Nehemiya 9:1-38
9 Mubuzuba bwa 24 bwamwezi ooyu, bana Israyeli bakabungana antoomwe; bakali kuliimya kulya kabasamide zisani zyamasaka akulibikka vwu amitwe yabo.+
2 Mpoonya aabo balunyungu lwa Israyeli bakalyaandaanya kuzwa kuli bamasi boonse,+ eelyo bakaima akulyaambilila zibi zyabo amilandu yabamausyi.+
3 Mpoonya bakaima aawo mpobakabede eelyo bakabalilwa cakupozya mubbuku lya Mulawo+ wa Jehova Leza wabo kwamawoola otatwe; kwamawoola aambi otatwe bakalyaambilila zibi zyabo akukotamina Jehova Leza wabo.
4 Lino Jeshua, Bani, Kadimiyeli, Sebaniya, Buni, Serebiya,+ Bani a Kenani bakaimikila acibumbili+ caba Levi akupozomoka ajwi lipati kuli Jehova Leza wabo.
5 Ba Levi aaba: Jeshua, Kadimiyeli, Bani, Hasabineya, Serebiya, Hodiya, Sebaniya a Petahiya bakati: “Amunyamuke mutembaule Jehova Leza wanu lyoonse alyoonse mane kukabe kutamani.+ Abatembaule zina lyako lilemekwa, iliinda kulumbwa koonse akutembaulwa koonse.
6 “Yebo olikke Jehova;+ nduwe wakalenga julu, noliba julu lyamajulu, amakamu oonse aali mumo, nyika azyoonse zili alinjiyo, lwizi azyoonse zili mumo. Nduwe upa kuti zyoonse kazipona, alimwi makamu aakujulu alakukotamina.
7 Nduwe Jehova Leza mwini-mwini iwakasala Abramu+ akumugwisya mu Uri+ waba Kasidi akumupa zina lya Abrahamu.+
8 Wakajana kuti ulasyomeka kulinduwe,+ aboobo wakapangana cizuminano anguwe kuti umupe nyika yabana Kanana, bana Heti, bana Amori, bana Perizi, bana Jebusi abana Girigasi, alimwi akwiipa kulunyungu lwakwe;+ eelyo wakazuzikizya zisyomezyo zyako nkaambo uliluleme.
9 “Aboobo wakaabona mapenzi aabamatata mu Egepita+ alimwi wakakumvwa kulila kwabo ku Lwizi Lusalala.
10 Mpoonya wakacita zitondezyo amaleele kuli Farao, akubabelesi bakwe akubantu boonse bamucisi cakwe,+ nkaambo wakabona kuti bakali kupenzya+ bantu bako. Wakalipangila zina, eelyo liciliko kusikila sunu.+
11 Wakaandaanya lwizi kubusyu bwabo, aboobo bakainda akati kalwizi kabayaabweenda anyika njumu,+ alimwi basikubatandaanya wakabawaala mulwizi mbuli bbwe mumaanzi malamfwu.+
12 Wakabasololela amusumpuululu wakkumbi ciindi casyikati eelyo masiku wakabasololela amusumpuululu wamulilo kutegwa bamunikilwe nzila njobakeelede kutozya.+
13 Wakaseluka a Cilundu ca Sinai+ akwaambaula ambabo kuzwa kujulu,+ eelyo wakabapa mbeta ziluleme, milawo yakasimpe,* milazyo mibotu alimwi amalailile.+
14 Wakabazyibya Sabata yako iisetekene,+ akubapa milawo, milazyo amalailile kwiinda mumubelesi wako Musa.
15 Nibakafwa nzala wakabapa cinkwa cizwa kujulu,+ nibakafwa nyota wakabapa maanzi kuzwa mundomba,+ eelyo wakabaambila kuti banjile akubweza nyika eeyo njookakonkezya nowakatambika janza lyako kuti uyoobapa.
16 “Pele balo bamatata bakacita cakulisumpula+ akuba basicinguni,*+ alimwi tiibakali kwiiswiilila milawo yako.
17 Bakakaka kuswiilila+ alimwi kunyina nobakaiyeeya milimo yako iilibedelede njookacita akati kabo, pele bakaba basicinguni* akusala musololi kuti bapiluke mubuzike bwabo ku Egepita.+ Nokuba boobo, yebo nduwe Leza uulibambilide kulekelela,* silweetelelo* alimwi siluse, uutafwambaani kukalala alimwi uuzwide luyando lutamani,+ aboobo taakwe nookabasiya pe.+
18 Noliba leelyo nobakalipangila cikozyanyo camoombe cifwulidwe akutalika kwaamba kuti, ‘Ngooyu Leza wako iwakakugwisya mucisi ca Egepita,’+ alimwi bakacita zintu zipati zitondezya kubula bulemu,
19 pele yebo, muluse lwako lupati, taakwe nookabasiya munkanda.+ Musumpuululu wakkumbi tiiwakaleka kubasololela ciindi casyikati ikubatondezya nzila, awalo musumpuululu wamulilo tiiwakaleka kubasololela ciindi camasiku ikubamunikila nzila njobakeelede kutozya.+
20 Wakabapa muuya wako mubotu kuti babe basongo,+ alimwi tonookabaima mana+ alimwi wakabapa maanzi aakunywa nobakafwa nyota.+
21 Kwamyaka iili 40 wakali kubapa cakulya munkanda.+ Tiibakabula cintu pe. Zisani zyabo tiizyakazakala+ alimwi maulu aabo tanaakazimba.
