Icipandwa 1
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Kwaliko umuntu mu mushi wa Usi ishina lyakwe ali ni Yobo, kabili Yobo ali uwakaele elo umololoke, umo uwaletina Lesa kabili uwafumine kufya bubifi.
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kuli ena kwafyelwe abana baume cine lubali na bana banakashi batatu.
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Alikwete impanga amakana cine lubali, ingamali amakana yatatu, ingombe shabulimi na babomfi abengi sana. Emuntu uwali umukalamba pa bantu bonse aba kukabanga.
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Cila mwana mwaume alipelwe ubushiku bumo ubo Ali nokupela umutebeto mu ng'anda mumwakwe. Eico baletuma no kwita bakanshi shabo batatu mu kulya no kunwa nabo.
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Panuma inshiku shamutebeto shapita, Yobo ale tuma no kubasangulula. Aleima ku macaca ukuya mukutula ilambo lyakoca ukulingana na cilamwana, ale landa ati, "Limbi kuti abana bandi nana bembuka no kulapisha Lesa mu mitima yabo, Yobo alecita ifi lyonse.
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Nomba kwali ubushiku bumo lintu abana baume bakwa Lesa baishile mukuipela abene pa cinso cakwa Yawe. Satana nao alishile nabo.
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Yawe alandile kuli Satana ati wafuma kwisa? Elo Satana aaswike Yawe ati, "Nafuma mu kululumba pe sonde, nacilaendauka, nafuma uku naya uku.
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Yawe alandile kuli Satana ati, "Bushe wacimumona umubomfi wandi Yobo? Tapabapo nangu umo uwalingana nankwe pe sonde, umuntu uwakaele elo umololoke, umo uutina Lesa elo no kutaluka ukufuma ku fyabufi."
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Elo Satana aaswike ukweba ati, "Bushe Yobo atina Lesa apabula umulandu?
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Bushe tepamulandu wakweba ati walimu cingilila ena, ne ng'anda yakwe, na fyonse ifyo akwata kulubali lwakwe? Walipaala ne milimo yama maboko yakwe, ne fitekwa fyakwe iifisanduluka pa calo.
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Nomba tambulula ukuboko kobe no kwikata pali fyonse ifyo akwata no kumona nga ta kutiipe pa menso yobe.
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Yawe atile kuli Satana, Mona, fyonse ifyo akwata fyaba mu maboko yobe. Lelo pali ena umwine tekwesha ukubikapo ukuboko kobe." Elo Satana alifumine ku cinso cakwa Yawe.
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Caishileba ubushiku bumo, abana bakwe abaume na bana bakwe abanakashi balelya no kunwa umwangashi mu ng'anda ya mukalamba wabo umwaume.
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Inkombe yafikile kuli Yobo no kumweba ati, "Ingombe shabulimi shacilalima bapunda nabo bacilamemena lubili lwabo.
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Elo ama saba yacisa ponena pali fyena no kufisenda. Kabii ku babomfi bobe naba bepaya kulupanga. Ninefye neka newa ci fulumuka pakweba ati nkwishibishe ificitike."
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Lintu acili alelanda, umbi nao afika no kulanda ati, "Inkuba yakwa Lesa ukufuma ku mulu naipona no koca impaanga na bobomfi. Ninefye neka neupusswike ukwisa mukukweba ificitikle.
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Lintu acili alelanda, naumbi nao afika no kulanda ati, "Abena kuludea baci panga amabumba yatatu no kufukukila no kwikata ingamali, no kusenda shonse. Na babomfi bonse nabepaiwa, ku lulimi lwa lupanga. Ninefye neka uupuswike ukwisa kweba ificitike.
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Lintu acili alelanda, naumbi nao afika no kulanda "Abana bobe abaume na banakashi ba cilalya no kunwa umwangashi mu ng'anda ya mukalamba wabo umwaume.
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Icimwela icikalamba cacisa ukufuma ku matalolo no kwisa wisha ifibumba fine ifya ng'anda. Nokuponena pa baice, nokufwa nabafwa. Ninebofye neka neupuswike ukwisa kweba ificitike.
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Elyo Yobo aiminina, alepula umwingila wakwe, abeya na ku mutwe wakwe, awa panshi ubunkupeme, no kupeepa Lesa.
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Atile, "Naishile ubwamba ukufuma munda muli mayo, kabili nkabwelelamo ubwamba uko nafumine. Ni Yawe ewampele, kabili ni Yawe ewampokolola. Lekeni ishiwi lya kwa Yawe libe lya kupalwa.
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Muli ifi fyonse, Yobo tabembwike, nangu ukupela Lesa ifilubo fyabubi.