10 Paceebo ceeco bamashali pakati kanu balaakutalika kulya bana babo, abalo baana balaakunoolya bamashali babo. Ndaakumupa mulandu akupalanganya baabo beshi bakacaaleewo mumbasu shoonse.’
Lyalo mwanaangu twakamuteleka akumulya. Ono bushiku bwakaboolaawo ndakamulwiita ayi, ‘Ono awebo leta mwanaako tumulye.’ Sombi lakwe wakamushisa.”
“Amwiibaluke mulasho ngomwakapa Mose musebenshi wanu wakwaamba ayi, ‘Na mukabule kushomeka kuli ndime, ndaakumupalanganishisha pakati ka mishobo imwi.
Mwakatwaaba ayi tunyonyoolwe anga nimbelele kunkalamu, alimwi akutupalanganishisha pakati ka mishobo imwi.
Ndaakulengesha baabo bamulyatilila kulya nyama ya mibili yabo beene. Ee, balaakubunwa bulowa bwabo beene akukolwa anga banwa waini. Lyalo bantu boonse balaakwishiba ayi ndime Mwaami Lesa, Mupulushi wanu, Shikumulubula, Lesa Shinkusu shoonse wa bamulunyungu lwakwe Jakobo.”
Kululyo balacana shakulya, sombi tabakuti. Kucipiko balacana shakulya, sombi balafwa nsala. Ono batoolya abana babo bakushala beene!
Kuswawaawo ndaakumana kubapwayoola anga ninongo mukuboomanya, bamanene abanike bweenka. Teshi nkabafwitewo nkumbu nabi paniini shakunkasha kubanyonyoola. Nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaamba.’ ”
Ndaakubalengesha kulya bana babo basankwa abanakashi akulyaana muciindi ca mapensho ayoosha balwani babo baakushinguluka ndabala yabo inene.’ ”
Ndaakunyonyoola bene Juda bakacaalaawo abo bakalinga kushinishite kuya mukwikala kuIjipiti. Boonse balaakulobelaamo. Balaakufwita munkondo nabi kufwa kunsala kutalikilabo kubantu bataaku mbobabete kushikila akubaabo balemekwa. Balaakuba cintu ceelete kushinganwa, kuloondwa, kushibulukwa akusekwa.
“Ngamela shabo shilaakusaalwa, matanga oonse a shifubwa shabo alaakutolwa. Bantu abo bacesa mitwi palubasu ndaakubapalanganishisha kumbasu shoonse akubaletela mapensho kuswa kumbasu shoonse.
Ndaakulengesha muuwo kupuupa pacishi ca Elamu kuswa kumbasu shoonse shone. Ndaakupalanganya bantu bekalaamo kumbasu shoonse kushikila kukabule acishi nabi comwi uko bene Elamu beshi bakacice nkondo nkweshi bakabule kuya.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Bene Isilaeli balipalangenebo anga nimbelele shatandaanishikwa kunkalamu. Mutaanshi kubanyonyoola ngumwaami wa bene Asilya. Pesule wakapwayoola mafuwa abo nguNebukadinesa mwaami wa bene Babiloni.
Ndaakubapalanganishisha pakati ka mishobo iyo balo nabi bamashali babo bakulukulu njebatakwe kwishibaawo. Ndaakubatandaanya amakoto a bashilumamba kushikila nkabanyonyoole cakumaninina.’ ”
NoBaami baLesa, amubone akuyeeya. Anu ngani ngomwakapenshawo kale camushobo uyu? Sa ncibotu banakashi kulya bana babo? Sa ncibotu kulya baana abo mbobakalela? Sa bapailishi abalaluki balyeelete kucailwa muŊanda yanu isalalite?
Banakashi beshinkumbu bakateleka bana babo amaansaabo beene ayi cibe cakulya cabo. Bakacita boobo bantu bangu ndibakanyonyoolwa.
Mwaami Lesa mwiine ngowakabapalanganya, taababikiiko amaano, sobwe. Bapailishi taabapiwo bulemu, abalo bamaloba babo taabanyumfwiliwo nkumbu.
Nabi bamwaaba balayamwisha bana babo, sombi bantu bangu baba amyoyo ibiibi anga nintibatiba muluyanga.
