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Banu bendele kutunda ku Elimu, cho mbunga yoshe yaba Isalela yetele ku mambo ya Sini, eyi ili mukati ka Elimu na Sinai, a litangwa lya bulikumi na mutanu a ngombe ya muchibali kutunda mu lifuti lya Ingita.
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Mbunga yoshe ya ba Isalela yayabalele kuli Mosesa na Aloni muje mumambo.
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Ba Isalela bendekele kuli bakebo ngwabo, "Ngwe chabwaele yetu kutwa thsila kuliboko lya Njambi mulifuti lya Ingita muje twakele na kukutumana ku bindeo bya thitu cho na kulya makende mutwashakele. Mwafwa mwatutunditha kuje na kutunena muno mumambo mu thsiyithe mbunga yoshe ku njala."
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Choni Njambi wendekele kuli Mosesa ngwendi, "Njika minyokethela makende kutunda kwilu. Banu bakaya na ku kungulula kulya cha litangwa limo atangwa na tangwa mangana njibetheke njimone indi benda mu mashiko ange nambe embwe.
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Chika kala a litangwa lya muchitanu na limo baka kungulula kulya cha matangwa abali kutubakana bi bakele na kukungulula matangwa oshe akunima, cho bakateleka bibakanena."
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Choni Mosesa na Aloni bendekele ku banu boshe ngwabo, "Na mangwethzi mu kathzibuka ngweni Njambi ikeye na mitunditha mulifuti lya Ingita.
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Mutondo mukamona bumpau bwa Njambi, mwafwa kuyayabala cheni kuli ikeye na chithzibi. Yetu beyajo nambe muyayabale kuli yetu?"
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Mosesa lalo wendekele ngwendi, "Mukathzibuka echi omu Njambi akamyana mubwingi thitu mu mangwethzi cho makende na mutondo--mwafwa nathzibi kuyayabala cheni chimukendeka kuli ikeye. Aloni nange beyajo? Kuyayabala cheni kethi chetu; cha Njambi."
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Mosesa wendekele kuli Aloni ngwendi, "Endeka ku mbunga yoshe ya banu ba Isalela ngwobe, 'Ijeni kuyeyi na Njambi, mwafwa nathzibi ku yayabala cheni."'
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Chasholokele, omu Aloni wendekele ku mbunga yoshe ya banu ba Isalela, cho ba kengele mu mambo, cho, kenga, bumpau bwa Njambi bwa sholokele a lishelwa.
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Cho Njambi wendekele kuli Mosesa, na kwendeka ngwendi,
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"Nji nathzibi kuyayabala cha banu ba Isalela. Endeka kuli bakebo cho wendeke ngwobe, 'Na mangwethzi mu kalya thitu, na mutondo mukakuta na makende. Cho mukathzibuka ngweni yange Shukulu Njambi yeni."'
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Cha sholokele namangwethzi makokwa bethzile na kushulitha chilombo. Muthimbu ya mutondo mume wakele athi ya chilombo choshe.
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Omu mume womine, aje akamwa ya mambo akele bimo bya kulifwa ngwe bithsethsi byafwile ngwe mema ana kondela athi.
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Banu ba Isalela muba bimwene, bendekele kuli umo na mukwabo ngwabo, "Bikajo ebi?" Ku bathzibukile ngwe byapwile bika. Mosesa wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Eli likelyo likende lya na myana Njambi mulye.
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Echi chikecho kubambeya Njambi na myana: 'Mwatela kwambata, umo na umo weni, bwingi bwa ashaka kulya, malita abali a munu na munu kwetheketha na bwingi bwa banu bendi. Omu mukemwo mu bikungulwila: Kungululeni kulya cha kwetelamo cha munu woshe uje wayoyela mu tende yobe."'
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Banu ba Isalela balingile ngocho bene. Bamo bambatele bya bingi, bamo bambatele bya bindondo.
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Omu muba byethekele ha chetheko cha malita abali, baje bambatele bya bingi kukwethi bya thaleleo, cho nabaje bambatele bya bindondo kuba jenekele. Munu woshe wambatele bya kupwithamo kwetheketha na kulya chabo.
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Cho Mosesa wendekele kuli bakebo, "Na umo wai natela kuthethzako bimo kweta na mutondo."
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Nambe ngocho, kuba tolililile Mosesa. Bamo babo bathethzeleko bimo kweta na mutondo, oloni byakele na mainyo cho byabolele na kunika. Cho Mosesa waba lubalelele.
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Bakele na ku chambata mutondo na mutondo. Munu woshe wakele na kwambata binapumo bya kulya a litangwa limo. Omu kwa shalukile, bya yengunukile.
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Cha sholokele a litangwa lya muchitanu na limo ba kungulwile kakende a matangwa abali, malita abali a munu na munu. Bakulunu ba mbunga boshe bethzile na kubileka Mosesa.
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Wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Ebi bikebyo bya nendeka Njambi: 'Imene litangwa lya kuhwima, Sapalalo ya kuthzila ya bulemu bwa Njambi. Ocheni bimushaka kwocha, nakuteleka bimushaka kuteleka. Byoshe bije bithalao, byakelenibyo ku mukulo ku keta na mutondo."'
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Cho ba bitulikile kweta na mutondo, ngwe omu mwabashikile Mosesa. Cho kubyabolele nambe kukala na mabuno.
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Mosesa wendekele ngwendi, "Lyeni ebi byakulya lelo, mwafwa lelo linapu litangwa lya kuhwima lya Sapalalo kulemetha Njambi. Cho lelo ku mukachiwana kulya lalo anja.
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Muka kungulula mu matangwa a tanu na limo, oloni lya mu chitanu na abali likapwa Sapalalo. A Sapalalo kukukakala maana."
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Cha sholokele a litangwa lya muchitanu na abali banu bamo baile na kukunguluka maana, oloni kubawanene nambe imo.
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Athinoni Njambi wendekele kuli Mosesa, "Thimbu yakupwa ali imu byana kunyunga mashiko ange?
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Kenga, Njambi na myana Sapalalo. Cho a litangwa lya muchitanu na limo ali na kumyana makende a matangwa abali. Umo na umo weni napande ku tumama aje akakala; kethi kukale umo atunda a jubo yendi a litangwa lya mu chitanu na abali."
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Cho banu ba wimine a litangwa lya muchitanu na abali.
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Banu ba Isalela ba tumbwile bije bya kulya "maana." Byapwile ngwe binona bya kutoka bya konanda, bya kutobala ngwe likende lya kupanga na buki.
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Mosesa wendekele ngwendi, "Echi chikecho cha mikambeyeye Njambi: 'Echeni mutumbikeko amo malita abali a maana a mukulo aje ana pande kukalako a bithimbu byoshe bya bikola bya banu boshe mangana bithemunwino byeni bikathe kumona likende lije linja milithile mumambo, anima yaku mitunditha mu lifuti lya Ingita."'
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Mosesa wendekele kuli Aloni ngwendi, "Ambata ndeho cho wakemo ma lita abali a maana. Inyungile ku mesho a Njambi kuinyungila bikota bya banu bithimbu byoshe."
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Nge omu Njambi mwa kambeyeye Mosesa, Aloni wa itumbikile kuyei na chikumiyo muli bikambeyo na mashiko chakele mu chikasha.
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Banu ba Isalela balile maana myaka makumi awana no betele mu lifuti lije libathele kulalamo. Balile maana no betele ku binginga bya lifuti lya Kanana.
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Omu ma lita abali apwa cha bu likumi cha efai.