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1 Pononthiki mba Asuwelu,* Asuwelu wokutumina omapunda-umbo omanene* 127+ okuhimbikila ko India atee ko Etiopia,* 2 pweetyi ohamba Asuwelu ili kovipundi mombala* yo Susaa,*+ 3 menima lya tatu lioutumini wae, ailingila otyipito ovatumini aveho kumwe novaundapi vae. Omaswalali omo Pelesa,+ no omo Mendia,+ nomanene atyo, novatumini vomapunda-umbo omanene,* vekahi ponthele yae. 4 Evelekesa omalumono outumini wae omunene, nomunkhima wao, nononkhono mbao mononthiki ononyingi, ononthiki 180. 5 Etyi ononthiki ombo mbapwa, ohamba ailingila otyipito ovanthu aveho vekahi mombala* yo Susaa,* aveho okuhimbikila kovanene atee kovatutu, pepata liondywo yohamba liokwatwikwa ovifo viononthemo. 6 Ankho muna ovinyanga viomulinya, no violukutau lwasesa, notyinyanga otyingole tyatungilwa otyipuka tyikahi ngotyilanda, noulienge wotyivala tyonkhula wahakwa moulwilo wopalata, nonomphandyi mbomamanya omawa unene, novipundi vioolu, no viopalata vikahi pohi patungwa nomamanya omandomba, nomamanya omakwavo omawa unene, nomangonga, nomandyiloi.
7 Ovinyu ankho ipakwa momalufo oolu,* omalufo atyo kaelifwile. Ovinyu yohamba onyingi-nyingi, ohamba vala ityivila okukala nayo. 8 Ovanthu vanwa vala ngeetyi vapopilwa nohamba, nawike ukuluminywa okunwa; mokonda ohamba, kumwe novakwatesiko vayo, valinga atyiho opo munthu na munthu alinge etyi ahanda.
9 Onkhai-hamba Vasiti+ nae alingila otyipito ovakai vakala meumbo Liohamba* Asuwelu.
10 Monthiki ya pandu-vali pweetyi omutima wohamba wahambukwa mokonda yovinyu, atumu Mehumaa, na Mbisita, na Halumbona,+ na Mbingitaa, na Ambangata, na Setale, na Kalakasi, ovalume epandu-vali ovakwatesiko vo mombala vakwatesako Ohamba Asuwelu, 11 opo vaete kwe Onkhai-hamba Vasiti una omulami* woutumini akalekese kovanthu, no kovatumini, ouwa wae, mokonda omuwa unene. 12 Mahi Onkhai-hamba Vasiti ayehetavela etyi ohamba yatuma ovakwatesiko vo mombala yohamba. Ohamba ainumana unene, aikala nonyengo.
13 Pahe ohamba aipopila ovanongo vei nawa onomphela,* (ngootyo etyi ohamba ihanda atyihiki kovanthu aveho vei nawa ovitumino, nokukoyesa onomphela. 14 Vokumupakela-mo omapanga ae, ovo Kalesena, na Setale, na Andimata, na Talisi, na Melesi, na Malisena, na Memukaa.+ Ovatumini ovo epandu-vali vo mo Pelesa, no mo Mendia vapondola okwenda pohamba, ovanene unene motyilongo). 15 Ohamba aipulu okuti: “Ngeetyi otyitumino tyipopia, oityi Onkhai-hamba Vasiti ina okulingwa, mokuhetavelele etyi ohamba Asuwelu yatumine ovakwatesiko vo mombala?”
16 Memukaa akumbululila pohamba, no povatumini okuti: “Onkhai-hamba Vasiti kalingile vala etyi tyapenga kohamba,+ mahi tupu walinga etyi tyapenga kovatumini vatyo aveho, no kovanthu aveho vakala momapunda-umbo omanene* Ohamba Asuwelu. 17 Ovakai aveho vokwanepwa maveivi etyi onkhai-hamba yalinga avatombo ovalume vavo, avati: ‘Ohamba Asuwelu yaihanene Onkhai-hamba Vasiti, mahi ehetavela.’ 18 Onthiki oyo ovakai aveho vovatumini mo Pelesa no mo Mendia, tyina vameivi etyi onkhai-hamba yalinga, mavapopi ovalume vavo, ovakwatesiko vohamba ngeetyi ngwe alinga, otyo atyeeta omutomba, nolukundo. 19 Ine tyitavela hamba, kulingwe otyitumino otyipe menyina liove, movitumino vyo Pelesa no vyo Mendia vina vihapondola okupiluluka,+ muhonekwe okuti: Vasiti kameya-aya umwe vali Kohamba Asuwelu; ove hamba paka pomphangu Yonkhai-hamba omukai omukwavo ukahi vali nawa. 20 Putyina otyitumino tyohamba tyamanoñgonokwa moutumini wove auho, ovakai aveho vanepwa mavakala nonthilo novalume vavo, okutuka komunene atee komututu.”
21 Onondaka ombo ambuhambukiswa ohamba novakwatesiko vohamba, ohamba ailingi etyi Memukaa apopia. 22 Ohamba aitumu omikanda komapunda-umbo omanene ohamba,*+ viahonekwa ngeetyi tyihonekwa momapunda-umbo omanene,* no momalaka ovanthu vapopia, okuti ovalume aveho vena okukala ovatumini* vo momaumbo avo, muna okupopiwa elaka liavo mwene.