¹ Bino nibiweye nawona malayika wundi nekekha okhutula mukulu. Kali no’wunyala wungi, khandi esyalo syecha syamulisiwa no’wulayi waye. ² Kakhumulira amukulu ne’kono lyo’wunyala atti: “Akwiiye! Akwiiye nje Bbabbilooni ngali! Asikaye edaala lye’bikhyeeno alala ne’myoyo mibi, aninirwe ne’bitu byo’mufuto bya nawuli sikha ne’nyooni y’emisiro. ³ Khuba ebyaalo byoosi byanywa khumalwa kaye ake’ralu lyaye eryo’wudamba. Abene’ngo bo’khu syaalo boosi bamala okhukhola owudamba naye, Nabasuwusi bo’khu syaalo bayiindiyaye okhutula khu khuchakala khubitirifu okhwo’wuyiinda waye. ⁴ Khandi nawulira ekono lindi okhutula mukulu nirilomaloma liiti: “Mu mutulemo, baatu bange, khu sinyalikhe enywe okhutakabana naye mu bibi byaye, kho munyale okhutafuna khu lumbe lwaye; ⁵ khuba ebibi byaye byekholire akhafuumi okhwola mwikulu, khandi Weere kechulisise ebibi byaye bikakhola. ⁶ Mu mukowosere yesi nga lu kabawa; mu musasule amakhabi kabiri khu ebyo bikakhola. Mu mutawulire khabiri khu situndu mu sikombe syaye omwene. ⁷ Mu mukhubbe nga lusinyalikha ne’nsando ngo’luyaali n’owuyiinda nga bikewa omwene. Mu mwoyo kwaye kefumya, nokhwedakha atti; ‘Nikhala nga nalulingiriiye; sindi mufwire, khandi sindimokosakho masika.’ ⁸ Nolwesyo mu ludaalo lulala Olumbe lwaye lulimuyira: okhufwa, okhulira ne’njala. Aliriiwa n’omuliro, khuba omukali nje Omwami Weere omukhengera omusaango. ⁹ “Awo abene’ngo bo’khu syalo abakhola owudaamba naye khandi bakabana owuyiinda waye nibaliwona omwoosi kwo’khuya khwaye, balirira no’khumoosa amasika khu lwaye. ¹⁰ Nibatiiye lukali olwokhusanda, balyema ale khandi baalira baati: “’Wowe! Wowe, Oo esiko sikali, Oo Bbabbiloni esiko syamaani! Mu bikha bye saawa ndala engisa no’khusikhirira khwawo khwolire!’ ¹¹ “Abasuwusi bo’khusyalo balirira bamoosa amasika khu lwaye khuba awumawo yeesi olikula emikuku chawe ata olundi__ ¹² Emikuku che’ssabbu, effeesa, amakina ke’bbeyi katali nasirala; nenguwo chifwana mabaanga, emisaala eche’mbewo, ne’mbya che’biitu ebikholewa mu meno kenjofu, embaawo ch’owukusi wamukulu, ebye’migasa, ebye bichuma na makina ke’bbeyi ngali. Ne’mikuku cha Ninamooni nende bibata mu lyaani, owubbani, miira nende amafuta akawunya akhawowo, no’wusye wunusye, neηηano; eηηombe na’makoondi; enfarasi, ebiggali bikhwesewa; emibiri ne’myoyo cha’baatu. ¹⁴ Baliwola baati, “Esyaamo siwekomba sikhutulirekho ewe. Eby’owuyiinda wawo nende biwekhoyeramo byolobereye okhutakowosewa khandi.’ ¹⁵ Abasuwusi abakusa ebiitu bino khandi nibafuniremo okhuyindiwala okhumutulakho balyemera ale, no’wuti khulwo’khusaanda khu kalimo. ¹⁶ Balilira bamokoosa amasika baati: “’Wowe! Wowe, Oo ewe esiko sikhongo, esyambasiwa enguwo cha solume, ech’ewookha nende echifwana mabaanga, khandi ngo’mekhamekhana no’khwewikhakho emigasa che’ssabbu, namakina kebbeyi nende eluru! ¹⁷ Mu saawa ndala owuyinda wakwo wamaani wusikhirisiwe!’ “Wuli mwiruusi w’emeeri mukhulutu, nabo boosi abalikho, nabo abafuna omusara khu meeri no’mu kuyanja balyeema ale nayo. ¹⁸ Nibawona omwoosi okutula khu khusambiwa khwaye, baliwuka baati, ‘Ali khowo esiko sikhoongo nga sino?’ ¹⁹ Baliwanyakho olufu khu mitwe chawe, nibalira no’khu mokoosa amasika nibawoola baati: “’Wowe! Wowe, Oo esiko sikhoongo, eyiri boosi abali mu meeri khu kuyanja bafuna owuyiinda nibabitira mu wuyiinda waye!” mu sawa ndala amalire okhusikhirisiwa! ²⁰ Wekhoye khu lwaye, Oo Ekulu! Mwekhoye, enywe abolerefu nende abatume nende ba Nabbi! Weere amukhengeye omusaango mungeri yikababisiryamo.’” ²¹ Khandi malayika wamaani mukhulutu kecha kakiinga ekina eryakana no’lukina kalisukuna mu kuyanja namala awoola atti: “Yino nje embya esiko sikhuluutu esya Bbabbilooni yisirisukuniwa assi, okhutakaaniwa lundi. ²² Enyembo cha bakhubbi ba malere n’abembi, abakhubbi bamalere, nenturumbete, sibaliwulirikha khandi. Awuma omutu yeesi owowusubusi olyakanikha mwiywe khandi. Ekono lyo’lukina lusya siririwulirikhana khandi. ²³ Owulafu we’taara siwulyaddukha mwiwe lundi. Ekono lyo’mweya nende ery’oddekhisye Siririwulirikhana mwinywe khandi. Abasuwusi bawo nje abali abasaacha bakhunufu be’syalo. Okhubitira mu wulakusi wawo esyalo syoosi syakosewa. ²⁴ Okhubitira mu yee kakaniwamo amabaanga, ka banabbi nende aka bolerefu, nende abo boosi abali ni betewa khu syalo.”