Samuel ta lekelafana novanhu
1 Opo nee Samuel ta ti kOvaisraeli aveshe: “Taleni, ame nde mu uda mwaashishe mwe shi lombwela nge, ndele nde mu pa ohamba tai mu pangele. 2 Ndele taleni, paife ohamba otai ke mu pitila komesho. Ndele ame nda kulupa nda ninga eenghwakutoka, novana vange ovamati ve li apa punye. Ndele ame onde mu pitila komesho okudja kounyasha wange fiyo onena eli. 3 Aame ou. Hokololifei nge koshipala shOmwene nokoshipala shomuvaekwa waye. Olyelye nde mu kufa ongobe, nolyelye nde mu kufa ondongi? Olyelye nde mu fininika ile nde mu hepeka? Ndele okulyelye nda tambula ombubo i twikife omesho ange omolwayo, opo nee ame handi ke shi shunifa kunye?” 4 Ndele va nyamukula: “Ove ino tu fininika ile u tu hepeke. Ndele ino kufa sha nande shomunhu.” 5 Opo nee ye te va lombwele: “Omwene Oye ondobwedi yange kunye; nomuvaekwa waye yo ondobwedi paife nokutya, inamu mona sha momake ange.” Ndee tava ti: “Heeno, ye ondobwedi.” 6 Samuel okwa lombwela vali ovanhu ndee ta ti: “Ondobwedi Oye Omwene ou a ifana Moses naAron, ndele a pitifa mo ooxo medu laEgipiti. 7 Eheneni hano oku paife, opo ndi shiive oku mu hokololifa koshipala shOmwene omolwoilonga youyuki aishe yOmwene, oyo e i mu ningila nye vene nooxo. 8 Jakob eshi e uya kuEgipiti nOvaegipiti ove va hepeka, ooxo eshi va kuwa kOmwene, Omwene okwa tuma Moses naAron. Ndele vo ova pitifa mo ooxo muEgipiti ndele e mu nangeka monhele ei. 9 Ndelenee vo ova dimbwa Omwene Kalunga kavo. Onghee hano Ye e va landifa po momake aSisera ondjai yaHasor, nomomake Ovafilisti nomomake ohamba yaMoab, ava ve va lwifa. 10 Opo nee va kuwa kOmwene ndee tava ti: ‘Fye otwa nyona, osheshi twe liteeka Omwene, ndele twa longela ooBaal nooAstarot. Ndelenee tu xupifa mo paife momake ovatondadi vetu, opo nee hatu ke ku longela.’ 11 NOmwene okwa tuma Jerubbaal naBarak naJefta naSamuel, ndele okwe mu xupifa mo movatondadi veni ve mu dingilila, opo mwa shiiva okukala netulumuko.
12 Ndelenee nye eshi mwa mona nokutya Nahas, ohamba yovana vaAmmoni, tai mu homona, nye mwa lombwela nge: ‘Ahowe, ohamba nai tu pangele, nande Omwene Kalunga keni, Ye ohamba yeni.’ 13 Ohamba omwe i hoolola, mwe i hala, oyei hano, ndele taleni, Omwene e mu pa ohamba. 14 Nye ngeenge tamu tila Omwene aeke, ndee tamu mu longele nokupwilikina ondaka yaye, ndele ihamu anye omhango yOmwene, ndele nye vene nohamba ei tai mu pangele, tamu shikula Omwene Kalunga keni aeke. 15 Ndelenee ngeenge nye itamu pwilikine ondaka yOmwene, ndele tamu anye omhango yOmwene opo nee eke lOmwene tali ke mu kondjifa ngaashi eehamba deni.
16 “Eheneni hano oku, mu tale oshilonga osho shinene, Omwene te shi ningi moipafi yeni. 17 Paife ndishi efimbo leteyo? Ame ohandi ka indila kOmwene, a ngungumife ndele a lokife odula, opo mu shiive mu mone hano ounene wowii weni ou fike peni momesho Omwene, nye eshi mwe lihalela ohamba.” 18 Opo nee Samuel okwa indila kOmwene, nOmwene okwa ngungumifa ndele a lokifa odula efiku tuu olo, onghee hano ovanhu aveshe va tila unene Omwene naSamuel. 19 Onghee hano ovanhu aveshe va lombwela Samuel: Indila kOmwene Kalunga koye molwovapiya voye tuha fye, shaashi komanyonauno aeshe etu twa weda ko vali owii ou eshi twe lihalela ohamba. 20 Opo nee Samuel ta ti kovanhu: “Inamu tila. Nye omwa ninga owii aushe ou. Ndelenee inamu kanduka po pOmwene, ndele longeleni Omwene nomutima weni aushe. 21 Ndele inamu kanduka po, mu shikule oikalunga yongaho, yo ihai dulu okukwafa nokuxupifa, shaashi yo oinima yongaho. 22 Osheshi Omwene omolwedina laye linene ina hala okweekelashi ovanhu vaye, osheshi Omwene a hala oku mu ninga oshiwana shaye mwene. 23 Naame yo nashi kale nge kokule ndi nyone kOmwene ndi efe ngeno oku mu ilikanena. Ndelenee ame ohandi ke mu longa ouwa nondjila ya yuka. 24 Tileni ashike Omwene noku mu longela noudiinini nomutima weni aushe. Osheshi taleni oinima inene i fike peni Ye e mu ningila. 25 Ndelenee ngeenge tamu ningi eshi inashi yuka, nye vene nohamba yeni, tamu ka nyonwa po.”
