Anthu Adandaula za Masautso
Polakalaka nyama, anthu akulira kufuna Igupto, ndipo Mose akuuza Atate wake mosapita m'mbali kuti sangathe kuwanyamula yekha. Akulandira mayankho awiri: Mzimu wogawidwa pa akuluakulu makumi asanu ndi awiri, ndi zinziri zochuluka mpaka kulanga — nyama yaperekedwa, ndi mliri pamalo amene chilakolakocho chinaikidwa m'manda.
11 1Anthu anadandaula za masautso awo Atate wathu akumva; Iye anamva, mkwiyo wake nuyaka, ndipo moto wa Atate wathu unayaka pakati pawo, nuwononga mphepete mwa msasa. 2Anthu analirira Mose, ndipo Mose anapemphera kwa Atate wathu, ndipo moto unazima. 3Ndipo malo amenewo anawatcha Tabera, chifukwa moto wa Atate wathu unayaka pakati pawo. a a v3 Tabera kutanthauza “kuyaka” — malowo anawapatsa dzinali chifukwa cha moto umene unabuka pamenepo.
4Gulu losakanikirana limene linali pakati pawo linakhumba kwambiri; ndipo anthu a Israyeli nawonso analiranso, nati, “Tikanakhala ndi nyama yoti tidye! 5Timakumbukira nsomba zimene timadya ku Igupto kwaulere, minkhaka, mavwende, anyezi wobiriwira, anyezi, ndi adyo. 6Koma tsopano chilakolako chathu chatha; palibe kanthu konse koti tiwone koma mana awa.” 7Ndipo mana anali ngati mbewu ya koriandro, ndipo maonekedwe ake anali ngati ulimbo wonyezimira. b b v7 Bideliyamu unali ulimbo kapena thotho loonekera, lonyezimira ngati ngale — mana anali ndi maonekedwe oonekera omwewo. 8Anthu anayendayenda akutola, nausinja pa mphero kapena nausinja mu mtondo, nauphika mu miphika, nawupanga makeke. Kukoma kwake kunali ngati chakudya chophika ndi mafuta. 9Mame akagwa pa msasa usiku, mana anagwa pamodzi nawo.
10Mose anamva anthu akulira mwa mafuko awo, aliyense pa khomo la tenti yake. Mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unayaka kwambiri, ndipo zinaoneka zoipa kwa Mose. 11Mose anati kwa Atate wathu, “Nchifukwa chiyani mwazunza mtumiki wanu? Nchifukwa chiyani sindinapeze chisomo pamaso panu, kuti mwaika pa ine katundu wa anthu onsewa? 12Kodi ine ndinatenga pathupi anthu onsewa? Kodi ine ndinawabereka, kuti mundiuze kuti, ‘Anyamule m’manja mwako, monga mmene mlezi amanyamulira mwana woyamwa,’ kupita ku dziko limene munalumbira kupereka kwa makolo awo? 13Nyama ndingaipeze kuti kuti ndipatse anthu onsewa? Iwo akundilirira, nati, ‘Tipatseni nyama yoti tidye!’ 14Ine sindingathe kunyamula anthu onsewa ndekha; kwandilemera kwambiri. 15Ngati umu ndi mmene mukundichitira, chonde ndiphani tsopano—ngati ndapeza chisomo pamaso panu—ndipo musalole kuti ndione tsoka langa.”
Atate Agawira Anthu Makumi Asanu ndi Awiri Mzimu
16Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Ndisonkhanitsire anthu makumi asanu ndi awiri ochokera mwa akulu a Israyeli, amene umawadziwa kuti ndi akulu ndi akuluakulu a anthu, nuwabweretse ku tenti ya msonkhano, ndipo ayime pamenepo pamodzi ndi iwe. 17Ine ndidzatsika, nindilankhula ndi iwe pamenepo, nditenga pang’ono pa Mzimu umene uli pa iwe, ndikuuika pa iwo. Iwo adzanyamula katundu wa anthu pamodzi ndi iwe, kuti usadzanyamule wekha.
