¹ Imupaizyi mupati wakamba, ''hena aya makani ngomwambi menimeni?'' ² Stephen wakamba, nobacesu nabamatata, kamumvwwa kulindime.Leza hyenguzu wakalisonga kuli tata abraham ciindi nakali kumasapotania, katana kukala mu Haran; ³ Wamba kuli nguyo, 'kosiya nsi naba basazyinyoko,nalimwi kosiya nsi nokunka kunsi iyo njinti kutonde he iwe ⁴ ''Lino wakisiya nsi ya chaldeans nakukala muharan; kuzwa wawo muciindi nakafwa, leza wakamuleta munyika iyi muntu uponena. ⁵ Taku niciba chomwi nchakokonyangu, nabo nikuba kashonto he. Nali wakashomezya nokuba ukuti Abraham katana kwata mwana nokwamba ulaimuli kwamba nokowa onsele utakobole kumbe kwace. ⁶ Leza wakali kwamba kulinguyo kuti,nabbobo ngomuyandishi ulelele kukala kwakaindi kashonto munyika yabwenzu, nalimwi lunyungu luyakuba mazake nokupenzegwa kwamyaka ili myanda yone. ⁷ Pele njakubeteka nyika eyo njibabelekela;Leza wamba nalimwi kwamana wawo baya kusika kuli ndime na kukomba musena mona. ⁸ lino mwami Leza wakapa cizuminano Abraham ca kupalulwa, wakaba ngu ushi wa isaac nalimwi wakamupailila mubuzuba munsanatatu mazoba. Isaac ngushi wa jakobe, na jakobe walingu ushi wa ikumu na tubili. ⁹ Nabobo bapaizi bakamufwida munyono joseph.Bakmusambala mu Egypt: walo leza wakali naalo. ¹⁰ Wakamuvwuna kuzwa kumapenzi wakapa joseph luhalo nalino busongo mubusena bwa pharaoh .Mwami Egypt.wakamusala kwamba abe mwenelezi wamu Egypt nali basinganda bache. ¹¹ Kwaba nzala mucisi c Egypt na canaan, namapenzi mapati na bamatata kabatako chakulya. ¹² Nalimwi jacobe nakamvwa kuti kuli maila mu Egypt, waka batuma boonse bamatata mulweendo lukutanguna. ¹³ Mulwendo lwabili Joseph wali kuzula kubanyina mumukwashi wa joseph nomukwacce kuli pharaoh. ¹⁴ Joseph wakatuma ibanyina kuti bakashi mashi kuti ulici ku Egypt. Nabazyinyina, bonsele ibali makumi osanwe nasa bili.bantu bonsele. ¹⁵ Nabobo jakobe wakaunka ku Egypt nalimwi wakafwa, nawalo nabamatata. ¹⁶ bakamubweza shecheni no kumulazika muchuumbwe.Abraham wakaula muulo wansi kuzwa kubana balombwana ba hamolimushekem . ¹⁷ ''Chindi cacishomehyo nicakaswena chishomehyo cakashomehya abraham bantu bakaomena aku zhyalwa bakahuli he mu Egypt. ¹⁸ Lino kwakabuka umwi mwami mu Egypt, mwami watakamuzukwidi joseph. ¹⁹ Wakaba chinsa bonsele bantu nokubasungilizhya bamatata nokubabika acitangalala bana bashonto kwamba bataponi ²⁰ ''Ico chiindi mosi nakahyalwa, wakali mubotu kubushu bwakwe leza walo kasaninwa kwemezi ili yotatwe munganda yasi. ²¹ Chindi nakazwa aze mwana pharaoh wakamubweza akumulemenya mbuli mwakwe mulombwana. ²² Mosi wakaidi busongo boonsele bwa Egypt, mukwamba namumicito. ²³ ''Lino nikwakainda myaka makumiyone wakayeya kunka kwakakuzwa banyina boluzubo lwa israel. ²⁴ Nakabona ukuti ba israel balamupenzyha , mosi wakahuna nokujaya mu Egypt. ²⁵ Walikuyeye kuti ndiza ibanyina balakonzya kumuzukidi leza kwitashi lyakwe ulakonzya kubavuna. ²⁷ Mubuzuba bwaka cilila wakabona balombwana bobili balalwana, wakasola kubavuna, ''wakamba nubalombwana mulibabunyina, ncinzi ncimulwa nomwi nomwi?'' ²⁶ Pele umwi waka bi shizya mwenzhina wakakamutonka nokwamba ukuti ngani wamba kuti utube mweendelezi wesu? ²⁸ Hena uyanda kunjaya mbubona mbuwakajaya mu Egypt ijilo? ²⁹ Mosi wabalika nkamvwa majwi aaya, nkaambo muzwa kule munyika ya Midian, oko nkwakaba ushi wabana bobili. ³⁰ Myaka makumi one nakaindi, mungeli waleza wakabola munkanda mumulundu wasina mumabangab banga amulilo. ³¹ Chindi mosi nakabona mulilo, wakalizingwa nali makasi ukaulangi, kwasika