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3 Musa wakaba mweembezi wambelele zya Jetero+ usyizyala, imupaizi waku Midiyani. Naakali kubinga mbelele munkanda kuzitola nkoili kumbo, wakazoosika kucilundu ca Leza mwini-mwini, ku Horebu.+ 2 Mpoonya mungelo wa Jehova wakalibonya kulinguwe mubbibi lyamulilo akati kacitewo camamvwa.+ Naakacili kulanga, wakabona kuti citewo camamvwa cakali kuyaka, pele tiicakali kupya pe. 3 Aboobo Musa wakati: “Ndilaunka afwaafwi kutegwa ndibone cintu eeci cigambya kapati, ndibone cipa kuti citewo camamvwa eeci kacitapyi.” 4 Jehova naakabona kuti waunka kuti abone cicitika, Leza wakamwiita kuzwa mucitewo camamvwa kati: “Musa! Musa!” mpoonya walo wakaingula kuti: “Ndime aano mwami.” 5 Mpoonya Leza wakati: “Utasweni afwaafwi. Kosamununa mpato kumaulu aako, nkaambo busena aawo mpoimvwi bulasalala.”
6 Wakayungizya kuti: “Ndime Leza wabamauso, Leza wa Abrahamu,+ Leza wa Izaka+ a Leza wa Jakobo.”+ Mpoonya Musa wakalivwumba kumeso nkaambo wakali kuyoowa kulanga Leza mwini-mwini. 7 Jehova wakayungizya kwaamba kuti: “Masimpe ndaabona mapenzi aabantu bangu ibali mu Egepita, alimwi ndakumvwa kulila kwabo akaambo kabaabo babasinikizya kubeleka; nkaambo ndilaazyi kabotu mapenzi aabo.+ 8 Ndilaseluka kuyoobavwuna kumaanza aabana Egepita+ akubagwisya mucisi ciya akubatola kunyika mbotu alimwi mpati, inyika iikunka buci amukupa,+ kucilawo cabana Kanana, bana Heti, bana Amori, bana Perizi, bana Hivi abana Jebusi.+ 9 Lino bona! Kulilauka kwabana Israyeli kwasika kulindime alimwi ndabona mbobabapenzya+ bana Egepita. 10 Lino koboola ndikutume kuli Farao, ukagwisye bantu bangu bana Israyeli mucisi ca Egepita.”+
11 Nokuba boobo, Musa wakati kuli Leza mwini-mwini: “Ino ndime ni kuti nduunke kuli Farao akuti ndikagwisye bana Israyeli mu Egepita?” 12 Mpoonya walo wakati: “Nkaambo ndiyooba anduwe,+ alimwi nceeci citondezyo cakuti ndime ndakutuma: Waakubagwisya bantu mu Egepita, nywebo muyookomba Leza mwini-mwini acilundu+ eeci.”
13 Pele Musa wakati kuli Leza mwini-mwini: “Ikuti naa ndaunka kubana Israyeli akuyoobaambila kuti, ‘Leza wabamauso wandituma kulindinywe,’ eelyo baakundibuzya kuti, ‘Ino zina lyakwe nguni?’+ Ino ndikabaambile kuti nzi?” 14 Aboobo Leza wakaambila Musa kuti: “Ndiyooba Kufwumbwa Mbondasala* Kuba.”+ Alimwi wakayungizya akwaamba kuti: “Mboobu mboyelede kubaambila bana Israyeli, ‘Ndiyooba+ wandituma kulindinywe.’” 15 Kumane Leza wakaambila Musa alimwi kuti:
“Mboobu mboyelede kuyakwaambila bana Israyeli, ‘Jehova Leza wabamauso, Leza wa Abrahamu,+ Leza wa Izaka+ a Leza wa Jakobo+ wandituma kulindinywe.’ Eeli ndezina lyangu lyoonse alyoonse,+ alimwi oobu mbombubo mbondiyooyeeyegwa kuzyalani azyalani. 16 Lino koya ukabunganye baalu babana Israyeli, alimwi weelede kubaambila kuti, ‘Jehova Leza wabamauso wakalibonya kulindime, Leza wa Abrahamu, Izaka a Jakobo, aboobo wakati: “Masimpe ndilimubwene+ alimwi ndazibona azintu zyoonse nzyobali mukumucita mu Egepita. 17 Aboobo ndaamba kuti, ndiyoomugwisya mumapenzi+ ngobamupenzya bana Egepita akumutola kunyika yabana Kanana, bana Heti, bana Amori,+ bana Perizi, bana Hivi abana Jebusi,+ kunyika iikunka buci amukupa.”’+
18 “Cakutadooneka bayooswiilila jwi lyako,+ alimwi mweelede kuunka, yebo abaalu babana Israyeli, kumwami wa Egepita, alimwi mweelede kuyoomwaambila kuti: ‘Jehova Leza waba Hebrayo+ wakaambaula andiswe. Aboobo lino tuyanda kuunka mulweendo lwamazuba otatwe kuya munkanda kutegwa tukatuulile Jehova Leza wesu cipaizyo.’+ 19 Pele mebo ndilizyi kabotu kuti mwami wa Egepita takamuzumizyi kuunka, ccita kuti akasinikizyigwe buya ajanza lyanguzu.+ 20 Aboobo ndiyootandabika janza lyangu akuuma Egepita kubelesya milimo yangu yoonse iigambya njondiyoocita mulinguwo: eelyo uyoomuleka kuti muunke.+ 21 Mpoonya ndiyoopa kuti bantu bangu bafwidwe luzyalo kubana Egepita, eelyo masimpe mwaakuunka, tamukaunki cinkwamaanza pe.+ 22 Mukaintu umwi aumwi weelede kulomba zintu zyansiliva azyangolida alimwi azyakusama kuli simukobonyina akumukaintu mweenzu uukkala muŋanda yakwe, aboobo mweelede kuzisamika bana banu basankwa abasimbi; mweelede kubweza mbono zyabana Egepita.”+