Bulunda bwa Tata wetu yi Tavidi

Tavidi wuzodi kutungila Tata wetu nzu, amana Natani wámona bukheti kedi konda kutekila yuka ndinga yandi. Mvutu yávutula dyawu: Tata waku kakútunga ngeyi nzu, amana mwana waku kakántungila yama. Tavidi wenda amana wázakala, wusiminu lawu ni mambu moosu mama matadidi yandi.

Tata wetu kisi zonza mu mavese 4–14

Kapitulu 17.

Kunima dya Tavidi kuzakala muna nzu yandi, wázimbula kwena Natani ngunza: «Tala, meni yenina zinga muna nzu ya mabaya, kaasi mukunzu wa bulunda bwa Tata wetu wenina ku tsi ya bibwiku bya sombolu.»

Natani wávutula kwena Tavidi: «Hanga mambu moosu mana menina muna mbundu yaku, mukuma Tata wetu kenina yi ngeyi.»

Kaasi muna phipha yina, ndinga ya Tata wetu yisa kwena Natani:

Wenda zimbula kwena Tavidi musadi wama: «Tala mambu kazimbudi Tata waku: Ngeyi keku mutu wuna katungila meni nzu ya kuzinga mwamuna.» Meni yizingaku muna nzu tuka kilumbu kina yátombula Kiseledi tii yi buthwena, kaasi yakala zinga tuka sombolu kuna sombolu, tuka homa kuna homa.

Kwosu kuna yakwenda yi Kiseledi dyosu, keti yakala zonza ndinga kwena mosi mu bazusi ba Kiseledi, bana yáthuma mu kuhungula kikanda kyama, mu kuzimbula: «Kikuma kya biki lukondi kuntungila meni nzu ya mabaya?»

Buna zimbula kwena musadi wama Tavidi: «Tala mambu kazimbudi Tata mukwa ngolu zoosu: Meni yakubonga ku tseki, ku kulanda kibuka kya mikoku, hanga wakala pfumu ha thandu ya kikanda kyama Kiseledi. Yakala yi ngeyi kwosu kuna wakwenda, amana yázenga mbeni zaku zoosu ku thwala yaku. Buthwena yikhítula khumbu yaku hanga khumbu ya bambuta ba tsi. Yísola homa hamosi kikuma kya kikanda kyama Kiseledi amana yíkuna bawu kuna, hanga bazinga muna homa ha bawu meni, konda kuyangisibwa diaka. Batu ba mbi balwakilaku bawu diaka, bwosu bwakala ku theti, tuka yásola bazusi ha thandu ya kikanda kyama Kiseledi. Yilembika mbeni zaku zoosu. Yikuzimbwala: Tata waku kakútungila nzu. Muna tangwa dina biluka bilumbu byaku amana wakwenda kala yi bakhaka baku, yitombula butuka dyaku kunima dyaku, mosi mu bana baku, amana yisíkisa kipfumu kyandi. Yandi kenina wuna katungila meni nzu, amana yisíkisa kiti kyandi kya luyalu kya mvula yi mvula. Yikála Tata wandi; yandi kakála mwana wama. Yikatúlaku khenda yama ya bulunda kwena yandi, hanga bwosu yákatula kwena mutu wuna wákala ku thwala yaku. Yisíkisa yandi ha thandu ya nzu yama yi kipfumu kyama kya mvula yi mvula; kiti kyandi kya luyalu kyasíkama kya mvula yi mvula.»

Natani wásamuna kwena Tavidi mambu mama moosu yi mbona mesu yayi yosu.

Tavidi Wazakala ku Thwala ya Tata wetu mu Kuyituka

Amana kinga Tavidi wákota, wázakala ku thwala ya Tata wetu, amana wázimbula: «Nati meni, A Tata wama, amana khi nzu yama, buna wúnata meni tii yi vava? Amana hanga dyadi dyakala dyambu dya phutu ku mesu maku, A Tata wama, wuzonzini mu nzu ya musadi waku tii yi mu matangwa makwísa ku thwala, amana wutadidi meni hanga mbuta mu kati dya batu, A Tata wama. Khi dyambu dyahika Tavidi kalenda zimbula kwena ngeyi mu kuzitisa musadi waku? Mukuma ngeyi wuzayi musadi waku. A Tata wama, kikuma kya musadi waku amana ni mbundu yaku meni, wusadi mambu mama moosu ma lawu, mu kusongila bilangi byabi byosu bya lawu. A Tata wama, ka mutu ku wuna wufwanani yi ngeyi, heku Tata wahika hanga ngeyi, bwosu betu twáyuka ni matu metu. Nati wuna wufwanani yi kikanda kyaku Kiseledi, kanda dimosi kaka ha tsi dina Tata wetu wenda lubula hanga kikanda kya yandi meni, mu kudikitula khumbu ni mihangu mya lawu yi mya tsisi, mu kukwasa makanda ku thwala ya kikanda kyaku, mana wálubula ku Ngiphiti? Wákhitula kikanda kyaku Kiseledi kikanda kya ngeyi meni kya mvula yi mvula, amana ngeyi, A Tata wama, wákituka Tata wa bawu. Buthwena, A Tata wama, yambula ndinga yina wuzonzini mu musadi waku yi nzu yandi yasíkama kya mvula yi mvula; hanga bwosu wuzonzini. Yambula yasíkama, amana khumbu yaku yakala kya mvula yi mvula, hanga bazimbula: «Tata mukwa ngolu zoosu kenina Tata wetu ha thandu ya Kiseledi.» Yambula nzu ya musadi waku Tavidi yasíkuka ku thwala yaku. Mukuma ngeyi, A Tata wama, wúsongila musadi waku ni ngeyi kakútungila nzu, yihana ni musadi waku wawana kikesa mu kulomba ku thwala yaku. Buthwena, A Tata wama, ngeyi wenina Tata wetu; wúsila musadi waku dyambu dyadi dya bukheti. Buthwena wúsola mu kusakumuna nzu ya musadi waku, hanga yasíkila ku thwala yaku kya mvula yi mvula; mukuma ngeyi, A Tata wama, wúsakumuna yawu, amana yenina wa sakumuna kya mvula yi mvula.»