1Ɨleelo akhabhalɨlo akha bhakuwi, bháfumiiye abhakuwi abhɨ lenga mukaasi mu Bhaisilaeli. She shɨnɨɨsho abhamanyizyi abhɨ lenga bhakhayifumila mukaasi yiinyu. Abhantʉ bhanaabho bhakhayinjizya ɨmanyɨzyo ɨzya kʉteezya na kʉmʉkhaana uYeesu uMulongozi ʉMʉpɨtɨ we ábhatuulile. Kwɨ dala lɨnɨɨlyo bhakhayaazya kʉyaga kwabho bhɨɨbho nalʉbhɨlo. 2Khabhɨlɨ abhantʉ abhinji bhakhayɨgalandata amadala gaabho ganaago amabhiibhi. Kʉnongwa yaabho, bhamu bhakhayiliga ɨdala ɨlya wanalyoli. 3Kʉ nsʉngʉkho zyabho imbiibhi bhatɨbhabhʉzyaje ʉtʉpango ʉtwɨ lenga ɨnga bheeje ivintu vwinyu. Ɨleelo kufuma khalɨ ʉMʉlʉngʉ ayilinganyiinye kʉbhalonga, alɨ amiiso, khabhɨlɨ akhayɨbhayazya!

4Abhakhabhɨzya we bhabhomba imbiibhi, ʉMʉlʉngʉ atakhabhalolela ishisa, lyoli akhabhasʉmba kʉ mwoto, kwe bhakungiilwe nʉ mʉnyoloolo. Kʉnʉʉkwo ku khiisi bhakʉgʉʉlɨla isiku liila ɨlya kʉlongwa. 5Khabhɨlɨ mʉ khabhalɨlo khaala akha Noowa ʉMʉlʉngʉ atábhaloleeye ishisa abhantʉ bhe bhatakhamutinikhaga, lyoli áleetile aminzi aminji pamwanya pa nsɨ yiila, abhantʉ bhakhafwa. Ɨleelo ámutuulile ʉNoowa peeka na bhantʉ abhanjɨ saba. ɄNoowa we álʉmbɨlɨɨye abhantʉ kʉtɨ bhabhombaje zye zɨkhondeeye pamiiso ga Mʉlʉngʉ.* 6Khabhɨlɨ ʉMʉlʉngʉ akhaabhapa ulufundo abhantʉ abha mʉ nhaaya ɨya mu Sodoomu nɨ ya mʉ Gomoola,† akhabhayazya nʉ mwoto, akhabhabhɨɨkha bhabhe shɨkholanyo sha ziila zye zɨkhayɨbhaaga abhantʉ bhe bhatakumutinikha ʉMʉlʉngʉ. 7Akhamʉpokha uLooti, umuntu umugolosu, we ákhatampile nhaani nɨ njendo imbiibhi ɨzya bhantʉ bhanaabho abhabhomba mbiibhi.‡ 8ULooti áamɨle mugolosu, akhɨkhalaga peeka na bhantʉ bhanaabho ku nsiku inyinji ʉmwoyo waakwe wákhatampile nhaani we ayɨmvwa na kʉlola ɨnjendo zyabho imbiibhi. 9Kʉ lɨnɨɨlyo, ʉMwene ʉMʉlʉngʉ amanyile she angabhapokha mʉ ndɨngo abhantʉ bhe bhakumutinikha ʉweene. Khabhɨlɨ amanyile she angaabhapa ulufundo abhabhomba mbiibhi paka isiku liila ɨlya kʉbhalonga, 10inhaani bhaala bhe bhakʉlandata ɨnsʉngʉkho imbiibhi ɨzya mʉbhɨlɨ na kʉshoolanya ʉwaamʉlo wa Mʉlʉngʉ.

