Gisendeselo 12:1-20
12 Yehowa wawambelele Abalama egi: “Katuga mu gifutshi giaye, bemba aphangi’aye nu enya fami ya sh’aye, nda mu gifutshi ginyi mbangugudijiga.
2 Mbagugubuisa gifutshi giakoma, mbangugushimbiga, mbangubuisa jina diaye jina dia lutumbu luakoma, mbangukuatesa nji athu agasue a ha mavu mu njila yaye.
3 Mbangukuatesa athu adi gugukuatesa, mbanguta mukumbu gudi muthu udi guguta mukumbu; yadiago mbangukuatesa* fami jiagasue jia ha mavu mu njila yaye.”
4 Abalama wayile gifua luholo luamuwambelele Yehowa, Lota nji wayile n’enji. Abalama wakhalele nu ivo 75 tangua diakatugile muene mu dimbo dia Halana.
5 Abalama wazanguile mukaji’enji Sarayi nu Lota mun’a phangi’enji nu ima yawo yagasue nu enya mudimo* ahetele gu Halana, akatugile ha guya gu gifutshi gia Kanana. Tangua ahetele gu Kanana,
6 Abalama wawendele mu gifutshi giene uu nu gu khanda ya Shekeme hehi nu mitshi yakoma ya Mole. Mu tangua diene, enya Kanana akhalele mujinga mu gifutshi giene.
7 Yehowa wamonegene gudi Abalama, wamuwambelele egi: “Mbanguhana gifutshi gigi gudi ajigulu* aye.” Hene Abalama watungile giwotshielo ha fundo diene mukunda nu Yehowa yago wamuenegene gudi muene.
8 Gungima wakatugile ha fundo diene, wayile gu khanda ya milundu idi gu mazogelo a kumbi a dimbo dia Betele. Wajigile tenta yenji hakatshi na katshi, gugu dimbo dia Betele gu khanda ya mayilo a kumbi, gugu dimbo dia Ai gu khanda ya mazogelo a kumbi. Watungile giwotshielo mukunda nu Yehowa, wasendesele nji gutumbuisa* jina dia Yehowa.
9 Gungima Abalama wakatudile phundo yenji wayile guyihaga gu khanda ya Negebe. Wakhalele muya nu guhaga phundo mu mafundo a gudisha.
10 Mu masugu ene nzala yakola yanginyile mu gifutshi. Hene Abalama wabulumugile gu Ejipitu ha gukhala guene mukunda nu tangua diazonda* handaga nzala yakhalele yakola diago.
11 Tangua akhalele mutshigina gungina mu Ejipitu, Abalama wawambelele mukaji’enji Sarayi egi: “Ngabuba tegelela! Ngudi mujiya egi udi mukhetu wabonga diago.
12 Gula enya gu Ejipitu agumona, mbaazuela egi: ‘Yowu mukaji’enji.’ Ngenyi mbaangushiya uvi aye mbaagubemba nu monyo.
13 Ngabuba awambele egi udi phangi’ami hagula angutshitshigo gubola mukunda nu aye nu angushiyigo.”*
14 Tangua dianginyile Abalama mu Ejipitu, enya gu Ejipitu amonele egi mukaji’enji wakhalele wabonga diago.
15 Tangua tuphungu tua Farao tuamumonele, tuayile muwambela Farao egi mukhetu muene udi wabonga diago; hene azanguile mukhetu muene, ayile n’enji gu inzo ya Farao.
16 Farao wakalegele Abalama ndaga jiabonga mukunda nu Sarayi. Wamuhanele imeme nu ngombe nu phunda jia alume nu phunda jia akaji nu enya mudimo a mala nu a akhetu nu shamo.
17 Yehowa wahanele ndola yakola* gudi Farao nu athu a mu inzo yenji nu enya mudimo enji mukunda nu Sarayi mukaji’a Abalama.
18 Farao watamegele Abalama wamuwambelele egi: “Ndaga itshi wangukalagala? Mukunda natshi wanguwambelelego egi mukhetu yowu udi mukaji’aye?
19 Mukunda natshi wazuedi egi ‘Mukhetu yowu udi phangi’ami?’ Ngakhadi hehi ha gumubuisa mukaji’ami. Mukaji’aye muen’yowu. Muzangule muye!”
20 Hene Farao wawambelele enya mudimo enji ha guya mutuala Abalama ha guzoga mu Ejipitu nu mukaji’enji nu ima yagasue akhalele nayo.
Mbimbi goshi'a diyiji
^ Nga “mbangushimbiga.”
^ Nga “mionyo.”
^ Mu Hebelu: “mbuto.”
^ Mu Hebelu: “gutamega.”
^ Nga “ha gukhala guene gifua ngenji.”
^ Nga “hagula ngusale nu monyo.”
^ Nga “misongo yakola; malamba akola.”
