Yetro Abwera ku Phiri ya Baba wathu
Yetro asabweresa nkazi na ana a Mose, mbabva pyonsene pidacita Baba wathu, mbalambira. Buluka penepo asaona Mose ankutonga ekhene kutomera macibese mpaka madeekero, mbalonga mwakubveka: pyenepi si pyadidi tayu, unadzaneta. Amuna akukwanisa na a undimo asasankhulwa kukhala atsogoleri a vikwi, a madzana, a makumi maxanu na a makhumi.
18 1Yetro, nyansembe wa Midiyani, mpongozi wa Mozeji, abva pyonsene pidacita Baba wathu kwa Mozeji na Izarayeli mbumba yace, mukubulusa Izarayeli ku Edjitu. 2Na tenepo Yetro, mpongozi wa Mozeji, akhadatambira Zipora, nkazi wa Mozeji, pakumala Mozeji kuntuma kunyumba, 3pabodzi na ana ace awiri — m'bodzi dzina yace Gerisomi, thangwi Mozeji alonga kuti: “Ndikhali mulendo m'dziko yacirendo,” 4unango dzina yace Eliezeri, thangwi iye alonga kuti: “Mulungu wa baba wanga andiphedza, mbandipulumusa ku supada ya Farau.” a a v4 Eliezeri pisabveka “Mulungu wanga ndi ciphedzo canga” — dzina idapasa Mozeji mwanace mukupereka takhuta thangwi ya kupulumuswa kwa Farau. 5Yetro, mpongozi wa Mozeji, abwera na ana na nkazi wa Mozeji kuna iye ku msasa wace wa n'thando, ku phiri ya Baba wathu. 6Iye apanga Mozeji kuti: “Ine, mpongozi wako Yetro, ndikubwera na nkazi wako na ana ace awiri.”
7Mozeji abuluka toera kukumana na mpongozi wace, akotama, mbampsompsona. Iwo alamusana mbabvundzana ntendere wa unango na ndzace, buluka penepo aenda n'kati mwa tenda. 8Mozeji apanga mpongozi wace pyonsene pidacita Baba wathu kwa Farau na Edjitu thangwi ya Izarayeli, nyatwa zonsene zidathimbana na iwo munjira, na kuti iye aapulumusa tani. 9Yetro atsandzaya thangwi ya pyadidi pyonsene pidacitira Baba wathu Izarayeli, mukuapulumusa m'manja mwa Edjitu. 10Yetro alonga kuti: Mbasimbwe Baba wathu, adakupulumusani m'manja mwa Edjitu na m'manja mwa Farau, adapulumusa mbumba pantsi pa manja a Edjitu. 11Cincino ndadziwa kuti Baba wathu ndi nkulu kupita milungu yonsene, thangwi iye aakunda mu pinthu pidadzikuza iwo. 12Yetro, mpongozi wa Mozeji, akwata ntsembe yakupisa na ntsembe zinango kwa Baba wathu; Aroni na akulu onsene a Izarayeli abwera toera kudya nkate na mpongozi wa Mozeji pamaso pa Baba wathu.
13Mangwana mwace Mozeji akhala pantsi toera kutonga mbumba, idalimira nkhundu mwace kubulukira namacibese mpaka namadulo. 14Mpongozi wace pidaona iye pyonsene pikhacita iye kwa mbumba, alonga kuti: “Ninji pinacita iwe? Thangwi yanji usakhala wekha, anthu onsene mbalimira kukuzungulira kubulukira namacibese mpaka namadulo?”
15Mozeji apanga mpongozi wace kuti: “Thangwi mbumba isabwera kuna ine toera kusaka Baba wathu; 16ndzidzi unakangana iwo, asabwera kuna ine; ndisatonga pakati pa m'bodzi na ndzace, mbandifokotoza mitemo na miyambo ya Baba wathu.” 17Mpongozi wa Mozeji ampanga kuti: “Pinacita iwe si pyadidi tayu. 18Iwe na mbumba iyi munadzaneta — basa ndi yakulemera kakamwe kwa iwe; nkhabe kukwanisa kuicita wekha. 19Cincino nditawire: ndinakupasa uphungu — Baba wathu mbakhale na iwe. Khala nseseri wa mbumba pamaso pace, mbubweresa milandu yawo kuna iye. 20Acenjeze mitemo na miyambo, mbuapangiza njira yakufamba na basa yakucita. 21Mu mbumba yonsene, sankhula amuna akukwanisa ale anagopa Baba wathu, a undimo mbaida phindu yakusowa ulungami; aikhe ninga atsogoleri a vikwi, a madzana, a makumi maxanu, na a makhumi. 22Mbatonge mbumba ndzidzi onsene, mbakubweresera nkhani zikulu zonsene, mbwenye mbatonge okhene nkhani zing'ono zonsene — mbapungusa ntolo wako mukhautakula iwo pabodzi na iwe. 23Ungacita pyenepi, Baba wathu mbakupanga, iwe unadzapirira, pontho mbumba iyi yonsene inadzaenda ku mbuto yayo mu ntendere.”
24Na tenepo Mozeji abvera mpongozi wace mbacita pyonsene pidalonga iye. 25Mozeji asankhula amuna akukwanisa mu Izarayeli yonsene mbaaikha ninga atsogoleri a mbumba — atsogoleri a vikwi, a madzana, a makumi maxanu, na a makhumi. 26Iwo akhatonga mbumba ndzidzi onsene, mbabweresera Mozeji nkhani zakunentsa, mbwenye akhatonga okhene nkhani zing'ono. 27Na tenepo Mozeji atumiza mpongozi wace munjira yace, iye mbabwerera ku dziko yace.
