Tavidi Wáyambula Wuna Tata Wetu Wásita

Sawulu wákota mu nzyamu yina kyakuna Tavidi kákala swamana. Batu ba Tavidi bázimbula ni dyawu dikabu; kaasi yandi wáhuta kaka nzenzi ya muzaka, amana kyokyina kyámubeta katsatsa. Ku nganda, wámuteda Sawulu tata wandi amana wáyambula Tata wetu kasambisa hakati dya bawu.

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Kunima dya Sawulu kuvutuka ku kutsyakula Bafilisiti, bámuzimbwala: «Tavidi wenina mu nganga ya Eni-Nngedi.» Sawulu wábonga mafunda matatu ma bayakala básolama mu Kiseledi kyosu, hanga basanda Tavidi yi batu bandi ku thwala ya Matadi ma Bakhombu ba Mu Tseki. Wátula ku mapangu ma mameme ku ndambu nzila, kuna kwakala nzyamu. Sawulu wukoti mu nzyamu ndangu kasala kima kyandi kya kitsweki; Tavidi yi batu bandi bákala bázinga ku ndindi ya nzyamu. Batu ba Tavidi bámuzimbwala: «Kyaki kilumbu kina Tata wetu kázimbula, buna kakuzimbwala: “Yibati kuheka mbeni waku mu koku kwaku ndangu wamuhanga buna wuzodi.”» Tavidi wátelama amana mu kitsweki wáhuta nzenzi ya muzaka wa Sawulu. Kunima, katsatsa ka Tavidi kamubeta mukuma wáhuta nzenzi ya muzaka wa Sawulu. Wuzimbudi kwena batu bandi: «Tata wetu kakandika ni yihanga bwabu kwena pfumu wama, wuna wásita—ni yilambula koku kwama kwena yandi, mukuma yandi wenina wuna Tata wetu wásita.» Mu ndinga zazi, Tavidi wákandikisa batu bandi ni banwanaku yi Sawulu. Amana Sawulu wálubuka mu nzyamu amana wenda nzila yandi. Tavidi wátelama, wálubuka mu nzyamu, amana wábokila Sawulu: «A pfumu wama kinga!» Sawulu watála ku manima, amana Tavidi wázenzika mbunzu yandi ku mafu.

Tavidi wuzimbudi kwena Sawulu: «Kikuma kya biki wisi yukila batu bana bisi zimbwala: “Tala, Tavidi kabati sanda ni kákuhanga mbi”? Buthwena mesu maku mámona buna Tata wetu kákuheka mu koku kwama mu nzyamu. Bahika bámbokwadila ndangu yikuhonda, kaasi yikuyambudi amana yizimbula: “Yilambulaku koku kwama kwena pfumu wama—wuna Tata wetu wásita.” Tala, tata wama—nzenzi ya muzaka waku mu koku kwama! Yáhuta yawu kaasi yikuhondaku ku. Zaya amana wamóna ni heku mbi keti mvwalangani mu koku kwama. Yikusumukiniku kwena ngeyi, kaasi wabati sanda moya wama ndangu wabonga wawu. Tata wetu kafúndisa ha kati dya ngeyi yi meni, amana Tata wetu kavutula mbela kwena ngeyi—kaasi koku kwama kukusimbaku ku. Bwosu kingana kya thama kizimbudi: “Kwena batu ba mbi kwatuka mambu ma mbi.” Koku kwama kukalaku kwena ngeyi. Kinga kya Kiseledi wálubuka mu kunwana yi nati? Nati wabati tsyakula? Mbwa wa kufwa? Nzietu yimosi? Tata wetu kafúndisa ha kati dya ngeyi yi meni, kamona dyambu dyama, kalombila dyambu dyama, amana kámphulula mu koku kwaku.»

Buna Tavidi kámanisa kuzimbwala mambu mama kwena Sawulu, Sawulu wuzimbudi: «Ndinga yaku yenina, mwana wama Tavidi?» amana wádila yi mbembu yangolu. Wuzimbudi kwena Tavidi: «Ngeyi wenina wasungama ni kuluta meni; ngeyi wámphanga mboti, meni yákuhanga mbi. Buthwena wásongila mboti yina wámphanga: Tata wetu wámpheka mu koku kwaku, kaasi wuphondaku ku. Yuka ni mutu kawána mbeni wandi, buna kamuyambula kenda konda phasi? Tata wetu kakufuta mboti kikuma kya mana wámphangila buthwena. Buthwena nzayi ni kyedika ngeyi kakála kinga, amana kipfumu kya Kiseledi kyakála kyazyama mu koku kwaku. Buna, dila meni ndefi mu khumbu ya Tata wetu: ni wuhutaku butuka dyama kunima dyama, keti wukatula khumbu yama mu nzu ya tata wama.»

Tavidi wádila Sawulu ndefi. Sawulu wenda ku nzu yandi; Tavidi yi batu bandi bátombuka ku kifulu kya ngolu.