22 “Mpoonya wakabapa mami amisyobo yabantu, wakabaabanya nyika muzibeela-beela,+ aboobo bakakona nyika ya Sihoni,+ nkokuti nyika yamwami wa Hesiboni+ alimwi anyika ya Ogi+ mwami wa Basani.
23 Bana babo wakabavwuzya mbuli nyenyeezi zyakujulu.+ Mpoonya wakabanjizya munyika njookasyomezya bamausyi kuti bayoonjila akwiibweza.+
24 Aboobo bana babo bakanjila akwiibweza nyika+ alimwi wakabagwasya kuzunda bana Kanana+ ibakali kukkala munyika eeyo akwaaba bami babo abantu bamunyika mumaanza aabo, kuti babacite kufwumbwa mbobayanda.
25 Alimwi bakazunda minzi iikwabilidwe+ akubweza nyika yambolezi,+ maanda aazwide zintu zibotu zyoonse, migoti iisyidwe kale, myuunda yamisaansa, myuunda yamaolifa+ azisamu zyamicelo zinji. Aboobo bakalya akukkuta akuneneya alimwi bakakondwa mububotu bwako bupati.
26 “Nokuba boobo bakaleka kukuswiilila alimwi bakakuzangila+ akufwutatila Mulawo wako.* Bakajaya basinsimi bako aabo ibakali kubacenjezya kutegwa babapilusye kulinduwe, alimwi bakacita zintu zipati zitondezya kubula bulemu.+
27 Aboobo wakabaaba mumaanza aabasinkondonyina,+ aabo ibakazumanana kubapenzya.+ Pele mumapenzi aabo bakali kukukwiilila, eelyo wakali kuswiilila kujulu; alimwi akaambo kaluzyalo lwako lupati, wakabapa basikubafwutula kutegwa babafwutule mumaanza aabasinkondonyina.+
28 “Pele mbobaliiba buyo, bakali kutalika alimwi kucita zibi kubusyu bwako+ eelyo wakali kubalekelezya mumaanza aabasinkondonyina, aabo ibakali kubadyaaminina.*+ Mpoonya bakali kupiluka akwiita kulinduwe kulomba lugwasyo,+ alimwi yebo wakali kuswiilila kujulu akubavwuna ziindi zinji akaambo kaluzyalo lwako lupati.+
29 Nokuba kuti wakali kubacenjezya kutegwa bapiluke ku Mulawo wako, balo bakalisumpula akukaka kuswiilila milawo yako;+ bakali kubisya kwiinda mukusotoka mbeta zyako, eezyo zinga ikuti naa muntu wazitobela ulapona akaambo kanzizyo.+ Pele cankazi bakacita muuzyamvwide akuyumya nsingo zyabo eelyo bakakaka kuswiilila.
30 Wakabakkazikila moyo+ myaka minji akuzumanana kubacenjezya kubelesya muuya wako kwiinda mubasinsimi, pele bakakaka kuswiilila. Aboobo wakabaaba mumaanza aabamasi.+
31 Alimwi muluse lwako lupati, taakwe nookabanyonyoona+ nokuba kubasiya pe, nkaambo yebo nduwe Leza silweetelelo* alimwi siluse.+
32 “Lino O Leza wesu, Leza mupati, singuzu alimwi uuyoosya kapati, yebo oobamba cizuminano cako akutondezya luyando lutamani,+ utaaubyi-ubyi mapenzi oonse aatusikila swebo, bami besu, basilutwe besu,+ bapaizi besu,+ basinsimi besu,+ bamatata abantu bako boonse kuzwa kumazuba aabami bana Asuri+ kusikila sunu.
33 Yebo waliluleme muzintu zyoonse izyatucitikila, nkaambo wali kusyomeka; pele swebo ndiswe twabisya.+
34 Bami besu, basilutwe besu, bapaizi besu abamatata, tiibakatobela Mulawo wako nokuba kuswiilila malailile aako naa ziyeekezyo* zyako zyakubacenjezya.
35 Noliba leelyo nobakali mubwami bwabo akukkomana abubotu butalivwulili mbookabapa alimwi kabali munyika mpati iilaambolezi njookabapa, tiibakakubelekela+ alimwi tiibakaleka micito yabo mibi.
36 Mpaawa sunu tuli bazike+–inzya, ibazike munyika njookapa bamatata kuti balye micelo yayo azintu zyayo zibotu.
37 Bulotwe bwanyika eeyi bwaba bwabami bamasi aabo mbookatubikkila akaambo kazibi zyesu.+ Balatweendelezya kufwumbwa mbobayanda, swebo abanyama besu bavwubwa, aboobo tuli mumapenzi aataambiki.
38 “Aboobo akaambo kazintu zyoonse eezyi, tulapanga cizuminano cisyomeka+ kwiinda mukulemba, alimwi cilasinizyigwa kwiinda mukubikkwa ciganto abasilutwe besu, ba Levi abapaizi besu.”+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “milawo iisyomeka.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “akuyumya nsingo zyabo.”
^ Naa “silubomba.”
^ Naa “Leza uulekelela.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “bakayumya nsingo zyabo.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “akuusowela kusyule Mulawo wako.”
^ Naa “kubapwayaula.”
^ Naa “silubomba.”
^ Naa “ncenjezyo.”
