1 Amana phyudini: Keti Nzambi wábalosila batu bandi? Bwalendakanaku! Mukuma meni-meni yenina mwisi Kiseledi, muna butuka dya Bulahami, mwisi kanda dya Benzyame[a]. 2 Nzambi kabalosidiku batu bandi, bana katekila sola[b]. Luzayiku mana mazimbudi Masonuku muna kitini kina kabati nyengalakana Diya kwena Nzambi kikuma kya Kiseledi: 3 «Pfumu, bábahonda bambikudi baku, bámwanga mesa maku ma bimenga; yísala meni hika, amana luzingu lwama babati sanda.» 4 Kaasi khi yawu mvutu ya Nzambi? «Yídiyidikila mafunda tsambwadi ma bayakala, babana báfutikaku kungulu ku thwala ya nzambi Baala[c].» 5 Tangwa dyadi phi kitesu kimosi, ndambu yisadini bwosu yásolama kwena Nzambi muna khenda zandi. 6 Kinga, honi kikuma kya khenda, hana heku hika mambu matadidini mihangu; kondilo khenda zakálaku hika khenda.

7 Amana biki si? Kina kisi sanda Kiseledi, kálendakyoku: Kaka babana lwesi básolama yi bawu bálendakya. Bahika bana, bábazitika mbundu, 8 bwosu básonika: «Nzambi wábaheka kitembu kya luhuku, mesu ndangu bamonaku, matu ndangu bayukaku, tii yi kuna kilumbu kya lelu.» 9 Amana Tavidi wuzimbudini:

13 Kwena benu baphani mbatibwa zimbula: Bwosu yenina thumwa wa baphani, meni mbati dizatula kikuma kya kisalu kyama, 14 ndangu, ho bwalendakana, mu kuyangumuna kiphala ha kati dya batu baba twenina bawu lutu lumosi yi kuhulula ndambu ya batu hana henina bawu. 15 Mukuma ho kingenga kya bawu kyákala mutindu wa kuvutula ngemba mu tsi, abweti kwakála kukokuluka kwa bawu, yuka ni ka luzingu ku ha kati dya bafwa?

16 Kinga, honi mutu kaheka Nzambi dipha dyandi dina dya theti, mapha mana masadini moosu makala matoma; amana ho musodi wakala watoma, mihandi phi bwabuna myenina[e]. 17 Kiseledi kenina hanga miti wa olive wuna báhawula mihandi myahika; amana ngeyi, wuna wukondi kala Muyuta, miti wa olive wa mu tseki, bákunamika ha kifulu kya mihandi meni mina, amana honi wubati khundakana ku musodi yi ku budimbu bwa miti wa olive, 18 syaku lulendu ngeyi mutu wisi zyamina ku mihandi. Honi wasya lulendu, zimbakanaku ni ka ngeyi ku wisi zyamisa musodi, kaasi musodi wisi kuzyamisa.

19 Wazímbula bwabu: «Mihandi mina báhawulamya ndangu, meni, bandamika.» 20 Bwa bukheti lawu; báhawulamya kikuma kya kukonda kwa lukwikilu kwa myawu, amana ngeyi, kikuma kya lukwikilu wisi zyamina, wudikundikaku, kaasi kala mu bweya; 21 mukuma honi Nzambi kábahawula Bayuta, mihandi mya kisina, keba kwaku ngeyi phi kakúsisaku. 22 Zayidila buweti yi nziki-nziki ya Nzambi: nziki-nziki kwena batu babana bamani bwa, yi buweti bwa Nzambi kwena ngeyi, honi wazingilaka muna buweti meni buna; kondilo, ngeyi phi bakúhawula. 23 Phila mosi phi yi bawu, honi bananginiku muna kukonda kwa lukwikilu lwa bawu, babánamika; mukuma Nzambi kenina yi hamu dina dya kubanamika hika. 24 Kikuma, honi bákuhawula ngeyi muhandi wa olive dya mu tseki, amana wenina waswaswana yi kisina, bákunamika ku miti wa olive wa kukuna, abweti bakonda banamikina Bayuta benina mihandi mya kisina ku miti wa olive wa bawu-meni.

25 Mukuma nzodiku, baphangi bama, ni lwakonda zaya kitsweki kina, ndangu lwadimona nana ni benu lwenina badimuka: ndambu ya bisi Kiseledi báyika yi mbundu ya ngolu, tii yikuna bakotidini mu kanda dya Nzambi boosu bana bakondi kala Bayuta. 26 Yihana ni Kiseledi kyosu kyahúlukila, bwosu bwásonama:

33 Khi lawu dya kimvwama, yi mudimu yi nzayilu ya Nzambi! Nati walenda tendula pfundusu zandi! Khabu zandi bafwanizoku mu kumeka. Amana nzila zandi bafwanizoku mu kukota[g]? 34 Kikuma: