¹ Kutikeni kuli nebo, mwe ncende yakulumba lwabemba! nomba teyamikeni amatwi yenu kuli nebo, mwebantu bakutali. Yawe alingitile peshina lyandi ukufuma kukufyalwa kwandi. Ulo mayo andetele mwisonde. ² Alilengele akanwa kandi ngemifyu yakutwa, alimfishile munkoto kakuboko kakwe, mucikatilo camifwi yakwe alimfishile. ³ Asosele kuli bo. ''uli mubomfi wandi, israel, muli webo ndalya ubukata bwandi.'' ⁴ Lelo nalyaswike, ''angu nabwene ali ndibombele apafye, ndiposele amaka yandi apafye libe umulingo wandi uli na yawe, necilambu candi cili na lesa wandi. ⁵ Nomba yawe ali sosele uwandenga ukuba umubomfi wakwe ukufuma mukufyalwa kwandi, kukubwekesha yakobo kuli ena, kakutila israel akakolongana kuli ena, pantu ndicindeme mumenso yakwa yawe, kabinge lesa wandi alishile kuba ubukose bwandi. ⁶ Kabinge asosele, ''cilifye icintu icinono webo ukuba umubomfi wandi kukubwesesha ukupampamika imikowa yakwa yakobo, kabinge ukubwesesha abapusuka bakwe israel. Nakukulenga ulubuto lwabena fyalo. Kakutila webo akabe ipusukilo lyandi ukufikafe nakumpela ya calo.'' ⁷ Mfi efyasosa yawe, kalubula wakwa israel, uwa mushilo wakwe, kuli ngu umweo wakwe wasebene, wapatilwe kunko kabiye umusha wabakateka, ''imfumu shakumona webo nokulama, nabana bamfumu baakumana webo nokuwa panshi. pamulandu wakuti yawe aba wa cishinka, nowamushilo wakwa israel, uwakusalile webo.'' ⁸ Mfi efyasosa yawe, ''panshita nasalile ukukulanga uluse nakuyo ukukwa suka, namubushiku bwakupusuka nakuyo ukukwafwa; nakuyo ukukucingilila, nokukupela nge cipangano pabantu, kukululula icalo nokulenga amapopa yaba amekalo. ⁹ Waakuyo kusosa kubafungwa, 'fumeni,'' kubaba mucilindicamfishi, ''monekeni bwebene bakuyo ukwenda ukulola kumisebo napatumisebo twapabuka emukaba umulemfwe wabo. ¹⁰ Tabakayo ukumfwa nsala angula icilaka; nelyo ukumfwa ukukaba angula ukupya kukasuba, pantu uwababelela uluse akayo ukabateka nakubatungulula kukamfumfuku kamenshi. ¹¹ Elo nakayo ukelenga impili shandi shonse mumisebo, nokulenga inshila shandi shalundumana ukuba ishabatama.'' ¹² Mona mbo bakuyo ukwisa ukufuma ukutali, bambi ukufuma kukulyo nakumasamba ukufuma ku calo ca sinimu. ¹³ Kawimba, we myulu, kabinge sangalala, we calo, lobaika mukwimba, nobe we mpili! pantu yawe akukoselesha abantu, kabinge akuyo ukubasansamusha kufyacusha fyakwe. ¹⁴ Lelo sioni asosa aii, ''yawe alindekeleshe, kabinge yawe alindabileko.'' ¹⁵ Bushe nyina kuti alaba umwana wakwe, kukumosha kwibele lyakwe, icakuti takwete icisansa mushi pa mwana mwaume afwele? ina, kuti alaba, lelo shakayo ukukulaba webo. ¹⁶ MOna ndilembele ishina lyobe mucisansa candi, nefibumba fyobe fyakutwalila kucinso candi. ¹⁷ Abana bobe bakobwela ulubilo kunuma, libe mbo bakonawile bakofulumuka ukuya. ¹⁸ Lolesha ukushinguluka nokumona, Bakoyo ukulongana nokwisa kuli webo, icine cinefe umweo wandimfi efyasosa yawe icine wakuyo ukufwala amakosa, kabinge wakuyo ukuya ngana bwinga. ¹⁹ Angu walifo icisoso kabinge, icalo icalife icabongololwa, nomba wakuba umunono mumekalo, nambo balikukonaula bakuyo ukufulumuka. ²⁰ Abana bafyelwe munshita walife uwabulwa ulupwa bakuyo ukusosa mumatwi yobe, ''icende yapokelwe fwebo, tupangile icipinda, pakutila twikale mpano.'' ²¹ Elo wakuyo ukuipusha wemwine, ''nani amfyalila mba bana/ nali ashakwete bantu kabinge ingumba, umulebeshi kabinge uyo baleka mucupo. Nani aimya mba bana? Lolesha nashelefe nenka, nga mba nikwi bafuma?'' ²² Mfi efyasosa shikulu yawe, ''Lolesha, nakuyo ukusumbula ukubuka kwandi kufyalo; nakuyo ukusumbula uluunga lwacishibilo candi kubantu. Bakayo ukulela abana baume bobe mumaboko yabo nokupita abana banakashi bobe pafipiye. ²³ Ishamfumu shakuyo kuba abana bobe bakasunga bobe, nabanamfumu bakubacishiko bobe. Bakayo ukukontama panshi kufinso fyabo kwisonde ngo lukungu lwaku makasa yobe; kabinge wakuyo ukwishiba ukuti ninebo yawe, mbo balolela pali nebo tabakayo ukulenga insoni.'' ²⁴ Bushe abapumwa kuti bapitwa ukufuma kubulwi, angula bankole ukupusuka ukufuma mukwikatwa? ²⁵ Lelo mfi efisosele yawe. ''ina, balikole bakuyo ukupitwa ukufuma munkondo naba pamwa bakayo ukupusuka; pantu nakuyo ukucilikisha ifibambe fyobe kabingenakupususha abana bobe. ²⁶ Nakuyo ukulesha abalwani bobe imibili yabo abena; kabinge bakuyo ukukolwa umulapo wabo abene, kwati mwangashi wakatunka. Elo umuntu onse akwishiba ukuti ninebo yawe, umusupusushi obe kabinge kalubula obe, uwamaka wakwa yakobo.''