Tsonga - The Third Book of the Shepherd of Hermas, which is called His Similitudes

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BukuyaVunharhuyaMurisiwaHermas, leyivuriwakaSwifananisiswaYena

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1Kutaniakuekamina;Maswitivaleswakun'winalava ngamalandzayaHOSIXikwembu,mihanyalahakufana nilokomiriekuendliweni;hikuvamutiwawenawule kuleswinenenimutilowu.

2Hikokwalaho,lokomitivamutiwan’winalowuminga tatshamaekawona,hayinilahamixavakaswitandi,mi tinyiketelaswakudyaswonandziha,nimiakoyaxiyimoxa lehenhla,nitindluletingapfunikinchumu?Hikuvaloyia tinyiketelakaswiloleswiemutinilowu,angaehleketiku tlhelelaemutiniwakavona.

3Wenamunhuwaxiphukuphuku,lakanakanisaka,nila nganigome;lavangatwisisikileswakuswiloleswi hinkwaswoiswavanhuvan'wana,naswonaswilehansika matimbayaun'wanaHikuvaHosiyamutilowuyirieka wena;Kumbeuyingisamilawuyamina,kumbeusuka emutiniwamina

4Hikokwalaho,xanautaendlayinilokoulawuriwahi nawuemutiniwakan'wina?Xanaungalandzulanawuwa wenahikwalahokandzhakayawena,kumbeswin'wana swaswiloleswiuswinyikeke?Kambelokoulandzula, kutaniendzhakukasweswoutlhelelaemutiniwawena,a wungeamukeriwi,kambeutahlongoriwakona.

5Hikokwalaho,waswivonaleswakukufananimunhuwa letikwenirin’wana,awutikumeliswotalakutlulaleswi lavekakanileswikuringaneke?ulunghekela,leswaku lokoXikwembukumbeHosiyamutilowuyikuhlongola ekawona,utakanetanawuwaxona,unghenaemutiniwa wena;lahaungatahanyahikutsakahinkwakohiku landzanawuwawenaungarinaxihoxo

6Hikokwalaho,tivonelenin'winalavatirhelakaXikwembu, mivanaxonaetimbilwinitan'wina,miendlamintirhoya Xikwembu,mirikarhimianakanyaswilerisoswaxonani switshembisoswaxonaleswixiswitshembiseke;naswona tiyisekanileswakuutavaendlelaleswineneekan’wina; lokomihlayisaswilerisoswayena

7Ematshan’weniyarifuwolerimingatarixava,kutsula lavapfumalakaekaswilavekoswavona,hilahaun’wanani

un’wanaaswikotakahakona;lulamiselatinonileti lulameke;avanyisamhakayalavapfumalakavatatana;u tirhisarifuworawenanirifuworawenaekamintirhoyo fananileyi.

8HikuvaXikwembuximifuwisilehikwalahokaleswi, leswakumitahetisisamintirhoyamuxakalowuSwa antswaswinenekuendlaleswi,kurinikuxavamisava kumbetindlu;hikuvaswiloswotanohinkwaswoswita lovahinkarhilowuwasweswi

9KambeleswimingataswiendlelavitoraYehovha,mi taswikumaemutiniwan’wina,mitatsakamingarina gomekumbekuchava.Hikwalahominganavelirifuwora vamatiko;hikuvavalovisamalandzayaXikwembu.

10Kambexaviselananirifuworan’winalerimingana rona,mitakumantsakolowungaherikihawona 11Ungaendlivuoswi,kumbekukhumbansatiwa wanunaun’wana,kumbekun’winavela;kambenavela leswingaswawena,utaponisiwa

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1Lokondzirikarhindzifambaenhoveni,ndzirikarhi ndzianakanyisisahimihandzuyamurhinimurhiwa vhinya,ndzirikarhindziehleketahimihandzuyaswona, ntsumiyihumelelaekamina,yikuekamina;Iyinilexiu ehleketakahaxonankarhiwolehaendzenikawena?

2Kutanindzikuekayena:“Nkulukumba,ndzianakanya himurhilowuwavhinyanimurhilowuwamurhiwa vhinyahikuvamihandzuyawonayisasekile”Kutaniaku ekamina;Mirhileyiyimbirhiyivekeriwexikombisoeka malandzayaXikwembu

3Kutanindzikuekayena:“Nkulukumba,ndzilavakutiva leswakuxifanisoxamirhileyiuyiboxa,xivumbiwahi yini”Yingisani,kuvulayena;xanawaswivonamurhi lowuwavhinyanimurhilowuwavhinya;Nkulukumba, kuvulamina,ndzavavona,. 4Murhilowuwavhinya,uvulaleswakuwatswala mihandzu,kambeelmimurhilowungarikinamihandzu Hambiswiritanomurhilowuwavhinyahandlekaloko wuvekiwilehielmleyi,naswonawuseketeriwahiwona,a wungatatswalamihandzuyotala;kambelokoyietlela ehansi,ayitatswalamihandzuyobiha,hikuvaayilenga-

lengaehenhlakaelm;kasi,hikuseketeriwaehenhlaka elm,yitswalamihandzuekayonaniyasweswo.

5Hikokwalaho,vonandlelaleyimurhiwaelmwu humesakamihandzuleyitsongo,kambeyihumesaka mihandzuyotalakutlulamurhiwavhinya.Xana, Nkulukumba,kuvulamina,yitswalanjhanimihandzuyo talakutlulamurhiwavhinya?Hikuva,uvuleleswaku, lokomurhiwavhinyawuseketeriwaehenhlakaelmwu humesamihandzuyotalanileyinene;kasi,lokoayietlela ehansi,ayitatswalaswitsongo,naswonasweswona swonaswivabyaswinene.

6Hikokwalaho,xifanisolexixivekeriwemalandzaya Xikwembu;naswonariyimelamunhulafuwekeniwa xisiwana.Ndzihlamulandziku:“Nkulukumba,ndzi kombiseleswi”Yingisani,kuvulayena;mufuwiuni rifuwo;hambiswiritanoekaHosiixisiwana;hikuvau tlakusiwilehirifuworayena,akhongelaHOSIXikwembu xitsongo;naswonaswikhongeloleswiaswiendlakaiswa vulolonaswonaaswinamatimba

7Hikokwalaho,lokomufuwiafikelelaswisiwanaswilo leswiaswilavaka,xisiwanaxikhongelaekaYehovha hikwalahokalavafuweke;kutaniXikwembuxinyika mufuwiswilohinkwaswoleswinene,hikuvaxisiwanaxi fuwilehixikhongelo;naswonaswikombeloswayenaswi nimatimbalamakuluekaHosi

8Kutaniwanunalafuwekeutirhelaswisiwanaswilo hinkwaswo,hikuvawaswivonaleswakuutwahiHosi, kutanihikuswirhandza,handlekokanakana,un’winyika leswiaswilavaka,naswonaukhathalelaleswakukunga pfumalinchumuekayena

9XisiwanaxinkhensaYehovhahikwalahokalavafuweke; hikuvavaendlamintirhoyavonahivumbirhibyavonaku sukaekaHosi

10Hikokwalahoekavanhu,elmayiehleketiwileswakuyi humesamihandzu;naswonaavaswitivinaswonaavaswi twisisileswakuntlawawawonalokowuengeteriwaeka murhiwavhinya,murhiwavhinyawutswalaku engetelekakambirhi,ekawonaniwaelm.

11HindlelayoleyoswisiwanaswikhongelelaHOSI Xikwembuhikwalahokalavafuweke,switwiwahixona; rifuworavonaraengeteleka,hikuvavatirhelaswisiwana hirifuworavonaHikokwalahohavumbirhibyavonava endliwavavalavahlanganyelakaekamintirholeyineneya un’wananiun’wana

12Hikokwalaho,un’wananiun’wanalaendlakaswilo leswi,angetshikiwihiHosi,kambeutatsariwaebukwini yavutomi

13Vatsakalavafuweke,vativonavaandzile,hikuvaloyi atwisisakaleswi,utakotakutirhelavan’wanahindlelayo karhi

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1Nakambeandzikombamirhiyotalaleyimatlukaya yonamahalatiweke,nileyiekaminaayivonakayiomile, hikuvahinkwayoayifanaAkuekamina:“Xanawaswi vonamirhileyi?Ndziku,Nkulukumba,ndzaswivona leswakuswilangutekakufananamirhiyooma.

2Yenaahlamula,akuekamina;Mirhileyiyifanani vavanunalavahanyakaemisaveniyasweswiNdzi hlamurilendziku:Hosi,hikokwalahokayinivafanana mirhileyiomisiweke?Hikuva,uvurile,hambikurilava

lulameke,kumbelavangalulamangiki,avativiwihi un'wananaun'wana;kambehinkwaswoswafana emisavenileyiyasweswi.

3Hikuvamisavaleyiyifananixixikaekavanhuvolulama, hikuvaavativiwi,kambevatshamaexikarhikavadyohi.

4Kufananihixixikamirhihinkwayoleyilahlekekehi matlukayayona,yifananimirhileyiomeke;naswonaa swingetiviwileswiomekenileswingaswarihlaza:kutani emisavenileyiyasweswi,lavolulamanilavohombolokaa vahambanisiwiekaun’wananiun’wana;kambehinkwavo vafana.

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1Nakambeandzikombamirhiyin’wanayotala,leyi yin’wanayayonaayirinimatluka,kasiyin’wanaayi vonakayiomilenaswonayiomile.Akuekamina:“Xana waswivonamirhileyi?Ianswered,Hosi,ndzava vona;naswonatin'wanatiomile,kasitin'wanatitele matluka.

2Mirhileyi,kuvulayena,leyinganirihlaza,ilavolulama lavangatadyandzhakayamisavaleyitakaHikuva misavaleyitaka,iximumuekalavolulama;kambeeka vadyohiixixika

3Hikokwalaho,lokotintswalotaHosititavoninga,kutani lavavatirhelakaXikwembuvatavonaka,nikuva erivaleniekahinkwavoHikuvatanihileswimihandzuya mirhiyin'wananayin'wanayikombisiwakaniku kombisiwahiximumu,nayonamintirhoyalavolulamayi tahlamuseriwanikukombisiwa,kutanivatavuyiseriwa emisaveniyoleyovatsakilenikutsaka.

4Hikuvavanhuvamuxakawun’wana,kungalavo homboloka,kufananimirhileyiuyivonekeyiomile,va takumekavaomilenaswonavangarinamihandzu emisaveniyoleyoyin’wana;kutahisiwakufananitihunyi letiomeke;kutaniswitakombisiwaleswakuvaendlile leswobihankarhihinkwawowavutomibyavona; 5Vatahisiwahikuvavadyohilenaswonavanga hundzukangaekaswidyohoswavonaNaswonamatiko man’wanahinkwawomatahisiwa,hikuvaama amukelangaXikwembuMuvumbiwawona

6Hikokwalaho,vekamihandzuleyinene,leswakuhi ximumumihandzuyawenayitativiwa;utihlayisela etimhakenitotala,ungatshukiukhunguvanyisaHikuva lavakatsekakaekamabindzuyotala,vadyohangopfu; hikuvavakhomekilehitimhakatavona,vangatirheli Xikwembu

7NaswonamunhuloyiangatirhelikiXikwembuanga kombelanjhaninchumuekaXikwembu,awuamukela? Kambelavavan’witirhelaka,vakombelanikuamukela leswivaswinavelaka

8Kambe,lokomunhuarininchumuwun’wentsenalowu afanelekeawulandzela,angatirhela

Xikwembu,hikuvamiehleketoyaxonaayisusiwieka Xikwembukambexixitirhelahimiehleketoyobasa.

9Hikokwalaho,lokouendlaleswi,utavanimihandzu emisavenileyitaka;kutanihinkwavo,hinkwavolavanga taendlahimukhuvalowufanaka,vatatswalamihandzu.

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1Lokondzirikarhindzititsonaswakudya,ndzitshama ehansientshaveniyokarhi,ndzinkhensaXikwembu hikwalahokaswilohinkwaswoleswixindziendleke swona;vonanindzivonemurisi,loyiaatoloveleku burisananamina,atshamileekusuhinamina,akueka mina:Iyinilexikutisekelahawanihimixoswinene?Ndzi hlamurilendziku,Nkulukumba,namuntlhandzihlayisa xitichi

2Ahlamulaaku:“Xanaxitichiiyini?Ndzihlamurile,iku titsonaswakudyaAku,Xanakutitsonakolokoiyini? Ndzihlamulendziku,Ndzititsonaswakudya,hilahandzi tolovelekekuendlahakona.Uvurileleswakuamiswitivi leswakukutitsonaswakudyaekaXikwembuiyini; naswonaahikutitsonaswakudyalokumititsonaka swakudya,mingavuyerisinchumuekaXikwembu. 3Hosi,kuvulamina,iyinilexikuendlakauvulavulahi ndlelaleyi?Ahlamulaaku:“Ndzaswivula,hikuvaahi kutitsonaswakudyakantiyisolokumiehleketakaleswaku mititsonaswakudya;kambendzitamikombaleswinga kutitsonaswakudyahikuhelela,nileswiamukelekakaeka Xikwembu.

4Yingisa,aku:“Hosiayinavelikutitsonaswakudyako tanolokungalavekiki;

5Kambekutitsonaswakudyakantiyisohiloku:Unga endlinchumuwobihaevuton’winibyawena,kambe tirhelaXikwembuhimianakanyoleyitengeke;uhlayisa swilerisoswayena,ufambahikulandzaswilerisoswa yena,naswonaungapfumelelikunavelakobihaku nghenaemianakanyweni.

6KambetshembaYehovha,leswakulokouendlaswilo leswi,un’wichava,upapalatantirhowun’wanani wun’wanawobiha,utahanyaekaXikwembu.

7Lokouendlaleswi,utahetisisakutitsonaswakudya lokukulu,lokuamukelekakaekaHosi

8Yingisaxifanisolexindzingakusuhinikukunyikaxona, malunghananimhakaleyi.

9Wanunaun’wanaloyiaarinipurasinimalandzayotala, abyalansimuyavhinyaendhawiniyin’wanayandzhaka yakwe

10Lokoatekariendzoroyaetikweniralekule,ahlawula un’wanawamalandzayakweloyiaaehleketaleswakuila tshembekakaswinenenikun’wiamukela,kutanianyiketa nsimuyavhinyaekayena;an'wilerisaleswakuateka mirhiyavhinya.Leswilokoaswiendlile,ahetisisa xilerisoxayena,aatshembisakun'winyikantshunxeko wayenaNaswonaangan’wilerisangakuendla swin’wanaleswiengetelekeke;kutanihindlelayoleyoaya etikweniralekule

11Endzhakukalokonandzayoloyean’witekelentirho wolowo,aendlahinkwaswoleswihosiyakweyin’wi lerisekeswonaKutelokoabohansimuyavhinya emhandzini,kutaniakumaleswakuyitelehimfava,a sungulakuehleketahiyexe,aku;

12Ndziendlileleswihosiyangayindzilerisekeswona, sweswindzitacelansimuleyiyavhinya,kutanilokoyi ceriwa,yitasasekaswinene;lokonhovayikokiwa,yita tswalamihandzuleyiengetelekeke,yingatshukiyi pfaleriwahimfava

13Hilokoarikarhiaendlantirholowu,awucela,a tshovelamfavahinkwayoleyiayiriekawona;kutani

nsimuyavhinyayisasekileswineneyitlhelayihumelela, yingapfaleriwangahinhova.

14Endzhakukankarhiwolehahosiyansimuyavhinyayi fikayinghenaensin’winiyavhinya,kutanilokoyivona leswakuyibohiwilekahlenikuceriwa,mfavayi tshoveriwileleyiayiriekayona,nimirhiyavhinyayiri karhiyikula,atsakaswinenehikukhathaleriwahinandza wayena.

15Avitanan'wanawayenaloyiaan'wirhandza,loyiaa tavamudyandzhakawayena,nivanghanavayenalavaaa tolovelekuvulavurisananavona;uvabyelaleswia lerisekenandzawayenakuswiendla,nileswinandzawa yenaaswiendlekekutlula;kutanivahatlevahoyozela nandzayoloye,leswakuuamukelevumbhonilebyi helelekeswonghasikusukaekahosiyayena

16Kutaniakuekavona:“Hakunenendzitshembise nandzaloyileswakuutantshunxeka,lokoahlayisa xilerisolexindzin’winyikekexona;kutaniaswihlayisa, naswonahandlekasweswouendlentirholowunene ensin’winiyaminayavhinya,lowundzitsakisekengopfu.

17Hikwalaho,hikwalahokantirholowuawuendleke, ndzitan’wiendlamudyandzhakawaminaswin’weni n’wanawamina,hikuvalokoavonaleswinene,angaswi honisanga,kambeuswiendlile

18Xikungulexixahosin’wanawaxonanivanghanava xonaxiamukele,kungaleswakunandzawakweava mudyandzhakaswin’wenin’wanawakwe

19Kungarikhaleendzhakukaleswi,n’winiwandyangu lokoavitanavanghanavayena,urhumelemixakayo hlayanyanayaswakudyaekanandzayoloyekusuka eswakudyeniswakwe.

20Lokoaamukerile,atekaswotalaleswiaswi ringanerile,aavelamalandza-kulobye

21Leswilokovaswiamukerile,vatsakile;naswonaaa navelaleswakuangakumatintswaloletikuluekahosiya yena,hikwalahokaleswiyivaendlekeswona

22Lokohosiyayenayitwaswiloleswihinkwaswo,yi tlhelayitalakutsakalokukulu;kutaniavitanavanghana vayenanin'wanawayena,avabyelaleswinandzawa yenaaswiendlekehiswakudyaleswiavarhumeleke swona

23Hikokwalahovapfumelangopfuekan’winiwamuti;a fanelekuendlanandzayoloyemudyandzhakawayena swin'wenin'wanawayena

24Ndzikuekayena:“Nkulukumba,andzitiviswifaniso leswi,naswonaandziswitwisisi,handlekalokoundzi hlamuserileswona”Ndzitakuhlamuselahinkwaswo leswindzivulavulekenawena,kumbendzikukomba swona.

25HlayisaswilerisoswaYehovhakutaniutatsakeriwa,u tatsariwahinhlayoyalavahlayisakaswilerisoswayena KambelokohandlekaswiloleswiYehovhaaswileriseke, utaengetelaswin'wanaleswinene;utatixavelaxindzhuti lexikulu,naswonautsakeriwangopfuhiHosikutlula leswiawufanelekuvaxiswona.

26Hikokwalaho,lokouhlayisaswilerisoswaYehovha,u swiengetelaswitichileswi,utatsaka;kambengopfungopfulokouswihlayisahikulandzaswilerisoswamina.

27Ndzikuekayena:“Nkulukumba,xin’wananixin’wana lexiungatandzilerisaswona,ndzitaxihlayisa;hikuva ndzaswitivaleswakuutavanamina.Ndzita,kuvula yena,ndzivanawenaloyiatekekexibohoxotano;kutani

BukuyaVunharhuyaMurisiwaHermas-Similitudes ndzitavanihinkwavolavakunguhatakahindlelaleyi fanaka.

28Kutitsonaswakudyaloku,kuvulayena,lokonawenau hlayisaswilerisoswaHosi,iswinenengopfuXisweswo switavakona.hikuvaurihlayisa.

