Abakuku 1 - Baibo Busansulushi Bwa Libuku Ili

¹ Aya ngomaswi Mwaami Lesa ngaakayubulwita Abakuku mulaluki.

Abakuku mbwaakatongooka

² NoBaami baLesa, citooba ciindi cilaamfu buyani kaansenga lucafwo mwebo cakutankumbulaawo? Citooba ciindi cilaamfu buyani kaamulilila ayi, “Nshimfulunganya kuno,” mwebo cakutamfunaako?

³ Ceebonshi mulanengesha kubona shintu shitaluleme? Ceebonshi mulalangilishabo shilubo sha mushobo uyu? Amubone ndishiitebo pakati ka kunyonyoolwa ashimfulunganya. Kulwana akupikishanya kulibo kumbasu shangu shoonse.

⁴ Milawo yamana nkusu. Koombolosha cakutanyengelela kwamana. Bamucita shibi batoolita masuku pamitwi ya baluleme. Munshila iyo koombolosha cakutanyengelela kwasendama.

Kukumbula kwa Mwaami Lesa

⁵ Lyalo Mwaami Lesa wakaambila bantu bakwe ayi, “Kamulangilishabo mishobo imushingulukite alimwi mulaakukankamana nceshi mukabone. Ndaakucita cintu munshiku shanu ico nceshi mukabule kushoma nabibo muntu umwi akamusansulwite.

⁶ Ntoonyamuna bene Babiloni, ee, bantu balya bakali alimwi batacite nkumbu. Mbantu abo bamana cishi coonse kweenda kwaamba ayi bakome misena iteshi yabo.

⁷ Mbantu baloondwa alimwi bayoosha. Ncakwiila mbantu abo balipangilabo milawo beene abwalo bulemu balalipabo beene.

⁸ “Maaki abo alacica kwiinda bashiluwe alimwi ngakali kwiinda baumpe macolesha. Maaki abo ankondo alatambala abuumbi. 0 Beshimaaki balaswa kulaale Balesabo anga ngamakubi atookuluka kwaamba ayi afupule nyama.

⁹ “Makoto abo a bashilumamba alesa ashitaala. Bantu boonse balaloonda na batoosa cipola. Bantu mbobacata busha balafulabo anga ngumuseese.

¹⁰ Balanyansha bamaami akuseka bacinenenene babo. Taaku ndabala icite lilinga ndyeenga baalilwa kwiinda. Balayakabo shitunta shakutantaawo pakulwana sha bulongo akukoma ndabala iyo icite lilinga.

¹¹ Ncakwiila baleenda akuya cakufwambaana anga ngumuuwo. Bashilumamba aba balabona nkusu shabo anga ngolesa wabo.”

Abakuku mbwaakatongooka alimwi

¹² NoBaami baLesa kuswa kumatalikilo muli baLesa. Mwebo ndimwe baLesa bangu Basalalite batafwi. Mwebo noBaami baLesa ndimwe mwakasala bene Babiloni kwaamba ayi bese batupeenshe ceebo ca mulandu wesu. Ncakwiila mwebo noMwaandami wesu mwakababika ayi batwaanishe.

¹³ Meenso anu alisalalite abuumbi cakunoolangabo bubi kabucitika. Tamukoonshi kusuminisha ayi shitaluleme shinoocitikabo. Ino ono ceebonshi mutokweebelabo bamucita shibi aba batashomeki? Ino ceebonshi mulyuumwitebo bamucita shibi kabanyonyoola cakumaninina bantu baluleme kwiinda mbabo?

¹⁴ Ceebonshi mwasandula bantu kuba anga ninswi sha mulweenge nabi anga ntulongolo tutacite muleli?

¹⁵ Bene Babiloni balaloba bantu andoobo anga ninswi. Balabacata mutoombe twabo. Lyalo balabakwelaanya akutalika kusangalala alimwi akukondwa.

¹⁶ Balalambila atoombe twabo akubenga milambu kuli ntuto mukwiinga kwiinda mutoombe babila alimwi balalya kabotu.

¹⁷ Sa bakanoosebensesha mipeeni yabo lyoonse alyoonse akunyonyoola mishobo ya bantu cakutabanyumfwila nkumbu?