1 Mu yizo siku, ndaaye mwami úwâli zaazi yimikwa mu Bahisiraheeri. Mu migazi ya mu kihugo kya Hifurahimu, áhayiheriiri, mwâli tuuziri Umulaawi muguma. Uyo Mulaawi, analeeta umuja-kazi, gira batuulanwe. Uyo muja-kazi, âli riiri wa mu kaaya keꞌBetereheemu yeꞌBuyuda. 2 Uyo mukazi, atanaba mwemeera imwoꞌyo yiba, kyanatuma yiba agamúleka agalukire imwabo i Betereheemu.

3 Uyo mukazi, iri akahisa imyezi ina akola ha mwabo, yiba anagendi múbona, gira amúhuune bagalukanwe. Uyo yiba, âli geeziri noꞌmukozi wage, na bapunda babiri.

Iri bakahika, uyo muja-kazi anamúyegereza mu mwa yishe. Shevyala, iri akamúbona, anamúyakiira ku mutima úgushenguusiri, 4 anamúbwira kwo atee beera yaho. Kwokwo, umukwi anamala heꞌsiku zishatu bo noꞌmukozi wage, bagweti bagaalya, iri bananywa, banakizi gwejera yo.

5 Ulusiku úlugira izina, anavyuka kare-kare, gira ataahe. Haliko, shevyala anamúbwira: «Utee yikula, ukabuli genda.»

6 Uyo Mulaawi, noꞌmukozi wage banayika haashi, banalya, bananywa. Ha nyuma, shevyala anamúbwira: «Nakuyinginga ulaale, gira umutima gwawe gushambaale.»

7 Uyo Mulaawi, anagira mbu ayimuke, haliko shevyala anamúyinginga kwo atee bwatala. Kwokwo, analaala.

8 Ulusiku úlugira izitaanu, anavyuka kare-kare kwo ataahe. Haliko, shevyala anashubi múbwira: «Utee yikula, ukabuli genda kabigingwe.» Kwokwo, yabo bombi, banabwatala haashi, banalya.

9 Uyo Mulaawi, na mukaage, noꞌmukozi wage, banayimuka, gira bagende. Haliko, shevyala anababwira: «Lolagi! Kakola kabigingwe, keera bwanayira. Mulaale, halinde mushambaale. Shesheezi, mukataahe.»

10 Haliko leero, uyo Mulaawi atanalooza kwo ashubi laala yaho, kyanatuma agayimuka, ali na mukaage, banagenderera noꞌlugeezi, na bapunda baage bombi ábâli mali shwekerwa kweꞌmiteekerwa yage. Banagenderera, halinde banayegeera akaaya keꞌYebuusi (kuli kudeta: i Yerusaleemu).

11 Ikyanya bakahika hoofi lyako, izuuba lyâli kola bu sooka. Umukozi wage, anamúbwira: «E nahamwitu, buli bwija tulaale mu yaka kaaya keꞌYebuusi.»

12 Nahamwabo, ti: «Nanga! Butali bwija kwo tugendi yifunda mu kaaya keꞌbinyamahanga. Si batali Bahisiraheeri! Tugenderere naaho noꞌlugeezi, halinde tugendi laala i Gibeya. 13 Leka tukubirize, halinde tuhike yo, kandi iri tuhike i Rama. Mu yutwo twaya twombi, tulaale mu kaguma.»

14 Kwokwo, banagenderera noꞌlugeezi. Izuuba, iri likasooka, banaba bakola hoofi naꞌkaaya keꞌGibeya, mu kihugo kya beene Binyamiini. 15 Banayahuka, gira balaale mwo. Ikyanya bakakayingira mwo, ndaaye mundu úkabayegereza mu nyumba yage, kyanatuma bagabeera ha kati kaako, mu lubuga lweꞌmihumaanano.

16 Mu kabigingwe, mushaaja muguma âli gweti agafuluka. Uyo mushaaja, âli riiri mutuulaga wa mu migazi yeꞌkihugo kyeꞌHifurahimu, si âli koli tuuziri i Gibeya nga kinyamahanga. Naꞌbatuulaga ba yaho i Gibeya, bâli riiri beene Binyamiini.

