Figoli 13:16-25

¹⁶Pauli kawoloka, kapunga liwoku, kadeta, “Yumwi valulumi Vayisilaeli na yumwi mumjumila Chapanga, mpikanishi.

¹⁷Chapanga wa Vayisilaeli, avashawulili vagogolu venu yivasovili, avagoli vavi mlima mkomi, pavaveghi vakwikala kucha vahenja mlima wa Misili, kwa liwovi lyaki avawushili, kavalongosha.

¹⁸Kwa chipindi cha myaka kucha milongu mchechi avayiwunishilili kucheja.

¹⁹Payanangili kala makabila saba va Kanaani kavagayila wuvi mlima wawu wa mbala.

²⁰Kwa chipindi cha myaka miya mchechi na milongu muhanu, Chapanga avagayilili valamula wutwa mbaka chipindi cha mbuyi wa Chapanga Samweli.

²¹“Pambeli valuva avagayili mutwa, Chapanga kavapa Sauli mwana wa Kisi, mundu wa kabila la Benjamini, kwa chipindi cha myaka milongu mchechi.

²²Pamuwushili kala Sauli, amugolili Dawudi ghavi mutwa wawu. Chapanga awombili, ndimuwona Dawudi mwana wa Yesi, ndi mundu yanowiliwa na ndima yangu, dagoli fyosi fidayilili kugola nenga.

²³Kufuma lukolu lwa Dawudi, Chapanga ngimu avajangili, kavayeghela Mlowola wa Isilaeli ayu ndi Yesu.

²⁴Yesu paghaveyi akalihela kwisa, Yohani Mbatisha alandulili kala kwa vandu vosi va Isilaeli filongu fya ubatishu wa kupomela.

²⁵Yohani mbatisha paghaveyi akumalila chichuku chaki, adetili, ‘Mukucha nenga ndi mkombola? Nenga ng'odu mumuveteli. Mumbikanishi! Mweni dayisi kumbeli ya nenga, nenga ngujakwa ha hata kuwopola ng'oyi sha mikobasi yaki.’