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Sitɨfaanʉ aragamba chɨmbu Abhiiziraɨri bhaangirɨ Mungu
1 Neho kuhaani ʉmʉkʉrʉ akabhuurya Sitɨfaanʉ, “Gʉʉsi ganʉ bhagambirɨ, heene nɨmbu garɨ?”
2 Sitɨfaanʉ akabhuga, “Bhabhaabha na abhahiiri bhɨɨtʉ, munyiitegeerere! Mungu umugungwa akahwarʉkɨra sʉʉkʉrʉ Abhurahaamu mucharʉ cha Mesopotaamiya, hanʉ aarɨ akɨɨrɨ kʉsaamɨra kʉrʉbhɨri rwa Haraani. 3 Mungu akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, ‘Urwɨ mucharʉ chazʉ, utigɨ abhahiiri bhaazʉ, ujɨ mucharʉ kɨnʉ nɨraakwereche.’* 4 Neho Abhurahaamu akasaama mucharʉ chazɨ cha Abhakaridaayʉ, akaja kwikara Haraani. Hanʉ wiisɨ aakuurɨ, Mungu akamʉsaamya, akamoreeta mucharʉ kɨnʉ mukwikaramu nangwɨnʉ.
5 “Mungu ataagabhiryɨ Abhurahaamu nʉʉrʉ kɨtɨnɨka kisuuhu cha ahagero kucharʉ kʉnʉ. Nawe akamʉraganʼya, aramoha ahagero habhɨ ahaazɨ na hu urwibhʉrʉ rwazɨ, nangabha ribhaga riyo ataarɨ na mwana. 6 Mungu akabhʉʉrɨra Abhurahaamu, ‘Abhaatʉ bhu urwibhʉrʉ rwazʉ bhariikara mubhugini kucharʉ cha abhandɨ, abhaatʉ bhi icharʉ kiyo bharabhakora kʉbha bhambʉʉsa. Na bharanyaakibhwa kwi imyaka magana ane. 7 Nawe abhaatʉ bhi icharʉ kiyo, bhanʉ bharaabhakore abhaatʉ bhayo abhahocha, nɨrabhatɨnɨra, urwibhʉrʉ rwazʉ bhararwa mucharʉ kiyo, bharaaza hanʉ konsengera.’† 8 Akʉmara Mungu akakora ʉbhʉragɨ na Abhurahaamu bhwʉ ʉkʉsaara‡ abhaana bhʉʉsi bhi ikisubhɨ. Abhurahaamu akiibhʉra Iisaka, akamʉsaara urusikʉ rwa kanaanɨ rwu ukwibhurwa kwazɨ. Na Iisaka wʉʉsi akiibhʉra Yaakobho akamʉsaara, Yaakobho wʉʉsi akiibhʉra abhamura ikumi na bhabhɨrɨ akabhasaara, nebho abhakaruka bhɨɨtʉ.
9 “Abhakaruka bhɨɨtʉ bhayo bhakarorera Yuusufu engʼeera, bhakamugurya abhɨ omohocha, mucharʉ cha Miisiri. Nawe Mungu aarɨ hamwɨmwɨ na Yuusufu, 10 akamʉsabhʉra kurwa mʉnyaakʉ yaazɨ yʉʉsi. Akamoha ubhwʉbhʉʉri nʉ ʉkʉsɨɨgwa mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa Farao, ʉmʉtɨmi wa Miisiri, ewe akamoha ʉbhʉkangati ʉbhʉkʉrʉ mucharʉ cha Miisiri nu umwimiiririri wi inyumba yaazɨ yʉʉsi yɨ ɨkɨtɨmi.
