1 Deiꞌ aꞌi ihaliꞌipa, God aꞌ naliꞌamona Israel hiasi miniꞌap ananisi? Owaꞌatin endilisi! Aeꞌ wapani Israeliwai esimbel Abrahami, wambota Benjamini.* 1 Sml 12:22; Sam 94:14; Fl 3:5 2 Miniꞌap isimba Godi anen fowaꞌ nandandepas eaꞌi, ina naliꞌamonas, owaꞌ. Ipaꞌ pegawa basef Elaijai fagail Baibeli. Elaija nandabeten nandaꞌ kotima esis Israela God, nagaꞌi naꞌamba naꞌi,* 2 Kin 19:10,14

4 Apaꞌ God nagwamana basef maif Elaija? Anen naꞌipana naꞌi,

5 Isimba eaꞌ naꞌamba atin siꞌi deiꞌ wapani esis miniꞌap duꞌwanis sape, God fowaꞌ natilis uwahipis natopalopas dowaf. Isimba atis deiꞌ nosahoꞌasa sagape epes ananisi siꞌis. * Ga 3:18 6 Anen nati uwahipis natopalopas dowaf nosahoꞌas. Anen ina okom mandandaꞌma anin maol buꞌwani esis sandaꞌani nosahoꞌas, owaꞌatin. Iꞌi esis sondaꞌ maol buꞌwani ma God nosahoꞌasai, anen ina aꞌ niti uwahipis maol buꞌwani ma God nosahoꞌasai, anen ina aꞌ niti uwahipis notopalopas dowaf nosahoꞌas, owaꞌatin. Iꞌi naꞌambaiai, waf afamba nagati uwahipisafi, afamba falafifi atef, owaꞌ endilisifia.* Ro 9:31

7 Deiꞌ apaꞌ ataꞌ miꞌias miꞌimama? Waf afamba God niti epes nigaꞌi beꞌes hililiꞌi, afamba esis Israel sandaꞌ numaꞌumi ma saꞌi sogofaꞌafi, apaꞌ ina sofaꞌaf, owaꞌ. Fowaꞌ God nosahoꞌ esis duꞌwanis atis eaꞌ isimba atis sofaꞌaf. Apaꞌ esis Israel hiasi opalef asasimi masoꞌas eaꞌ, * Diu 29:4; Ais 29:10 8 siꞌi buk Baibel nagaꞌi,

9 Devit wapani naꞌi basef ifimba atifa waf opalef esis Israeli masoꞌas eaꞌ naꞌi,

“Aeꞌ aꞌi nemaf afamba esis sope sogaꞌ gwaꞌaisi

10 “Aeꞌ aꞌi naep asasipi petaga walufipa ina

11 Deiꞌ aeꞌ ahaliꞌipa. Esis Juda sendesambaol sowa lamonas? Owaꞌatin endilisi! Esis sololama ufiaꞌw sandaꞌ waf awafi, isimba atis deiꞌ God notanima nofaꞌ anis epes sogololama Godi owaꞌ Judaisia sotanima safeꞌma anen. God nandaꞌas naꞌamba ma esis Juda ataꞌ sigati waf afamba fasifi nandaꞌmasaf esis sogololama anini ma anaf esis Juda kowogalasa waf afamba buꞌwafi God nandaꞌmasafi. 12 Esis Juda sowaꞌ alafugaha God, isimba atis deiꞌ anen natopalopa amam nematawa hiasi itapasi sagape walemb hiagomai. Esis Juda sololama waf Godi, isimba atis deiꞌ God natopalopa isimba owaꞌ Judaisia nofaꞌas sotanimai sogape andeandeꞌ. Eaꞌ nemaf afamba esis Juda hiasi hiꞌilas dondoꞌma ikwaf God okom magaꞌiefi sotanima sifiꞌmai anen, esis misiꞌah hiasi owaꞌ Judaisia, God notopalopas endilisi ma nofaꞌai hiasi sogotanimai.

