Icipande 1
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Aya emashiwi ayo Mose asosele kubena Israeli mupepi na Yodani mumatololo, mululamba lwamumana wa Yodani umukonko uwalekanya Safi, pakati ka Parani, Tophele, Labani, Hezerothe, na Dizahabi.
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Cali lwendo lwakulenga ikumi na bumo ukufuma ku Horebe kunshila ya lupili lwa Seri ukufika ku Kadeshi Barnea.
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Cacitike mumwaka wakulenga amakumi yane, mumweshi we kumi nabumo, elintu Mose asosele kubantu bamu Israeli, ukubeba fyonse ifyo Yawe amukonkomeshe ifikumine bena.
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Cali ifi lintu Yawe ninshi napakasa Sihoni imfumu yamu Amerite, uwaleikala mu Heshbone, na Oge imfumu yamu Bashini, uwaleikala mu Ashitaroth, mu Edrei.
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Ukucila Yodani, mucalo ca Moabi, Mose atampile ukubilikisha ifyakukonka, atile,
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''Yawe Lesa wesu asosele kuli ifwe mu Horebi, atile, namwikalisha muli ici calo campili.
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Pilibukeni nokutampa ulwendo lwenu, nokuya ku calo campili ica Amorite nencende ishapalaminako kululamba lwamumana wa Yodani umukonko, mucalo campili, mumukonko, mu Negebi, kabili nakucabu cabemba- mu calo cabena Kenani na Lebanoni ukufika nakumumana ukalamba, uwa Eufureti.
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Moneni, Nalipekenye icalo kuli imwe; kabiyenimo nokucikwata cilya calo ico Yawe lapile kuli ba shinwe- kuli Abrahamu, kuli Isaki, kuli Yakobo- ukupela kuli bena na kubufyashi bwabo ubukakonkapo panuma yabo.
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Ine nasosele kuli imwe pali ilya inshita, natile, 'Ine nafilwa ukumisenda neka palwandi.
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Yawe Lesa wenu amufusha, kabili, moneni, imwe leelo mufulile ngentanda shamu mulu.
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Nga Yawe Lesa waba shinwe, amilenge ukuba imintampendwa ishingi ngefyo mwaba, nokumipala, ngefyo amulaile!
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Leelo kuti ine nemwine neka nasenda shani ifipe fyenu, nefisendo fyenu, kabili nefimfulunganya?
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Sendeni abaume bamano, abaume bomfwila, kabili abaume basuma ukufuma muli cila mukowa, na ukubapanga ukuba imitwe yenu.'
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Mwayaswike ine nokutila, 'Ifintu ifyo ulesosa kuli baifwe fisuma ukuficita.'
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Eico nasendele abakalamba mumikowa yenu, abaume bamano, abaume basuma, nokubapanga ukuba imitwe shenu imwe, bantungulushi pamakana, bantungulushi pamwanda, bantungulushi pamakumi yasano, bantungulushi pamakumi, nabacilolo, pamikowa ne mikowa.
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Nakonkomeshe bakapingula benu pali ilyanshita, natile, 'Umfweni icimfulunganya pakati kaba muninenwe, nokupingula mubulungami pakati ka mwaume na ndume yakwe, nomutulatula uwali nankwe.
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Mwilalanga kapatulula kuli onse mubupingushi; mukomfwa akanono nokukakusha. Tekuti mutine pacinso camuntu, pantu bupingushi bwakwa Yawe. Ubulwi bwakosa kuli imwe, buleteni kuli ine, naine nakulaumfwa.'
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Nalimikonkomeshe pali ilya nshita fyaonse ifyo mulingile ukucita.
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twayendele ukufuma ku Horebe nokuyapita mumatololo yonse yalya ayaletinya mwamwene, mulwendo lwesu ulwakuya ku calo campili ku Amoriti, ngefyo Yawe Lesa wesu atukonkomeshe, kabili twaishile ku Kadeshi barnea.
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Natile kuli imwe, mukesa ku calo campli ku Amoriti, ico Yawe Lesa wesu apela kuli ifwe.
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Moneni, Yawe Lesa wenu alipekanya icalo kuli imwe; nineni kwateni, ifyo Yawe Lesa wabashinwe, asosele kuli imwe; mwitina, nangu ukunenuka.'
