Chapter 16—Bana Ba Israeli Bazwa Mu Buzike

Bana ba Israeli bakacilila kulailila nkobakapegwa a Leza; lino mungele wakali kuya bujaya mbuli mbwaakali kuya bweenda kuzwa ku nganda imwi kuya kuliimwi akati ka bantu ba mu Gipite, balo bana ba Israeli bakali libambide kweenda, alimwi bakali kulindila mwami muzangi, alimwi abantu bakwe bapati kuti ba baambile kuti kamuya.KKP 126.1

“Lino nocakasika ciindi, akati ka masiku, Mwami wakajaya bana bakusomona boonse mu nyika ya Gipite, kuzwa ku mwana wa kusomona wa Falo wakali mu cuuno ca usyi kusikila ku mwana wa kusomona wa bantu bazike wakali mu ntolongo; alimwi abana ba kusomona ba ngombe boonse ba kajayigwa. Lino akati ka masiku Falo wakayumuka, walo alimwi a batwanga bakwe, alimwi a bantu boonse ba mu Gipite; eelyo kwakaba kulila kupati mu cisi ca Gipite; nkaambo mu maanda oonse kwakali mwana wakafwide. Lino mwami Falo wakaita Mosi a Aloni masiku ngawona aayo, wakati kuli mbabo, Amuyumuke, amuzwe akati ka bantu bangu, nywebo alimwi a bana ba Israeli; amweende, mukakombele Mwami wanu, mbuli mbo mwakaamba. Alimwi mu bweze alubono lwanu, amatanga aanu alubono lwa ngombe ambelele alimwi a zintu zyoonse zipona, mbubona mbuli mbo mwakaamba, mweende; alimwi mundileleke. Lino bama Gipite bakacita mulimo wakufwambaana ku bana ba Israeli, nkaambo bakali kuyanda kuti bazwe kufwambaana; nkaambo bakali kuyeeya kuti boonse balafwa.KKP 126.2

Lino bantu bakabweza cinkwa cabo kacitana akubizwa, alimwi a zintu nzyobakali kukangizya, bakazyaanga mu zikobela zyabo, bakazibika a mawezo aabo. Bana ba Israeli bakacita mbuli bwaka baambila Mosi; bakalomba kuzwa ku ma Gipite mabwe amwekamweka a siliva, alimwi a golide, alimwi bakalomba zya kusama: Mwami wakacita kuti bana ba Israeli bajane lweengelelo kuzwa ku bantu bamu Gipite, eelyo bakabapa eezyo nzyobakalomba. Eelyo bakajana lubono lunjaanji kuzwa ku bantu bamu Gipite.KKP 126.3

Lino Mwami wakakuzubulula ooku kuli Abrahama, nokwakacili myaanda yone kacitanasika ciindi cakuti kucitike: “Wakati kuli Abrahama, uzyibe kuti lunyungu lwako luya kuba lweenzu mu nyika yabweenzu, baya kusebenzela bantu banyika eeyo njobaya kukala, baya kupenzyegwa abantu ba nyika eeyo kwa myaka ili myaanda yone; alimwi aabo bantu mbo baya kusebenzela, nja kubabeteka; bantu ba lunyungu lwako bayakuzwa mukati ka nyika eeyo kabajisi a lubono lunjaanji.” Makankilo 15: 13, 14.KKP 127.1

Lino aaba bantu bakavwelengene bakaunka ambabo kabajisi alubono lwabo, ngombe ambelele alimwi alubono lumwi, bakali jisi ngombe zinjaanji.” Bana ba Israeli bakazwa mu nyika ya Gipite kabajisi alubono lwabo, lubono lwatakali lwa Falo, nkaambo kunyina nobakaulisizye lubono lwabo kuli nguwe. Jakobe a bana bakwe bakabweza a lubono lwabo, alimwi angombe zyabo ku ciindi ncobakaunka ku Gipite. Mu Gipite, bana ba Israeli bakavula kapati, alimwi a lubono lwabo lwakavula kapati. Leza wakaleta lubeta ku bantu baku Gipite kwiinda mu mpenzyo nzyaakabatumina, eelyo nkaambo ka mpenzyo bakabaleka bantu bakwe kuti bazwe kufwambaana mu cisi ca Gipite antoomwe a lubono lwabo.KKP 127.2

“Nocakasika ciindi, Falo naakaleka bantu ba Leza kuti baunke, Leza naakabasololela bantu bakwe kwiinda mu nyika ya Mafilisitaini, nakuba kuti eeyo yakali nyika yakali munsi munsi; nkaambo Leza wakaamba kuti, antela bantu baakubona nkondo icitika, bakabebe, bakayeeye muzeezo wakujokela ku Gipite: eelyo Leza wakacita kuti bayinde nzila izinguluka iya mu nkanda yakali kwiinda ku Lwizyi Lusalala. Bana ba Israeli bakazwa mu nyika ya Gipite, bakatalika kweenda mu makamu. Mosi wakabweza zifuwa zya Josefa: nkaambo Josefa wakalisyomezezye ku bana ba Israeli, wakaambide kuti kuli mbabo, Leza uya kumuswaya, zifuwa zyangu muya kuzibweza mwaakuunka.KKP 127.3