1 Vugabitile mazua madodo hamwande, munhu yakalile mkulu wa waja womgomela ung'waji Falao, mndewa wa Misili, na ija yakalile mkulu wa waja womokela mikate, wamgevuza mkulu wao, Falao. 2 Falao kagevuzigwa ng'hani na wakulu wano wabili, mkulu wa waja womgomela ung'waji na mkulu wa waja womokela mikate, 3 na kawagela mkifungo muing'anda ya mkulu wa wemilizi amo mwayakalile yafungigwe Usufu. 4 Wakala muja mkifungo mkipigiti kitali, ija imkulu wa wemilizi kamsagula Usufu yawe mtumigwa wao.

5 Kilo imwe ija imkulu wa waja womgomela ung'waji mndewa na ija imkulu wa waja womokela mikate mndewa walota nzozi muja mkifungo, na kila nzozi ikala na nhegulo yake. 6 Imitondo iyagwe Usufu viyawakwenhukile, kawona wanyunguala. 7 Kawauza, “Habali lelo mnyunguale?”

8 Wamwidika walonga, “Tweye tose tulota nzozi, na haduhu hata munhu imwe yadahile kutapita nhegulo ya nzozi zetu.”

Usufu kawalongela, “Si Mulungu yolava udaho wa kutapita nhegulo ya nzozi? Nilongeleni nzozi zenu.”

9 Avo ija imkulu wa waja womgomela ung'waji mndewa kamulongela Usufu nzozi yake, kamulongela, “Mnzozi yangu, nyona mzabibu haulongozi wangu, 10 Na muja mumzabibu kukala na matambi madatu. Kipigiti kikija vuusongile kuzuka, malua gake galika na kulela vikungwi vili na zabibu zipile. 11 Kikasi cha Falao kikala mumkono wangu, avo nisola zija zizabibu nizikamulila mkikasi cha Falao na kumgwaa Falao.”

12 Usufu kalonga, “Nhegulo ya nzozi ino iyo ino, matambi madatu gago mazua madatu. 13 Mkipigiti cha mazua madatu, Falao kokufungula, na kokubweza hana isang'hano yako, na komgomela mndewa ung'waji kamba vuukalile utenda kipigiti vuukalile mkulu wa waja womgomela ung'waji mndewa. 14 Ila mbuli zose zihakucholela goya sambiunisemwe, undagusile unhu, ukanhambule ha Falao siku konilava kulawa mkifungo kino. 15 Nie ninyamuligwa bila kulonda kulawa muisi ya Waeblania, na hata hano Misili sitendile kinhu chochose kilumbile nie kugeligwa mkifungo.”

16 Ija imkulu wa waja womokela mikate mndewa viyonile kamba Usufu kamulongela mbuli zinogile za nzozi yake, ija imkulu wa waja womgomela ung'waji mndewa kamulongela, “Na nie vivija nilota nzozi, mditwi jangu kukala na vigelo vidatu va mikate. 17 Mkigelo kikalile uchana kukala na namna zose za mandia gokigwe sama ya Falao, ila ndege wagaja gamandia kipigiti vigakalile gang'hali mditwi jangu.”

18 Usufu kalonga, “Ino iyo nhegulo yake, vigelo vidatu vima sama ya mazua madatu. 19 Mkipigiti cha mazua madatu, Falao kokufungula, ila kukukanha ditwi jako na kulutungika lukuli lwako mum'biki. Na ndege woija nyama yako.”

20 Zua da ikadatu dikala zua da ng'humbukila ya mvumbuka ya Falao, avo Falao kawatendela lusona watumigwa zake wose, kamfungula mkulu wa waja womgomela ung'waji mndewa na ija imkulu wa waja womokela mikate mndewa na kuwagala haulongozi wa waja iwatumigwa. 21 Kam'bweza msang'hano yake ija mkulu wa waja womgomela ung'waji mndewa, giladi yagendelele kumgwelela Falao kikasi, 22 ila ija imkulu wa waja womokela mikate mndewa kakanhigwa ditwi jake, na lukuli lwake lutungikigwa kamba Usufu viyawatapitile. 23 Ila ija imkulu wa waja womgomela ung'waji mndewa kamwisemwa Usufu, hamkumbuke mmbuli yoyose.