Lutulo 1
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Ahabhalilo hehashizile Umulungu ahayanga na bhasokulu bhitu kujendelela kubhakubhwi ulwinji na kumadala aminji.
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Pelelo kumasiku iga getuli nago, Umulungu ayanzile nitwe kujendelela kwa mwana wakwe weahamubhiha kubha wakupwana ivintu vyonti na wewope kujendela kwa wuyo ahapela ni nsi.
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Umwana wakwe bhuzelu ubhwamushinzi bhwakwe, ahayilo hakwe haho ahakupwa naho ahakwe, nawakujendelezya ivintu vyonti kwizwi ilya amaha gakwe. Pealiganwa ubhuzelu ubhwa mbibhi ahatendama pansi panyobhe iya bhumwamu uko kumwanya.
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Alihinza kushila abhahabhizya, ngati vwe izina lyahaliponwa vweliliahinza nkani kushila izina lyabho.
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Pe lelo kwekwahabhizya bhuli weahayanga lumo, "Iwe wemwana wane, ilelo nabha ne tata waho?" Ne habhili, "Kuti inime ne tata wakwe, wope kuti ayime mwana wane?"
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Habhili, habhalilo Umulungu amulesite umupapwa uwabhwandilo pansi, akuti, "Abhahabhizya bhonti abha Mulungu yikwanzibhwa bha mupute."
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Apene ilya kubhahabhizya ahati, "Uwene we akubhabhiha abhahabhizya bhakwe kubha mupepo, na bhabhomvi bhakwe kubha mili zya mwoto."
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Loli kuyanga kwa mwana akuti, "Itengo lyakwe ilya bhulanzi, Umulungu, lya shima. Indisa ya bhumwene bhwaho ya bhwanalyoli.
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Uganile ubhwa nalyoli na kuhalalila kunanganwa kwa nkomelezyo, pelelo Umulungu, Mulungu waho, akupasile amafuta agakuhobhoha kushila abhamwinyu."
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Apo pabhwandilo ,Mwene, uhabhiha ulwalo ulwa pansi. Kumwanya mbombo ya nyobhe zyaho.
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Ziliyepa, loli iwe uliyendelela. Zyonti zililalan ngati menda.
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Ulizipintapinta ngati likoti, zyope zilichenja ngati menda. Loli iwe wewe wula, na maha gaho gatalisila."
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Pelelo kwekwa habhizya woni Umulungu ahayanga ahabhalilo hohonti,"Utendame kunyobhe yane iya kundilo paka penabhabhiha hinza abha lwani bhaho kubha litengo lya vinama vyaho"?
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Pe, abhahabhizya te mupepo zyebhazisontelezizye kubhabhombela nukubhasunga bhala bhebhalipwana ubhulokole?