11 “Akʉmara ɨkabhoneka ɨnzara haari mʉʉsɨ yʉʉsi ya Miisiri na Kanaani, yɨnʉ yagiriryɨ ɨnyaakʉ ɨnzaru, bhabhaabha bhɨɨtʉ bhataabhwɨnɨ ibhyakurya bhya kwisa. 12 Hanʉ Yaakobho iigwirɨ Miisiri ini ibhyakurya, akatʉma abhaana bhaazɨ kujayʉ. Rwarɨ rogendo rwe embere kʉbhabhaabha bhɨɨtʉ kuhikayo. 13 Korogendo rwabhʉ rwa kabhɨrɨ, Yuusufu akiitonda kʉbhahiiri bhaazɨ, abhahiiri bhaazɨ bhʉʉsi bhakamenyekana kwa Farao. 14 Yuusufu akatʉma amangʼana kwa wiisɨ, aazɨ Miisiri, hamwɨmwɨ na abhaatʉ bhaazɨ bhʉʉsi, bhaarɨ nɨ‑bhaatʉ merongo muhungatɨ na bhataanʉ. 15 Akʉmara Yaakobho akaja Miisiri, akarikɨrayu, na bhasʉʉkʉrʉ. 16 Ɨmɨbhɨrɨ jabhʉ gɨkareetwa ɨwaabhʉ kʉrʉbhɨri rwa Shɨkɨmu, gɨkabhiikwa muzimbihɨra, zɨnʉ Abhurahaamu aagurirɨ kondengo ya zimpirya bhorebhe Shɨkɨmu iyo, kʉbhaana bha Hamʉʉri.
17 “Ribhaga rɨnʉ Mungu aaragɨɨnʼyɨ Abhurahaamu hanʉ ryarɨ rɨraariirɨ kuhika, endengo ya Abhiiziraɨri ɨkakaja kohera bhʉkʉngʼu Miisiri. 18 Nawe ʉmʉtɨmi ʉwʉndɨ wʉnʉ ataarɨ amwɨzɨ Yuusufu, akatanga kugwatɨrɨra Miisiri. 19 Ʉmʉtɨmi wuyo akabhakorera amabhɨ kʉ ʉkʉbhakangirirya abhaatʉ bhɨɨtʉ, naatu akabhanyaacha na kʉbhanyahaara kwa kobheenda bhabharekere abhaana bhaabhʉ abhabhataarɨ, korereke bhakwɨ.
20 “Ribhaga riyo Musa akiibhurwa, ewe aarɨ mʉzʉmu bhʉkʉngʼu, akarerwa kwibhaga rya myɨri ɨtatʉ munyumba ya wiisɨ. 21 Akʉmara, abhiibhuri bhaazɨ bhakatamwa kongʼeha kumubhisa munyumba, bhakamʉtʉʉra igʉtʉ. Neho umuucha wʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Farao akamotoora, akamorera nchu umwana waazɨ wi ikisubhɨ.§ 22 Musa akiijibhwa ubhwʉbhʉʉri bhwʉsi bhwa Abhamiisiri, akabha wʉ ʉbhʉnaja kʉmangʼana nɨ ɨbhɨsɨgʉ.
23 “Hanʉ Musa aahikiryɨ imyaka merongo ene, akakarara kuja kuhunana na abhahiiri bhaazɨ Abhiiziraɨri. 24 Akarora Umwiziraɨri wʉmwɨ arakorerwa amabhɨ nu Umumiisiri, akiibhagɨra Umwiziraɨri wuyo, akamʉrɨhɨra isiirɨ ku kumwita Umumiisiri wuyo. 25 Musa aarɨ arakina kʉbha, abhahiiri bhaazɨ bharamenya kʉbha, kʉnzɨra yaazɨ, Mungu arabhatuurya, nawe bhataamɨnyirɨ riyo. 26 Tabhʉʉri waho, akabhona Abhiiziraɨri bhabhɨrɨ bhariitana, akagema kʉbhataanʼya arabhabhʉʉrɨra kʉbha, ‘Imwɨ nɨ‑bhahiiri! Ndora muriinyahaara?’
27 “Nawe wʉnʉ aarɨ aratema ʉmʉkɨndichazɨ, akasukumɨra Musa rusizʉ, akabhuurya, ‘Nɨ‑wɨɨwɨ wʉnʉ akʉtɨɨrɨ ʉbhɨ ʉmʉkangati wɨɨtʉ nu umutiniri wɨɨtʉ? 28 Awɨɨ, oreenda kunyita chɨmbu izʉ wiitirɨ Umumiisiri?’* 29 Hanʉ Musa iigwirɨ amangʼana gayo, akaryarɨra mucharʉ cha Midiyani, akiikara mubhugini iyo, akiibhʉrɨrayu abhaana bhabhɨrɨ.