Abhantʉ bhanaabho bhalɨ na madalɨ na mabaado, bhatakwogopa kuviliga ɨvɨpelwa ɨvwa wumwamu ɨvwa kʉmwanya. 11Ɨleelo abhakhabhɨzya bhe bhalɨ nʉ waamʉlo na makha kʉshɨla ɨvɨpelwa ɨvwa wumwamu vɨnɨɨvwo, bhatakʉvɨsɨtaaka na kuviliga vɨnɨɨvwo pamiiso ga Mwene ʉMʉlʉngʉ. 12Abhantʉ bhanaabho bhakʉshoolanya khokhonti khaala khe bhatakhamanyile. Bhakʉkholana nɨ vɨkhanʉ vwe vɨtalɨ nɨ njeele, vwe vɨkʉpaapwa bhʉʉlo, ɨnga vɨlemwaje na kʉbhoolwa! Shɨnɨɨsho she ʉMʉlʉngʉ akhayɨbhayazya abhamanyizi bhanaabho abhɨ lenga. 13Khabhɨlɨ bhakhayɨsombwa amayɨmba kʉ mayɨmba ge bhaziizye kʉ bhantʉ abhanjɨ. Bhakʉseshela kʉbhomba ɨnsʉngʉkho zyabho imbiibhi pa mbɨmbɨlɨ. Bhakʉseshela kʉbhakhopela we bhakulya peeka nɨɨmwe. Kwɨ dala lɨnɨɨlyo bhakʉbhaazya kʉbha ni nsoni ngatɨ madonanjɨla mʉ mwenda umuzelu. 14Amiiso gaabho gizuuye uwubhembu nɨ nsʉngʉkho zyabho ɨzya kʉbhomba imbiibhi zɨtalɨ nʉ wʉmalɨlɨshɨlo. Bhakʉbhakhopela abhantʉ bhe bhadeganu mʉ lwɨtɨkho. Amooyo gaabho galʉbhɨɨye kʉbha nɨ nsʉngʉkho ɨzyɨ shʉʉma. Bhaguniilwe nʉ Mʉlʉngʉ! 15Bhalileshile ɨdala igolosu, bhateejile na kʉlandata ɨdala lye álandatile uBalaamu, ʉmwana wa Beyooli. Ʉweene akhayɨgana kʉposheela ɨshʉʉma kwɨ dala ɨlya kʉbhomba imbiibhi. 16Ɨleelo akhashemelwa kʉnongwa iyi mbiibhi zyakwe. Indogomi ye yɨtakʉlonga, yálonjile kwi zi ɨlya muntu, yikhadinda ʉwʉlema wa mukuwi wʉnʉʉyo.§

17Abhantʉ bhanaabho bhalɨ anzi vindingwi vwe vwumile, anzi mbeesu ye ishimvulungwa shikupepenusya. ɄMʉlʉngʉ abhabhɨshɨɨye apa kʉbha ku khiisi akhapɨtɨ. 18Bhakʉlonga amazwi aga mabaado na ge gatakwavwa. Bhakʉbhombela ɨnsʉngʉkho zyabho imbiibhi ɨzya mʉbhɨlɨ kʉbhatega abhantʉ bhe bhitishile ɨgolo bhʉʉlo, khabhɨlɨ bhaleshile kʉbhomba zye abhananjisu bhakʉbhomba. 19Bhakʉbhalaga abhantʉ bhanaabho kʉtɨ bhakhayɨbha bhasatʉlwe, fwanɨ bhɨɨbho bheene bhe bhatumwa abhi mbiibhi. Zɨlɨ shɨnɨɨsho kʉnongwa ye umuntu mutumwa wa khokhonti khaala khe khamʉtabhalaaye. 20Abhantʉ ɨbha bhapulushile mu mbiibhi ɨzya mʉ nsɨ kwɨ dala ɨlya kʉmʉmanya ʉMwene nu Muposhi wɨɨtʉ uYeesu Kilisiti. Ɨleelo ɨnga bhɨɨtɨkha kʉlemwa na kʉtabhaalwa winza ni mbiibhi zɨnɨɨzyo, panaapo amabhɨlɨ ga bhantʉ bhanaabho gakʉbha akhabhiibhi nhaani, kʉshɨla kʉwandɨlo. 21Yáamɨle kwashi kʉkwabho ɨnga bhatamanyaga ngakheeka ɨdala lɨnɨɨlyo ɨlya kʉkhondela pamiiso ga Mʉlʉngʉ, na kʉtɨ bhalɨmanye, khabhɨlɨ bhayɨleshe ɨndajɨzyo imfinjile ye bháposheleeye. 22Kʉlɨ ni shiili ɨsha nalyoli she shɨkʉtɨ, “Ɨmbwa yɨkʉgalʉshɨla amatapisi gaakwe,”* nɨ shamwabho she shɨkʉtɨ, “Ɨngʉlʉbhe ye ngeezye yɨkʉgalagaata winza mʉ matope!” She zɨlɨ kʉkwabho akhabhalɨlo ɨkha.