Elaleko lyaSamuel
1 Samuel okwa lombwele Aaisraeli a ti: “Onda gwanitha shoka mwa pula ndje, ndi shi ninge. Onde mu pe omukwaniilwa, e mu lele. 2 Ngashingeyi omu mu na, e mu wilike. Ngame onda kulupa ndi na oomvi, naamwandje oya li mokati keni. Onda kala omuwiliki gweni okuza muugundjuka wandje sigo ongashingeyi. 3 Ongame nguka. Ngele onda ninga sha mepuko, tamanekii ndje nena koshipala shOmuwa noshomukwaniilwa ngoka e mu hogolola. Onda yuga po ongombe yomuntu nenge okasino ke? Onda kotokela omuntu nenge nde mu thiminika? Ope na ngoka nda taamba ombumbo ye? Ngele onda ninga sha sha tya ngaaka, otandi ka futila po shoka nda kutha po.”
4 Aantu oya yamukula ya ti: “Aawe, ino kotokela nenge u tu thiminike; ino kutha po nando osha shomuntu.”
5 Samuel okwa yamukula a ti: “Omuwa pamwe nomukwaniilwa ngoka e mu hogolola oyo oonzapo nena ndjika, sho mwa mono ndje ndaa na uusama washa.”
Oya yamukula: “Eeno, Omuwa oye onzapo yetu.”
6 Samuel okwa tsikile a ti: “Omuwa oye a hogolola Moses naAaron nokwa tembudha oohokulu muEgipiti. 7 Ngashingeyi mweneni, ndi mu tamanekele koshipala shOmuwa nondi mu dhimbuluthe iilongankondo ayihe Omuwa e yi ningi, sho e mu hupitha noohokulu. 8 Jakob negumbo lye olya tembukile kuEgipiti nAayegipiti oye ya hepeke, oohokulu oya kugu onkugo kOmuwa, e ya kwathe. Omuwa okwa tumu Moses naAaron, mboka ye ya tembudha muEgipiti noye ya eta mevi ndika. 9 Ihe aantu oya dhimbwa Omuwa Kalunga kawo, onkee okwe ya ethele miikaha yAafilisti noyomukwaniilwa gwaMoab naSisera, ondjayi yetanga lyoshilando Hazor, noye ya kondjitha e taye ya sindi. 10 Nena oya pula ekwatho kOmuwa noya ti: ‘Omuwa, otwa yono, oshoka otwe ku pilamene notwa simaneke iimenka yaBaal naAstarte. Tu mangulula momake gaatondi yetu, notatu ke ku simaneka.’ 11 Omuwa nokwe ya tumine Gideon naBarak nosho wo Jefta nohugunina ongame. Kehe gumwe gwomutse, okwe mu mangulula miikaha yaatondi yeni, nomwa kala megameno. 12 Ndele sho mwa mono Nahash, omukwaniilwa gwAayammoni, te mu matukile, omwa tindi Omuwa, a kale omukwaniilwa gweni nomwa lombwele ndje mwa ti: ‘Otwa hala omukwaniilwa, e tu pangele.’
13 “Ngashingeyi omukwaniilwa ngu mwa hogolola, oye nguka; one mwe mu pula, ngashingeyi Omuwa okwe mu mu pe. 14 Ngele ne amuhe nomukwaniilwa gweni otamu simaneke Omuwa Kalunga keni, tamu mu longele, tamu mu pulakene notamu vulika kiipango ye, nena ayihe otayi ke enda nawa. 15 Ihe ngele itamu vulika kOmuwa, ihe tamu kala aatangalali ne itamu vulika kiipango ye, ote ke mu geela kumwe nomukwaniilwa gweni. 16 Ngashingeyi ngungumaneni ano notamu ka mona iinima iinene Omuwa te ke yi ninga. 17 Ethimbo ndika lyongashingeyi olyokwenye, ihe otandi indile Omuwa, a ndundumithe omityalakato nokulokitha omvula. Shika shampa sha ningwa, otamu dhimbulula kutya ne omwa yono nayi kOmuwa, sho mwe mu pula omukwaniilwa.”
18 Samuel okwa galikana, nomesiku tuu ndyoka Omuwa okwa ndundumitha omvula noku yi lokitha. Nena aantu ayehe oya tila Omuwa naSamuel 19 noya ti kuSamuel: “Ombili, tatekulu, tu galikanena kOmuwa Kalunga koye, opo twaa se. Ngashingeyi otwa dhimbulula kutya kakele komayono getu galwe, otwa gwedha ko ndika, sho twi indile omukwaniilwa.”
20 Samuel okwa yamukula a ti: “Inamu tila. Nando omwa ningi uuwinayi u thike mpoka, inamu pilamena Omuwa, ihe mu longeleni nomutima aguhe. 21 Inamu landula iikalunga yiifundja; itayi vulu oku mu kwatha nenge oku mu hupitha, oshoka kayi shi yoshili. 22 Omuwa oku uvaneke noite mu etha nando, oshoka okwa tokola, e mu ninge oshigwana she. 23 Ihe ngame, nashi kale ndje kokule, ndaa yone kuye, ngele itandi mu galikanene. Ondi na oku mu longa wo shoka oshiwananawa noshu uka. 24 Vulikeni kOmuwa, ne mu mu longele nuudhigini nomitima dheni adhihe. Dhimbulukweni iinima iinene e yi mu ningile. 25 Ihe ngele tamu tsikile okuyona, nena amuhe nomukwaniilwa gweni otamu ka hanagulwa po.”