Mose ndi Aroni Pamaso pa Farao

Mose ndi Aroni akupempha Farao kuti apite kuchipululu kukachita phwando, ndipo akuuzidwa kuti iye sakumudziwa Mulungu ameneyu. Udzu ukuchotsedwa koma chiwerengero cha njerwa sichikusintha, akapitao akumenyedwa, ndipo Aisiraeli akudzudzula Mose. Mose akubwerera ndi kufunsa Atate wathu chifukwa chimene anamutumira.

Chaputala 5.

Pambuyo pake Mose ndi Aroni anapita kwa Farao, nati, “Atate wathu wa Israeli ati: Alekeni anthu anga apite kuti akandichitire chikondwerero m'chipululu.”

Farao anati, “Kodi Mulungu ndani, kuti ndimvere mau ake ndi kuleka Israeli kupita? Ine sindimdziwa Mulungu, ndipo sindidzaleka Israeli kupita.”

Iwo anati, “Atate wathu wakumana nafe. Tiloleni tiyende ulendo wa masiku atatu m'chipululu kuti tikapereke nsembe kwa Atate wathu, mwina angatikanthe ndi mliri kapena lupanga.”

Koma mfumu ya Igupto inati kwa iwo, “Mose ndi Aroni, bwanji mukuchotsa anthu pa ntchito yawo? Bwererani ku ntchito yanu!” Farao anati, “Taonani, anthu a m'dziko tsopano achuluka, ndipo inu mukufuna kuti aleke kugwira ntchito!”

Tsiku lomwelo Farao analamula oyang'anira ntchito ndi akapitawo oyang'anira anthu, nati: “Musapatsenso anthu udzu wopangira njerwa monga kale. Apite kukasonkhanitsa udzu okha.

Muwalamule apange njerwa zochuluka monga kale; musachepetse. Iwo ndi aulesi; chifukwa chake akulira kuti, ‘Tiloleni tipite tikapereke nsembe kwa Mulungu wathu.’ Ntchito ikhale yolemera kwa anthuwa, kuti apitirize kuigwira ndi kusasamala mabodza.”

Oyang'anira ntchito ndi akapitawo anatuluka, nawuza anthu kuti, “Farao ati: ‘Sindidzakupatsaninso udzu.’ Kapezeni udzu wanu nokha kulikonse kumene mungaupeze—koma ntchito yanu sidzachepetsedwa ngakhale pang'ono.’” Choncho anthu anabalalika m'dziko lonse la Igupto kuti akasonkhanitse mapesi m'malo mwa udzu. Oyang'anira ntchito anali kuwakakamiza, nati, “Malizani ntchito yanu ya tsiku ndi tsiku, monga pamene munali ndi udzu.” Akapitawo a Aisraeli, amene oyang'anira ntchito a Farao anawaika kukhala akuluakulu awo, anamenyedwa ndi kufunsidwa kuti, “Bwanji simunakwaniritse chiwerengero chanu cha njerwa dzulo ndi lero, monga kale?”

Ndipo akapitawo a Aisraeli anabwera, nalirira kwa Farao, nati, “Bwanji mukuwachitira atumiki anu motere? Udzu supatsidwa atumiki anu, komabe akutiuza kuti, ‘Pangani njerwa!’ Taonani, atumiki anu akumenyedwa, koma anthu anu nokha ndiwo olakwa.”

Farao anati, “Ndinu aulesi! Inu ndinu aulesi! Chifukwa chake mukunena kuti, ‘Tiloleni tipite tikapereke nsembe kwa Mulungu.’ Tsopano pitani, kagwireni ntchito. Udzu simudzapatsidwa, komabe muyenera kupereka chiwerengero chanu chonse cha njerwa.”

Akapitawo a Aisraeli anaona kuti ali pamavuto pamene anawauza kuti, “Musachepetse chiwerengero chanu cha njerwa cha tsiku ndi tsiku.” Pamene anachoka kwa Farao, anapeza Mose ndi Aroni atayima kuti akumane nawo, nati kwa iwo, “Atate wathu ayang'ane pa inu, nakuweruzeni, pakuti mwatisandutsa onunkha pamaso pa Farao ndi akuluakulu ake, ndi kuika lupanga m'dzanja lawo kuti atiphe.”

Ndipo Mose anabwerera kwa Atate wathu, nati, “Ambuye Atate wanga, chifukwa chiyani mwabweretsa mavuto pa anthu awa? Chifukwa chiyani munandituma ine?

Kuyambira pamene ndinapita kwa Farao kukalankhula m'dzina lanu, iye wachitira zoipa anthu awa, ndipo Inu simunapulumutse anthu anu n'komwe.”