Yetro Adza ku Phiri la Atate wathu
Yetero akubweretsa mkazi ndi ana a Mose, akumva zonse zimene Atate wathu anachita, ndipo akupembedza. Kenako akuona Mose akuweruza yekha kuyambira m'mawa mpaka madzulo ndipo akunena mosapita m'mbali: izi si zabwino, udzatopa. Amuna aluso ndi okhulupirika akuikidwa kuyang'anira zikwi, mazana, makumi asanu ndi makumi.
18 1Yetro, wansembe wa Midiyani, apongozi a Mose, anamva zonse zimene Atate wathu anachitira Mose ndi Israeli anthu ake, powatulutsa Israeli m'Igupto. 2Ndipo Yetro, apongozi a Mose, anali atamtenga Zipora, mkazi wa Mose, Mose atamtumiza kwawo, 3pamodzi ndi ana ake awiri aamuna—wina dzina lake Geresomu, pakuti Mose anati, “Ndinali mlendo m'dziko lachilendo,” 4winayo dzina lake Eliezere, pakuti anati, “Mulungu wa atate wanga anandithandiza, nandipulumutsa ku lupanga la Farao.” a a v4 Eliezere kutanthauza kuti “Mulungu wanga ndiye chithandizo changa” — dzina limene Mose anapatsa mwana wake pothokoza chifukwa cha chipulumutso kuchokera kwa Farao. 5Yetro, apongozi a Mose, anabwera ndi ana a Mose ndi mkazi wake kwa iye ku msasa wake wa m'chipululu, ku phiri la Atate wathu. 6Anati kwa Mose, “Ine, apongozi ako Yetro, ndikubwera ndi mkazi wako ndi ana ake awiri.”
7Mose anatuluka kukakumana ndi apongozi ake, nawerama, namupsompsona. Analonjerana, nafunsana za moyo wawo, kenaka analowa m'tenti. 8Mose anauza apongozi ake zonse zimene Atate wathu anachita kwa Farao ndi Igupto chifukwa cha Israeli, mavuto onse amene anakumana nawo pa njira, ndi mmene anawapulumutsira. 9Yetro anakondwera chifukwa cha zabwino zonse zimene Atate wathu anachitira Israeli, powapulumutsa ku dzanja la Igupto. 10Yetro anati, Alemekezeke Atate wathu, amene anakupulumutsani ku dzanja la Igupto ndi ku dzanja la Farao, amene anapulumutsa anthu kuchoka pansi pa dzanja la Igupto. 11Tsopano ndadziwa kuti Atate wathu ndi wamkulu koposa milungu yonse, pakuti anawagonjetsa pa zimene anazikuza. 12Yetro, apongozi a Mose, anatenga nsembe yopsereza ndi nsembe zina kwa Atate wathu; Aroni ndi akulu onse a Israeli anabwera kudzadya buledi ndi apongozi a Mose pamaso pa Atate wathu.
13Mmawa mwake Mose anakhala pansi kuti aweruze anthu, ndipo anthu anaimirira momuzungulira kuyambira m'mawa mpaka madzulo. 14Pamene apongozi ake anaona zonse zimene anachitira anthu, anati, “Kodi ndi chiyani ichi ukuchita? Chifukwa chiyani ukhala wekha, anthu onse ataimirira kukuzungulira kuyambira m'mawa mpaka madzulo?”
15Mose anati kwa apongozi ake, “Chifukwa anthu amabwera kwa ine kudzafunsa kwa Atate wathu; 16akakhala ndi mkangano, amabwera kwa ine; ndimaweruza pakati pa munthu ndi mnzake, ndi kufotokoza malangizo ndi malamulo a Atate wathu.” 17Apongozi a Mose anati kwa iye, “Chimene ukuchita sichabwino. 18Iwe ndi anthu awa mudzatopa—ntchitoyi ndi yolemera kwambiri kwa iwe; sungathe kuichita wekha. 19Tsopano ndimvere: ndikupatsa uphungu—Atate wathu akhale nawe. Uyimilire anthu pamaso pake, nubweretse milandu yawo kwa Iye. 20Uwachenjeze za malangizo ndi malamulo, ndi kuwaonetsa njira yoyenera kuyenda ndi ntchito yoyenera kuchita. 21Pa anthu onse, usankhe amuna aluso amene amaopa Atate wathu, oona mtima ndi odana ndi phindu lopanda chilungamo; uwaike kukhala atsogoleri a anthu masauzande, a mazana, a makumi asanu, ndi a khumi. 22Aweruze anthu nthawi zonse, akubweretsere nkhani iliyonse yaikulu koma aziweruza okha nkhani iliyonse yaing'ono—kupepukitsa katundu wako pamene akumunyamula pamodzi ndi iwe. 23Ngati uchita izi ndipo Atate wathu akulamula, udzatha kupirira, ndipo anthu onse awa adzapita kwawo mu mtendere.”
24Ndipo Mose anamvera apongozi ake, nachita zonse zimene ananena. 25Mose anasankha amuna aluso mu Israeli monse, nawaika kukhala atsogoleri a anthu—atsogoleri a anthu masauzande, a mazana, a makumi asanu, ndi a khumi. 26Anaweruza anthu nthawi zonse, akubweretsa nkhani zovuta kwa Mose koma akuweruza okha nkhani zazing'ono. 27Ndipo Mose anaperekeza apongozi ake pa ulendo wake, ndipo iye anabwerera kwawo.
