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Malobhe gha Sitefano
1 Bhahe, Mpiya Litambiko nkolongwa ajhakunkonya Sitefano, “Bho, malobhe ghanga ghabhalongii gha uchakaka?”
2 Na jwenio Sitefano ajhakujhanguu: “Makalongo bhango na akatate bhango, unyokanikiye! Kabula jha hoko gwito Ulahimo kupitilwa na Chapanga pakibha ku Misopotamiya kabula kujhenda kutama ku Halane. 3 Chapanga ajhakunobholela, ‘Mmoke mu kilambo chino, na mwaleke akalongo bhino, na nnyende ku kilambo chinipala kunangiya.’ 4 Bhahe, Ulahimo ajhakubhoka mu kilambo chuku Kalodayo, nu kujhenda kutama ku kilambo chuku Halane pajhomwika tate mundo. Kabhele Chapanga ajhakuntola Ulahimo kubhoka ku Halane na kunneta mu kilambo chenje chimitama ngoheno. 5 Kwenio Chapanga akampekii ndeka Ulahimo kilambo kibhehe chake, akampeki jhe hilu chehemo jha kubheka lugholo lwake, nambo akabhekite lilaghano Ulahimo na kibheleko chake, machiko gheniya Ulahimo akibha jhe na mwana. 6 Chapanga akannobholile naha, ‘Ibheluko hino na ijhende ku kilambo cha akaghene kutama, na kwenio nabhatendwa akabhanda na kutendelwa ghanganandela kwa yaka mamiya ncheche. 7 Nambo nenga chanahadabula bhando bha kilambo chenie bhibhantendela mangota naha. Peniya nanikibhoha kibheluko chino kuhumi mu kilambo chenie nabhahika kunyinamila chehemo jhino.’ 8 Bhahe, Chapanga ajhakutenda nako lilaghano lya kujhingii jando. Na Ulahimo ajhakunyingiya jando Isaka pahichikicha lichiko lya nane kuhumii mu kubhelukwa. Na jwenio Isaka ajhakutenda hele, panyingiya jando Yakobu. Helahela Yakobu ajhakutenda hele kwa akahoko bhito kome na bhabhele bhala.
9 “Akahoko bhito bhamonela wiho Uchupo, bhajhakuchulucha mubhanda ku Michile. Nambo Chapanga ajhakubhehe pamonga na jwenio, 10 ajhakunghombola kuhumi mu malola ghoha. Chapanga ajhakumpekeya mota na malango gha kupalwa palonge jha Falao, munahota nkolongwa jwa ku Michile, na Falao ajhakumpekeya ulongoche gwa kilambo chela na nyumba jha unduna. 11 Bhahe, ijhakupitila njala nkolongwa mu kilambo choha cha ku Michile na ku Kanane, jhiletita lung'ahe lukolongwa. Akahoko bhito bhakahotwi ndeka kubhehe na chakulyegha chochoha. 12 Yakobu pajhohina ku kilambo chuku Michile kibhii na malombe, ajhakwatuma yana mundo, ndi akahoko bhito, bhajhende kwenio kwa kutumbulila. 13 Kwa mwanja gwabhe gwa ubhele, Uchupo ajhakwatenda akalongo mundo bhaumanye, na jwenio Munahota Falao ajhakwamanya akalongo mundo Uchupo. 14 Peniya Uchupo ajhakulaghalikiya kwa tate mundo Yakobu na akalongo mundo bhoha, bhakahikile bhando makome chaba na nhwano, bhajhende ku Michile. 15 Bhahe, Yakobu ajhakujhenda ku Michile, kwenio jwenio na akahoko bhito bhakawelile. 16 Yegha yabhe ikaletitwe ade ku muche gwa Shekemu, na mambe jhake ikahemilwe na Ulahimo kuhumi kulokolo lwa Hamole kwa mbijha yandina naha.
17 “Pughahikila machiko gha Chapanga kulenganikiya lilaghano lyake kwa Ulahimo, bhando bhito bhubhakibha ku Michile bhajhakujhonjekeka na kubhehe lilongo likolongwa hake. 18 Peniya, pajhakupitile na munahota nkolongwa jhumo jwangamunya Uchupo na kutumbuu kulongocha kwenio ku Michile. 19 Munahota nkolongwa jwenio ajhakwatendela uhakata bhando bhito, na kwang'aha akohoko bhito, helahela kwachokolekeya bhahitaghe yana yabhe ing'enya panja jha nyumba ihweghe. 20 Machiko gheniya ndi pabhelwikwa Mucha, akahali hake mwana jwenio. Akalelitwe munyumba jha akatate mundo kwa miyehe mitato, 21 pubhampihita panja, nchikana jwa Munahota nkolongwa Falao jwa ku Michile ajhakuntola na kuntenda ngita mwana mundo jwakupapa. 22 Mucha akabholitwe mambu ghoha gha malango gha Akamichile, ajhakubhehe mundo jwamanyikine kwa mukulonge na matendelo gwake.
