Matalikilo 6:1-22
6 Lino mweelwe wabantu niwakatalika kuvwula anyika alimwi abana basimbi nibakazyalwa,
2 bana ba Leza* mwini-mwini+ bakatalika kubona bana basimbi babantu aaba kuti bakali babotu. Aboobo bakatalika kulibwezela basimbi akukwata kufwumbwa aumwi ngwaakayanda.
3 Kumane Jehova wakati: “Muuya wangu taukabalekeleli bantu aaba lyoonse+ akaambo kakuti mbantu buyo banyama. Aboobo, mazuba aabo ayoobalilwa kumyaka iili 120.”+
4 Ba Nefilimu* bakaliko anyika mumazuba aayo amazuba aakatobela. Aciindi eeco, bana basankwa ba Leza mwini-mwini bakazumanana kuswaangana abana basimbi babantu alimwi bakabazyalila bana basankwa. Bana aaba bakali basinguzu aciindi eciya alimwi bakali baalumi balaampuwo.
5 Aboobo Jehova wakabona kuti bubi bwabantu bwavwulisya anyika, akuti makanze aabo amizeezo njibayeeya mumyoyo yabo yakali mibi ciindi coonse.+
6 Jehova wakausa kuti wakalenga bantu anyika alimwi wakapenga mumoyo.+
7 Mpoonya Jehova wakaamba kuti: “Ndilabanyonyoona bantu mbondakalenga anyika, bantu antoomwe abanyama bavwubwa, banyama bakalaba azilenge zyuuluka mujulu nkaambo ndausa kuti ndakazilenga.”
8 Pele Nowa wakafwidwa luzyalo mumeso aa Jehova.
9 Ngaaya makani aamba zya Nowa.
Nowa wakali muntu uululeme.+ Wakanyina kampenda alimwi wakaliindene abantu mbaakali kupona limwi.* Nowa wakali kweenda a Leza mwini-mwini.+
10 Nokwakainda ciindi, Nowa wakazyala bana basankwa botatwe, Semu, Hamu a Jafeti.+
11 Pele nyika yakabija mumeso aa Leza mwini-mwini alimwi nyika yakazula bubi.
12 Masimpe, Leza wakalanga anyika alimwi wakabona kuti yabija; bantu boonse bakaibisya nyika amicito yabo.+
13 Mpoonya Leza wakaambila Nowa kuti: “Ndikanzide kubanyonyoona bantu boonse, nkaambo nyika yazula bubi akaambo kabantu aaba, aboobo ndilabanyonyoona antoomwe anyika.+
14 Kolipangila bwato kubelesya zisamu zyagofa.+ Weelede kupanga twaanda mubwato akusyingulula ataala+ mukati akunze.
15 Mboobu mboyelede kubupanga: Bwato bweelede kulampa tukokola* tuli 300 mubulamfwu, tukokola tuli 50 mubwamba, alimwi tukokola tuli 30 kuya mujulu.
16 Weelede kupanga windo, kakokola komwe kuzwa mujulu kutegwa mumuni kaunjila mubwato. Weelede kubikka mulyango mumbali aabwato+ akuyaka twaandaanda ansi alimwi atumwi atala aatootu alimwi atwamamanino atala eeni.
17 “Lino mebo ndiyooleta zambangulwe+ anyika kutegwa linyonyoone zintu zyoonse izijisi muya wabuumi* izili anyika. Zyoonse izili anyika ziyoofwa.+
18 Lino ndapanga cizuminano anduwe, alimwi weelede kunjila mubwato, yebo, bana bako, mukaintu wako alimwi abamakaintu babana bako.+
19 Alimwi weelede kunjizya zilenge zipona, zyobilo-zyobilo zyamisyobo yoonse mubwato,+ kutegwa zikkale kazili zyuumi antoomwe anduwe, cilumi acizyazi;+
20 zilenge zyuuluka kweelana amisyobo yazyo, banyama bavwubwa kweelana amisyobo yabo, alimwi abanyama boonse bakalaba ansi kweelana amisyobo yabo, zyobilo-zyobilo kuzwa mumisyobo yoonse ziyoonjila antoomwe anduwe kutegwa ziyobolwe kazili zyuumi.+
21 Lino yebo weelede kubweza zyakulya zyamisyobo yoonse,+ izyako alimwi azyabanyama.”
22 Mpoonya Nowa wakacita zyoonse kweelana ambwaakamulailila Leza. Wakacita mbubonya oobo.+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Aaya maambilambali mu Chihebrayo aamba bana ba Leza bangelo.
^ Ambweni caamba “Bantu Bausya,” nkokuti, aabo bausya beenzinyina. Amubone Bupanduluzi Bwamabala.
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “abantu bazyalani lyakwe.”
^ Kakokola komwe kakaleelene amasentimita aali 44.5. Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B14.
^ Naa “muuya wabuumi.”