17 Ulya mushaaja, mbu ayinamule amasu, anabona uyo mugeezi yaho mu lubuga lwaꞌkaaya, anamúbuuza: «E waliha, hayi ulyosiri? Na hayi uli mu genda?»

18 Uyo mugeezi, ti: «Tulyosiri i Betereheemu, yeꞌBuyuda. Tunagweti tugagenda hala, mu migazi ya Hifurahimu, bwo ho nduuziri. Buno, njuba i Betereheemu yeꞌBuyuda, na ngola mu galukira iwa nyumba ya Nahano. Si ndaaye úwanyegereza mu mwage. 19 Lolaga! Tukoli hiiti ubwasi bwa bapunda biitu, neꞌkyuhiriro. Tunagweti noꞌmukate neꞌdivaayi. Yibyo, bitushobwiri twe na mukaanie, noꞌmukozi wani. Ku yukwo, ndaalyo igoorwa lyo tuhiiti.»

20 Uyo mushaaja, ti: «Nanga, maashi, muyegerere imwitu! Mutagire mbu mulaale hano mu lubuga. Ngiisi íbigamùgoora, ngamùheereza byo.»

21 Lyeryo, anabatwala mu mwage, anayuhira yabo bapunda baage. Neꞌri akashuka yabo bageezi amagulu, banalya, bananywa.

22 Ikyanya bakaba bakola mu shambaala, abashosi banakuhambwa ba mu yako kaaya, banayami sokanana inyumba. Banatondeera ukukomomba bukayu ku mulyango, mu kuyiguza uyo mushaaja, banamúbwira: «Ewe! Uyo mushosi úwayingira mu mwawe, umúhulukize ino munda, gira tumúshulehe.»

23 Uyo mushaaja, anahulukira imbuga, anababwira kwokuno: «Nanga, maashi beene witu! Hatagire ibala lyo mugamúhigulira kwo. Namùyinginga, mutamúkolere kweꞌbihigo. Si nie azatiiri! 24 Lolagi! Muno, mbiiti umunyere wani útazindi gwejerwa noꞌmushosi. Muli na muka uyu mugeezi. Kwokwo, mumbanguule nimùhulukize bo, babe bo mugagirira kwo ngiisi byo muloziizi. Haliko uno mugeezi, mutamúhigulire.»

25 Kundu akababwira kwokwo, haliko batanamútwaza. Kwokwo, ulya Mulaawi anayabiira mukaage, anamúhulukiza imbuga, anabaha ye. Yabo banakuhambwa banamúyabiira, banahisa yubwo bushigi bwoshi bagweti bagamúshuleha, halinde ku mukyo. Neꞌri bukaba bukola mu tejuukana, banasiga bamújanda.

26 Iri hakaba shesheezi, ulya mukazi anayibululira ha mulyango gweꞌnyumba yo yiba âli riiri mwo, anabeera haaho, halinde bwanakya bwija.

27 Yiba, iri akavyuka shesheezi, anayigula umulyango, gira agenderere noꞌlugeezi. Ehee! Lyeryo, anayami bona mukaage, akoli lambamiri ha mulyango, naꞌmaboko gaage gananiiri ibisimba-lyango.

28 Anamúbwira: «Yimukaga, tugende.» Haliko mukaage atanamúshuvya, bwo âli mali fwa. Kwokwo, anayandabula ikirunda, anakishoneza ku punda wage, anakitaahana.

29 Mbu ahike i kaaya, anayabiira akahamba, anatenga-tenga mukaage mweꞌbitolo ikumi na bibiri, anabituma ngiisi handu mu kihugo kyeꞌHisiraheeri. 30 Ngiisi booshi ábakabona kwokwo, banadeta: «Ibala mwene yiri, litazindi boneka, ukulyokera ku lusiku lwaꞌBahisiraheeri bakalyoka mu kihugo kyeꞌMiisiri, halinde zeene. Aaho! Tulihanuulane kwo. Ka ndaabyo twangagira?»