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Bonse muli imwe mwaleisa kuli ine nokutila, 'Lekeni tutume abantu abakutungilila, pakuti bayebatufwaile icalo, nokutubwesesha amashiwi nenshila twingapakashilamo, namumisumba isho tukekala bwino.'
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Icikoseleshi cangwamina; nasendele abaume ikumi nababili muli imwe, umwaume muli cila mukowa.
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Balibwelele nokuya nina mu calo campili, baishile kumumana wa Eshko, nokucilengula.
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Basendeleko fimo muminwe yabo ifyali ku calo kulya nokuleta kuli ifwe. baletele namashiwi kuli ifwe nokutila, 'Calo icisuma ico Yawe Lesa wesu apele kuli baifwe.'
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Leelo mwakene ukupakasa, leelo mwayalukile amafunde yakwa Yawe Lesa wenu.
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Mwaleilishanya muma tenti yenu mwatile, ''Pamulandu wakuti Yawe alitupata atufumya ku calo ca Egypto, nokutuleta muminwe yama Amorite kukutonaula.
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Twalaya kwisa nomba? Bandume shesu balesungulula imitima, batile, 'Abo bantu bakalamba kabili batali ukucita ifwe; kulya imisumba shikulu kabili balisushaisha ukufika mu mulu; nokucilisha, twalimwene abana baume bakwa Anakimu kulya.'''
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Elyo natile kuli imwe, 'Mwitutuma nangu ukubatina.
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Yawe Lesa wenu alemitangilila, alemilwila, ngafyonse ifyo amucitile mu Egypto ifyo mwamwene mumenso yenu,
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kabili namonse mumatololo, mwalimwene ifyo Yawe Lesa wenu amusendele, ngafintu wishi asenda umwana mwaume wakwe, konse mwaleya mpaka mwafika kuli ino ncende.'
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Leelo muli aya mashiwi tamwacetekele Yawe Lesa wenu,
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uwamitangilile munshila kukufwaya incende mwikapangako insakwe, mumulilo kumfimfi namukasuba mumakumbi.
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Yawe alyumfwile ifiunda fyamashiwi yenu nakabili alifulilwe; alapile nokutila,
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'Mucishinka takwakabe umuntu nangu umo uwa muliiyi nkulo yabipa ukumona icalo icisuma eyo napela kufikolwe fyenu,
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kano Caleb umwana mwaume wakwa Yefune. Akaimona kabili nkamupela kumo nabufyashe bwakwe icalo ico apitilemo, pantu alakonka Yawe.'
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Yawe afulilwe kumo naine pamulandu naimwe, atile, 'Naiwe wine tawakaye kulya;
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Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni, uwaiminine kuntanshi yenu, akengila mulya; ukamukoselesha, akalenga Israeli ukucipyana.
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Nakucila, abana benu abanono, ebo mwatile bakaba mubwafya, abo leelo bashikwete amano yakwishiba ubusuma nangu ububi- bakengile mulya. Leelo bena ine cikapelwa, kabili bakacikwata.
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Leelo kuli imwe, pilibukeni mutampe ubulendo bwenu ubwakuya mumatololo kunshila kuli Bemba wa kashika.'
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Elyo mwalyaswike mwatile kuli ine, 'Natubembukila Yawe; Tukaya nokuyalwa, kabili tukakonka fyonse ifyo Yawe Lesa wesu atukonkomesha ukucita.' Umwaume onse muli ba imwe afwale icanso cankondo, kabili muipekanye kukuya lwisha icalo campili.
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Yawe atile kuli ine, 'Landa kuli bena, ''Mwipakasa kabili mwilwa, pantu ine nshabe naimwe, kabili abalwani benu balemucimfya.'
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Nasosele kuli imwe muli iyi nshila, leelo tamwaumfwile. Mwasangukile amafunde yakwa Yawe; mwali na icilumba kabili mwapakasa icalo campili.
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Leelo abena Amorite, abaikele mu calo campili, balimyalukila nokumitamfya nge nshimu, kabili bamitentemushe ku Seri, ukutali nga ku Horma.
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Mwalibwelele kabili mwalilile kuntanshi yakwa Yawe leelo Yawe talekutika kumashiwi yenu, nangu ukulosha mano kuli imwe.
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Efyo mwaikele ku Kadeshi inshiku ishingi, inshiku shonse mwaikele mulya.