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1 Mupayizi mupati wakati, “Makani aya ngakasimpe na?”
2 Sitivini wakati, “Nobakwesu anomataata, mundiswilizye: Leza wabulemu wakalibonia kuli taata wesu Abbulahamu kali ku Mesopotamiya, katana kukkala mu Halani;
3 wakati kulinguwe, “Longa uzwe munyika yakulindinywe abantu bakulindinywe, mpawo uye kunyika njensikakutondezye.”
4 Mpawo wakazwa wasiya inyika yaba Kkaludiya akuyokkala ku Halani, kali nkuko oku wisi nakafwa, Leza wakamweeta munyika omuno mumukkede lino.
5 Takwe nakamupa kuti ibelukono lwakwe pe, nikuba mweenya wakuti alyate kulinjiyo. Pesi wakamusyomezya - kuti uzomupa nyika eyi kuti ibe lukono lwakwe amazyalani akwe, nikuba takalina kuba amwana pe - kuchindi echo mpakati uzomupa nyika eyi mbuli lukono kulinguwe akumazyalani ayotobela nguwe.
6 Leza wakambula anguwe anzila eyi kuti bana bakwe bayokkala munyika yabwenzu, akuti bana banyika eyo bayobajata buzike akabapenzya kapati kwaminyaka ili myanda iine. Leza wakati,
7 “Pesi ndiyobeteka musyobo wabantu abo ibayobajata buzike, kuzwa awo bayozwa bazoze omuno bazondikombe mubusena obuno.'
8 Mpawo Leza wakapa Abbulahamu chizuminano chabupalule, elyo Abbulahamu wakazyala Ayizeki mpawo wamupalula mubuzuba bwamusanu aatatu; Ayizeki wakazyala Jakkobbu, mpawo Jakkobbu wakazyala ibalikkumi ababili.
9 Lino nkambo kakuti Jozefu, bananyina bakamuchitila ibbivwe bakamuuzya ku Ijiputi, pesi Leza wakali anguwe
10 wakamuvuna kuzwa kumapenzi akwe. Wakapa Jozefu choolwe abusongo kunembo lya Falo, mwami waku Ijiputi, iwakamusala kuba mwendelezi mu Ijiputi aatala lyempuli yakwe.
11 “Lino kwakaba bbalanwe, amapenzi mapati mu Ijiputi yoonse amu Kkenani, mpawo bamataata bakabulikilwa chakulya.
12 Pesi Jakobbu nakamvwa kuti ku Ijiputi kuli chakulya, wakatuma bamataata kulwendo lutanzi.
13 Mulwendo lwabo lwabili Jozefu wakalitondezya kubakulana baklwe, mpawo wakabazibya kuli Falo.
14 Mpawo wakatuma bakulana bakwe kuti babwede bakaambile wisi kuti aze ku Ijiputi, antomwe abanzubo zyakwe bonse, kabali mweelwe wabantu bali makumi ali musanu aabili abantu bali musanu.
15 Lino Jakobbu wakayinka wakukkala mu Ijiputi wakufwida mumo, welwakwe abamataata.
16 Bakabwezegwa batolwa ku Shekkemu bakubambwa mukabanda ka Abbulahamu nkakawula amuulo wansiliva kuzwa kubana ba Hamoli mu Shekkemu.
17 Lino nichakamba kuzulila chiindi chachisyomezyo nchakali waamba kuli Abbulahamu, bantu bakakomena akuvula mu Ijiputi,
18 lumwi kwaba uumbi mwami wakeendelezya Ijiputi mwami utakwe anchakalizi pe azya Jozefu.
19 Wakeena bantu besu akubamanikizya kuti bazibye kuzyalwa kwabana bacheche kuchitila kuti abajaye.
20 Muchiindi nchicho echo Mozesi wakazyalwa wakali kweebeka loko kubusyu bwa Leza, wakalondolwa kwamyezi iitatu mung'anda yawisi.
