¹ Leno ulwedekho ulwalweli ulwa munu usekhe uguvugu lena ekhenu jasiri. Pu ulwedekho ulwa khenu ekhelebado sakhevonikhe. ² Khululagelo ulu avakukhu veto vakhagulile khulwedekho lwavo. ³ Khulwedekho tulumanyile ukhuta nkherunga khwava Nguluve, inave sakhekhajengiwe ukhukhumana ni finu fifyo filihova fivonekha. ⁴ Yale ukhuva inave ulwedekho hoita uHabili akhang'umekhije uNguluve enekhelo enonu khulikho eyakhakhu minche u Kaini. Yale ulwakhuva khundagelo inchii ayiniwe ulwa khuva ale munu wa lwedekho. Nguluve amwedekhe ulwakhuva ya vinu ifwakhakhuminche. Inave evo, Habili bado inchoova, mave afwile. ⁵ Yale ukhuta khulwedekho ulwa Enoko atoliwe khukwanya sakhavovone uvufwe. "Sakhavonekhe, ulwakhuva yanchoovivwe pa kwanya pa mwene ukhuta akha nogelanile khwa Nguluve kabla ya khutoliwa khukwyanya. ⁶ Apalejila lwedekho sapivombekha ukhuginia uNguluve, ulwakhuva uyie khwinchaa khwa Nguluve yinogiwa edekhe ukhuta uNguluve itama nukhuvapa nukhuvakhelekhila ulupatano ulwavala avavikhundonda. ⁷ Yale ukhuva lwedekho khwa Nuhu, inave avungiwe nu Nguluve ukhugendela mumbombo nchiinchoo sajikhale nchakhuvonekhaa, mave elisima elwa Nguluve ancheengile e ngalava khu mbombo ya khuvokhola avamunyumba ya mwene. Khwa khuvomba eva, akhekhegile ekhelunga akhavile nuvukhale uvwayelweli uvuvukhwincha ukhugandela mundwedekho. ⁸ Yale ukhuta lwedekho lwa Ibrahimu, avile elangiwe akhedikha nukhuluta esehemu eyiyinogwa ukhupokhela uvuhale. Aha uhegile bila khulumanya ndakhu uhwiluta. ⁹ Yale ukhuta ulwedekho atamile nkelunga nurupulekhelo kama igeni. Atamile munyumba pupanie nu Isaka nu Yakobo, avahare avange nu lulagelo lulalula. ¹⁰ Ulwakhuva aletayali ukhupewa esekhemu eyiyelaguliwe nu mbombi va yene aiva ve Nguluve. ¹¹ Ulwakhuva lwale lwedekho lwa Ibrahimu, nu Sara mwene, vapokhile amakha agakhuvekha ulwanda ulwakhuva vale vagogoro sana, ulwakhuva vambwene uNguluve u khuta imwedesi, uyavavulile ukhuta ikhuvapa umwana udemi. ¹² Ulwakhuva ukhukhuma khwa munu yumo uyarekaribu nu khufwa vakhoriwe avana avasavivalekha. Vale vingi wita nondwe incha khukwanya na vingi wita mbeyu incha manga mulukhanchi ndugasi uluvakha. ¹³ Avavoni vafwile khupokhela ulwedekho ulwa lutanchi. Inave evo, vangave vanchiwene nukhunchisogelenchaa khuvutali, vanchoovile ukhuta vale vageni na vagenda njila pakwanya pakherunga. ¹⁴ Khuvala avavinchoova embombo inchii vikhevekhela ukhuta valalondaga ekherunga khwavene. ¹⁵ Ulwakhuva, inave vakhale vikumbukha ekherunga ekhevakha humile, vaviva nusekhe ugwa huvuya. ¹⁶ Ulwakhuva vuyilevo, vinogwaekhe runga ekhenonu, inave khya khukyanya. ulwakhu uNguluve sivona soni ukhwelangiwa Nguluve vavene, ulwakhuva andalile umji khwa ajili yatoo. ¹⁷ Yale ukhuta lwedekho khw Ibarahimu pala upwageriwe, akhang'uninchee u Isaka. Lweli, umwene uyahupelile vunonu ulukhekhelo lwango, ahang'u mwa umwana va mwene yuywa, ¹⁸ Uve pakhwanya pamwene pa nchoovivwe, "Ukhukhuma khwa Isaka uvukhohoa wakho vuva." ¹⁹ Ibrahimu alumanyile ukhuta uNguluve ale nuvuweso uwakhundonda u Isaka ukhukhuma khuvufwe, nu