Iikalunga yaMika
1 Mevi lyokoondundu dhaEfraim omwa li mu na omulumentu edhina lye Mika. 2 Okwa lombwele yina a ti: “Sho wa yakwa iimaliwa iisiliveli mbyoka eyovi limwe nethele limwe, owa thingi omufuthi. Ondu uvu shoka wa ningi. Tala, ngame ondi na iimaliwa mbyoka, ongame nde yi yaka.”
Yina okwa ti: “Mumwandje, Omuwa ne ku yambeke!” 3 Mika okwa galulile yina iimaliwa mbyoka, yina nokwa ti: “Opo ndi hulithe po ethingo lyokweetela omumwandje oshipwe, iisiliveli mbika otandi yi yoololele Omuwa. Otayi ka longithwa okuhonga oshimenka shoshiti sha tulwa oshisha shoshisiliveli. Onkee otandi ku galulile iisiliveli.” 4 Ihe Mika okwa gandja ishewe iimaliwa kuyina. Nguka okwa kutha iisiliveli omathele gaali e te yi gandja komukwaanga, ngoka a hongo oshimenka shoshiti e te shi kolongitha oshisiliveli. Osha tulwa nduno maandjaMika.
5 Omulumentu nguka Mika okwa li e na eha lye mwene lyelongelokalunga. Okwa hambulitha iimenka yimwe nokwa hondjitha omapepenguwo nokwa ningi omuna gwe gumwe omuyambi gwe.
6 Pethimbo ndiyaka kamwa li omukwaniilwa muIsrael; shaa ngoka okwa li kakombwiilitha.
7 Pethimbo ndyoka opwa li omugundjuka Omulevi a kala moshilando Betlehem muJuda. 8 Okwa tembuka muBetlehem, a ka tule mpoka pwo opala. Manga a li te ende, okwi itsu maandjaMika kevi lyokoondundu dhaEfraim. 9 Mika okwe mu pula: “Oto zi peni?”
Oye a yamukula: “Ngame Omulevi te zi kuBetlehem muJuda. Ote kongo ehala lyokukala.”
10 Mika okwa ti: “Kala pungame. Ninga omugandjindunge nomuyambi gwandje, nomumvo kehe otandi ke ku pa iimaliwa iisiliveli omulongo, oonguwo niikulya.” 11 Omugundjuka Omulevi okwa zimine, a kale puMika, nokwa li a fa omwana. 12 Mika okwe mu langeke muuyambi, nokwa kala maandjaMika. 13 Mika okwa ti: “Ngashingeyi sho ndi na Omulevi a ningi omuyambi gwandje, ondi shi shi kutya Omuwa otu ukitha iinima yandje ayihe nawa.”
Ovisenginina vya Mika
1 Mehi rozondundu ra Efraim mwa turire omurumendu ngwa ri nena Mika. 2 Neye wa tja ku ina: “Ovimariva ovisilveri 1 100 mbya vakwa pove, nu mbi wa tjitira po osengiro, ndji mba zuva omuini, ovyo mbi vi na ami; owami omuini ngu mbe vi toora.”
Nu ina wa zira a tja: “Ngo serwe ondaya i Muhona, muatje wandje.” 3 Mika wa yarura ovimariva mbi ovisilveri 1 100 ku ina. Nu ina wa tja ku ye: “Ami me yapurire Muhona ovisilveri mbi kutja mbi tjurure osengiro komuatje wandje. Ovyo mavi sokuungurisiwa okutunga otjiserekarera tjotjisenginina tji tja hongwa nu ku kwa tuwa osilveri. Nambano ovimariva ovisilveri mbi me vi kotora kove.” 4 Mika wa yarura ovimariva mbi ku ina. Nu ina wa toora ovimariva ovisilveri omasere yevari ne vi yandja komuhambure. Omuhambure ngwi wa ungura po otjiserekarera tjotjisenginina tji tja hongwa nu ku kwa tuwa osilveri; notjo tja kazikwa mondjuwo ya Mika.
5 Komuhingo mbwi Mika otja ri nondjuwo ye omuini yomerikotameneno kovisenginina. Eye wa ungura ombanda yokoviṱuve noviserekarera tjiva vyomukuru wotjisenginina, na ziki omuzandu we umwe a rire omupristeri we. 6 Momayuva ngo kamwa ri ombara mOisrael, nu auhe aa tjiti otja kombango ye.
7 Nu oruveze tjingero ndo pa ri omurumendu omutanda ngwa turire mObetlehem mehi ra Juda, ngwa zire momuhoko wa Juda. Eye wa ri Omulevi ngwa turire mo otja owozonganda. 8 Omurumendu ngwi wa tjinda okuza mObetlehem mehi ra Juda okukapaha poṋa puma munu omaturiro. Nu mouyenda we mbwi eye weya kehi rozondundu ra Efraim nga pondjuwo ya Mika. 9 Mika we mu pura a tja: “Ove mo zu pi?”
Neye we mu zira nai: “Owami Omulevi, me zu kObetlehem kehi ra Juda. Mbi ri mouyenda wokupaha pu me munu omaturiro!”
10 Nu Mika wa tja ku ye: “Kara puna ami mba, nu u rire tate omuyandjandunge nomupristeri ku ami; ombura aihe me ku pe ovisilveri omurongo, nozombanda novikurya.” 11 NOmulevi omutanda ngwi wa itavera okukara mondjuwo ya Mika; neye wa kara otja omuatje we. 12 Nu Mika wa zika Omulevi ngwi a rire omupristeri we, neye wa tura monganda ya Mika. 13 Mika wa tja nai: “Nambano me tjiwa kutja Muhona me ndji ṋingaparisa, tjinga ambi nOmulevi ngwi okurira omupristeri wandje.”