29Xosungula,tivonela,utihlayisaekaxiendloxin'wana nixin'wana1xobiha,niritorin'wananirin'wanarathyaka, nikunavelakun'wananikun'wanalokuvavisaka;ubasisa miehleketoyawenaekavuhavahinkwabyobyamisava leyiyasweswiLokouhlayisaswiloleswi,kutitsona swakudyalokukutavalokululameke.

30HikwalahoendlaniLokouendlileleswitsariwekeeku sunguleni,sikureroutitsonaswakudya,awungenantswi nchumu,handlekaxinkwanimati;kutaniuhlayelanhlayo yaswakudyaleswiutolovelekekuswidyahimasiku man'wana,utavekaetlhelomalileyiawufanelekuyi endlasikurero,uyinyikanoni,swisiwananiswisiwana.

31Kutanihindlelaleyiutahetisisakutsongahatiwaka moya-xiviriwawena;leswakuloyiaamukelakaekayonaa enerisamoyawayena,kutanixikhongeloxayenaxitaeka HOSIXikwembuhikwalahokawena

32Hikokwalaholokowohetisisakutitsonaswakudyaka wenahindlelaleyi,hilahandzikulerisakahakona, gandzelorawenaritaamukelekaekaHosi,naswonaku titsonaswakudyakawenakutatsariwaebukwiniyayena 33Xitichilexi,lexiendliwekehindlelaleyi,ixinene naswonaxatsakisa,naswonaxaamukelekaekaHosiLoko uhlayisaswiloleswinivanavawenaniyindluyawena hinkwayo,utatsaka

34Un’wananiun’wanaloyiangataswiendlalokoatwa swiloleswi,nayenautatsaka;kutanixin’wanani xin’wanalexivangataxikombelaekaHosivataxi amukela

35Kutanindzin’wikhongerileleswakuandzihlamusela kufanakapurasi,niHosi,ninsimuyavhinya,ninandza loyiabekensimuyavhinyaemhandzini;niyamfavaleyi tshoveriwekeensin'winiyavhinya;niyan'wanawayena nivanghanavayenalavaavatekekeehubyeninayena. Hikuvandzaswitwisisaleswakusweswoakurikufana

36Andzibyelaaku:“Unixivindzixokombela,hikuvaa wufanelangaukombelanchumu;hikuvalokoswifanerile kukukombaswona,utakukombaswona

37Ndzin’wihlamula;Hosi,xin'wananaxin'wanalexiu ngatandzikombaxona,ungandzihlamuseri,ndzitaxi vonaswahava,lokondzingaswitwisisileswakuiyini Naswonalokouringanyetaswifanisoswokarhi,ungaswi hlamuseli,ndzitaswitwaswahava

38Andzihlamulanakambe,aku:Un'wananaun'wana loyianganandzawaXikwembu,naswonaanganaHosi embilwiniyayena,unavelakutwisisakayena,waku amukela;naswonauhlamuselakufanakun’wanani kun’wana,naswonautwisisamaritoyaHosilamalavaka kuvutisisiwa

39Kambelavalolohakanilavahlwelakakukhongela,va kanakanakulavaYehovha;hambileswiHosiyingani vunenelebyingatolovelekangiki,lerovayingatshikiku nyikalavayikombelakaswilohinkwaswo 40Hikokwalahowenautiyisiwilehimurhumiwayoloyela xiximekaka,naswonauamukelekenyikoyamatimba swonghasiyaxikhongelo;hikuvaawuloloha,hikwalaho kayinisweswiungakombelikutwisisaekaHosi,uku amukela?

41Ndzikuekayena;kuvonaleswakundzinawenauri kona,swalavekaleswakundziswilavaekawena,ndziku kombela;hikuvaundzikombahinkwaswo,uvulavulana minalokourikona

42Kambelokondzovonakumbekutwaswiloleswiloko ungarikona,ndzitakombelaYehovhaleswakuandzi kombaswona

43Ahlamulaaku:“Ndzivurilenyanakahariemahlweni leswakuunivuxiyaxiyanixivindzi,hikuvauvutisa nhlamuseloyaswifanisoleswi”

44Kambeleswiwahaphikelelaka,ndzitakupaluxela xifanisolexiuxinavelaka,leswakuutativisavanhu hinkwavo

45Hikokwalaho,yingisani,uvurile,utwisisa.Purasileri boxiwekeekusungulenirikombisamisavahinkwayoHosi yapurasihiyenaloyiatumbuluxekenikuhetaswilo hinkwaswo,aswinyikavunene.

46N'wanawayenaiMoyalowoKwetsima,nandzai N'wanawaXikwembu,nsimuyavhinyaivanhulavaxiva ponisaka.Timhandziivarhumiwalavavekiwekeehenhla kavonahiHosi,kuseketelavanhuvayenaNhovaleyi tshoveriwakaensin'winiyavhinya,iswidyoholeswi malandzayaXikwembuamaswiendlile.

47Swakudyaleswian’wirhumelekeswonalokoarieku dyenikayena,iswilerisoleswiaswinyikekevanhuvakwe hikutirhisaN’wanawakwe.Vanghanalavaavavitaneke kutatsundzuxanayena,itintsumitokwetsimaletiati tumbuluxekerosungulaKupfumalekakan’winiwamuti, inkarhilowusalekekufikakayena

48Ndzikuekayena:“Nkulukumba,swiloleswi hinkwaswoiswaxiyimoxalehenhlaswinene,swa hlamarisanileswinene.”Kambe,ndziyaemahlweni,xana minakumbewanunaun’wanahandlekalokoangasi tshamaatlharihaswonghasi,andzitavandzitwisisile swiloleswi?

49Hikwalahosweswi,nkulukumba,ndzibyele,leswindzi swikombelaka.Uhlamurile,ndzivutiseleswakuulava yini.Ndzite,hikwalahokayiniN'wanawaXikwembueka xifanisolexi,avekiwaematshan'winiyanandza?

50Yingisani,aku;N'wanawaXikwembuanga vekiwangaekaxiyimoxanandza,kambeekamatimba lamakulunivulawuriNdzikuekayena'swinjhani, nkulukumba?Andziswitwisisi.’Kuvulayena.

51Hikuva,kuvulayena,N’wanauvekilevarhumiwava yenaehenhlakalavaTatanaavanyikekeekayena,ku hlayisaun’wananaun’wanawavona;kambeyenautirhile ngopfu,axanisekangopfu,leswakuasulamilandzuya vona

52Hikuvakuhavansimuyavhinyaleyingaceriwahandle kantirhowotalanikuvavisekaHikokwalaho,lokoasula swidyohoswavanhuvayena,avakombatindlelata vutomi,avanyikanawulowuawuamukelekeekaTatana. 53Wavona,uvuleleswakuiHosiyavanhuvayena, hikuvauamukelematimbahinkwawoekaTatawayena KambehikokwalahokayiniHOSIXikwembuxiteke N'wanawaxonahimakungu,malunghananikuavanyisa ndzhaka,nitintsumiletinene,yingisanisweswi 54MoyalowoKwetsima,lowutumbuluxiwekekusungula, uwuvekileemirinilowuXikwembuxingatatshamaeka wona;hileswaku,emirinilowuhlawuriweke,tanihileswia swivonakaswiriswineneekayena.Hikwalahomirilowu lowuMoyalowoKwetsimawutisiwekeekawona,wu

tirheleMoyawolowo,wufambehindlelaleyinenenihiku tengahikutitsongahata;naswonaangasitshamaa nyamisaMoyawolowo.

55Hikokwalaho,miriawuyingisaMoyalowoKwetsima minkarhihinkwayo,wutirhanayenahikululamanihiku tenga,hambikurikutsekatsekamiriwolowowukarhele wuvulavulahakunenehivuhlonga,kambewuamukeriwile himatimbaekaXikwembuhiMoyalowoKwetsima,wu amukeriwilehixona

56HikuvakutiyimiselakotanokutsakiseXikwembu, hikuvaaxinganyamisiwangaemisaveni,ahlayisaMoya lowoKwetsimaHikokwalahoavitanaN'wanawayena,ni tintsumiletinene,leswakukuvanindhawuyin'wanayo yimaleyinyikiwekemirilowuwutirhelekeMoyalowo Kwetsimawungarinaxisandzu;leswakuyingavonakiyi lahlekeriwehihakeloyantirhowayona

57Hikuvamiriwun’wananiwun’wanalowutengekewu takumahakeloyawona;leyikumekakayingarinaxivati, leyiMoyalowoKwetsimawuvekiwekekutshamaeka yona.Naswonaxisweswosweswiunanhlamuseloya xifanisolexinayona

58Hosi,kuvulamina,Sweswindzatwisisanhlamuseloya wena,tanihileswindzitwekenhlamuseloleyi.Yingisaku yaemahlweni,aku:hlayisamiriwawenalowuwubasile wutlhelawutenga,leswakuMoyalowungatatshamaeka wonawutanyikelavumbhoniekawona,naswonawu avanyisiwaleswakuwuvenawena

59Nakambetivonelaleswakuungangheni emianakanyweniyawenaleswakumirilowuwalova,uwu tirhisahindlelayobihahikunavelakwihinakwihi Hikuvalokounyamisamiriwawena,utanyamisaMoya lowoKwetsimahinkarhiwolowo;kutanilokounyamisa MoyalowoKwetsima,awungehanyi”

60Kutanindziku:“Kuvuriwayinilokoleswiaswitava swiendliwilehikupfumalavutivi,munhuangasitwa maritolawa;Xanaangafikelelakuyinikuponisiwa,loyi anyamisekemiriwayenahindlelayoleyo?

61Ahlamulaaku:Lokokuriswiendloswavanhuswa khaleleswivaswiendlekehikupfumalavutivi, Xikwembuntsenaxingavanyikamurhi;hikuvamatimba hinkwawoiyayena

62Kambesweswitirindzi;naswonahikuvonaXikwembu xinimatimbahinkwawonitintswalo,xitanyikamurhi ekaleswiuswiendlekehindlelayobihakhale,loko enkarhinilowutakaungathyakisimirinimoyawawena; 63Hikuvaivanghanaswin’we,un’wanaangenyamisiwi kambeun’wananayenautavatanoHikokwalaho,hlayisa havumbirhibyavonavabasile,kutaniutahanyaeka Xikwembu.

XITLHOKOVETSELOXA6

1Lokondzitshamileekaya,ndzidzunisaXikwembu hikwalahokaswilohinkwaswoleswindziswivoneke; naswonaaaehleketahiswileriso,leswakuaswiri leswinenengopfu,nileswikulu,nikutshembeka,niku tsakisa;nilavavakotekekutisamunhuekuponisiweni; Ndzivuleleswiendzenikamina;Ndzitatsakalokondzi fambahikulandzaswilerisoleswi,kutaniun'wanani un'wanalafambakaekaswona,útahanyaekaXikwembu 2Lokondzirikarhindzivulavulahindlelaleyiendzenika mina,ndzivoneloyiandzitolovelekun’wivona,a

tshameekusuhinamina;kutaniavulavulanaminahi ndlelaleyi:

3Xanaukanakanayinihiswilerisoswaminaleswindzi kunyikekeswona?Iswinene,ungakanakani,kambe tshembaHosi,utafambaekavona.Hikuvandzitaku nyikamatimbayoswihetisisa

4Swilerisoleswiswavuyerisalavangatahundzukaeka swidyohosweswoleswivaswiendlekekhale;loko enkarhinilowutakavangahatshamavariekavona

5Hikokwalaho,un'wananiun'wanaloyin'winami hundzukaka,cukumeniekan'winavudlakutabyamisava yasweswi;miambalavunenehinkwabyo,nikululama, kutanimitakotakuhlayisaswilerisoleswi;naswonaku ngahadyohikusukelasweswi.

6Hikuvalokomitisirhelelaekaxidyohokusukela enkarhinilowutaka,mitaherisaswidyohoswan’wina swotalaswakhale.Fambanihiswilerisoswamina,mita hanyaekaXikwembu:Ndzimibyerileswiloleswi

7Kutelokoavuleleswi,aengetela;ahiyeenhoveni,ndzi takukombavarisivatinyimpfu.Ndzihlamurile, nkulukumba,ahifambeni

8Hifikaensin’winiyin’wana,kutaniandzikombamurisi lontsongo,laambalekeswiambaloswosaseka,aambale tinguvutayenatamuvalawaxivunguvunguArisa mintlhambileyikulu;tinyimpfutayenaatitelehintsako, nikutsakalokukulunikutsaka;nakonavatlula-tlula,va tsutsumelelahanahala

9Murisiaaenerisekaswineneentlhambiniwakwe; xikandzaxamurisiyoloyeaxitsakile,xitsutsumaxiya ehenhlanilehansiexikarhikantlhambiwayena

10Kutanintsumiyikuekamina:“Xanawan’wivona murisiloyi?”Ndzihlamurile,nkulukumba,ndzan’wivona. Uteekamina,loyiimurhumiwawa3wantsakonantsako Hikokwalahouonhamiehleketoyamalandzaya Xikwembu,amahambukisaentiyisweni,amatsakisahi mintsakoyotala,kutanimalova

11HikuvavarivalaswilerisoswaXikwembulexihanyaka, vahanyahivulovolovonikutitsakisakahava,vaonhiwa hintsumiyobiha,van’wanavavonavafikelaekufeni;ni van’wanakuyaekuwiseni

12Ndzihlamurile;Andziswitwisisileswiuvulakaswona, hikuvulakuyaekufeni,nikuwaTwana,kuvulayena; tinyimpfuletihinkwatoletiutivoneketitsakileswinene, tifananiletisukekeekaXikwembuhilahakungaheriki,ti tinyiketaekakunavelakankarhilowuwasweswi

13Hikokwalahoekalavaakunakutlhelela,hiku hundzukaevuton'wini;hikuvaekaswidyohoswavona swin'wanavaengeteleleswi,leswakuvasandzavitora Hosi.Vavanunavamuxakalowuvavekiwileekufeni.

14Kambetinyimpfuletiutivoneketingatluli,kambetiri karhitidyaendhawiniyin’we,titinyiketelehikutitsakisa nikutitsakisa;kambeavavulanganchumuhindlelayo hombolokaekaHOSIXikwembu

15Hikokwalaholavavawilentsenaentiyisweni,kutaniva havekeriwentshembohikuhundzuka.Hikuvakuwako tanokaharinintshembowokarhilowusalekewaku pfuxetiwa;kambelavafeke,vafambilehilahakunga heriki.

16Nakambehiyeemahlweninyana;kutaniandzikomba murisilonkulu,loyiaarinatanihixifanisoxalemakaya,a ambaledzovorambutiyobasa,akhomenkwamawayena emakatleniyayena,naswonaevokwenirayenanhonga

BukuyaVunharhuyaMurisiwaHermas-Similitudes

leyitelekehimafenya,naswonayinonohaswinene,na xibakeleevokwenirayenalerin’wana;xikandzaxayenaa xirixononon'hwanixotshwuka;leswiringanekeku chavisamunhu;kulangutekakayenaakuritano

17Utekeekamurisiyoloyelontsongotinyimpfuleti hanyakahikutitsakisa,kambeatitlula-tlulatiyaehenhla nilehansi;kutaniavahlongolaendhawiniyokarhileyi nganiswigangaleyitelekehimitwaniswihlahla,lerovaa vangaswikotikutintshunxaekavona

18Kambeavaphasiwaekatona,vadyamitwanimitwa, vaxanisiwaswinenehikubiwakayena.Hikuvaahava chayelaemahlweni,naswonaangavanyikangandhawu kumbenkarhiwoyima

19Hikokwalaholokondzivavonavabiwehitihanyiniku xaniseka,ndzivahlundzukerile;hikuvavaxanisiwile swinene,naswonaavangavanyikangakuwisa 20Kutanindzikuekamurisiloyiaarinamina; Nkulukumba,imanimurisiloyiwatihanyinilanga tikhomiki,loyiasusumetiwakaangarinantwelavusiwanaekatinyimpfuleti?Ahlamulaaku:“Kunene murisiloyiiun'wanawatintsumitokwetsima,kambeu vekeriwekuxupulavadyohi

21Hikokwalaho,lavahambukekeekaXikwembu,va tirhelakunavelanikutitsakisakamisavaleyi,va nyiketiweekayenaHikwalahokasweswouvaxupula un’wananiun’wanahikuyahimanangayavona,hi switlhaviswatihanyinimixakayohambana-hambana 22Hosi,ndziku:“Ndzingaswitiva,iswitlhaviswa muxakamunileswiun’wananiun’wanaahundzakaeka swona?Yingisani,kuvulayena;Switlhaviswohlayanyana nakuxanisiwahileswivavanunavahundzakaekaswona sikunasikuevuton’winibyavonabyasweswi.Hikuva van’wanavalahlekeriwa;van’wanavusweti;van’wanava diversmavabyi.Van’wanaavatshamisekanga;van’wana vavavisekahikwalahokaleswingafanelangiki;van’wana vawelaehansikamiringoniswiphiqoswin’wanaswotala 23Hikuvalavotalalavanganimakungulamanga tshamisekangikivakongomisaekaswiloswotala,kambea swivapfuninchumu;naswonavavulaleswakuava humelelangaekamintirhoyavona

24Avatsundzukileswivaswiendlekehindlelayobiha, vavilelahiYehovhaHikokwalahovatavavahumelerile ekamixakahinkwayoyakukarhatekanikukarhateka; kutanivanyiketiwaekaminaleswakuvadyondzisiwa kahle,vatiyisiwaekupfumelenikaHosi,vatirhelaHOSI masikuyavonahinkwawohimiehleketoyotenga.

25Kutanilokovasungulakuhundzukaeswidyohweniswa vona,kutanivatsundzukamintirhoyavonaleyivangayi endlahindlelayobiha,vadzunisaXikwembu,vaku:“I Muavanyisiwolulama,naswonaswifanerilekuxaniseka hinkwaswohikuyahimintirhoyavona”

26Kutanihikwalahokaleswisalekeevuton’winibyavona, vatirhelaXikwembuhimianakanyoleyitengeke;va humelelaekamintirhoyavonahinkwayo,vaamukelaeka Hosixin'wananaxin'wanalexivaxinavelaka.

27KutanivankhensaHosileswivanyiketiwekeekamina; naswonaavahaxanisiwihitihanyi

28Ndzikuekayena;Hosi,ndzahakukombelaleswakuu ndzikombasweswinchumuwun’weXanauvutisayini xana?Ndzikuekayena;Xanalavahambukekeeku chavenikaXikwembu,vaxanisiwahinkarhilowufanaka nilowuvatiphinekehikutitsakisanikutitsakisakavona

kamavunwa?Undzihlamurileaku:Vaxanisiwankarhi wun’we.