30 “Imyaka emerongo ene gɨnʉ gihitirɨ Musa aarɨ Midiyani, akahwarukirwa na maraika wʉ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ, aarɨ kʉkɨbhara haguhɨ nɨ ɨkɨgʉrʉ cha Sinayi. Maraika wuyo aarɨ mʉkɨsaka kɨnʉ charɨ kɨraaka omorero. 31 Hanʉ Musa aakɨrʉʉzɨ ɨkɨsaka kiyo, akarʉgʉʉra bhʉkʉngʼu. Akakiisukɨra akerore bhwaheene, akiigwa riraka ryʉ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Mungu, rɨrabhuga, 32 ‘Inyɨ niinyɨ Mungu wa bhasʉʉkʉrʉ bhaanyu, Mungu wa Abhurahaamu, Iisaka na Yaakobho!’† Hanʉ Musa iigwirɨ gayo, akatanga kurigita, akʉʉbhaha korora ɨkɨsaka kiyo.
33 “Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Mungu akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, ‘Ruusha ibhikwɨra bhyazʉ, kʉ kʉbha hanʉ ukwimɨɨrɨra nɨ‑harɨndu. 34 Amaheene nɨrʉʉzɨ ɨnyaakʉ ya abhaatʉ bhaanɨ bhanʉ bharɨ Miisiri, niigwirɨ ɨkɨrɨrʉ chabhʉ, niikirɨ kurwa mwisaarʉ kʉbhatuurya. Nangʉ nɨrakʉtʉma Miisiri.’‡
35 “Musa wuyo newe abhaatʉ bha Iziraɨri bhaangirɨ bharamʉbhʉʉrɨra, ‘Nɨ‑wɨɨwɨ wʉnʉ akʉtɨɨrɨ ʉbhɨ ʉmʉkangati wɨɨtʉ nu umutiniri wɨɨtʉ?’ Mungu atumirɨ Musa abhɨ ʉmʉkangati waabhʉ nʉ ʉmʉsabhuri waabhʉ, kʉnzɨra ya maraika wʉnʉ aamuhwarukiirɨ mʉkɨsaka kirya! 36 Akʉmara Musa akabhakangata bharwɨ ɨɨsɨ ya Miisiri, kwa kokora amateemo ni ibhyɨrɨkɨnʼyʉ bhyaru kʉʉsɨ ya Miisiri, mʉnyanza ya Shamu, na kʉkɨbhara, kwibhaga ryi imyaka merongo ene.
37 “Musa wuyo newe aabhuuriirɨ Abhiiziraɨri, ‘Mʉbhahiiri bhaanyu Mungu ariimiirirya ʉmʉrʉʉtɨrɨri ncha niinyɨ. Mumwitegeerere kʉganʉ gʉʉsi araabhabhʉʉrɨrɨ.’§ 38 Musa newe aarɨ hamwɨmwɨ na bhasʉʉkʉrʉ kʉkɨbhara na newe wʉnʉ aagambirɨ na maraika wa Mungu kʉkɨgʉrʉ cha Sinayi, newe akasʉngʼaana amangʼana gʉ ʉbhʉhʉru, korereke atʉbhʉʉrɨrɨ itwɨ.
39 “Nawe bhasʉʉkʉrʉ bhayo, bhakaanga kumwisirirya Musa, bhakamʉtʉʉra rusizʉ na bhakiigomba kʉgarʉka Miisiri. 40 Bhakabhʉʉrɨra Haruuni, ‘Tokorere amasambwa ganʉ gakʉtʉkangata mʉnzɨra. Musa wuyo akatʉkangata kurwa Miisiri, tʉtɨɨzɨ amangʼana ganʉ gamubhwɨnɨ!’* 41 Zisikʉ ziyo, bhakakora ribhirʉbhirʉ rɨnʉ rituubhɨɨnɨ nɨ ɨkɨmʉʉri che engʼombe, bhakarihurukirya ikimweso† bhazʉmɨɨrwɨ, kokegero kɨnʉ bhaakʉrirɨ kʉmabhoko gaabhʉ abheene! 42 Nawe Mungu akiichʉra, akatiga bhasengere umwɨri, iryʉbha na zenzota za mwisaarʉ, chɨmbu yandikirwɨ mʉkɨtabhʉ cha abharʉʉtɨrɨri,
‘Imwɨ Abhiiziraɨri,
ribhaga rɨnʉ mwikɨɨrɨ kʉkɨbhara imyaka merongo ene,
heene mwarɨ mʉransɨnzɨra imitugʉ
korereke munhurukiryɨ ikimweso?
