Onombalulo

22 Ova Isilayeli avatundu opo, avaende avakakala momanthanthalahi omoluhandya lwo Moambe, nthele ina ondongi yo Solondau, konthele ko Selikoo.+ 2 Pahe ou Mbalake+ omona wa Sipole, wetyimwene atyiho ova Isilayeli valinga ova Amoleu. 3 Ova Moambe avatili owoma ovanthu ovo, mokonda ovanyingi unene. Avatili unene owoma ova Isilayeli.+ 4 Pahe ova Moambe avapopila ovakulu vomo Mindiyaa+ okuti: “Pahe ovanthu ovo aveho mavali-po umwe ovipuka aviho vili ponthele yetu, ngongombe ilia eholi ivasa movipembe.”

Pononthiki opo Mbalake omona wa Sipole, oe wali o ohamba yo Moambe. 5 Atumu ovatumwa-ndaka vakaihane Mbalaau omona wa Mbeole ukala ko Petole,+ ponthele pondongi Eufalate potyilongo tyae atyitilwa, vekemupopile okuti: “Tala, kuno kweya ovanthu vamwe vatunda ko Isitu. Tala! Ovanthu vamwe ovanyingi vahika ohi aiho,*+ veli kuno ponthele potyilongo tyange. 6 Endyu kuno mba, uye utele-vo onkhano ovanthu ava mokonda vena vali ononkhono kwaame,+ hamwe tyina namevelwisa ndyivevila avatili-ko kwaame andyivetaata motyilongo tyino. Mokonda ame ndyityii umwe nawa okuti omunthu ove upeleyila oviwa, umona oviwa, ou uteyela onkhano umona ovihuna.”

7 Ovakulu vomo Moambe novakulu vomo Mindiyaa avaende avatyindila ondyambi omutali, avaende komutali Mbalaau+ avemutolela ondaka yatunda ku Mbalake. 8 Pahe ou Mbalaau eveti: “Lalei kuno, muhuka nga kwatya ame mandyimupopila etyi Siovaa amakumbulula.” Pahe ovakulu vo ko Moambe avalala oko.

9 Huku aendela Mbalaau emupulu okuti:+ “Ovalume ava una-vo ovalie?” 10 Mbalaau akumbulula Huku yotyotyili ati: “Ohamba yo Moambe Mbalake omona wa Sipole watuma kuno ondaka, wati: 11 ‘Tala! Kweya ovanthu vamwe kuno vatunda ko Isitu veli nokwoya ohi aiho,* pahe endyu kuno uvetele onkhano,+ hamwe tyina ndyilwa navo ndyivevila andyivetaata.’” 12 Mahi Huku atolela Mbalaau ati: “Ove wahaye-ko, wahakatele onkhano ovanthu ovo mokonda ame nevepa elao.”+

13 Mbalaau etyi kwatya, apopila ovakulu vokwatumwa na Mbalake ati: “Kondokei, endei vala kotyilongo tyenyi, ame Siovaa kandyekele twende atuho.” 14 Ovakulu vo ko Moambe avakondoka, avaende ku Mbalake avati: “Mbalaau una waanya keile.”

15 Mahi Mbalake atumu-ko vali ovakulu, pahe atumu-ko vali ovanyingi, mahi ovanene vali ko vo tete. 16 Avaende ku Mbalaau avemuti: “Mbalake omona wa Sipole wati: ‘Mbambavo endyu kuno wahayeke natyike tyikutyike oheya kwaame. 17 Ame mandyikunkhimaneka unene, mandyikulingila atyiho undyita. Endyu mba kuno, uye utele onkhano ovanthu ava.’” 18 Mahi Mbalaau akumbulula ovatumwa va Mbalake eveti: “Namphila Mbalake umpha umwe eumbo liae lieyula opalata no olu, ame himalingi-ale otyipuka natyike, tyilinge otyinene tyilinge otyitutu,+ tyahatuminwe na Huku yange Siovaa. 19 Mahi lalei ñgo nkhele kuno, ame mandyitehele etyi Siovaa mapopi andyimuungulula.”+

20 Huku, eya vali ku Mbalaau kounthiki emuti: “Ine ovalume ovo veya okukwihana wende, enda, mahi kapopie vala etyi ame namekupopila.”+ 21 Ou Mbalaau muhuka tyee vala, akwata otyimbulu* tyae, akatuka avaende novakulu vatundile ko Moambe.+

