1 Lwa Yakobo yamanya ndi uvuswage voveeye mu Egebeti, yavolera avayaayi veve, “Kigira ki muhenzana aveene ku vene?
Mihiga saba ji inzara enene jatanga, kuli Josefu yaali navooye. Inzara yaliho muvivala viosi, navuzwa kivala choosi cha Egebeti chali niviukulia.
Avandu vaza mukivala cha Egebeti kutura mu lirova liosi. Vaagura viukulia kutura ku Josefu, kigira inzara yaali inyingi ligali havundi hoosi.
Inzi mbulira ndi vuswage voveeye mu Egebeti; muzie kugura yo kunangwa kunyi kuvuli kukuza kigira inzara.”
Elija yatia ligali, ma niyiruka kigira livamwoyo lilie; yavugula mutumikiri weve kandi nazia Beerisheba mu Ivuyuda. Yaleka mutumikiri weve wene yeyo,
Singira vudinyu kigira uvunyali voveeye ku ivi. Kunyi koveeye harara nivi na kulakokonya. Ove mugulu na okole miyinzi.”
Lwa avandu vahulira muliviti gwinguba ni kisiriva nivikuba, nizimbeni nizihemahemaa kandi kiguru nikivuyaa mwochi, vaadegera nuvuti nivasingila ihale.
Na vimiriri va vandu va Isiraeli valora ndi vakaduuka mu kivi, ulwavavoolerwa ndi vaduukana valonge inamba ndala nzere ya madafari kuli kazozo vuli lidiku.
Avandu va Nyasaye vateva, “Kigira ki kwikali hano makiriri? Gendi kunyaguli kuzie mu madaala manene gi zimbinga, na kukuziri uwene yeyo. Yahova Nyasaye wiitu umali kukukalagira likuza; umali kukuha isumu kunwi, kigira kumali kokora uvwoni kuye.
“Lwa avandu va Isiraeli valora uvulwaye vwavo, kandi avandu vi Ivuyuda lwa valora zingwago ziavo, hene yaho, avandu va Isiraeli vazia Asiria koteeva ovokonyi kutura ku mwami munene. Navuzwa mwami munene oyo si yaali anyala kohonyia zingwago ziavo mba.
Lwa Yakobo yahulira ndi vuswage voveeye mu kivala cha Egebeti, yatuma avana veve, avaguuga viitu, vazie Egebeti ing'inga yu kutanga.
Navuzwa mu vogono vwo komeeda zing'anagani zimbia ku inzi, valora ndi Nyasaye yaali namali kuhaana ku inzi uvutumwa vwu muyinzi gwu kwilwaza Ivangeri ku vandu vizihiiri, kuli Petero naye yatumwa kwilwaza Ivangeri ku Avayuda.
Yahova yavolera Joshua, “Vuka! Kigira ki ogonaa hasi mamumama kuli ndi?