¹ Kwaliko umwaume umo mu calo ca mpili cakwa Efuremu, elo ishina lyakwe ali ni Mika. ² Aishile kulanda kuli nyina ati, ''1,1000 Iya sifere isha sendelwe ukufuma kuli webo. isho webo walikulanda icitiipu, elo naumfwile-lolesha kuno! Ndikwete silfere. Ninebo naibile.'' Nyina aishile kulanda ati, ''Yahweh akupale, we mwana mwaume wandi!'' ³ Wabwesesha utumpimfya amashekele 1,1000 kuli nyina elo nyina atile ati, ''Nkopatulako uyu silfere kuli Yahweh, pa mwana wandi umwaume pakupanga icakubaswa elo ne cela cakusanga icimpashanya. Eico nomba, nko bwekesha ici kuli webo.'' ⁴ Uluntu ena abweseshe indalama kuli nyina, nyina wabulile imyanda ibili utupimfya twa silfere elo aishile kufipela kuli kapanga wa cela uyo wafipangile mu cakubaswa ifimpashanya fya kwenga, elo bena balibikile mu ng'anda yakwa Mika. ⁵ Umwaume Mika walikwete ing'anda ya tulubi elo walipangile efodi elo na tulesa twa mu ng'anda, elo wali bulile umo pa bana baume bakwe wali mu citile shimapepo wakwe. ⁶ Mu nshiku shilya tamwali imfumu mu Israeli, elo onse wali kucita ico icali icabune mu menso yakwe. ⁷ Nomba kwali umulumendo mu Betelemu mu Yuda, uwamu mukowa wakwa Yuda, uwali mwina Lebi. Walikele kulya ku kufikilisha imilimo yakwe. ⁸ Umwaume aishile kufuma mu Betelemu mu Yuda no kuya elo wa sangile incende yakwi kalapo. Ilyo waliplawendo, waishile ku ng'anda yakwa Mika mu calo ca mpili icakwa Efuremu. ⁹ Mika walandile kuli ye ati, ''Bushe ni kwisa wafuma?'' Umwaume aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Nebo ndimwina Levi uwaku Betelemu mu Yuda, elo nebo nkoya mu kufwaya incende uko ningale kwikele.'' ¹⁰ Mika walilandile kuli ye ati, ''Koikala na nebo, elo ube kuli nebo tata elo na shimapepo. Nebo nkale ku kupela silfere ikumi limo pa mwaka, ifya kufwala ifya kupalana, elo ne fyakulya fyobe.'' Eico umwina Lebi walile ku ng'anda yakwe. ¹¹ Umwina Lebi walisumine ukwikala no mwaume, elo umulumendo wali kuli Mika nga umo pa bana bakwe abaume. ¹² Mika walipatwile umwina Lebi ku milimo ya mushilo, elo no mulumendo wa shimapepo wakwe. Wali kuba na mu ng'anda yakwa Mika. ¹³ Eluntu Mika watile ati, ''Nomba nebo ndishibile ukuti Yahweh ukacita ica bune kuli nebo, pantu uyu umwina Lebi waba shimapepo wandi.''