¹ Mupaizhyi mukando wakati, "Hena eezhyi zyintu zhyamahimpe?" ² Stephen wakati, "Nobakwesu anomatata, amundiswiilile: Leza wabulemu wakalibonya kuli taata Abraham nakali ku Mesopotamia, katanakala ku Hazan; ³ wakati kuli nguwe, 'Kohiya nyika yakwenu abasahyinyoko, uunke kunyika njitikutondezhye.' ⁴ Mpoona wakahiya yaku Chaldeans akuya kukkala ku Haran, kunvwa waawo, nobakamana kunvwa bauhi, Leza wakamuleta kunyika eeyi, kwalo ooko ono nkomukkala. ⁵ Kunyina nakamupa kuti, cibe ncikono, peepe. nokuba buyo busena bukozhya kweela buyo itende lyakwe. Pele wakamuhyomezhya- nokuba kuti Abraham tanakaningaba amwana- kuti ulamupa nyika kuba cipego kuli nguwe akulunyungu lwakwe lutobela loonse. ⁶ Mbobuya Leza mbwakali kubandika kuli nguwe, kuti lunyungu lwkwe luyakukkala munyika yabweenzu kwa ciindi cihyoonto, alimwi akuti bamukamwini nyika bayakubabika mubuzhyike akuya kubatundulula kwa myaka ili myaanda yone. ⁷ 'Pele eeci cihi ncobatikabelekele njakucibeteka,' mbwaamba Leza, 'alimwi kwakumana boobo bayakunhvwa alimwi akundikomba mubusena obuno.' ⁸ Elyo Leza wakamupa Abraham cizuminano cakupalulwa, elyo Abraham wakazhysla Isaka alimwi wakamupalula mubuzuba bwalusele; Isaka wakazhyala Kakobe, Jakobe wakazhyala bahinyika bali ikumi abobile. ⁹ Akaambo kakuti bahinyika bakaba amunyono kuli Josefa, bakamuuliha ku Egipita; pele Leza wakali anguwe ¹⁰ alimwi wakamuhvwuna kumapezhyi akwe oonse. wakamupa luzhyalo abusongo kubunhyu bwa Falo, mwami wa Egipita; walo wakamupa kuba mweendelezhyi mu Ejipita abang'anda yakwe boonse. ¹¹ Elyo kwakaba inzala mucihi ca Ejipiti amu Kenaani, amapezhyi makando, bamatata tibakali kukonzhya kuyana ckulya. ¹² Pele Jakobe naakanvwa kuti kuli mapopwe mu Ejipiti, wakatuma bamatata ku lweendo lwakutaanguna. ¹³ Mulweendo lwa bili Josefa wakalipandulula kubana bokwabo, elyo mukwahi wa Josefa wakazhyibwa kuli Falo. ¹⁴ Josefa wakabatuma bana bokwabo kuti bapiluke bakaambile bauhi ba Jakobe kuti baunke ku Ejipiti, abasazhyinyina boonse, bantu bali makumi ihuka abosanwe. ¹⁵ Elyo Jakobe wakaunka ku Ejipiti, wakahwa, ilwakwe abamatata. ¹⁶ Bakabwezewa akutolwa ku Shechem akuzhyikwa mucuumbwe Abraham ncaakaulile kumuulo wa nsiliva kuvwa kubana ba Hamor mu Shechem. ¹⁷ Mbuli buyo ciindi cacihyomyo nocakahika, cihyomyo Leza ncaakabamba kuli Abraham, bantu bakavwula akuvwuzhyanya mu Egipiti. ¹⁸ Kuhikila limwi nokwakaba umbi mwami mu Egipita, mwami watakamuzhyi Josefa. ¹⁹ Wakacenga bamukowa wesu akuhinikizhya bamatata besu kuti bajaye bana bahvwanda kutewa bataponi. ²⁰ Muciindi eeco Mosi wakazhyalwa; wakali mweebehi kubuhyu bwa Leza akukomezhyewa mung'anda yabauhi kwa myezhyi yotatwe. ²¹ Nakabikwa anze, mwana muhimbi wa Falo wakamubwezela