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Aparahamu na Apimeleke
1 Aparahamu ahokhuma vale arwaaka nttetthe wo Nekepe ni ahorwaa ukhala iriyariru Katesi nuSuri. Wahoolo ahokhala ukati vakani uKerari.
2 Uyo eerela: Asaara wiira mwanrokoraka. Vano, Apimeleke, mwene uKerari ahoruma urweliya Asaara ni ahaakusa ukhala awawe.
3 Yooyo uhiyu uyo Nluku ahowa waApimeleke munttorani ni ahomwiirela: We unaakhwa! Athiyana yakusilyaa ayo ahotheliya.
4 Nanso Apimeleke, hinaya waarupana aheera: Pwiya, nnowa ukwanyula uneethi wohicuwela itthu?
5 Kahimmwe yooyo phikiirenle: Nthiyana ola mwanrokoraka? Ni ayo khayinre: Nlopwana ola nrokoraka? Ipankilyaka iri yo nrima wooreera ni wohinlattu.
6 Vano Nluku ahomwaakhula munttorani: Aye, mi kinacuwela wiira upankile itthu iyo ni nrima wooreera. Mi kihohiiha wiira uhikufuru phimaana kiwatelihaka warupana.
7 Vano waturusele athiyana ayo wa awannyaya. awannyaya Ayo nnapiyu, ni anawuswalela wowufentelela, wiira we uhikhwe. Nanso wahaturuseke ukupali wiira we ni awaa othene nnakhwaca.
8 Wasilyaya wicisuru Apimeleke ahaalattula mahumu awe ni wattonkela cothene cankhumelenle, ni yahoovaca venci.
9 Wahoolo Apimeleke ahomwiihana Aparahamu ni ahomwiirela: Unipankile cani? Kukosenre isiyani mpaka ukikosiha venci ni omwene aka wothene? Ikipankile iyo khampankiya ntthu.
10 Ni Apimeleke ahonkoha Aparahamu: Yupankihile isiyani commo?
11 Aparahamu ahaakhula: Kahoopuwela wiira: Khweeli khaawo nomoova Nluku nna nipuro nna ni kinawiiviya nlattu wa amwaaraka.
12 Uhiya commo, ayo khweeli mwanrokoraka mphantte wa apaapa, nanso wohikhala mpantte wa maama. Vano ahokhala amwaaraka.
13 Ni Nluku wakikumihilyawe uwaani wa apaapa, mi kaheerela amwaaraka ayo: Nkiweele iraati: Nipuro phi nipuro ninhalehu uphiya, nkiireleke wiira: Ule nrokoraka.
14 Vano Apimeleke ahowiha ikhontwaa ni imope, ipottha cilopwana ni cithiyana, ahommaha Aparahamu ni ahonturusela amwaarawe ayo.
15 Ni Apimeleke aheera: Ilapo aka iri ni we. Ukhaleke nipuro phi nipuro ninoocivela.
16 Apimeleke ahomwiirela Asaara: Arokoraa ayo kihaavaha ncurukhu elufu (1000) wopheeta, wiira walivyane wutthekenlyaka va wamiithoni wa atthu othene. Commo othene phinhalaya ucuwela wiira we khiiwo incuwelaa yookosa.
17 Wahoolo, Aparahamu ahonvekela Nluku wiira avone, ni Nluku ahomvoniha ni amwaarawe ni ipottha cawe, mpaka yahanca uyaraca,
18 kontha Mwaneene Nluku ahaapankaca eekupa asithiyana othene a Apimeleke nlattu wa Asaara, amwaara a Aparahamu.