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Vizuka vya Mika
1 Kpwakala na mutu mmwenga yesagala tsi ya myango ya Efuraimu, dzinare kala aihwa Mika.
2 Siku mwenga mutu iye wamuamba nine, “Vira vipande elufu na gana mwenga vya feza urivyoiyirwa hata uchilani nami nchisikira, ninavyo mimi. Mimi ndimi yevihala.” Naye nine achiamba, “Mwenyezi Mlungu naakujaliye mwanangu.”
3 Mika ariphouyiza vira vipande elufu na gana mwenga vya feza, nine waamba, “Ili laana isedze ikakuphaha mwanangu, vipande vivi vya feza navitenga kpwa kazi ya Mwenyezi Mlungu kula mwangu mikononi. Nami navilavya ili utengeze chizuka cha kutsonga na cha kuyayushwa, kpwa hivyo nakuuyizira.”
4 Mika ariphovilavya vira vipande vya feza kpwa nine, nine wavihala achituluza vipande magana mairi achimupha mfuli wa vyuma achivitengeza chizuka cha kutsonga na cha kuyayusha ambavyo vyaikpwa nyumbani mwa Mika.
5 Mika kala ana phatuphe pha kuabudu. Achishona chisibao na achidzitengezera vizuka, chisha achimtenga mwanawe mmwenga akale mlavyadziwe wa sadaka.
6 Siku zizo ko Iziraeli takuyakala na mfalume, kpwa hivyo chila mmwenga wahenda arivyoona ni sawa.
7 Ko mudzi wa Bethilehemu ya Juda, kala kuna barobaro mmwenga Mlawi, yesagala kuko dza mjeni.
8 Mutu iye wauka mudzi wa Bethilehemu ya Juda, kpwendaendza phatu phanjina pha kusagala dza mjeni. Kahi ya charoche, wafika nyumbani kpwa Mika hiko tsi ya myango ya Efuraimu.
9 Mika achimuuza, “Kpwenu nkuphi?” Naye achijibu achiamba, “Mimi ni Mlawi kula mudzi wa Bethilehemu hiko Juda, nami naendza phatu pha kusagala dza mjeni.”
10 Chisha Mika achimuamba, “Nahuishi phamwenga, ukale baba na mlavyadzi-sadaka, nami ndakuripha vipande kumi vya feza chila mwaka, nguwo na chakuryacho.”
11 Yuya Mlawi wakubali naye achikala kama mmwenga wa anae.
12 Phahi Mika wamtenga yuya Mlawi akale mlavyadziwe wa sadaka, na achiishi nyumbani mwa Mika.
13 Phahi Mika waamba, “Vivi namanya kukala Mwenyezi Mlungu andanijaliya kpwa sababu mlavyadzi-sadaka wangu ni Mlawi.”