¹ Kuhani ni mukhuru akhahanya, kwenso nkhani iyiyi ni ya ththi"? ² Stefano akhahanya, "Anyandung'u na mababa vane, ntegh'eyi nene: Mungu wa utukufu akhamufumia baba withu Abrahamu khini ari wiri Mesopotamia, nari khi athinashi Harani,' ³ akhamwira,' akhamwira fwaya ung'ii akho na majamaa vakho na wende ungii ni nijukhuragh'ia'. ⁴ Nari wafwaya u ng'ii a Ukaldayo akhakhikhaa Harani, ufuma hafho, baada ama ihe ukhuya, Mungu wamuretha u ng'ii iyiyi, ni vukhikhaa vanoyi. ⁵ Vathinamufa intu lolote khinya ni urithi wakhwe, ari khuthii ieneo hata ro ikha migh'uu. Khwenso Abrahamu akhaahidiwa atha kabla o hanga mwana kuwa ujufewa ng'ii kama milikhi akhwe na ufafo wakhwe. ⁶ Mungu akharigh'itha nayo vii, ya kwamba ufafo akhwe vajokhighaa ung'ii a ugh'enyi, na kwamba aenyeji vya khukho vajovathenda khinya athumwa vawe na uvathenda ivi kwa muda wa miakha mia nne. ⁷ Na Mungu akhahanya, nijuhukumu ng'ii ni ijuvathenda mathekha, na baada a hafho vajofuma na unyabudu u khi eneo iriyi.' ⁸ Akhamufa Abrahamu khithabu kha tohara, Abrahamu akhathendekha thatha wama Isaka akhamutahiri ithiku ra nane; Isaka akhathendekha baba wama Yakobo, na Yakobo akhatendekha baba wa ababu vithu ikumina vaviri. ⁹ Mababu vithu vakhamwonea wiru Yusufu vamurinja u ng'ii a Misri, na Mungu ari wi ithambi rimwe na venso, ¹⁰ na akhamuokoa umakhasyikho akhwe, na akhamufa fadhili na hekima usonge ama Farao mfalme wa Misri. Farao akhamuthenda muthawala wa kunto u Misri na kunto a nyumba akhwe ong'e. ¹¹ Nari khwina njaa nkhuru na makhasikho mingi u ngii a Misri na Kanani, na baba vithu vathinahanga maliwa. ¹² Khwenso Yakobo ne wathegh'eye khwina maliwa u Misri, akhavathuma vababa vithu kwa mara a mwandio. ¹³ Mukhathi a muhinjo wa khavii Yusufu akhakhionyesha kwa anyandugh'u vakwe, familia ama Yusufu ikhamanyikha khene Farao. ¹⁴ Yusufu akhavathuma anyandugh'u vakhwe venda umukhania Yakobo baba wawe aje u Misri, ithambi rimwe na muntu wakhwe, jumla a antu vong'e vi sabini na tano. ¹⁵ Hivyo Yakobo akhasima u Misri; kisha akhathenda mwenso ithambi rimwe na baba vithu. ¹⁶ Vakhahowa hata Shekemu vakhaikhwa u kaburi nari Abrahamu akharigh'ua kwa ifhande ya hela ufuma khene vana vya Hamori khukho u Shekemu. ¹⁷ Wakati wa ahadi iyo nari Mungu akhamwahidi Abrahamu ne wahumbia, antu ne vaongezekha khukho u Misri, ¹⁸ Wakati usuyu akhaukha mfalme ungija kunto a Misri, Mfalme ni athimanyie kuhusu na Yusufu. ¹⁹ Usuyu akhaukha Mfalme ungija akhavakhonga antu vithu na uvathenda mantu ni mavi vababa vithu, na uvajughutha ana vawe ni anyehe ili vathaishi. ²⁰ Ukhipindi ikhoo Musa akhafafwa; ari muja usonge a Mungu, na akharerwa mieri itatu u nyumba ama baba wakhwe. ²¹ Nari wajugh'uthwa, muncha wama Farao akhamuhoa wamuretha