Ekapitulu 17

1 Apwiya yahin'himerya Moise, wira: 2 ''M'muhimerye Aroni, anaawe ni atthu otene a Wisrayeli. Mwahimerye Apwiya anahimeryaya: 3 'wakhula nlopwana a Wisrayeli ontthuna winva enyompe, epwittipwitthi hata epuri waraiyali, wala ota wa waraiyali, wira ovahiye nkuttho - 4 ni khuhiwaana mpani mwa nthukumano wira ovahe nkuttho oholo wa Apwiya otabenakulun Waya, ntthu owo onookhalana yoottheka ni ohaana okumihiya eriyari ya atthu. 5 Yoopheeleya ya ekettelo ela tiwi atthu a Wisrayeli awaaneke mikuttho tjaya oholo wa Apwiya vankhora wa enupa ya nthukumano, wa nankuttho, wira okhale nkuttho woorerela wa Apwiya, ohiya mukuttho nipuro nootthukuwa. 6 Nankuttho onoottikitthela ephome waltari wa Apwiya vankhora wa enupa ya nthukumano, ni paheke ekurtura wira okhume wunkhela wa Apwiya. 7 Atthu ahitthikele-tho ovaha mikuttho tjaya yavahaka amuluku ohikhala ntoko epuri, waholo, numala opakiya eyo, anakhala ntoko anamararuwa. Ela entthuna okhala ekettelo yoohimala ya owo ni nloko nawe. 8 Mwahimerya, waholo: 'wakhula nlopwana a Wisrayeli, wala wakhula nletto onkhal eriyari aya, ontthuna ovaha nkuttho 9 ni khuhiwaana vankhora wa enupa ya ntukumano wira avahe Apwiya, nlopwana owo ohaana okumihiya munlokoni mwawe. 10 Ni wakhula m'motja a Wisrayeli ni wakhula nletto ankhala eriyari aya ontthuna omurya ephome, Kinanoonyakana ni ntthu owo ni kinonkhumiha eriyari ya nloko nawe, 11 waholo ekumi ya mwamina eri mphomeni. Miyano koovahaleni wira nreelihaneke ni yeeyo, waholo, ela ephome enlompela ekumi. 12 Tjitjam'mo, Miyano kihahimerya atthu a Wisrayeli wira ehikhuriye ephome, n'nakhala nletto onkhala eriyari aya ohikhuure. 13 Ni wakhula ntthu a Wisrayeli ni wakhula nletto onkhala eriyari aya, onxaya wala oninva inama hata mwaxipaleme onkhuriya, ntthu owo ohaana okhumiha ephome eyo ni othipele vathi. 14 Waholo ekumi yakhula ele erina ekumi eri mphomeni mwaya. Tivo kahimeralyaka atthu a Wisrayeli: ''nyuwano n'hikhuure ephome ya enama, okhala wira ekumi ya khula enama eri mphomeni. Wakhula ole ontthuna okhura, ohaana winviya munlokoni mwawe.'' 15 Wakhula ntthu ontthuna okhura enama yoowikhwela hata yoovinviya ni axinama akina, hata okhalaka mwanene elapo , hata ntthu oowa okhalaka eriyari enyu, ohaana okattha ikuwo tjawe, ni ohaana orapa ni onaakhala onanara mpakha winla. Numala eyo, ntthu owo onaakhala ooreera. 16 Vano ahikatthe ikuwo tjawe hata wiirapiha m'matjini, nto owo onaakuxa yoottheka eyo'''.