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Ovokoliwa wa Esumayila
1 Wakathi aya opo, Suhuriiya muukha wa Eburamu khaari ovokola. Ye aarina njaazi mmote wa Misuri aari wiitthiwaaye Hajira. 2 Siikhu moote, Suhuriiya khumuuza mannawe Eburamu yoori: “Nnyizinku khanikinkha mwaana, apho orapalelane njaazi aka, khinjuweya kimpatthaka mwaana khwa ye.” Asiiliyeevo toole, Eburamu khukhupalela mattakhuzi apale a muukhaawe. 3 Suhuriiya khunthuula njaazi otule khumwinkha Eburamu yoori eeye muukhaawe waphiiri. Vitthu epi zarettikhana Eburamu arina nyaakha khumi eekhalaka tuniya ya Kanaani. 4 Eburamu khurapalela na Hajira, ye khwiiya wa wiimittha. Ooniyeevo yoori eemittha khwaaza ontwayifu nhano awe. 5 Suhuriiya khumuuza Eburamu yoori: “Miiyo kanthuula njaazi aka khuwinkha, ye n'oojuwa yoori eemittha aaza okitwayifu. Okitwayifusha opu anikirettelaaye Hajira, khahi etthu ya shariya, ti weyo onintakhelaaye. Nnyizinku ti aniphuke miiyo na-weyo.”
6 Eburamu khunjipu Suhuriiya yoori: “Ye nalelo njaazi awo, onrettele khwa nanna ontakhaazo.” Aphano Suhuriiya khwaaza ontarawu Hajira mpakha khufiyelela otthira.
7 Nlayikha la Nnyizinku khunsikana Hajira n'yaara eemeliye kharipu na naattuuttu wa maati aattameliyeeyo tarikhi ya Shuuri. 8 Nlayikha ntthile khumuuzela liraka: “Weeyo Hajira njaazi wa Suhuriiya! Onlankha vayi wala ontta vayi?” Ye khujipu: “Keetta otthira vaje wa nhano aka Suhuriiya othuuto.”
9 Nlayikha khumuuza yoori: “Orutele wa nhano awo, wanshututele.” 10 Khumuuza theenya yoori:
“Kinteela waattisa peewu yawo
khwa nanna ehinaalakeyaaye.
11 Apho wiimitthiyeevo onteela ompattha mwaana
ontthaje nzina la Esumayila,
mwaasa yoori Nnyizinku oona
ohoowa wawo.
12 Ye onteela wiiya woohisiilaneyi
nkhama nyama ya ntthuttu;
onteela wiiya muumani wa atthu ooshi,
na-yo anteela wuumana na ye,
na onteela wiiya wa waattuwana
na attwiize.”
13 Hajira khujuuzela mwennyeweru yoori: “Kamoona Nluku, nalelo kiri haayi?” Aphano khunkhuwelela Nnyizinku nzina liriina maana a “Nluku anikoonaaye”. 14 Pi apho nlipu aya opule oniittheliwa “Peeri-Lahayi-Rooyi”*. Nlipu aya opu ori enakatthi-nakatthi ya Kateeshi na Peereti.
15 Hajira khumpattha mwaana wa Eburamu. Eburamu khuntthaja mwaana otule nzina la Esumayila. 16 Wakathi Hajira ampatthiyeevo mwaana otule, Eburamu aarettiye arina nyaakha thamaaniini na sitha.
* 16:14 “Peeri-Lahayi-Rooyi” khwa luuka ya Meebereewu nzina ntthi lina maana a “nlipu wa Mwennyewe oohaayi anikoonaaye”