29Kutanindzikuekayena;Kutanivaxanisiwakambeva xanisiwaswitsongo;kasilavatiphinakahikutitsakisaka vonaleswakuvarivalaXikwembu,vafanelekutiyisela nxupulolowuphindhiwekekankombo

30Andzihlamula;Uxiphukuphuku,awutwisisikutirha kanxupulolowu.Ndzikuekayena;Nkulukumba,lokoa ndziswitwisisile,andzingatanavelaleswakuundzi byela

31Yingisani,kuvulayena,udyondzaleswakumatimbaya swiloleswimbirhiiyini,kutsakisanikuxupuriwaAwara yantsakoyiherisiwaendzenikandhawuyayona;kambe awarayin’weyakuxupuriwayinimatimbayamasikuya makumenharhuHikokwalaho,un'wananiun'wanala tiphinakahikutitsakisakayenakamavunwakuringana sikurin'we,kutaniaxanisiwasikurin'we;leswakusiku rin’werakuxupuriwariringananinkarhiwalembe hinkwaro

32Xisweswovonaleswakuimasikumanganimunhu un’wananiun’wanaahlongorisakutitsakisakayena,u xupuriwamalembeyotalahikwalahokaswona Hikwalahowaswivonaleswakunkarhiwakutiphinaka misavawukomile;kambeyakuvavanikuxanisiwa swinene

33Ndzihlamurile;Hosi,hikuvandzingatwisisiminkarhi leyihinkwayoyantsakonikuvava; Ndzakukombelaleswakuutatihlamuselakahle malunghananavonaUndzihlamurile,aku; Vuphukuphukubyawenabyahakunamarhela

34Xanaawufanelangakubasisamianakanyoyawena,u tirhelaXikwembuxana?Tivonele,leswakulokonkarhiwa wenawuherile,ungakumiungatlharihangaKutani yingisahilahaulavakahakona,leswakuutatwisisahiku olova.

35Loyiatinyiketelakasikurin’wanaekakutitsakisaniku titsakisakayena,aendlahinkwaswoleswimoya-xiviriwa yenawuswinavelaka,utelehivuphukuphukulebyikulu, naswonaangaswitwisisileswiaswiendlaka,kambesiku lerilandzelakaurivalaleswiaswiendlekesikuleri hundzeke

36Hikuvantsakonintsakowamisavaaswihlayisiwi emiehleketweni,hikwalahokavuphukuphukulebyi dzimeketimitsuekaswonaKambelokokuvavaniku xanisiwaswiwelamunhuhisiku,entiyisweniukarhateka lembehinkwaroendzhakukasweswo;hikuvanxupulowa yenawuyaemahlweniwutiyileemianakanyweniyayena 37Hikokwalaho,lembehinkwaroaritsundzukahigome; kutaniatsundzukantsakowayenawahavanintsakowa yena,iviaxiyaleswakuhikwalahokasweswou xupuriwile

38Hikokwalaho,un’wananiun’wanaloyiatinyiketeleke ekamintsakoyotano,uxupuriwahindlelayoleyo;hikuva lokovarinavutomi,vatiendlenandzuwarifu 39Ndzikuekayena;Nkulukumba,hiyihimintsakoleyi vavisaka?Ahlamula;Sweswoswatsakisaekamunhu un'wananaun'wanaleswiaswiendlakahikuswirhandza 40Hikuvamunhulahlundzukeke,lokoaenerisakunavela kayena,uvonakutsakaekakona;naswonahindlela yoleyomuoswinixidakwa;muvumbinimuhembi;wanuna wamakwanganimukanganyisi;naswonamaninamanila endlakanchumulowufanakanilowu,hikuvaalandzela

mboyamelowayenawobiha,ukumakuenerisekaeku endlenikaswona.

41Mintsakonikutitsakisalokuhinkwakokuvavisa malandzayaXikwembuHikokwalaholavavaxanisiwa, vaxupuriwa.

42Nakambekunimintsakoleyitisakakuponisiwaeka vanhuEkavotala,lokovaendlaleswinene,vakuma ntsakoekaswona,naswonavakokiwahikutsakisaka swona

43SweswintsakolowuwapfunamalandzayaXikwembu, wutisavutomiekavanhuvotano;kambemintsakoyoleyo leyivavisaka,leyikuvulavuriwekehayonaekusunguleni, yitisakuxanisiwanikuxupuriwa

44Un’wananiun’wanaloyiangatatshamaekatona, naswonaangahundzukikiekaleswivaswiendleke,uta tisarifuehenhlakavona

XITLHOKOVETSELO7

1Endzhakukamasikumangarimanganindzivone munhuloyiatshamekeavulavulanamina,ensin’wini yin’we,leyindzivonekevarisivolavoekayonaKutania kuekamina;Xanaulavayinixana?

2Hosi,ndzite:Ndzitilekutakukhongotelaleswakuu lerisamurisi,loyiangamutirheliwakuxupula,leswakua humaendlwiniyamina,hikuvawandzixanisaswinene.

3Ahlamulaaku:“Swilavekaleswakuutiyiselaswiphiqo nikukarhateka;hikuvantsumiyoleyoleyineneyilerisile malunghananawena,hikuvaayilavakukuringa 4Hosi,kuvulamina;Ixidyohoxihilexikululexindzixi endleke,lerovandzinyiketiwaekamurhumiwaloyi? Yingisa,aku:Hakuneneuninandzuwaswidyohoswo tala,kambeahiswotalalerovaunyiketiwaeka murhumiwaloyi.

5Kambeyindluyawenayiendlileswidyohoswotalani milandzu,kutanimurhumiwayoloyelonenea hlundzukisiwahiswiendloswavonaulerisileleswakuku ringanankarhiwokarhiuxaniseka;leswakuhavumbirhi byavonavahundzukaekaleswivaswiendleke,vahlamba ekakunavelahinkwakokamisavaleyiyasweswi 6Hikokwalaho,lokovahundzukile,vabasisiwa, murhumiwayoloyeloyiavekiwekekuvakuxupuriwaka wena,utasukaekawena.

7Ndzikuekayena;Hosi,lokovatikhomehindlelayo hlundzukisantsumiyoleyoleyinene,kambendziendleyini?

Ahlamulaaku:Avangexanisiwihindlelayin'wana, handlekalokowena,loyiunganhlokoyandyangu,u xaniseka

8Hikuvaxin’wananixin’wanalexiungataxaniseka,va fanelevaxitwa;kambentsendzelokouyimautiyilekahle, avangevinakukarhatekakwihinakwihi

9Ndzihlamurile;Kambe,nkulukumba,vonaninavona sweswivahundzukahitimbilutavonahinkwatoNdzaswi tiva,kuvulayena,leswakuvahundzukahitimbilutavona hinkwato;kambexanauehleketaleswakumilandzuya vonalavahundzukakayihatlayisula?

10Doo,avakonasweswi;kambeloyiahundzukakau fanelekuxanisamoya-xiviriwayenanikutikombisaa titsongahataetimhakenitayenahinkwato,alangutanani kukarhatekakotalanikohambana-hambana

11Lokoatavaaxanisekilehiswilohinkwaswoleswia swivekeriweyena;kutanikumbexanaloyian’wiendleke,

nikuvumbaswilohinkwaswohandlekasweswo,uta susumetiwahintwela-vusiwanaekayena,an’winyika murhiwokarhi;naswonangopfu-ngopfulokoatavona mbiluyayena,leyihundzukaka,yibasileekantirho wun’wananiwun’wanawobiha.

12Kambesweswiswafanelaleswakuwenaniyindluya wenamivaviseka;naswonaswalavekaleswakuutiyisela kukarhatekalokukulu,hilahantsumiyaHosileyiku nyiketekeekamina,yilerisekehakona

13Ematshan'winiyasweswo,nkhensaHosi,hikuvahiku tivaleswingatahumelela,uvoneufanelekaekayenaloyi angatakuvulakahariemahlwenileswakumaxanguama taekawena,loyiangataswitiyisela

14Ndzikuekayena;Hosi,vakambenawenanamina, ndzitalangutananaxiphiqoxihinaxihihikuolovaNdzi tavanawena,kuvulayena;kutanindzitakhongotela murhumiwaloyiavekiwekeehenhlakanxupulowawena, leswakuaringaniselamaxanguyayenaekawena

15Kutlulakwalahoutaxanisekankarhinyanantsena; kutaniutatlhelauvuyiseriwaekaxiyimoxawenaxa khale;ntsenahambetauyaemahlwenihikutitsongahata kamianakanyoyawena

16YingisaYehovhahimbiluyotenga;wena,niyindluya wena,nivanavawena;ufambahiswilerisoleswindziku nyikekeswona;kutanikuhundzukakawenakungatiyani kubasa.

17Lokowohlayisaswiloleswiniyindluyawena, swiphiqoswawenaswitasukaekawena

18Kukarhatekahinkwakokutasukahimukhuvawolowo ekahinkwavo,un’wananiun’wanalafambakahiku landzaswilerisoleswi.

XITLHOKOVETSELOXA8

1Atlhelaandzikombaxivandlaxalehansilexi funengetekemasimunitintshava,lexiehansikandzhutiwa xonaakutahinkwavolavavitaniwakahivitoraYehovha.

2EtlhelokamurhiwolowoakuyimentsumiyaYehovha leyitlakukekeswinenenileyitlakukeke;kutaniatsema marhaviekawillowyoleyohixihukulexikulu;kutania fikelelavanhulavaavariehansikandzhutiwatinhonga tetotawillow,ongeatilehekwalomukamitara

3Kutelokohinkwavovaswitekile,avekaxihukuxayena etlhelo,kutanimurhiwuhanyawuhelerile,hilahandziwu vonekehakonaekusunguleniHiswonandzitivutisile,ni kuanakanyisisaendzenikamina.

4Kutanimurisiyoloyeakuekamina;Tlhelauhlamala leswakumurhiwolowowuhambetawuhanyekahle, hambileswikutsemiwekemarhaviyotalaekawona, kambetshamanyana,hikuvasweswiutakombisiwa,leswi ntsumiyoleyoyivulakaswona,leyinyikekevanhu tinhongateto.

5Hilokoatlhelaalavatinhongaekatona,naswonahiku landzelelanalokufanakanilokuun’wananiun’wanaati amukelekehakona,uvitaniwileekayena,kutania vuyiselanhongayakwe;leswilokoaswiamukerile,ava kambela

6Ekavan’wanaumaamukerilemaomilenilamaboleke, nikufananilokomakhumbiwahiximanga;lavaava lerisekeleswakuvahambanisiwanilavan’wanahinkwavo vavekiwavarivoxe.Van'wanavanyikelahitinhongata

vonatiomilehakunene,kambetingakhumbiwihi ximanga,natonaulerisileleswakutivekiwatiritoxe.

7Van’wanavanyikelahitinhongatavonatiomilehafu; leswinaswonaaswivekiwileetlheloVan’wanava nyikelehitinhongatavonaletiomekehafunaswonati pandzekile;leswinaswonaaswivekiwilehiswoxe Van’wanavatisetinhongatavonaletihafutiomekeni hafuyarihlaza,naswonaletihindlelaleyifanakaati vekiwilehitoxe

8Van’wanavanyiketatinhongatavonaswiphemu swimbirhiswarihlaza,nixavunharhuswiomile;kutanina vonavahambanisiwileVan'wanavatisatinhongatavona tiomaswiphemuswimbirhi,kasixavunharhuxarihlaza; naswonavatlhelevavekiwahivoxe.

9Van’wanaavanyiketatinhongatavonatingaomi ngopfu,(hikuvaakurititsongoswinene,kunga tinhlohlorhitatonatiomile)kambeatirinimaphaphatani, naswonalawaamavekiwilehindlelaleyifanakahiyoxe Ekatinhongatavan’wanaakurinirihlazanyanantsena, naswonaleswin’wanaaswiomile;kutanilavavavekeriwe etlhelohivoxe

10Van’wanavatile,vatisatinhongatavonatarihlaza hilahavatiamukelekehakona,kutanixiphemulexikuluxa vanhuxitisatinhongatavonahindlelaleyi;kutani murhumiwaatsakaswinenehilava,navonava hambanisiwilehivoxe.

11Van’wanaavatisatinhongatavonatarihlazantsena, kambetitelehimarhavi;kutanilavavavekiwileetlhelo, navonavaamukeriwahintsumihintsakolowukulu Van'wanavatisetinhongatavonatarihlazahimarhavi,na tonatitisamihandzuyin'wanaehenhlakatona.

12Lavaavarinitinhongatotano,avatsakileswinene; kutanintsumihiyoxeyivatsakengopfu;naswonamurisi loyiaayimenamina,angavatsakelingopfu.

13KutanintsumiyaYehovhayilerisaleswakukutisiwa tiharhi;kutanintsumiyivekaharhiyavuhosieka vavanunalavayikumekemarhavilamatsongolamangani mihandzuekatinhongatavona;kutaniavalerisaku nghenaexihondzweni

14Atlhelaarhumelalavavanghenakaexihondzweni,lava akumemarhavilamangarikinamihandzuekatinhongata vona,avanyikaxilemoHikuvaavarininguvuyin'we, hileswaku,yin'weyobasakufananigamboko;leswiava lerisekeleswakuvanghenaexihondzweniKutaniaendla tanoekalavavatlheriseleketinhongatavonatarihlaza hilahaatiamukelekehakona;avanyikanguvuyobasa, kutaniavarhumelaekuleleswakuvayanghena exihondzweni

15Lokoaendlileleswi,abyelamurisiloyiaarinaminaa ku:“Ndzafamba;kambeurhumelalavaendzenika marhangu,un'wananaun'wanaendhawinileyibea fanelekekutshamaekayona;rhangaukambelatinhongata vona,kambeutikambelahimatimbaleswakukungavina munhuloyiakukanganyisakaKambelokoun'wanaaku balekela,ndzitan'wiringaealitarini.Lokoavuleleswieka murisi,ufambile

16Endzhakukalokoafambile,murisiakuekamina:Ahi tekenitinhongaekavona,hitibyala;lokokumbexanati ngahatlhelatikularihlazaNdzikuekayena; Nkulukumba,xanatinhongatoletotoomatingatlhelati kulanjhani?

17Andzihlamula;Murhiwolowoimurhiwawillow, naswonawutshamawurikarhiwutsakelakuhanya. Hikokwalaholokotinhongaletititabyariwa,tikuma ndzhonghonyana,totalatatonatitatihola

18Hikokwalahondzitaringeta,ndzivachelamati,kutani lokoun’wanawavonaangahanya,ndzitatsakanayena; kambelokoswingaritano,hakatsongo-tsongohindlela leyindzitakumiwandzingahonisangaxiphemuxamina. 19Kutaniandzilerisaleswakundzivavitana;kutani hinkwavovataekayena,un'wananaun'wanaeka xirhendzevutanilexiayimekeekaxona,van'winyika tinhongatavona;leswilokoaswiamukerile,abyala un’wananiun’wanawaswonahikulandzelelanaka swonakohlayanyana.

20Endzhakukalokoaswibyarilehinkwaswo,aswichela matiyotala,lerovaswifunengetiwehimati,swinga humeleliehenhlakawona.Kutanilokoavacheleta,aku ekamina;Ahisukeni,kutaniendzhakukankarhinyanahi tatlhelelahiyavaendzela

21Hikuvaloyiatumbuluxekemurhilowu,aatalava hinkwavolavahanyakalavaamukeleketinhongaekawona Nakonandzitshembasweswileswakutinhongaletiti cheletiwahindlelayoleyo,totalatatonatiamukelaeka ndzhongho,titavuyelela

22Ndzikuekayena:“Nkulukumba,ndzibyeleleswaku murhilowuwuvulayini?Hikuvandzihlamarileswinene, leswiendzhakukalokomarhaviyotalamatsemiwile,ri vonakariharikahle;naswonaakunanchumulowunga ehansikawonalowuvonakakawusala,lowundzi hlamarisakaswinene

23Ahlamulaaku:“Yingisani.”Murhilowulowukulu lowufunengetakamativanitintshava,nimisavahinkwayo, inawuwaXikwembu,lowukandziyisiwekeemisaveni hinkwayo.

24NawulowuiN’wanawaXikwembu,loyia chumayeriwakakuyafikaemakumuhinkwawoyamisava Vanhulavayimekeehansikandzhutiwayona,hilavava twekekuchumayelakayena,kutanivapfumela.

25Ntsumileyikulunileyixiximekakaleyiuyivoneke,a kuriMikayele,loyianganimatimbaehenhlakavanhuva yenanaswonaavafumakaHikuvaubyarileNawu etimbilwinitalavapfumelaka;naswonahikwalahou endzelalavaavanyikekenawu,kuvonalokovawu hlayisile

26Ukambelanhongayaun’wananiun’wana;ekalava,va telelavatsaneke,hikuvatinhongatoletoinawuwaHosi. KutaniuvonahinkwavolavangahlayisangikiNawu,a tivandhawuyaun’wananiun’wanawavona

27Ndzikuekayena:“Nkulukumba,hikwalahokayinia tlheriselevan’wanaexihondzweni,asiyavan’wanalaha ekawena?”Ahlamulaaku:Lavavatlulakanawu,lowuva wuamukelekeekayena,vasaleematimbeniyamina, leswakuvahundzukaeswidyohweniswavona,kambelava hetisisekenawunikuwuhlayisa,valehansikamatimba yayena.

28Kambe,ndziku,ivamanilavanghenekeexihondzweni lavaambalekeharhiyavuhosi?Ahlamulahinkwavolava ngalwanaDiyavulosi,van'wihlule,vaambaleharhiya vuhosi,naswonahivonalavaxanisekekehikunonon'hwa, leswakuvahlayisaNawu

29Kambelavavanyikeketinhongatavonatarihlaza,ni marhavilamatsongo,kambevangarinamihandzu,

hakunenevatiyiselemaxanguhikwalahokanawulowu fanaka,kambeavaxanisekangahirifu;naswonaavawu landzulanganawuwavonawokwetsima.

30Lavavanyikeketinhongatavonatarihlazahilahavati amukelekehakona,ilavatitsongahatakanilavalulameke, naswonavahanyekehimianakanyoleyitengekeswinene, vahlayisaswilerisoswaXikwembu

31Leswiselekeutaswitiva,lokondzirikarhindzi anakanyisisahitinhongatoletoletindzitibyalekenikuti cheleta

32Endzhakukamasikumangarimanganihivuyile, kutanintsumiyoleyoyovangamayiyimileendhawini yoleyo,kutanindziyimanayona,yikuekamina;Tiboha hithawulara1,undzitirhela.

33Kutanindzitibohahithawulaleritengeke,leriari endliwehilapirokhwaxaKutelokoandzivonandzi bohiwile,ndzitiyimiselekun'witirhela,aku:“Vitani vavanunalavavabyariweketinhongatavona,un'wanani un'wanahikulandzelelanakayenahilahaavanyikeke hakona.”

34Kutaniandzitisaenhoveni,kutanindzivavitana hinkwavo,hinkwavovayimevalunghekilehimintlawaya vonayohlayanyana.Kutaniakuekavona;un'wanani un'wanaaatshovelenhongayayena,andzitiselayona Kutanivarhangavanyiketayavona,lavatinhongatavona atiomiletitlhelatibola.

35Kutanilavatinhongatavonatihambeteketiritano,a lerisaleswakuvayimavahambanaKutanivatalava tinhongatavonaatiomilekambetingaboliVan’wanava lavaavayisiwahitinhongatavonatarihlaza;tin’wanati omiletitlhelatibola,ongehilokotikhumbiwehixivungu.

36Lavavavanyikekerihlaza,ulerisileleswakuvayima vahambana;kambelavatinhongatavonaatiomileti tlhelatibola,avayimisanimuxakawosungula.Kutaniku talavatinhongatavonaatiomilehafu,tipandzekile:vo talavalavavatshikatinhongatavonatarihlaza,tinga pandzekanga.

