11 “Kamuya kuGilyadi mukalete musamu, mwebo nobene Ijipiti Mutoobunjikabo misamu itacite ncito ceebo taaku ceshi cikamushilikeewo, sobwe.
Ndibakalinga kulya, bakabonabo likoto lya bene Ishimaeli kabali pamushinso wakuswa kuGilyadi kuya kuIjipiti. Ngamela shabo shakalinga kuyumwite mashina a shisamu anunkila kabotu, misamu alimwi amule.
Baishiwabo bakabaambila ayi, “Na mboboobo mboceelete kuba, anu amubwese shiswa mucishi cino shibotu kwiindaawo mushifunta shanu, kwaamba ayi mutole cipo kumweendeleshi. Amubikeemo mashina ashisamu aniini, tubuuci, tununkila kabotu mubuyani, mule, nyemu sha pisitashiyo alimwi asha alimondi.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Ondabala ya Babiloni, seluka pacuuna ca bwaami, ukale panshi. Ee, kala mulusuko kuteshi pacuuna ca bwaami. Mukutakomwa wakalinga anga ngumooye utana kukumanawo kale amusankwa. Sombi bulya teshi unoocaambwa ayi mubombubombu ulamwa anga ndiyi.
Kuswawaawo Mwaami Lesa wakaamba ayi, “Amba kubantu ayi, ‘Minsonshi aikunke mumeenso angu mashiku amalumwi cakutacilekaawo ceebo bantu bene misheesu bapenga kucilonda cinene. Ncakwiila bacisikwa cilensha bunyengele.
“Amushimpike twishibilo munshila, mulabilile nshila njemutokwiindaamo. Amupiluke mwebo nobene Isilaeli, amupiluke kumandabalaanu ngomwakashiya.
Ndaakumuyaka alimwi, ncakwiila mulaakuyakwa nobene Isilaeli. Mulaakubwesa misebe yanu alimwi akuya mukushana cakusangalala.
Babiloni ulaakuwa cakufwambaana akupwayooka. Amumulilile cakooloma! Amuyandoole musamu wakushilika shicisa shakwe, mpashi mukuba acoolwe inga washilikwa.”
Sa taamu musamu wakushilikisha muGilyadi? Sa taaku shikushilika kulya? Ino ceebonshi shilonda sha bantu bangu tashitooshilikwa?
“ ‘Bene Juda abene Isilaeli bakalinga kucita makwebo andiwe. Balo bakalinga kuleta witi kuswa kuMiniti, shinkwa wamise, buuci, mafuta a olifi alimwi atununkila kabotu mubuyani mukushintana amakwebo ako.
Cilonda ca ndabala inene ya Samaliya tacishilikiki. Ono cishi ca Juda citooyanda kuba acilonda ca mushobo womwi. Ncakwiila cashika apamwinjililo wa bantu bangu, ee, cashika akundabala inene ya Jelusalemu iine.”
Taaku musamu wa cilonda cako, ee, cilonda cako tacishilikiki. Boonse banyumfwa makani a kunyonyooka kwako, balakamba mapaka cakusangalala ceebo taaku utana kupengawo kale kulunkutwe lwako.
Ntoomulwiita calushinisho ayi teshi ukasweemo umo, kushikila ukalipile shoonse shiyandika.