Chapter 17—Nyendo Zya Bana Ba Israeli

Bana ba Israeli bakeenda mu nkaanda, kwa mazuba otatwe, teebakakonzya kujana meenda mabotu aakunywa. Lino bakapenga kapati akaambo ka nyota, “bantu bakatalika kutongauka, bakatalika kulwa- na Mosi, bakati, Hena tuya kunywa nzi? Mosi wakalila ku Mwami; Mwami wakamutondezya cisamu, eeco cisamu naakamana kuciwaala mu meenda, meenda akaba mabotu: Lino ku cilawo eeci wakabapa kulailila, alimwi amapobwe, alimwi wakabasola, wakati, Naakuti mukateelele ca bunkutwe ku jwi lya Mwami Leza wanu, mukacite eeco ciluleme ku busyu bwa Mwami, mukateelele milawo yakwe, alimwi akubamba kulailila kwakwe koonse, kunyina malwazi aya kumusikila, nge ndakaleta ku bantu baku Gipite; nkaambo ndime Mwami umuponya.”KKP 132.3

Bana ba Israeli bakajisi moyo wakutakondwa. Teebakali kuzumina kwiimina mapenzi mu nkanda. Ku ciindi ncobakali kuswaangana mapenzi mu nzila yabo, bakali kwalanga kuti mapenzi cakali cintu ciyumu kwiinda zimwi zintu zyoonse. Ku ciindi eeco ca mapenzi lusyomo lwabo muli Leza lwakali kumana, kunyina cimbi ncobakali kubona kumpela lyabo, pesi bakali kukonzya kubona lufu lulike. “Lino nkamu yoonse iya bana ba Israeli yakatalika kutongaukila Mosi a Aloni mu nkanda: bakati kuli mbabo, Ani Leza nakatuleka kuti tufwe mu maanza ama Gipite, nkaa-mbo mu Gipite twakali kulya nyama, alimwi cinkwa twakali kulya cinjaanji, lino hena nkaambo nzi nco mwakatuletela mu nkanda, muyanda kuti nkamu eeyi yoonse ifwe akaambo ka nzala.”KKP 133.1

Pesi teebakaninga fwa nzala mpati. Bakalijisi kulya kwa kulya ciindi eeco, pesi bakali kuyoowa biyo mazuba aboola. Teebakali kukonzya kubona kuti bakali kukuta buti kukulya nko bakajisi ku ciindi eeco ku ciindi nco bakali kweenda mu nkanda, pesi nakuba kuti teebakali kukondwa bakabona bana babo kabafwa akaambo ka nzala. Mwami wakali kuyanda kuti kulya kwabo akucesye, ikutegwa basike mu mapenzi, ikutegwa balange kuli nguwe, walo iwakali kubagwasya lyoonse, ikutegwa bakondwe muli nguwe. Wakali libambide kubagwasya lyoonse. Naakuti, mu kuyanda kwabo, kabayita kuli nguwe, naakatondezya luyando ndwakajisi kuli mbabo, alimwi akubamba kwakwe nkwaakali kubabamba lyoonse.KKP 133.2

Pesi bakali kulangika kuti teebakali kuzumina kusyoma Mwami, nakuba kuti bakali kubona zintu zya- kali kucitika kwiinda mu nguzu zya Leza. Naakuti nobakajisi lusyomo lupati, alimwi akusinizya kupati muli Leza, zintu zibyaabi, alimwi a mapenzi, alimwi akupenga kumwi, nobakazicita mu nzila imwi ngubauba, munsi Mwami nakamana kubafutula kuzwa mu buzike. Kunze kwakooko, Mwami wakasyomya kuti naa bayiteelela milawo yakwe, kunyina bulwazi bwakali kunga bulasika kuli mbabo, nkaambo wakaamba kuti “Ndime Mwami umuponya.”KKP 133.3

Pesi munsi Mwami nakamana kusyomya cisyomyo eeci, nce ciindi balo nco bakatalika kwaamba kuti bakali kufwa nzala a bana babo. Pesi ku ciindi ncobakali mu Gipite bakali kupenzegwa, bakali kuse-benza kapati, bakali kucita milimo minjaanji. Bana babo bakajayigwa, lino mu kwiingula kupaila kwabo kwakulila, Leza wakabaangulula ca luse. Wakabasyomya kuti uya kuba Leza, wabo, wakati uya kubacita kuti babe bantu bakwe, akubasololela kuya ku nyika mpati alimwi mbotu.KKP 135.1

Pesi mu mapenzi akabasikila, bakali kwaalilwa, ku ciindi nco bakeelede kuti kabaayumina, mbuli mbobakali kuya bweenda kuya ku nyika eeyo njo bakasyomezyegwa. Ku ciindi ncobakali mu Gipite, bakali kuyumina mapenzi manjaanji, pesi lino teebakali kukonzya kwiimina mapenzi mu kusebenzela Leza. Lyoonse bakali libambide kudonaika, akuba mu kutyompokelwa ku ciindi ncobakali kusolwa. Bakatalika kutongaukila mutwanga wa Leza usyomeka Mosi, kabajisi akuyanda kubyaabi kwakuti bakaleelede kuti bajokele ku Gipite, ooko nkobakali kukonzya kulya nyama, alimwi a kulya cinkwa cinjaanji.KKP 135.2