¹ Caishile kuba mumwaka wakulenga cine lubali, ubushiku bwalenga ikumi mumweshi wakulenga cisano, ukwebati abakalamba bamu Israeli balishile kukwipusha palwa kwa Yawe kwikala ku cinso candi ² Elo icebo cakwe yawe caishile kuli nebo, ukukwebati, ³ "We mwana mwaume wamuntu pamulandu ku bakalamba ba mu Israeli nokulanda kuli bena, shikulu Yawe alanda ifi: Bushe mulishile mukwipusha pali nebo? ulo ndino mweo, nshakafwailwe kuli mwebo! - Uku ekulND kwakwa shikulu ⁴ Bushe ukabapingula? Bushe ukapingula, we mwana mu mwaume wa muntu? Leka beshibe pafyamakankamika fyakubashiba. ⁵ Landa kuli bena, "Shikulu Yawe alanda ifi: Pali bulya bushiku ubo nebo nasalile Israeli kabili na imishe ukuboko kwandi kukulapa umulapo ku ndupwa sha bamung'anda yakwa Yakobo, nokuleka ingishibikwe kuli bena calo ca Egupto, ulo naimishe ukuboko kwandi kukulapo umulapo kuli bena nalilandile, "nine Yawe Lesa wenu." ⁶ Palibulya bushiku nalimishe ukuboko kwandi kukulapa umulapo kuli bena ukwebati nkabafumya mu calo ca Egupto ukubatwala mu calo ico nebo na basalile mukutekanya. Cali kummfumfumuna umukaka no buci; Cali cimo icisamo icisuma sana pafyalo ⁷ Nalandile kuli bena, "Lekeni cilamuntu apose ifintu fyamuselu ukufuma mumenso yakwe no tulubi twamu Egupto. Mwiilenga mwebene ukuba abakukowela; nine Yawe Lesa ⁸ Lelo balinangulukile nebo jabili tabalikufwaya ukumfwa kuli nebo. Cila muntu ta posele ifintu fya muselu ukufuma mumenso yakwe nangula kuleka utulubi twa mu Egupto, eco calikabilishe ukupongolwela icipyu candi pali bena nukwikusha ubukali bwandi pali bena mukati ka calo ca Egupto. ⁹ Na citile pamulandu we shina lyandi pakwebati lisalulwa mumenso ya nko muli abo bali kwosalamo. Nali;engele ukwishibikwa kuli bena, mumenso yabo, pakubfumya mu calo ca ¹⁰ Eco nabafumishe mu calo ca Egupto no kubatwala mu matololo. ¹¹ Elo nalibapele ifipope nokulenga ifyabupingushi fishibikwe kuli bena, pakwebati umuntu akabela no mweo nga fibsks. ¹² Kabili nalibapele amasa-bata yandi ukubaicishibilo pali nebo na bena pakwebati bena dbeshibe ukwedbati ninebo Yawe ubalenga ukuba aba ¹³ Lelo ng'anda yakwa Israeli balinsangukile nebo mu matololo. Tabalendele mu fipope fyandi; lelo balikene ifyabupingushi fyandi, ifyo umuntu angabelako no mweo nga ati baka. Balipelwile ama sabata yandi apakalamba, eco nalandile ati ndi nokupongolwela ubukali bwandi pali bena mu matololo pakuba pwililishisha. ¹⁴ Lelo nacitile pamulandu we shina lyandi pakwebati nisebanya ishina lyandi mumenso ya nko ishamweneko ulo na bafumishe mu ¹⁵ Eco nebo nimwine nalimishe ukuboko kwandi no kulapa umulapo kulibena mu matololo ukutabatwala bena mu calo ico nalinokubapela, icalo icikofumfumuna umukaka no buci, ico icisamo icabune pa fyalo fyonse. ¹⁶ Nalilapile ifi pamulandu balikene ifipope fyandi kabili taba endele mu fyabupingushi fyandi, kabili