Baba Wathu Asagwisa Nkate Kubuluka Kudzulu
Ali na njala m'thando, Aizarayeli asafuna kuti mbadafa ku Ejitu pa mbali pa mbiya za nyama. Baba wathu asagwisa nkate kubuluka kudzulu, na kugumanya kwene ndi mayesero: cakukwana ntsiku ibodzi, nee cinthu cakusungwa mpaka macibese, kawiri mbidzati Sabudu. Anango asasunga basi, mbipibala mabambvu.
16 1Mbumba yonsene ya Aizarayeli yabuluka ku Elimu mbafika ku thando ya Sini, pakati pa Elimu na Sinai, pa ntsiku yakhumi na zisanu ya nthanda yaciwiri pakumala kubuluka mu dziko ya Edjitu. 2Na tenepo mbumba yonsene ya Aizarayeli yang'ung'udza kuna Mose na Aroni mu thando. 3Aizarayeli aapanga kuti: “Mbwadidi mbitikhadafa na manja a Baba wathu ku Edjitu, tikhakhala cifupi na mbiya za nyama, mbatidya nkate mpaka kukhuta! Thangwi imwe mwatibweresa mu thando ino toera kupha mbumba yonsene iyi na njala.”
4Na tenepo Baba wathu alonga kuna Mose: “Onani, Ine ndinakugwisirani nkate kubuluka kudzulu. Ntsiku zonsene anthu anafunika kubuluka mbagumanya cakudya ca ntsiku ineyo, toera Ine ndiayese—kuti anabvera matongero anga peno nkhabe? a a v4 Yezu abwereza nkate uyu wakubuluka kudzulu pidacemera Iye ekha kuti ndiye nkate wandimomwene unapereka Baba wathu — nkate wa umaso udabuluka kudzulu toera kupasa umaso dziko yonsene. 5Pa ntsiku yacitanthatu, anakhunganya pinabweresa iwo—pizinji kawiri kupiringana pinagumanya iwo ntsiku zonsene.”
6Mose na Aroni apanga Aizarayeli onsene kuti: “Namasiku imwe munadzadziwa kuti ndi Baba wathu adakubulusani mu dziko ya Edjitu, 7namacibese munadzaona mbiri ya Baba wathu—thangwi Iye abva kung'ung'udza kwanu kuna Iye. Ife ndife ani, toera imwe muting'ung'udzire?” 8Mose alonga kuti: “Baba wathu angakupasani nyama toera kudya namasiku na nkate onsene unafuna imwe namacibese, thangwi Iye abva kung'ung'udza kwanu kuna Iye—ife ndife ani? Kung'ung'udza kwanu nkhabe kukhala kuna ife tayu, mbwenye kuna Baba wathu.” 9Mose apanga Aroni kuti: “Panga mbumba yonsene ya Aizarayeli kuti: ‘Fendedzerani pamaso pa Baba wathu—thangwi Iye abva kung'ung'udza kwanu.’” 10Mu ndzidzi ukhalonga Aroni kuna Aizarayeli onsene, iwo ayang'ana ku thando, penepo mbiri ya Baba wathu yaonekera mu khole. 11Na tenepo Baba wathu alonga kuna Mose:
12“Ine ndabva kung'ung'udza kwa Aizarayeli. Apange kuti: Namadzaulo munadya nyama; namacibese munakhuta na nkate. Penepo munadzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Baba wanu.”
13Namasiku afika matimba mbafunikira nsasa; namacibese paoneka khundu ya mame kuzungulira nsasa. 14Mame pidakwela, paoneka pinthu ping'ono-ng'ono, pakupfatsa ninga cisi, pifunikira padzulu pa thando. 15Pidapiona iwo, Aizarayeli abvundzana okha-okha kuti: “Ici ndi cani?”—thangwi nee akhadziwa kuti ciri cani. Mose alonga kuti: “Uyu ndi nkate udakupasani Baba wathu toera kudya.”
