¹ E simapepo umukulu ati, '' Wuzye ivinthu vyoo vili wonye woo?'' ² Stefano ati, '' Wanawitu nu watata, teyelezyani kwe nene: E Leza wakuchindamikwa walolesile kwe tatakulu Abrahamu pano wikalanga mwe Masopotamia, pano atani ayikale mu Harani; ³ ati kwe weliwe, ' Fuma munsi moo na munkho zyako, uye munsi yino nandi nkhulanjizye.' ⁴ Achaleka afuma munsi ya Chadiya aya awa kwikala mwe Harani; ukufuma kweneko, pano e yisi afwa, Leza amuleta munsi yoyonye, muno mwikala nomba. ⁵ Atmupile nanthi yimwi ukuti yiwe ayakwenye, nukuti angalyata itamba penepo. Kweni walayizizye Abrahamu wonye woo napano atalinji numwana-- ukuti alimupa insi yiwe ayakwe ni kwat lyakwe ilya pansizi pakwe weliwe. ⁶ leza walandanga nawo ngati vyonye, ikwata lyako lili yikala munsi yinji akamphindi, aweninsi kokonye waliwaleta mu wuzya swinya waliwayinvya nkhaninye kumyaka imyanda yini (400). ⁷ ' Kweni ndisunda insi yino waliwayiwombela,' Ati Leza, ' Apano walifuma nukwiza nchindika munsi yoo.' ⁸ Apano Leza wamupile Abrahamu ipangano lya wusilamo, ngapano Abrahamu ayiza awa e baba kwe Iyizeki swinya amulemba uwusilamo pano wamala amanda munenulambali(8); Ayizeki wiza wawa e baba kwe Yakobe, ne Yakobe wawa we baba kwe ikumi na wawili awakwasi witu. ⁹ Umulandu awakwasi wawa nikhwini nu Joseph, amukazya ku wuzya mu Ijiputi; kweni Leza walinji ku mbali yakwe ¹⁰ swinya amufumya mukuyimba kwakwe konsi. Wamupile Yakobe umwata na mano paminso ya Falawo, imfumu iya ku Ijiputi, wino wamupa uwu nankholelo pawonsi wano walinji pang'anda yakwe. ¹¹ Ngapano ichipowe chiza mu Ijiputi namu Canaan, achileta ulunkhuwa nkaninye, swinya awakwasi witu watalinji ni chakulya. ¹² Kweni pano Yakobe wivwa kuno kuli ivisaka ku Ijiputi, wizile watuma awa tatakulu pawulendo uwakutalichila. ¹³ pawulendo uwa chitiwili Yosefe ayimanyisya kuwanyina, ngapano awaluko lwa kwe Joseph lwamanyikwa kwe Falawo ¹⁴ Yosefe watuma awanyina kuno wakamunene e Yakobe yisi kuno ayize ku Ijiputi, apaliponga nu luko lonsi, ikumi munenulambali na wasano paliponga. ¹⁵ Achaleka Yakobe wayile ku Ijiputi, wafwa, weliwenye na watatakulu. ¹⁶ Wawanyamulizile ukuya ku Shekemu kuno wayile wazika ivyala vyawo mu nkhungwe yino Abrahamu wakazile pa mutengo wa siliva wino wafumile ku wana wa kwe Hama mu Shekemu ¹⁷ Ukuwa imphindi vino yapalamila, yino Leza walayizizye Abrahamu, awanthu wakula swinya wavula mu Ijiputi, ¹⁸ kwasuka kwiza imfumu yinji mu Ijiputi, imfumu yino yitamanyile Yosefe. ¹⁹ Chochonye achino chiwachitila watatakulu umuchenjelo iwapatichizya kuti wasumba utwana tulowe. ²⁰ Pa mphindinye yoyo ayino Musa wakwasilwe; walinji umuzima nkhaninye paminso pakwe Leza swinya walelelwa mumwawo kumwezi yitatu mung'anda