1 Po jʉmo mbandʉmi bala bahaano na babɨlɨ, aba baalɨ nɨ nyangabya ihaano na ibɨlɨ alɨnkʉʉmbʉʉla alɨnkʉtɨ, “Isaga, ngʉkʉnangɨsya ʉbʉlongi ʉbʉ ikʉpeeligwa ʉndogwe ʉnkʉlʉmba, ʉjʉ ko kaaja aka bakajengile kʉmbalɨ kʉ mɨɨsi amingi. 2 Abanyafyale baa pakiisʉ balogilwe nagwe. Aabanwesiisye abandʉ boosa abaa pakiisʉ ɨfinga jaake ɨngalɨ ʉkʉtɨ balogwe nagwe,* 17:2 Ʉkʉtɨ balogwe nagwe Kokʉtɨ ʉkwipuuta kʉ tʉndʉ ʉtʉ akaja jo Kyala. jaabagaaliisye.”

3 Mbepo Mwikemo alɨnkʉʉsulukɨla, po ʉgwandʉmi alɨnkʉʉnyeega nʉ kʉndwala ndʉngalangala. Ʉko ndɨnkʉmmbona ʉnkiikʉlʉ iitogile pi inyamaana lɨla ɨlɨ lyafumile mu nyanja,† 17:3 Bala kalata gwa Ʉbʉsetʉli 13:1. ɨlɨ ɨlangi jaake jaalɨ ngeseefu bo ʉlwa ilopa. Ɨngamu ɨsya kwijumbɨka ʉkʉtɨ lyo lya Kyala syasimbiigwe mu mbɨlɨ goosa ʉgwa inyamaana. Lyalɨ nɨ mitʉ mihaano na mibɨlɨ nɨ mbembe kalongo. 4 Ʉnkiikʉlʉ jʉla aafwele ʉmwenda ʉmfubɨɨfu ʉbʉtiitʉ bo ʉlwa myenda ɨgya kɨnyafyale, ʉnkeseefu bo ʉlwa langi ɨjaa ilopa. Aaliinosiisye nɨ sahabʉ, amabwe agaa ntengo nɨ nyambo ɨsya ntengo ɨsi syalangalaga. Nkɨboko kyake aakolile ɨkɨkombe ɨkya sahabʉ ɨkɨ kyaliiswile ɨfya kʉkalasya fiijo nʉ bʉnyali ʉbwa bʉlogwe bwake. 5 Ɨngamu ɨjaa mbʉtiitʉ jaasimbiigwe pakyeni kyake, ʉkʉtɨ,

Bo nʉmmbwene naaswigile fiijo. 7 Looli ʉgwandʉmi alɨnkʉʉmbʉʉla alɨnkʉtɨ, “Keeta kʉswiga? Ʉne ngʉkʉbʉʉla ɨsya mbʉtiitʉ ɨsya nkiikʉlʉ ʉjo, ni inyamaana ɨlɨ lɨmpɨmbile, ɨlɨ lɨlɨ nɨ mitʉ mihaano na mibɨlɨ nɨ mbembe kalongo. 8 Iinyamaana ɨlyo, ɨlɨ ʉlɨbwene, lyalɨ lyʉmi kʉbwandɨlo, akabalɨlo aka lɨfwile, looli kʉmmalɨɨkɨsyo likwisa kʉsooka mbwina ʉbwa kʉ ngolongo ʉkʉtɨ Kyala alɨpyute. Abandʉ abaa pakiisʉ bikwisa kʉswiga fiijo, aba ɨngamu syabo sikasimbigwa mwa kalata ʉgwa bʉʉmi ʉkʉfuma kʉbwandɨlo bwa kiisʉ. Bikwisa kʉswiga fiijo ʉkʉlɨbona iinyamaana ɨlɨ lyalɨ lyʉmi kʉbwandɨlo, akabalɨlo aka lɨfwile, looli kʉmmalɨɨkɨsyo likwisa kʉsyʉka.

9 “Ʉlʉ gikʉlondigwa amahala! Ɨmitʉ mihaano na mibɨlɨ ɨgyo, fyo fyamba fihaano na fibɨlɨ‡ 17:9 Ɨfyamba fihaano na fibɨlɨ Kokʉtɨ akaaja akaa Looma, aka kaajengiigwe pa fyamba fihaano na fibɨlɨ. ɨfi ʉnkiikʉlʉ ʉjo afitʉʉgaliile. 10 Ɨmitʉ ɨgyo kangɨ bo banyafyale bahaano na babɨlɨ. Mbanyafyale abo bahaano na babɨlɨ, bahaano bafwile, jʉmo ikʉlongosya akabalɨlo aka, nʉ gwa kʉmmalɨɨkɨsyo akaalɨ ʉkwanda. Bo iisile ikwisa kʉlongosya kʉkabalɨlo akapimba. 11 Iinyamaana iikeseefu ɨlyo, ɨlɨ lyalɨ lyʉmi, akabalɨlo aka lɨfwile, jo malafyale gwa lwele. Leelo jo jʉmo ndɨ bala bahaano na babɨlɨ, kangɨ joope Kyala ikwisa kʉmpyuta. 12 Ɨmbembe sila kalongo ɨsi ʉsibwene, bo banyafyale aba bakaalɨ ʉkʉlongosya. Looli bikwisa kʉpeeligwa ʉbʉlagɨli ʉbwa kʉlongosya kʉkabalɨlo akapimba pamopeene ni inyamaana lɨla. 13 Abanyafyale abo balʉngeene mu nyiinogono syabo. Kangɨ bikwisa kʉlɨpapo iinyamaana lɨla amaka nʉ bʉlagɨli bwabo boosa. 14 Bikwisa kʉlwa ʉbwite na Kangʼoosi. Looli Kangʼoosi ikwisa kʉbatola, paapo jo Ntwa gwa batwa, jo Malafyale gwa banyafyale. Ikwisa kʉja na bandʉ baake abagolofu, aba aabakooliile nʉ kʉbasʉngʉla.”

15 Ʉgwandʉmi alɨnkʉʉmbʉʉla kangɨ, alɨnkʉtɨ, “Amɨɨsi aga ʉgabwene pala, apa ʉndogwe ʉnkʉlʉmba atʉʉgeele, fyo filʉndɨlo fya bandʉ boosa, nɨ fikolo fyosa, nɨ fiisʉ fyosa, nɨ njobelo syosa. 16 Ɨmbembe sila kalongo ɨsi ʉsibwene pamopeene ni inyamaana iikeseefu lɨla, bikwisa kʉmmbenga ʉndogwe jʉla. Bikwisa kwega ʉtʉndʉ toosa ʉtʉ alɨ nato nʉ kʉnndeka kɨtali. Bikwisa kʉnndya ɨnyama jaake nʉ kʉmmookya mmooto. 17 Namanga Kyala jʉʉjo abapelile ʉkʉtɨ baje nɨ ndumbula jɨmojeene, ɨjaa kʉlɨpapo iinyamaana iikeseefu lɨla, amaka gaabo agaa kʉlongosya. Bikwisa kʉlɨkonga mpaka bo gaboniike amasyʉ gaa Kyala. 18 Ʉnkiikʉlʉ jʉla ʉjʉ gʉmmbwene, ko kaaja kala akakʉlʉmba aka kalɨ nʉ bʉlagɨli kʉ banyafyale baa pakiisʉ.”