16Izi ndi pidatonga Baba wathu: “Gumanyani cakudya mwakukwana kudya kwa munthu m'bodzi na m'bodzi, pyakulinganira malita mawiri kwa munthu, kwa onsene ali mu nsasa wanu.”
17Aizarayeli acita tenepo. Agumanya, anango pizinji, anango ping'ono. 18Mbwenye pidapimwa na cipimo ca malita mawiri, ule adagumanya pizinji nee akhala na pyakusala, na ule adagumanya ping'ono nee aperewera—m'bodzi na m'bodzi agumanya mwakulinganira na pikhakwanisa iye kudya. 19Na tenepo Mose aapanga kuti: “Nkhabe munthu asiye na cibodzi mpaka namacibese.” 20Iwo nee abvera Mose—anango asiya khundu mpaka namacibese; pyabala mabambvu mbapununkha. Mose aipirwa nawo. 21Namacibese na namacibese iwo akhacigumanya, m'bodzi na m'bodzi mwakulinganira na kudya kwace; dzuwa pidatentema, cikhanyeruka.
22Pa ntsiku yacitanthatu agumanya nkate kawiri, pyakulinganira malita manai kwa m'bodzi na m'bodzi, penepo atsogoleri onsene a mbumba abwera mbapanga Mose.
23Iye aapanga kuti: “Izi ndi pidalonga Baba wathu: Manguana ndi ntsiku yakupuma, Sabudu yakucena kuna Baba wanu. Wotcani pinafuna imwe kuwotca, fukani pinafuna imwe kufuka, na pyonsene pyakusala sungani mpaka namacibese.”
24Na tenepo aciika padzeka mpaka namacibese, ninga mudatongera Mose, cipo cipununkha nee cabala mabambvu. 25Mose alonga kuti: “Dyani lero; lero ndi Sabudu kuna Baba wathu; lero nee munaigumana m'munda. 26Ntsiku zitanthatu munacigumanya, mbwenye pa ntsiku yacinomwe, Sabudu, nkhabe kukhala na cibodzi.” 27Pa ntsiku yacinomwe anango a anthu abuluka toera kugumanya, mbwenye nee agumana cibodzi.
28Na tenepo Baba wathu alonga kuna Mose: “Mpaka lini imwe munakhonda kubvera matongero anga na mitemo yanga? 29Onani, Ine ndakupasani Sabudu; natenepo pa ntsiku yacitanthatu ndisakupasani nkate wa ntsiku ziwiri. M'bodzi na m'bodzi, khalani pa mbuto yanu; nkhabe munthu abuluke pa mbuto yanu pa ntsiku yacinomwe.”
30Natenepo anthu apuma pa ntsiku yacinomwe.
31Nyumba ya Izarayeli yacemera cakudya ceneci kuti “mana”; cikhali ninga mbeu za koriandru, cakucena, cikhalawa ninga mikate ya uci. b b v31 Dzina “mana” isakumbusa mbvundzo wakutoma wa anthu, “Ndi cani ici?” — iwo apasa dzina nkate munjira ya kudzumatirwa kwawo na cakudya ceneci.
32Mose alonga kuti: “Izi ndi pidatonga Baba wathu: ‘Sungani malita mawiri a cakudya ceneci kwa mibadwo yanu, toera iwo aone nkate udakudyesani Ine mu thando pidakubulusani Ine mu dziko ya Edjitu.’”
33Mose apanga Aroni kuti: “Kwata mtsuko, udzaze na malita mawiri a mana, mbuuika pamaso pa Baba wathu, toera usungike kubulukira ku mibadwo yanu.” 34Ninga mudatongera Baba wathu Mose, tenepo Aroni auika pamaso pa umboni toera usungike. c c v34 Umboni: matafula a miyala a cibverano, adasungwa nduli n'kati mwa Bokosi. 35Aizarayeli adya mana pyaka makumanai, mpaka afika ku dziko yakukhala. Adya mana mpaka afika ku muganu wa dziko ya Kanani. 36(Omere ndi cipimo ca malita mawiri—cakhumi cibodzi ca efa.).