Yahwe banomilidza Baiziraela pa Dombo le Horebu.
1 Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Milika iwe ne bathu bawakadusa mu shango ye Egipiti muyende ku shango yandakatuna kuna Abhurahama na Isaki na Jakubo nditi, ‘Ndowoipa bana babo.’ 2 Ndowotuma ntumwa we kudzimu kakutungamila ngono ndowotata Bakanana ne Baamori ne Bahiti ne Baperizi ne Bahivi ne Bajebusi. 3 Yendani ku shango inowunga nkaka ne butji koga anditowoyenda namwi kuyita kuti ndisitongo mulobesa ngoti mu bathu bana misholo yakawoma.”
4 Kukati bathu behwa matama iyawa anogwadza, bakalila, kukasiyite waambala zwinonakisa. 5 Ngoti Yahwe bakabe badwa Mushe bakati, “Idwa Baiziraela uti, ‘Imwi mu bathu basingahwe, ha ndingayenda namwi kene kuli kwe tjibakana, ndingamulobesa. Ndizo ambulani zwinonakisa zwenyu kuti ndizo ndibone kuti ndingatini namwi.’ ” 6 Ndizo Baiziraela bakaambula zwinonakisa zwabo kudwa pa Dombo le Horebu.
Nshasha wa Yahwe
7 Mushe wakabe akawolobela tola nshasha ewubaka kuzhe kwe bukotokelo, kule ne bukotokelo, ebe ewudana eti nshasha we bushanganilo. Ngono mmwe ne mmwe wakabe eshaka Yahwe wakabe ebhuda eyenda ku nshasha we bushanganilo kuzhe kwe bukotokelo. 8 Tjibaka tjimwe ne tjimwe Mushe tjaakabe eyenda ku nshasha, bathu bose bakabe bemilika, nlume mmwe ne mmwe ema pa nkoba we nshasha uwe ebe enlinga kuswikila engina mu nshasha. 9 Kwakabe kuti Mushe engina mu nshasha gole libe lideluka lima pa nkoba we nshasha, Yahwe bebe belebeleka na Mushe. 10 Bathu bakabe beti ha bebona gole lili mile pa nkoba we nshasha bakamilika bakanamata, mmwe ne mmwe ali pa nkoba we nshasha uwe. 11 Yahwe bakabe belebeleka na Mushe bakalingana saikoko se nthu angabe elebeleka ne nzwalani uwe. Mushe wakabe eti eshanduka ebgwilila ku bukotokelo, nlanda uwe, nzhuzha Joshuwa nkololo wa Nuni, esala asingabhude mu nshasha.
Yahwe banogadzabgwe kube ne bathu babo
12 Mushe kadwa Yahwe kati, “Bonani, makandidwa mukati, ‘Tungamila bathu ibaba’, koga amuzondizibisa wamunondituma naye. Koga makati, ‘Ndokuziba nge zina, naiko unodika kundili.’ 13 Ndizo ngwenu, ndomukumbila ha ndidika kumuli, mundilakidze zila dzenyu kuita kuti ndimuzibe ndiamutjilike kumuli. Mukumbule kakale kuti bathu ibaba nge benyu.”
14 Yahwe bakashandula beti, “Ndowoyenda nawe, ngono ndowokupa kunyaluluka.”
15 Mushe kabe eti ku bali, “Ha musingawoyenda nami, musitimilidze kudwa ipapano. 16 Kowozibgwa tjini kuti mondida kene, imi ne bathu benyu? Apa akungazibgwe amayenda naswi kene, kuyita kuti kube ne kuthubukana pakati kwedu ne bathu bamwe bose bamu shango?”
17 Yahwe bakabe bedwa Mushe beti, “Itjetji tjawaleba ndowotjishinga ngoti ndakuda ndokuziba nge zina.”
18 Mushe kabe eti, “Ndomukumbila, mundilakidze tjedza tjenyu ndomukumbila.”
19 Yahwe bakabe beti, “Ndowothama kuti bubuya gwangu gose gupinde mbeli kuko, ngono ndowoleba zina langu ‘Yahwe’ paulipo. Ndowohwila ngoni wandinowohwila ngoni, adwila moyo wandinowodwila moyo. 20 Koga aungabone buso gwangu ngoti nthu aangandibone katjila.” 21 Yahwe bakabe beti, “Bona kuna pathu pamwe pejo nami paunowomapo pezhugwi kwe shongwe. 22 Kowoti tjedza tjangu tjipinda, ndowokulonga mu phaswa dze shongwe ndibe ndikuzwimba nge tjiazha tjangu kuswikila ndapinda. 23 Ipapo ndowodusa tjiazha tjangu ndizo iwe unowobona shule kwangu, koga buso gwangu autogubona.”
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