Atate wathu Alankhula kwa Mose
Mwana woyamba kubadwa aliyense ndi wa Atate wathu, wowomboledwa ndi wolowa m'malo mwake, chifukwa anatenga ana oyamba a Igupto kuti amasule mwana wake. Phwando ndi chizindikiro cha pa dzanja ndi pamphumi zilipo kuti funso la mwana liyankhidwe. Akuwatsogolera njira ya chipululu, patsogolo pawo mumtambo ndi m'moto.
13 1Atate wathu analankhula kwa Mose, nati:
2“Ndipatulireni Ine mwana aliyense woyamba kubadwa. Woyamba kutsegula mimba iliyonse pakati pa Aisrayeli ndi wanga, kaya ndi munthu kapena nyama.” a a v2 Atate wathu amatenga mwana aliyense woyamba kubadwa kukhala wake — zomwe zimakwaniritsidwa mwa Yesu, woyamba kubadwa amene Atate anatipatsa ife.
3Mose anawuza anthu kuti, “Kumbukirani tsiku lino limene munatuluka mu Igupto, kuchoka m'nyumba ya ukapolo, pakuti ndi dzanja lamphamvu Atate wathu anakutulutsani pamalo pano. Musadye mkate wopangidwa ndi chofufumitsa. 4Lero, mwezi wa Abibu, mukutuluka. 5Pamene Atate wathu adzakufikitsani kudziko la Akanani, Ahiti, Aamori, Ahivi, ndi Ayebusi—dziko limene analonjeza makolo anu kuti adzakupatsani, lotuluka mkaka ndi uchi—muzisunga mwambo uwu mwezi uno. 6Masiku asanu ndi awiri muzidya mkate wopanda chofufumitsa, ndipo tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri likhale phwando la Atate wathu. 7Muzidya mkate wopanda chofufumitsa masiku asanu ndi awiriwo. Pasapezeke mkate wa chofufumitsa pakati panu, ngakhale chofufumitsa m'malire anu onse. 8Tsiku limenelo uwuze mwana wako kuti, ‘Zimenezi ndi chifukwa cha zimene Atate wathu anandichitira pamene ndinatuluka mu Igupto.’ 9Chidzakhala chizindikiro kwa iwe pa dzanja lako ndi chikumbutso pa mphumi pako, kuti malangizo a Atate wathu akhale pa milomo yako; pakuti ndi dzanja lamphamvu Atate wathu anakutulutsa mu Igupto. 10Choncho uzisunga lamulo ili pa nthawi yake yoikidwa, chaka ndi chaka.
11Pamene Atate wathu adzakufikitsa kudziko la Akanani ndi kukupatsa iwe, monga analumbira kwa iwe ndi kwa makolo ako, 12udzapatulira Atate wathu chilichonse choyamba kutsegula mimba; ndipo chamwamuna chilichonse choyamba kubadwa cha ziweto zako ndi cha Atate wathu. 13Uziwombola bulu aliyense woyamba kubadwa ndi mwana wa nkhosa, koma ngati sutero, umuthyole khosi. Uwombole aliyense woyamba kubadwa pakati pa ana ako aamuna. 14Pamene mwana wako patsogolo adzakufunsa kuti, ‘Kodi zimenezi zitanthauza chiyani?’ umuwuze kuti, ‘Ndi dzanja lamphamvu Atate wathu anatitulutsa mu Igupto, kuchoka m'nyumba ya ukapolo. 15Pamene Farao anakanitsitsa mwa nkhutukumve kutilola kupita, Atate wathu anapha mwana aliyense woyamba kubadwa mu Igupto, kuyambira woyamba kubadwa wa anthu mpaka woyamba kubadwa wa nyama. Choncho ndimapereka nsembe kwa Atate wathu chamwamuna chilichonse choyamba kutsegula mimba, koma ndimawombola mwana aliyense woyamba kubadwa wamwamuna.’ 16Chidzakhala chizindikiro pa dzanja lako ndi chomangira pa mphumi pako, pakuti ndi dzanja lamphamvu Atate wathu anatitulutsa mu Igupto.”
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17Pamene Farao analola anthu kuti apite, Atate wathu sanawatsogolere pa njira yodutsa m'dziko la Afilisti, ngakhale kuti inali pafupi; pakuti Atate wathu anati, “Ngati akumana ndi nkhondo, angasinthe maganizo awo nabwerera ku Igupto.”
18Choncho Atate wathu anatsogolera anthu kuzungulira pa njira ya m'chipululu kuloza ku Nyanja Yofiira. Aisrayeli anatuluka mu Igupto atakonzekera nkhondo. b b v18 Chihebri: Yam Suf, “Nyanja ya Bango.”
19Mose ananyamula mafupa a Yosefe, pakuti Yosefe anawalumbiritsa ana a Israyeli, nati, “Atate wathu adzakuyang'anirani ndithu, ndipo muyenera kunyamula mafupa anga kuchoka kuno pamodzi ndi inu.” 20Ananyamuka ku Sukoti nakamanga misasa ku Etamu, m'mphepete mwa chipululu. 21Ndipo Atate wathu anawatsogolera masana mu mzati wa mtambo kuti awaongolere njira, ndipo usiku mu mzati wa moto kuti awawunikire, kuti aziyenda usana ndi usiku. 22Mzati wa mtambo masana ndi mzati wa moto usiku sunachoke pamalo pake pamaso pa anthu.
