Ana Awukira Atate Wawo
Israeli akulira kufuna kubwerera ku Igupto, ndipo Atate wawo akuti kumeneko ndiko kumunyoza pambuyo pa zonse zimene wawaonetsa. Mose akupempha potsamira pa khalidwe lake — wosakwiya msanga, wodzaza ndi chikondi — ndipo akulandira chikhululukiro, koma m'badwo umenewo udzafera m'chipululu.
14 1Ndipo gulu lonse linakweza mau awo, nafuula, ndipo anthu analira usiku umenewo. 2Aisrayeli onse anadandaula kwa Mose ndi Aroni; gulu lonse linati kwa iwo, “Tikanafa bwino m'dziko la Igupto, kapena tikanafa m'chipululu muno! 3Chifukwa chiyani Atate wathu akutitengera ku dziko lino kuti tiphedwe ndi lupanga? Akazi athu ndi ana athu adzakhala chofunkha. Kodi sikungakhale bwino kubwerera ku Igupto?” 4Ndipo anati wina kwa mnzake, “Tiyeni tisankhe mtsogoleri, tibwerere ku Igupto.”
5Ndipo Mose ndi Aroni anagwa pansi chafufumimba pamaso pa msonkhano wonse wa Aisrayeli.
6Yoswa mwana wa Nuni ndi Kalebe mwana wa Yefune, amene anali m'gulu la anthu amene anakazonda dziko, anang'amba zovala zawo. 7Iwo anati kwa gulu lonse la Aisrayeli, “Dziko limene tinadutsa, nikazonda, ndi labwino kwambiri. 8Ngati Atate wathu akondwera nafe, adzatitengera ku dziko lino, nadzatipatsa ilo, dziko loyenda mkaka ndi uchi. 9Koma musawukire Atate wathu, ndipo musaope anthu a dziko lino—iwo ndi chakudya chathu. Chitetezo chawo chachoka; Atate wathu ali nafe. Musawaope.”
10Gulu lonse linati awagende miyala Yoswa ndi Kalebe. Ndipo ulemerero wa Atate wathu unaonekera pa tenti ya msonkhano kwa anthu onse a Aisrayeli.
11Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Kodi anthu awa adzandinyoza mpaka liti? Ndipo adzakhala osandikhulupirira mpaka liti, ngakhale ndachita zizindikiro zonse pakati pawo? 12Ndidzawakantha ndi mliri, niwalanda cholowa, ndipo ndidzakusandutsa iwe mtundu waukulu ndi wamphamvu kuposa iwo.”
Mose Apempha kwa Atate
13Koma Mose anati kwa Atate wathu, “Aigupto adzamva zimenezi, pakuti Inu munatulutsa anthu awa pakati pawo ndi mphamvu zanu, 14ndipo adzauza anthu okhala m'dziko lino, amene anamva kuti Inu, Atate wathu, muli pakati pa anthu awa, kuti Inu, Atate wathu, muonekera maso ndi maso, kuti mtambo wanu uyima pamwamba pawo, ndipo mumayenda patsogolo pawo mu mzati wa mtambo masana, ndi mu mzati wa moto usiku. 15Ngati mupha anthu awa onse nthawi imodzi, mitundu imene inamva mbiri yanu idzati, 16‘Chifukwa Mulungu sanathe kulowetsa anthu awa m'dziko limene anawalumbirira, anawapha m'chipululu.’ 17Ndipo tsopano, chonde, mphamvu ya Atate Wamkulu ikule, monga mwanena, kuti, 18‘Atate wathu ndi wochedwa kukwiya, wodzala ndi chikondi cha pangano, wokhululuka kulakwa ndi kuchimwa—koma sadzalekerera munthu wolakwa, ndipo adzabweretsa tchimo la abambo pa ana mpaka mibadwo yachitatu ndi yachinayi.’ 19Chonde khululukirani kulakwa kwa anthu awa monga mwa kukula kwa chikondi chanu cha pangano, monganso mmene mwawakhululukira kuyambira ku Igupto mpaka tsopano.”
20Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Ndakhululuka, monga mwa mau ako.