khunchoova khunchoovelo eya maumbo, ampokhile. ²⁰ Ulwa khuva lwale lwedekho ukhuta Isaka amwopelile u Yakobo nu Esau ulwakhuva ya mbombo nchooni mchinchikhwi nchaa. ²¹ Lwale lwedekho ukhuta uYakobo walepakhuva pa khegono ekhwakhufwa, avapile khela mwana va Yusufu. Yakobo akhabudu, akhegime pakwanya parubekhi lwango. ²² Yale ukhuva lwedekho lwa Yusufu unsekhe ugwamene vugufikhe ugwa mwisyo, anchoovile uhukhuma khwa vana ava mwene khu Israeli Misri avavulile ukhutola amachege agavene pupaninie. ²³ Lwale lwedekho ukhuta uMusa, vwa holiwe, anikhiwe na valongonchi va mwana edebe uyale inonu, savakhadwade ululagero ulwatwa. ²⁴ Yale ukhuta lwedekho uMusa, upwavile munu embakha, aberile ukhwelangiwa mwana va binti Farao. ²⁵ Pakhuva umwene, achaguliwa ukhuchangila etabu paninie na vanu ava Nguluve pa khuva savakhakhovove ilaha nimbivi inchaa sekhe. ²⁶ Avekhile soni ukhukonga uKlisite ukhuta vuvutayali vuvakha ukhwevekhela Misri ulwa khuva akhakasinchee amikho agamwene ulwakhuva vupewa usekhe ugugukhwinchaa. ²⁷ Yale ukhuva lwedekhe ukhuta umusu akhumile khu Misri. Sahadwade uvukalale vwatwa, alwakhuva aiyu melinche ukhulola ukhusakhuvonekha. ²⁸ Yale ukhuva lwedekhe ukhuta aibite ekhwakha nu khududelela unkisa, khukhuta unangi uva nglorwa va khwa nchaa alemwe ukhuvibata avakholwa va hwancha ava demiva khu waisrael. ²⁹ Yale ukhuva lwedekhe ukhuta vage ndile munyanja eya shamu ndolwakherunga ekhekafu. Usekhe ugwa wamisri uluvakhagelile ukhugenda, valeviwe. ³⁰ Yale ukhuva khulwedekho ulwa ruvego ulwa Yeriko lukha gwile pasi, puvakha rwugile isikhu saba. ³¹ Yale ukhuva khulwedekho ulwa Rahabu ukahaba ula sakhagwe paninie na vala avasavale vagorofu, ulwakhuva avapokhile avavonchii nu khuva vekha pavunonu. ³² Na nenchoove ndakhekhe? Ulwakhuva usekhe sagwihwela ukhupanga aga Gideoni, Barak, Samsoni, Yeftha, Daudi, Samwel ni nchaa vanya malago, ³³ Avagendile ulwedekho vakhawe sinchee uvulongonchi, vavombile elweli, na vakhupelile indagano. Vabenchiinchee emilomo egwa ngarama. ³⁴ Vahanchiminchee ingufu incha mwoto, vakhapagile ulwugi lwa mundu, vakhaponile ukhukhuma mbutamu, vale vakangale humbancha, vakhanchangile ava mugambo avageni ukhunyila. ³⁵ Avadala vakhapokhile avafwe vavene khulugendo ulwa khunchu ukha. Avange vale nuvu khuvelwa, khesita khwedeha ukhunehilekha inyavukhe lenu khukhuta vapate uvunchoovele vwa khunchukha tena. ³⁶ Avange vikhangayikha khwasi hakha ne vibokho, mweene, atanu khukungwa nukhwingenchiwa igati mbukungwa. ³⁷ Vatoviwe na mawe. Vagediwe nulukegetelo fipiligapiliga. Vabudiwe khumundu, vakharutile nii ngwembe incha nglosi nii ngwembe inchaa mene vale vatangilwa, vaendelile ukhulemala tena vavombiwe amavivi ³⁸ (gago ikherunga sakhikhano gelanile ukhuva nago), vuvi khangayikha ndunyikha, mufiwamba, igati mumanga na mugati maguli aga pavodongo. ³⁹ Inave avanu voni vakhedekhiwe nu Nguluve ulwa huva vale nulwedeko lwavo, savahapokhele ekhya valagile. ⁴⁰ UNguluve alongwile khukhotupa ekhenu ekhegorofu, inave evo ufwe savakhale viwesya ukhulekhania.