kinya mwanakhwe. ²² Musa akhafundishwa nkhani yong'e ya khi Misri; ari wina nguu unkhani na untendo. ²³ Khwenso baada ogh'eya mikha makhumi ane, ikhamujia u nkhoo akhwe uvasoya anyandugh'u vakhwe ana vama Israeli. ²⁴ Nari wamwona Mwisraeli neukhuthendewa ni mavi, Musa akhamutetea na urifiya kisasyi khine uyo ne ukhumwonea khwa umukhwa Mmisiri: ²⁵ khgh'ema ni anyandugh'u vakhwe vajomanya sokho Mungu ukhuvakhomoa kwa mukhono wakhwe khwenso vathinamanya. ²⁶ Ithikhu nirisambiye akhaenda khwa antu akheyi va Israeli nari vikhiremwa; akhasoya uvasyiya; akhahanya, mabwana, Nyenye ni mwianyandugh'u chu mukhihutya nyenye kwa nyenye,? ²⁷ Khusokho nari wamuhutya muntu ni wififi nayo akhamusuntiya khurengi, na uhanya, 'Anyu ni wakhuthenda umukhuu na muhukumu withu? ²⁸ Veve ukhufyenja umbwagh'a, khinya ne wamu uragh'a Mmisri ighoro?" ²⁹ Musa akhadua sokho akhathegh'eya isiyi ; akhathendekha mugh'enyi u ng'ii a Midiani, khuni akhathendeikha thatha wa vana vaviri. ³⁰ Nari miakha makhumi ane afwaya, malaikha akhakhigh'ea mukhathi a ujangwa ra mulima Sinai, mukhathi a weru wa motho mung'ii a ithunku ³¹ Neari Musa waona motho, akhaogh'ofya na akhathija risiyi ne wariona, na newasoya urihueya na urirava, ndhigh'itya ama thatha ikhaja niuhanya, ³² 'Nene ni Mungu wa mababa wakho, Mungu wa Abrahamu, na wama Isaka, na wama Yakobo'. Musa akhakhakhatha na akharemwa urava. ³³ Thatha akhamwira yua mathu akho, khieneo khene wiimikhie ni ieneo ni rija. ³⁴ Nikhaona khasi ya antu vane ni vyu Misri; Nathegh'eya khuwaa khwawe, na nee nasima ili nijuvakhomoa, fhanoi njuu nijukhuthuma veve Misri.' ³⁵ Uyuyi Musa nari vamuhitya nari vuhanya, 'anyu ni wakhuthenda uthendekhe umuthawala na munyoamua withu?'_ akhathendekha mwenso nari Mungu wamuthuma athendekhe muthawala na mukhomoi. Mungu akhamuthuma kwa mukhono wa malaikha nari wamufumia Musa ukhihakha. ³⁶ Musa akhavathongea ufuma u Misri sokho othenda mantu na nthendo mukhathi a Misri na mukhati a bahari a Shamu, na mukhathi a ukhakhu kwa muda wa miakha makhumi ane. ³⁷ Ni Musa uyuyi nari akhavakhania antu va Israeli khwenso, Mungu ujuvahumbiwya nabii ufuma miongoni mwa anyandugh'u vanyu, nabii khiny nene.' ³⁸ Uyuyi ni muntu nari wimukhathi a mukhuthano ukhijangwa na malaikha nari wighityiye nayo mukhathi a ng'ongo a Sinai. Uyuyi ndio nari muntu ne vina baba withu, uyuyi ni muntu nari akhafhokhea nkhani ni ihai na ufa na sese. ³⁹ Uyuyi ni mutnu nari thatha withu akhahitha umuthii. Vakhamusuntiya khurengi, na mukhathi a nkhoo yawe vakhakhikhengeya u Misri. ⁴⁰ Mukhathi a muda usuyu vakhamwira Haruni.' Khuthendeye miungu ni ijukhuthongea. Usuyu Musa, nari ukhuthongee ufuma mukhathi a ng'ii a Misri, khuthimanyie ni rikhamuhanga.' ⁴¹ Khwenso