17 Uvwoni yivu vwa vayaayi va Eli vwali vudamanu ligali mu zimoni zia Yahova, kigira vavura kuhaana luyali ku vihaanwa via Yahova.
Yaali muhimi munene kigira Yahova yamukonya, kandi nicho chagira avandu vavoola, “Vwakaveeye vulahi Yahova nakokoli kuva muhimi munene kuli Nimurodi!”
uwa vandu valio vaali avachamu kandi vakora uvwoni ku Yahova.
Vuli umundu yaali mudamanu imbiri wa Nyasaye kandi kirage chaali havundu hoosi.
Yahaana muyaayi weve kuli kihanwa chu kusambwa, kandi nakora uvulaguli nu vukumu, kandi nahaambana na vasigitiri kandi vavuuli. Yaakolera Yahova vwoni vonene ligali kandi yavuukiza vutima vwivwe.
Inzi mali kukwonera ivi - ivi weng'ine. Inzi mali kokora agaveeye madamanu imbiri woovo kunangwa ivi oveeye vulungi mu likalagira inzi. Ivi ungalagira nuvulungi lwa ombezaa mageri.
Jerusalemi imali kudivizwa! Na Ivuyuda imali kugwa vindu viosi via vavoola kandi via vakoolaa vivihiliriza Yahova; na vanyega Nyasaye; havulavu.
Mwakoraa yaga kandi, mwakunika vwali vwa Yahova na maliga; muliraa kandi musiomaa kigira si yayanzilira vihaanwa anaho kuvugilira vihaanwa vienyu nuvuyanzi mba.
O, kilaamo keveeye mukivala kigira ivindu vilombaa avandu kokora uvwoni. Amagerizu galaaza, navuzwa kilaamo keveeye ku lirova kigira viveeye mu ivindu vikola avandu kugwa muvwoni. Amagerizu kuli yaga gaaza kazozo, navuzwa kilaamo keveeye ku mundu uyu wa magerizu yaga gaaza kuvitira muye!
Niiva mundu oyo yativulaa, “Leka kokole agaveeye malungi na kusaamba itinya kutanga, ma ku uvuguli choosi cha wenyaa.” Mutumikiri wu musaalisi yativura, “Awa! Mbe lwene yilu! Nuvula kumba, ndagivugula kuzinguru!”
Ndaamara kumuvolera ndi ndahaana mageri ku vinyumba yeeye mihiga ni mihiga, kigira vayaayi veve vamala konyega. Eli yamanya ndi vakora ndio, navuzwa siyavagaya mba.