akumukomezya mbuli kuti mwana wakwe. ²² Mosi wakayiihiwa mubusongo bwa bana Ejipiti, wakaba ansana mumajwi amumicito. ²³ "Pele nakaba amyaka makumi one, wakayeeya mumoyo wakwe kuti akaswaye bana bokwabo, bana ba Isulaili. ²⁴ Nakabona muna Isulaili kapezhewa, Mosi wakamukwabilila akulwana yooyo wakali kumupezhya kwiinda mukumuuma muna Ejipiti: ²⁵ Wakayeeya kuti bana bakwabo balateelela kuti Leza, kwiinda mutanhyi lyakwe ulabahutula, pele kunyina nobakateelela. ²⁶ Buzuba bwakatobela wakajana bana Isulaili bamwi ibakali kuzwangana, wakatisole kubavwuna muluumumo; wakati kuli mbabo, 'Balombwana, muli babunyina; ino nizhyi ncomuyanda kuti mucisane?' ²⁷ "Pele oyo uwakalubizhyizhye mweezhyinyina wakamutonka, akwaamba kuti, 'Ngoni wakupa kuba mweendelezhyi a mubetehi ali ndiswe?' ²⁸ Hena uyanda kuti undijaye, mbuli mbokayaya muna Ejipiti jilo?' ²⁹ Mosi wakatiya naakavwa boobo; wakaakuba mweenzu munyika yaba Midian, kwalo oko nkwakakuzyala bana bobile. ³⁰ Nokwakainda myaka myaka makumi one, mungele wakalibonya kuli nguwe munkanda ya mulundu wa Sinai, mubbibi lya mulilo mu cinvwuna cacisamu. ³¹ Mosi nakabona mulilo, wakayoowa kuubona, naakaswena kuti alangihihye, kwakaboola ijwi lya Mwami, Kaliti, 'Ndime Leza waba mauso, ³² Leza wa Abraham, awa Isaka, awa Jakobe.' Mosi wakayoowa akukakilwa kulanga. ³³ Mwami wakati kulinguwe, 'Koguha impato kunvwa kumatende ako, nkaambo abusena mpoyinvwi alisetekene. ³⁴ Ndakubona kupenga kwabantu bangu bali mu Ejipiti; ndakuvwa kulila kwabo, ndaseluka kuti mbahutule; ono koboola, ndiyakukutuma ku Ejipiti.' ³⁵ Oyu Musa walo ngobakaka, lyalo nobakati, 'Nguni wakakubamba kuba muleli alimwi a mubetehi?'-ngonguwe omwe Leza ngwakatuma kuba zyoonse muleli alimwi amwaangululi. Leza wakamutuma atanhi lya mungele wakalibonya kuli Musa mu cihvwuna. ³⁶ Ngonguwe nguwena musa uwakabasololela kuhvwa mu Egipiti, naakamana kucita malele alimwi azhitondezyo zhyiyoohya mu Egypt akulwihi lusibila, alimwi amulukala kwa myaka makumi one. ³⁷ "Ngonguwe nguwena Musa wakati kubana Isreali, 'Leza ulakabuhya muhinhyimi wenu akati babanyoko, muhinhyimi mbuli ndime.' ³⁸ Oyu ngomulombwana wakali mumbungano yamulikala a mungeli uwakaambaula kuli nguwe a cilundu ca Sinai. Ooyu ngo mulombwana wakatambula mazwi apona kuti atupe swe. ³⁹ Oyu ngo mulombwana walo bamatata besu ngobakakaka kuteelela; bakamutonkayika kuhwa kulimbabo, mpoona kakuli myoyo yabo yakapilukila ku Egypt. ⁴⁰ Muciindi eeco bakati bakali kuli Aaron, 'Kotubambila baleza bati tusololele. Nkaambo ooyu Musa, wakatusololela kuhwa munyika ya Egypt, tatuhi cakacitika kulinguwe.' ⁴¹ Elyo bakabamba moombe mumazuba aayo alimwi akumuleta miyasilo mituni, aboobo bakakomama nkaambo ka milimo yamatanhi