Nlhuku hoolhumacha wo iphiro yo Mwaamwanawe
1Khalhayi vawo Nlhuku ahoolhumacha ni manyaapwiiya ihu venchi wo iphiro chinchi ni wo iphiro ya anamilhohi awe, 2nansho alha mahuku ammalhelha alha honulhumacha ni hii wo iphiro yo Mwaamwanawe, nthanlhe awe wiira chittu chonkhaye chikhalhe chawawe. Ni wo iphiro yo yoyo Nlhuku ahoopa irimu ni ilhapo ni chittu chonkhaye chiriwo.
3Mwaana phi waaria wo nthimicho wa Nlhuku, alhikaanaka ni Nlhuku mwanene, avarelhaka chittu chonkhaye wo nlhove nawe no machiri. Vamalhinhe awe unihapiha uwonya wihu, hokhalha vano wiirimu wiimonono wa Nlhuku o ikuru.
Ipilhi yo Mwaana a Nlhuku
4Paahi etu Mwaana phiri ni ipilhi yulhupalhe waapwaha minepa o wiirimu, thoko nchina vahiye awe ni Nlhuku chiri aya nulhupalhe upwaha machina aya. 5Ukhalhawaya Nlhuku khaneera mena ata wo nnepa wo wiirimu mmoka uriyoothe wiira,
“Uweva phi Mwaamwanaka,
Lhelho, kinoolhumacha onkhaye achuwelhe wiira, Mii phi Athumwana.”
Ni vavawo khanoolhumacha wiira,
“Mii kinookhalha phi Athumwanawe,
Ni uyo nookhalha Mwaamwanaka.”
6Ni vavawo etu Nlhuku vanonruma awe Mwaana awe o nttara velhaponi, neera,
“Minepa a Nlhuku onkhaye anthimicheke yoyo.”
7Nansho wo minepa o wiirimu Nlhuku enre,
“Haapanga minepa awe ukhalha iphioo.
Ni akarumiya awe ukhalha malhimi o mooro.”
8Nansho wo Mwaamwanawe enre,
“Inyu Apwiiya Nlhuku, Ihiche inyu ye Imwene, phi yo mahuku o uhimalha.
Ikopo inyu phi naatawara attu inyu we ikekhiaye.
9Inyuva nhottuna mitheko cho ikekhiaye, nhovenga iphiro cho uwonya.
Phi wo yoyo nlhatu uyo etu, Nlhuku, Nlhuku inyu,
ahoohikani makhura o ipilhi yuulhupalhe waapwaha akavihi ashikhunaninyu,
nkamwaattapelhelha chinene.”
10Tho aheera,
“Inyu Thithi vaachokhonlhe inyu, mwahoupa ilhapo,
Ni irimu ni iyo phi ntheko wo miono chinyu.
11Chonkhaye chiyo chinoovira, nansho inyu nnoolhokelha mahuku o uhimalha.
Chittu chonkhaye chinoothalha thoko ikuwo.
12Nnoovilhikacha thoko ngolole,
Chinoopitingushachiya thoko ngolole chiicho.
Nansho inyuva phi yalhe alhe mahuku o uhimalha,
Ulhokelha winyu khunomalha.”
13Nlhuku khaamwirenlhe ata nnepa wo wiirimu awe mmoka wiira,
“Ukhalheke wiimonono waka,
Mpaka vanohalha aka waathalha amalhaponi inyu wuuthi inyaa chinyu,
Wiira mwaanyikalhelhe.”
14Chani minepa ayo phi apani? Yayo phi minepa anorumiya ni Nlhuku waakavihera alhe anohalha woopolhiya alhe.