8 Mchimi ndi mlonda waku Efraimu, ŵanthu ŵaku Chiuta wangu, kweni chiŵana cha wakuthya che mu nthoŵa zake zose, ndi kutinkha mu nyumba yaku Chiuta wake.
Viyo sono tuma ndi uwungang'e ŵaYisraele wose kwangu pa phiri Karmele, ndi ŵamchimi machumi pe chumi ghanayi ndi machumi ghankhonde (450) ŵaku Bala ndi ŵa mchimi machumi pe chumi ghanayi (400) ŵaku Ashera, ŵeniwo ŵaturgha pa gome laku Yezebelu.”
Wanguruta ku chisima cha maji, wangudira mche mu chisima cho, ndi wanguti, “Ambuya atiti, ‘Ndachizga maji yagha, kwamba mono kaya ndi nyifwa manyi nkhusoposka kuti vikatuwanga mwaku gho cha.’ ”
Kweni mteŵeti wake wanguti, “Ndiperekenge uli ivi ku ŵanthu machumi pe chumi?” Viyo wanguwerezgapo, “Vipereke ku ŵanthu wo alinga ŵarghenge, pakuti ndimo anene Ambuya, ŵakarghanga ndipo vikajangako vinyake.”
Viyo wangusikiyako ndi wangujibizga kankhonde ndi kaŵi mu Yordane, kwakuyana ndi mazu gha munthu waku Chiuta, ndipo liŵavu lake linguweremo nge ndi liŵavu la mwana numana, ndipo wangutozgeka.
Chifukwa cho makhate ghaku Namani ghakaniliyenge mwako, ndi kumphapu yako muyaya.” Viyo wangutuwa pa maso ghake wa makhate, ghakutuwa uli ndi matalala.
Pakuti munthu kuti waziŵa nyengo yake cha. Ulaka nge ndi somba zo zakoreka mu chirepa chiheni, ndipo nge nthuyuni to twawira muchiŵana, viyo ŵana ŵa ŵanthu ŵakuwiya mu nyengo yiheni, po yituŵawiya kwa mabuchibuchi.
Vwani ichi, mwa ŵazukuru! Vwiyani, mwa ŵanyumba yaku Yisraele! Vwiyani, mwa ŵanyumba ya karonga! Chifukwa cheruzgu nchinu; pakuti mwenga chiŵana pa Mizipa, ndi ukonde wakupong'eka pa Taboro.
Wamampha waku wo walingana ndi chatata, wakunyoroka ukongwa waku iwo walingana ndi lisitu la minga. Zuŵa la ŵalonda ŵawo, ndi la chilangu chawo; laza sono, kutimbanyika kwa vinjeru vyawo kwafika.
Asani ndengavi kuchita mwawo nchitu zo munyake wengavi kuchita, mphanyi ŵanguuravi chilakwa: kweni sono kosekose ŵawona ndi ŵatinkha ine ndi Ada so nawo.