aabo. ⁴² Pele Leza wakacenguluka alimwi akubapa kukomba intoonwehi zhya kwizeulu, mbuli mbokulembelwe mwibbuku lyaba hinhimi, 'Hena mwakapa kuli ndime banyama mbomwakayaya amiyasile kwamyaka makumi omwe mulukula, mung'anda ya Isreali? ⁴³ Mwakatambula ma tabanikele ya Molech alimwi a intoongwahi ya leza Rephan, alimwi azhyikozyano nzyomwakapanga kuti muhikombe; aboobo uyakumusowela kunze a Babylon.' ⁴⁴ "Bamatata besu bakakwete matabanikele abukamboni bwa mukukula, umbona mbuli Leza mbwakalailila nakambaula kuli Musa, kuti abambe mukozyanyo ngwakabona. ⁴⁵ Kumamanino, bamatata besu, muciindi ca Joshua, bakatambula tabanikile alimwi akuletelela nobakabweza nyika. Leza wakatola nyika kuhwa kuli bamahi alimwi akubeenzya kubakwihya kubuhyu bwa matata esu. Tabanikile lyakahyaala munyika kuhikila ciindi mu ciindi ca Davida, ⁴⁶ wakayana luse mubuhyu bwa Leza, alimwi wakabuzya kuti naa kakonzhya kuyana busena bwakukalila ng'anda ya Leza wa Jakobo. ⁴⁷ Pesi, ngu Solomoni iwakayaka ng'anda ya Leza. ⁴⁸ Nokuba boobo, Usumpukile cini cini takali mumaanda akabambwa amatanhi, mbuli muhinhimi mbwaamba, ⁴⁹ 'Izeulu ncecuuno cangu, alimi inyika ncecilyatilo ca maulu angu. Ning'anda ilibuti njomuti ndiyakile? mbwaamba Mwami, naa bulikuli busena bwakulyookezhyela kwangu?' ⁵⁰ Hena matanhi angu taali ngakabmba zhyintu eezhyi?' ⁵¹ "Imwe nobantu nobayumu nhingo alimi batapalulilwe mumoyo alimwi matwi, mwebo lyoonse mulakahya Moza Usweesha; mulabeleka mbubona mbuli bamauso mbobaali kubeleka. ⁵² Mbabali banhinhimi bamauso benu mbobatakapezhya? Bakayaya ibanhinhimi balo bakalibonya kutaanguna kukuhika kwa Ooyo Ululeme; alimwi mulikwele ono kuba bahikwaaba alimwi abayayi bakwe amwebo, ⁵³ mwebo nobantu imwakatambula mulawo wabangele bakuutalika, pele timwakauyobola." ⁵⁴ Lino nkamu yabahimilawo niyakanhwa zhyintu eezhyi, cakabayasa mumyoyo, alimwi bakalitanhuna meno abo ali Sitifini. ⁵⁵ Pele lwakwe, kazwile Moza Usweesha, kalangile kutoomana kwizeulu alimwi wakabona bulemu bwa Leza; alimwi wakabona Jeso uliinhvi kwitanhi lyalulyo lya Leza. ⁵⁶ Stifani wakaamba, "Langa, ndabona imazeulu ajuluka, alimwi Imwana wa Muntu uliinhvwi kululyo lya Leza." ⁵⁷ Munkamu eeyi boonse bakajala matwi aabo, alimwi bakayobeka amzwi akoongomoka, boonse antoomwe bakamutiyaanina akumuhvwaampila. ⁵⁸ Bakamuhvwahvwaanga akumukuhya kuzwa a dolopo ooko nkabakatalika mumuuma mabwe. Bakamboni bakayala zhyisani zhyatala kumatende amukubuhi mulombwana uli azhyina lya Saulu. ⁵⁹ Mbuli mbobaali kumuuma mabwe Stifani, wakali kwiita kumwami akwaamba kuti, "Mwami Jesu, tambula moza wangu." ⁶⁰ Wakahugama alimwi akwiita azwi likando, "Mwami, utababweezhyele azhyinyonyoono zhyabo." Nakamana kwaamba ceeci, wakawa akoona.