Selemiya
50 Ei ondaka Siovaa apopia ipopia o Mbambilonia,+ otyilongo tyova Kalindeya, etyi atuma omuuli Selemiya, yati:
2 “Ketyipopiei movanthu vovilongo, tyiivisei.
Yelulei otyilekesa,* tyiivisei.
Mwahaholekei natyike!
Popiei muti: ‘O Mbambilonia veinyingila.+
O Mbele yakunda.+
Melondake wapaalala.
Ovilolo viatyo, viakunda.
Ovika-huku viatyo vitoyesa* viapaalala.’
3 Mokonda, kuna ovanthu votyilongo tyimwe vatunda kombanda veyeendela.+
Otyilongo tyatyo etyi vetyilinga tyitilisa owoma;
Petupu vali ou ukala-mo.
Atyiho tyakahateka, novanthu, novinyama;
Vapita.”
4 “Pononthiki opo, pomuvo watyo opo,” o Siovaa wetyipopia, “ovanthu vomo Isilayeli novanthu vomo Sundaa mavakakongoloka aveho.+ Mavakaenda nokulila,+ aveho mavakaovola Siovaa Huku yavo.+ 5 Mavakapula ondyila yokwenda no ko Siyau, ngako vakapilukisila otyipala tyavo,+ avati: ‘Endywei, tuliwanekei na Siovaa momphango yahapu ovanthu vahakalimbwa vali.’+ 6 Ovanthu vange pahe valinga otyunda tyonongi mbavomba.+ Ovanthita vambo vembuvombesa.+ Vembutwala konomphunda, vembutyamaisa monomphunda, no movipunda. Ambulimbwa-po apa mbwoombaila. 7 Aveho vembuvasa, vembulia-po,+ onondyale mbavo vati: ‘Onthwe tutupu onombei mwene ovo valinga onkhali ku Siovaa, no komphangu kukala okuviukisa, komphamekelo yonombwale mbavo, Siovaa.’”
8 “Tundei-mo mo Mbambilonia,
Lupukei-mo motyilongo tyova Kalindeya,+
Kalei ngovipako vitenga komutwe wovikwavo motyunda.
9 Ame oo ndyikatulila Mbambilonia, ndyili nokuyeetela
Ovanthu vamwe ovanyingi-nyingi vovilongo vyo kombanda.+
Maveya tyamaneka, maiveilwisa;
Oku mavatumbukila, oko maveinyingilila.
Onohevo mbavo mbulinga ngo mbomukwa-vita,
Vokuna ovana mbuvesa tyehena ovana,+
Okupasulwa kambulikondokela.
10 O Kalindeya mavekeityinda-po.+
Aveho mavekeipunda, mavakatuuka-po umwe,”+ o Siovaa wetyipopia.
Onwe ankho muhombauka* uti vala onthane ili meholi liatalala,
Amulingi ngonkhambe ikwena.
12 Nyoko pahe wakunda.+
Wokwekutyita welivela.
Tala! Povilongo, oe walinga-po omututu watyo,
Walinga otyipembe tyakukuta, walinga oluhandya.+
Aveho mavakakwata mo Mbambilonia, mavakatumphuluka,
Mavakahika omwelwa mokonda yovihuna aviho liamona.+
14 Endywei tyamaneka mulwise o Mbambilonia kononthele ambuho,
Amuho onwe vokulunda* ononkhondyi.
15 Yuululilei onkhu yovilwa kononthele ambuho.
Yeliheka.*
Ilingei etyi yemulingaile.
Ilingei ngeetyi yalinga.+
16 Tetei-ko omukuni mo Mbambilonia,
No ou ukwata ofoso pokuteya.+
Mokonda yomutunga wanumana, munthu na munthu makakondoka kovanthu vae,
Munthu na munthu makatilila kotyilongo tyae.+
17 “Ovanthu vomo Isilayeli valinga ngonongi mbavomba.+ Ononkhulika mbeveyandyanesa.+ Yatenga umwe okumbulia-po, ohamba yo Asilia;+ pahe, Nambukondonosole* ohamba yo Mbambilonia akokota omankhipa ambo.+ 18 Pahe, etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa womambamba ovita, Huku ya Isilayeli wati: ‘Ame mandyilingi ohamba yo Mbambilonia notyilongo tyayo ngeetyi nalinga ohamba yo Asilia.+ 19 Mandyikakondola Isilayeli komalihilo ae,+ akalila ko Kalumelu no ko Mbasaa.+ Makalila monomphunda mbo Efalaii+ no mbo Sileyande+ ekuta.’”*
20 “Pononthiki opo, pomuvo watyo opo,” o Siovaa wetyipopia,
“Onombei mba Isilayeli mambukaovolwa,
Mahi kambukavasiwa,
Ononkhali mba Sundaa kambukavasiwa,
Mokonda mandyikaevela ava mandyihupisa.”+
21 “Enda kalwise otyilongo tyo Melataii no vokukala mo Pekonde.+
Ovanthu vatyo vaipawe, avahanywa-ko* aveho,” o Siovaa wetyipopia.
“Linga atyiho nekutuma.
22 Mwiivalela omuhindo wovilwa motyilongo,
Otyinimawe tyimwe otyinene.
23 Tala etyi ohamala* ankho ityopa otyilongo atyiho yatyokwa, yatipaulwa!+
Tala etyi o Mbambilonia pahe yakala etyi tyitilisa owoma ovanthu vovilongo!+
24 Nekutela eliva ove Mbambilonia, ove wankhia-mo,
Wankhia-mo otyo wehetyii.