balipelwile amasabata yandi, ico imitima yabo yaendele kutulubi twabo. ¹⁷ Lelo ilinso lyandi lyalibalekele ukufuma ku bonaushi bwabo kabii nshabo nawile nebo mu ¹⁸ Nalilandile kubana babo mu matololo, "Mwilikwenda mu fipope fyanu bashinwe, nangu kusunga amafunde yabo, nangu kuikowesha mwebene no tulubi twabo. ¹⁹ Ninebo Yawe Lesa wenu, Endeni fipope fyandi; Sungeni ifyabupingushi fyandi no kufibaka. ²⁰ Mulekusunga amasabata yandi umushilo pakwebati yabe icishibilo pali nebo na mwebo, pakwebati mwishibe ukwebati ninebo Yawe Lesa ²¹ lelo abana baume na bana banakashi babo balinsangukile nebo. Tabaendele mufipope fyandi nangula kusunga ifyabupingushi fyandi, muco umuntu engekalila umfwa afibakka. Balipepwile amasabata yandi, eco nakabilishe ukupongolwela ubukali bwandi pali bena ukwikusha ubukali bwandi palibena mu matololo. ²² Lelo nalibweseshe ukuboko kwandi kabili nacitile pamulandu dweshina lyandi, pakwebati nilisebanya mumenso ya nko, isho ishamweneko uko nabafumishe abena ²³ Nebo nemwine kabili ndimishe ukuboko kukulapa kuli bena mu matololo ukwebati nkabasalanganya munko no kubolwila mu fyalo. ²⁴ Nalisalile ukucite ifi pantu tababelele ifipope fyandi no kusebanya amasabata yandi. Amenso yabo yakufwaisha utulubi twa kuli ²⁵ Nolu nebo nalibapele ifipope ifyo ifitali fyabune, nefyabupingushi ifyo tekuti bekalilemo no mweo. ²⁶ Nalibapampamikile ukuba abakukowela ukupitila mu fyabupe fyabo - balipangile ilambo kuli lyonse ibeli ilya mubufyashi nkubalenga bena ukupita mu mulilo - ukweba ati ni nga besuusha bena no mwebso pakweba ati kakeshibe ukweba ati ninebo ²⁷ Eco, wemwana mwaume wa muntu landa ku ng'anda yakwa Israeli no kulanda kuli bena, "shikulu Yawe alanda ifi muli ici na bawishinwe balinsalwile nebo ulo tabali aba cine kuli nebo. ²⁸ Ulo nabaletele mu calo ico nalapile ukubapela bena kabili nalo lonse ulo bamwene utupili ututali ne fimuti fya mabula, balipele amalango yabo, balisonsombele nebo ku fyabupe fyabo, na kulya eko baocele ifyacena ifyabupe no kupongolola ifyabupe fyakunwa. ²⁹ Nolu, nalilandile kuli bena, "Nindo iyi incende yakusansama uko mwebo mwaleta ifyabupe?" Eco inshina balaikuta Bama ukufika na pabwa ³⁰ Eco landa ku ng'anda yakwa Israeli, shikulu Yawe alandile ifi: Nindo mukoipangila ukuba abakowela ne nshila shakubawishinwe? Nindo mukocitala kubati ni bacilende, uufwaya ifintu ifyamuselu? ³¹ Ulo mwapela ifyabupe fyenu - ulo mwalenga abana benu abaume ukupula mu mulilo - kubushiku ubu mwaliisushishe mwebene no tulubi twenu. Nindo ningalekulekela webo ukumfwaya, we ng'anda yakwa Israeli? Ulo ndinomweo - uku ekulanda kwakwa Yawe - nsha kakusuminishe webo ukumfufwaya. ³² Itontonkanyo ilikopangwa mumano yobe talyakacitike. Ulanda ati, "Lekeni fwebo tube kubati ninko shimbi, kubati mikowa mufyalo fimbi abashinshimuna icimuti ne ³³ Ulo ndino mweo - uku ekulanda kwakwa shikkulu Yawe - nkateka pali mwebo nokuboko kwabulamba, icisansa icakwima, kabili icipyu icikapongolwelwa pali webo. ³⁴ Nka kufumya ukufuma mu bantu bambi nokukukolo nganika ukufuma mu fyalo ifyo mwasalanganinamo nkacita ifi nokuboko ukwabulamba ne icipyu cikapongoloka. ³⁵ Elo nkakuketa mu matololo yabantu, na kulya eko nkakupingwila icinso ne ³⁶ Ngefyo napingwile bashinwe mu matololo ya calo ca Egupto, eco kabili nkakupingula nobe - uku ekulanda kwakwa shikulu Yawe. ³⁸ Eco nkakulenga webo ukupita mwisamba lya nkoto yandi, kabli bkalenga webo ukubela ifya kukabila fyacipangano. Nebo nkafumya bacisanguka pali mwebo kabili abo abansangukila. ³⁹ Efyasosa Imfumu Yawe ati, “Imwe bonse mwe ba ŋanda yakwa Israeli, aleni konkanyenipofye ukulapepa utulubi twenu. Nomba ine ndemweba ukuti kuntanshi mukalaŋumfwila, lyena tamwakabwekeshepo nakabili ukulasaalula ne shina lyandi mukulatuula utulubi twenu imituulo.” ⁴⁰ 0Efyasosa Imfumu Yawe ati, “Pa lupili lwandi ulwamushilo, ulupili ulutali ulwakwa Israeli, mu calo cilya, epo imwe mwe ba ŋanda yakwa Israeli bonse mukalantuulila, na ine nkalamusekelela. Palya pene epo nkalafwaya imituulo yenu ne fyabupe fyenu ifyasalwa pamo pene na malambo yenu ayamushilo. ⁴¹ Ilyo nkamufumya mu mishobo umo bamusalanganishisha, elyo nkamupokelela ngo bubani ubwanunka ubusaka. Nkamufumya na mu fyalo ifyo mwapashilwemo no kumulonganya elyo nkamulanga ubucindami bwandi ubwamushilo pa cinso ca mishobo ya benafyalo. ⁴² Ilyo nkamubwesesha mu calo ca Israeli, ico nalapile ukupeela ifikolwe fyenu, elyo mukashininkisha ukuti kanshi ine nine Yawe. ⁴³ Elyo mukalaibukisha ifintu fyonse ifyabunani ifyo imwe mucita, nefyo muikowesha mwe bene. Ku mikoshi yenu kukalaselauka pa mulandu wa fibi fyonse ifyo imwe mucita. ⁴⁴ Imwe mwe ba ŋanda yakwa Israeli, mukashininkisha ukuti kanshi ine nine Yawe, ilyo nkamucitila ukulingana no bucindami bwe shina lyandi, tekulingana ne myendele yenu iyibi nangu imisango yenu iyalubana, awe.” Efyasosa Imfumu Yawe. ⁴⁵ Elyo ishiwi lyakwa Yawe lyaishile kuli ine aliti, ⁴⁶ “We mwana wa muntu, pilibukila lubali lwa ku kapinda ka ku kulyo. Sesemena no kusoka aba ku kapinda ka ku kulyo, sesemena ku mitengo ya ku kapinda ka ku kulyo ku Negebu. ⁴⁷ Landa ku mitengo ya ku kapinda ka ku kulyo ukuti, ‘Umfwa amashiwi ya Mfumu Yawe ayaleti, mona iwe, ine nalasonteka umulilo, nao walaoca imiti yobe yonse iyibishi ne yauma ine. Tapamoneke cakushimya ulubingu lwauko. Walatampila ku Negebu ku kapinda ka ku kulyo, ukuya shintafye na ku kapinda ka ku kuso, walaya uleocafye ponse. ⁴⁸ Na bantu bonse balamona ukuti ine ne Yawe nine ngusonteke, nokuti tapamoneke muntu nelyo umo uwakuushimya.’” ⁴⁹ Elyo na ine ne Esekieli nasosapo ishiwi nati, “We Mfumu Yawe, ala abantu balalanda pali ine abati, ‘Bushe te milumbefye yeka alelanda?’”