Atsekerezedwa ndi Nyanja
Atatsekeredwa pakati pa nyanja ndi magaleta a Farao, Israeli akuti akanakonda kukhalabe akapolo. Mose akuwauza kuti aime chilili naone Atate wathu akumenya nkhondo. Nyanja ikugawanika ndi mphepo ya kum'mawa ya usiku wonse, Israeli akuoloka, ndipo madzi obwerera akumiza gulu lankhondo limene linawatsatira.
14 1Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose,
2“Uza Aisraeli kuti abwerere m'mbuyo, namanga misasa pamaso pa Pi-hahiroti, pakati pa Migidoli ndi nyanja, pamaso pa Baala-zefoni—amange misasa m'mbali mwa nyanja, moyang'anana nayo. 3Pakuti Farao adzanena za Aisraeli kuti, ‘Asochera m'dziko; chipululu chawatsekereza.’ 4Ndidzaumitsa mtima wa Farao, ndipo adzawathamangitsa; ndidzadzilemekeza mwa Farao ndi gulu lake lonse lankhondo, ndipo Aigupto adzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate.” Ndipo anachita motero. a a v4 Pamene Malemba akunena kuti Atate wathu anaumitsa mtima wa Farao, akutchula chiweruzo chake pa mfumu imene inali itaumitsa kale mtima wake pa Iye; Paulo akulimbana ndi chinsinsi chomwechi mu Aroma 9.
5Pamene mfumu ya Igupto inauzidwa kuti anthuwo athawa, Farao ndi nduna zake anatembenuka mtima pa anthuwo, nati, “Kodi tachita chiyani, polola Israeli kuti achoke ku utumiki wathu?” 6Choncho anakonza galeta lake, natenga anthu ake pamodzi naye. 7Anatenga magaleta osankhika 600, ndi magaleta ena onse a Igupto, pamodzi ndi akuluakulu oyang'anira onsewo. 8Atate wathu anaumitsa mtima wa Farao mfumu ya Igupto, kotero anathamangitsa Aisraeli amene anali kutuluka molimba mtima. 9Aigupto anawathamangitsa nawapeza ali pa misasa m'mbali mwa nyanja—akavalo onse a Farao, magaleta, okwera akavalo, ndi gulu lake lankhondo—pafupi ndi Pi-hahiroti, moyang'anana ndi Baala-zefoni.
10Pamene Farao anayandikira, Aisraeli anakweza maso awo, naona Aigupto akubwera pambuyo pawo. Anachita mantha kwambiri, nafuwulira kwa Atate wathu. 11Anati kwa Mose, “Kodi ku Igupto kunalibe manda, kuti unatitengera kudzafera m'chipululu? Kodi watichitira chiyani, potitulutsa mu Igupto? 12Kodi sitinakuuze mu Igupto kuti, ‘Leka kutivutitsa, titumikire Aigupto’? Kutumikira Aigupto nkwabwino kuposa kufera m'chipululu.”
13Mose anati kwa anthuwo, “Musaope. Imani molimba, ndipo onani Atate wathu akukupulumutsani lero; pakuti Aigupto amene mukuwaona lerowa, simudzawaonanso ku nthawi zonse. 14Atate wathu adzakumenyerani nkhondo; inu mungokhala chete.”
15Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Ukufuwulira Ine chifukwa chiyani? Uza Aisraeli kuti apite patsogolo. 16Kweza ndodo yako, nutambasule dzanja lako pamwamba pa nyanja, nuyigawe; Aisraeli awoloke pakati pa nyanja powuma. 17Ine ndikuumitsa mitima ya Aigupto, kuti awalondole m'kati; ndipo ndidzadzilemekeza mwa Farao, gulu lake lonse lankhondo, magaleta ake ndi okwera akavalo ake. 18Aigupto adzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate, pamene ndidzadzilemekeza pa Farao, magaleta ake, ndi okwera akavalo ake.”
19Mthenga wa Atate wathu, amene anali kuyenda patsogolo pa msasa wa Israeli, anasamuka napita kumbuyo kwawo; chipilala cha mtambo chinasamuka kuchoka patsogolo pawo, nchiima kumbuyo kwawo. 20Chinalowa pakati pa msasa wa Igupto ndi msasa wa Israeli—panali mtambo ndi mdima, komatu chinawunikira usiku—ndipo msasa umodzi sunafike pafupi ndi winzake usiku wonse.
21Mose anatambasula dzanja lake pamwamba pa nyanja. Usiku wonse Atate wathu anabwezera nyanja m'mbuyo ndi mphepo yamphamvu yochokera kummawa, nasandutsa nyanja kukhala mtunda wowuma. Madzi anagawanika. 22Aisraeli anayenda pakati pa nyanja powuma, madzi ali ngati khoma kwa iwo, kudzanja lamanja ndi lamanzere. 23Aigupto anawathamangitsa, nalowa pakati pa nyanja—akavalo onse a Farao, magaleta ake, ndi okwera akavalo ake. 24Kutangotsala pang'ono kucha, Atate wathu anayang'ana gulu lankhondo la Aigupto kuchokera m'chipilala cha moto ndi mtambo, nachititsa gulu lankhondo la Aigupto mantha ndi chisokonezo. 25Anatsekereza mikombero ya magaleta awo, kotero anayendetsa movutika. Aigupto anati, “Tithawe Aisraeli—pakuti Mulungu akuwamenyera nkhondo pa Aigupto!”
26Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Tambasula dzanja lako pamwamba pa nyanja, kuti madzi abwerere pa Aigupto, pa magaleta awo, ndi pa okwera akavalo awo.”
27Mose anatambasula dzanja lake pamwamba pa nyanja; ndipo kutacha, nyanja inabwerera pakuya pake pokwanira. Aigupto anathawira kwa iyo, ndipo Atate wathu anaponya Aigupto pakati pa nyanja. 28Madzi anabwerera naphimba magaleta ndi okwera akavalo, gulu lonse lankhondo la Farao limene linawathamangitsa m'nyanja. Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe anapulumuka. 29Aisraeli anayenda pakati pa nyanja powuma, madzi ali ngati khoma kudzanja lawo lamanja ndi lamanzere. 30Tsiku limenelo Atate wathu anapulumutsa Israeli m'dzanja la Aigupto, ndipo Aisraeli anaona Aigupto atafa pa mphepete mwa nyanja. 31Israeli anaona mphamvu yaikulu imene Atate wathu anagwiritsa ntchito pa Aigupto; ndipo anamuopa Iye, nakhulupirira Iye ndi mtumiki wake Mose.
