Pangano la Atate wathu ku Horebu
Mose akubwereza mawu khumi kwa m'badwo watsopano ndipo akuumirira kuti panganolo linapangidwa ndi iwo, osati makolo awo okha. Pano Sabata likukhazikika pa kukumbukira ukapolo. Anthu, ataopsedwa ndi moto, akupempha Mose kuti awamverere, ndipo Atate wathu akulakalaka kuti mitima yawo ikhalebe choncho.
5 1Mose anaitana Aisrayeli onse nati kwa iwo: “Imvani, inu Aisrayeli, malamulo ndi ziweruzo zimene ndikuyankhula m'makutu mwanu lero. Muziphunzire, ndipo muzichite mosamala.” 2Atate wathu anachita pangano ndi ife ku Horebu. 3Pangano ili Atate wathu sanalichite ndi makolo athu, koma ndi ife—tonsefe amene tili ndi moyo pano lero. 4Atate wathu anayankhula ndi inu maso ndi maso pa phiri, kuchokera mkati mwa moto.
5Pa nthawi imeneyo ine ndinayima pakati pa Atate wathu ndi inu kuti ndikuuzeni mau a Atate wathu, chifukwa munkaopa moto ndipo simunakwere phiri. Iye anati:
6“Ine ndine Atate wako, amene ndinakutulutsa ku Igupto, m'nyumba ya ukapolo.
7“Usakhale ndi milungu ina pamaso panga.
8“Usadzipangire chinthu chosema, kapena chifaniziro cha chilichonse chimene chili kumwamba kumtunda, kapena pa dziko lapansi, kapena m'madzi a pansi pa dziko. 9Usazigwadire kapena kuzitumikira, pakuti Ine, Atate wako, ndine Atate wa nsanje, wolanga ana chifukwa cha zolakwa za atate awo, kufikira mibadwo yachitatu ndi yachinayi ya iwo amene amandida, 10koma ndikuonetsa chikondi cha pangano kwa mibadwo 1,000 ya iwo amene amandikonda ndi kusunga malamulo anga.
11“Usagwiritse ntchito molakwa dzina la Atate wako, pakuti Atate wathu sadzamuleka wopanda chilango aliyense amene amagwiritsa ntchito molakwa dzina lake.
12“Sunga tsiku la Sabata, kuti ulisunge loyera, monga Atate wako anakulamula. 13Masiku asanu ndi limodzi udzagwire ntchito ndi kuchita ntchito zako zonse, 14koma tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri ndi Sabata la Atate wako. Usagwire ntchito iliyonse—iwe, mwana wako wamwamuna kapena wamkazi, kapolo wako wamwamuna kapena wamkazi, ng'ombe yako, bulu wako, kapena chiweto china chilichonse, kapena mlendo amene ali m'mizinda yako—kuti akapolo ako aamuna ndi aakazi apumule ngati iwe. 15Kumbukira kuti unali kapolo ku Igupto, ndipo Atate wako anakutulutsa kumeneko ndi dzanja lamphamvu ndi mkono wotambasuka. Choncho Atate wako anakulamula kuti usunge tsiku la Sabata.
16“Lemekeza atate wako ndi amayi ako, monga Atate wako anakulamula, kuti masiku ako achuluke ndipo zikuyendere bwino m'dziko limene Atate wako akukupatsa.
17“Usaphe munthu.
18“Usachite chigololo.
19“Usabe.
20“Usapereke umboni wonama wotsutsa mnansi wako.
21“Usasirire mkazi wa mnansi wako. Usalakalake nyumba ya mnansi wako, munda wake, kapolo wake wamwamuna kapena wamkazi, ng'ombe yake, bulu wake, kapena chilichonse cha mnansi wako.”
22Mau awa Atate wathu anawayankhula kwa msonkhano wanu wonse pa phiri, kuchokera mkati mwa moto, mtambo, ndi mdima wandiweyani, ndi mau okweza; ndipo sanaonjezere kanthu kena. Iye anawalemba pa mapale awiri a miyala nandipatsa ine. 23Pamene munamva mau kuchokera mu mdima, phiri likuyaka moto, munadza kwa ine—atsogoleri onse a mafuko anu ndi akulu anu,
24ndipo munati, “Taonani, Atate wathu waonetsa ife ulemerero wake ndi ukulu wake; ndipo tamva mau ake kuchokera mu moto. Lero taona Atate wathu akuyankhula ndi munthu, ndipo munthu ameneyo akanali ndi moyo. 25Tsopano nanga ife tife chifukwa chiyani? Moto waukulu uwu udzatiwononga. Ngati tipitiriza kumva mau a Atate wathu, tidzafa. 26Ndani mwa anthu onse amene wamvapo mau a Atate wamoyo akuyankhula kuchokera mkati mwa moto, ngati ife, nakhala ndi moyo? 27Sendera pafupi, umve zonse zimene Atate wathu akunena, kenaka utiuze ife zonse zimene Atate wathu akuuza iwe, ndipo ife tidzamvera ndi kuchita.”
28Atate wathu anamva mau anu amene munayankhula kwa ine, ndipo Atate wathu anandiuza kuti: “Ndamva mau a anthu awa amene ayankhula kwa iwe. Zonse zimene anena nzabwino. 29Ndikanakonda akanakhala ndi mtima umenewu—woti amandiopa ndi kusunga malamulo anga onse nthawi zonse—kuti ziwayendere bwino iwo ndi ana awo kwamuyaya! 30Pita ukawauze kuti, ‘Bwererani ku mahema anu.’ 31Koma iwe, yima pano ndi Ine, ndipo ndidzakuuza lamulo lonse—malamulo ndi ziweruzo—zimene udzawaphunzitse, kuti adzazichite m'dziko limene ndikuwapatsa kuti alitenge.”
32Choncho samalani kuchita monga Atate wanu anakulamulani; musapatuke kumanja kapena kumanzere. 33Yendani njira yonse imene Atate wanu anakulamulani, kuti mukhale ndi moyo, mupeze zabwino, ndi kukhalitsa masiku ambiri m'dziko limene mudzalitenga.