¹ ''Pali ilya nshita-ifi efyo Yahweh alanda-nebo nkesa kuba Lesa wa mikowa shonse isha bena Israeli, elo na bena bakesa kuba abantu bandi.'' ² Yahweh alandile ifi, ''Abantu abo abakapusuka ku lupanga bakesa kusanga ukusenamina mu matololo; nebo nkesa kuya kubapela ubutusho ku Israeli.'' ³ Yahweh aishile kuboneka kuli nebo mu nshita ya fumako elo alishile kulanda ati, ''Nebo nalikutemwa webo, Israeli, ne citemwiko icamuyayaya. ⁴ Nebo nkesa ku kukula na kabili eico webo ukesa kukula, Israeli uutaupwa. Webo ukesa kupanga na kabili utuoma tobe elo no kuya kucinda ne nsansa. ⁵ Mwebo mukesa kulima amabala na kabili pa mpili sha ku Samaria; abalimi bakesa kulima elo bakabika ifisabo ifisuma ifyakubomfya. ⁶ Pantu ubushiku bakesa kwisa uluntu abalinshi ba mu mpili sha ku Efulemu bakesa kupoka. 'Imeni, natukokuya ku Sione kuli Yahweh Lesa wesu.' ⁷ Pantu Yahweh alanda ifi, ''Pundeni mu kunsansamushiwa kwa mfumu ya bantu munko! Mutasheni akomyumfwa. Mulande ati, Yahweh Aliswishe abantu bakwe, abashalako bakwa Israeli.' ⁸ Boneni, nebo nkesa ku baleta bena ukufuma ku calo caku kapinda ka kukuso. Nebo nkesa kubalonganika bena ukufuma ku fyalo ifya uka kulepesha. Impofu elo na balema bakesa kuba muli bo; abanakashi abaimita elo na kuliabo abapapa bakesa kuba na bo. Ulukuta ulukalamba lukesa kupilibukila kuno. ⁹ Bena bakesa bakolila; nebo nkesa kubabwesha ninshi bakopapata ukuti bakapalwe. Nebo nkesa kubapela ubulendo bwakuya kutumilonga twa menshi. Munshila iyakololoka. Bena tabakese kuipununako, pantu nebo nkesa kuba wishi wakwa Israeli, elo na Efulemu ukesa kuba ibeli lyandi. ¹⁰ ''Umfweni kwi shiwi lyakwa Yahweh, mwenko, fisheni mu fishi ifyakutal. Mwebo mwenko mufwile mwalanda ati, ''Uyo umo uwasalangenye Israeli eukakolonganika elo eukasunga ngafilya umucemi asunga impanga shakwe.' ¹¹ Pantu Yahweh alilubwile Yakobo elo nokumupokolola ukufuma ku minwe ya wakukosa ukucila ena. ¹² Eluntu bena bakesa elo no kusekelela pa mulu wa Sioni. Ifinso fyabo fikesa kusansamuka pamulandu wa bune bwakwa Yahweh, pa ng'ano elo no mwangashi uupya, pa mafuta elo na pa mukuni wa mpaga elo na maombe. Pantu bena bakekala bakese kuba nge bala lya kutapilila, elo tabakese ku bwekeshapo kunaka na kabili kuli conse icabulanda. ¹³ Eluntu bana cisungu bakesa kusekelela no kucinda, elo na baice na baume abakote bakesa kuba pamo. Pantu nebo nkesa kucinja ukulila kuli abo nkatwala mukusefya. Nebo nkesa kubasansamusha elo nkabalenga ukusekelela pa bulanda bwabo. ¹⁴ Eluntu nebo nkesa kwi kusha imitima yaba shimapepo mufya kunona. Abantu bandi bakesa kwisushiwa abene beka pa bune bwandi-ifi efyalanda Yahweh.'' ¹⁵ Yahweh alilandile ifi: ''Ishiwi lilyumfikile mu Rama, ukulila elo no kulosha ukwingi. Rakeli akolila abana bakwe. Alikene nokusansamushiwa pali bo, pantu tabalipo.'' ¹⁶ Yahweh alanda ifi, ''Lama ishiwi lyobe ukufuma mukulosha elo na menso yobe ukufuma kufilamba; kuli icilambu ku mulimo obe-ifi efyalanda Yahweh-abana bobe bakesa kubwela ukufuma ku calo ca balwani. ¹⁷ Kuli isubilo ku ntanshi yabwikishi bobe-ifi efyalanda Yahweh-abana bobe bakesa kubwela mukati kamipaka yabo.'' ¹⁸ Nebo ningufwa ukulila kwakwa Efulemu, 'Webo ulinkandile nebo, elo ulinkandile kwati ciponti ca ng'ombe. Mbwesheni nebo elo nkesa kubwela, pantu ni mwebo Yahweh Lesa wandi. ¹⁹ Pantu panuma nebo nkabwela kuli mwebo, nebo mukambelelako uluse; panuma nebo ndi sambilile, nebo naishile kuma ulupi pe tanta lyandi. Nebo nali uwansoni elo nalisebene; pantu nebo nafyelwe ne nsoni sha muli bumisepela bwandi. ²⁰ Bushe ni Efulemu umwana wandi uyo natemwisha? Bushe te mutemwikwa wandi, bushe mwana mwaume uyo natemwa? Pant uluntu nebo ndlanda pakumusoka, nebo palya pene ndamukuta ku kutemwisha