21“Koma zoonadi, pali Ine wamoyo, ndipo monga dziko lonse lapansi lidzadzazidwa ndi ulemerero wanga, 22ndithudi anthu onse amene anaona ulemerero wanga ndi zizindikiro zimene ndinazichita ku Igupto ndi m'chipululu, komabe anandiyesa Ine kakhumi, osamvera mau anga, 23sadzaona dziko limene ndinalumbirira kwa abambo awo. Palibe aliyense amene anandinyoza adzaliona. 24Koma mtumiki wanga Kalebe ali ndi mzimu wosiyana, ndipo wanditsata Ine mokwanira—ndidzamulowetsa m'dziko limene analowamo, ndipo zidzukulu zake zidzalandira dziko kukhala cholowa. 25Aamaleki ndi Akanani akukhala m'zigwa. Mawa, tembenukani, nilowe m'chipululu kuloza ku Nyanja Yofiira.”
26Ndipo Atate wathu anayankhula kwa Mose ndi Aroni, nati,
27“Kodi gulu loyipa ili lidzandinyinyirika mpaka liti? Ndamva kunyinyirika kwa Aisrayeli pa Ine. 28Auzeni, ‘Pali Ine wamoyo, ati Atate wathu, ndidzakuchitirani ndithu monga mmene ndamvera mukunena:
29‘Mitembo yanu idzagwa m'chipululu muno—nonse amene munawerengedwa, chiwerengero chanu chonse, a zaka makumi awiri kapena kuposa, amene munandinyinyirika. 30Palibe mmodzi wa inu adzalowa m'dziko limene ndinalumbira kukukhazikani, koma Kalebe mwana wa Yefune ndi Yoswa mwana wa Nuni. 31Koma ana anu aang'ono, amene munati adzakhala chofunkha, ndidzawalowetsa; iwo adzalidziwa dziko limene munalikana. 32Koma za inu, mudzafa m'chipululu muno. 33Ana anu adzakhala abusa m'chipululu zaka makumi anayi, akusenza kusakhulupirika kwanu, mpaka womaliza wa mitembo yanu atagona m'chipululu. 34Monga mwa masiku amene munakazonda dziko—masiku makumi anayi—tsiku limodzi pa chaka chimodzi, mudzasenza kulakwa kwanu zaka makumi anayi, ndipo mudzadziwa kudana kwanga ndi inu. 35Ine, Atate wanu, ndanena: ndithu ndidzachita zimenezi kwa gulu lonse loyipa ili lomwe lasonkhana kutsutsana nane—adzatha m'chipululu muno, nifere momwemo.’”
36Anthu amene Mose anawatuma kukazonda dziko anabwerera, nachititsa gulu lonse kunyinyirika pa Mose ndi mbiri yoyipa ya dziko. 37Anthu amene anabweretsa mbiri yoyipa ya dziko anafa ndi mliri pamaso pa Atate wathu. 38Koma Yoswa mwana wa Nuni ndi Kalebe mwana wa Yefune anakhala ndi moyo, mwa anthu amene anapita kukazonda dziko.
39Pamene Mose ananena mau awa kwa ana onse a Israyeli, anthu analira kwambiri.
40Anadzuka m'mawa, nikwera kumwamba kwa phiri, nati, “Tili pano. Tidzakwera kumalo amene Atate wathu analonjeza, pakuti tachimwa.”
41Koma Mose anati, “Chifukwa chiyani tsopano mukuphwanya lamulo la Atate wathu? Sizidzatheka. 42Musakwere, pakuti Atate wathu sali pakati panu, kuti mungagwetsedwe pamaso pa adani anu. 43Pakuti Aamaleki ndi Akanani ali komweko patsogolo panu; mudzaphedwa ndi lupanga. Popeza mwabwerera m'mbuyo kusiya kutsata Atate wathu, Iye sadzakhala nanu.”
44Koma iwo analimba mtima kukwera kumtunda kwa dziko la mapiri, ngakhale likasa la pangano la Atate wathu ndi Mose sizinachoke mu msasa. 45Ndipo Aamaleki ndi Akanani okhala m'dziko la mapiri ilo anatsika, nawakantha, nawaphwanya mpaka ku Horma.