Bacinenenene bakwe abashilumamba bakwe, ndaakubapalanganishisha kumbasu shone sha cishi ca panshi. Ncakwiila ndaakubatandaanya amupeeni usomwetwe.
“Ndaakumana kubatandila pakati ka mishobo imwi akubapalanganishisha mushishi shimwi, ndyeshi bakeshibe ayi nebo ndi Mwaami Lesa.
Bashilumamba bakwe bacibwene kulwana boonse balaakucaikwa munkondo abalo bashilumamba beshi bakacaaleewo balaakupalanganishilwa mumbasu shone shoonse. Lyalo ndyeshi mukeshibe ayi nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaamba.’ ”
Paceebo ceeco, ndakashomesha cakulumbila alimwi kuli mbabo kaantambikite lyaansa mwiculu kabali muluyanga kwaamba ayi ndaakubatandila pakati ka mishobo ya mucishi ca panshi coonse.
Ndaakutandila bantu bako pakati ka mishobo ya mucishi ca panshi coonse alimwi akumanisha micito yanu yoonse ishipite.
Ndakabapalanganishisha pakati ka mishobo imwi. Ndakaboombolosha kweelana abwikaalo bwabo alimwi amicito yabo.
Cipansha comwi ca shotatwe pakati kanu cilaakufwa kumwaalu nabi kuloba ceebo ca nsala mukati mundabala. Cipansha cimwi cilaakufwa kunkondo pansengwe lya lubumbu lwa njiyo. Ingayi cipansha catatu ndaakucipalanganishila kumbasu shoonse sha cishi mukucitandaanya amupeeni usomwetwe.
Nshiku shako shakulwana ndabala ya Jelusalemu shaakwiinda, ukateente cipansha comwi mumulilo mundabala. Kuswawaawo ukabwese cipansha cimwi akucitimboola amupeeni kushinguluka ndabala yoonse. Cipansha cakweelaako ukacuululushe amuuwo ceebo ndaakubatandaanya amupeeni.
“ ‘Nakubi boobo bamwi ndaakubaleka ayi baloboke kucaikwa uko, sombi ndaakubapalanganishisha pakati ka mishobo ya mucishi ca panshi coonse.
“Mwebo noBaami baLesa muliluleme, sombi swebo tulaliletela musebaanyo, nkokwaamba ayi bene Juda, bene Jelusalemu alimwi abene Isilaeli boonse, bali pafwaafwi abali kulaale, ncakwiila kulilabo mucishi cili coonse motwakapalanganishilwa ceebo cakutashomeka kwesu kuli ndimwe.
Mulaakunyumfwa nsala inene abuumbi cakwaamba ayi mulaakunoolya bana banu.
Ndaakumuletela nkondo akumupalanganishisha mushishi shimwi. Cishi canu cilaakubula bantu, alimwi mandabalaanu anene alaakucaalabo ngamatongo.
“Ncakwiila ndaakupa mulasho akuseba bene Isilaeli anga mbusu musefa. Ndaakubaseba pakati ka mishobo yoonse akukushaamo baabo bateelete.
Ono Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Kamwisa! Kamwisa! Amuciceeko kucishi cakumatwa mukwiinga ndakamupalanganishisha kumbasu shone sha cishi.
Lyalo bucita cipuupu ndakaboolulushila mushishi sha baswamashi. Munshila iyo cishi cino cibotu cakashiikwabo akuba matongo kwakubula awiindaamo.”
Bamwi balaakuyaswa amipeeni alimwi balaakutolwa busha kushishi shimwi. Lyalo Jelusalemu ilaakulyatoolwa abaswamashi bakunsengwe kushikila ciindi cabo cikamaane.
“Lyalo Mwaami Lesa ulaakumupalanganishisha pakati ka mishobo imwi yoonse, kuswa kweela cishi ankoceela. Nkomunya uko mulaakutalika kulambila balesa bakubesa kushisamu akumabwe, abo mwebo abashali banu bakulukulu mbomutana kulambilaawo.
Ndakalinga kusuni kubanyonyoola boonse ayi bantu bamwi batakabeebalukiwo tubili.
Mwaami Lesa ulaakumupalanganishila mumishobo imwi umo baniinibo pakati kanu mweshi bakapulukile.