¹ Nehoni Mushe na ana Isilaele awopo aimba eli limbo kuimbela Shinda sha moyo. Awopo aimba ci, ''Kenge nakuimbela Shinda sha moyo, mukonda onamanisha ko ufumu; kakambe noyu nakathzini onawakonjela mu likulu lwale. ² Shinda sha moyo yoliyo okolo wange no limbo, kalo onapiluka muyoyishi wange. Oyu yoliyo Nyambi wange, ne kenge nimushangala, Nyambi wa tata, kalo kenge nimulemeka. ³ Shinda sha moyo mundume; Shinda sha moyo lyoliyo lithzina lyenji. ⁴ Onakonjela makoloi a Faro no mashwalale enji mu likulu lwale. Aendishi awa nahangula Faro analowethziwa mu likulu lwale. ⁵ Man'ithsingi anawathsiki; Anathzela mu uthzungi eci liwe. ⁶ Lyoko lyoye lyo shilyo, Shinda sha moyo, lyashangaliwa mu ukolo; Lyoko lyoye lyo shilyo, Shinda sha moyo, linepisha shitothzi. ⁷ Mu ukulu wo ufumu woye onatwesha awa nakupilukela. Onatumu uanji woye, unawatumeka eci itendeci. ⁸ Ko kupuya mu mayulu oye meyu aopo aliwana kukwama lipimpo; meyu apupa aopo aimana mu lipimpo; meyu oathzungi aopo akala mu mucima o likulu lwale. ⁹ Shitothzi ashopo shiamba, 'Kenge nishupwela, kenge niwawana, kenge niliela lufumo lo; eshi nifota kukwo kenge shikwamahala; kenge nishimba mwele wange, lyoko lyange kenge liwaipisha.' ¹⁰ Unone owepo pepisha mupepo woye, ne likulu lwale alyopo liwathsika; awopo athzela eci loto mu meyu oathzungi. ¹¹ Elye lipitula noe, Shimnda sha moyo, mukaci ka athzimu? Elye lipila noe, mu kukena, mu kulemekiwa ko kushangaliwa, mu kukwama imonisha? ¹² Kuma noolola lyoko lyoye lyo shilyo, ne kaye akopo kwamina. Mu shihemo shoye onaendisha anu awa onayoyisha. ¹³ Mu ukolo woye onawalete ku shibaka shoye sho kukena. ¹⁴ Mungi wa anu kenge ayuva, ne kenge atutuma, kulishoshomwa kenge kukeyela awa anatungu mu Filisita. ¹⁵ Nehoni mafumu omu Edomo kenge ayapa; mashwalale a Moabi kenge atutuma; wahe awa anatungu mu kanana kenge aleya micima. ¹⁶ Kulishoshomwa no wowa kenge yakuwawela. Mukonda wo ukolo o lyoko lyoye, kenge atutwala eci liwe kukumena apa akupitela anu oye, Shinda sha moyo- kukumena apa akupitela anu awa onaamwena. ¹⁷ Kenge wakuwaleta no kuwakuna pa mukinya o kushwana koye, shivaka, Shinda sha moyo, eshi onakwama ci okale mo, shivaka sho kukene nene, Fumu wetu, esho anakwama moko oe. ¹⁸ Shinda sha moyo kenge akuvuthsa kokukana kupwa.'' ¹⁹ Mukonda tukambe twa Faro tunathzi no makoloi enji na aka kuthzina tukambe enji mu likulu lwale. Shinda sha moyo nahushela meyu o mu likulu lwale peulu thzo. Unone ana Isilaele awo anaende mo mukukutu mukaci ko likulu lwale. ²⁰ Miriame mupolofita o mbuyama, ndumbu thza Aroni, ayepo shimba kangomaana, ne ambuyama wahe awopo amushupwela kwanashimbi tungomaana, kuthza no kukina nenji. ²¹ Miriame ayepo waimbela, ''Muimbele Shinda sha moyo, mukonda onatwesha ko ufumu. Kakambe no muka kukathzina onawakonjela mu likulu lwale.'' ²² Nehoni Mushe ayepo endisha ana Isilaele kutunda ku likulu lwale lyo likihi. Awopo athza mu mumbulwa kukutu wa Shuri. Awopo aenda mayuwa ahatu mu mumbulwa kukutu kwithsa kuwana meyu. ²³ Nehoni awopo akuma ku Mara, unone kuma akwangile kunwa meyu ku Mara mukonda meyu kuma alulile. Ne awopo ata esho shivaka ci Mara. ²⁴ Ne mbunga awopo avilaela kwa Mushe no kuamba ci, ''Kenge tunwa ine?'' ²⁵ Mushe ayepo kuwelela kwa Shinda sha moyo, ne Shinda sha moyo ayepo mumonisha shitondo. Mushe ayepo shikonjela mu meyu ne meyu aopo atowala kuanwa. Oko koliyo Shinda sha moyo awapelelile mulao oukolo, kalo oko koliyo awaelekelile. ²⁶ Ayepo amba ci. ''Apa oteelela nawanwa ku liywi lya Shinda sha moyo Nyambi oe, no kukwama ei inaloo mu meho enji, no kuteelela nawa kwei atuminina no kumamela milao thzenji thzothzihe- kanakukuletela mawethzi aa naletelile akwa Engepita, mukonda yame Shinda sha moyo oyu kupolisha.'' ²⁷ Nehoni mbunga athopo thzikuma ku Elimi, oku kwakalile maweluwelu o meyu likumi na eli no itondo yo nthzalu makumi mutanu na eli. Awopo akwama shilombo kumbali o meyu.