21 Eelyo nakagwisigwa aanze, mwana musimbi wa Falo wakamutangila akumukomezya mbuli mwana wakwe mulombe.
22 Mozesi wakali yiide mulibonse busongo bwaba Ijiputi, mpawo wakabasinguzu mumajwi akwe amumilimu yakwe.
23 “Pesi nakaamba kuzulizya minyaka ilimakumi aane wakayeeya mumoyo wakwe kuti aswaye babunyina ibazyalani lya Izilayeli.
24 Wakabona mu Izilayeli kalo kutamizigwa, Mozesi wakamuvuna mu Izilayeli nyina, wakali kupenzegwa mpawo wajaya mu Ijiputi:
25 Wakachita eezi kayeeyanga bantu bamukowa wakwe balaziba kuti Leza kwindila mukuboko kwakwe uyobapa lwangunuko pesi bo tebaka zimvwisisisya pe.
26 Mubuzuba butobela wakabona balumi babili kabalo kulwana, wakeezya kubavuna chaluumuno wati, “Nobalumi, muli bantu bamwi biyo, nkambonzi nimulokuchisana lwanu lwanu?”
27 Pesi ulya umwi wakali wabisizya mwenzinyina wakamutontela kule mpawo wati, 'ngwani wakakusala kuti ube mwendelezi konotubeteka?
28 Uyanda kundijaya na andime mbulimbwakajaya mu Ijiputi ulya ijilo?
29 Lino Mozesi nakamvwa obu wakachija, wakakuba muzwakule munyika yaba Midiyani oko nkwakakuzyala bana balombe babili.
30 Elyo nikwakinda minyaka ilimakumi aane angelo wakalibonia kuli nguwe munkanda yakuchilundu cha Sinayi mumabangabanga amulilo kali muchiteeyo.
31 Lino Mozesi nakabona mulilo, zyakamuambya eezi, mpawo nakalikuya buswena afwifwi kuti abonesesye loko, kwakazwa ijwi lya Mwami lyakati,
32 “Ndime Leza wabamawuso, Leza wa Abbulahamu awa Ayizeki a Jakobbu.' Mozesi wakayoowa takwe nakayanda kulanga lubo pe oko.
33 Lino Mwami Leza wakati kulinguwe, gwisya insangu kumawulu aako, nkambo abusena mpoyimvwi mbusena busalala.
34 Ndabona loko kupenzegwa kwabantu bangu balimu Ijiputi; Ndamvwa kukwila kwabo, alimwi Ndasika kuza kuzobavuna; kwalino kweza, Ndilakutuma ku Ijiputi.'
35 Oyu Mozesi nguwe ngubakakkaka nibakamba kuti, “Ngwani wakakubikka buzuluzi amubetesi?” - nguwe ngwakatuma Leza kuti abe muzuluzi amuvuni. Leza wakamutuma kwinda mukuboko kwamungelo iwakalibonia kuli Mozesi muchiteyo.
36 Mozesi wakabazulwida wabagwisya mu Ijiputi, nakachita zigambyo azitondezyo mu Ijiputi akuLwizi lwa Matete, amunkanda muminyaka ili makumi aane.
37 “Oyu Mozesi ngonguwe wakaamba kuti kuba Izilayeli, 'Leza uyomupa musinsimi kazwa akati kababunyina, musinsimi uli mbuli ndime.'
38 Oyu ngomwalumi wakali mukwiizya amungelo wakali kwambula awe atala achilundu cha Sinayi, iwakali aamwi abamataata, iwakatambula imajwi apona kuti atwambile iswebo.
39 “Pesi bamataata bakakaka kumuswilizya; bakamutontela kule kuzwa kulimbabo, mpawo mumyoyo yabo bakabweda ku Ijiputi.
40 Echo chindi bakambila Aaloni kuti tupangile baleza batatuzulwide. Oyu Mozesi, wakatugwisya mu Ijiputi tatuzi pe ichachitika kulinguwe.'
