Atate Akonza Njira
Israeli akuuzidwa kuti awononge maguwa a mitundu ndi kukana kukwatirana nawo, chifukwa choopsa n'chakuti mtima udzapatutsidwa. Ndipo sanasankhidwe chifukwa chakuti anali ochititsa chidwi: anali ochepa kuposa anthu onse. Atate wathu anaika chikondi chake pa iwo ndipo anasunga lumbiro lake. Chimenecho ndiye chifukwa.
7 1Pamene Atate wanu akakulowetsani m'dziko limene mukulowa kuti mulilandire, nachotsa pamaso panu mitundu yambiri ya anthu—Ahiti, Agirigasi, Aamori, Akanani, Aperezi, Ahivi, ndi Ayebusi—mitundu isanu ndi iwiri yaikulu ndi yamphamvu kuposa inu. 2Ndipo pamene Atate wanu akakuperekerani iwo, ndi inu kuwagonjetsa, muwawononge kotheratu. Musachite nawo pangano, ndipo musawachitire chifundo. 3Musakwatirane nawo—musapereke ana anu aakazi kwa ana awo aamuna, kapena kutenga ana awo aakazi kuti akhale a ana anu aamuna. 4Pakuti adzatembenuza ana anu kuti aleke kunditsata Ine, natumikira milungu ina; ndipo mkwiyo wa Atate wathu udzayaka pa inu, ndipo adzakuwonongani msanga. 5Koma muwachitire motere: gwetsani maguwa awo ansembe, phwanyani mizati yawo yopatulika, dulani mitengo yawo ya Asera, ndipo tenthani ndi moto mafano awo osema. 6Pakuti ndinu anthu oyera mtima kwa Atate wanu; Atate wanu anakusankhani pakati pa anthu onse a pa dziko lapansi kuti mukhale anthu ake, chuma chake chamtengo wapatali. 7Atate wanu anakukondani ndi kukusankhani osati chifukwa chakuti munali ochuluka kuposa anthu ena—koma munali ochepa kwambiri kuposa anthu onse. 8Koma chifukwa chakuti Atate wanu amakukondani, nasunga lumbiro lake limene analumbira kwa makolo anu, anakutulutsani ndi dzanja lamphamvu, nakuwombolani ku nyumba ya ukapolo, ku dzanja la Farao mfumu ya Igupto. 9Dziwani kuti Atate wanu ndiye Atate wathu, Wokhulupirika amene amasunga pangano ndi chikondi chokhulupirika kwa mibadwo 1,000, kwa iwo amene amamkonda, nasunga malamulo ake, 10koma amabwezera amene amamuda pamaso pawo, nawawononga; sazengereza kubwezera munthu womuda pamaso pake. 11Choncho sungani lamulo—zikhazikitso ndi maweruzo—zimene ndikukulamulirani lero, ndipo muzichite.
12Chifukwa chakuti mukumvera maweruzo awa, nkuwasunga ndi kuwachita, Atate wanu adzakusungirani pangano ndi chikondi chokhulupirika chimene analumbira kwa makolo anu. 13Adzakukondani, nakudalitsani, nakuchulukitsani—adzadalitsa chipatso cha m'mimba mwanu ndi chipatso cha nthaka yanu: tirigu, vinyo watsopano, mafuta, kuchuluka kwa ng'ombe zanu, ndi ana a nkhosa zanu—m'dziko limene analumbira kwa makolo anu kuti adzakupatsani. 14Mudzakhala odalitsika kuposa anthu onse; pakati panu sipadzakhala wosabereka, wamwamuna kapena wamkazi, ngakhalenso ziweto zanu. 15Atate wanu adzachotsa matenda onse pa inu, ndipo sadzayika pa inu matenda oipa a ku Igupto amene munawadziwa, koma adzawayika pa onse amene amakudani. 16Wonongani anthu onse amene Atate wanu akupatsani. Musawamvere chisoni kapena kutumikira milungu yawo—pakuti zimenezo zidzakhala msampha kwa inu. 17Ngati mudzati mu mtima mwanu, “Mitundu iyi ndi yaikulu kuposa ine; kodi ndingathe bwanji kuwachotsa?” 18musawaope. Kumbukirani bwino zimene Atate wanu anachita kwa Farao ndi kwa Igupto onse: 19mayesero aakulu amene maso anu anaona, zizindikiro ndi zodabwitsa, dzanja lamphamvu ndi mkono wotambasuka, zimene Atate wanu anakutulutsani nazo. Atate wanu adzachita chimodzimodzi kwa anthu onse amene mukuwaopa. 20Komanso Atate wanu adzatumiza mavu pakati pawo kufikira pamene onse otsala, nabisala kwa inu, adzafa. 21Musachite mantha ndi iwo, pakuti Atate wanu ali pakati panu, Atate wathu wamkulu ndi woopsa. 22Atate wanu adzachotsa mitundu iyi pamaso panu pang'onopang'ono. Simungathe kuwatheretu msanga, kuopa kuti nyama zakuthengo zingachuluke kutsutsana nanu. 23Koma Atate wanu adzawapereka m'manja mwanu, nawaponya m'chisokonezo chachikulu kufikira atawonongeka. 24Adzapereka mafumu awo m'dzanja lanu, ndipo inu mudzafafaniza dzina lawo pansi pa thambo. Palibe munthu amene adzatha kuyima pamaso panu kufikira mutawawononga. 25Tenthani ndi moto mafano osema a milungu yawo. Musasirire siliva kapena golide amene ali pa iwo, kapena kuwatengera nokha, kuopa kuti mudzakodwa nawo—pakuti ndi zonyansa kwa Atate wanu. 26Musabweretse chinthu chonyansa m'nyumba mwanu, kuopa kuti inunso mudzaperekedwa ku chiwonongeko ngati chomwecho. Chinyanseni, muchinyoze, pakuti chinaperekedwa ku chiwonongeko.