kwa mano yandi. Muli iyi nshila umutima wandi ulamufuluka. Nebo nkesa kumubelela inkumbu-ifi efyalanda Yahweh.'' ²¹ Bika ifishibilo fya nshila we mwine. Imika icipabi we mwine. Bika mu mano yobe panshila iyiweme iyo ukapitamo, Bweluluka, na cisungu Israeli! Bweluluka kuli iyi misumba yobe. ²² Bushe ni lisa ukaleka ukululumba, we mwana mwanakshi wa bula icicetekelo? Pantu Yahweh alilengele ifintu fimo ifya bune pa calo-umwnaksshi akashinguluka umeaume uwakukosa. ²³ Yahweh wa mabumba, Lesa wa bena Israeli, Alilandile ifi ati, ''Uluntu nebo nkabwesha abantu ku calo cabo, bakesa kulanda ifi mu calo ca Yuda elo na mu misumba, 'Lekeni Yahweh amipale mwebo, we ncende Ybune uko ena aikala, we lupili lwa mushiko.' ²⁴ Pantu Yuda elo ne misumba yonse bakesa kwikala pamo kulya, abalimi elo nabo abendauka ne fitekwa. ²⁵ Pantu nebko nkesa kuli abo abakofwaya ukunwa, elo nebo nkesusha abo abanaka.'' ²⁶ Panuma ya ifi nebo nkabuka, elo no kubona ukuti utulo twandi tuli weme. ²⁷ ''Boneni, inshiku shikoisa-ifi efyalanda Yahweh-uluntu nkatanda mu mayanda ya Israeli elo na Yuda imbuto shabaume elo ne mbuto sha finama. ²⁸ Munshita ya fumako nebo nalibasungile bena munshi yakunukulwa mu kubawisha elo no bongolola, ku kupwisha, ukonaula, elo nkabaletela ukukosa. Lelo mu nshiku shikoisa, nebo nkesa kubalole, mu kukula elo na mu kulimba-ifi efyalanda Yahweh. ²⁹ Munshiku shilya tapakabe nangu umo ukesa kulanda ati uli onse. 'Bashifwe balikulya imyanshi iyakusasa, lelo ameno ya bana ya kawa. ³⁰ Pantu cilaumo umwaume akesa kufwa palubembu lwakwe; onse uyo ukalyako imyangashi shakusasa, ameno yakwe yakesa kuwa. ³¹ Boneni, inshiku shikoisa-ifi efyalanda Yahweh-uluntu nebo nkesa kupanga icipangano cipya na bang'anda bakwa Israeli elo na bang'anda bakwa Yuda. ³² Tacakese kuba ngacilya icipangano na likupanga naba shibo mu nshiku shilya uluntu nebo nabekete ku maboko yabo ukwisa kubaleta ukufuma mu calo ca Egypto, pantu balitobele icipangano candi nangu nebo nali umulume pali bo-ifi efyalanda Yahweh. ³³ Ici ecipangano ico nebo nkesa kupanga naba ng'anda bakwa Israeli panuma yaishi nshiku-ifi efyalanda Yahweh. Nebo nkesa kubika ifunde lyandi pali bo elo nkese kuemba pa mitima yabo, pantu nebo nkesa kuba Lesa wabo, elo nabo bakesa kuba abantu bandi. ³⁴ Eluntu cila umo umwaume takese kusambilisha umwina mupalamano wakwe, nangu umwaume ukusambilisha munyina wakwe elo no kulanda ati, 'Takuli Yahweh.'' Pantu bonse bakesa kunjiba, ukufuma kumunono ukwisa kufika ku mukalambaifi efyalanda Yhaweh-pantu nebo nkesa kubelela imembu shabo elo shakese kwibukisha imembu shabo.'' ³⁵ Yahweh alanda ifi, uyo uwapangile akasuba ukubalika akasuba elo abikako umwenshi elo ne ntanda ukusanika ubushiku. Ena umo uwasunkenye bemba pakuti umo amabimbi yeme-Yahweh wa mabumba eshina lyakwe. ³⁶ ''Nga cakuti ifi fipope fy funishiwapo ku cinso candi-ifi efyalanda Yahweh-ninshi abana bakwa Isrseli bakaleta ukufuma umuyayaya ukuba uluko pa cinso candi. ³⁷ Yahweh alanda ifi, ''Nga cakuti imyulu iyalepesha nga kuti yapimwa, elo nga cakuti icalocakwata umufula nga kuti wa cifsanga, nebo kuti na kana abana ba Israeli bonse pamuanda wa fyonse ifyo balikucita-ifi efyalanda Yahweh.'' ³⁸ ''Bona, inshiku shikoisa-ifi efyalanda Yahweh-uluntu umusumba ukesa ku kulwa pali nebio, ukufuma ku lupungu lwa Hananel ku mwinshi. ³⁹ Eluntu iintambo ya kupiminako ikesa kuya na kabili, ku lupili lwa ku Garebu elo no kushinguluka Goah. ⁴⁰ Monse mu mikonko ya fitumbi elo ne mitoyi, elo na yonse amafuta ya mabala ya leya ukufuma ku Kidroni ya mukonko ukutali ku cifutu ca ba kabalwe ku mwinshi waku kabanga, fikesa kuba ifyakwa Yahweh. Umusunga tawakese ku nukulwa nangu ukubongololwa na kabili, umuyayaya.''