16 Maswaanyu yaarwiiyaaya, miyo kaahooca yaawo; awo ti ohakalalawaka ni otteeliwawaka murima, niwoko miyo kohiitthaniwa mwa Nsinananyu, Yave, Muluku a ikuru sootheene.
Atthu ootheene yaattimula weera yace ni yawure, yaameelaka yaawo yahaareherenre etthu. Yaapaka efesta ehakalalaxaka, niwoko vano yaahiiwexexa masu yaathaliheriwaaya.
Nkihiyale malamulo a iyanosawe; kaahoonelaxamo masu a mmwaanomwawe opwaha yoocaaka ya nihuku ti nihuku.
Ikanosanyu ti yoohiyeriwaaka ya mahuku ootheene; ti ohakalala wa murimaaka.
Kinghakalalela malamulowaanyu ni nkinttiwala maswaanyu.
Nlamulo na eyanowaanyu ti nootthuneyaxa opwaha eparatha* ni eyuuma yoorikaxa yootheene ya mulaponi.
Ii! Moota ankisivelaaya malamulowaanyu! Miyo kintthokelela nihuku nenenno.
Ti sootthuneyaxa opwaha eyuuma yoorikaxa – aani iyuuma soorikaxa sincipale. Ti soocoocowa opwaha oravo, aani opwaha ikuttha.
Heeni munkhalaanyu ntoko mutthu ovariwe wootutuxereya, ntoko nakhotto ohingwera ovuluxa? Nyuwo muri variyariwahu, Yave, ni hiyo ti awinyu; muhinihiye!
Vaheera nyuwo, mwaana a mutthu, mwiiwe yeeyo kinooleelaakani. Muhikhale oovaanya ntoko muloko owo; mwaathame ni mukhuure yeeyo kineeraaka koovaheeni.”
Weeraka ekhapira ya Yakobe eneera: “Munepa wa Yave, khoonyoonyiwa? Owo ompaka hiihaawo? Maswaaka animpakela nnene yoowo orino mweettelo wooreera.