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19 Mumwezi watatu kuzwa ciindi bana Israyeli nobakazwa mucisi ca Egepita, mubuzuba mbubonya oobo,* bakasika kunkanda ya Sinai. 2 Bakanyamuka kuzwa ku Refidimu+ akuboola kunkanda ya Sinai akukkala munkanda. Bana Israyeli bakakkala aawo kumbele lyacilundu.+
3 Mpoonya Musa wakatanta acilundu kutegwa akalibonye kuli Leza mwini-mwini, eelyo Jehova wakatalika kumwaambila kuzwa mucilundu+ kuti: “Mboobu mboyelede kubaambila baluzubo lwa Jakobo, ibana Israyeli, 4 ‘Mwakalibonena mbondakabacita bana Egepita,+ ikutegwa ndimunyamune amababa aangu mbuli sikwaze.+ 5 Lino ikuti naa mwaswiilila jwi lyangu cakumaninina akubamba cizuminano cangu, masimpe muyooba bantu bangu bayandisi* akati kabantu boonse,+ nkaambo nyika yoonse njiyangu.+ 6 Muyoondibeda bwami bwabapaizi alimwi acisi cisalala.’+ Aaya ngamajwi ngoyelede kubaambila bana Israyeli.”
7 Aboobo Musa wakaunka kuyakwiita baalu babantu akubaambila majwi aaya oonse Jehova ngaakamulailila.+ 8 Mpoonya bantu boonse bakaingula amoyo omwe kabati: “Zyoonse nzyaamba Jehova tulazicita.”+ Mpoonya aawo Musa wakatola bwiinguzi bwabantu kuli Jehova. 9 Kumane Jehova wakati kuli Musa: “Bona! Ndilaboola kulinduwe mukkumbi lisiya, kutegwa bantu bamvwe ndanakwaambaula anduwe, kuti ayebo kabakusyoma lyoonse.” Eelyo Musa wakaambila Jehova majwi ngobakaamba bantu.
10 Lino Jehova wakazumanana kwaambila Musa kuti: “Koya kubantu ukabasalazye sunu ajuunza, alimwi beelede kuwasya zisani zyabo. 11 Beelede kulibambila buzuba bwatatu, nkaambo mubuzuba oobo bwatatu Jehova uyooseluka a Cilundu ca Sinai bantu boonse kabalangilila. 12 Weelede kubabikkila munyinza bantu kuzinguluka cilundu akubaambila kuti, ‘Amucenjele kuti mutatanti acilundu, alimwi tamweelede nokuba kuciguma. Kufwumbwa uutiicigume ncobeni ulajaigwa. 13 Kunyina weelede kumuguma sikubisya, pele uyoopwaigwa mabwe naa kuyaswa muvwi. Kufwumbwa naa munyama naa muntu, takaponi pe.’+ Lilikke walila mweembo walwija lwamugutu,+ ndendilyo nobeelede kuboola kucilundu.”
14 Mpoonya Musa wakaseluka kuzwa acilundu akuboola kubantu eelyo wakatalika kubasalazya, kumane bakawasya zisani zyabo.+ 15 Kumane bantu wakabaambila kuti: “Amulibambile buzuba bwatatu. Tamweelede koonana* pe.”
16 Mafwumofwumo mubuzuba bwatatu kwakaba mizumo andabo, alimwi kwakali kkumbi lipati+ atala aacilundu alimwi mweembo wakalilisya cakuti bantu boonse ibakali munkambi bakatalika kukankama.+ 17 Lino Musa wakabaleta bantu kuzwa munkambi kutegwa baswaangane a Leza mwini-mwini, eelyo bakaakwiima munsi aacilundu. 18 Mpoonya busi bwakatalika kuuntumuka mu Cilundu ca Sinai coonse akaambo kakuti Jehova wakaseluka alincico mumulilo;+ eelyo busi ibwakali kuzwa mucilundu bwakazumanana kuuntumuka mbuli busi buzwa muwondo, alimwi cilundu coonse cakali kuzungaana kapati.+ 19 Lino mweembo nowakazumanana kulilisya, Musa wakatalika kwaambaula, mpoonya Leza mwini-mwini wakamwiingula.
20 Aboobo Jehova wakaseluka atala aa Cilundu ca Sinai. Mpoonya Jehova wakaita Musa atala aacilundu, eelyo Musa wakatanta acilundu.+ 21 Lino Jehova wakaambila Musa kuti: “Seluka ukabacenjezye bantu kuti batasoli kusotoka munyinza kuboola kuzoobona Jehova nkaambo bunji bwabo balafwa. 22 Abalo bapaizi ibaboola afwaafwi a Jehova lyoonse balisalazye, kutegwa bukali bwa Jehova butabasikili.”+ 23 Mpoonya Musa wakaambila Jehova kuti: “Bantu tabakonzyi kuboola ku Cilundu ca Sinai, nkaambo yebo wakatucenjezya kale nowakaamba kuti, ‘Bikka munyinza kuzinguluka cilundu akubucita kuti bube busena busetekene.’”+ 24 Nokuba boobo Jehova wakamwaambila kuti: “Seluka, koya alimwi weelede kuboola a Aroni, pele bapaizi abantu tabeelede kusotoka munyinza akuboola kuli Jehova kutegwa bukali bwakwe butabasikili.”+ 25 Aboobo Musa wakaseluka, waakubaambila bantu.