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Lintu ifi fyacitikile, bacilolo baishile kukumanya nebo no kwebati, "mwebantu ba mu israeli, bashimapepo elo na bena Lebi tabapatulukene beka abene ukufuma mu bantu ba mu calo ne fya makakamiko fyabo kanaani, abena Hiti, abena Perisiti, abena Yebusi, abana Amone, abena Moabu, abena Egupti elo na bena Amore.
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Pantu bali bulile bamo aba mubana babo banakashi na bana babo baume, kabili balibsankenye na bantu ba mushil nabo abantu ba calo, elo ne ntungulushi naba cilolo cali cantanshi muli ubu
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Lintu nebo naumfwile fi, alilepawile ifyakufwala no mwando nokutinta imishishi ukufuma umutwe wandi ne myemfu, elo nebo naikele panshi no ku peshiwa amano.
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Bonse abo abatutwimeko ku cebo cakwa Lesa wakwa Israeli pamulandu wakukana kwata icishinka bali bakologenye muli bunkole kuli nebo elyo nali kelefya ngo wakubula amano mpakafye no mutulo wa
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Lelo pa mutulo wapa cungulo nebo nalimine ukufuma pacifulo nali apakisekwa mufyakufwala yandi ifya kulepauka mwingila elo nantambo nalifukeme panshi no kutamba amaboko yandi kuli Yawe Lesa wandi.
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Nebo nalilandile, "Lesa wandi, nebo ndyumfwile nsoni elo ndisebene ku kwinamuka icinso candi kuli webo, pantu amampulu wesu na yafulishe pa mitwe shesu, no kushininwa kwesu kuli kulishe ukufika na ku
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Ukufuma munshiku shafikolwe fyesu na lelo twaliba mu kushininwa ukukulu. Mufyabupulumushi fyesu, mu shamfumu shesu, elo na ba shimapepo besu balipelwe na muminwe ya shamfumu isha cino calo, balipelwe na muminwe ya shamfumu isha cino calo kukanwa ka lupanga, kubusha bwabunkole elo ngecitapwa ne finso fya nsoni ngefyo tuli
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Kanshi nomba pakashita kanono, uluse ukufuma kuli Ywe Lesa wesu lwalisa ku kwikala nafwebo ababutukile elo na basheleko no kutupela fwebe ubucingo muli ilya ncende ya mushilo wakwe. Ifi fyalifyakwa Lesa wesu kuku tubutiisha mumenso fwebo fwebo nokupela kuli fwebo ukutushako panono mubusha bwesu.
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Lelo nomba, Lesa wesu, findo twingayo ukusosa panuma ya mfi? Twaliyo ukulaba amafunde yobe,
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amafunde ayo waile ukupela ba kasesema, ulo wasosele ai, ''ici calo mwakwingilamo cakukowela. Caliyo ukwisushiwamo ne fya muselu abantu bacita. Baliyo ukucisushamofe ne fyabipa konse ku tupinda.
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Enco nomba mwikayo ukupela abana benu kuli bana baume babo; mwikayo ukusendela abana benu abaume abana babo abanakashi, elo mwikayo ukufwaya umutende ne fyuma fyabo, pakuti mwukayo ukukosa elo nokuya ifyabune ifya mucalo,enco mwakuyo ukulenga abana benu ukucikwata ishita yonse.''
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Iina panuma yafyonseifya ishile kwisa pali fwe pamulandu ne micitile yesu yakubipa elo ne membu shesu-Ico mwe, Lesa wesu, mulikatilile ifyo imembu shesu shalingilwa elo nokutulenga ukupusuka-
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Bushe nakabili twingayo ukutoba amafunde yobe elo no kwampana pamona mba bantu bamuselu? Bushe tawakayo ukukalipa no kutulenga fwe pekayo ukushala no umo uwakupusuka, ukwabula no umo uwa kufulumuka?
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Yawe, Lesa wakwa Isreali, mwali pwililika, pantu fwe twaliyo ukushala aba pusuka ukufika na pali mbuno buushiku. Bona! fwe tuli mpano pali we mu lubembu lwesu, pantu takuli no umo uwingayo ukutalama kuli we pali nci.