vakhathenda ndama kwa mathikhu ayo na vakhafunya sadaka kwa isiyi sanamu na vakhayanja khusokho a mwimo wa mikhono awe. ⁴² Khwenso Mungu akhavafhenengua na uvafya vaabudu kha manabii, 'Je mwampunyiya nene sadaka a marimwana nimwavakhikhitha khu ukhakhu kwa muda wa miakha makhumi ane, u nyumba a Israeli? ⁴³ Mwayanja nyumba o thania a Moleki na njotha ya mungu refani, na nkhengea ni mwamithenda na uvaabudu venso: na nijuvathoa khwengi ino a Babeli.' ⁴⁴ Thatha vithu ari vina nyumba othania a ushuhuda khuni khukhakhu, khinya Mungu newahunyiye akhari gh'itya na Musa, khusokho akhathenda kwa mufano uro nari wawona. ⁴⁵ Iyiyi ni nyumba nari thatha withu, kwa mathikhu awe, vakharetwa mukhathi a ng'ii na Joshua. Iyiyi ikhakhigh'ea nari vahefhea urikhwathu itaifa risiyi nari Mungu akhavajucha kabla okhigh'ea vathatha vithu. Iyiyi ari ivii fhakha mathikhu ama Daudi, ⁴⁶ khuni akhahanga ruhusa u miho ama Mungu,' na akharomba ufhenja mkhao khene Mungu wa Yakobo. ⁴⁷ Khwenso Selemani akhamujengea nyumba a Mungu. ⁴⁸ Khwenso usuyu ni wikhunto athukhikhaa unyumba ni ijengiwe khwa mikhono, iyiyi ni khinya nabii niuhanyiye, ⁴⁹ irunde ni ithumbi rane ra khare, na khuurimi ni ieneo ro ikhia migh'uu ane. Nyumba khi ni munjengea?, ukhuhanya Thatha: au ni khufhe ieneo rane khini nijuthuya? ⁵⁰ Nti mukhono wane niwathendie mantu ong'e ayayi?' ⁵¹ Nyenye antu ni mwina nkingo nkhakhu nimuthukhuriwa nkhoo na mathwi, kila muda ni mumuhitya mwahu ni mweru, muthenda khinya vathatha vanyu ni vyuthenda. ⁵² Ni muthumwa khi kwa athumwa avoyo nari thatha withu athina vyakhasia?. Vikhavauragh'a athumwa vong'e nari vakhigh'ea kabla a uja umwedu munya Haki,' na fhanoi mwathendekha wanjugh'utha na anyo uragh'a vyakhwe, ⁵³ nyenye antu ni mwayanjie ukhaniwa iriyo ne raragh'iywe na malaika khwenso muthinakhwathia." ⁵⁴ Khwenso akhuu va ibaraza ne vathegh'eya nkhani iyiyi, vakhahomwa nkhoo yawe, vamuthindi ya mino Stefano. ⁵⁵ Khusokho mwenso, akhakhijua mwahu ni mweru, akharava khirunde mpampoa na akhawona udaho wa Mungu,' na umwona Yesu wimikhie u mukhono wa khililo wa Mungu. ⁵⁶ Stefano akhahanya, "Rava naona irunde rarugh'ukha, na mwana wama Adamu wimikhie umukhono wa khililo wa Mungu." ⁵⁷ Khwenso akhuru va khibaraza vakhakhurya mukhindo kwa nduri ya khunto, vakhakhunikhia mathwi awe vakhamuduria kwa ithambi rimwe, ⁵⁸ vikhamujugh'utya unji a ng'ii, na vamukhwa na magwe na antu ni vaona vakhayua masara awe onji na uyaikha fhang'i fyifyi na migh'uu amuhumba ni ukhuithanwa Sauli. ⁵⁹ Nari yumukhwa magwe Stefano, akhaendelea umwithana thatha na uhanya, "Bwana Yesu, fhokhea nkhoo ane,". ⁶⁰ Akhathugama na uithana kwa ruri ni ukhuru, "Thatha uthavavariye mahutye ayayi. "Nari wahanya ayayi wathina nkhoo.