yayisi. ²¹ Pano wamufumya nukumuwika kunzi, umwanakwe Farawo umwanachi amusenda awa amwanakwe. ²² Musa walinji amusambilile namano yonsi aya wanthu wamu Ijiputi, walinji namaka mumvwango namu ntchito. ²³ Pano wakula wawa nimyaka amakumi yani, ayipanzya ukuti akusyungule awawuye, awa luko lwa Izirayeli. ²⁴ Alola umu Izilayeli wakumuchuzya, Musa wamuwika kunsizi wamutula pakumukoma umu Ijiputi: ²⁵ Weni welenginie ati awanthu wakwe wandi wiluke wati Leza akulonda Musa awafumye mu wuzya, kweni weni watilusile. ²⁶ Ukucha kwa wanda alola awanthu wawili wakulwa, ayelezya ukuti awatasye, ati, ' Mwewanthu mwe wanawitu siyivwani ngachani chino mukuchisana mwenga?' ²⁷ Ukuwa wino wachichizyanga umuwuye amusunchilizya, swinya ati, ' Wewenu wakupa uwufumu nukuwa nakapanzya kwe sweswe? ²⁸ Wuzye ukasi unkhome, ndivino wakomile umu Ijiputi iyolo?' ²⁹ Musa asamala lyo wivwa wakulanda; waya wikala munsi ya Midiyani, kokonye wawa e baba kuwana awonsi wawili. ³⁰ Pano imyaka amakumi yani yasila, umungelo aloleka kwe weliwe mulupalang'ang'a mupipi nu mwamba we Sinayi, mu mulilo wuno wakanga muphanga. ³¹ Ala Musa alola umulilo, wazunguka navino walolanga; pano wapalamila ukuti alolechesye, ukuwa ayivwa izwi lye mfumu, aliti, ³² 'Nene ne Leza uwa watatakulu, Leza wakwe Abrahamu, nu wakwe Iyizeki, na kwe Yakobe.' Musa inthete azimulema nkhamphankhampha atina nukulola. ³³ Imfumu yimunena, Zula insapato kumanama yako, amuno amasyo yano uyimilile penepo amimichile. ³⁴ Nalolechesya nalola ukuyimba kwawanthu wano wali mu Ijiputi; nivwa ukulweta kwawo, nika pansi nukwiza ukuwatula; nomba zanga, nandi nkhutume ku Ijiputi.' ³⁵ '' E Musa nye wee wino wamukanile, pano watili, ' Ngaweweni wino wakupile uwufumu nuwukapanzya?' Weyonye Leza wamutumile ukuwa we Kapanzya nu katula. Leza wamutumile nikasa lya mungelo wino walolesile kwe Musa mu mphanga. ³⁶ Musa wawafumya mu Ijiputi, awachita ivizyungusyo ni vyakulolesya mu Ijiputi namwe sumbi wamatete, namulupalang'ng'a kumyaka amakumi yani. ³⁷ E Musa nye wee wino watili kuwanthu wa Izirayeli, ' Leza aliwatumila umutumwa alifuma muwanyina, umutumwa ndivino watumile nene.' ³⁸ Wee awili amunthu wino walingi mwiwumba mulupalang'ang'a nu mungelo wino wamuvwanzizye ku lupili lwe Sinayi, wino walinji nawa tata, swinya wapochezile mazwi yawumi ichakuti atupe sweswe. ³⁹ Kweni awakwasi wakanile ukumwivwila; awamufumya kwe woliwo, nga namumyenzo yawo awanyochela ku Ijiputi. ⁴⁰ Pa mphindi yilyanye awati kwe Aroni, ' Tupanjile twa leza tuno twandi tuwe pankholelo pakwe sweswe. Ndivino e Musa wee, wino watukolela ukufuma munsi ya Ijiputi, tutamanyile chino chichitisile kwe weliwe. ⁴¹ Paponye awapanga chimwi nge amwana wa ng'ombe