2 Mwivungikizi harara na muhuliri munyi avayaayi va Yakobo. Muhulirizi baba winyu Isiraeli.
“Rubeni, mwana wange wukutanga, ivi oveeye zinguru ziange. Kandi oveeye makuyu gu kutanga gi zinguru ziange. Ivi oveeye wu luyali kandi wi zinguru ligali kuvita vayaayi vange vosi.
Hambi munyi vana vange, mumbulirize, na nda mwigizaa kuhaana luyali ku Yahova.
Ni mundu ki ukayirangwa kuva ni livamwoyo? Kandi ukayirangwa komenya amadiku manyingi aduuki kuyaanzizwa ni vindu vilahi?
Huliriza baba woovo; alavula kuva oyo siwaali omenye mba. Lwa mama woovo ahindiraa umanyie vuyanzi vuvwo kuye.
Mwana wange huliriza kandi uvuguli limenya liange live amigizu kuive.
Mwana wange, huliriza ovogeri vwange kandi gelimanya liange.
Mwana wange, ugumiri amalago ga baba woovo, kandi utaleka miigizu ga mama woovo mba.
Mwana wange, wizulizi gambolaa na utivilira changuvooleraa mba.
Avana vange, kalunu mumbulirizi, muhulirizi gambolaa
“Kalunu mwinye vana vange, mbulirizi, mukore kuli mboraa na mulava nu vuyanzi.
“Muvugane mwosi harara, kandi mu mbulirizi munyi mwosi! Avulaho mulala ku avanyasaye vinyu uwaali unyala kuvuula ndi umundu wa inzi mali kotovola alingilira lidaala linene lia Babiloni; alakola aga inzi mali kusaavira gakolwe ku vandu va Babiloni.