18Uza anthu kuti: Dziyeretseni kudzafika mawa—mudzadya nyama. Munalira Atate wathu akumva, nati, ‘Tikanakhala ndi nyama yoti tidye! Ku Igupto tinkakhala bwino.’ Choncho Atate wathu adzakupatsani nyama, ndipo mudzadya. 19Osati tsiku limodzi, kapena masiku awiri, kapena asanu, kapena khumi, kapena makumi awiri, mudzadya nyamayo, 20koma mwezi wathunthu, mpaka itatuluka m’mphuno mwanu nikusanzitsani—chifukwa mwakana Atate wathu amene ali pakati panu, mukulira pamaso pake, nati, ‘Nchifukwa chiyani tinachoka ku Igupto?’”
21Mose anati, “Anthu amene ndili nawo ndi 600,000 oyenda pansi, komabe Inu mukuti, ‘Ndidzawapatsa nyama yoti adye kwa mwezi wathunthu’?” 22Kodi ziweto ndi ng’ombe zingaphedwe kuti ziwakhutitse? Kodi nsomba zonse za m’nyanja zingasonkhanitsidwe kuti ziwakhutitse?
23Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Kodi dzanja langa ndi lalifupi? Tsopano udzaona ngati mau anga adzakwaniritsidwa kwa iwe kapena ayi.”
24Mose anatuluka, nawuza anthu mau a Atate wathu. Anasonkhanitsa anthu makumi asanu ndi awiri ochokera mwa akulu a anthu, nawaimika mozungulira tenti. 25Ndipo Atate wathu anatsika mu mtambo, nalankhula naye, natenga pang’ono pa Mzimu umene unali pa iye, nauika pa akulu makumi asanu ndi awiri aja. Mzimu utakhala pa iwo, iwo ananenera—koma sanachitenso. 26Anthu awiri anali atatsala mu msasa, wina dzina lake Elidadi, winayo Medadi, ndipo Mzimu unakhala pa iwo—iwo anali mwa amene analembedwa koma sanatuluke kupita ku tenti—komabe ananenera mu msasa. 27Mnyamata wina anathamanga, nakamuuza Mose, nati, “Elidadi ndi Medadi akunenera mu msasa.”
28Yoswa mwana wa Nuni, womuthandiza Mose kuyambira ubwana wake, anati, “Mbuye wanga Mose, awaletseni!”
29Koma Mose anayankha nati, “Kodi ukundichitira nsanje? Ndikanakonda anthu onse a Atate wathu akanakhala aneneri, kuti Atate wathu akanaika Mzimu wake pa iwo!”
30Ndipo Mose anabwerera ku msasa, iye ndi akulu a Israyeli.
Zinziri Zochokera kwa Atate, Mliri chifukwa cha Dyera
31Mphepo inatuluka kwa Atate wathu, nithamangitsa zinziri kuchokera ku nyanja, niziponya mozungulira msasa—pafupifupi ulendo wa tsiku limodzi mbali iliyonse, pafupifupi kutalika kwa mapazi atatu pamwamba pa nthaka. 32Anthu anadzuka tsiku lonse limenelo, usiku onse, ndi tsiku lonse lotsatira akutola zinziri—amene anatola pang’ono anatola madengu makumi asanu ndi limodzi—kenako anaziyanika zonse mozungulira msasa. c c v32 Homeri inali muyeso waukulu wa zinthu zouma — pafupifupi katundu amene bulu angathe kunyamula, malita pafupifupi 220; mahomeri khumi anali mulu waukulu kwambiri. 33Nyama ikanali pakati pa mano awo, isanatafunidwe, mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unayakira anthuwo, ndipo Atate wathu anawakantha ndi mliri waukulu kwambiri. 34Malo amenewo anawatcha Kiburoti-hatava, chifukwa pamenepo anaika m’manda anthu amene anakhumba dyera. d d v34 Kiburoti-hatava kutanthauza “manda a dyera” — anatchulidwa chifukwa cha amene anaikidwa m’manda pamenepo pambuyo pa dyera la anthu la nyama.
35Kuchokera ku Kiburoti-hatava anthu ananyamuka kupita ku Hazeroti, ndipo anakhala ku Hazeroti.