22 Mahi, onyengo ya Huku ainkhinduka, mokonda yeetyi etavela okwenda, oandyu ya Siovaa aitalama mondyila na imutyilike. Ou Mbalaau wavelama kotyimbulu, ava ovakwatesiko vae vevali ena-vo vemukwai. 23 Otyimbulu tyati vala monee oandyu ya Siovaa itai mondyila yakwata omutunga peke, atyii no mohika, mahi Mbalaau ahimbika okutyiveta tyikondoke mondyila. 24 Pahe oandyu ya Siovaa aitalama mondyila pomuvanda umwe wahita, pokati komapia evali omiti vionouva, omuvanda ukwata pokati kovimato viatungwa nomamanya. 25 Etyi otyimbulu tyakati ñgaa oandyu ya Siovaa itai mondyila, atyihimbika okulikulumba notyimato atyiolominya omphai ya Mbalaau motyimato, ou Mbalaau etyivete vali.

26 Oandyu ya Siovaa opo aihondovoka-po aiyende vali no komutwe aikatalama pamwe pahita vali unene, apa otyimbulu matyihetyivili okufenga nii okwenda no kokumbili nii okwenda no kokulio. 27 Etyi otyimbulu tyamona oandyu ya Siovaa atyilangala-po, otyo Mbalaau eli keulu, ou Mbalaau anumana unene etyivete vali notyimbonde tyae. 28 Pahe Siovaa atumu otyimbulu tyipopie,* atyipopila Mbalaau atyiti:+ “Oityi nekulinga umbetela? Ñgaa pahe eli umbeta otatu.”+ 29 Mbalaau akumbulula otyimbulu ati: “Nkhwali hame-ko-ale una nokulinga ñgaa, ine nali nomutunga peke ñgeno nekwipaa.” 30 Otyimbulu atyipulu vali Mbalaau atyiti: “Nkhele wahimbikile hame otyimbulu tyove wendela vala atee hono? Kumbi limwe nekulingile-ale ñgaa?” Ou Mbalaau akumbulula ati: “Au, kunetyindinge!” 31 Siovaa pahe apahula Mbalaau komaiho,+ ukati ñgaa oandyu ya Siovaa itai mondyila ina omutunga peke. Ngwe paku vala koandyu oyo, aikila konongolo, elipetamena-po.

32 Ei oandyu ya Siovaa aimuti: “Oityi wavetela otyimbulu tyove tutatu? Tala! Ame, ame neya okukutyika mokonda ondyila yove heihandele.+ 33 Aluho otyimbulu tyove tyahandela okuyapuka mondyila tutatu, ame tyamona.+ Tala! Ine hatyetyi otyimbulu tyayapuka ñgeno hono o hono! Ove ñgeno ñgaa utupu-ale vali omwenyo. Ñgeno nahupisa vala otyimbulu.” 34 Mbalaau apopila oandyu ya Siovaa ati: “Nakwata onkhali, hityii okuti ove utai mondyila tatekulu weya kwaame. Pahe naina, ine etyi nahanda okulinga kwoove tyapenga mandyikondoka.” 35 Oandyu ya Siovaa aitolela Mbalaau aiti: “Enda navo, mahi ukapopia vala etyi ame mandyikupopila.” Mbalaau ahakondoka aende umwe novakulu ovo vatuminwe na Mbalake.

36 Mbalake tyiive vala okuti Mbalaau weya, aende-ko vekelihonyene mepunda-umbo lyo Moambe likala molutyamo lwo Alunoo monondimbu mbotyilongo. 37 Mbalake apulu Mbalaau ati: “Have natuma uye kuno? Otyityi weheilile? Wasoka okuti hityivili okukupa ondyambi onene?”+ 38 Mbalaau akumbulula Mbalake ati: “Otyo umwe, mahi pahe neya. Mahi okuti mandyiyekwa umwe ndyipopie tyimwe? Ame mandyipopi vala ondaka Huku amapake momulungu wange.”+

39 Pahe Mbalaau avaende na Mbalake atee vekehika ko Kiliyate-Usote. 40 Mbalake alingi otyilikutila aipaa onongombe nonongi, apolela-ko Mbalaau novakulu vana ena-vo. 41 Komuhuka etyi kwatya, Mbalake atyindi Mbalaau avalondeka no ko Mbaale-Mbamote, opo etyivile okutala ovanthu aveho.+