17 “Sombi ngamankanda ongaye lilampi lya buumi bwabo ndyelishimishikwa? Ino ngamankanda ongaye mapensho ndyeesa pali mbabo? Mankanda ongaye Lesa ngaakabapa mulandu mubukali bwakwe?
Ulaakukushikwa mucishi ca boomi, ee, kukushikwa mumumuni akutolwa mumunshinshe.
Balaamba ayi pabushiku bwa bukali bwakwe Lesa mucita shibi ngoopulushikwa. Ee, ayi mucita shibi lakwe ngoofunwa mubushiku bwa bukali ubu.
Ino Lesa wakwiculu ulaakutucita buyani swebo? Ino ncilambunshi nceshi akatupe Shinkusu shoonse?
Sa bantu bataluleme tababoniiwo malwesa? Sa bamucita shibi tababoniiwo mapensho?
Bantu babiibi balyeelete kupenga, sombi abo bacinkite manungo muMwaami Lesa balaakunoofunwa ceebo ca lusuno lwakwe lutamaani.
Baluleme bali anga ndilampi linyakisha, sombi bamucita shibi bali anga ndilampi litooyanda kushimika.
Uyo woonse ushingana baishi abanyina, buumi bwakwe bulaakumanabo anga ndilampi lyashimika mumunshinshe.
Ceebo lakwe taakuuwo ncaalangila munshiku shili kunembo alimwi lilampi lya buumi bwa mucita shibi lilaakushimishikwa.
Lyalo bamyooye baluya bakaambila babyabo bacenjete ayi, ‘Amutucafweko mafuta anu ceebo malampi esu atooyanda kushimika.’
Mwaami wa musebenshi uyo ulaakwisa pabushiku mbwaatengashite aciindi ncaateshi. Ulaakumupa mulandu akumuwaala kooko nkweshi kukanooli batashomeki.