1 Vano etu, nkakiiweni mwaatti attu o nhakhuva! Munlheke ni wiichukulhelha wo nlhatu wo uhuva unowa uri mmiholho winyu. 2 Nhakhu inyu uhoonta ni ikuwo chinyu chihovariya ikutihi. 3 Idhahabu ni nchurukhu winyu chiholhiya nrenje. Ni nenno nrenje nno phi nohalha uhimiecheshani milhatu ni upaha iruttu chinyu thoko mooro. Nheeshungera nhakhu wo mahuku o umalhelha alha. 4 Nkeewani! Khamwalhivilhe anamitheko avanre mitheko mmamatani mwinyu. Nkeewelhelhani chineera aya wo wunlha chiyo! Ikutto chaya chihaaphiyelha Athithi o Ikuru! 5 Nhokhalha mwiilhaponi wo wiiphwacha ni wiiteelhiha chinene. Nhoneneviha mirima chinyu ni ukhalha thoko mwannama noweherera nihuku no uhithiya. 6 Nhonhukumulha ntu e ikekhiaye ni umwiiva ntu huwirinheni ittu.

7 Paahi etu ashilhoko aka, nvilhelheke mpaka nihuku no uhokolhia Athithi. Mmwooneke namalhima chinoweherera awe cholhia mmatani mwawe wiira chikhomaalhe, nooweherera avilhelhaka toka ntipashilhe mpaka umalha nlhaalha ipulha vanorupa aya velhaponi. 8 Ni inyu mwaatti nvilhelheke chiicho. Mweemelheke rata chinene munrimani, ukhalhawaya nihuku no uwa Athithi nihaatameria.

9 Ashilhoko aka, nhitukutuwache mwaashineneru, nhiwe mwaahukumulhiya. Nchuwelheke wiira, mwaanyulha uyo ri vankhorani. 10 Ashilhoko aka mwoopuwelheke anamilhohi oolhumacha nttenga ukhuma wa Athithi, mwooneke chera aya wo uvilhelha mu uhuvihiyani, ni inyu mwaatwariheke yayo etu. 11 Nineehana yayo attu o upuha ukhalhawaya ari o uvilhelha. Nheewa mwaatti uvilhelha wa ashinna Ayubu, nchuwelhaka chenre aya wo upangelhiya ni Athithi wo umalha waya. Ukhalhawaya Athithi phi o rera nrima ni o ikiriri.

12 Upwaha chonkhaye chiyo, ashilhoko aka, nhilhupelhe vanolheha inyu ittu! Nhilhupelhe wo uromolha irimu mena ilhapo mena ittu ikina iriyoothe. Mwiireke Eiyo, mwathananaka wiira Eiyo. Mwiireke Kihiwe vanothanana inyu wiira Kihiwe. Nhiwe mwaahukumulhiya ni Nlhuku.

13 Yakhalhaka haawo ntu riyoothe nohuva munlhokoni mwinyu, anlhapelheke Nlhuku. Ama yakhalhaka hawo ntu o nrima wo nopuha, yoyo eepeke ichipo cho untotopelha Nlhuku. 14 Chani haawo nreta munlhokoni mwinyu? Yoyo ehaneke ashulhupalhe o nlhoko wa attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo, awe anlhapelhelha ni unhika makhura wo nchina na Athithi. 15 Ukhalhawaya ulhapelha wo nrima unonlhamiha nreta. Athithi anonhokolhoshera machiri tho nreta uyo, noolhama. Ni vavawo yakhalhaka howonya noohiyereriya uwonya wawe.

16 Paahi etu nkhoromelhaneke uwonya winyu mwaashineneru, nlhapelhelhaneke wiira nlhamihiye. Ukhalhawaya ulhapelha wo ntu nopanga moombone thoko chinothanana awe Nlhuku uhanaa machiri o upanga chittu chinchi, alhapelhaka wo ukuruvalhelha. 17 Naeliya yaari o makhalhelho anolhikaana thoko hii. Yayo aholhapelha wo ukuruvalhelha wiira ipulha ihirupe, ni iyo khayaarumpe velhaponi wo iyaakha taaru ni nusu. 18 Yamalheke nkayaalhapelha tho, irimu nkayaattukuwa ipulha nkayaarupa, ilhapo nkayaamelha cholhia.

19 Ashilhoko aka, ntu mmoka arukunuwaka ni uhiya ikeekhene ya Nlhuku ni ntu nkina anhokolhoshaka, 20 nchuwelheke wiira, ntu nonhokolhosha ntu nkina wi ikeekhene ya Nlhuku, nowoopolha ukumi wa yoyo ntu uyo unookhwani ni uhiyereriya uwonya wawe winchi.

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