17 “Bakandu abaabo bataaku mbobabete balalangoola maanshi, ono tabaacaani. Panshingo shabo payuma kunyotwa. Sombi nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaakukumbula kusenga kwabo. Ndushinisho nebo neMwaami Lesa teshi nkabafutatileewo.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Woonse uyo unyumfwite nyotwa eese kuno kuli maanshi. Amwebo nomutacite maali amwise muule shakulya mulye! Kamwisa muule waini amukupa, sombi tashicite mweelo nauceyi.
Mwebo nobantu ba muSiyoni, ee, mwebo nomwikala muJelusalemu, teshi mukalilewo tubili sobwe. Mwaami Lesa ulaakumunyumfwila luse bushiku mbweshi mukamulilile ayi amucaafwe. Ncakwiila aakunyumfwabo kusenga kwanu, ulaakumukumbula.
“Balicite coolwe abo bacite nsala anyotwa ya bululami, mukwiinga Lesa ulaakubapa anshebabula shoonse.
“Ndaakulengesha maanshi kuba mucishi citaciteewo akulengesha tulonga kukunka painshi iyumu. Bana banu ndaakubapoomweta Mushimu wangu, ee, bamulunyungu lwanu ndaakubapa coolwe.
“Ndaakutanjilila boofu munshila nshebatana kwiindaawo. Ndaakusandula munshinshe wabo kuba mumuni akubeelanishisha misena ya mankununkunu kunembo lyabo. Anu ishi nsheshintu nsheshi nkacite, teshi nkabalekelesheewo, sobwe.
Mushimu wa Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse uli pali ndime, mukwiinga wansala kwaamba ayi nshimikile makani abotu kubakandu. Wantuma kwaamba ayi njumyeyumye batyongooka mumyoyo akwaambilisha lwaanguluko kubaabo baangitwe, akucita kwaamba ayi boofu balashe.
Ibaluka kwaamba ayi ndanooli awebo akukulama kuli koonse nkweshi ukaye. Alimwi ndaakukuboosha mucishi cino. Teshi nkakushiyeewo kushikila nkacite shoonse nshindakulasha.”
Mushimu Usalashi aNabwiinga batokwaamba ayi, “Kamwisa!” Awooyo woonse unyumfwa makani aya ulyeelete kwaamba ayi, “Kamwisa!” Uyo woonse unyumfwite nyotwa, ese. Uyo woonse usuni, atambule maanshi apa buumi ayo apekwabo.
Wakatolelela kuŋambila ayi, “Ono camana! Nebo ndime Matalikilo alimwi aMamanino, mutaanshi alimwi awakweelaako. Uyo woonse unyumfwite nyotwa, ndaakumusuminisha kunwa mukantupu ka maanshi apa buumi kwakubula kulipila.
Sombi wakankumbula ayi, “Luse lwangu lulikwene pali ndiwe, ceebo nkusu shangu shilaboneka bunene na koolefukite.” Ono nanoolilumbaisha cakukondwa ceebo cakulefuka kwangu kwaamba ayi nkusu shakwe Klistu shibe pali ndime.
Lyalo wakoolobesha ayi, ‘Ta Abulaamu, amunyumfwileeko nkumbu. Amutume Lasalo kwaamba ayi asumpebo munwe mumaanshi ese atontoshe mulaka wangu mukwiinga ndapya abuumbi mumulilo muno.’
“Balicite coolwe abo bakandu mumushimu mukwiinga Bweene bwa kwiculu mbwabo.
Mukwiinga wa nyotwa milaka ya bakateta babo yacatilila kwiculu lya milomo yabo. Baana balasenga shinkwa, sombi taaku nabi womwi ubapaawo.
Sa teshi ndime ndakalenga shintu shoonse ishi? Ncakwiila ndime ndakalengesha ayi shibeeko.” Mwaami Lesa waamba. “Ono muntu unkonda ngooyu: muntu ulibombya, ulisenda na walubisha alimwi uloonda maswi angu.
Banyama bamuluundu, ee, bamwaaba abamwiina balaakumpa bulemu. Balaakumpa bulemu ceebo cakulengesha maanshi kubaamo muluyanga. Ncakwiila ceebo cakulengesha tulonga kukunka mulunjumwa. Balaakumpa bulemu ceebo cakupa maanshi bantu bangu mbondakasala.
