Esela
9 Nka baki’abapu kukita ino mianda, bakunkushi babafikile kuandi na bandungula’shi: “Muilo wa Isalele, ba tshite muakuidi, na bena Levi, ntambelamune ku miilo ya mu nsenga na ku bikitshino biayo bibubi, bikitshino bia bena Kanaana, bena Ite, bena Perizi, bena Yebuse, bena Amone, bena Moabe, bena Ejipitu na bia bena Amore. 2 Abo na bana babo balume mbebakile bangi ba ku bana babo bakashi. Binobino abo bekale lutandua* lua kishila babesanga na miilo ya mu nsenga, bakunkushi na bakunkushi bebalondele, nyi ba kumpala kukita kino kikitshino kia kukutua lulamato.”
3 Nka ami ki’apusha uno muanda nasanuine bilamba biande na ekotshi diande dishi na maboko, na ami nkutukula nyene ya ku mutue wande na miefu yande na ami nkushala paashi muinyongole ngofu. 4 Akupu bantu boso babaadi abanemeka ngofu* mayi a Efile Mukulu a Isalele, nkunyifunyisha pa muanda wa kukutua kua lulamato kua bantu babaabadi bakuate benda nabo akupu balukiila, panaadi mushale paashi muinyongole ngofu mpa na ku nsaa ya mulambu wa ntete wa ku kiolua.
5 Pa nsaa ya mulambu wa ntete wa ku kiolua nebuele na bilamba biande, n’ekotshi diande dishi na maboko bisane na naleka kuinyongola na ami nkukunama nkuela maboko muiyilu kui Yehowa Efile Mukulu ande. 6 Na ami nkuakula’shi: “Ô Efile Mukulu ande napusha buufu na namono’shi, ntshimukumbene kuibuesha mpala yande kodi, Ô Efile Mukulu ande, muanda bilubilo bietu bibafuimi ku mitue yetu na kupiila kuetu kubakaamina mpa na muiyilu. 7 Kubanga mu mafuku a ba mashetu kulu mpa na lelo uno, kupiila kuetu nkukata na pa muanda wa bilubilo bietu, atue, ba nfumu betu, na ba tshite muakuidi betu, tuibatudiibue mu maasa a ba nfumu ba angi maumbo, ku lupete lua ngoshi, mu kukuatshibua, mu kupaulua na mu kukuatshishua bufu bu biabidi lelo uno. 8 Anka binobino bua kapindi kapeela, Yehowa Efile Mukulu eetu, buetulesha lusa pakutadila’shi bangi bakuatudi bapande, na pa kuitukaluila mu mbalo yobe iselele buashi meso eetu apenyepenye, Ô Efile Mukulu eetu, na buetupa dingi bukome mu bupika buetu. 9 Muanda sunga biatudi ba mpika, Efile Mukulu eetu ntamuitusumbushene mu bupika buetu, anka mmuituleshe kifulo kiaye kia lulamato kumpala kua ba nfumu ba Pelese, bua kuitupa dingi bukome bua kuibakuula nshibo y’Efile Mukulu eetu, na kuibakuula ma mbalo aayo aluile na bua kuitupa mudimba wa mabue* mu Yunda na mu Yelusalema.
10 “Anka kunyima kua ino mianda kukitshika tui kuakula naminyi Ô Efile Mukulu eetu? Muanda tuibasumbushene miiya yobe, 11 iboodi muitupe kukiila kui bafubi bobe batemuki wakula’shi: ‘Nsenga yanukatuele nuate bu yenu nyi nsenga i butete, pa muanda wa butete bua miilo ya mu yaaya nsenga, pa muanda wa bikitshino biabo bibubi biabadi baushe muanka na mianda yabo i butete kubanga ku ayi nsongo mpa na ku ingi nsongo. 12 Dingi tanupanga bana babo balume bana benu bakashi, sunga kukumiina bana babo bakashi bua bana benu balume, na tanuibakuashanga buabadia kuikala mu butaale na kupeta bupeta, buashi nuikale na bukome na nudie bintu bibuwa bia mu nsenga na nuiyate bua bana benu bua loso.’ 13 Na kunyima kua mianda yoso itufikile pa muanda wa bikitshino bietu bibubi, na wa kupiila kuetu kukata, sunga mbiabia obe Efile Mukulu eetu tuemuitukitshine mianda muyile kilubilo kietu na wemukumiine’shi atue be pano tupande— 14 abitungu tuipee dingi miiya yobe na tuiyibakishene na miilo ikuete kukita ino mianda ibubi su? Tuetufiitshila munda ngofu na wetubutule atue boso kushi kuleka muntu su ngumune na muwa su? 15 Ô Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele, we mululame muanda bangi ba kuatudi mbapande bashala na muwa mpa na lelo uno. Pano tui kumpala kobe mu kupiila kuetu, muanda bi bukopo kuimana kumpala kobe pa muanda wa bino.”