37Van’wanavatinyiketahirihlazaramarhavi,ni mihandzuehenhlakamarhavi,kufananilavavaambaleke harhiyavuhosiexihondzweniVan'wanavatinyiketati omile,kambetingaboli;kutanivan’wanavatinyiketa hilahaatirihakonaekusunguleni,tiomilehafu,ti pandzekile.

38Un’wananiun’wanawalavaalerisaleswakuayimaa riyexe;van’wanahivoxe,van’wanavariekaswiyimo swavona.

39Kutanikutalavatinhongatavonaatiritarihlaza, kambetipandzekileLavavanyikeletinhongatavonata rihlazahikuhelela,vayimahikulandzelelanakavona. Kutanimurisiatsakahikwalahokaleswi,hikuva hinkwavovahundzukile,vantshunxekileekatimhandzita vona.

40Kutanivanyikelatinhongatavona,lavaavarinahafu yarihlazakasihafuyiomileEkaletitin’wanatikumiweti ririhlazahikuhelela,tin’wanatiomilehafu;tin’wanata rihlaza,letinganiswirhabyanileswitsongoHinkwavo lavavarhumeriwileekule,un'wananaun'wanaayaeka xiyimoxayena.

41Kutanivanyikelatinhongatavona,lavaavarini swiphemuswimbirhiswarihlaza,kasixavunharhuxi omile.Votalavalavavanyikelehitinhongatavonata rihlaza;votalavaomilehihafu;leswiselekeswiomile

kambeaswibolaHilokolavavatlheriseriwaekule, un’wananiun’wanaayaendhawiniyakwe.

42Hilokokufikalavaavariniswiphemuswimbirhileswi omekeemahlwenikatinhongatavonaniswavunharhu swarihlaza;votalavalavavanyikeletinhongatavonati omilehafu,tin’wanatiomilenaswonatibola;tin’wanati omilehihafunaswonatipandzekile;kambeivatsongova rihlaza.Hinkwaswoleswiswivekiwileun'wanana un'wanaekaxiyimoxayena

43Kutanivafikavakhomatinhongatatona,letiekatona akurinirihlazanyanantsena,kasiletin’wanaatiomile. Tinhongatatonahixiphemulexikuluatikumekatirita rihlaza,tirinimarhavilamatsongo,tirinimihandzu ehenhlakatona,naswonaletin’wanahinkwatoatirita rihlaza

44Murisilokoavonalava,atsakaswinene,hikuvauva kumilehindlelaleyi;naswonavatlhelevayaekaswileriso swavonaleswifaneleke

45Kutaniendzhakukalokoakambisisetinhongatavona hinkwato,uteekaminaleswakundzikubyerileleswaku murhilowuwurhandzavutomi:waswivonahilahavotala vahundzukekehakona,vafikelelakuponisiwaHosi,ku vulamina,ndzaswivona.

46Leswakuutiva,kuvulayena,leswakuvuneneni tintswalotaHosiikukulu,nikuxiximiwa;loyianyikeke moyawayenaekalavakumiwekevafaneriwahiku hundzuka

47Ndzihlamulandziku:“Nkulukumba,hikwalahokayini hinkwavokavonavangahundzukanga?”Ahlamulaaku: LavamiehleketoyavonaHosiyivonekekahari emahlweniyitavaleyitengeke,nileswakuvatan'wi tirhelahitimbilutavonahinkwato,uvanyikeku hundzuka

48Kambelavaavavonekevukanganyisinivuhomboloki byavona,aswivonaleswakuavangetlheleliekayena hakunene;ekavonauarilekutlhelelaekuhundzukeni, leswakuvangahatlhelavasandzanawuwayenahimarito yohomboloka.

49Ndzikuekayena;Sweswi,Hosi,ndzitivise,leswakui yinindhawuyaun'wananaun'wanawalava,lava nyikeleketinhongatavona,nileswakuiyinixiphemuxa vona2;leswakulokovangahlayisangaxilemoxavonahi kuhelela,kambevaonhilexilemolexivaxiamukeleke,va tatwanikupfumelaswiloleswi,vataamukelaswiendlo swavonaswobihanikuhundzuka;

50Lokomitlhelamiamukelamfunghowavonaeka n’wina,mingadzunisaXikwembu,hikuvaxivatwela vusiwana,xikurhumaleswakumiyapfuxetamimoyaya vona.

51Yingisani,kuvulayena:Lavatinhongatavonati kumiweketiomiletitlhelatibola,nikufananilokoti khumbiwahiximanga;ivabalekinivaxengivakereke.

52VarhuketelaYehovhanikulandzulavitorayenaleria vavitaniwileHikokwalaholavahinkwavovafileeka Xikwembu,kutaniwaswivonaleswakuakunaun'wewa vonaloyiahundzukeke,hambileswiangatwaswileriso swaminaleswiuvanyikekeswonaHikwalahovutomibyi lekuleswineneekavavanunalava.

53Nakambelavanyiketeketinhongatavonatiomile, kambetingaboli,avavaekulenavonaHikuvaavari mavunwa,vatisatidyondzotobiha;vahambukisa malandzayaXikwembu,kambengopfu-ngopfulava

BukuyaVunharhuyaMurisiwaHermas-Similitudes dyoheke;angavapfumelelikutlhelelaekuhundzukeni, kambevavatlheriselaendzhakuhitidyondzotavonata mavunwa.

54Hikokwalaholavavanintshembo;naswonawaswi vonaleswakuvotalavavonavahundzukile,kusukela enkarhinilowuuvekekeswilerisoswaminaemahlwenika vona;naswonavan’wanavotalavatahundzukaKambe lavangatakavangahundzukivatalahlekeriwahiku hundzukanivutomi

55Kambelavahundzukeke,ndhawuyavonayisungurile kuvaendzenikamarhanguyosungula,naswonavan’wana vavonavanghenehambikuriexihondzweni Hikokwalahowaswivona,kuvulayena,leswakueku hundzukenikavadyohikunivutomi;kambelavanga hundzukiki,rifurilunghiseriwile

56Yingisanimalunghananilavanyikelekehitinhongata vonaletiomekehafunaswonatitelehimavandla.Lava tinhongatavonaatiomilehafuntsena,hivonalava kanakanisaka;hikuvaavahanyihambikurikufa

57Kambelavanyikelekehitinhongatavona,kungariku omakahafuntsenakambevatelehitimhandzi,va kanakananivavulavurivobiha;vasusalavangarikikona, naswonavangasitshamakavavanikurhulaexikarhika vona,nilavavavanimavondzo

58Hambiswiritanonilekalavakuhundzukaku nyikeriwa;hikuvawaswivonaleswakuvan'wanavalava vahundzukile

59Sweswihinkwavovamuxakalowulavahundzukekehi kuhatlisa,vatavanindhawuexihondzweni;kambelava vanganonokaswineneekuhundzukenikavona,vata tshamaendzenikamarhangu;kambelavangatakavanga hundzuki,kambevatahambetavaendlaswiendloswa vonaswohomboloka,vatafarifu

60Lokokurilavaavarinitinhongatarihlaza,kambeti pandzekile;vafananilavaavatshembekilenilavanene minkarhihinkwayo,kambeavarinimavondzoyokarhini kuholovaexikarhikavonamalunghananixindzhutiniku tlakuka.

61Hinkwaswolavangahavaiswahavanaswonaavana kutwisisa,lavaphikizanakahitimhakaleti

62Hambiswiritano,hikuvonavarikahlehindlela yin’wana,lokolokovatatwaswilerisoleswivatati lulamisa,naswonahikukhorwisekakaminavata hundzukahixitshuketa;ekuhetelelenivatatshama exihondzweni,tanihilavahundzukekehakunenenihi ndlelaleyifaneleke.

63Kambelokoun’wanaatlhelelaekampfilumpfilu wakwe;utapfaleriwaehandlekaxihondzo,alahlekeriwa hivutomibyayena.Hikuvavutomibyalavahlayisaka swilerisoswaHOSIXikwembubyikatsakuendlaleswiva lerisiwekeswona;hayiekavuhosi,kumbeekaxindzhuti xin’wananaxin’wana.

64Hikuvahikutiyiselanikutitsongahatakamianakanyo, vanhuvatakumavutomi;kambehikupfukelamfumoni kudelelanawu,vatatixavelarifu.

65Lavaekatinhongatavonaavarinahafuyoomani hafuyarihlaza,hilavavaendlakatimhakatotalata misava,naswonavangahlanganisiwikinivakwetsimi. Hikwalahokasweswohafuyatonayahanya,hafuyayona yifile

66Hikwalahovotalavalavakusukelaenkarhinilowuva twekeswilerisoswamina,vahundzukile,kutaniva

sungulakutshamaexihondzweniKambevan’wanava vonavawilehikuhelela;ekalavaakaharinandhawuyo hundzuka.

67Hikuvahikwalahokaleswivaswitsakelakasweswi,va sandzanikulandzulaXikwembu,kutanivalahlekeriwehi vutomihikwalahokavuhombolokilebyiNaswonaeka lavavotalavahakanakana;lavavangahavuya;naswona lokovahatlisavahundzuka,vatavanindhawu exihondzweni;kambelokovatanonokaswinene,vata tshamaendzenikamarhangu;kambelokovangahundzuki, vatafa.

68Lokokurilavaavariniswiphemuswimbirhiswa tinhongatavonaswarihlaza,kasixavunharhuxiomile;va landzuleHosihitindlelatohambana-hambana.Ekalavavo talavahundzukile,vakumandhawuexihondzweni, naswonavotalavasukileekaXikwembuhikuhelela Lavavalahlekeriwehivutomihikuhelela.

69Naswonavan’wanavariexiyin’wenixokanakana,va pfuxekukanetana:lavavangahavuya,lokovahundzuka hixitshuketavangahambetiekunavelakavona;kambe lokovahambetavaendlaleswobihavatafa

70Lavavanyikekehitinhongatavonaswiphemu swimbirhileswiomeke,kasixin’wanaxarihlaza;hilava vatshembekekehakunene,kambevafuwile,vatelehi swiloleswinene;naswonaendzhakukasweswovanaverile kudumaexikarhikavahedenilavangaehandle,naswona hindlelayoleyovaweleekutikukumuxiwenilokukulu,va sungulakukongomisaekatimhakatalehenhla,niku tshikantiyiso

71Naswonaavangatihlanganisinivakwetsimi,kambea vahanyanivamatiko;naswonavutomilebyiabyivonaka byitsakisangopfuekavona.Hambiswiritano,ava sukangaekaXikwembu,kambevahambetevapfumela; ntsenaavaendlangamintirhoyaripfumelo.

72Hikokwalaho,votalavalavavahundzukile,vasungula kutshamaexihondzweniKambevan'wanavahahanya exikarhikavamatiko,nikutlakusiwanivuhavabyavona, vafularheleXikwembuhikuhelela,valandzelamintirho nivubihibyavamatikoHikwalahovavanunavamuxaka lowuvahlayiwaexikarhikavanhulavangativiwikieka Evhangeli

73Van’wanavalavavasungulekukanakana emiehleketweniyavona;vaheleriwehintshembo hikwalahokaswiendloswavonaswohombolokaleswaku vatshamavarikarhivafikelelakuponisiwa:Van’wana lokovaendliwevakanakana,kutlulakwalahovapfuxe timholovo

74Hikokwalahoekalava,nilekalavahikwalahoka swiendloswavonavahundzukakakukanakana,kaharini ntshembowakuvuya;kambevafanelekuhatlisava hundzuka,leswakundhawuyavonayivaexihondzweni Kambelavangahundzukiki,kambevahambetava titsakisa,valekusuhinikufa

75Lokokurilavaavanyikelahitinhongatavonata rihlaza,handlekatinhlohlorhitatona,letiatiomilentsena naswonatinganiswirhendzevutana;lavaavatshamavari lavanene,vatshembekile,naswona2valulamile emahlwenikaXikwembu:hambiswiritanovadyohile nyana,hikwalahokamintsakoyavonayahavani miehleketoyavonaleyinganyawurikileyiavarinayona endzenikavona.

76Hikwalahovotalavavonalokovatwamaritoyamina, vahundzukilehikuhatlisa,kutanivasungulakutshama exihondzweni.Hambiswiritanovan’wanavasunguleku kanakana,naswonavan’wanaemianakanyweniyavona leyikanakanisakavaengetelekukanetana.Hikokwalaho ekalavakaharinintshembowakuvuya,hikuvaminkarhi hinkwayoavarilavanene;kambeavangetshukiva tsekatsekanikatsongo.

77Lokokurilava,ekuheteleleni,lavanyikelekehi tinhongatavonatiomile,tinhlohlorhitavonantsenaati ngarikona,letintsenaatiritarihlaza:hivonalava pfumelekehakuneneekaXikwembu,kambevahanyekehi vuhomboloki;kambeangahambaniekaXikwembu:hiku rhandzaminkarhihinkwayohikurhandzavitoraHosi;va amukelahikuolovaetindlwinitavonamalandzaya Xikwembu

78Hikokwalaholokovatwatimhakaletivavuya,va hundzukilehandlekohlwela,vahanyahikululama hinkwakoNaswonavan'wanavavonavaxanisekilehirifu: van'wanavalangutanenimiringoyotalahikuolova,vari karhivatsundzukaswiendloswavonaswobiha

79Lokoahetakuhlamuselakayenatinhongahinkwato,a kuekamina:“Fambauyabyelavanhuhinkwavoleswaku vahundzuka,vatahanyaekaXikwembu,hikuvaHOSI Xikwembuxindzirhumilehitintswaloletikululeswaku ndziyachumayelavanhuhinkwavohikuhundzuka.”

80Hambikuriekalavahikwalahokaswiendloswavona swobiha,vangafaneriwikikufikelelakuponisiwa KambeHOSIXikwembuxitalehisambilu,xihlayisa xirhambolexiendliwekehiN'wanawaxona

81Ndzikuekayena:“Nkulukumba,ndzatshemba leswakuhinkwavolokovatatwaswiloleswi,vata hundzuka”Hikuvandzatshembaleswakuun'wanani un'wanalaamukelakamilandzuyayena,nikuchavaHOSI Xikwembu,utatlhelelaekuhundzukeni.

82Akuekamina,Un’wananiun’wanaloyiahundzukaka hitimbilutayenahinkwato,nikutibasisaekavubihi hinkwabyolebyindzibyivulekeekusunguleni,naswonaa ngaengeteliswin’wanaekaswidyohoswayena,utakuma ekaHosimurhiwaswidyohoswavonaswakhale,lokova ngakanakaniswilerisoleswi,naswonavatahanyaeka Xikwembu

83Kambelavangatahambetavaengetelakutlulanawu kavona,naswonavahavulavulanikunavelakamisavaya sweswi,vatatiavanyiselarifuKambewenafambahi swilerisoleswi,kutaniun'wananiun'wanalafambakahi swilerisoleswi,aswitirhisahindlelaleyinene,útahanya ekaXikwembu

84Lokoandzikombetimhakaletihinkwato,aku;Ndzita kukombaleswiselekeendzhakukamasikumangari mangani

XITLHOKOVETSELOXA9

1EndzhakukalokondzitsarileSwilerisoniSwifanisoswa Murisi,NtsumiyakuHundzuka;ataekamina,akueka mina,NdzitakukombahinkwaswoleswiMoyawuswi vulekenawenaehansikaxifanisoxaKereke.Hikuva MoyawolowoiN'wanawaXikwembu

2Hikwalahokaleswiawutsanileemirini,awuku byeriwangahintsumi,kukondzautiyisiwahiMoya,niku engetelekakamatimba,leswakuutlhelauvonantsumi

3Hikuvahakunenekuakiwakaxihondzoakukombisiwe kahleswinenenikuvangamaekawenahikereke;hambi swiritano,uvoneswilohinkwaswoleswiuswi kombiwekeongeinhwana

4Kambesweswiuvoningeriwilehintsumi,kambehi MoyalowufanakaKambeufaneleukambisisaswilo hinkwaswohikuhiseka;hikuvahikwalahondzirhumiwe endlwiniyawenahimurhumiwayoloyelaxiximekaka, leswakulokouvonaswilohinkwaswohimatimba,unga chavikufananilekusunguleni

5HilokoandziyisaehenhlakantshavaeArkadia,hi tshamaehenhlakayonaNakonaundzikomberivala lerikulu,nakwalomukaronatintshavatakhume-mbirhihi swifanisoswohambana.

6XosungulaaxirixantimakufananimusiYavumbirhi ayirhetela,yingarinaswimilanaYavunharhuayitele himitwanimitwa.Yavumuneayirinimirhileyi omisiwekehafu;leyixiphemuxalehenhlaxayonaaxiri xarihlaza,kambelexilandzelakarimitsuariomile; naswonaswin’wanaswaswimilana,lokodyamburihisa,a swiomile

7Ntshavayavuntlhanuayiriniswigangangopfu;kambe hambiswiritanoayirinimirhiyarihlaza.Ntshavaya vutsevuayitelehimaboboma,man’wanaamari matsongo,kasiman’wanaamarimakulu;naswonaeka swirhendzevutanaleswiakumilabyanyi,lebyingahlukiki, kambelebyiabyivonakabyiomile

8Ntshavayavunkomboayirinimadyeloyotsakisa,ayi rinimihandzuhinkwayo;naswonalokovarikarhivawu dya,byanyiabyimilaswinene

9Ntshavayavutsevuayitelehiswihlovo,naswonaeka swihlovosweswoakucheletiwaswivumbiwahinkwaswo swaXikwembuNtshavayavutsevuayingarinamati nikatsongo,kambeayipfumalamatihikuhelela;niku wundlatinyokaletidlayaka,nikulovisavanhu.

10Ntshavayavukhumeayitelehimirhiyoleha,yitelehi ndzhuti,ehansikandzhutiwayonaakurinitihomuleti wisatirikarhitihlafuna.

11Ntshavayavukhume-n’weayitelehimirhiyotika swinene;naswonamirhiyoleyoayivonakayitelehi mixakayohlayanyanayamihandzu;leswakuun’wanani un’wanaloyiaswivonekeangaswikotikuhlawula kambeanavelakudyamihandzuyaswona.

12Ntshavayavukhume-mbirhiayiriyobasahikuhelela, naswonaayirinixivumbekoxotsakisaswinene,naswona hiyoxeayitinyikekusasekalokunenengopfu.

13¶Exikarhika1rivalaundzikomberibyelerikuluro basa,leritlakukekerihumaerivaleni,naswonaribyeari tlakukekutlulatintshavateto,naswonaaririxikwere; lerovaayivonakayikotakuseketelamisavahinkwayo 14Ayilangutekayiriyakhale,kambeayirininyangwa leyintshwa,leyiayivonakayihakuvatliwaekayona. Sweswinyangwawolowoawuvangamakutluladyambu hiroxe;lerovandzikutsakerileswinenekuvonakalaka yona.

15Kwalomukanyangwaakuyimevanhwanava12;eka munewatonaletiatiyimeemakhoneniyanyangwa,ati vonakatiriletikuluekamina,hambileswiletiselekena tonaatiritankoka;

16Swiengeteletintswalotavanhwanyanavolavo,kuvava yimavambirhivambirhi,vaambaletinguvutantsembyana, vabohilehindlelaleyinene,mavokoyavonayaxinenema

BukuyaVunharhuyaMurisiwaHermas-Similitudes

ntshunxekile,ongehilokovalavakurhwalandzhwalowa kwalomuka2;hikuvaavakhavisiwehindlelayoleyo, naswonaavatsakileswinenenaswonavalunghekile.

