¹ Bantu bonse niba yenda kuzwa mwa Elimi, imi chonse chicaba cha bantu ba Isilaele baba kezi mwi halaupa lya Sini, lina hakati ka Elimi ni Sinai, mwi zuba lya bu 5 lya mwezi wa bubeli kuzwa hababa kazwili mwi nkanda ya Egepita. ² Chi chaba chonse cha bantu ba Isilaele niba lilokela kwa Mushe ni Aaroni mwi halaupa. ³ Bantu ba Isilaele chibati ku bali, "Kambe tubakafwili mwi yanza lya Yahweh mwi nkanda ya Egepita hatubalikalize kumbali ni ma poto enyama imi tubali kulya chinkwa kwikuta. Kakuli muiba katuhindi kutuleta mwi halaupa kwiza kuhaya chicaba chonse cne nzala." ⁴ Linu Yahweh chati kwa Mushe, " Muni misokize chinkwa kuzwa kwiwulu. Bantu muba yende hanze ni kuka kunganya zilikena izuba mwi zuba ili kuti niba like nibone nandi muba yende cha mulawo wangu nandi bule. ⁵ Chili kabuchuna kuba kwizuba lya bu 6, muba kunganye tobele cha bungi kuhita zibaba kungenye he ntanzi, imi mubehike zete baka hinde." ⁶ Linu Mushe ni Aaroni chibati kubantu bonse ba Isilaele, "Chitengu kamwizibe kutewa nji Yahweh yaba kami zwisi mwi nkanda ya Egepita. ⁷ Kakusasana kamubone ikanya ya Yahweh, ka kuzuwa kuliloka kwenu kwali. Nje swe bani kwako kuti tu utu lilokele?" ⁸ Mushe naye chati, " Kamwi zibe chinu Yahweh chamiha inyama chitengu ni chinkwa ka kusasani mwi kute- kakuti aba zuwi intongosi imuba wambi kwali. Aaroni njiyeni ni me? I ntongosi zenu zenu kazi tuami; ziamana ni Yahweh." ⁹ Mushe chati kwa Aaroni, " Wambe ku chicaba chonse cha bantu ba Isilaele, 'Muchunine habusu bwa Yahweh, kakuti aba zuwi intongosi zenu."' ¹⁰ Chikweza abu, sina Aaroni ha wamba u chichaba chonse cha bantu ba Isilaele, Haba lola hembali ni halaupa, imi, lindile, Kubenya kwa Yahweh ni kwa boneka mwi kope. ¹¹ Linu Yahweh aba wambi kwa Mushe, ¹² "Niba zuwi intongosi za bantu ba Isilaele. Wambe kubali imi uti, ' chitengu kamulye inyama, imi kakusasana ka kamwi kute chinkwa. Linu kamwizibe kuti njime Yahweh Ileza wenu." ¹³ Haliza kuba chitengu ba ngwali nibeza kwi zulankana he nkambe. Kakusasani mume uba zimbulukite inkambe. ¹⁴ Mume hawiza kumana, mwi kanda lya mwi halaupa mubena buheke bunininini ubu makaza hansi. ¹⁵ Bantu ba Isilaele haba bona bulyo, chibatanga kulibuza, "Chintunzi ichi?" Kana babezi kuti ibali chintunzi. Mushe chati kubali, " Chinkwa chamiha Yahweh kutewa mulye. ¹⁶ Nji ntaelo ya bahi Yahweh: ' Muswanela ku kunganya, zumwi ni zumwi kwenu, zilikana zimusaka kulya, zi wola kukwana zumwi ni zumwi mwmpalo ya bantu benu. Njimona mwese muka zi kunganyize: Mukunganye zingi zakulya za zumwi ni zumwi yo hala mwi tende lyenu."' ¹⁷ Bantu ba Isilaele chiba tenda bulyo. Bamwi niba kunganya zingi, bamwi baba kunganyi zi che. ¹⁸ Habati chiba zilikaniseleza che omere, bana baba kungenye zingi kakwina chibaba shalizwa, imi bana baba kungenye ziche kana baba taeli. Zumwi ni zumwi aba kunganyi zingi zibali kukwana zibabali kusaka. ¹⁹ Linu Mushe chati kubali, " Kakwina nanga umwina yese asiye chimwi ulu kakusasana. " ²⁰ Nanga kuti, kana baba teki kwa Mushe. Bamwi kubali baba sii zimwi ulu kakusasani, kono nizaba nimasene niku nunka kushinyeha. Linu Mushe chaba bengela. ²¹ Babali kukakunganyanga kakusasani ni kakusasani. Muntu ni muntu aba ku kunganyan zimukwanite zakulya mwi zuba. I zuba halihisa, zi shengunuka. ²² Ha basika mwizuba lya bu 6 niba kunganya tobele twbungi bwe chinkwa, ma omere obele zumwi ni zumwi. Bonse bayendisi ba chichaba baba yendi niku ka wambila Mushe chapangahala. ²³ Chati kubali, " Ichi nji chona cha bawambi Yahweh: 'Izona izuba lya kupumula, le nsabata ya Yahweh i jolola. Mujiche zimusaka kujicha, imi mwi hike zimusaka kwi hika. Zonse zese zishale, muzilibikile inwe mubene ili kakusasani." ²⁴ Cwale chiba zibika kumbali ili halizwa, ka mwaba bateli Mushe. Kana ziba sinyehi, nandi kuba ni masene. ²⁵ Mushe chati kubali," Mulyo izo zilyo sunu, kakuti sunu izuba libikilwe insabata kukuteka Yahweh. Sunu kakwina yese awanike utenda ²⁶ Kamu kukunganyanga mumazuba ena 6, kono izuba lyo bu 7 insabata. Mwi zuba le nsabata kete kukuba ni maana." ²⁷ Izuba lya bu 7 halisika bamwi mukati kabo babayendi kuku kunganya manna, kono kakwina chibaba kawani. ²⁸ Linu Yahweh chati kwa Mushe, " Mohinde inako sikahi no kana kwi chilila intaelo zangu ni milawo ya ngu? ²⁹ Bone, Yahweh aba mihi insabata. Kuti mwi zuba lyabu 6 umiha chinkwa chamazuba obele. Zumwi ni zumwi ekale muchibaka chakwe; kakwina yoswanela kuzwa muchibaka chakwe mwizuba labu 7." ³⁰ Kakuti bantu bapumula mwizuba lyo bu7. ³¹ Bantu ba Isilaele baba kusumpa zina zilyo kutewa manna." Zibali kukola ili buheke bwe coriyanda, imi kumunati iba kukola ubu mu'nende wa pangwa habuchi. ³² Mushe chati, " Ichi nji chona chaba laeli Yahweh: Mulekeze i omere ya manna ibikilwe masika amasika enu asikeza njikuti mahasi enu zebabone chinkwa chiniba lelisi mwi halaupa, hani mana kukamizwisa mwi nkanda ya Egepita."' ³³ Mushe chati kwa Aaroni, "Hinde impoto u bike i omere ya manna mukati kayo. Uilete habusu bwa Yahweh kuti ibikilwe bezukulu benu." ³⁴ Sina Yahweh mwa balaeleli Mushe, Aaroni chabika habusu bwa bupaki muchi bikilo. ³⁵ Bantu ba Isilaele nibalya manna chazilimo za makumi onee ulu haba kenjila munkanda mubazakite bantu. Baba ali konji haba kasika kumuseto we nkanda ya Kanana. ³⁶ Linu i omere zi kala zikwana i yanza kwizuza iefa.