁷ Molindekai wambulwile kuli ikeye byoshe bije byasholokele kuli ikeye, na theteko yoshe yama siliba ije Hamani wa shikile kutheteka mangana ayake mu chikwama cha mwene mangana bake ba Yundeya mu kuthsa. ⁸ Cho lalo wamwanene lijwi banene mu Shusha lya chikambeyeye cha ba Yundeya. Walingile echi mangana linga akachisholole kuli Esita, cho mangana amwane binthzili bya kuya kuli mwene na kumulombelako bukwatho bwa kuli lambelela nendi mu binthzili bya banu bendi. ⁹ Cho Hathaki waile nakukaleka Esita byendekele Molindekai. ¹⁰ Cho Esita wendekele kuli Hathaki nakumukambeyeya kwiluka kuli Molindekai. ¹¹ Wendekele ngwendi, "Bingamba boshe ba mwene na banu ba mu bimbongi bya mwene bathzubukile ngwabo munalume nameme munakathzi aya mukati kati kathzango ya milonga ya mwene chakujeneka kumuthana, kuli lika lithiko limo: Cho napande kumuthsiya— kubanga uje woshe mwene akana mande yendi ya bumwene ya ngolinde akayoye. Kubanjithanene kuya kuli mwene ali awa makumi atatu amatangwa. ¹² Cho Hathaki wambulwile majwi a Esita kuli Molindekai. ¹³ Cho Molindekai welwithile ou muthzimbu kuli Esita ngwendi, "Kethi uthinganyeke ngwobe muchela cha mwene, ukathebunuka lalo kupulakana boshe bakweni ba Yundeya embwe. ¹⁴ Umona woloka kulu athimbu ino, bukwatho na kuyobola chikemana kuli ba Yunda kutunda ku chela chikwabo oloni yobe na njubo ya isho ika nyonga. Iya athzubuka ngwe unaija ku chela chabu mwene ya chifwechi? ¹⁵ Cho Esita watumnie ou muthzimbu kuli Molindekai ngwendi, ¹⁶ "Ya ukakungulule ba Yundeya boshe amolika baje bayoyela mu Shusha, cho mukatokethe litangwa na njala mu lithzina lyange. Kethi mukalye nameme kunwa a matangwa atatu, mathika nameme mutanya. Banike bange babankathzi nange tukatoketha litangwa na njala mungila imo. Cho njikaya kuli mwene nameme twajomboka lithiko, cho umona njikanyonga, cho njikanyonga." ¹⁷ Molindekai waile nakulinga byoshe bije Esita wamukambeyeye kulinga.