43 Mʉkagega ribhuru rya risambwa Mʉrɨɨki,
na zenzota za risambwa ryanyu rikʉrʉ Rɨfaani,‡
mwikʉrɨɨrɨ amasambwa
korereke mʉgasengere.
Kʉgayo, nɨrabhakora mʉbhɨ abhahocha,
nɨrabhahira mucharʉ cha kore bhʉkʉngʼu,
nʉʉrʉ kʉkɨra Bhaabhɨɨri.’§”
44 Sitɨfaanʉ akangʼeha kʉgamba, “Kʉkɨbhara iyo, bhasʉʉkʉrʉ bhɨɨtʉ bhayo bhaarɨ na ribhuru ryo okosengera Mungu. Ryarɨ rɨkʉrirwɨ chɨmbu Mungu ɨrɨkɨɨnʼyɨ hanʉ aagambɨɨnɨ na Musa, kʉbha aryʉmbakɨ kʉrɨngʼaana ne ekerenjo kɨnʉ aarʉʉzɨ. 45 Akʉmara bhasʉʉkʉrʉ, bhakiibharɨɨra ribhuru kuhika ribhaga rya Yoosho hanʉ bhaayɨsaakwirɨ ɨɨsɨ yirya kurwa kʉbhaatʉ bhi ikishoko ɨkɨndɨ, bhanʉ Mungu abhahɨɨbhirɨ. Ribhuru rɨkasaaga kʉʉsɨ yaabhʉ kuhika ribhaga ryʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Daudi. 46 Daudi akasɨɨgwa na Mungu, wʉʉsi akamʉsabha amwʉmbakɨrɨ Mungu wa Yaakobho rihekaaru. 47 Nawe Sɨrɨmaani newe aamwʉmbakiirɨ inyumba.
48 “Nawe Mungu wi Igʉrʉ wa Bhyʉsi, atakwikara muzinyumba zɨnʉ zikwʉmbakwa na amabhoko ga abhaatʉ abheene, chɨmbu ʉmʉrʉʉtɨrɨri Isaaya aagambirɨ,
49 ‘Ʉmʉkʉrʉ akabhuga,
Risaarʉ necho ikitumbɨ chanɨ chɨ ɨkɨtɨmi,
nɨ ɨɨsɨ neyo ʉrʉbhaara rwanɨ rwʉ ʉkʉtʉʉra amagʉrʉ gaanɨ.
Nangʉ ni‑nyumbakɨ,
yɨnʉ mʉkʉtʉra kunyumbakɨra?
Ahagero haanɨ hu ukwoyeera harabha hayi?
50 Nɨtarɨ niinyɨ nɨkʉrirɨ ebhegero bhɨnʉ bhyʉsi?’*”
51 Sitɨfaanʉ akangʼeha kʉgamba, “Imwɨ zɨntama kwigwa! Mozekoro zaanyu mʉtakosengera Mungu, na amatwɨ gaanyu gatakʉtʉra kwigwa amangʼana gaazɨ. Sikʉ zʉʉsi mʉraanga Ekoro Ɨndɨndu, chɨmbu bhawʉsʉʉkʉrʉ bhʉʉsi bhaamwangirɨ! 52 Heene areho ʉmʉrʉʉtɨrɨri nʉʉrʉ wʉmwɨ wʉnʉ bhawʉsʉʉkʉrʉ bhatamʉnyaakiryɨ? Bhakiita na abharʉʉtɨrɨri bhanʉ ɨkarɨ bhaarɨ bhareerekeererya ukuuza kwa We Eheene wa Mungu! Na wuyo newe imwɨ mwamwichurirɨ, mʉkamwita! 53 Imwɨ mʉmarirɨ kʉsʉngʼaana imigirʉ ja Mungu, gɨnʉ jarusiibhwɨ kʉnzɨra ya bhamaraika bhaazɨ, nawe mʉtagisiriiryɨ.”
