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3 Ovanhu otava pula tava ti: “Ngeenge omulumenhu okwa lekele omukulukadi waye, ndele omukulukadi te mu efa, nokuninga womulumenhu umwe, mbela omulumenhu oo oku na okushuna vali kuye?”
Mbela edu olo inali nyatekwa tuu unene?
“Ove owa haela nookaume vahapu,
Ndele mbela paife ou na vali okwaalukila kwaame?” Jehova osho ta ti.
2 “Yelula omesho oye koikulundudu ihe na sha, ndele to tale.
Openi ino kwatelwa onghonga?
Owe va kalela omutumba pominghulo deendjila
Ngaashi omweendanandjila* mombuwa.
Owa twikila okunyateka edu
Noumbwada woye nosho yo noukolokoshi woye.
3 Onghee omata odula okwa kalekwa,
Nokape na odula pefimbo lokulombo.
Ou na eholokepo lififa ohoni* la fa lomukulukadi ombwada;
Iho fi ohoni.
4 Ashike paife oto ifana nge,
‘Tate, oove kaume komounyasha wange!
5 Mbela ope na ngoo oo ta dulu okukala a handuka fiyo alushe,
Ile a kale alushe a kwata onghone?’
Osho osho wa ti,
Ashike ove oho twikile okuninga oinima aishe ii oyo to dulu okuninga.”
6 Pefimbo lohamba Josia, Jehova okwa lombwela nge ta ti: “‘Wa mona tuu eshi Israel, osho shihe fi oshidiinini, sha ninga? Osha ya komhunda keshe ile nosho yo koshi yomuti keshe wa kula mutalala, shi haele. 7 Nokuli nokonima eshi sha ninga oinima aishe oyo, onda twikila oku shi lombwela shi alukile kwaame, ashike inashi alukila ko; na Juda osha twikila okutala omumwainakadona washo omukengeleledi. 8 Eshi nde shi mona, onda lekela Israel, osho shihe fi oshidiinini, nombapila yeteyohombo omolwokuhaela kwasho. Ashike omumwainakadona washo omukengeleledi, Juda, ka li a tila; naye yo okwa ya, ndele ta ka haela. 9 Kasha li shi na ko nasha noumbwada washo, nosha twikila okunyateka edu nokuhaela nomamanya nosho yo nomiti. 10 Kakele koinima aishe oyo, omumwainakadona washo omukengeleledi, Juda, ina alukila kwaame nomutima aushe, ndele okwe liningifa ashike,’ Jehova osho ta ti.”
11 Opo nee Jehova okwa lombwela nge ta ti: “Israel, osho shihe fi oshidiinini, osha ulika kutya sho* oshiyuki unene shi dule Juda omukengeleledi. 12 Inda, ndele to shiivifa eendjovo edi kolundume to ti:
“‘“Aluka, akutu Israel omutangalali,” Jehova osho ta ti.’ ‘“Itandi ke ku tala nda handuka,* osheshi ame omudiinini,” Jehova osho ta ti.’ ‘“Itandi kala nda handuka fiyo alushe. 13 Dimina ashike etimba loye, osheshi owa tukululila Jehova Kalunga koye oshibofa. Owa twikila okunangala* novaendanandjila* koshi yomuti keshe wa kula mutalala, ndele ino dulika kondaka yange,” Jehova osho ta ti.’”
14 “Alukeni, nye ovanamati ovatangalali,” Jehova osho ta ti. “Osheshi onda ninga mwene weni washili,* nohandi ke mu kufa, umwe moshilando navavali moukwaneumbo, ndele handi ke mu twala kuSion. 15 Nohandi ke mu pa ovafita she likolelela komutima wange mwene, notave ke mu palula neshiivo nosho yo nounongo. 16 Otamu ka ninga muvahapu, notamu ka ima oiimati medu olo pefimbo olo,” Jehova osho ta ti. “Itava ka tya vali, ‘Oshikefa shehangano laJehova!’ Itashi ke uya mo vali momitima, noitave ke shi dimbuluka, ile ve shi djuulukwe, noitashi ka ningwa vali. 17 Pefimbo olo, otava ka ifana Jerusalem olukalwapangelo laJehova; noiwana aishe otai ka etwa pamwe, i tange edina laJehova kuJerusalem, noitava ka tangalala vali nokushikula omutima wavo mwii.”
18 “Pefimbo olo otava ka enda pamwe, eumbo laJuda pamwe neumbo laIsrael, naaveshe otave ke uya okudja medu lokolundume va finda kedu, olo nda pa ooxokulululwa li li efyuululo. 19 Nonda diladila ‘nghee nde mu tula mokati kovanamati noku mu pa edu liwa, efyuululo la denga mbada unene mokati koiwana.’* Onda diladila yo kutya otamu ka ifana nge ‘Tate!’ nonokutya itamu ka efa po okushikula nge. 20 ‘Oshoshili, ngaashi omukulukadi omukengeleledi ta fiye po omushamane* waye, nanye yo, akutu eumbo laIsrael, osho mwa ungaunga naame noukengeleledi,’ Jehova osho ta ti.”
21 Koikulundudu ihe na sha okwa udika ondaka,
Ovanhu vomuIsrael tava lili, notava pula ekwafo,
Osheshi ova pengifa ondjila yavo;
Ova dimbwa Jehova, Kalunga kavo.
22 “Alukeni, nye ovanamati ovatangalali.
Ohandi ka velula onghalo yeni youtangalali.”
“Ofye ava, otwe uya kwoove,
Osheshi ove, akutu! Jehova, oove Kalunga ketu.
23 Oshoshili, oikulundudu neuyaano olo li li keemhunda oyongaho elela.
Oshoshili, exupifo laIsrael otali di kuJehova, Kalunga ketu.
24 Ashike oshinima shififa ohoni* osha lya po oinima yootatekulululwa okudja kounyasha wetu,
Oufita wavo noimuna yavo,
Ovanamati vavo novanakadona vavo.
25 Natu nangaleni twa fya ohoni,
Nelengwa letu nali tu uvike,
Osheshi otwa nyona kuJehova, Kalunga ketu,
Fye nootate okudja kounyasha wetu fiyo okefiku eli,
Noinatu dulika kondaka yaJehova Kalunga ketu.”