1Ndidawona cirombo* cikhacoka m'nyandza comwe cikhana nyanga khumi (10), misolo minomwe (7), na ntsinga-msolo za umambo khumi (10) zomwe ibodzi na ibodzi ikhali panyanga, ndipo pa misolopo pakhana dzina lakutukwana Mulungu. 2Cirombo comwe ndidawonaco, cikhana mawonekedwe ya nyalugwe, tsono minyendo yacene ikhali mikulu ninga ya cirombo cimbacemeredwa urso, ndipo mulomo ukhali ninga wa mphondolo. Ndipo Nyangumi adapasa cirombo mphambvu zace, mpando wa umambo bwace na utongi bukulu. 3Msolo ubodzi wa ciromboco ukhadakhala ninga udapwetekedwa kwakufa nako, tsono kupwetekedwa kwakufa nako kule kudapolesedwa. Dziko la pantsi lentse lidadabwisika ndipo lidatewera cirombo. 4Adapemba Nyangumi ule, omwe adapasa cirombo utongi, ndipombo adapemba cirombo acimbati: “Mbani omwe ali ninga cirombo? Mbani omwe angacite nkhondo naco?”

5Cirombo cidapasidwa mulomo wakuti cirewe mafala yakusamwa na yakutukwana Mulungu, ndipo cidapasidwa mphambvu za kucita basa mkati mwa minyezi makumi manai na miwiri† (42). 6Ciromboco cidafungula mulomo kuti citukwane Mulungu, ndipo citemberere dzina lace na cikumbi ca mapembo cace, comwe ni wale omwe an'khala kudzulu‡. 7Cidapasidwa mphambvu kuti cimenyane na wakucena§ ndipo ciwakunde. Cidapasidwa utongi kwa madzindza yentse, mbumba zentse, bzirewedwe bzentse na madziko yentse. 8Wentse wakukhala padziko la pantsi an'dzapemba ciromboco, omwe ni wentse wale omwe madzina yawo yalibe kunembedwa muLivu la Moyo** la Bira, omwe adaphedwa kuyambira pakulengedwa kwa dziko.

9Wale omwe ana makutu abve mafalaya yakuti:

11Ndipo ndidawona cirombo cinango cikhacoka pantsi pa mataka, cikhana nyanga ziwiri (2) ninga bira m'bodzi, tsono cikhalewa-lewa ninga nyangumi m'bodzi. 12Cikhawonesa utongi bwentse bwa cirombo cakuyamba mudzina la cakuyambaco, ndipo cikhacitisa dziko la pantsi na wakukhala mumwemo kuti apembe cirombo cakuyamba, comwe cikhadapolesedwa kupwetekedwa kwakufa nako. 13Ndipo cikhambawonesa bzizindikiro bzikulu, mpaka kudzafika pakubulusa moto kucokera kudzulu kubwera padziko la pantsi, patsogolo pa wanthu wentse. 14Ciromboco cikhambanyengeza wentse wakukhala padziko la pantsi kudzera mwa bzizindikiro bzomwe cidabvumizidwa kucita mudzina la cirombo cidacoka munyandza cire. Cidawauza kuti acite cifanikizo cakuti alemekeze cirombo comwe cidapwetekedwa na cisenga cicisaya kufa cire. 15Cidapasidwa mphambvu zakupereka mphuwe ya moyo kwa cifanikizo ca cirombo cakuyamba, mwakuti cingadakwanisa kulewa-lewa ndipo kucitisa kuti wentse omwe angadalamba kutumbiza cifanikizo aphedwe. 16Ndipombo adangingimiza wentse, ang'ono na akulu, nyakudala na wakusauka, ampfulu na anyagirinya, kuti atambire cizindikiro kuboko la madidi ayai pamkuma, 17kuti paleke kuwoneka wakugula napo wakugulisa, pokha-pokha ule omwe ana cizindikiro, comwe ni dzina la cirombo ayai mulewengo wa dzina la ciromboco.

18Pano pan'funika udziwi. Ule omwe an'dziwisisa, alewenge mulewengo wa cirombo, nakuti ni mulewengo ya munthu. Mbogo yace ni madzana matanthatu na makumi matanthatu na zitanthatu (666).