13 Deiꞌ aꞌi eseꞌepa anif basef ipaꞌ atipa owaꞌ Judaipaia. God nasapaꞌe afeꞌma andaꞌ maola esis owaꞌ Judaisia siꞌi ipaꞌ. Eaꞌ sonahema maol inimba buꞌwani deiꞌ andaꞌani. 14 Maol inimba aeꞌ okom maꞌian aꞌowaꞌ ma egasaꞌma esis Juda wambota aeꞌasi ma kowogalasa ipaꞌ deiꞌ pape andeandeꞌ pagaloma Godi. Ama aeꞌ egefaꞌ esis Juda duꞌwanis atis sotanima sogafeꞌma God. 15 Ahoꞌ, anen nowaꞌ alafuga ma esis, isimba atis deiꞌ nofaꞌai anis epes itap hiagoma sataga nembel atembel salomana. Ama anef nemaf God nosoꞌas nembela esis Juda sotanima sogafeꞌma anen, notopalopa epes hiasi itap hiagoma sotanima sope andeandeꞌ sondagala siꞌi sondagala ma anis epes sagaꞌ sotanima sogasafeli.* Nam 15:17-21; Esi 44:30

16 Waf afamba esis Juda sotanima sogafeꞌma God siꞌi basef waminif atini naꞌamba faꞌi, iꞌi bret duꞌwanita tagaliꞌi sandaꞌata sasoꞌanata Godi boꞌota hililiꞌ, eaꞌ bret siꞌita wapani Godi boꞌota hililiꞌi atota. Iꞌi esis sosoꞌana nombalef lawagilif siꞌilif God, daoꞌ agufugama wapani Godi atoga.* Ef 2:11-19

17 God nindiwaga nelefata anogof agof lawag oliviga sagawaga aofi eaꞌ nofaꞌai anogol agola anoga lawag oliviga alupugai nuwataniaga lawag agamba sagawaga aofi. Ipaꞌ owaꞌ Judaipaia, ipaꞌ siꞌi agol lawag agamba alupugai. Isimba atis deiꞌ ipaꞌ pefaꞌ hiahaom maim buꞌwami mataga ma epes isimba Juda siꞌi agol lawag agamba alupugai gogofaꞌ ifata nombalef lawag sagawaga aofi. * Jo 4:22 18 Deiꞌ ipaꞌ owaꞌ Judaipaia ina piꞌi ipaꞌ atipa buꞌupai pikilaꞌ esis Juda siꞌi agof agwafomba God nigindiwagufi, owaꞌ. Ipaꞌ inaꞌ piꞌi ipaꞌ biꞌipai esis epes awasi, owaꞌi. Deiꞌ main, ipaꞌ ina pegewaꞌ banaga nombalifi, owaꞌ. Nombalef atelef fewaꞌ banagaipa. 19 Aꞌi ipaꞌ atiasi piꞌias naꞌamba piꞌi, “God nindiwa agof agwafomba ma nogowatani apaꞌ siꞌi anogol agol lawagigil.”* Ro 12:16

20 Daoꞌ andeandeꞌ, apaꞌ esis Juda ina sahapifana, isimba atis deiꞌ nahapeꞌas. Apaꞌ ipaꞌ pahapifana deiꞌ pape sisihipama anen. Apaꞌ ipaꞌ owaꞌi pesaꞌma agof ipeꞌigufi piꞌi ipaꞌ atipa buꞌupaia, owaꞌi. Ipaꞌ ombal mondahepa solawaipa. 21 Fowaꞌ God ina naꞌi ahoꞌma esis Juda siꞌi agof agwafomba lawag sagawaga aofi fape atapiguf, owaꞌ. Ipaꞌ solawaipa. Naꞌamba nondaꞌmepas naꞌamba atin siꞌi nandaꞌ esis.* Jo 15:2,4; Hi 3:14

22 Eaꞌ ipaꞌ ukup pendandaꞌmam andeandeꞌ okom biafim Godi uwahipimi wandafumi wapani. Epes sagakwaha waf ananifii, naꞌipas dindinip. Apaꞌ ipaꞌ God nagaꞌi uwahipipai, iꞌi ipaꞌ pigaila uwahipimi amamba, daoꞌ andeandeꞌ. Apaꞌ iꞌi owaꞌ, anaf notopaꞌepa wapani. 23 Iꞌi esis Juda sokwaha waf awafi sogosambala Godafi, daoꞌ atiasi nofaꞌas sotanimai siꞌi nogowatania agof agwafomba fowaꞌ nigindiwagufi. Endilisi, God banagonai ma nondaꞌas naꞌamba. 24 Ipaꞌ pegawa fowaꞌ ipaꞌ ataꞌ papani atin siꞌipa lawag oliv alupugai, eaꞌ God nandaꞌ anin maol daiana ipaꞌ natopaꞌ anogol agola lawag agamba eaꞌ nowataniaga anoga lawag oliv buꞌugai sagawaga aofi. God nandaꞌ maol inimba. Eaꞌ endilisi atis, anaf aꞌ nofaꞌ esis Juda sotanimai siꞌi agof nindiwagof lawag sagawaga aofi nuwataniagof fitanima fope lawag afafugai siꞌiga. Maol inimba ina ahifina anen, owaꞌ. Andipeni.* Ro 12:16; Lu 21:24; Jo 10:16