Mwaami Lesa teshi akafutatilewo bantu bakwe. Ee, teshi akalekeleshe abo mbwaakasala.
Lyalo mwaakunjita muciindi ca mapensho ndaakumupulusha, aboobo mulaakunumbaisha.”
Moyo wangu utoolila Lesa, ncakwiila Lesa uyo muumi. Anu nebo inga ndaya lili mukulambila pameenso akwe Lesa?
Mupenshi ndyaakasenga, Mwaami Lesa wakamukumbula akumanisha mapensho akwe oonse.
Mukanwa mwangu mwayuma nta anga ncikula, awalo mulaka wangu wacatilila kwiculu. Mwebo mwandekelesha ayi ndifwiite mulusuko.
Nebo ntokwiimikana kunembo lyako kumwaandami wa kuKalundu ka Sinayi. Uume nkoli yako mumwaandami uyo, lyalo maanshi atooswa muli nguwo kwaamba ayi bantu banwe.” Aboobo Mose wakacita mbomunya ubo pameenso a bamatanjilili ba bene Isilaeli.
Sombi bantu bakanyumfwa nyotwa abuumbi, akutolelela kutongookela Mose. Bakamwaambila ayi, “Sa wakatukusha mucishi ca Ijipiti, akutuleta kokuno ayi utucaaye, bana besu alimwi ashifubwa shesu kunyotwa?”
Kuswabo kubwanike kushika abobulya ndindacembela, nshikwe kubonaawo kale baluleme kusuulwa kuMwaami Lesa, nabi bana babo kusengelela cakulya.
Mutasuminishi bantu abo balyatililwa kulenshekwa nsoni. Bakandu abaabo bataaku mbobabete abalumbaishe liina lyanu.
Mwaami Lesa ndyaakatanjilila bantu bakwe kwiinda muluyanga, tabakwe kupengawo kunyotwa. Wakalengesha maanshi kukunka kuswa mumwaandami. Ncakwiila wakapasula mwaandami akulengesha maanshi kukunka.
Teshi bakanyumfweewo nsala nabi nyotwa. Lisuba nabi ceeselela ca muluyanga teshi cikabaciseewo mukwiinga balaakutanjililwa awooyo ubasuni. Ncakwiila ulaakubatola kutuntupu twa maanshi.
Nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaakunoomutanjilila lyoonse. Ndaakunoomupa shoonse shiyandika mubuumi bwanu mucishi ici cibalilwabo lumwi. Ndaakunoomupa nkusu abuumi bubotu. Mulaakubabo anga ngumuunda utililwa kabotu, nabi kantupu katamani maanshi.
Bantu bakwe balaakunokwiitwa ayi, “Bantu basalalite, Bakalubulwa ba Mwaami Lesa.” Lyalo webo Jelusalemu ulaakunokwiitwa ayi, “Uyo Wakayandoolwa.” Teshi ukeetwewo tubili ayi, “Ndabala yakacaala cisuukila.”
Paceebo ceeco Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Basebenshi bangu balaakunoolya, sombi mwebo mulaakunoofwabo nsala. Basebenshi bangu balaakunoonwa, sombi mwebo mulaakunoofwabo nyotwa. Basebenshi bangu balaakunoosangalala, sombi mwebo mulaakulenshekwa nsoni.
Ndaakunoobakumbula kabatana kutalika kunjita, ncakwiila kabacaambabo, nebo ndaakunyumfwa.
Mpeeke wakandwiita ayi, “Maanshi aya alakunka kwiinda mucishi kululama kwicwe kuya mukulokela muCinyika ca Joodani tibili amuLweenge lwa Mwiinyo. Ono maanshi ayo ashika muLweenge ulo, alalengesha maanshi a mwiinyo kuba maanshi abotu.
Lyalo Mwaami Lesa wakaambila Elija ayi,
Mbweeke ubo nobaLesa ba bene Isilaeli, amushicite cancinencine shoonse isho nshemwakashomesha bata baDefedi basebenshi banu.
Ndaakubooshamo nkusu sha baabo balemete akupa shakulya batoowisooka kunsala.
