Esodu
5 Bosi Mose ayi Aloni bayenda vantuala Falawo, ayi bankamba: “Buakabu butubidi Yave, Nzambi yi Isaeli: ‘Bika dikabu diama benda ku thandu muingi bambuongimina.’” 2 Vayi Falawo wutuba: “Yave widi nani muingi minu yintumukina ayi yibika basi Isaeli benda? Yisa zaba ko Yave, ayi mvandi yisimbika ko basi Isaeli benda.” 3 Vayi bawu bankamba: “Nzambi yi basi Ebeleo* wuyolukidi yitu. Diawu lemvuka, tuntomba kuvanga viage yi bilumbu bitatu ku thandu, muingi kuevana Yave Nzamb’itu minkhailu. Befu kukhambu vanga mawu, nandi wunkuiza tutuadisa bimbevu, voti kutuvonda mu mbedi.” 4 Ntinu wu Ngipiti wuba yuvula: “Mose ayi Aloni, kibila mbi benu muntombila kuvanga dikabu babika kubue sala? Vutukanu benu boso mu bisalu binu.” 5 Falawo wubue tuba: “Benu muntomba batu boso abobo babika kubue sala muingi benda yinu?”
6 Mu kiokiawu kilumbu, Falawo wukamba mambu amama kuidi zimfumu zi Ngipiti, ayi mintuadisi basola va khati basi Isaeli: 7 “Bikanu kubue bavana bititi muingi bavangila mateya. Baveka bafueti tomba bititi bi kuvangila mateya. 8 Vayi lufueti kuba kuika muingi bavanga yoyawu thalu yi mateya baba vanganga. Bikanu kudekula thalu, kibila bawu basiedi ko beni kisalu ki kuvanga, diawu badi mu kutubila: ‘Tuntomba wutuvana nsua muingi tuevana minkhailu kuidi Nzamb’itu.’ 9 Luba buelanu kisalu, muingi babika baka thangu yi kukuwa mambu Mose kantuba.”
10 Mu phila ayoyo, zimfumu zi Ngipiti ayi mintuadisi basola va khati basi Isaeli, baye kamba dikabu: “Buakabu butubidi Falawo: ‘Tuisinkuiza bue luvananga ko bititi muingi muvangila mateya. 11 Benu veka mufueti kue tomba bititi muingi kuvangila mateya, vayi yisinkuiza dekula ko thalu yi mateya mufueti vanga.’” 12 Mu phila ayoyo, dikabu batiamuka mu ntoto woso wu Ngipiti, muingi kue nonga bititi biaba sialanga mu zitsola bo baba velanga mbongu. 13 Zimfumu zi Ngipiti baba kuba kuikanga mu kutuba: “Kadika mutu mu beni kafueti manisa thalu yi mateya kafueti vanga mu kilumbu, dedi bo luaba vangilanga mu thangu baba kuluvananga bititi.” 14 Mvandi zimfumu zi Ngipiti Falawo kabieka muingi kukengidila kisalu, baba bulanga mintuadisi mi Isaeli. Zimfumu beni zi Ngipiti ba bayuvula: “Kibila mbi benu lube khambu dukisila kuvanga thalu yi mateya luaba vanganga mu kilumbu?”
15 Bosi, mintuadisi basola va khati basi Isaeli muingi kutuadisa kisalu, baye kamba Falawo: “Kibila mbi ngie mfumu widi mu kuvangila mambu amomo kuidi bisadi biaku? 16 Buabu basi bue tuvananga ko bititi bi kuvangila mateya, kheti bobo badi mu kutukamba: ‘Lufueti vanga yoyawu thalu yi mateya luaba vanganga.’ Mvandi ba kutubulanga. Ayi zimfumu wubieka muingi ba tukengidila, bawu badi fotu.” 17 Vayi Falawo wutuba: “Benu lusiedi ko kisalu kiwombo muingi kuvanga, diawu luidi mu kutubila: ‘Tuntomba wutuvana nsua muingi tuevana minkhailu kuidi Yave.’ 18 Buabu vutukanu mu kisalu. Basinkuiza bue luvananga ko bititi muingi kuvangila mateya, vayi kheti bobo mufueti vanga yoyawu thalu yi mateya luaba vanganga.”
19 Mintuadisi basola va khati basi Isaeli, bamona ti baba mu mambu maphasi mu kibila ki bisalu baba kuika kuvanga, mu kuba kamba: “Bikanu kudekula thalu yi mateya lufueti vanga mu kilumbu.” 20 Bosi, mintuadisi beni bananguka vantuala Falawo, ayi bayenda vaba Mose ayi Aloni baba kuba vingila. 21 Ayi bawu baba kamba: “Bika Yave kalufundisa, kibila benu luma tukitula batu bakhambulu luvalu vantuala Falawo, ayi vantuala bisadi biandi. Ayi mvandi benu luma bavana kibila muingi batuvonda.” 22 Bosi Mose wusambila kuidi Yave mu kutuba: “A Yave, kibila mbi matuadisila ziphasi kuidi dikabu adidi, ayi kibila mbi wumfididi akuku? 23 Tona kilumbu yiyoluka na Falawo muingi kunzabikisa mambu wukhamba, nandi wubuela kuvangila mambu maphasi kuidi dikabu, ayi ngie wisimvanga ko ni diambu muingi kuvukisa dikabu diaku.”