zwi lyomwi. lyaamba ukuti. ³² Ndime leza wa uso, leza wa abraham nalimwi wa izeke. Jakobo mosi wakakankamana akutija noku longa. ³³ ''Mwami wakamwambili kuti nayoyo kosamununa mpato kumatende okwako, busena buli mbuli midi bulasalala. ³⁴ Ndabona kulila kwabantu bangu mu egypt ndakumva kuli kwaba bungu boonse kubamva! Lino kooza kuno ndakutuma ku Egypt. ³⁵ Oyo mosi ngubakaka, nakakaamba ukuti, ''ngani wakubika ukuti ube mwami noba mubeteshi? Ngunguyo ngwakatuma mwami Leza ikuti abe mwami na sikubavuna. Leza wakamutuma kwinda mujanza lya mungeli kuli mosi munkanda. ³⁶ Lino mosi wakabakusha ku Egypt, nakamana kutondezya maleele nemicito mu Egypt kwamyaka ili makumi one. ³⁷ Ngonguwe mosi wakaambila bantu baku israel, 'Leza ulamuletela mushinshimi akati kambunga yanu ulimbuli ndime ³⁸ Ngunguyo mulombwana uli mumbunga alimwi no mugenlo wamunkanda na mungelo wamba kulinguyo amulundu wasinia, nguni wakali abawiso? nuni wakatambula majwi akupa ndiswe. ³⁹ ''Nokuba boobo bamatata bakaka kumulemeka nokumutanda akati kabo, Mukati kamyoyo yabo baka zhyoka ku Egypt. Kuciindi eci bakamba kuli Aaron, ⁴⁰ ''kutubumbili baleza batotusololele. Nikuba boobo mosi wakatugusya mu Egypt, tatucizukwidi cakacitika kuli nguyo. ⁴¹ Bakabambi moombe kumazuba ayo no kuleta ituzyo kumituni, bakakomana nkaambo kemilimo ili mumaanza abo. ⁴² Pele leza wabafutula no kupa ukuti bakombi ntongwezi ilimujulu, mbuli mbulembedwe mubuku lyaba sinsimi, hena wandipa hinyama nokutuzhya myaka ilimakumi one munkanda lya israel. ⁴³ Mwazumina itempele lyamoleche nalimwi muntongwezi ileza waka lafani, nezifwanikiso zyomwapangi kuti mupaili: lino ndamubweza nokumula kumbele a Babylon. ⁴⁴ Bamatata balikwete tabanitali lyabumboni munkanda, mbuna mbuli leza mbwakambila mosi, acibambi mbuli mwakacibona. ⁴⁵ Mucindi bamatata, kwinda muli joshuwa, bakatambula tabanikele nokulileta kuli mbabo nibakamana kukoma nyika. Leza wakabweza nyika uzila mucisi nokubusha bamatato. Tabanikile lyashala kusikila kucindi ca David. ⁴⁶ Wajana lubomba kubushu bwa leza, naki wakalomba ukuti wajana busena buboto bwekulyokezya munganda ya jakobe. ⁴⁷ Pele Solomoni nuwakayaka nganda lya leza. ⁴⁸ Nekuba boobo usumpuciditaka mujana nganda lyakabambwa amatashi mbubwena mbuli mbwakamba mushinshimi. ⁴⁹ Ijulu cikalilo cokwangu nalimwi mushociwe, kunganda kutajaniki bwaambamwani, mbusena ci mbunka ukulyokezyela? ⁵⁰ Hena matashi okwangu tali tali ngayo akabamba ihi hintu hyonsele? ⁵¹ ''Inye nuliantunda nubantu.Nomutapaludwe mumyoyo na mumatwi lyonsele mulaka moza usala; mucita mbubwena mbubacita bamauso. ⁵² Ngani mushimi bauso ngubataka penzya? Bakajaya bashinshimi mbona balulami, nalimwi naba sikisambala najaya nawebo. ⁵³ Inwe nubantu numwatambula mulawo nokutaubamba. ⁵⁴ Lino babeteshi nibakamvwa hintu ihi, bakwata kumoyo, nentwano kuli sitivini. ⁵⁵ Walo wakazwidi muya usalala, wakalungumana mujulu nokubona bulemu bwa leza; wakana jesu kalili kululyo lwa leza; ⁵⁶ Sitivini wakamba, ''kolanga ndabona ijulu lyajuka, mwana wamuntu ulimvwi kujanza lya lulyo lya leza ⁵⁷ Nikuba boobo babetesi bahumba matwi, nokongolola lizwi linene, bakabalika kulinguyo nomuzeezo omwi. ⁵⁸ Bakamukusha mumunzhi nokutalika kumuma mabwe bakamboni bakabika hisani kumatende amulombwana mutelo saulo ⁵⁹ Nibakalikumuma mab we sitivini, wakali kompolola kumwami nokwamba ukuti, jesu koutambula muya okwangu. ⁶⁰ Wakafugama nokongolola mujwi linenene, ''mwami kobalekelela utabakwali kulimbabo: Nakamana kwamba majwi aya wkoona.