Matalikilo 6:1-22
6 Bantu nibakasaanguna kuvula aanyika, anibakazyala bana basimbi,
2 bana baLeza wakasimpe* bakasaanguna kubona kuti bana basimbi babantu bakali babotu. Nkinkaako, bakasaanguna kubweza kufumbwa mbibakali kuyanda kuti babe banakazi babo.
3 Mpawo Jehova wakati: “Muuya wangu tukoolekela bantu kukabe kutamani nkaambo muntu ngwanyama biyo.* Nkinkaako, mazuba aakwe azoosika kuminyaka iili 120.”
4 Mumazuba aayo amumazuba aakatobela, maNefilimu* bakali aanyika. Muchiindi eecho, bana baLeza wakasimpe bakayinkilila kunembo koona aabana basimbi babantu mpawo bakabazyalila bana. Bana aaba bakali baalumi bali aamanguzu, bali aampuwo bakapona chiindi.
5 Jehova wakabona kuti bubi bwabantu bwakali bwavula loko aanyika akuti makanze aabo anzibakali kuyeeya mumyoyo yabo, zyakali zibi chiindi choonse.
6 Jehova wakalisola kuti wakali walenga bantu aanyika, nkinkaako, moyo wakwe wakawusa.*
7 Nkinkaako, Jehova wakati: “Ndizoobanyonyoona bantu mbindakalenga kuti bazwe aanyika. Ndizoonyonyoona bantu kuswaanizya abanyama bavubwa, banyama bayavula azilenge zyuuluka mujulu, nkaambo ndalisola loko kuti ndakabalenga.”
8 Nikuba oobo, Nowa wakali kuyandwa mumeso aaJehova.
9 Ngaya makani aali atala aNowa.
Nowa wakali mwaalumi uululeme. Taakalikwe kaambo nkasolwaako aakati kabantu mbaakali kuponaabo.* Nowa wakeenda aaLeza wakasimpe.
10 Mukuya kwachiindi, Nowa wakazyala bana balombe batatu, Shemu, Hamu aJafeti.
11 Pesi nyika yakali yanyonyooka mumeso aaLeza wakasimpe alubo nyika yakali yazula kulwana.
12 Kwaamba choonzyo, Leza wakalanga aanyika, choonzyo yakali yabija. Bantu boonse bakali kuchita zintu zibi loko aanyika.
13 Mpawo Leza wakati kuli Nowa: “Ndasala kunyonyoona bantu boonse nkaambo nyika yazula kulwana akaambo kambabo, nkinkaako, ndilikubanyonyoona aamwi anyika.
14 Lipangile bwaato,* kubelesya munsamu uuli aanzuka. Upange twaanda mubwaato mpawo uzilulule bwaato kubelesya taala mukati aanze.
15 Mbobu mbweelede kubupanga: Bwaato bweelede kulampa makkiyubbiti* aali 300, busasa bube makkiyubbiti aali 50, mpawo bulamfu bwakuya mujulu bube makkiyubbiti aali 30.
16 Weelede kupanga windo kuti kakunoonjila mumuni mubwaato, lyeelede kusiya kkiyubbiti iimwi kuzwa aajulu. Weelede kubikka mulyango mumbali aabwaato. Bupange kabuli aatwaanda twaansi, twaanda twaakati atwaanda twamujulu.
17 “Ime ndizooyeta zambangulwe aanyika kuti linyonyoone zilenge zyoonse zipona,* zilaansi aajulu. Zintu zyoonse zili aanyika zizooloba.
18 Ndilikupanga chizuminano changu anduwe, weelede kunjila mubwaato, iwe abana bako amwanakazi wako abanakazi babana bako mbulaabo.
19 Alubo unjizye zilenge zipona zyamisyobo yoonse kazili zibili-zibili mubwaato, kuchitila kuti zikkale kazili zyuumi aamwi anduwe, cheenze achizyazi.
20 Zilenge zyuuluka kweendelana amisyobo yazyo, banyama bavubwa kweendelana amisyobo yabo azilenge zyoonse ziyavula aanyika kweendelana amisyobo yazyo, kazili zibili-zibili zizooza kulinduwe akunjila mubwaato kuti zifutuke.
21 Pesi iwe, weelede kubunganizya chakulya chamisyobo yoonse, kuchitila kuti chizoobe chakulya chako achabanyama.”
22 Mpawo Nowa wakachita kweendelana azintu zyoonse Leza nzyaakamulayilila. Wakachita mbuboobo.
Makani Aamunsi
^ Aaya maambilambali aachiHebberu aamba ngilozi zyaLeza.
^ Naakuti, “uchita kweendelana anyama.”
^ Lilakonzya kwaamba “Basikuwisya,” nkukwaamba bantu bapa kuti bamwi bawe. Langa Bupanduluzi Bwamabala.
^ Naakuti, “wakamvwa kuchisa mumoyo wakwe.”
^ MuchiHebberu, “kazyalani lyakwe.”
^ MuchiHebberu, “bbokesi pati.”
^ Kkiyubbiti iimwi yeelene aamasentimita aali 44.5. Langa Makani Aakuyungizya B14.
^ MuchiHebberu, “nyama yoonse iili aamuuya wabuumi.”