17Lokondzivonaleswi,ndzitivutisilekuvonaswiloswo tanoleswikulunileswitlakukeke.Nakonanakambendzi tsakisilehimhakayavanhwanyanavolavo,leswakuava sasekileswinenenaswonavarinavuxiyaxiya;naswonava yimehikutiyanikungacinciswonghasi,ongehilokova tarhwalatilohinkwaro

18Lokondzirikarhindziehleketahindlelaleyiendzeni kamina,murisiakuekamina:Iyinilexiuxithmkeka endzenikawena,naswonaukarhatekile,utitatisahiku khathalela?

19Ungavonakiuanakanya,ongehilokoutlharihile, leswiungaswitwisisiki,kambekhongelaekaHosi, leswakuuvanivuswikotibyoswitwisisa;

20Hikwalahoungakarhatekihiswiloleswiungaswi voniki;kambekumakutwisisakaleswiuswivonaka

21Tiyiselakulavakutiva;kutanindzitakukomba hinkwaswoleswindzifanelekekukubyelaswona;kambe rhangahixiyaleswingasala

22¶Kutelokoandzibyerileleswindzilangutaehenhla, kutanindzivonavavanunavatsevuvolehanilava xiximekakavata;swikandzaswavonahinkwaswoaswi fana;kutanivavitanantshunguwokarhiwavanhu; naswonalavatekehikuvitaniwakavonanavonaavalehe vatlhelavatiya

23Hilokolavatsevuvavalerisaleswakuvaakaxihondzo xokarhiehenhlakanyangwayoleyoHikuhatlisaku sungulakuhuwelelalokukulukavavanunavolavolavaa vatsutsumahalanahalaenyangweni,lavaava hlengeletanilekuakaxihondzo.

24Kambevanhwanalavaavayimeekusuhininyangwa vaswivonaleswakukuakiwakaxihondzoakuhatlisisiwa hivona.Kutanivatshambulutamavokoyavona,ongehi lokovataamukelaswokarhiekavonakuswiendla

25Kutanivavanunavolavovatsevuvalerisaleswakuva tlakuselamaribyeendhawiniyokarhileyienteke,vama lunghiselelakuakiwakaxihondzoKutanikutlakusiwa maribyeyakhumeyobasa,yaxikwere,lamanga tsemiwangiki

26Kutanivavanunavolavovatsevuvavitana vanhwanyanalavavakhumevavalerisaleswakuva rhwalamaribyehinkwawolamaamafanelekunghenisiwa emuakweni,vamarhwalehinyangwaleswakuvamayisa ekalavaavarikusuhinikuakaxihondzo.

27Hikuhatlisavanhwanavasungulakutlakulamaribye wolawo,lawaamasusiwileevuentweni

28¶Naswonalavaavayimeetlhelokanyangwava rhwalemaribyehindlelaleyi,lerovamaribyewolawolama vonakakamatiyaswinenemavekiwileemakhoneni,lama selekemanghenisiwaematlhelo.

29Hindlelaleyivarhwalemaribyehinkwawo,vamatisa hinyangwa,vamanyiketaekavaaki,hilahavalerisiweke hakona.

30Kambemuakolowuwuendliweehenhlakaribyerero lerikulu,nilehenhlakanyangwa;naswonahileswi xihondzohinkwaxoaxiseketeriwa.Kambekuakiwaka maribyeyakhumekutatenyangwahinkwawo,lowu sungulekekuakiwakuvamasunguloyaxihondzoxexo

31Endzhakukamaribyewolawoyakhume,kupfuka man’wanayamakume-mbirhiyantlhanukusuka

evuentweni;kutanileswiswivekiwileemuakweniwa xihondzolexifanaka;kutlakusiwahivanhwanyanavolavo, hilahavan’wanaavarihakonaekusunguleni.

32Endzhakukasweswokupfukavan’wanavantlhanuna makumenharhu;naswonaleswinaswonahindlelaleyi fanakaaswiringanisiwaentirhwenilowufanakaKutani maribyeman'wanaya40matlakusiwa,kutanilawa hinkwawomaengeteriwaekakuakiwakaxihondzoxexo.

33Hilokokusungulakuvaniswirhendzevutanaswamune emasungulweniyaxihondzoxexo;kutanimaribyema tshikakutlakukamahumaevuentweni;navonalavaakeke vawisanyana

34Vavanunavolavovatsevuvatlhelavalerisantshungu leswakuvahumesamaribyeetintshavenitetoya12,vata akiwaxihondzoxolexo

35Hilokovatsemamaribyeyamihlovoyohambanahambanaetintshavenihinkwato,vamatisavamanyika vanhwanyana;leswilokovaswiamukerile,vaswirhwale, vaswinyiketaemuakweniwaxihondzo

36Lokovaakiwavavavalungu,vahambanilenileswia varixiswonaekusunguleni;hikuvahinkwavoavafana, naswonavacincemihlovoyavonayakhaleKutani van'wanavafikeleriwahivavanunahivoxe,lavalokova nghenaemuakweni,vayaemahlwenihindlelaleyiva nghenisiwekehayona

37Lavaavahundzukangavalungu,kumbekuhambanani leswiavarixiswonaekusunguleni;hikuvaavanga rhwariwihivanhwanahinyangwaHikokwalahomaribye lawaamangatwananiemuakweni,lokovavanunavolavo vatsevuvaswivona,valerisaleswakumasusiwa,ma tlhelamavekiwaendhawinileyimahumesiwekeekayona. 38Kutanivakuekalavatisekemaribyewolawo;Minga tshukimihifikelelamaribyeyokarhiyamuakolowu, kambemavekaehansietlhelokaxihondzo,kutani vanhwanalavavangamarhwalavamafikelelaekahina.”

39Hikuvalokovanhwanalavavangarhwariwihi nyangwalowu,avangecincimihlovoyavona;hikwalaho mingatirhiswahava.

40¶Kutanikuakiwasikurerokuendliwile,hambileswi xihondzoaxingasihela;hikuvaendzhakukasweswoayi taakiwa,hikwalahosweswinakonaakurinakuhlwela kokarhilokuendliwekehiyona

41Vavanunalavavatsevuvalerisalavaakakaleswakuva suka,nikuwisankarhinyana;kambevalerisilevanhwana volavoleswakuvangasukiexihondzweni;sweswiava vonakaekaminavatshikiwileleswakuvayirindza.

42Lokohinkwavovafambile,ndzibyelemurisiyoloye; Nkulukumba,hayinikuakiwakaxihondzokunga hetiwanga?Hikuvaayingehetiwi,kuvulayena,ku kondzaHosiyayonayita,yiamukelamuako;leswaku lokoakumamaribyelamangarikimaneneekawonamata cinciwa;hikuvaxihondzolexixiakiwehikuyahiku rhandzakaxona

43Hosi,ndzite,ndzitativaleswikuakiwakaxihondzo lexikuswivulaka;tanihileswindzingatativisiwahi ribyeleri,ninyangwalowu

44Malunghananitintshava,nivanhwana,nimaribyelama pfukekeevuentweni,mangatsemiwanga,kambema nghenisiwaemuakwenihilahamahumekehakona;ni leswakuhayinimaribyeyakhumemasungulekuvekiwa emasungulweni;kutanivamakumembirhintlhanu;kutani makumenharhuntlhanu;kutanimakumemune?

45Nakambemalunghananimaribyelawalama nghenisiwekeemuakweni,matlhelamahumesiwama tlheriseriwaendhawiniyawona?Hetisisa,ndzakhongela, kunavelakamoyawaminatanihiekaswiloleswi hinkwaswonaswonaundzikombahinkwaswo.

46Kutaniakuekamina;Lokoungatshukiuvani xivundza,utativahinkwaswo,utavonaswilo leswin'wanahinkwaswoleswingakusuhinikuhumelela exihondzwenilexi;naswonautatwisisahikuhisekaku fanalokuhinkwako

47Endzhakukamasikumangarimanganihifike endhawinileyihitshamekehitshamaekayona;akuka mina:“Ahiyeniexihondzweni;hikuvaHosiyawonayita tayitayikambela.

48Hilokohifikakwalaho,hingakumangaun’wehandle kavanhwanyanavolavoKutaniavavutisalokoHosiya xihondzoxexoyifikilekonaxana?Kutanivahlamula, leswakuutavakonasweswikutakambelamuako

49¶Endzhakukankarhinyanaswinenendzivone ntshungulowukuluwavavanunawuta,exikarhikavona kuriniwanunawolehaswinene,lerovaatlulaxihondzohi kuleha

50Malunghananayenaakurilavavatsevu,lavaava lerisaekuakeni,nilavan’wanahinkwavolavaake xihondzoxexo,nivan’wanavotalalavaxiximekaka, kutanivanhwanyanalavaavarindzaxihondzova tsutsumelakuyan’wihlanganisa,van’witswontswa,va sungulakufambaekusuhinayena

51Kambeakambelamuakohivukhetalerovaakhoma ribyerin’wananirin’wana;abaun'wananiun'wanahi nhongaleyiayikhomekeevokwenirayena.

52Lavavan’wanavabiwengopfuvahundzukentimaku fananinkuma;van’wanaavarinimadzolonga;van’wana avalangutekaongevanimaphaphataniekavona; van’wanaavavonakavalamarile:van’wanaavangari vantimakumbevalungu;van’wanaavalangutekava tlhavile,naswonaavangapfumelelaninimaribye laman’wana,kasiman’wanaamatelehiswivati.

53Lawaakurimixakayohlayanyanayamaribyewolawo lawaamangakumiwangakahleemuakweni;hinkwaswo leswiHOSIXikwembuxilerisekeleswakuswisusiwa exihondzweni,swivekiwaekusuhinaxona,nimaribye man'wanamatisiwamavekiwaetindhawinitawona.

54Kutanilavaakeke,van’wivutisaleswakuhiyihi tintshavaletialavakakutisiwamaribyeleswakuataveka endhawiniyalavalahliwekeetlhelo.Kambeavaarisaku tisaniun'weetintshaveni,alerisaleswakuvahuma ensin'winiyin'wanaleyiayiriekusuhi

55Hilokovacelaenhoveni,vakumamaribyeyotalaya xikwerelamahatimaka,niman’wanalamanga xirhendzevutanaKambehinkwavolavakumiweke ensin'winiyoleyovatekiwile,varhwariwehinyangwahi vanhwanyanavolavo;kutanileswiaswiriswikwereaswi vekiwa,swivekiwaetindhawinitaleswiaswihoxiwa

56Kambeletitaxirhendzevutanaatinghenisiwanga emuakweni,hikuvaatitika,naswonaaswitalavankarhi wotalakutitsema;kambeativekiwileetlheloka xihondzo,ongehilokoendzhakukasweswotitatsemiwa hixikwere,tinghenisiwaekamuako;hikuvaavari valunguswinene

57¶Lokoloyiaarindhunayaxindzhuti,nihosiya xihondzohinkwaxoaswivonaleswi,avitanamurisiloyia

arinamina,an'winyikamaribyelamangaamukeriwi, lamavekiwekeetlhelokaxihondzo,akuekayena;basisa maribyelawahivukhetahinkwabyo,umanghenisaeka muakowaxihondzo,leswakumapfumelelananilawa hinkwawo;kambelavangatakavangafambelanini lavan’wana,valahliweekulenixihondzo

58Lokoan’wilerisilesweswo,afambanihinkwavolava tekenayenaexihondzweni,kambevanhwanavolavoava hayimeetlhelokaxihondzoleswakuvaxihlayisa

59Kutanindzikuekamurisiyoloye:“Xanamaribyelawa, lokomaariwile,mangatlhelelanjhaniekamuakowa xihondzolexi?”Uhlamurile;Ndzitatsemaxiphemu lexikuluemahlwenikamaribyelawa,ndzimaengetelaeka muako,kutanimapfumelelananamasalela.

60Kutanindziku:“Nkulukumba,xanavataswikotisaku yinikutatandhawuyin’we,kasivatatsemiwangopfu?A hlamula;Lavangatakumiwavatsongongopfu,vata vekiwaexikarhikamuako,lavakuluvatavekiwaehandle, vavahlayisaendzeni

61Lokoandzibyerileleswi,aengetela;Ahifambeni, kutaniendzhakukamasikumanharhuhitavuya,kutani ndzitanghenisamaribyelawa,lokomabasisiwa, exihondzweni.

62Hikuvahinkwavolavangaekusuhinixihondzova fanelevabasisiwa,leswakun’winiwayindluangatahi xitshuketa,akumalavangaekusuhinixihondzovanga tenganga;naswonandzihlundzukaswinene,lerova maribyelawaamangatshukimanghenisiwaekamuako waxihondzolexi,naswonandzitalangutiwandzingarina mhakanaswilerisoswan’winiwamina

63Lokohifikaexihondzweniendzhakukamasiku manharhu,akuekamina;Ahikambisisenimaribyelawa hinkwawo,hivonaleswakuhiwahiekawonaloyianga nghenakaemuakweni.Ndzihlamulandziku: “Nkulukumba,ahivoneni.”

64¶Naswonaxosungulahisungulekukambisisaleswia swiriswantima;hikuvavakumiwilevafananilokova hoxiwaexihondzweni,hikwalahoalerisaleswakuva susiwaexihondzweni,vatshamavarivoxe

65Kutaniakambelaleswiaswirinimadzolonga;alerisa votalavalavaleswakuvatsemiwavarhendzelekile,va vekiwahivanhwanaekamuakowaxihondzo;kutaniva switeka,vaswinghenisaexikarhikamuako;kutania lerisaleswakulavan’wanavalahliwanivantima,hikuvana vonavahundzukevantima

66Endzhakukasweswoaanakanyisisahileswiaswitele hikupandzeka,naswonaswotalaswaswonaulerisile leswakuswitsemiwa,kutanihindlelayoleyoswi engeteriwaekamuakohinkwawohivanhwanyanalava fanaka

67Lavavavekiwileehandlehikuvavakumiwileva helerile;kambemasalelahikutalakakupandzekaka wonaamangatapfuxetiwa,naswonahikwalahoma lahleriweekulenikuakiwakaxihondzo

68Kutaniaanakanyalavaavalamarile;votalavalavaa varinikupandzeka,naswonaavahundzukevantima; tin’wanaatiriswiphepherheleleswikulu;leswiaswi lerisileleswakuswivekiwaswin’wenilavaavaariwile.

69Kambeleswiselekeswibasisiwanikupfuxetiwa,a lerisaleswakuswivekiwaemuakweniHikokwalaho vanhwanavolavovateka,varhurhelaexikarhikamuako, hikuvaavatsanilentsena

70Endzhakukaleswiakambelaleswikumiwekehafuya swonayobasanihafuyantima;naswonavotalavalava sweswiavarivantima;naswonaulerisileleswakuswi vekiwaexikarhikalavalahliweke

71Lavan’wanahinkwavovakumiwilevarivalunguhiku helela;lavaavatekiwahivanhwanyana,vanghenisiwa exihondzwenixin'we:kutanilavavavekiwileehandle, hikuvaavakumiwilevarilavahanyeke;leswakuvata hlayisaekalavavekiwekeexikarhi,hikuvaakungarina nchumulowutsemiwekeekavona

72Endzhakukasweswoalangutaleswiaswinonon’hwa nileswitlhavaka;kambeavangarivanganiekalavava tirhisiweke,hikuvaavangatsemiwi,hikuvaavakumeka vatiyileswinene,kambelavan'wanaavavumbiwa,va nghenisiwahivanhwanyanaexikarhikamuako,hikuvaa vatsanilengopfu

73Kutaniakambisisaleswinganiswivati;ekalavavanga rivanganivakumiwevarivantima,naswonalavava rhwariweekavamakwavoLavan’wanahinkwavoavari valungunaswonavahelerile;kutanivanghenisiwahi vanhwanaemuakweni,vavekiwaehandle,hikwalahoka matimbayavona

74¶Endzhakukasweswoataanakanyamaribyewolawo yobasaniyaxirhendzevutani:kutaniakuekamina:“Hita endlayinihimaribyelawa?Ndzihlamurilendziku, Nkulukumba,andzingeswitivi.

75Ahlamulaaku:“Xanaawungeehleketinchumu hikwalahokaleswixana?Ndzihlamulandziku: “Nkulukumba,andzitwisisivutshilalebyi;naminaandzi mutsemiwamaribye,naswonaandzingeswikotikuvula nchumu.

76Kutaniaku:“Xanaawuswivonileswakui swirhendzevutanangopfu?”Sweswikuvaendlaswikwere, ndzifanelekutsemaswotalaekavona;hambiswiritano, swalavekaleswakuswin’wanaswaleswiswinghenaeka muakowaxihondzo

77Ndzihlamurile;Lokoswilaveka,hikokwalahokayiniu tipfilunganya,naswonaungahlawuli,lokourinaku hlawulaexikarhikavona,uvanghenisaekamuako

78Ehenhlakaleswiuhlawurileleswikulunileswi vangamaka,aswiendlaswikwere;leswilokoaswiendlile vanhwanavaswiteka,vaswivekaehandlekamuako

79Kutanidierestleyisalekeyitlheriseriwaensin’winileyi yitekiwekeekayona;hambiswiritano,avalahliwanga ekule;hikuva,aku,akusivanakupfumalakutsongoeka xihondzolexi,lexingataakiwa;naswonakumbexana Yehovhautaendlaleswakumaribyelawamanghenisiwa emuakwenilowu,hikuvamabasakutlulampimo

80Kutanikuvitaniwavavasativakhume-mbirhilava tlakukekeswinene,lavaambalekenguvuyantima,va bohile,makatlayavonamangarinanchumu,nimisisiya vonayintshunxekile.Lavaavavonakaekaminavari vavasativalemakaya

81Kutanimurisiavalerisakutekamaribyewolawolama lahliwekeehandlekamuako,vamatlheriselaetintshaveni letivahumesiwekeekatona

82Kutanivavatekahinkwavovatsakile,vavatlherisela etindhawinitavonaletivasusiwekeekatona.

83Lokokungarinaribyerin’weleringasalaekusuhini xihondzo,akuekamina:“Ahirhendzelekexihondzolexi hiyavonalokokurininchumulowukayivelakaekaxona.”

84Hikokwalahohisungulekurhendzelekahiyona;kutani lokoavonaleswakuriakiwehindlelayosaseka,asungula kutsakaswinene;hikuvaayifuleriwilehindlelayosaseka swinene,lerovaun'wananaun'wanaloyiayivonekeu fanelearhandzemuakolowu.

85Hikuvaayivonakayiriribyehinkwarohandlekaribye rin’we,naswonaakuhumelelanganhlanganokun’wanani kun’wana;kambeaswivonakaongehinkwaswoswi tsemiwileeribyenirin’we

86¶Lokondzirikarhindzianakanyisisahikuhiseka leswakuixihondzoxihi,ndzitsakileswinene:kutaniaku ekamina:Tisanikalakaniswiphepherheleleswitsongo, leswakundzitatataswivandlaswamaribyewolawolama humesiwekeemuakweni,ndzitlhelandzinghenisiwa; hikuvaswilohinkwaswomalunghananixihondzoswi fanelekuringanisiwa

87Kutanindziendlahilahaandzilerisekehakona,kutani akuekamina:“Tilunghiselekundzipfuna,kutanintirho lowuwutahatlawuhela”

88Hikokwalahoatataswivandlaswamaribyewolawo, kutanialerisaleswakundhawuleyirhendzelekexihondzo yibasisiwa

89Kutanivanhwanyanavolavovatekatibesom,vabasisa ndhawuhinkwayoleyirhendzeleke,vasusathyaka hinkwaro,vahoxamati;leswiswiendliwile,ndhawuyi hundzukeleyitsakisaka,naswonaxihondzoxisasekile.