Sitɨfaanʉ ariitwa
54 Hanʉ abhakʉrʉ bha Abhayaahudi bhayo bhiigwirɨ amangʼana ga Sitɨfaanʉ, bhakiigatana bhʉkʉngʼu, bhakarʉma ichara kwa bhʉrʉrʉ. 55 Nawe Sitɨfaanʉ akabha izuriibhwɨ Ekoro Ɨndɨndu, akarora igʉrʉ mwisaarʉ, akarora ubhwɨrʉ bhwa Mungu na Yɨɨsu imiiriirɨ ʉrʉbhaara rwu ubhuryʉ rwa Mungu. 56 Akabhuga, “Morore! Nɨrarora risaarʉ ryigukirɨ, Umwana wʉ Ʉmʉʉtʉ† imiiriirɨ ʉrʉbhaara rwu ubhuryʉ rwa Mungu!”
57 Nawe abhakʉrʉ bha Abhayaahudi bhayo bhakarɨgɨsa bhʉkʉngʼu, bhakaribha amatwɨ gaabhʉ na amabhoko. Bhakahurumukɨra Sitɨfaanʉ kwa hamwɨmwɨ, bhakamugwata, 58 bhakamuhurucha igʉtʉ wi ichandarʉ na kumuhira igʉtʉ wʉ ʉrʉbhɨri, bhakamotema amabhwɨ. Abhamenyeekererya bhayo bhakatʉʉra zengebho zaabhʉ haguhɨ nu umumura wʉmwɨ iriina ryazɨ Sauri.
59 Hanʉ bhaarɨ bharakomera Sitɨfaanʉ na amabhwɨ, akasabha arabhuga, “Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Yɨɨsu, sʉngʼaana ekoro yaanɨ!” 60 Akʉmara akahigama, akarɨra kwiraka ikʉrʉ arabhuga, “Ʉmʉkʉrʉ, ʉtabhabharɨra ʉbhʉbhɨ bhʉnʉ igʉrʉ waabhʉ abhaatʉ bhanʉ!” Hanʉ aamarirɨ kʉgamba gayo akatinʼya. Sauri wʉʉsi aareho, akiisirirya ukwitwa kwa Sitɨfaanʉ kwarɨ bhwaheene.
* 7:3 Rora Ʉbhʉtangɨ 12:1. † 7:7 Rora Ʉbhʉtangɨ 15:13‑14; Kʉhʉrʉka 3:12. ‡ 7:8 Ʉkʉsaara. Kʉmaragɨrɨra bhʉkʉngʼu, rora Ikiniibhasa. § 7:21 Rora Kʉhʉrʉka 2:3. * 7:28 Rora Kʉhʉrʉka 2:14. † 7:32 Rora Kʉhʉrʉka 3:6. ‡ 7:34 Rora Kʉhʉrʉka 3:5, 7‑8, 10. § 7:37 Rora Amahiityʉ gi Imigirʉ 18:15. * 7:40 Rora Kʉhʉrʉka 32:1. † 7:41 Ikimweso. Kʉmaragɨrɨra bhʉkʉngʼu, rora Ikiniibhasa. ‡ 7:43 Mʉrɨɨki na Rɨfaani nɨ‑mariina ga amasambwa ganʉ gaasɨngɨɨrwɨ na abhaatʉ bha Kanaani na Miisiri. § 7:43 Rora Amʉʉsi 5:25‑27. * 7:50 Rora Isaaya 66:1‑2. † 7:56 Umwana wʉ Ʉmʉʉtʉ ryarɨ iriina ɨrɨndɨ rya Yɨɨsu. Kʉmaragɨrɨra bhʉkʉngʼu, rora Ikiniibhasa.