23 “Mucha pahikicha yaka makome ncheche, ajhakwapalaha akalongo mundo bha ku Ichilahele bhibhalagha. 24 Kwenio ajhakumona nnongo mundo mu Michile akitentendela ghanganandela na jwenio ajhakujhenda kunkengelela kwa kulepechela kunkoma mu Michile jhola. 25 Mucha ahambwika akalongo mundo nabhamanya atumitwe na Chapanga kwakombola bheniya kupete jwenio, nambo bhakabangatwike ndeka. 26 Kilabho jhake Mucha ajhakwabhona Akaichilahele bhabhele bhatehila kukomana, na jwenio ajhakukanakiya, ajhakulonge, ‘Akakoche bhango, mangota malukolo, ngohe nhwalo ghane mikocholana mabhene kwa mabhene?’ 27 Nambo jhola jwakunita nnyake jhola ajhakunkangila Mucha paupele alongila, ‘Ghane jwamekite mwenga kubhehe kilongoche na makenga bhulo gwito? 28 Bho, umbala kungoma nenga ngita chimukomita dicho mu Michile jhola?’ 29 Mucha pajhohina malobhe gheniya, ajhakulubheya lubhelo na kujhenda kutama ngita nghene ku kilambo cha ku Midiane na kwenio ajhakupapa yana ibhele.
30 “Puipetita yaka makome ncheche, ntumiche jwa Bhambo ajhakumpitila Mucha pa kiheghejha chikijhaka mwotu ku njenga kola, chikibhii pahina na ku kitombe cha ku Chinae. 31 Mucha ajhakuhechuka hake palolita lyenio, ajhakuheghelela pahina alingukii mbone, papa ajhakujhoha lilobhe lya Bhambo. 32 Lilongila, ‘Nenga ndi Chapanga jwa hokolo gwino, Chapanga jwa Ulahimo, Isaka na Yakobu.’ Peniya Mucha ajhakulendema na kujhoghopa nambo akajhendilile ndeka kulingukiya kabhele. 33 Papalapala Bhambo ajhakunobholela, ‘Ula maghubache ghino, nhwalo pambano punyemite chehemo jha nyahinyahi. 34 Chakaka nolite bhando bhango bha ku Ichilahele bhabhii mu malagho mu kilambo cha ku Michile. Ninyohine kulela kwabhe, na nenga hikite kwakombola. Ngohe nanipeleka mwenga ku Michile kola.’
35 “Mucha jhonjo ndi jhola bhando bha ku Ichilahele jhubhankanite, jwalongila, ‘Ghane jwamekite mwenga kubhehe kilongoche na makenga mihalo jhito?’ Kwa ndela jha ntumiche jwa Bhambo jwapitila pa kiheghejha chikijhakita mwotu, nambo kitinika jhe, Chapanga akatumite jwenio Mucha abhehe kilongoche na nkomboche ghino. 36 Jwenio ndi jwabhalongwicha bhu ku Ichilahele kubhoka ku Michile kwa kuhenga mambu gha kukangacha mu kilambo chela, ku mbwane ngele na ku njenga kwa yaka makome ncheche. 37 Ndi jhola Mucha jwabhalobholila bhando bhu ku Ichilahele, Chapanga chahaghulila mangota milondole ngita nenga, jwenio kuhumi kwa akalongo bhino mabhene. 38 Machiko gheniya bhando bhu ku Ichilahele bhakonganike ku njenga, jwenio Mucha akibha kwenio pamonga na akahoko bhito na jhola ntumiche jwa Chapanga jwalongila nako ku kitombe cha ku Chinae. Ndi jwenio jwayekulilwe lilobhe lya Chapanga lilibhii na ughome na kutupe twenga.