90Kutaniakuekamina:“Sweswihinkwaswoswibasile; 91LokoavuleleswiaatavaafambileKambendzi khomenkwamawayena,ndzisungulakun'wikhongotela hikwalahokaHosi,leswakuandzihlamuselahinkwaswo leswiandzikombekeswona.

92Akuekamina:“Sweswindzinantirhowutsongo; kambendzitakuhlamuselahinkwaswohixitshuketa Tshamalahawaniekaminakukondzandzita.

93Ndzikuekayena:“Nkulukumba,xanandzitaendla yinilahandzirindzexe?”Ahlamulaaku:“Awuwexe, hikuvavanhwanalavahinkwavovanawena.”

94Ndziku:“Nkulukumba,ndzinyiketeekavona.”Kutani avavitana,akuekavona:“Ndzin'winyiketawanunaloyi kukondzandzita”

95Hilokondzitshamanivanhwanyanavolavo,sweswia vatsakilenaswonaavarinixichavoekamina;ngopfungopfuletitamune,letiativonakatiriletikuluekatona.

96¶Kutanivanhwanyanavolavovakuekamina,murisi yoloyeangetlhelelilahanamuntlhaNdzikuekavona: “Xanandzitaendlayinixana?”Vahlamulavaku: “Tshamelanikufikelanimadyambu,lokoangataata vulavulanawena;kambelokoswingaritano,hambiswiri tanoutayaemahlweninahinakukondzaakhoma.

97Ndzikuekavona:“Ndzitan’witshamakufikela nimadyambu;kambelokobeyingafikihinkarhiwolowo, ndzitayaekaya,ndzitlhelelalahawaninakambehisiku lerilandzelakanimixo

98Vandzihlamulavaku:“Unyiketiweekahina,awu ngehisuki.”Ndziku:Ndzitatshamakwihixana?

99Vahlamulavaku:“Utaetlelanahinakukota makwerhu,kungarikufananinuna,hikuvaumakwerhu, kusukelasweswihilunghekelekutshamanawena;hikuva urhandzekaswineneekahina

100Hambiswiritanondzikhomiwehitinganakuya emahlweninavona.Kambeloyiaavonakaarilonkulu exikarhikavona,undziangarhile,asungulakundzi

tswontswaKutanilavan'wanalokovavonaleswakundzi tswontswiwehiyena,navonavasungulakundzi tswontswakukotamakwerhu;andzikongomisa exihondzweni,atlanganamina

101Van’wanavavonavatlhelevayimbelelatipisalema, van’wanavaendlakhorasinatonaKambendzifambena vonaexihondzweni,ndzitsakilendzimiyerile,naswona ekaminandzivonakandzirintsongonakambe.

102Lokomadyambuyafika,andzitavandzihatlendzi tlhelelaekaya,kambevandzisiverile,vandzipfumelela kungafambi.Hikokwalahondziyeemahlweninavona vusikubyebyoekusuhinaxihondzolexifanaka

103Hilokovaandlalatinguvutavonatantsembyani ehansi;kutaniandzivekaexikarhi,naswonaavangarina swin’wana,avakhongelantsena

104Ndzitlhelendzikhongelanavonandzingatshiki, hambikuriehansikavona.Lokovandzivonandzi khongelahimukhuvawolowo,vatsakangopfu;kutani ndziyaemahlweninavonakufikelasikulerilandzelaka

105KutanilokohigandzelaXikwembu,kutanimurisiata akuekavona:Amiendlanganchumuxobihaekawanuna loyiVahlamulavaku:“N’wivutise”Ndzikuekayena: “Nkulukumba,ndzikumekuenerisekalokukuluhileswi ndzingasalanavona”

106Kutaniakuekamina:“Udyanjhaniswakudya?”Ndzi hlamulandziku:“Nkulukumba,ndzidyenkhuvovusiku hinkwabyohimaritoyaHosi”Vakuamukerilekahleke, kuvulayena;Ndziku,Nkulukumba,kahleswinene

107Ahlamulaaku:“Xanasweswiutadyondzaleswia wuswinavela?Ndzihlamulandziku:“Nkulukumba,ndza swilava,kutanindzirhangandzikukombelaleswakuu ndzikombaswilohinkwaswohikulandzelelanalokundzi vakombelekehakona”

108Ahlamulaaku:“Ndzitaendlahinkwaswohilahau lavakahakona,naswonaandzingekutumbetinchumu.”

109¶Xosungula,Nkulukumba,ndzite,ndzibyele,xana ribyeleri,nanyangwalowuswivulayini?Yingisani,ku vulayena;ribyeleri,ninyangwalowu,iN'wanawa XikwembuNdzihlamurile,Nkulukumba,sweswoswinga vanjhani;kuvonaribyeirakhale,kambenyangwai wuntshwa

110Yingisa,kuvulayena,Wenamunhuwaxiphukuphuku! naswonautwisisa.HakuneneN’wanawaXikwembuiwa khalekutlulaxivumbiwaxin’wananixin’wana;lerovaaa riekuhlanganiseninaTatawayenaekutumbuluxenika swilohinkwaswo.

111Kambenyangwaiwuntshwa,hikuvauhumelerile emasikwiniyohetelelahinkarhilowuheleleke;leswaku lavangatafikelelakuponisiwa,vanghenaemfun’weniwa Xikwembuhawona

112Uswivonile,kuvulayena,maribyewolawolawaa marhwariwehinyangwa,hilahamavekiwekehakonaeka muakowaxihondzo;kambelavangarhwariwikihi nyangwa,vatlheriseriweetindhawinitavonaxana?

113Ndzihlamurilendziku:“Nkulukumba,ndziswi vonile”Xisweswo,uvurile,angakonaloyiangata nghenaemfun’weniwaXikwembu,handlekaloyiangata tekavitoraN’wanawaXikwembu.

114Hikuvalokoulavakunghenaemutiniwihinawihi, kutanimutiwolowowurhendzeriwehirirhangu,naswona wurinanyangwawun’wentsena,xanaunganghena emutiniwolowohandlekanyangwawolowo?

115Ndzihlamurile,Nkulukumba,ndzingaendlanjhani swin'wana?Hikokwalaho,aku,akungatavanandlela yin'wanayonghenaemutiniwolowohandlekanyangwa wawona,kutaniakunamunhuloyianganghenaka emfun'weniwaXikwembu,kambentsenahivitoraN'wana wayena,loyiarhandzekakaswineneekayena

116Kutaniakuekamina:“Xanauvonevunyingibyalava akekexihondzoxexoxana?”Hosi,kuvulamina,ndziswi vonileAhlamulaaku:“Hinkwaswosweswoitintsumi, letixiximiwakahikuxiximekakatona”

117Hosiyirhendzeriwehisweswokufananirirhangu, kambenyangwaiN’wanawaXikwembu,loyiangayona ntsenandlelayotaekaXikwembuHikuvaangakonaloyi angatayaekaXikwembu,handlekaN'wanawayena. 118Nawenauvone,kuvulayena,vavanunavatsevu,na lexikarhikavonawanunalonkululoyiaxiximekaka,loyi aafamba-fambaexihondzweni,aalamaribyeehandleka xihondzo?

119Nkulukumba,kuvulamina,ndzivavonileAhlamula aku:“MunhuyoloyewolehaaariN'wanawaXikwembu; 120Ekatintsumiletitaxiyimoxalehenhlaakunayin’we leyinghenakaekaXikwembuhandlekayonaUengeterile aku:Un'wananaun'wanaloyiangatakaangatekivitora yena,angengheniemfun'weniwaXikwembu

121¶Kutanindziku,Xanaxihondzolexiiyini?Leyi,ku vulayena,ikereke.Naswona,Nkulukumba,iyini vanhwanalava?Akuekamina:“Mimoyayokwetsima leyiiyona,hikuvaakunamunhuloyianganghenaka emfun’weniwaXikwembu,lokovangan’wiambexi nguvuyavona”

122Hikuvaaswingekupfuninchumukutekavitora N’wanawaXikwembu,handlekalokonawenauta amukelanguvuyavonaekavonaHikuvavanhwanalavai matimbayaN'wanawaXikwembu.Kutanimunhuuta rhwalavitorayenaswahava,handlekalokoanganyikiwi matimbayayena

123Kutaniakuekamina:“Xanaumavonilemaribye wolawolamalahliweke?Hakunenevarhwalevito,kambe avaambalanginguvuyavonaNdziku:“Nkulukumba, xanaxiambaloxavonaiyinixana?”Mavitoyavonahi woxe,kuvulayena,inguvuyavona

124Hikokwalahoun'wananaun'wanaloyiarhwalakavito raN'wanawaXikwembu,ufanelekurhwalelamavitoya yenanayena;hikuvaN'wanawaXikwembunayenau rhwalemavitoyavona

125Lokokurimaribyewolawo,ayaemahlweni,lawa lokomakutsuriwilehimavokoyavona,umavonekema salaemuakweni,maambalematimbayawona;hikwalaho kasweswouvonaxihondzohinkwaxoxamuvalalowu fanakaniribye,xiendliweongehiribyerin'we

126HindlelaleyifanakanilavapfumelekeekaXikwembu hiN’wanawaxona,vaambalemoyawaxona.Waswivo, kutavanimoyawun'we,nimiriwun'we,nimuvala wun'wewatinguvutavona;kutanihinkwavovatafikelela leswi,lavangatarhwalamavitoyavanhwanalava.

127Kutanindziku:“Nkulukumba,hikwalahokayini maribyewolawomalahliwileekule,lokonawonama rhwariwehinyangwa,manyiketiwahimavokoya vanhwanyanalavaekamuakowaxihondzolexi?

128Hikuvona,kuvulayena,ukhathalelakulavisisahi kuhisekaekaswilohinkwaswo,twanahimaribyewolawo

lamaariwekeHinkwavolavavaamukelevitoraN'wana waXikwembu,nimatimbayavanhwanyanalava.

129Hikokwalaholokovaamukerilemimoyaleyi,va hetisekile,vatisiwahinhlayoyamalandzayaXikwembu; vasungulakuvamiriwun'we,ninguvuyin'we,hikuvava 3nyikiwilekululamalokufanaka,lokuvakutirhisekehi kufanana

130Kambeendzhakukasweswovakhomiwavavasati lavauvavonekevaambalenguvuyantima,makatlaya vonamantshunxekilenaswonamisisiyavonayi ntshunxekile;vavekekunavelakavonaekavona,va ringiwahikusasekakavona;vaambalematimbayavona, vacukumetaswiambaloswavanhwana

131HikokwalahovahlongoriwileendlwiniyaXikwembu, vanyiketiwaekavavasativolavoKambelavanga onhakikihikusasekakavona,vatshamileendlwiniya Xikwembu.Leswi,uvuleleswaku,inhlamuseloya maribyewolawolamaamaariwile

132¶Kutanindziku,Hosi,kuvuriwayinilokoun'wana wavavanunalavaahundzuka,alahlakunavelakayena ekavavasativolavo,ahundzuka,atlhelelaeka vanhwanyanalava,atlhelaaambalavunenebyayena; xanaavangengheniendlwiniyaXikwembuxana?

133Vatanghena,kuvulayena,lokovatshikamintirho hinkwayoyavavasativolavo,vatlhelavasungulamatimba yavanhwanalava,vafambaemintirhweniyavona.

134Nakonahikwalahokaxivangelolexikunakuyima ekamuako,leswakulokovatahundzuka,vataengeteriwa ekakuakiwakaxihondzolexi;kambelokovanga hundzuki,leswakuvan’wanavataakiwaetindhawinita vona,naswonahindlelayoleyovangalahliwahikuhelela.

135Hikwalahokaswiloleswihinkwaswondzinkhensile Hosi,leswakuhikususumetiwahitintswaloekahinkwavo lavavitorayenarivitaniwekeekavona,urhumeleeka hinantsumiyakuhundzukakurhangelahinalavahi dyohelekeyena;nileswakuuphyuphyilemimoyayahina leyiayirikusuhinikuhela,nileyiayingarinantshembo wakuponisiwa,kambesweswiyiphyuphyilekuyaeku pfuxetiwenikavutomi

136Kutanindziku:“Ndzikombesweswi,Nkulukumba, hikwalahokayinixihondzolexixingaakiwangaehansi, kambeehenhlakaribyenilenyangweni?Ahlamulaaku: “Uxiphukuphuku,naswonaawunakutwisisa,hikwalaho uvutisaleswi”

137Kutanindziku,Hosi,ndzifanelekukombelaswilo hinkwaswoekawena,hikuvaandzitwisisinchumu nikatsongoHikuvatinhlamulotawenahinkwatoitikuluni letinenengopfu;naswonaleswimunhuangaswitwisisiki nikatsongo.

138Twana,aku:VitoraN’wanawaXikwembuirikulu naswonaarinaswipimelo,naswonamisavahinkwayoyi seketeriwahirona.Hikokwalaho,ndzite,lokoxivumbiwa xin'wananixin'wanaxaXikwembuxiseketeriwahi N'wanawaxona,hikwalahokayinixingafanelangaku seketelanilavavarhambiwekehixona,nilavarhwalaka vitoraxona,vafambahiswilerisoswaxona?

139Xanaawuswivoni,kuvulayena,leswakuwava seketela,lavahitimbilutavonahinkwatovarhwalelaka vitorayena?Hikokwalahoimasunguloyavona,naswona useketelahintsakolavangalandzurikivitorayena,kambe varirhwalelahikuswirhandza.

140¶Kutanindziku:Hosi,ndzibyelemavitoya vanhwanyanalava;nilekavavasativolavolavaambaleke nguvuyantima.

141Yingisani,kuvulayena,mavitoyavanhwanyana volavolavanganimatimbaswinene,uyimaemakhoneni yanyangwaLawaimavitoyavona:

142XosungulaxivuriwaRipfumelo;Continenceya vumbirhi;yavunharhu,Matimba;yavumune,Kulehisa mbilu;leswin’wanahinkwaswoleswiyimekeehansika leswii,Kuolova,Kupfumalanandzu,Kubasa,Kutsaka, Ntiyiso,Kutwisisana,Kutwanana,Kupfuna.

143Hikokwalaho,un’wananiun’wanalarhwalelaka mavitolawa,nimavitoyaN’wanawaXikwembu,uta nghenaeMfun’weniwaXikwembu.

144Twanasweswi,kuvulayena,mavitoyavavasati volavo,lavaavaambalenguvuyantimaEkaleswi,mune hiwonalowukulu:wosungulaiVukanganyisi;ya vumbirhi,Kutsandzekakutikhoma;yavunharhu,Kunga Tshembeki;yavumune,Ntsako

145Naswonaleswin’wanaleswilandzelakaswivuriwahi ndlelaleyi,Kuvilela,Vubihi,Kunavela,Kuhlundzuka, Kuhemba,Vuphukuphuku,Kutikukumuxa,naRivengo NandzawaXikwembu,loyiarhwalakamimoyaleyi, hakuneneutavonaMfumowaXikwembu,kambeange ngheniekawona

146Kambe,Hosi,hiwahimaribyewolawolama humesiwekeevuentwenimanghenisiwaekamuako? Khume,uvuleleswaku,letivekiwekeemasungulweni,i nguvayosungula;lavalandzelakavantlhanunamakume mbirhi,yavumbirhi,yavavanunavolulama

147Lavalandzelakavamakumenharhuntlhanu,i vaprofetanavatirhelivaHosi.Naswonavamakumemune, iVaapostolanamadokodelayakuchumayelakaN’wana waXikwembu.

148Kutanindziku:“Nkulukumba,hikwalahokayini vanhwanyanavanghenisehambikurimaribyewolawo emuakweniendzhakukalokomarhwariwehinyangwa?A ku:“Hikuvalavavarhangevarhwalamimoyayoleyo, kambeavatshikanganayin'weekayin'we,hambikuri vavanunaekamimoya,nimimoyaekavavanuna

149Kambemimoyayihlanganisiwenivavanunavolavo kufikelasikurarifuravona;lavalokoavangarina mimoyaleyinavona,avangatapfunaekuakenika xihondzolexi

150Kutanindziku:“Nkulukumba,ndzikombekuya emahlwenileswi.”Ahlamulaaku:“Ukombelayinixana?” Hikwalahokayinimaribyelawamahumeevuentweni,ma vekiwaendzenikamuakowaxihondzolexi,mavona leswakukhaleswinenemarhwalemimoyayoleyoyo kwetsima

151Aswilaveka,kuvulayena,leswakuvatlhandlukelahi mati,leswakuvatawisa.Hikuvaavangatanghena emfun'weniwaXikwembuhindlelayin'wana,kambehiku tshikakufakavutomibyavonabyakhale

152Hikokwalahovafile,hambiswiritanovafunghiwile hixilemoxaN’wanawaXikwembu,kutanihindlela yoleyovanghenaemfun’weniwaXikwembu

153HikuvamunhuangasiamukelavitoraN'wanawa Xikwembu,uvekiwileekufeni;kambelokoaamukela mfunghowolowo,untshunxiwaekufeni,aaveriwaku hanya.

154Sweswixilemoxexoimatiyankhuvulo,lawavanhu varhelelakaekawonaehansikavutihlamulerikuyaeku feni,kambevatlhandlukavavekiwilekuyaevuton’wini.

155Hikokwalahoekalavanavonaxilemolexixi chumayeriwe,kutanivaxitirhisa,leswakuvatanghena eMfun’weniwaXikwembu

156Kutanindziku:“Kutani,nkulukumba,hikwalahoka yinimaribyelawayamakumemunenawonama tlhandlukelenawonamahumaevuentweni,lokosema amukerilexilemoxexo?

157Ahlamulaaku:“HikuvaVaapostolalavani vadyondzisilavaavachumayelavitoraN’wanawa Xikwembu,vafaendzhakukalokovaamukerileripfumelo nimatimbayakwe,vachumayelelavafekekhale;kutani vavanyikaxilemolexi

158Kutanivarhelelaematininavona,vatlhelava tlhandluka.Kambelavavarhelerilevahahanya,vatlhela vatlhandlukavahahanya;

159Hiswonaleswivakumekevutomi,vativaN'wanawa Xikwembu;naswonaavatsemiwanga,kambeavavekiwa hikuhelela;hikuvavafehikululama,nikutenga lokukulu;ntsenaxilemolexiaxilavaekavona 160Xisweswounanhlamuseloyaswiloleswi.

161¶Ndzihlamurile:Hosi,ndzibyelesweswileswi khumbakatintshavateto,hikokwalahokayinitihambanile swinene;swin’wanaswaxivumbekoxin’wana,kasi swin’wanaswaxin’wana

162Twana,kuvulayena;Tintshavaletita12letiuti vonaka,imatikoyakhumenamambirhi,lamavumbeke misavahinkwayoHikokwalaho,N'wanawaXikwembuú twarisiwaekavona,hilavaxivarhumekeekavona.

