Aphuki

17 Muttetthe wa omiyaakoni wa Efrayimi,+ aahikhala mulopwana mmosa aihaniwa Mika. 2 Owo aahimuhimeerya maama awe wiira: “Musurukhu 1.100 wa eparatha mwiiyeriwe anyu, yoowo kiwiiwalyaakani mmutakhalihaka mulipa-oowiiya, ori ni miyo. Ti miyo kikunxe”. Nto maama awe aahimuhimeerya wiira: “Yehova omureelihe mwanaka”. 3 Siiso, owo aahimuttikiherya maama awe musurukhu wa eparatha 1.100, masi maama awe aahihimya wiira: “Moohaanyiherya kinonvaha Yehova eparatha, kinvahereryaka mwanaka wiira opake ilatarato soohaniwa.+ Vano kinnoottikiheryani musurukhu ola wa eparatha.

4 Nuumala omuttikiherya musurukhu maama awe, maama awe aahikuxa musurukhu wa eparatha 200, onvahererya mulipa-oohana eparatha. Owo aahipaka ilatarato soopatthiwa. Nto ilatarato iyo saahipwehiwa owannyawe Mika. 5 Mulopwana owo, Mika, aahikhalana empa ya amuluku eethiru. Nave aahimpaka eefodi,*+ ni ilatarato sinrumeeliwa vatthokoni,+ ni aahimuthanla mwanawe mmosa wiira omurumeeleke ntoko namukuttho.+ 6 Mahiku ale, khaakhanle mwene wIsarayeli.+ Khula mutthu aapaka ele oona awe okhala yooloka vamaithoni vawe.+

7 Vano, aahikhala mmiravo mmosa a oBetelehemu+ wa oYuda, yoowo aari a emusi ya Yuda. Owo aari mulevi,+ nave aahiviriha okathi munceene okhalaka opuro ole. 8 Mulopwana owo aahikhuma epooma ya oBetelehemu wa oYuda, orowaka waavya opuro mukina wookhala. Okathi eetta awe mukwaha, aahiphiya muttetthe wa omiyaakoni wa Efrayimi, owannyawe Mika.+ 9 Vano Mika aahimukoha wiira: “Munikhuma vai?” Owo aahaakhula wiira: “Miyo ka mulevi a oBetelehemu wa oYuda, kinaavya opuro wiira kikhaleke”. 10 Siiso, Mika aahimuhimeerya wiira: “Mukhaleke ni miyo, ni mukirumeeleke ntoko paapa* ni namukuttho. Khula mwaakha kinimoovahakani musurukhu 10 wa eparatha, ikuwo sinceene, ni yoolya”. Nto mulevi owo aahikela mpaani. 11 Siiso, mulevi aaheemererya okhala ni Mika, nto Mika aanimuthokorerya ntoko mwanawe. 12 Nave-tho, Mika aahimuthanla mulevi owo wiira omurumeeleke ntoko namukuttho,+ nto owo aanikhala owannyawe Mika. 13 Mika aahihimya wiira: “Vano koosuwela wiira Yehova onookireerela murima, maana kookhalana namukuttho mulevi”.