Deuteronomo
31 Mpoonya Musa wakaunka akwaambila bana Israyeli boonse majwi aaya 2 aakuti: “Lino ndili amyaka iili 120.+ Tandicikonzyi kumusololela, nkaambo Jehova wandaambila kuti, ‘Tokauzabuki Mulonga wa Jordano.’+ 3 Jehova Leza wanu nguutiizabuke kumbele lyanu alimwi uyakwiinyonyoona misyobo eeyi kubusyu bwanu, eelyo muyakwiitanda.+ Joshua nguutiizabuke kumbele lyanu akumusololela+ mbubonya Jehova mbwaamba. 4 Jehova uyoocita kulinjiyo mbubonya mbwaakacita kuli Sihoni+ a Ogi,+ ibami babana Amori anyika yabo ciindi naakabanyonyoona.+ 5 Jehova uyoopa kuti mubazunde alimwi mweelede kubacitila kweelana amulawo woonse ngondamupa.+ 6 Amuyume akuba basicamba.+ Mutayoowi nokuba kukankama kubusyu bwabo,+ nkaambo Jehova Leza wanu nguumusololela. Takamusiyi nokuba kumulekelezya pe.”+
7 Mpoonya Musa wakaita Joshua akumwaambila kubusyu bwabana Israyeli boonse kuti: “Koyuma akuba sicamba,+ nkaambo yebo ndonduwe uuyoonjizya bantu aaba munyika eeyo Jehova njaakakonkezya kuli bamausyi kuti uyoobapa, alimwi yebo uyoobapa njiyo kuti ibe lukono lwabo.+ 8 Jehova nguukusololela alimwi uyoozumanana kuba anduwe.+ Takakusiyi nokuba kukulekelezya pe. Utayoowi nokuba kukankama.”+
9 Mpoonya Musa wakalemba Mulawo ooyu+ akuupa bapaizi iba Levi, basikunyamuna bbokesi lyacizuminano ca Jehova alimwi akubaalu boonse babana Israyeli. 10 Musa wakabalailila kuti: “Lyoonse kumamanino aamyaka iili ciloba, aciindi cibikkidwe mumwaka walwaanguluko,+ nkokuti ciindi ca Pobwe lya Zivwuka,+ 11 bana Israyeli boonse nobaboola kubusyu bwa Jehova+ Leza wanu mubusena oobo mbwayoosala, mweelede kuubala Mulawo ooyu kuti bana Israyeli boonse baumvwe.+ 12 Mweelede kunoobunganya bantu,+ baalumi, bamakaintu, bana amweenzu uuli muminzi* yanu, kuti baswiilile akwiiya kuyoowa Jehova Leza wanu akulomya kutobela majwi oonse aa Mulawo ooyu. 13 Mpoonya bana babo ibatanauzyiba Mulawo ooyu bayooswiilila+ akwiiya kulemeka Jehova Leza wanu mazuba oonse ngomuyoopona munyika eeyo njomuyoobweza mwazabuka Jordano.”+
14 Mpoonya Jehova wakati kuli Musa: “Bona! Ulaafwaafwi kufwa.+ Komwiita Joshua, muunke kutente lyakuswaanganina kutegwa ndimubikke kuba musololi.”+ Aboobo Musa a Joshua bakaunka akuyakwiima kutente lyakuswaanganina. 15 Mpoonya Jehova wakalibonya mumusumpuululu wakkumbi kutente lyakuswaanganina, eelyo musumpuululu wakkumbi wakaima amulyango watente.+
16 Lino Jehova wakaambila Musa kuti: “Bona! Yebo ulaafwaafwi kufwa,* eelyo bantu aaba bayootalika kuvwuula kwakumuuya abaleza beenzu ibali munyika eeyo nkomuunka.+ Bayoondisiya+ akutyola cizuminano cangu ncondakapangana ambabo.+ 17 Aciindi eeco bukali bwangu buyoobabukila,+ eelyo ndiyoobasiya+ akusisa busyu bwangu+ kusikila bakanyonyooke. Mpoonya aakubasikila mapenzi manji akukatazyigwa+ bayakwaamba kuti, ‘Sena tiitwasikilwa mapenzi aaya akaambo kakuti Leza wesu tali akati kesu?’+ 18 Pele ndiyoosisa busyu bwangu mubuzuba oobo akaambo kazibi zyoonse nzyobakacita kwiinda mukukomba baleza bambi.+
19 “Lino amulembe lwiimbo oolu+ akubayiisya ndulo bana Israyeli.+ Mubagwasye kuti baluzyibe kabotu kutegwa kalubayeezya cicitika ikuti naa baleka kumvwida Leza.+ 20 Ndaakubasisya kunyika eeyo njindakakonkezya kuli bamausyi+–inyika iikunka buci amukupa+–alimwi baakulya cakukkuta akuvwuba,*+ bayooleya akutalika kukomba baleza bambi akuleka kundilemeka alimwi bayootyola cizuminano cangu.+ 21 Lino aakubasikila mapenzi manji amakatazyo,+ lwiimbo oolu luyoobabeda ciyeekezyo, (nkaambo bana babo tabeelede kululuba pe), nkaambo ndiliizyi kale mizeezo yabo njobajisi+ kanditana akubasisya munyika eeyo njindakakonkezya.”
22 Aboobo Musa wakalulemba lwiimbo oolu mubuzuba oobo akubayiisya ndulo bana Israyeli.
23 Mpoonya Leza wakabikka Joshua+ mwana wa Nuni kuti abe musololi akumwaambila kuti: “Koyuma akuba sicamba,+ nkaambo yebo ndonduwe uuyoonjizya bana Israyeli munyika eeyo njindakakonkezya kulimbabo,+ alimwi ndiyoozumanana kuba anduwe.”
24 Musa mbwaakamanina buyo kulemba majwi oonse aa Mulawo ooyu mubbuku,+ 25 wakatalika kulailila ba Levi, basikunyamuna bbokesi lyacizuminano ca Jehova kuti: 26 “Amubweze bbuku lya Mulawo eeli+ akulibikka kumbali lyabbokesi lyacizuminano+ ca Jehova Leza wanu, alimwi liyoomubeda kamboni. 27 Nkaambo ndilibuzyi kabotu buzangi bwanu+ abusicinguni bwanu.*+ Ikuti lino nondicili muumi akati kanu mulamuzangila Jehova, ino ciyooba buti ndaakufwa? 28 Amubunganye baalu boonse bamisyobo yanu abasilutwe banu, kuti ndaambe majwi aaya kabamvwide, nditambe julu anyika kuti zibabede bakamboni.+ 29 Nkaambo ndilizyi kabotu kuti ndaakufwa, ncobeni muyoobisya+ akuleya kuzwa munzila njondakamulailila. Alimwi masimpe muyoosikilwa mapenzi+ kumbele aamazuba, nkaambo muyoocita bubi mumeso aa Jehova akumukalazya akaambo kamilimo yamaanza aanu.”
30 Mpoonya Musa wakaamba majwi aalwiimbo oolu mbungano yoonse yabana Israyeli kaimvwide kusikila walumanizya:+