Atate Wathu Ayankhula
Atate wathu akulankhula yekha mawu khumi, osayamba ndi lamulo koma ndi amene iye ali: amene anawatulutsa mu ukapolo. Kukhulupirika, dzina, Sabata, makolo, moyo, ukwati, katundu, choonadi, chilakolako. Anthu akupempha Mose kuti awamverere iwo, ndipo iye akulowa mumdima wandiweyani.
20 1Ndipo Atate wathu anayankhula mau onse awa, nati:
2“Ine ndine Atate wanu, amene ndinakutulutsani inu m'dziko la Igupto, m'nyumba ya ukapolo.
3“Musakhale ndi milungu ina iliyonse pamaso panga.
4“Musadzipangire chosema, kapena chifaniziro cha chinthu chilichonse cha kumwamba kumtunda, kapena cha pa dziko pansi, kapena cha m'madzi a pansi pa dziko. 5Musawagwadire kapena kuwatumikira; pakuti Ine, Atate wanu, ndine Atate wa nsanje, wolanga ana chifukwa cha machimo a makolo awo, mpaka m'badwo wachitatu ndi wachinayi wa amene amandida Ine, 6koma wochitira chikondi cha pangano kwa masauzande a amene amandikonda Ine ndi kusunga malamulo anga.
7“Musatchule dzina la Atate wanu pachabe, pakuti Atate wathu sadzamuyesa wosalakwa aliyense amene atchula dzina lake pachabe.
8“Kumbukirani tsiku la Sabata, kuti muliyeretse. 9Masiku asanu ndi limodzi mudzagwira ntchito ndi kuchita ntchito yanu yonse, 10koma tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri ndi Sabata la Atate wanu. Musagwire ntchito iliyonse pa tsikuli—inu, mwana wanu wamwamuna, mwana wanu wamkazi, kapolo wanu wamwamuna kapena wamkazi, ziweto zanu, kapena mlendo amene ali m'makomo anu. 11Pakuti m'masiku asanu ndi limodzi Atate wathu anapanga kumwamba, dziko lapansi, nyanja, ndi zonse zili m'menemo, ndipo anapuma tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri; chifukwa chake Atate wathu anadalitsa tsiku la Sabata nalipatula.
12“Lemekezani bambo wanu ndi mayi wanu, kuti masiku anu akhale ambiri m'dziko limene Atate wanu akukupatsani.
13“Musaphe.
14“Musachite chigololo.
15“Musabe.
16“Musachitire mnansi wanu umboni wonama.
17“Musasirire nyumba ya mnansi wanu. Musasirire mkazi wa mnansi wanu, kapolo wake wamwamuna kapena wamkazi, ng'ombe yake kapena bulu wake, kapena chilichonse cha mnansi wanu.”
18Ndipo anthu onse anaona mabingu, ziphaliwali, kulira kwa lipenga, ndi phiri likufuka utsi. Ataona zimenezi, ananjenjemera nayima patali.
19Nati kwa Mose, “Inu yankhulani ndi ife, ndipo tidzamvera. Koma Atate wathu asayankhule ndi ife, tingafe.”
20Ndipo Mose anati kwa anthu, “Musaope; Atate wathu wabwera kudzakuyesani inu, kuti kuopa Iye kukhale mwa inu, ndipo musachimwe.” 21Anthu anaima patali, pamene Mose anasendera ku mdima wandiweyani kumene kunali Atate wathu.
Mose Ayandikira
22Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Uza ana a Israeli kuti: Inu mwaona nokha kuti ndayankhula ndi inu kuchokera kumwamba. 23Musapange milungu ya siliva yoti ikhale pamodzi ndi Ine, ndipo musadzipangire milungu yagolidi. 24Mundimangire guwa la nthaka, ndipo pamenepo muzipereka nsembe zanu zopsereza ndi nsembe zanu za chiyanjano, nkhosa zanu ndi ng'ombe zanu. Kulikonse kumene ndidzakumbukiritsa dzina langa, ndidzadza kwa inu nkukudalitsani. 25Ngati mudzandimangira guwa la miyala, musalimange ndi miyala yosema, pakuti mukagwiritsa ntchito chida chanu pa iyo, mwaliyipitsa. 26Musakwere pa makwerero kupita ku guwa langa, kuti maliseche anu asaonekere pamenepo.”