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UBUTUKILO 1 Zambiyatangayumayeswe kupangulwisa mu mwalwa, kakweji ha kupangulwisa mu ufuku. Yatanga nawa IHa ubutukilo Mukulu Zambi yata- matongonoshi. '^Mukulu Zambi yaasa nga lilu ni hashi. ^Hashi habwile te mwiluhakupangulwisahashi'^mumwa- hahululu kanda hamokomoko. Kalunga lwanimuufuku,nikuhandununapangu Iwiji yoze te wakufuka yuma yeswe ya- nimihma.MukuluZambiyamonangwe- bwa mu milima bwii, ni fuji^ ya tachi ya nyi,yizeyesweyinabeme. '^Muzehikwa- kuli Mukulu Zambi yiihuhwa ha meya. chayilibwa tangwa liamuchiwana. ^Hohene Mukulu Zambi yamba ngwe- 20 MukuluZambi yambanawangwe- nyi: "Pangu libwe." Mbapanguyilibwa. nyi: "Mumeyamuzalcnitushituamilali "^Mukulu Zambi yamona ngwenyi, pa- yeswe, ni tujila endangane kwilu." ngu linabeme. Mbayahandununapangu -' Mukulu Zambi yatanga tushitu anene nimilima.^Yalukapangungwenyi:mwa- anene a mu kalunga Iwiji, ni tushitu a Iwa, ni milima ngwenyi: ufuku. Muze milali yeswe akwo a mu meya, yatanga hikwachayilibwa lietangwa litangu. nawatujilaamilaHyeswe.Yamonangwe- 6-7MukuluZambiyambanawangwe- nyi,yinoyesweyinabeme.—MbaMuku- nyi: "Kuzazuluka chibwe hanga chiha- luZambiyawahisatushitu,yaambaaka- ndununemeya."Nechoyichibwa.Chena- liokese hanga akazalise kalunga Iwiji, ni cho MukuluZambiatangilekuzazuluka. tujila nawa akaHokese. ^^Muze hikwa- Necho yichihandununa meya kwilu ni chayilibwa tangwa lia muchitano. hashi.^MukuluZambiyalukakuzazulu- 24 Mba Mukulu Zambi yamba ngwe- kangwenyi: lilu. Muzehikwachayihbwa nyi: "Hashi hokese tushitu a milali ye- tangwa liamuchaaH. swe,ahachihundaniamuyambu,anene 9 Mba Mukulu Zambi yamba ngwe- anene ni akepe akepe, azalise hashi." nyi: "Meya waze ali kushi lia lilu aswile Mba yichibwa chenacho. ^^Chenacho muma mumuwika hanga mavu asolo- atangile tushitu eswe. Yamona ngwenyi, ke." Yichibwachenacho. '^Mavuyaalu- eswe kaanabeme. kangwenyi:hashi,kuswachameyayachi- 26 MukuluZambiyamba nawangwe- luka ngwenyi: kalunga Iwiji. Mukulu nyi: "Haliabwila tutangenu atu abwe Zambi yachimona ngwenyi, chinabeme. ngweyetunialifweniyetu.Akayuleyishi " Mba yamba ngwenyi: "Hashi hasoke amumeya,ni tujila, nitushituesweaha yambu ni mitondo ya milali yeswe, yize chihunda,niamuyambu,aneneaneneni yakwima mbutoni yizeyakwima mawu- akepe akepe." -^Mba Muluku Zambi ndu nikulita ni milali yayo." Yichibwa yatangaatu,eatuyaalifwanenyi.Yaata- chenacho.'^Chenachohashihasokeleya- ngalunganipwo."^Yaawahisa,yaamba mbu ni mitondo ya milali yeswe yize ngwenyi: "Semenu, nuliokese, nuzalise yakwima mbuto ni yizeyakwima mawu- hashi heswe ni kuyula ho. Nuyule yishi ndu nikulita ni milali yayo. Mukulu Za- a mu kalunga Iwiji, ni tujila a mu tetela, mbiyamonangwenyi,yizeyesweyinabe- ni tushitu eswe akwenda hashi. -'^Mba me. '-^Muzehikwachayilibwatangwalia Mukulu Zambi yamba ngwenyi: "Tale- muchitatu. nu, ngunanwehe milali yeswe ya mbuto 14MukuluZambiyambanawangwe- ni ya mawundu, yibwe yakulia yenu. nyi:"Mapanguabwemuchekuzazuluka ^*^Alioze tushitu eswe a mu yambu, ni chaliluhakuhandununamwalwaniufu- tujila eswe, yakulia yo mwambu ni ma- ku,nikulwezayinyingiyayanga,nimata- fwo a wisu." Yichibwa chenacho. ngwa,nimiaka. '^Yibwemapangukwilu ^^ MukuluZambiyatalayumayesweyize ha kupangulwisa hashi." Yichibwa che- atangile,yamonangwenyi,yinabemeku- nacho. '^Chenacho Mukulu Zambi ata- hiana. Muze hikwacha yilibwa tangwa ngile mapangu anene aali: tangwa ha Hamuchisambano. ^7;2FUJIhanjimwikuwaZambi. 