Mantha a Mose
Mose akutsutsa: sadzandikhulupirira, ndine wolankhula movutikira, tumani wina. Akupatsidwa ndodo imene ikusanduka njoka, dzanja limene likusanduka la khate ndi kuyeranso, ndipo potsiriza Aroni kuti akhale pakamwa pake. Isiraeli ndi mwana woyamba wa Atate wathu, ndipo Farao ayenera kumulola kuti apite.
4 1Mose anayankha nati, “Koma iwo sadzandikhulupirira kapena kumvera mau anga, pakuti adzati, ‘Atate wathu sanaonekere kwa iwe.’”
2Atate wathu anati kwa iye, “Nchiyani chimene chili m'dzanja lako?” Iye anati, “Ndodo.”
3Atate anati, “Iiponye pansi.” Iye anaiponya pansi, ndipo inasanduka njoka, ndipo Mose anaithawa.
4Koma Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Tambasula dzanja lako ndipo ugwire mchira wake”—iye anatambasula dzanja lake, naigwira, ndipo inasanduka ndodo m'dzanja lake. 5“kuti akhulupirire kuti Atate wako, Mulungu wa makolo awo—wa Abrahamu, wa Isake, ndi wa Yakobo—waonekera kwa iwe.”
6Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa iye, “Lowetsa dzanja lako m'mkanjo wako.” Iye anatero, ndipo pamene analitulutsa, dzanja lake linali ndi khate, loyera ngati matalala.
7Atate anati, “Bwezera dzanja lako m'mkanjo wako.” Iye anatero, ndipo pamene analitulutsa, linabwezeretsedwa, ngati thupi lake lonse.
8“Ngati sadzakukhulupirira kapena kumvera chizindikiro choyamba, angakhulupirire chizindikiro chachiwiri. 9Ndipo ngati sadzakhulupirirabe zizindikiro ziwiri izi kapena kumvera mau ako, tunga madzi a mu Nailo ndipo uwathire pa nthaka youma; madzi amene watunga mu Nailo adzasanduka magazi pa nthaka youma.”
10Koma Mose anati kwa Atate wathu, “Chonde, Ambuye Atate wanga, ine sindinakhalepo wodziwa kuyankhula bwino, kaya kale kapena kuyambira pamene mwayankhula ndi mtumiki wanu, pakuti ndine wolemetsa pakamwa ndi wolemetsa pa lilime.”
11Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa iye, “Ndani anapatsa munthu pakamwa pake? Ndani amamsandutsa wosayankhula kapena wogontha, wopenya kapena wosaona? Kodi si Ine, Atate wako? 12Tsopano pita, ndipo Ine ndidzakhala ndi pakamwa pako ndipo ndidzakuphunzitsa chimene udzayenera kunena.”
13Koma iye anati, “Chonde, Ambuye Atate wanga, tumani munthu wina.”
14Ndipo Atate wathu anakwiyira Mose. Iye anati, “Kodi palibe Aroni, m'bale wako Mlevi? Ine ndikudziwa kuti amayankhula bwino. Taona, tsopano akutuluka kudzakumana ndi iwe, ndipo adzakondwa mu mtima mwake akadzakuona. 15Yankhula naye; uyike mau m'kamwa mwake. Ine ndidzakhala ndi pakamwa pako ndi pakamwa pake, ndipo ndidzakuphunzitsani nonse awiri chimene muyenera kuchita. 16Iye adzayankhula m'malo mwako kwa anthu, adzakhala pakamwa pako, ndipo iwe udzakhala ngati Mulungu kwa iye. 17Ndipo tenga ndodo iyi m'dzanja lako, ndipo uigwiritse ntchito pochita zizindikiro.”
Mose ndi Yetero Alekana
18Mose anabwerera kwa Yetero, apongozi ake, nati, “Ndiloleni ndibwerere kwa abale anga ku Iguputo, ndikaone ngati akalibe ndi moyo.” Yetero anati, “Pita mu mtendere.”
19Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose ku Midiyani, “Bwerera ku Iguputo—anthu onse amene anafuna kukupha afa.”
20Mose anatenga mkazi wake ndi ana ake aamuna, nawakweza pa bulu, nabwerera ku dziko la Iguputo. Mose anatenga ndodo ya Atate wathu m'dzanja lake.
21Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Pamene udzabwerera ku Iguputo, uchite pamaso pa Farao zodabwitsa zonse zimene ndakupatsa mphamvu zochitira. Koma Ine ndidzawumitsa mtima wake, kotero kuti sadzalola kuti anthu apite. 22Ndipo udzanena kwa Farao kuti, ‘Atate wathu akuti: Israeli ndiye mwana wanga woyamba kubadwa, a a v22 Kalekale Israeli asanakhale mtundu, Atate wathu anawatcha anthu awa mwana wake woyamba kubadwa—chizindikiro choyamba cha banja limene Iye akulisonkhanitsa kwa Iye mwini, limene linakwaniritsidwa pamene Yesu, mwana woyamba kubadwa weniweni, anatsegula njira yobwerera kwawo kwa ana ake onse. 23ndipo ndikuti kwa iwe: lola mwana wanga apite akanditumikire. Ngati ukana kumulola kuti apite, Ine ndidzapha mwana wako woyamba kubadwa.’”
24Pa malo ogonapo pa njira, Atate wathu anakumana naye, nafuna kumupha. b b v24 Mbiri yachidule ndi yodabwitsa iyi imazungulira chizindikiro cha pangano, chomwe ndi mdulidwe, chimene Mose anachinyalanyaza pa mwana wake. Kuchitapo kanthu msanga kwa Zipora kunabwezeretsa banja ku pangano, Mose asanatsogolere anthu a Atate wathu. 25Zipora anatenga mwala wakuthwa, nadula khungu la pamsonga wa mwana wake, naligwiritsa pa mapazi a Mose, nati, “Zoonadi, iwe ndiwe mkwati wa magazi kwa ine.”
26Choncho Atate wathu anamuleka Mose. Ndipo iye anati, “Mkwati wa magazi,” chifukwa cha mdulidwe.
27Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Aroni, “Pita ukakumane ndi Mose m'chipululu.” Choncho iye anapita, nakumana naye pa phiri la Atate wathu, nampsompsona.
28Mose anamuuza Aroni mau onse amene Atate wathu anamupatsa kuti akanene, ndi zizindikiro zonse zimene anamulamula kuti akachite. 29Ndipo Mose ndi Aroni anapita nakasonkhanitsa akuluakulu onse a ana a Israeli. 30Aroni ananena mau onse amene Atate wathu anawanena kwa Mose, nachita zizindikiro pamaso pa anthu. 31Anthu anakhulupirira. Atamva kuti Atate wathu wafika kudzathandiza anthu a Israeli ndi kuti waona kuzunzika kwawo, anawerama mitu yawo, napembedza.