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Maasi ku̱lu̱gha mu kikuka
1 Ki̱bbu̱la kya Banai̱saaleeli̱ kyona kyalu̱gha mu elungu lya Si̱i̱ni̱, baghenda mbanalu̱gha mu ki̱i̱kalo kughenda mu kinji ngoku Mukama aabalaghiiye kandi baaghoona e Lefi̱di̱mu̱, bhaatu ki̱i̱kalo eki kikaba kitalimu maasi ghaa bantu kunuwa. 2 Bantu aba baatandika kutongana na Musa bati, “Otuhe maasi ghaa kunuwa.”
Musa aabaghila ati, “Mukwete kutongana nanje nangaaki? Mukwete kulengesa Mukama bwaki?”
3 Bhaatu bantu aba eliyo lyabakwata kwonini kandi baatongana na Musa bati, “Waatu̱u̱hi̱ye mu nsi ya Mi̱si̱li̱, na baana baatu na bisolo byatu ku̱twi̱ti̱ya eliyo nangaaki?”
4 Musa aataaghila Mukama naaghila ati, “Bantu bani mbakolele ki? Bakubbala kumpuula mabaale.”
5 Mukama aaghila Musa ati, “Oghende mu maaso ghaa bantu aba oli na bamui mu beebembeli̱ baa Banai̱saaleeli̱. Oghende okwete mu ngalo yaawe mwi̱gho oghu waahuuye haa maasi ghaa Nailo. 6 Nkwemilila mu maaso ghaawe, haa kikuka kya mwena Holebbu. Ohuule kikuka eki, maasi ghaku̱lu̱ghamu ghaa bantu aba kunuwa.” Musa aahuula kikuka eki mu maaso ghaa beebembeli̱ baa Banai̱saaleeli̱ aba. 7 Musa aaluka ki̱i̱kalo eki li̱i̱na Masa* kandi Meli̱ba,† nanga Banai̱saaleeli̱ bakatongana na Musa kandi baalengesa Mukama mbaghila bati, “Mukama ali naatu kedha bbaa?”
Banai̱saaleeli̱ mbasi̱ngu̱la Bameleeki̱
8 Bameleeki̱ baasa kandi baalwana na Banai̱saaleeli̱ e Lefi̱di̱mu̱. 9 Musa aaghila Yosuwa ati, “Otukomelemu basaasa kandi mughende mulwane na Bameleeki̱ munkiya. Si̱ye nkwemilila haagu̱u̱li̱ ya keena nkwete mwi̱gho ghwa Luhanga mu ngalo yanje.”
10 Yosuwa aakola ngoku Musa aamughambiiye kandi aalwana na Bameleeki̱. Musa, Alooni̱ na Hula baani̱i̱na haagu̱u̱li̱ ya keena. 11 Musa aakaamu̱ki̱yagha mukono ghuwe Banai̱saaleeli̱ baasi̱ngu̱lagha kandi naaghu̱su̱ndu̱ki̱ya, Bameleeki̱ baasi̱ngu̱lagha. 12 Bhaatu mikono ya Musa yaaluwakaka, nahabweki baamuleetela ebaale kandi aalisitamʼo. Alooni̱ na Hula, omui amwemilila haa luhande lumui na onji haa luhande lunji, baakala baamu̱ki̱i̱ye mikono yee ku̱hi̱ki̱ya musana ghu̱koti̱ye. 13 Nahabweki Yosuwa aahwelekeeleli̱ya mahe ghaa Bameleeki̱ na kihiyo.
14 Mukama aaghila Musa ati, “Ohandiike ebyabaayʼo bini mu kitabo, niikuwo bantu baakalaghe mbabiisuka kandi obisomele Yosuwa, nanga nku̱hwelekeeleli̱ya Bameleeki̱ boona munsi.”
15 Musa aakwela kyakuhongelʼo bihonguwa kandi aakiluka li̱i̱na ati, “Mukama niiye akumpaagha bu̱si̱ngu̱li̱.” 16 Musa aaghila ati, “Naalahila mu li̱i̱na lya Mukama! Mukama akweyongela kulwana na Bameleeki̱ bilo nʼebilo.”
* 17:7 Masa likumani̱i̱si̱ya kulengesa. † 17:7 Meli̱ba likumani̱i̱si̱ya kutongana.