163Kambehikokwalahokayini,kuvulamina,va hambanile,naswonaun’wananaun’wanawaxifaniso?U hlamuleaku,Yingisani.Matikowolawoyakhume-mbirhi lamanganimisavahinkwayo,ivanhuvakhume-mbirhi.

164Naswonatanihileswiuvoneketintshavaletiti hambanile,natonatihambanile.Hikwalahondzitaku pfulelanhlamuseloniswiendloswantshavayin’wanani yin’wana

165Kambexosungula,nkulukumba,ndzite,ndzikombe leswi;Kuvonatintshavaletitihambanileswinene,ti pfumelelanilenjhaniekakuakiwakaxihondzolexi; naswonayitisiwaekamuvalawun’we;naswonaxanaa swihungutikuvangamakutlulaleswihumekeevuentweni?

166Hikuva,kuhlamulayena,matikohinkwawolamanga ehansikatilo,matwilenikupfumelaekavitorin’we rin’weraN’wanawaXikwembuloyivavitaniwekeha yena

167Hikwalaholokovaamukerilexilemoxayena, hinkwavovaendliwevahlaleriva1kutwisisani2vutivi byin'we;naswonaripfumelonirirhandzuravonaswive leswifanaka;naswonavarhwalemimoyayavanhwana lavaswin’wenivitorayena

168Kutanihikwalahokasweswokuakiwakaxihondzo lexiakuvonakakurikamuvalalowufanaka,naswonaa kuvangamakufananikuvangamakadyambu

169Kambeendzhakukasweswovatwananilehindlela yoleyoemiehleketweniyin’wekusungulekuvamiri wun’wewavonahinkwavo;hambiswiritanovan’wanava vonavatithyakisa,kutanivacukumetiwaekulenimuxaka walavolulama,kutanivatlhelelaekaxiyimoxavonaxa

khale,kutanivabihileswinenekutlulaleswiavari xiswonaekusunguleni.

170¶Xana,kuvulamina,nkulukumba,avabihilenjhani lavaavativaHosi?Ahlamulaaku:Lokoloyiangativiki Hosiahanyahikuhomboloka,nxupulowavubihibya yenawan'wiwela

171KambeloyiativakaHosi,ufanelekupapalataku hombolokahinkwakohikuhelela,naswonahikuya emahlweniavanandzawakululama

172Naswonaxanaangavonakiekawenaadyohangopfu loyiafanelekekulandzelavunene,lokoatatsakela xiphemuxaxidyoho;kutlulaloyiakhunguvanyisakaa ngativimatimbayaXikwembu?

173Hikwalaholavahakunenevavekiwileekufeni;kambe lavavativakaHosi,nikuvonamintirhoyayenayo hlamarisa,lokovohanyahindlelayobiha,vataxupuriwa kambirhi,vatafahimasiku.

174Hikokwalahohilahauswivonekehakonaleswaku endzhakukalokomaribyemacukumetiwileehandleka xihondzo,lawaamaariwile;vanyiketeriweekamimoya yohombolokaniyatihanyi;kutaniuvonaxihondzoxi basile,ongehilokohinkwaswoswiendliwehiribyerin'we

175KutanikerekeyaXikwembu,lokoyitabasisiwa:(lavo hombolokanivaxisi,lavobihanilavakanakanisaka,ni hinkwavolavatikhomekehindlelayobihaekayona,niku endlamixakayohambana-hambanayaswidyoho,va hlongoriwaehandle)vatavamiriwun’we,naswonakuta vanikutwisisakun’we,mavoneloman’we,ripfumelo rin’we,nirirhandzulerifanaka

176KutaniN’wanawaXikwembuutatsakaexikarhika vona,naswonautaamukelavanhuvayenahikunavela lokutengeke.

177Kutanindziku;Hosi,swiloleswihinkwaswoiswikulu naswonaswaxiximeka;kambesweswindzikombeni matimbanimatimbayantshavayin’wananiyin’wana, leswakumoya-xiviriwun’wananiwun’wanalowu tshembakaHosi,lokowutwaswiloleswi,wutaxixima vitorawonalerikulunilerihlamarisakanirokwetsima.”

178Twana,kuvulayena,kuhambanakatintshavaleti,hi leswaku,tamatikoyakhume-mbirhi

179¶Lavavapfumelekentshavayosungula,leyingaya ntima,hilavavapfukelekeripfumelo;kutaniavulavula swiloswohombolokakulwisananaHOSIXikwembu; kutaniaxengamalandzayaXikwembu

180Lavavagweviwilerifu,akunakuhundzukaekavona: naswonahikwalahoivantima,hikuvamuxakawavonawu hombolokile

181Ekantshavayavumbirhileyiayirhetela,kuni vakanganyisi,lavapfumeleke,nivadyondzisivavudlakuta: naswonalavavalekusuhinilavangalahahenhla,lavanga rikinamihandzuyakululamaekavona

182Hikuvatanihileswintshavayavonayingarikina mihandzunaswonayingarikinamihandzu;hindlela yoleyonavonavavanunavamuxakawotanohakuneneva navitoraVakriste,kambeavanaripfumelo;naswonaaku namihandzuyantiyisoekavona

183Hambiswiritanokunandhawuleyisalekeekavona yohundzuka,lokovaswihlongorisahixitshuketa:kambe lokovahlwela,navonavatavavaaveriwarifunamuxaka lowungalahahenhla

184Ndziku,Hosi,hikokwalahokayinikusalendhawu ekalavavahundzukaka,naswonakungariekamuxaka

BukuyaVunharhuyaMurisiwaHermas-Similitudes

lowungalahahenhla,vavonaswidyohoswavonaswiri ekusuhiswinenenakufana?

185Hikwalaho,akuekalavakutlhelelaevuton’winihiku hundzuka,hikuvaavasandzaHosiyavona,kumbeku xengamalandzayaXikwembu:kambehikunavelaka vonakuvuyeriwavakanganyisevanhu,vavarhangelahi kuyahikunavelakavadyohi;hikokwalahovataxaniseka hikwalahokamhakaleyi.

186Hambiswiritanokaharinandhawuyavonayo hundzuka,hikuvaavavulavulanganchumuhindlelayo bihakulwisananaHosi.

187¶Lavangavantshavayavunharhuleyiayirina mitwaniswihlahla,hilavavapfumeleke,kambevan'wana vavonaavafuwile,van'wanavatekiwahitimhakatotala: swihlahlairifuworavona:mitwa,timhakatoletoletiava nghenelerileekatona

188Sweswilavavanghenelekeekamabindzuyotala,nile katimhakatohambana-hambana,avatihlanganisini malandzayaXikwembu,kambevafamba-famba,va vitaniwaekulehitimhakatoletoletivapfaleriwekehatona.

189Kutanilavafuweke,hikunonokavatinyiketaeka mabuloyamalandzayaXikwembu;vachavaleswakuva ngakomberiwinchumu.Hikokwalaholavaavangengheni emfun'weniwaXikwembuhikunonoka

190Hikuvatanihileswivanhuvafambakahikunonoka vangaambalanganchumuehenhlakamitwa,hindlelaleyi fanakavanhulavavangatanghenahikunonoka emfun’weniwaXikwembu

191Hambiswiritanokunaatvahundziseleeka hinkwaswoleswikutlhelelaekuhundzukeni;lokosweswo vatahatlavatlhelelaekayona;leswakuhikuva emasikwiniyavonayosungulavahonisekutirha, enkarhinilowutakavataendlaswokarhileswinene

192Hikokwalaholokovahundzukilevataendlamintirho yakululama,vatahanya;kambelokovahambetavari etindlelenitavonatobiha,vatanyiketiwaekavavasati lavangatavatekelavutomibyavona.

193¶Lokokurintshavayavumune,leyiayirinimirhi yotala,xiphemuxalehenhlaxayonaxirixarihlaza, kambetimitsutayonatiomile,naswonatin’wanatatona lokotikhumbiwahikuhisakadyambutiomile;

194Rikombisalavakanakanisaka,lavapfumeleke,na van'wanavan'wanalavarhwalelakaHosihitindzimita vona,kambevangarinayonaembilwiniyavona: hikwalahobyanyibyavonabyiomile,naswonaabyina timitsu;hikuvavahanyahimaritontsena,kambemintirho yavonayifile

195Hikwalaholavaavafikumbekuhanya,naswona withalvakanakana.Hikuvalavakanakanisakaavari rihlazakumbelavaomeke;hileswaku,angafikumbea hanya

196Hikuvatanihileswimirhiyiomakalokoyivona dyambu;kutanilavakanakanisakahikuhatlisalokovatwa hitakuxanisiwa,nikuchavakungatsakisi,vatlhelela ekaswifanisoswavona,vatlhelavaswitirhela,va khomiwahitinganakurhwalavitoraHosiyavona

197Vavanunavamuxakalowukeavafinaswonaava hanyanga;hambiswiritanolavanavonavangahahanya, lokovatahundzukasweswi;kambelokoswingaritano, vatanyiketiwaekavavasativolavo,lavangatatekela vutomibyavona.

198¶Malunghananintshavayavuntlhanuleyingani maribye,kambeyirinibyanyibyarihlaza:ivamuxaka lowulavapfumeleke,vatshembekahakunene,kambeva pfumelahikunonon'hweriwa;naswonavanixivindzi,ni kutikukumuxa;sweswoaswitaehleketiwaleswakuswi tivaswilohinkwaswo,kambehakuneneaswitivinchumu 199Hikwalaho,hikwalahokakutshembaloku,vutivibyi susiwileekavona;naswonakunghenisiwakuehleketiwa kaxihatlaekavona

200Kambevatirhwalavariehenhla,vafananivanhuvo tlhariha;naswonahambileswivangaswiphukuphuku, kambeavatavonakavarivadyondzisi

201Sweswihikwalahokavuphukuphukulebyivotalava vona,lokovarikarhivatikurisa,vahundzukevahavani vahavaHikuvaxivindzinikutitshembalokungapfuniki nchumuimoyawobihaswinene

202Hikwalahovotalavalavavacukumetiwaekule; kambevan’wanavapfumelaxihoxoxavona,va hundzukile,vatitsongahataekalavavativaka

203Naswonaekahinkwavolavan’wanavamuxakalowu kupfumeleriwakuhundzuka;hikuvaavangarivo hombolokangopfu,variswiphukuphuku,vangarinaku twisisa.

204Lokolavahikwalahovahundzuka,vatahanyaeka Xikwembu;kambelokoswingaritano,vatatshamani vavasativolavo,lavangatatirhisavubihibyavonaehenhla kavona

205¶Hikuvaleswikhumbakantshavayavutsevuleyinga niswiphemuleswikulunileswitsongo,hivonalava pfumeleke;kambelavaakurinikuavanalokutsongoeka vonahilavavavekeniminjhekanjhekisanoexikarhika vona;naswonahikwalahokakuholovakavonavakarhala eripfumelweni;

206Hambiswiritanovotalavalavavahundzukile,na lavan’wanavatatanolokovatayingisaswilerisoswa mina;hikuvaminjhekanjhekisanoyavonaiyitsongo ntsena,naswonavatatlhelelaekuhundzukenihikuolova.

207Kambelavanganimavandlalamakulu,vatafanani maribyeyononon’hwa,lavaanakanyakakuhlundzukani kudyoha,vatalakuhlundzukaexikarhikavona Hikokwalaholavavacukumetiwaexihondzweni,vaalaku nghenisiwaemuakweniwaxona;hikuvavanhuvamuxaka lowuavangehanyinikatsongo.

208XikwembuxahinaniHosiyahina,leyifumakaswilo hinkwaswo,naswonayinganimatimbaehenhlaka swivumbiwaswayonahinkwaswo,ayingeswitsundzuki milandzuyahina,kambeyirhulisiwahikuolovahilava pfumelakaswidyohoswavona:kambemunhutanihileswi anganimatimba,afa,atsanile,nikutalahiswidyoho,u tiyiselaekuhlundzukenikayenaekamunhu;ongehiloko swiriematimbeniyayenakun’wiponisakumbekun’wi lovisa.

209Kambemina,tanihintsumileyivekiwekeehenhlaka kuhundzukakan’wina,ndzamitsundzuxa,leswaku un’wananaun’wanaexikarhikan’winaangana xikongomeloxotanoufanelekuxivekaetlhelo,kutania tlhelelaekuhundzukeni;kutaniHOSIXikwembuxita horisaswidyohoswan'winaswakhale,lokomitibasisa ekamoyalowuwobiha;kambelokomingaswiendli,mi tanyiketiwaekayenakufikelaekufeni

210¶Lokokurintshavayavunkomboleyibyanyiabyiri byarihlazanikuhluka,nintshavahinkwayoyi

BukuyaVunharhuyaMurisiwaHermas-Similitudes

tshembekile;nitihomutamixakahinkwayoatidyabyanyi byabyona,lokobyanyibyidyiwangopfu,abyiyabyikula.

211Hilavavapfumelaka,naswonaavarilavaneneniku lulamaminkarhihinkwayo;vangarinakuhambana exikarhikavona,kambevahatsakilehimalandzaya Xikwembu,vaambalemoyawavanhwanyanalava; naswonaminkarhihinkwayoavariemahlwenikukombisa tintswaloekavanhuhinkwavo,hikuolovavanyikavanhu hinkwavomintirhoyavonahandlekorhuketela,naswona handlekoanakanya

212HikokwalahoHosiyivonakuolovakavonaniku pfumalanandzu,yivaandzisileemintirhweniyamavoko yavona,yivanyikatintswaloemintirhweniyavona hinkwayo.

213Kambemina,loyindzingantsumileyivekiweke ehenhlakakuhundzukakawena,ndzakukhutaza, leswakuhinkwavolavangavamuxakalowuvatahambeta variekaxikongomeloxin’we,leswakumbewuyawenayi ngatsundzukihitimitsuhilahakungaheriki

214HikuvaHosiyimiringile,yimitsalaekanhlayoya hina;mbewuyawenahinkwayoyitatshamanaN'wanawa Xikwembu;hikuvahinkwenumivamoyawayena

215¶Malunghananintshavayavutsevuleyiekayonaaku riniswihlovoswotalaswinene,leswimixakahinkwayoya swivumbiwahinkwaswoswaXikwembuaswicheletiwa haswona;hilavavapfumelekeVaapostolalavaHosiyiva rhumekeemisavenihinkwayokuyachumayela; 216Naswonavan’wanavavonatanihivadyondzisiva chumayelenikudyondzisahikubasanihikutshembeka, naswonaavatinyiketelanganikatsongoekakunavela kwihinakwihikobiha,kambevatshamevafambahiku lulamanintiyiso.

217Hikokwalaholavavanamabuloyavonaexikarhika tintsumi.

218¶Nakambe;lokokurileswikhumbakantshavaya vutsevuleyingamananga,leyitalekehitinyoka;hilavava pfumeleke,kambevariniswivatiswotala; 219Lavaivatirhelivotanolavahetisisakavutirhelibya vonahindlelayobiha;vatekelatinoninilavangarikina tatanarifuwo;naswonavatirhelavan’wana,kungari van’wana,ekaswiloleswivaswiamukeleke 220Lava,lokovahambetavariekamakwangalawa,va tinyikerileekufeni,naswonaakungevinantshembowa vutomiekavonaKambelokovahundzukile,vahetisisa vutirhelibyavonahimbiluhinkwayo,vangahanya 221Lokokurilavavakumiwekevarinitihanyi,hilava valandzulekevitoraHosi,vangahatlheleliekaHosi, kambevahundzuketihanyinitanhova;vangatinyiketeli ekamalandzayaXikwembu;kambeleswiva hambanisiwekenavona,valahlekeriwehivutomibya vonahikwalahokakupfumalavukhetanyana 222Hikuvakufananimurhiwavhinyalowutshikiweke exihlahleni,lowungasitshamakawuambariwa,wulova wutlhelawupfaleriwahimfava,naswonahikufambaka nkarhiwuhundzukawanhova,wutshikakupfunahosiya wona;hikwalahovavanunavamuxakalowuvaheleriwehi ntshembo,nikuvavarinixivundza,vasungulekunga pfuninchumuekaHosiyavona.

223Hambiswiritanoekalavakuna,endzhakuka hinkwaswo,kuhundzukalokupfumeleriweke,lokovanga kumiwikusukaetimbilwinitavonakulandzulaKriste; kambelokoun’wanawalavaangatakumiwaan’wi

landzurilekusukaembilwiniyayena,andzingeswikoti kuvulalokomunhuwotanoangafikelelavutomi.

224Hikokwalahondzivulaleswakulokoun’wanaa landzurile,ufaneleemasikwinilawaatlhelelaeku hundzukeni;hikuvaaswingeendlekileswakuun'wanana un'wanaloyisweswialandzulakaHosi,endzhakuanga fikelelakuponisiwa:hambiswiritanokuhundzukaku ringanyetiwaekalavavalandzulekekhale.

225Kambeloyiangatahundzukaufanelekuhatlisisaku hundzukakayena,kungasihelakuakiwakaxihondzo lexi:handlekasweswoutanyiketiwahivavasativolavo kufikelaekufeni

226Kambelavalamalekeivaxisi;nilavavahlanganaka, hitonatinyokaletiutivoneketihlanganaentshaveni yoleyo

227Hikuvatanihileswichefuyatinyokayidlayakavanhu; hikwalahomaritoyavanhuvotanomatlulelanikulovisa vanhuHikwalahovalamarileeripfumelweniravona, hikwalahokamuxakawolowowavutomilebyivabyi hanyaka.

228Hambiswiritanovan’wanavavona,lokova hundzukile,vaponisiwile,naswonahindlelayoleyo van’wanavamuxakalowufanakanavonavataponisiwa, lokovatahundzuka;kambelokoswingaritano,vatafa hivavasativolavolavavanganimatimbanimatimbaya vona.

229¶Hikuvaleswikhumbakantshavayavukhume,leyia kurinamirhileyifunengetakatihomuekayona,hilavava pfumeleke,naswonavan'wanavavonavavilevabixopo,hi leswaku,valawurivatikereke

230Van’wana,imaribyeyotanolamangaendlangiki ongehikutiendla,kambehimianakanyoleyitsakekema amukelemalandzayaXikwembu

231Kutanilavavekiwekeehenhlakavutirhelibyalehansi; naswonavasirheleleswisiwananitinoni;naswona minkarhihinkwayovahlayisemavulavulelolamatengeke, hikwalahonavonavasirheleriwahiHosi.

232Un’wananiun’wanaloyiaendlakahindlelaleyi,u xiximiwaemahlwenikaHosi;naswonandhawuyavonayi lexikarhikatintsumi,lokovatahambetavayingisaHosi kufikelaemakumu

233¶Lokokurintshavayavukhume-n'weleyiekayonaa kurinimirhileyirhwalekemixakayohlayanyanaya mihandzu,hilavavapfumeleke,nikuxanisekahirifu, hikwalahokavitoraHosi;vatiyiselahimiehleketoleyi lunghekeleke,vanyikelahivutomibyavonahitimbiluta vonahinkwato

234Kutanindziku:“Hayini,nkulukumba,urina mihandzuleyihinkwayohakunene,kambeyin’wanayi sasekilekutlulayin’wana?

