Jongʼad Bura 17
1 Koro ne nitie ngʼat moro ma nyinge Mika mane oa e piny gode mar Efraim,
Indoda eyayithiwa nguMikha eyayivela elizweni lamaqaqa ako-Efrayimi
2 nowachone min mare niya, “Fedha ma pekne romo kilo apar gadek mane omayi kendo mane awinjo kikwongʼogo ngʼat mane okwale; an ema an kodgi.” Eka min mare nowachone niya, “Wuoda, mad Jehova Nyasaye gwedhi!”
yathi kunina, “Amashekeli esiliva angamakhulu alitshumi lanye athathwa kuwe njalo engakuzwa uwaqalekisa, sikimi lesosiliva; yimi engasithathayo.” Unina wathi, “UThixo kakubusise, ndodana yami!”
3 Kane odwokone min mare fedha ma pekne romo kilo apar gadekgo, min-gi nowachone niya, “Achiwo fedha maga duto ne Jehova Nyasaye mondo mi wuoda olosgo kido mopa mar nyasaye, omiyo koro aduogonigo.”
Esewabuyisele kunina amashekeli esiliva angamakhulu alitshumi lanye, unina wathi, “Isiliva sami ngisahlukanisela uThixo ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba indodana yami yenze isithombe esibaziweyo, sahuqwa ngesiliva. Ngizasibisela kuwe.”
4 Omiyo nodwokone min mare fedha, kendo min-gi nokawo fedha ma pekne romo kilo ariyo gi nus mi ochiwogi ne jatheth, mane olosogi e kido mar nyasaye milamo. Kendo noketgi e od Mika.
Ngakho esesibisele kunina isiliva, unina wasethatha amashekeli angamakhulu amabili esiliva wawanika umkhandi wesiliva, wenza isithombe ngaso. Sabekwa endlini kaMikha.
5 Koro ngʼatni ma nyinge ne Mika neni gikare mar lemo, kendo noloso law mayom mar dolo miluongo ni efod kod nyisechegi kendo noketo achiel kuom yawuote kaka jadolo.
UMikha lo wayelendawo yokukhonzela, njalo wenza isembatho semahlombe kanye lezithombe, wasebeka enye yamadodana akhe ukuba ngumphristi wakhe.
6 E kindeno Israel ne onge ruoth; kendo ngʼato ka ngʼato ne timo kaka ohero.
Ngalezonsuku u-Israyeli wayengelankosi; umuntu wonke ezenzela ayekubona kulungile kuye.
7 Rawera ma ja-Lawi moa Bethlehem e piny Juda, mane osebedo kodak gi anywola jo-Juda,
Ijaha laseBhethilehema koJuda elalingumLevi, elalihlala phakathi kwabosendo lukaJuda,
8 nowuok Bethlehem mondo omany kama onyalo dakie. Kane pod odhi nyime gi wuoth, nodhi e od Mika mantiere e piny gode mag Efraim.
lasuka kulowomuzi lidinga enye indawo yokuhlala. Ekuhambeni kwalo lafika endlini kaMikha elizweni lezintaba elako-Efrayimi.
9 Mika nopenje niya, “Ia kanye?” Nodwoke niya, “An ja-Lawi moa Bethlehem man Juda, kendo amanyo kama anyalo dakie.”
UMikha walibuza wathi, “Uvela ngaphi na?” Lona lathi, “NgingumLevi ovela eBhethilehema koJuda, ngidinga indawo yokuhlala.”
10 Eka Mika nowachone niya, “Dag koda kendo ibed wuonwa kod jadolo, kendo abiro miyi fedha ma pekne romo robo mar kilo, gi lewni kod chiemo e higa.”
UMikha wasesithi kulo, “Hlala lami ube ngubaba lomphristi wami, njalo ngizakupha amashekeli esiliva alitshumi ngomnyaka, izigqoko zakho kanye lokudla kwakho.”
11 Omiyo ja-Lawino noyie dak kode, kendo wuowino ne chalone mana kaka achiel kuom yawuote.
Ngakho umLevi wavuma ukuhlala laye, njalo ijaha lelo lalinjengenye yamadodana akhe.
12 Eka Mika noketo ja-Lawino kendo wuowino nobedo jadolone kendo nodak e ode.
UMikha wabeka umLevi ukuba ngumphristi wakhe, njalo ijaha lelo lahlala endlini yakhe.
13 Kendo Mika nowacho niya, “Koro angʼeyo ni Jehova Nyasaye biro timona maber, nikech ja-Lawi osebedo jadolo mara.”
UMikha wasesithi, “Khathesi sengisazi ukuthi uThixo uzakwenza okulungileyo kimi, njengoba umLevi lo esebe ngumphristi wami.”
