¹ Mona, muli isho inshiku kabili pa nshitailya, ulo nkabwesha bu nkole bwa mu Yuda na mu Yerusalemu, Nkalonganya inko shonse, kabili nka baleta ukutentemukila mu mupokapoka wakwa Yehoshafati. ² Nkaba pingula bena kulya, pamulandu wa bantu bandi na pamulandu wa cabupyani candi Isreali, Abo basalanganina. Mukati ka nko, kabili pamulandu balyakenye calo candi. ³ Balaposa icipendwilo pa bantu bandi balishitwishe umwaume umwaice ne ule, kabili balishitishe umwanakashi umwaice pa mwangashi ukwebati benganwa bena. ⁴ Nomba, nindo mufulilwe nebo, Turi, Sidoni na mwe ncende shonse isha ba Pelishiti? Bushe nukombwesesha amalipilo nebo? nangu cakwebati mwebo mwabwesha ama lupilo kuli nebo, Nebo panshita ilya ine nkabwesesha amalipilo pa mitwe yenu mwebene. ⁵ Pantu mwalisendele Silfere na golde wandi, kabili mwali letele ifya bunonshi fyaku cindama mwali fyandi mu matempele yenu. ⁶ Mwali shitishe abantu bamu Yuda na mu Yerusalemu kuba Griki, panulandu wakubatuma ukutali ukufuma ku mupaka wabo. ⁷ Mona, ndipapalamine mukubemya bena, ukuba fumya pa ncende mwebo mwabashitishemo, kabili nkabwesha amalipilo pa mitwe yenu. ⁸ Nebo nkashitisha abana benu abaume na bana benu abanakashi, ukupitila mu kuboko kwa baku Yuda, Baka bashitisha ku bena Sheba, ku luko ulutali, pantu Yawe ali landile.'' ⁹ Bisha ifi mukati ka nko: ''iteyanyeni mwebene ku bulwi; imyeni abaume mpalume; lekeni bese mupepi; lekeni bonse abaume ba bulwi bese banine. ¹⁰ Fuleni ba Plao benu ukuba impaanga ne myela yakutungwilako fyenu abanaka bal;ande ati, ''Nebo ndi mpalume. ¹¹ Endesheni kabili iseni, bonse mwe nko ishili mupepi; ikolonganyeni capamo mwebene kulya. Yawe, Leteni impalume sha fita fyenu. ¹² Lekeni inko shiibushe ishine no kwisa pamulu mu mupokapoka wa Yehoshagfati. ¹³ Pantu palya epo nkekala nebo ukupingula inko shonse ishashingulwike. ¹⁴ Pisheni mo icikwakwa pantu ubusomboshi bulipile. Iseni, shonauleni imyanganshi, pantu icipelelo camwangashi ciliswile. ifya kukaminamo fikopongoloka, pantu ububifi bwabo buli kulishe. ¹⁵ Akasuba no mweshi fya aluka imfifi, intanda sha sunga ulubuto lwa shiko. ¹⁶ Yawe akabuluma ukufuma mu Sione, no kusansula ishiwi lyakwe ukufuma mu Yerusalemu. Imyulu ne sonde fikasunkana, lelo Yawe akaba cubo ku bantu bakwe, kabili ubucingo ku bantu bamu Isreali. ¹⁷ Elo mu Keshiba ukwebati Nebo nine Yawe Lesa wenu uwikala mu Sione, ulupili lwandi ulwa mushilo. Elo Yerusalemu akaba uwa mushilo, na ba lebeshi takapitilemo ukupitila muli ena kabili. ¹⁸ Cikesa kuba ifi pali bulya bushiku ukwebati impili shi kalakutona umwangashi wakulowa, Utupili tukale ku pongoloka no mukaka, utushima tonse twa mu Yuda tukaleku pongoloka na menshi, kabili akamfukumfuku kakafuma mu nganfda yakwa Yawe no ku tapilisha umupoka wa mu shitimu. ¹⁹ Egupti akaba icalekeleshiwa ica onaulwa, na Edomu akesa amatololo aya ayalekeleshiwa, pa mulandu wafikansa bacitile ku bantu ba mu Yuda, pamulandu ba sumishe umulopa wa kaele mu calo cabo. ²⁰ Lelo Yuda ake kalwamo umuyayaya na Yerusalemu akale kwi kalwamo ukufuma ku luko na ku luko. ²¹ Nebo nkalandula umulopa wabo uyo nebo shilati ukulandula, pantu Yawe ekala mu Sione.''