Tsopano Udzaona
Atalephera, Atate wathu akubwereza kuti iye ndi ndani: makolo anamudziwa monga El Shadai, ndipo tsopano wadziulula ndi dzina lakuti Atate. Malonjezo asanu ndi awiri akutsatira — ndidzakutulutsani, ndidzakupulumutsani, ndidzakuombolani, ndidzakutengani kukhala ana anga. Koma anthu, ophwanyika ndi ukapolo wankhanza, sakumvera, ndipo Mose akutsutsabe.
6 1Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Tsopano udzaona chimene ndidzachitira Farao: ndi dzanja lamphamvu adzawatulutsa; ndi dzanja lamphamvu adzawathamangitsa m'dziko lake.”
2Atate wathu analankhula kwa Mose, nati kwa iye, “Ine ndine Atate wako. 3Ndinaonekera kwa Abrahamu, Isake, ndi Yakobo monga El Shadai—Atate wathu Wamphamvuyonse—koma iwo sanandidziwe Ine ndi dzina langa, lakuti Atate. a a v3 Makolo akale anapemphera ndi dzina ili (Genesis 15:2) — koma kulidziwa ndi kulikhalira, ndipo zimenezi ziyamba tsopano (6:7). Mabaibulo ambiri a Chingelezi amalisindikiza kuti “the LORD.” 4Ndinalimbikitsanso pangano langa ndi iwo, kuti ndiwapatse dziko la Kanani, dziko limene anakhalamo monga alendo. 5Ndamvanso kubuula kwa ana a Israyeli, amene Aigupto akuwasandutsa akapolo, ndipo ndakumbukira pangano langa. 6Uwuze ana a Israyeli, uti: Ine ndine Atate wanu. Ndidzakutulutsani pansi pa zolemetsa za Igupto, ndikupulumutseni ku ukapolo wawo, ndi kukuwomborani ndi mkono wotambasuka ndi ziweruzo zazikulu. 7Ndidzakutengani kukhala ana anga, ndipo ndidzakhala Atate wanu. Mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate wanu, amene ndikukutulutsani pansi pa zolemetsa za Igupto. 8Ndidzakufikitsani ku dziko limene ndinalumbira, nditakweza dzanja, kuti ndilipereke kwa Abrahamu, kwa Isake, ndi kwa Yakobo, ndipo ndidzalipereka kwa inu kukhala cholowa chanu. Ine ndine Atate wanu.”
9Mose anawuza ana a Israyeli zimenezi, koma sanamvere Mose chifukwa cha mzimu wawo wothyoka ndi ukapolo wawo wopweteka.
10Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose,
11“Pita, ukawuze Farao mfumu ya Igupto kuti alole ana a Israyeli atuluke m'dziko lake.”
12Koma Mose anati pamaso pa Atate wathu, “Ngati ana a Israyeli sanandimvere, nanga Farao angandimvere bwanji? Ine ndine wolephera kulankhula.” 13Ndipo Atate wathu analankhula kwa Mose ndi Aroni, nawalamula za ana a Israyeli ndi za Farao mfumu ya Igupto, kuti atulutse ana a Israyeli m'dziko la Igupto.
Mbadwa za Levi: Mose ndi Aroni
14Atsogoleri a nyumba za makolo awo: ana a Rubeni, mwana woyamba kubadwa wa Israyeli—Hanoki, Palu, Hezironi, Karimi. Awa anali mafuko a Rubeni. 15Ana a Simeoni: Yemueli, Yamini, Ohadi, Yakini, Zohari, ndi Sauli mwana wa mkazi wa Chikanani—mafuko a Simeoni. 16Ana a Levi monga mibadwo yawo: Geresoni, Kohati, Merari. Levi anakhala ndi moyo zaka 137. 17Ana a Geresoni: Libini ndi Simei, monga mafuko awo. 18Ana a Kohati: Amramu, Izihari, Hebroni, ndi Uzieli. Kohati anakhala ndi moyo zaka 133. 19Ana a Merari: Mahili ndi Musi. Awa anali mafuko a Levi monga mibadwo yawo. 20Amramu anakwatira Yokebedi mlongo wa abambo ake; iye anamuberekera Aroni ndi Mose. Anakhala ndi moyo zaka 137. 21Ana a Izihari: Kora, Nefegi, ndi Zikiri. 22Ana a Uzieli: Misaeli, Elizafani, ndi Sitiri. 23Aroni anakwatira Eliseba mwana wamkazi wa Aminadabu, mlongo wa Nahasoni; iye anamuberekera Nadabu, Abihu, Eleazara, ndi Itamara. 24Ana a Kora: Asiri, Elikana, ndi Abiasafu. Awa anali mafuko a Akora. 25Eleazara, mwana wa Aroni, anakwatira mmodzi wa ana aakazi a Putieli; iye anamuberekera Finehasi. Awa ndi atsogoleri a nyumba za Alevi, monga mafuko awo.
26Uyu anali Aroni ndi Mose amene Atate wathu anawawuza kuti, “Tulutsani Israyeli m'dziko la Igupto monga magulu awo.”
27Awa ndiwo analankhula kwa Farao mfumu ya Igupto kuti atulutse ana a Israyeli m'dziko la Igupto: Mose ndi Aroni.
28Ndipo pa tsiku limene Atate wathu analankhula kwa Mose m'dziko la Igupto,
29Atate wathu anati kwa iye, “Ine ndine Atate wako. Uwuze Farao mfumu ya Igupto zonse zimene ndikukuwuza.”
30Koma Mose anati pamaso pa Atate wathu, “Popeza ine ndine wolephera kulankhula, nanga Farao angandimvere bwanji?”