1.3: 2 Kor4.6 1.6-8: 2Pet 3.5 1.26: 1 Kor 11.7 1.27: Mat 19.4; Mar 10.6 1.27-28: Ubu 5.1-2 UBUTUKILO 2, 3 2'"^Chenachohatangwaliamuchisa- yamusa mu munda wa Edene mu kuuh- mbano Mukulu Zambi amanunwi- ma ni kuufunga kanawa. '^Yambila ne kulanga lilu ni hashi, ni yuma yeswe mwemutungwenyi: ''Unahase kuHami- yilimo.Mbahatangwahamuehishimbia- hukoyamitondoyesweyizeyili mumu- H yanama. ^Neye yawahisa tangwa lize, ndauno, '^aliozekumutondouzewaku- yahpwisa ha chijila, mumu ha tangwa hana mana akunyingika no yibema ni hzeyanamakumihmoyenyi.^Chenacho yibikandauliako. Mumuhatangwa lize MukuhiZambi atangile yuma yeswe. muulia ko, muufwa lume." M 18 Mba Mwene Zambi yamba nawa unda wa Edene ngwenyi:''Kuchabemenemutukutwama Muzc Mwene Zambi atangile hlu ni ukawenyi. Mungumulingila chikwashi hashi, ^hashi te kuheshi mutondo niu- yoze malifwa nenyi." ''^Chenacho awu- mwe, chibwechambu, mumu te Mukulu mbiletushitueswenitujilaeswenimavu. Zambi kanda achinokesa vula hashi, ni Yaaneha kuli mutu hanga amone chize mutu niumwe kabwile ko ha kulima ha- maaluka. Kashitu ni kashitu, kajila ni shi. ^Chibwe te vula kanda yinoka, hi- kajila, yabwa ni jina lize amulukile kuli ndu mbundu teyakukakumuka ni kutu- mutu. -^Chenacho mutu alukile majina chikisa hashi heswe. yimuna yeswe ni tushitu eswe a mu ya- 7 Mba MweneZambi yandamukamo mbunitujila.AliozeSamutu'^kawanyine wamavu, yawumbamutu^, yamuhwimi- ko mukachi ko niumwe yoze te malita na mwiku wa mwono mu mazulu, mba nenyi. mutu yabwa ni mwono. 21 Hohene Mwene Zambi yamwaha 8 Mba Mwene Zambi yalima munda mwemutu tulo anji. Muzehabomba ya- kuchivumbukomu Edene. Yasamomu- muchiza lupachi umuwika, yasalakanyi- tuyozcawumbile. '^MbahamavuMwe- sa mo musunya. ^^ Ni mwe lupachi yoze ne Zambi yasokesa ho mitondo yeswe yatangapwo,mbayamunehakulilunga. yibemakumeso, ni yizeyibemani kulia. ^^Mba lunga yambangwenyi: Hakachi ka munda yasokesa mutondo "Ewaa! HaHabwila yono kah uze wakuhana mwono, ni mutondo uze chifwaha chayifwahayami, wakuhanamanaakunyingikanoyibema musunyawa kumusunyawami. ni yibi. Jina lienyi pwo^, mumukuli yami 10 Mu munda wa Edene mwabwile lunga^ anakatuka." Iwiji yoze te wakutuchikisa we munda, ^^Kashika, lunga makahichika tato ni yabalika ndoo haze, yalihandununa njiji naye akalinunge ni pwo lienyi, mba ayo jiwana. " JinaliaIwijimutanguPishone, aali maabwamutu umuwika. mwenawo wajingilikile chifuchi cha Ha- 25Ayoesweaalilunganipwoyaabwa vwila. ('-Chifuchichizechikweteoruyi- uselesele, aliozekeevwileko sonyi. bema, ni mawe andando yinji, ni maji a vumba libema.) '^Jina Ha Iwiji wa mu- Mutu yavulumuna chaaliGihone,mwenawowajingihkachi- 3 Hakachi ka tushitu eswe waze ata- fuchi cha Kushe. '"^Jina lia Iwiji wa mu- ngile Mwene Zambi, kapela yabwa chitatu Tigrise, mwenawo wabaHkile ku mukwakukanyamakuhiana.Neyeyahu- chivumbuko cha chifuchi cha Asuria, ni lapwongwenyi:"Kumachamwenemwe- wa muchiwana Ufrateze. ne Zambi kanakamba ngwenyi, kanda 15 Mba Mwene Zambi yanda mutu. nullakumitondo ya mumunda, nyi?" 2:7MAVU...MUTUmuhebreumalijiwanoaali(adamaniadam)kaanalifuhakwavuluka. ""2:20SAMUTUtala3:20. ^2.23PWO...LUNGAmuhebreumajinawanoaali(ishaniish)kaanalifuhakwavuluka. 