Ove wavasiwa, wakwatwa,+
Mokonda walwisa Siovaa.
Mokonda Tatekulu Ohamba Onene, Siovaa womambamba ovita, una otyilinga malingi
Motyilongo tyova Kalindeya.
26 Endywei muhanye-po ohika ei, onwe vokokule.+
Patulei kovimbundu viayo.+
Yoongiyei ngovilia,
Mwahahupe nawike.
27 Ipaei onondume-tane mbamo ambuho;+
Mbutwalwe oku mbukaipaelwa, mbukaipawe.
Tatiei mbaetesa, mambupeseka, onthiki yambo yeya-po,
Onthiki yokutala etyi mbalinga yeya-po!
28 Kwivalela ondaka yo vokukahomboka,
Vokwataula kotyilongo tyo Mbambilonia,
Opo vakapopie ko Siyau onyengo ya Siovaa Huku yetu,
Onyengo ena-yo mokonda yondywo yae.+
Ongei onthanda lisetei nayo; mwahahupisei nawike.
Mulingei etyi tyata movilinga viae.+
Mulingei etyi emulinga.+
Mokonda welipaka-ko, waleva Siovaa,
Waleva Omukwa-ukola wa Isilayeli.+
30 Otyo ovakwendye vamo mavatokelela ponopalasa,+
Ovakwa-vita vatyo avanyimwa-ko* aveho monthiki oyo,” o Siovaa wetyipopia.
31 “Tala! Himekuyeke+ ove wokwehena onondunge,”+ o Tatekulu Ohamba Onene, Siovaa womambamba ovita wetyipopia,
“Mokonda onthiki yove ina nokuya-po, onthiki matulipulu noove.
32 Ove wokwehena onondunge mokelipunduka, okatoka,
Petupu ou mekekupindula-po.+
Mandyikapaka otupia komapunda-umbo ove,
Atukalia-po atyiho tyili ponthele yove.”
33 Etyi otyo tyapopia Siovaa womambamba ovita wati:
“Ovanthu vomo Isilayeli no vomo Sundaa vaihamenwa,
Aveho vevekwata vevetwala koupika.+
Kavetavelele okuveyeka vaye.+
34 Mahi Omuyovoli wavo wapama.+
Utiwa o Siovaa womambamba ovita.+
Mwene makaamena omphela yavo,+
Opo otyilongo tyavo tyikafime-po,+
Ahahavalesa ovanthu vokukala mo Mbambilonia.”+
35 “Makuya omutunga umwe maweendela ova Kalindeya,” o Siovaa wetyipopia,
“Maweendela vokukala mo Mbambilonia, novanene vatyo, novanongo vatyo.+
36 Oyoo omutunga maweendela ava vapopia etyi tyahai na mutwe,* mavalingi ngovityova.
Oyoo omutunga maweendela ovakwa-vita vatyo, avapaalala.+
37 Oyoo omutunga maweendela ononkhambe mbavo, nomatemba avo ovilwa,
Novanthu aveho vovilongo ovikwavo vakala-mo,
Mavakakala umwe ngovakai.+
Oyoo omutunga maweendela olumono lwavo, alukapundwa.+
38 Ehanyauno oliolio malieendela omaande ayo, aakakukuta.+
Mokonda, otyilongo tyovilolo vianthilwa.+
Mokonda yovililenya viavo vitilisa owoma, vakala ngomaova.
39 Otyo otyo mamukakalela ovinyama vyo moluhanda, novinyama viokuulula,
Nonompho ngamo mbukakala.+
Kamamukakala-kala vali natyike,
Nii vala katyikalinga vali otyilongo tyikalwa atee umwe kovanthu vekeya.”+
40 “Matyikakala ngeetyi tyalingilwe o Sondoma, no Ngomola,+ nomapunda-umbo ali popepi novilongo ovio etyi Huku eehanya-ko,”+ o Siovaa wetyipopia, “nawike makakala-mo, petupu omulume makatunga-mo.+
41 Tala! Ovanthu votyilongo tyimwe ovoo veya, vatundilila kombanda;
Ovanthu votyilongo otyinene, vena onohamba ononene+ mavakakatuka,
Avakatunda kovilongo viokokule-kule viohi.+
42 Vamaneka ononkhondyi nomaonga.+
Vena onya, kamavalingi okankhenda.+
Omuhindo wavo uti omaande elunga atutumba,+
Tyina veya tyavelama kononkhambe mbavo.
Velipaka kumwe, veya vamaneka vekulwise, ove mona omukainthu wo Mbambilonia.+
Weihamenwa,
Wiivite omalukeno alinga ngo omukai ukutula.
44 “Tala! Pena umwe maendela omalihilo okwapama, ngonkhulika itunda motyiteta tyavinda tyo ko Solondau, mahi kamapakala-le ehimbwe, mandyikevetaata avaende kokule nayo. Mandyikemunakela ou wokwakoywa.+ Olie ulifwe naame, olie upondola okumphatana? Omunthita patyi upondola okulipambeka naame?+ 45 Onwe valume, tehelelei etyi Siovaa ati metyilingi* o Mbambilonia,+ neetyi mahande okulinga otyilongo tyova Kalindeya:
Onongi mambukakokelwa kokule.
Apa mbukala, mapakahanyaunwa,* kombanda yavo.+
46 Omutitimo wo Mbambilonia apa munyingilwa, maukateketesa ohi,
Onkhu yatyo maikeivala kovanthu vovilongo.”+