Yoweli 1

1Ebi biri binwa Nyakasane àderhesagya Yoweli, mwene Petuweli.

I. Obuhanya bw'enzige

Emirenge y’oburhè oku cihugo

2Murhege okurhwiri mweshi bagula b’ecihugo, mufukûle amarhwîri ginyu mwe bantu b’e Yûda! Ka mwarhenzir’ibona kwa bene oku omu mango ginyu, erhi amango ga bashakulûza binyu? 3Mukushambâlirage abâna binyu, n’abâna binyu nabo bakubwîre abâna bâbo, nabo abâna bâbo bakubwîre iburha lyâbo. 4Ngasi ehi akashôlero kàsizize omu myâka, hyâlìbwa n’enzige1; ehi enzige zisizize hyâlibwa n’ebizindêre; ehi ebizindêre bisizize, hyâlìbwa n’amahanzi. 5Tulûki, munalake mwe balalwe. Mwe banywi b’amamvu muvugumule emirenge kuli ogu mukenzi gw’amamvu g’ecikànga: murhakacigalabulakwo. 6Bulya ababisha barhêzire ecihugo câni, bali banji na ntwâli; amîno gâbo nka ga ntale; orhubwâjigo rhwâbo nka rhwa nnina w’entale. 7Banyônîre ishwa2. Bankundulîre emizâbîbu n’emitini, emburho bazishangula, bazivungunyula amashami, n’ebibabi byahonga. 8Mubande endûlù ak’omuhya-kazi oli omu mishîbo3 alakira omulume ocishuba amurhôla dubaduba. 9Ntà burherekêre4 oli obw’engano, oli obw’idivayi bucidwîrhe bwalerhwa omu ka-Nyamuzinda. Co cirhumire abadâhwa bali omu mishîbo, bo bajira omukolo gw’okurhumikira Nyakasane. 10Ebishagala birhaciyimbwamwo akantu; obudaka buli omu mishîbo, bulya emyâka yahagwîrwe, ntà mamvu, amavurha gahezire. 11Mwe bahinzi mujâge omu mirhanyo; mubande endûlù mwe bakomâ b’ez’emizâbîbu: ntà ngano, ntà ntônyi ya murhobo gwa mizâbîbu, ntà ciru entônyi nguma y’amavurha mahyâhya. 12Enkoma zahûzire, amashwa gajâmwo ecalânda, emyungu, emirehe n’ebijumbu, emyâka yoshi yayûmire. Ngasi masîma goshi gazimûsire omu bantu.

Omulâli gw’okucîshalisa n’okuyakûza Nyakasane

13Mwe badâhwa, yambali sunzu, muyakûze omu mirenge. Mwe barhumisi ba Nnâmahanga, muyishe, mugeze obudufu bwoshi muli sunzu. Bulya ntà burherekêre bucidwîrhe bwalerhwa omu ka-Nyamuzinda5, oli oburherekêre bw’engano, oli oburherekêre bw’idivayi. 14Mwe bagula, mubwîre abantu boshi, murhegeke bacîshalise, bajire olusiku lukulu omu ka-Nyamuzinda winyu. Muyakûze Nyamuzinda6. 15Loli oku olusiku lwa Nnâmahanga luyîruka, luyishire nka cizombo, nka câhirà carhenga emwa Nyamuzinda-Ogala-byoshi. 16K’ebiryo birhârhuhirigirhaga omu masù, harhaciri masîma n’omwîshingo omu ka-Nyamuzinda. 17Emburho yàmiragwa yayûmîre omu malongo7, enkuluba ziri bûmu bûmu, enguli zâshâbwa bulya murhacibà bici ntà mahemba gaduga obuntu. 18Yumvi oku ebishwêkwa bidwîrhe byalumba! Amasò g’enkafu gadwîrhe gahabuka omu malambo, gajà eyi n’eyi, erhi kubula aha gâkerera kurhuma, ciru n’ebibuzi ekola mihorhà.

Omusengero gw’omulêbi

19Nnâmahanga, w’ono ndwîrhe nayâkûza, bulya ecihugo cahìre mabira, emirhi yoshi yasingônosire. 20Ebishwêkwa byoshi byajongîre omu masù gâwe, bulya enyîshi zoshi zaganyire, ecihugo cahya mabira8.