1 Mndumii nahamba adi, “Ruwehu nyi kidi kyako kya wuitoṟi, na oruka nyi handu hako heleṟia madende hako; mochinjiwikia mba njiki? Handu hako hesia moo hai hanga?”
“Ale wai, Ruwa nechiidima ikaa orukenyi? Ambuya ruwehu yechikushika pfo ma ruwehu ya ruwehu yechiidima ikushika pfo kechiwa iki mba i njilewika?
Kyasia mangi Dawidi kahoṟoka kadeda na wandu walya kawawia, “Njiadanyienyi nyo wana wa wama wako na wandu wako. Njiwekundi isungusia handu hewika Isanduku lya Mkundana lya Mndumii-Ruwa, kidi kya Mndumii-Ruwa odu, kehekia madende hake. Ngameṟehera shindo shose shewika hekalu lyo lya Mndumii-Ruwa.
Hekalu lyo lyechiwa ling'anyi mnu, kipfa Mndumii-Ruwa odu nang'anyi kota maruwa hengi hose.
“Kuwode kiṟiha king'anyi kekushika ikaa ipfo ruwehu pfo, Mndumii-Ruwa. Nochiidima kuda ikaa iya wuyana hekalunyi li njilelisungusia?
Mndumii nyakukerie hekalunyi lyake lyele. Mndumii-chu awode kitima kyake ruwehu, meso hake hakeri iambuya; Mbawa tsake tsihesha wandu.
Kenndenyi luide na handu hake hekaa, luadapfume kidinyi kyake kehekia madende hake.
Ichimbiṟenyi Mndumii, Ruwa odu; aramenyi mochiambuya fumvunyi lyake liele; kyamba Mndumii, Ruwa odu nyio ai mwele.
Kipfa ichu ai huye amng'anyishe, mokaa mlungana; ichu amlahe Mwele nahamba adi, “Njekekaa handu hakuirie, haele, hamu na ichu akunyiiṟie mrima na idumbuya, kundu njiṟutse ngoo tsa walya wakunyiiṟie na mrima ya walya waledumbuya.”
Wuitoṟi wo Lebanoni wochikuchea iyo, Mashidi mecha hasanyio handu hamu; kundu hasungusie handu hako haele, Ambuya njeching'anyisha handu hako ha madende.
Ngesa kuwode mndu echiidima iowa handu ha kiṟika njilechimmbona? Mndumii ahamba. Ngesa muichi ke inyi Mndumii-Ruwa njii handu hose ruwehu na wuyanenyi?
Kipfa wokia madoyenyi ha mnengeṟi mṟasa iolokia lyafo rina lyako ling'anyi masangenyi kose, na orio handu kokoṟo mpfaamo fo rasionyi na shidaso shicha kui rina lyako; kipfa rina lyako ling'anyi shisharinyi shose, Mndumii Menyi Matoṟito ahamba.
Kya indi ngambia, ‘Ke iya na hawode ang'anyie hekalu.’
Nao kahaluo kawawia, “Nyi mulawonyi iho hose? Nyi kya lohi ngambia, ‘Iya handu hakeri nyi koekaa kuleedeoho ma iho likuhekye huye ya iho lingi lide lilawunduo-hopfo.’”
Ruwa chu awikye wuyana wu na shindo shose shikeri-ho o ili ai Mndumii menyi ruwehu na wanda ii nechekeku kaya mahekalunyi haa mawike na mawokopfo.