41 Lino bakapanga kanamani kumazuba ayo baleta chipayizyo kuli nkako, mpawo bakakondwa nkambo kamilimo yamaboko abo.
42 Pesi Leza wakachengunuka mpawo wakapeda kukomba nyenyezi zyamulengalenga, mbuli mbukulembedwe mubbuku lyabasinsimi kuti, “Mwakandipana zipayizyo zyamitumba yabanyama kwaminyaka iili makumi aane munkanda, inywebo nobana ba Izilayeli?
43 Mwakatambula chikombelo cha Moleki antomwe anyenyeezi yaleza waLafani, azikozyanio nzimwakapanga kuti muzikombe: alimwi Ndiyomubweza nkamwiinzye mu Bbabbiloni.'
44 Bamataata bakalijisi idumba lyabukamboni munkanda, mbuli Leza mbwakalayilila nakaambula a Mozesi kuti welede kuchita mbuli mabambilo ngaakabona.
45 Musule lyayaaya, bamataata, kabali ansi lyabuzuluzi bwa Johuwa, bakatambula idumba lyakubunanina baza alyo nibakakona bulono bwanyika. Leza wakabweza bulongo wanyanzya misyobo yabantu bakalikukkala mumo wabatanda kubusyu bwamataata. Elidumba lyakaliwo munyika omuno kusikila kuchindi cha Devidi,
46 oyu wakajana cholwe kubusyu bwa Leza, mpawo wakumbila kuti ajane busena bwakukkala bwang'anda ya Jakobbu.
47 Pesi ngu Solomoni wakayaka ing'anda ya Leza.
48 Nekuba obo, Sijulu lyamajulu takkali mung'anda iyakwa amaboko, mbuli mbwaamba musinsimi kuti,
49 “Ijulu nipande lyangu mpawo inyika ngimalyatililo amawulu angu. Musyobo uli weng'anda unga ulandiyakila? Mbwamba Mwami, an, mbobuli busena bwakulyokezya kwangu?
50 Temaboko angu na akachita zintu eezi zyoonse?'
51 Inywebo nobasichizindwe, nobasyajumumoyo, noba nkunulumatwi, chindi chonse mulakaka Muuya Uusalala; mulijisi inchito zyabamawuso.
52 Nguuli wabasinsimi ngubatakwe nibakapenzya bamawuso? Bakajaya basinsimi bakalibonia katana kusika pe Ululeme, mpawo lino mwaba basikumwaba abasikumujaya,
53 Inywebo nobantu ibakatambula mulawu oyo wakabikwa aba angelo, mpawo mwakachilwa kuulondola?”
54 Lino baalu bebboma nibakamvwa makani aya, bakanyongana mumyoyo bamulumina ntwino Sitivini.
55 Pesi welwakwe, kazwide Muuya Uusalala, wakalungumana kujulu mpawo awo wabona bulemu bwa Leza. Elyo wakabona Mwami Jesu kayiimvwi kululyo lwa Leza.
56 Sitivini wakati, “Mulange, ndabona majulu kajulidwe, a Mwana amuntu ulimvwi kululyo lwa Leza.”
57 Kuli ezi baalu bebboma bakasinka matwi aabo, bompoolola ajwi pati, bakachijana kuli nguwe amoyo umwi.
58 Bakamugwisizya aanze changuzu batanguna kumutulula mabwe, Bakamboni bakabika zisamo zyabo kumawulu amulombe uutegwa Sawulo.
59 Lino nibakali kumutulula mabwe, wakali kusompezya kuli Leza kati, “Mwami Jesu tambula muuya wangu.”
60 Wakafugama wayita ajwi ip[ati wasikuti, “Mwami, mutabapi mulandu pe kuchibi eechi nchibahita.” Lino nakamaninsya kwamba makani aya, wakona mpawo.