Deuteronomo 26:1-19
26 “Mwaakunjila munyika eeyo Jehova Leza wanu njaamupa kuti ibe lukono lwanu akwiibweza akukkala mulinjiyo,
2 mweelede kubweza imwi yamicelo mitaanzi njomuyootebula munyika eeyo Jehova Leza wanu njayoomupa, akwiibikka mumutaanga* akuunka kubusena ooko Jehova Leza wanu nkwayoosala kuti abikke zina lyakwe.+
3 Mweelede kuunka kumupaizi uunooliko kuciindi eeco akumwaambila kuti, ‘Sunu ndaboola kuzikwaamba kuli Jehova Leza wako kuti ndanjila munyika eeyo Jehova njaakakonkezya kuli bamatata kuti uyootupa.’+
4 “Lino mupaizi uyoobweza mutaanga kuzwa kulinduwe akuubikka kumbele lyacipaililo ca Jehova Leza wako.
5 Mpoonya weelede kwaambila Jehova Leza wako kuti, ‘Taata wakali simutuntuli muna Aramu,+ eelyo wakaunka ku Egepita+ akuyookkala mbuli mweenzu kali abantu basyoonto bamuŋanda yakwe.+ Pele ooko wakaba musyobo mupati, wanguzu alimwi wakavwula kapati.+
6 Kumane bana Egepita bakatucitila lunya, bakatupenzya kapati akutubelesya cabuzike.+
7 Aboobo twakatalika kumukwiilila Jehova Leza wabamatata, aboobo Jehova wakakumvwa kulila kwesu akwaabona mapenzi eesu, kulemenwa kwesu akudyaamininwa kwesu.+
8 Kumane Jehova wakatugwisya mu Egepita ajanza lyanguzu litandabede+ alimwi azintu zigambya ziyoosya kapati azitondezyo alimwi amaleele.+
9 Mpoonya wakatuleta mubusena oobu akutupa nyika eeyi, iikunka buci amukupa.+
10 Lino njeeyi micelo mitaanzi njindaleta yanyika eeyo Jehova njaandipa.’+
“Weelede kwiibikka kumbele lya Jehova Leza wako akuvwuntama ansi kumbele lya Jehova Leza wako.
11 Mpoonya muyookondwa akaambo kabubotu boonse Jehova Leza wako mbwaakucitila abaŋanda yako, yebo amu Levi amweenzu uukkede akati kanu.+
12 “Wamana kuyobolola cipaanzi cakkumi+ coonse cabutebuzi bwako mumwaka watatu, imwaka wakupa cakkumi, uyoopa mu Levi, mweenzu, mucaala amukamufwu, eelyo bayoolya akukkuta muminzi* yanu.+
13 Mpoonya weelede kwaamba boobu kumbele lya Jehova Leza wako, ‘Ndacigwisya cipaanzi cisalala muŋanda yangu akucipa mu Levi, mweenzu, mucaala amukamufwu,+ mbubonya mbowakandilailila. Tiindasotoka milawo yako naa kwiiluba.
14 Tiindakacilya ciindi cakulila, naa kugwisya cili coonse muciindi cakusofwaala kwangu, naa kupa cili coonse kumuntu uufwide. Ndakaswiilila ijwi lya Jehova Leza wangu alimwi ndacita zyoonse nzyookandilailila.
15 Lino langa ansi kuzwa kucikkalilo cako cisalala kujulu akulongezya bantu bako bana Israyeli anyika njookatupa+ iikunka buci amukupa,+ mbubonya mbowakakonkezya kuli bamatata.’+
16 “Obuno buzuba Jehova Leza wako wakulailila kwaatobela malailile aaya ambeta. Weelede kwaatobela akwaacita amoyo wako woonse+ abuumi bwako boonse.
17 Sunu mwapa kuti Jehova aambe kuti uyooba Leza wanu, mwanakweenda munzila zyakwe akutobela malailile aakwe,+ milawo yakwe,+ mbeta zyakwe+ alimwi akuswiilila jwi lyakwe.
18 Alimwi sunu Jehova wamupa kwaamba kuti muyooba bantu bakwe, lubono lwakwe luyandisi,*+ mbubonya mbwaakamusyomezya, akuti muyoobamba milawo yakwe yoonse,
19 alimwi uyoomusumpula kapati kwiinda misyobo imbi yoonse njaakalenga,+ eelyo muyootembaulwa, muyooba ampuwo alimwi abulemu, ikuti kamuli bantu basalala kuli Jehova Leza wanu,+ mbubonya mbwaakasyomezya.”
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Bamwi baamba kuti “cinzuma.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “mumilyango.”
^ Naa “cintu cakwe ciyandisi.”