235Yingisani,aku:Un’wananaun’wanaloyia xanisekekehikwalahokavitoraHosiuxiximiwahiHosi; kutaniswidyohoswavonahinkwaswoswisula,hikuvava xanisekilehirifuhikwalahokavitoraN'wanawa Xikwembu.

236Yingisanisweswi,leswakuhikwalahokayini mihandzuyavonayihambanile,naswonavan’wanava vonavatlulavan’wana,lavavatisiwakaemahlwenika vamajistarata,nikukomberiwa,avalandzulangaHosi, kambevaxanisekilehimianakanyoleyilunghekeleke;lava vaxiximekangopfuemahlwenikaHosi.Mihandzu hikwalaholeyinganivuxongingopfuhileyi

237Kambelavaavachavanikukanakana,naswonava anakanyisisekehivoxelokovafanelekutivulakumbeku landzulaKriste,kambevaxanisekile;mihandzuyavonai yitsongo,hikuvaleswakumiehleketoleyiyinghene etimbilwinitavona.

238Hikuvaimiehleketoyohombolokaniyobihaleswaku nandzaaanakanyisisalokoatalandzulan’winiwayena Hikokwalaho,tivonelenin'winalavanganimiehleketoyo tano,leswakumiehleketoleyiyingahatshamiekan'wina, kutanimifelaXikwembu

239Kamben’winalavaxanisekakahirifuhikwalahoka vitorayena,mifanelekudzunisaHosi,hikuvayimiteka mifanelekakurhwariwavitorayona;nileswakuu ntshunxiwaeswidyohweniswawenahinkwaswo.

240Naswonahikokwalahokayinimingatitekimitsakile?

Inaanakanyahakuneneleswakulokoun'wanaexikarhika n'winaaxaniseka,uendlantirholowukulu?HikuvaHOSI Xikwembuximinyikavutomi,kambeamibyitwisisi Hikuvaswidyohoswan'winaswimitshikilerile;lokoami ngaxanisekangahikwalahokavitorayena,sweswiami fileekaHOSIXikwembu

241Hikwalahondzivulaleswiekan’winalava anakanyakalokomifanelekun’witivulakumbekun’wi landzula;tiphofulanileswakuminaHOSIXikwembuxa n'wina;leswakulokomin'wilandzula,mingatshukimi pfaleriwaekhotsweni.

242Hikuvamatikohinkwawomaxupulamalandzaya wonalamalandzulakavinivawona;miehleketaleswaku HOSIXikwembuxitamiendlayini,loyianganimatimba yaswilohinkwaswo?

243Hikokwalahosusanietimbilwinitakukanakanaloku, leswakumitahanyahilahakungaherikiekaXikwembu.

244Lokokurintshavayavukhume-mbirhi,leyiayiriyo basa,hivonalavapfumelekekufananavanavo tshembeka,lavaemiehleketweniyavonakungasi tshamakakunghenavubihi,naswonavangasitshamaka vativaleswakuxidyohoaxiriyini,kambeminkarhi hinkwayovayeemahlweniekavutshembekibyavona.

245Hikwalahovanhuvamuxakalowuhandlekokanakana vatadyandzhakayamfumowaXikwembu;hikuvaavasi tshamavanyamisamilawuyaXikwembuekanchumuwihi nawihi,kambevahambetehikutshembekaekaxiyimo lexifanakamasikuhinkwawoyavutomibyavona.

246Hikokwalaho,un’wananaun’wana,ute,utahambeta tanihivanalavangarikinavubihi;vataxiximekakutlula hinkwavolavandzingahavulavulakahavona,hikuva vanavotanohinkwavovaxiximiwahiHosi,vaxiximiwa varivosungulaekahinkwavo

247Hikwalahomatsakalavangatasusavubihi hinkwabyoekan'wina,miambalakupfumalanandzu; hikuvamitarhangamivonaHosi

248Endzhakukalokoahetekuhlamuselakayena tintshavahinkwatohindlelaleyi,ndzikuekayena: “Nkulukumba,ndzikombesweswileswikhumbaka maribyelamahumesiwekeerivaleni,manghenisiwa exihondzweniekamareniralavaavaariwile

249Kufananimaribyewolawoyaxirhendzevutanalama engeteriwekeekuakenikaxihondzo.

250¶Yingisanisweswi,kuvulayena,malunghanani maribyewolawolamahumesiwekeerivalenimayaeka muakowaxihondzo,mavekiwaekamareniralavaava ariwile;itimitsutantshavayoleyoyobasa

251Hikwalahohikuvalavavapfumelekehintshava yoleyoavangarinanandzuswinene;hosiyaxihondzo lexiyilerisileleswakulavangavatimitsutantshavaleyi vanghenisiwaemuakweni

252Hikuvaaaswitivaleswakulokovanghenisiwaeka muakolowuvatayaemahlwenivavangama;naswonaa kungatavanaun’wewavonaloyiaangataendliwawa ntima.

253Kambelokoaaengeterilehindlelaleyikusukaeka tintshavahinkwato,aatavaalavanakambekuendzela xihondzonikuxibasisa.

254Sweswimaribyelawahinkwawoyobasaimajaha lamapfumeleke,kumbelamangatapfumela;hikuva hinkwavoivamuxakawun’we.Muxakalowuwutsakile, hikuvaawunanandzu

255Twananisweswihimaribyewolawoya xirhendzevutaniniyovangama:lawahinkwawoiya ntshavaleyiyobasaKambevakumekavarhendzelekile, hikuvarifuworavonarivaendlilemunyamanyana leswakuvangahanyikintiyiso,rivapfilunganyamahlo.

256HambiswiritanoavasitshamavasukaekaHosi, naswonaarisihumaritorohombolokaemilon’winiya vona;kambekululamahinkwako,nivunene,nintiyiso.

257HikokwalahoHOSIXikwembuxivonamiehleketoya vona,nileswakuvakhavisantiyiso;ulerisileleswakuva hambetavarilavanene,nileswakurifuworavonari tsemiwa

258Hikuvaangalavileswakuvatekiwahikuhelela,ku fikelaemakumuvangaendlaleswineneswokarhihileswi ngasala,vahanyaekaXikwembu;hikuvanatonaita muxakalowunene.

259Hikokwalahoakurinakutsemiwanyanaekavona, kutanivanghenisiwaekamuakowaxihondzolexi

260¶Lokokurilavan'wanahinkwavolavahambetakava harhendzeleka,vangakumiwangavafanelekakuakiwa kaxihondzolexi,hikuvaavasikumaxilemo;varhwariwe vatlheriseriwaendhawiniyavona,hikuvaavakumekava rixirhendzevutanaswinene.

261Kambemisavaleyiyasweswiyifanelekutsemiwa ekavona,nivuhavabyarifuworavona;kutanivata fanelekaekamfumowaXikwembuHikuvavafaneleku nghenaeMfun’weniwaXikwembu,hikuvaXikwembuxi katekisemuxakalowulowungarikinanandzu.

262Hikwalahokamuxakalowuangakonaloyiangata wa;hikuvahambilokoun'wanawavonaaringiwahi Diyavulosiakhunguvanyeka,kungarikhaleutatlhelela ekaHosiyayenaXikwembu

263Minantsumiyakuhundzukandzikutekautsakile, un’wananaun’wanaloyiangarikinanandzukufanana vanalavatsongo,hikuvaxiphemuxawenaixinene naswonaxaxiximekaekaHosi

264Kutanindziriekan’winahinkwenulavaamukeleke xilemolexi;hlayisakuolova,naswonaungatsundzuki milandzuleyikuendleriwekewena,kumbekuya emahlwenihivubihi,kumbehikuhlundzuka,hiku tsundzukamilandzu

265Kambevanamoyawun’we,unyikamirhiyaku handzukalokukobiha,ukususaekan’wina;leswakuhosi yatinyimpfuyitsakahayona;hikuvautatsaka,lokoa kumahinkwaswoleswihanyeke

266Kambelokoyin’wanayatinyimpfuletiyikumekayi hangalakile,Khomboekavarisi;kambenilokovarisihi

voxevatahangalasiwa;vatahlamulayiniekahosiya xivalaxatinyimpfu?Xanavatavulaleswakuvakarhatiwe hitinyimpfu?Kambeavangepfumeriwi.

267Hikuvainchumulowungatshembisikileswakumurisi axanisekahintlhambiwayena;kutaniutaxupuriwa ngopfuhikwalahokamavunwayayena

268Sweswindzimurisi;naswonangopfu-ngopfuufanele kunyikaxivikoxawena.

269¶Hikwalahotikhathalelenilokoxihondzoxahaakiwa HOSIXikwembuxitshamaekalavarhandzakakurhula; hikuvakurhulakarhandzeka;kambeulekuleswineneni lavanganinjhekanjhekisano,nilavatalekevubihi

270Hikwalaho,n’wivuyisenimoyahinkwawo,hilahami wuamukelekehakona.Hikuvalokounyikamutshila nguvuleyintshwanileyihanyekekahle,utalangutelaku tlhelauyiamukela;lokomutisiatakuvuyiselari handzukile,xanaungariamukelaxana?

271Xanaawungatahlundzukasweswi;min'wirhuketela, miku;Ndzikunyikexiambaloxaminalexihanyeke; hikokwalahokayiniuyihandzurile,uyiendlayinga pfuninchumuekamina?Sweswiaswindzipfuninchumu, hikwalahokaleswiuswihakelekeekaswonaXanaawu ngeswivulihinkwaswoleswiekamudlayi,hikwalahoka kuhandzukalokuakuhandzulekenguvuyawena?

272Hikokwalaholokoawutakhathalahinguvuyawena, uvilelaleswakuawuyiamukelangayihorile;uehleketa leswakuHosiyitaendlayini,leyikunyikekeMoyawa yonahikuhelela,naswonaun'wiendleangapfuni nchumuhikuhelela,leswakuyingapfuninchumueka Hosiyayona?Hikuvaleswiaonhiwekehiwena,angaha n'wipfuninchumu.

273Hikwalaho,xanaHosiayingeendlileswifanaka mayelananaMoyawayona,hikwalahokaxiendloxawena?

Handlekokanakana,kuvulamina,utaendlaleswifanaka ekahinkwavolavaangatavakumavayaemahlwenieku tsundzukenikakuvaviseka

274Ungakandziyikutaniehansikamilengeute, tintswalotayena;kamben'wixiximeni,hikuvaulehisa mbiluswineneekaswidyohoswan'wina,angafanina un'wanawan'wina;kambehundzuka,hikuvasweswoswi takuvuyerisa

275¶Hinkwaswoleswitsariwekelahahenhla,Mina murisi,ntsumiyakuhundzuka,ndziswikombisileniku swivulamalandzayaXikwembu

276Hikokwalaholokomipfumelamiyingisamaritolawa, mifambaekawona,milulamisatindlelatan'wina,mita hanyaKambelokomihambetamirinivubihi,niku tsundzukakuvaviseka,kuhavavadyohivotanolavanga tahanyaekaXikwembu.

277Swiloleswihinkwaswoleswiaswifanelekuvuriwa himinandziminyiketilehindlelaleyiKutanimurisiaku ekamina:“Xanaukomberilehinkwaswoekaminaxana? Ndzihlamulendziku:“Nkulukumba,ndziendlile”

278Kutani,hikokwalahokayini,aku,ungavutisanga mayelananaswivandlaswamaribyelawayavekiwekeeka muako,leswakundzitakuhlamuselasweswonaswona? Ndzihlamurilendziku,Nkulukumba,ndziswirivele Kutani,yingisani,uvurile,malunghananileswinaswona.

279Hivonalavasweswivatwekeswilerisoleswi, naswonavahundzukekehitimbilutavonahinkwato;

280NakonalokoHosiyivonaleswakukuhundzukaka vonaakurikahlenobasa,naleswakuvangaya

emahlweniekaswona,yilerisileleswakuswidyohoswa vonaswakhaleswisula.Hikuvaswivandlaleswiakuri swidyohoswavona,kutanivaendliwehambikurileswaku vangahumeleli

XITLHOKOVETSELOXA10

1Endzhakukalokondzitsarilebukuleyi,ntsumileyindzi nyiketekeekamurisiyoloye,yinghenaendlwinileyiandzi riekayona,yitshamaehenhlakamubedo,kutanimurisi yoloyeayimaevokwenirayenaraxinene.

2Kutaniandzivitanaakuekamina;Ndzinyiketilewena niyindluyawenaekamurisiloyi,leswakuutasirheleriwa hiyena.Ndziku,Ina,Hosi.

3Hikokwalaho,ute,lokoutasirheleriwaekakukarhateka hinkwakonilekatihanyihinkwato,uhumelelaekarito rin’wananirin’wanalerinenenintirhowun’wanani wun’wanalowunene;naswonauvanivunenehinkwabyo nikululama;fambahiswilerisoleswiakunyikekeswona, utafumaswidyohohinkwaswo.

4Hikuvalokouhlayisaswilerisosweswo,kunavela hinkwakonikutitsakisakamisavaleyiswitavaehansika wena;naswonakuhumelelakutakulandzelaekantirho wun’wananiwun’wanalowunene

5Hikokwalahotekakukokakayenanikutitsongahataka yenaekawena,ubyelahinkwavoleswakuuxiximiwa swinenenindhumaekaXikwembu,naswonaihosanaya vulawurilebyikulunimatimbaekaxikhundlhaxayona

6Matimbayakuhundzukamanyikeriwaekayenantsena emisavenihinkwayoXanaangavonakiarinimatimba lamakuluekawenaxana?

7Kamben'winamisandzavunenebyayena,niku titsongahatalokuakuhlafunakaekan'wina

8¶Ndzikuekayena;Hosi,n'wivutisekusukelahinkarhi lowuanghenekeendlwiniyaminaleswakundziendle nchumuwokarhilowungahlelekangiki,kumbendzin'wi khunguvanyisileekanchumuwokarhi?

9Ndzaswitiva,kuvulayena,leswakuawuendlanga nchumulowungahlelekangiki,naswonaendzhakuka sweswoawungeendlinchumuwotano;kutanihikwalaho ndzivulavulaswiloleswinawenaleswakuutatiyisela; hikuvaundzinyikexivikolexinenemalunghananawena, 10Kambeutavulaswiloleswiekavan’wana,leswaku lavavahundzukeke,kumbelavangatahundzuka,vatava nimianakanyoleyifanakanawena;kutaniangandzi nyikaxibalolexinenexavonanamina,naminandzinga endlaleswifanakaekaHosi

11Ndzihlamurile;Hosi,ndzitivisavanhuhinkwavo mintirhoyohlamarisayaXikwembu;naswonandza tshembaleswakuhinkwavolavavavarhandzekenaswona vangasidyoha,lokovatatwaswiloleswi,vatahundzuka, vatlhelavavuyisavutomi.

12Hikokwalaho,hambetanievutirhelinilebyi,ubyi hetisisaUn'wananiun'wanalaendlakahikulandza swilerisoswamurisiloyi,útahanya;naswonauta xiximiwaswinenelahanilekaHosi

13Kambelavangahlayisikiswilerisoswayena,vabaleka evuton’winibyavona,vavavalalavabyona.Lavanga landzelerikiswilerisoswayena,vatatinyiketaekufeni, un'wananiun'wanautavaninandzuwangatiyayena 14Kambendzirikawena,hlayisamilawuleyi,utakuma murhiwaswidyohoswawenahinkwaswo

15¶Kutlulakwalaho,ndzirhumilevanhwanalavakuya tshamanawena;hikuvandziswivonileleswakuvaku musaswinene.Hikokwalahoutavanavonavavavapfuni vawena,leswakuutahlayisaswilerisoleswiakunyikeke swonakuantswa;hikuvaswilerisoleswiaswinge hlayisiwihandlekavanhwanalava

16Kutanindzavonandlelaleyivatiyimiselekekuvana wenahayona;ndzitatlhelandzivalerisaleswaku hinkwavovangatshukivasukaendlwiniyawena”

17Ntsenaubasisayindluyawena,hikuvavatatshama endlwinileyitengekehikuhatlisa.Hikuvavabasile,va tenga,vatirhahimatimba;kutanihinkwavovanitintswalo ekaHosi

18Hikokwalaho,lokoyindluyawenayibasile,yita tshamanawenaKambelokoringakaringanyamisiwi ngopfu,vatahatlavasukaendlwiniyawena,hikuva vanhwanalavaavangeswikotikutiyiselathyakarihina rihi

19Ndzikuekayena;Hosi,ndzitshembaleswakundzita vatsakisaswinene,lerovavatatshamavarikarhiva tsakelakutshamaendlwiniyaminaNaswonatanihiloyiu ndzinyiketekeekayena,anganaxivileloekamina;kutani navonaavangevileli.

20Kutaniabyelamurisiyoloyeaku:“Ndzaswivona leswakunandzawaXikwembuutahanyaahlayisamilawu leyi,avekavanhwanalavaevutshamenilebyitengeke.

21Lokoavulasweswo,atlhelaandzinyiketaekamurisi yoloye,avitanavanhwana,akuekavona;hikuvandzi vonaleswakumitatshamaendlwiniyamunhuloyihiku hatlisa,ndzan'winyikaniyindluyayenaekan'wina, leswakumingatshukimisukaendlwiniyayena.Naswona vatwilemaritolawahikuswirhandza.

22¶Kutaniakukamina:Yanaemahlweninivununa entirhweniwawena;byelavanhuhinkwavoswilo leswikuluswaXikwembu,kutaniutakumatintswalo entirhwenilowu

23Un’wananiun’wanalafambakahiswilerisoleswi,uta hanya,atsakaevuton’winibyayena.Kambeloyiangata vahonisa,angehanyi,angahatsakangaevuton'winibya yena

24Vulahinkwavoleswakuun’wananiun’wanalakotaka kuendlaleswinene,ungatshikikutitolovetakuendla mintirholeyinene,hikuvaswavapfuna.Hikuvandzi rhandzaleswakuvanhuhinkwavovantshunxiwaeka swiphiqoleswivangaehansikaswona

25Hikuvaloyiapfumalaka,nikuxanisekaevuton’wini byayenabyasikunasiku,uxanisekaswinenenikulaveka Hikokwalaho,un'wananiun'wanaloyiaponisakamoyaxiviriwotanoekulaveni,utikumelantsakolowukulu.

26Hikuvaloyianganigomehikwalahokaswiphiqoswo tano,uxanisiwahindlelaleyifanaka,ongehilokoa bohiwilehitinketana.Naswonavotalahikwalahoka makhomboyotano,leswivangaswikotikikumatiyisela, vahlawulehambikurikutilovisa

27Hikokwalaho,loyiativakakhomboramunhuwotano, kambeangan’wintshunxikiekarona,uendlaxidyoho lexikulu,naswonauninandzuwangatiyakwe

28Hikokwalaho,titolovetemintirholeyinene,hinkwavo lavakumekematimbalamahumakaekaHosi;leswakumi ngahlwelikuswiendla,kuakiwakaxihondzokunga hetiwa;hikuvahikwalahokan’winamuakowuyimisiwile.

29Hikokwalaho,lokomingahatliselikuendlaleswinene, xihondzoxitahetiwa,mitapfaleriwaehandlekaxona. 30Endzhakukalokoavulavulenaminahindlelayoleyo, apfukaemubedweniafamba,atekamurisinivanhwana 31Kambeandzibyelaleswakuutatlheriselamurisini vanhwanaendlwiniyaminaAmen

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