25 Alipipai, aeꞌ andaiwaꞌma ipaꞌ ukup pegehepama basef ifimba fowaꞌ fandambahiꞌi deiꞌ fandawalap alihif. Naꞌamba ipaꞌ ukup pendandaꞌ ma ipaꞌ atipa piꞌi, “Apaꞌ mogogawai.” Basef ifimba fowaꞌ fandambahiꞌi naꞌamba. Esis Israel opalef asasilifi fasoꞌas, apaꞌ ina fasoꞌas atapilif fape, owaꞌ. Fefeꞌ fefeꞌ fendahama nogota atamba esis owaꞌ Judaisia hiasi sifiꞌi sogafeꞌma God dondoꞌ ma ikwaf okom ananimi magaꞌiefi. * Mt 23:39; Ais 59:20-21; Sam 14:7 26 Iꞌi owaꞌ main, esis Israel hiasi God nofaꞌas nokwahomasa waf awafi sotanima sifiꞌmai anen siꞌi Baibel naꞌias nagaꞌi,

“Anaf aman anamba nofaꞌas sogotanimai,

28 Juda sosambala basef buꞌwafi Godi, sataga bousi ananisi sahaꞌofa ipaꞌ owaꞌ Judaipaia nofaꞌepa pigatanimaii. Apaꞌ God fowaꞌ nosahoꞌas eaꞌ okom maimailas. Deiꞌ main, anen okom mapoma bafasam asasimi ma basef ifimba nalaꞌ lap nagalomamafi. 29 Iꞌi God nondandepa anin epen nosoꞌan presen fasini dowaf, anaf anen ina nosambala basef ifimba niꞌipan niꞌi hapaifi nohoꞌofef, owaꞌatin. Basef ifimba atapif fepe.

30 Fowaꞌ ipaꞌ owaꞌ Judaipaia pesambala basef Godi. Eaꞌ esis Juda wapani sosambala basef ifimba. Isimba atis deiꞌ ipaꞌ pefaꞌ okom uwahipimi Godi. 31 Eaꞌ naꞌamba atin deiꞌ esis Juda wapani sosambala basef ama deiꞌ sogofaꞌ okom amamba uwahipimi Godi siꞌi ipaꞌ. * Ga 3:22; 1 Ti 2:4 32 God nandaꞌ epes hiasi hiꞌalas sogape lafela waf afamba sogosambala basefafi ma anen anaf niti esis hiasi uwahipis nogatopalopas dowaf.* Ais 55:8-9

33 Awasi! Okom Godi naloma gawa ananini fasini luꞌum aꞌowaꞌ endilisi. Apaꞌ epes ina laꞌifipa endilisi ma mogogawa kofagema basef ananifi, okom hiami mogatambela, owaꞌatin. Apaꞌ owaꞌatin endilisi ma mogawalapa basefa anen okom magaꞌiefi. Eaꞌ apaꞌ owaꞌ mogawa waf hianai ananinaia, owaꞌatin.* Ais 40:13; 1 Ko 2:16

34 Endilisi atis, siꞌi Baibel naꞌias nagaꞌi, “Ami negawa okom Dembinaii? Ami nasoꞌana nomonas anen? * Jop 41:11 35 Ami naliꞌ nasoꞌana hiahawes anen ama atiasi nogagwamanas? Owaꞌatin endilisi.”* 1 Ko 8:6

36 Anen nandaꞌ hiahaom hiami hiꞌalam magape ilif itapi numafiam maloma epes. Eaꞌ hiahaom amamba hiami maloma epes mape ma mogasaꞌma agol ananigili atogol. Apaꞌ epes hiapai hiꞌilapa mondasaꞌma agol ananigili lifilafi dondol. Endilisi.