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3 “Boona! Ndilikutuma mutumwa wangu alubo uzoondijulila nzila.* Alubo Mwaami wakasimpe uzoosika kamutayeeyeli, ooyo ngumuli kuyanduula, uzoosika kutempele lyakwe alubo mutumwa wachizuminano uzoosika ooyo ngumuyandisya. Kwaamba choonzyo uzoosika,” mbaamba Jehova wamakamu.
2 “Pesi ngwani uukonzya kulisimya mubuzuba naazoosika alubo ngwani uukonzya kuzooyimikila naazoolibonia? Nkaambo unooli mbuli mulilo wasikufula ambuli nsipa yasikuwacha. 3 Uyookkala mbuli sikufula asikusalazya nsiliva, uyoosalazya bana baLevi; uyoobasalazya mbuli ngolida ansiliva, alubo bayooba bantu bapa zipo kuli Jehova mubululami. 4 Alubo chipo chipegwa kuli Leza chaJuda achaJerusalema zizoobotezya Jehova mbuli zyamazuba aachiindi azyaminyaka yansiku.
5 “Ndizooswena aafwiifwi andinywe kuti ndibeteke alubo ndizoobapa mulandu chakufwambaana basondi, basibwaamu, bakonka zikonke zyakubeja, babbida babelesi babo, babbida bamukabafu abamuchaala, alubo ndizoobapa mulandu aabo bakaka kugwasya beenzu.* Aaba teebakandiyoowa pe,” mbaamba Jehova wamakamu.
6 “Nkaambo ndime Jehova; tandichinchi* pe. Alubo inywe muli bana baJakkobo, tamunamana pe. 7 Nkaambo kuzwa mumazuba aamasianyookulu, mwalikusiya malayilile aangu alubo teemwali kwaatobela pe. Amuboole kulindime mpawo andime ndilaboola kulindinywe,” mbaamba Jehova wamakamu.
Pesi mwaamba kuti: “Tweelede kuboola biyeni?”
8 “Kujana muntu wabbida Leza na? Pesi inywe muli kundibbida.”
Alubo mwaamba kuti: “Tukubbida biyeni?”
“Kwiinda muli zyakkumi amuzipo. 9 Kwaamba choonzyo, mulitukidwe nkaambo muli kundibbida—kwaamba choonzyo, chisi choonse chili kuchita oobo. 10 Amweete chakkumi choonse mung’anda yakubambila zintu kuchitila kuti mube chakulya mung’anda yangu; alubo amundisunke munkani eeyi,” mbaamba Jehova wamakamu, “mubone kuti tandikoomujulila mageedi aakujulu na akumubboomweda chilongezyo* kusikila kakutachikwe chintu nchimubula pe.”
11 “Ndiyoomukalalila sikunyonyoona* alubo takanyonyooni michelo yanyika yanu, niiba misaansa yamumyuunda yanu tayikaleki pe kuzyala,” mbaamba Jehova wamakamu.
12 “Zisi zyoonse zizoowamba kuti mulabotelwa, nkaambo muzooba chisi chikondwa,” mbaamba Jehova wamakamu.
13 “Mwaamba majwi mabi atala andime,” mbaamba Jehova.
Alubo mubuzya kuti: “Twakaawamba biyeni majwi mabi atala anduwe?”
14 “Mwaamba kuti, ‘Takugwasyi pe kubelekela Leza. Kwakatugwasyaanzi biya kuchita nzyayanda akweenda katuuside kunembo lyaJehova wamakamu? 15 Lino tubona bantu balisumpula kuti balabotelwa abachita zibi kuti balazwidilila. Basunka Leza alubo taakwe chintu chibi chibachitikila pe.’”
16 Aachiindi eecho, aabo bayoowa Jehova bakali kwaambuula, umwi amweenzinyina, alubo Jehova wakali kubaswiilila akubikkila maanu kuli nzibakali kwaambuula. Alubo bbuku lyakuyeezya lyakalembwa kunembo lyakwe kujatikizya aabo bayoowa Jehova abaabo bayeeyesesya* atala azina lyakwe.
17 “Alubo bazooba bangu,” mbaamba Jehova wamakamu, “mubuzuba mbundizoopa kuti babe chintu chiyandikana. Ndizoobafwida luzyalo mbuli mwaalumi mbaafwida luzyalo mwanaakwe uumubelekela. 18 Alubo muzoowubona lubo musiyano aakati kamuntu uululeme amuntu mubi, aakati kamuntu uubelekela Leza awutamubelekeli.”