Lute

2 Sayi ndandu ya munumi’â Nowemi, wexile mvwama. Dijina dyê Bowaji. Mwene watokalele ku mwiji wa Elimeleke.

2 Lute mukwa Mowabe wambela Nowemi: “Ngakudyondo, ngehele kuya ku mabhya munona sevada, nange kukala muthu u ngikwatela henda.” Kyenyiki, Nowemi wa mwambela: “Ndé mon’ami.” 3 Mwene wayi yu wamateka kunona mu dibhya mu kukayela o abhongolodi akexile mubhongolola. Mwene anga utukulukila mu dibhya dya Bowaji, wexile ndandu ya Elimeleke. 4 Mu kithangana kyenyokyo, Bowaji wabhixila, wa mutunda ku Beleme, yu wambela o abhongolodi: “Jihova a mikwatekese.” Ene atambwijila: “Eye we Jihova a kubesowale.”

5 Bowaji webhwidisa o mutwameni wa abhongolodi: “O kilumba kiki kyatokala ku mwiji wa nanyi?” 6 O mutwameni wa abhongolodi wa mutambwijila: “O kilumba kiki mukwa Mowabe, weza ni Nowemi kyoso kyatundu mu ixi ya Mowabe. 7 Mwene wa ngambela: ‘Ngakudyondo, ngitena kunona tu ixina twa sevada twobatule,* twalawuka mwabhiti o abhongolodi?’ Tunde kyabhixila mu kamene, yu wamateka o kukalakala, kindala ngo kyaxikama bhu kilembeketa phala kunyoha-ku bhofele.”

8 Kyenyiki Bowaji wambela Lute: “Mon’ami, kana kuya munona mu dibhya dyengi, mba kuya kididi kyengi. Kala bhu mbandu ya akalakadi’ami a ahatu. 9 Tonginina bhwoso bhwa mubhongolwela ni wa akayele. Ngatendelesa o jiselevende ja mala phala kakubhange kima.* Kyoso ki ukala ni dinyota, uya bhwala o jimbinda ja menya jateke o jiselevende ja mala ni unwe.”

10 Kyenyiki, mwene wafukama ni pholo bhoxi anga u mwibhwidisa: “Mukonda dyahi ngasange ngalasa kumesu mé, eye wa ngisuwu, sumbala ngi mukwa ixi yengi?” 11 Bowaji wa mutambwijila: “A ngitangela yoso i wabhange mu kukwatekesa ukow’é, kyoso kyafundu munum’yê ni kyoso ki waxisa tat’enu ni mam’enu ni ixi ya jindandu jé, éye weza mutunga bhukaxi ka mundu u wakambele kwijiya. 12 Jihova a kubesowale mu mbote yoso iwene mubhanga, utambule futu yatokala kwa Jihova Nzambi ya Izalayele, mukonda walengela moxi a mabhabha mê, mu kusota kididi kyakondama.” 13 Kyenyiki, mwene wambe: “Ngisange ngalasa ku mesu mé ngana yami, mukonda wa ngiximbakatesa, wazwela mu ukexilu watululukisa o muxima wa selevende yé, sumbala kingitokala ku jiselevende jé.”

14 Mu kithangana kya kudya Bowaji wa mwambela: “Zá udye mbolo, umame kibhesu kyé mu vindangele.” Kyenyiki, mwene waxikama kumoxi ni abhongolodi, Bowaji wa mubhana jimbundu jokange, mwene wadi, wekuta anga kusubhuka hanji. 15 Kyoso kyamateka dingi o kunona, Bowaji watendelesa o akalakady’ê: “Mwehelyenu kunona bhukaxi ka ixina yobatule.* Kanenu ku mutatesa. 16 Mutena we kukatula tu ixina mu ita yokute kyá phala mwene a tunone, kanenu ku mufidisa.”

17 Kyenyiki, mwene wasuluka ni kunona kate mu ngoloxi. Mukusuluka, wazuku yoso ya nona anga itenesa efa* imoxi ya sevada. 18 Kyoso Lute kyazubha o kudya yu wekuta, wakwata o sevada ya nona ni kudya kwasubhuka, wavutuka ku bhata yu wa kubhana kwa ukow’ê.

19 Ukow’ê anga u mwibhula: “Lelu wanonena kwebhi? Kwebhi ku wakalakalela? O muthu wa kusuwu kiki, ataneku.” Lute anga uzwela ni ukow’ê yalungu ni muthu wakalakala-nê, wixi: “O mwadyakime ngakalakala-nê lelu, dijina dyê Bowaji.” 20 Nowemi anga wambela mukaji a mon’ê:* “Mwadyakime mwenyo, Jihova a mubesowale mukonda walondekesa henda kwa yó ala ku mwenyu ni kwa yó afu.” Nowemi wambe dingi: “Mwadyakime mwenyo ndandu yetu. Wafwama ku tukula mu ibhidi yetu.”* 21 Kyenyiki, Lute mukwa Mowabe wambe: “Mwene wa ngitangela we, ‘kala kumoxi ni akalakadi ami, kate kyazubha kubhongolola o idima yami yoso.’” 22 Kyenyiki, Nowemi wambela Lute mukaji a mon’ê:* “Mon’ami, kota o kuya ni jiselevende jê, muveji dya kuya mu dibhya dyengi n’a kutatese.”

23 Mukiki, Lute wakayela o jiselevende ja ahatu, akalakadi a Bowaji kate kyazubha o kikalakalu kya kubhongolola o sevada ni tiliku yoso. Mwene anga utunga ni ukow’ê.