2.2: Heb4.4, 10 2.2-3: Kut20.11 2.7: 1 Kor 15.45 2.9: Uso 2.7; 22.2, 14 2.24: Mat 19.5; Mar 10.7-8; 1 Kor6.16; Efe 5.31 3.1: Uso 12.9; 20.2 1 UBUTUKILO 3 2Pwoyamukumbululangwenyi: "Tu- Zambi yaabatwilahangaamonelamba nahase kulia mihuko ya ku mitondo ye- "^Mba MweneZambiyambilakapela swe ya mu munda, ^shina mihuko ya ngwenyi: mutondo uzeulimukachikamunda ku- "Hachizehiwalinga, kuwashingiwa twahashilekuyilia. MumuZambiyatwa- kuhiana yimunayeswe mba ngwenyi: 'Kanda nulia mihuko ya ni tushituesweamuyambu. mutondouze,chib"wekuyikwataka.Nyi Shingolielino,chizemusonondoo ka, kumunufwa.' kumiaka yeswe 4Kapelangwenyi: "Mahuza, kunuchi muwendelahajimolie, muubwa ni kufwakwenu.^Zambikanakambachino kuliamavu. mumukananyingikangwenyi,nyinwayi- '^Yenakapelani pwomunukabwa lia, mesojenumaalaula, kuchinamunu- akwakole. nyingika yibema ni yibi ngwe iye Vungulienivunguliapwo Zambi." mulikabwaakwa kole. 6Pwoyamonangwenyi,mutondouze Mulikafupamana akukushihila ku unabeme,nimihukoyawonawayinabe- mutwe, me ha kulia. Yanyonga nawa ngwenyi, ni yenamuukafupamana chiUchibemahakubwanimana. Kashi- akumusuminaku kashijino." kayahelakomihuko,yalia.Mbayahana '^Mbayambilapwongwenyi: chihanda kuH lunga Henyi, lunga neye "Yibikaloyinjimuukabwanayo yalia. ^Muzehaaliashimbulizeheneme- muzemuukabwani ufumba, sojo yaalaula, mba yaanyingika ngwo, ni yikolayinjihakusema. mkaufmwaousaelemsuelkeuytuul,i. yKaaastheinkgaa ymaaahniunkaa, nHeiynedumamkuaukkueyvuwlial.a"lungalie usona, yaazala. '''YambilanawaSamutungwenyi: 8 Ha chingoloshi yeevwa Mwene Za- "Wabanjikangamukwenu pwo mbi kaneza ni kwenda mu munda, ngi ha kuliamihukoyamutondo ngi ngi! Mba lunga ni pwo yaaswama uzenakukanjishile ngwami, mavu mushiUamitondo.^MweneZambiyahu- kaashingiwa. lalungangwenyi: "Kuliuli?" Hamatangwaesweamwono we muz10euLnuenngdaenmguwemnuyin:da",Tyeinnggwuinvawkawwiov-u muukahondanganani kulima, ma. Kashika naswama, mumu nguli mbaukabweniyakulia. uselesele." •^Hashimuhakusokelamikalaleni 1 Zambiyamuhulangwenyi:"lyayo- mbimbo. ze wakulwezanga ngwenyi, uli uselesele? Muukaliayilimalima. Hiwaliamuhukowamutondouzenaku- '^ Matukutaanji muukasapangana, kanjishilengwami, kandauyilia, nyi?" muukahondanganahakulimahashi 12Lungangwenyi:"Pwoyozewangu- ndoomuukahilukakumavu kuze hele kubwa nenyi mwe wangwahanga, nakuchijile. kashikanalianga." Kumavuwakatukile 13 Mba Mwene Zambi yahula pwo kwenakomuukahilukanawa." ngwenyi: "Mumu yika walinganga 20 Mba Samutu^ yaluka pwo lienyi chino?" ngwenyi, Namutu^, mumu iye naye ya Pwo ngwenyi: "Kapela wangwonga- atu eswe. ^*Hohene Mwene Zambi ya- ngakashikanalianga." ndamakubujatushitu,yaanukinaSamu- tunipwolienyi,yaajika. ^3:20SAMUTU...NAMUTUmuhebreunimuulumbunwisowekaniwekangwo:Adamni 3.13: 2Kor 11.3; 1 Tim2.14 3.15: Uso 12.17 3.17-18: Heb6.8 UBUTUKILO 3,4 Mwene Zambi yahangaSamutuni Namutumumunda 22 Mba Mwene Zambi yamba ngwenyi: "Haliabwilamutuhabwa ngweyetu mumuhanyingikayibemaniyibi.Kucha- mutambile kulia mihuko ya mutondo uze wakuhana mwono, kuchina maka- bwa ni mwono wamiaka yeswe." ^^Ka- shika Mwene Zambi yahanga mutu mu mundawaEdene,hangaakalimeemavu kuzeamuchijile. ^"^MbakusaliHachivu- mbuko lia munda wa Edene, yasa ko akwa mwono a mwilu ni mukwale wa mulengiwakahiawakutalikisakumajila eswe, ha kujikajila ya ku mutondo uze wakuhana mwono. 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