1 “Bakulu babo be tjilume uti ku bali, ‘Bathu bangu’ ku hazwadzi dzidzo uti, ‘Bahwigwazogwadza.’ ”
Iziraela ayitogalikabgwe
2 “Tjemelani mme benyu, mubatjemele,
ngoti ate bali nkadzi wangu
nami atendili nlume wabo.
Ngabaduse ndingo ye bufukula mu tjiso tjabo,
ne bupombgwe baguduse pakati kwe mazhamu abo.
3 Kusajalo ndowobaambula bakasala basakambala
ndibathama mbujo kufanana ne zhuba labakazwagwa,
ndowobathama bakanga tjilambanyika,
ndibashandula bebe shango yakatshwa nge zhuba,
ndibe ndibabulaya nge nyota.
4 Anditowohwila zogwadza bana babe,
ngoti bana be bupombgwe.
5 Ngobe mme babo abazotongogalikabgwe
babakazwisenga nge mabhatisa shoni.
Ngobe bakazwidwa bakati, ‘Ndowotobela badiwa bangu,
ibo banondipa zojiwa zwangu ne vula yangu,
banondipa wulu yangu ne jila langu ne mafuta angu ne tjing'o tjangu.’
6 Ndizo ikweno ndowozwina zila yabo nge mihwa,
ngono ndowobaka guma linobadzibila,
kuyita kuti basitongo bona zila dzabo.
7 Banowolonda badi babo koga bakasitongobabhata,
banowobashaka koga bakasibabone.
Ipapo banowoti,
‘Ndobgwilila ku nlume wangu we kutanga,
ngoti ndakabe ndiyita kupinda ngwenu.’
8 Abatoziba kuti ndimi ndakabapa
mathunde ne nkumbi we zhambi ne mafuta,
kuti ndimi ndakabe ndimbutitikila siliva ne golide
zwabakashingisa muna Bhaale.”
9 Ndizo wali ndowotola
mathunde angu pa kuvung'wa,
ne nkumbi we zhambi mu tjibaka tjawo.
Ndowotola wulu yangu ne jila langu,
zwababe bakafanila kusungila.
10 Ndowobambula mbeli kwe badi babo
bakasala bali mbujo mu mesho abo,
akuna ungabagwila mu maboko angu.
11 Ndowomisa kushatha kwabo kose,
mizano yabo ye gole ne gole neye Mwedzi ugala,
na bo Sabata babo, mizano yose yakabigwa.
12 “Ndowothukudza mizhambi yabo ne mipaya yabo
yabakati ngekwayo
‘Ikoku i ndipo yangu
yandakapiwa ne badi bangu.’
Ndoyithama ishakana,
ngono phuka dze shango dzowoyija.”
13 Ndowobalobela mazhuba e mizano yaakathamila bo Bhaale
be bapisila motsha,
bezwinakisa nge mang'ina ne ndalama,
besalana shule ne badi babo
imi bendikangang'wa, koleba Yahwe.
14 “Ndizo wali bonani ndowobawonga
abayisa ku tjilambanyika,
abe ndilebeleka nabo nge ludo.
15 Kudwa ikoko ndowobagwilizila minda yabo ye mizhambi,
ngono ndowothama Nkuku wa Akhori nkoba we kugalabgwe.
Ikoko banowondiamutjila sekwa bakathama mu mazhuba e butjetjana gwabo,
se mu mazhuba abakabhuda mu shango ye Egipiti.
16 “Mu zhuba ilelo, koleba Yahwe,
unowondidana uti, ‘Nlume wangu,’
autowobe utjati, ‘Bhaale wangu.’
17 Ndowodusa mazina abo Bhaale mu nlomo wabo,
mazina abo aatjowofa adang'wa kakale.
18 Mu zhuba ilelo ndowobathamila tjidumano
ibo ne phuka dze shango ne nyuni dzinowuluka
ne zwibumbiwa zwinokambayila pasi.
Dati ne thumo ne ngwa
ndowozwipedza mu shango,
ndizo kuti mose mowogala nge kusununguka.
19 Ndowokubigilidza nge kusingapele,
ndowokubigilidza nge ndulamo nenge kutambunuka
mu ludo gusingazunguzike nenge mahwilongoni.
20 Ndowokubigilidza nge kugalikabgwe,
ngono unowoziba Yahwe.
21 “Mu zhuba ilelo ndowodabila koleba Yahwe,
ndowodabila kudzimu,
kudzimu kowodabila shango,
22 ngono shango inowodabila mathunde, nkumbi ne mafuta,
izwezwi zowodabila Jezirele.
23 Ndowobazwidzikilila mu shango,
ndowohwila ngoni bandakadana nditi,
‘Handitjowohwila ngoni.’
Ngono ndowodwa bandakadana nditi,
‘Amute muli bathu bangu,’ nditi ‘Mu bathu bangu,’
ngono ibo banowoti, ‘Imwi mu Ndzimu wangu.’ ”
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