mumanda yalyanye awaletela inzuwi kwe makolania, swinya awawa nichimwemwe pamulandu nimilimo ya makasa yawo. ⁴² Kweni Leza wapiluluka awapa ukuti wapepa inthanda mwiyulu, ndivino chawalikwa mwe kalata wawatumwa ukuti, ' Wuzye mwatela mundetele inyama inkhomwe ni nzuwi ku myaka amakumi yani muchipalang'ang'a, ng'anda ya Izilayeli? ⁴³ Mwa zumila ihema lyakwe Molechi ni nthanda yakwe leza Refani, na makolania yano mwapanzile ukuti mwayapepa: swinya ndiwasenda nukuwasumba ukuchila Bebeloni.' ⁴⁴ Wa tata walinji ni hema lyachimanyisyo mu chipalang'ang'a, ndimuno Leza wapatichizizye pano wavwanzile kwe Musa, ukuti avino alichite ndi muno walanjilizizwe. ⁴⁵ Pankholelo, watata, pansi pe Yoswa, wapochelezile ihema nukwiza nalyo pano wasenzile insi. Leza wasenzile insi ni zyansi nukuwafumya paminso yawatata. Ihema lyikala munsi ukwiza fika imphindi yakwe Davide, ⁴⁶ wino wakundisilwe paminso yakwe Leza, nga alenga ndi angayania amasyo yakwikala e Leza wakwe Yakobi. ⁴⁷ Kweni walinji e Solomoni wino wazenjezile ing'anda e Leza. ⁴⁸ Ukuwa, Uwapapela Sana asikwikala mu ng'anda zino zyazengwa namakasa, ndivino umutumwa wanena, ⁴⁹ ' Iyulu a ndulu yane, nayo insi achilimba cha matmba yane. Wuzye a ng'anda yamusangochi yino munganzenjela? Yati Imfumu, pamwi yalikwi amasyo yane ayakupuza penepo? ⁵⁰ Wuzye asa likasa lyane lino lyalewuzile ivinthu vyonsinye?' ⁵¹ '' Mwe wakalangukinsino mwewanthunye mwemwe, wasita kulembwa uwusilamo mu mwenzo na mukutwi, lyonsinye mukukana Umuzimu Umwimichile; mukuwomba ndivino wa tata winu wawombanga. ⁵² Amutumwachi wino watata winu wasitela wamuyimvye? Wakomile awatumwa wano wawumbuzile ivya kwiza kwa Mulungamane; apano kanonzi mwawa mwewamukutilila swinya nawa chikoma wakwe weliwe, ⁵³ mwe wanthu wano wapochezile isundo lino lyawikwa nawangelo, kweni mutalisunzile.'' ⁵⁴ Lyalile pano iwumba lya wakapanzya lyivwa vyovyo, awalaswa mumwenzo, awalumania amino yawo pakwe Sitefano. ⁵⁵ Ala pano, wizula nu Muzimu Mwimichile, apunamila mwiyulu alola uwuchindame wakwe Leza; swinya walola Yesu ayimilila kwi kasa lya ndilo lya kwe Leza. ⁵⁶ Sitefano ati, '' Lolani, nalola mwiyulu amwiyuke, swinya Umwana wa Munthu wimilila kwi kasa lya ndilo lyakwe Leza.'' ⁵⁷ Pe vyoo, awiwumba lya wakapanzya awafundika amakutwi, nukupunda amazwi papela, wasamalila kwe weliwe nu mwenzo wonga. ⁵⁸ Awamusunchilizya kunzi yamusumba swinya watalika kumupola na mawe. Awakamboni awawika ivya kuzwala pa vinama vya mulumendo witwanga Sauli ⁵⁹ Awala pano wakumuponkhola Stefano, wapundanga ku Mfumu ati, '' Mfumu Yesu, pochelela umuzimu wane.'' ⁶⁰ Asokowala pansi apunda nizwi ikulu ati, '' Mfumu utize uwasunde ku luwembu loo.'' Ala wavwanga vyoo, walala utulo.