39 “Nambo jwenio Mucha ndi jwakangitwa paupele na akahoko bhito kwa kukana kunyokanikiya, na kupala kubhujha kabhele ku Michile. 40 Bhajhakunobholela Halune, ‘Mutulenganikiye inyagho ya kutulongocha undela, nhwalo tumanyite jhe ghighankolile Mucha hojho jwatubhohita twenga ku Michile.’ 41 Peniya ndi bhajhakutengenechela inyagho ibhonikina ngita litohe lya ng'ombi, bhajhakukitambikila na kukitendela unyagho, ndi mahengo gha mabhoko ghabhe bhene. 42 Bhahe, Chapanga ajhakwaleka pakate jhabhe na kujhenda kutale, na kwaleka bhaijhinamila ndondwa na lyobha na mwehe. Ngita chijhandikwe mukitabo cha milondole bha Chapanga, pubhalongila,
Mangota bhando bha ku Ichilahele,
chi nenga jhuhumbikiya litambiko na matambiko ghange,
kwa yaka makome ncheche ku njenga kola.
43 Ntyangita kongo ngheghite ichimba ya kichapanga gwino Moleke,
na kinyagho cha ndondwa ya kichapanga gwino Lefane.
Mukakitengenechile kinyagho nhwalo mukijhinamila.
Ngohe nanimpeleka kuluhamilo ku kilambo chuku Babelone.
44 “Kola ku njenga akahoko bhito bhakibha na kichimba cha nyahinyahi, chikilenganikilwe ngita Chapanga chanaghalikiya Mucha na akalenganikiya ngita chalangiwe. 45 Peniya akahoko bhito bhajhakujhangangana bhene kwa bhene ade ulongoche gwa Yochuwa, pubhatoila kilambo kubhoka kwa bhando jwenio Chapanga akabhengite palonge jhabhe. Peniya kichimba chenie kijhakutama ade machiko gha Daude. 46 Chapanga akampahi hake Daude, na jwenio ajhakunnyopa Chapanga anchengele chehemo jha kutama kwa nhwalo gwa Chapanga jwa Yakobu. 47 Nambo Chelemane ndi jwakanchengile Chapanga nyumba jhene.
48 “Nambo Chapanga Nkolongwa atama ndeka munyumba jhichengitwe na bhando ngita chalongela nnondole jwa Chapanga:
49 Bhambo ilongela,
‘Kunane kwa Chapanga ndi kigoda chango cha unahota nkolongwa,
na pannema ndi kigoda chango cha kubheke makongono.
Bhahe, nyumba ghane nauhotola kunchenge nenga?
Amu pwache ghane nauhotola kutama nenga?
50 Bho, ne ndeka jhundeila gheniya ghoha?’
51 “Mangota bhando mina lighoho! Mangota miyojho na machikilo ghino ghanonwipe ngita bhando bhangajheketela!” Mmii ngita akahoko bhino machiko ghoha mukundii lighoho Uhuke gwa Chapanga! 52 Bho, abhii nnondole jwa Chapanga jhojhoha akahoko bhino bhakaung'ahite ndeka? Bhakakomitwe bheniya na jwenio Chapanga akatumite akatangache kuhika jhola jwajheketelwa palonge jha Chapanga. Na mangota mukanyambi kwa kunkoma. 53 Chapanga akampekii mangota lilaghalikilo lyake kwa ndela jha akatumiche bhake bha kunane, nambo mukajheketii ndeka.
Sitefano ikong'ondwa maghanga
54 Akanahota bha pa Udamo nkolongwa pubhajhohina malobhe gheniya, bhajhakubhehe na lilaka hake, na bhajhakuyagha mino kwa lilaka. 55 Nambo Sitefano akibha atwelii twe Uhuke gwa Chapanga, ajhakulolekeya kunane kwa Chapanga, ajhakulola ung'alicho gwa Chapanga na jwenio Yecho atamite kulubhoko lwalelo lwa Chapanga. 56 Jwenio Sitefano palongila, “Dolekeya! Nikuwene kunane kwa Chapanga kudindwike, na jwenio Mwana gwa Mundo ajhemite kulubhoko lwalelo lwa Chapanga!”
57 Bhahe, bhando bha pa bwalo bhala bhajhakuchobhela kanonoha na kuhibha machikilo kwa mabhoko ghabhe, na bhoha bhajhakuyenganila kwa pamonga, 58 bhajhakututuana kumpeleka kutale na muche, na kutumbu kumbula kwa maghanga. Na bhala bhubhalolita bhajhakughabheka makanjo ghabhe kwa kangombo jhumo jwalondita, jwamanyikina kwa liina lya Saule. 59 Bhajhendilila kumbula Sitefano kwa maghanga kwenio anyopita Chapanga, ajhakulonge, “Bhambo Yecho mupokele mwojho gwango!”
60 Peniya ajhakutama makilikite na kulalama kwa lilobhe likolongwa, alongila, “Bhambo, nkotoka kwabhalangila uhakaho ghongo.” Pajhomolila kulonge, ajhakuwegha.