Izarayeli Afika ku Sinai
Ku Sinai Baba wathu asalonga kuti aatakula pa maphapido a ntsadzi mbaabweresa kuna Iye ekhene, mbaapasa cipangano: kukhala cuma cace cakufunika, umambo wa anyantsembe. Anthu asasamba mbadikhira ntsiku zitatu, phiri mbiitetemera na moto, utsi na kulira kwa nyanga kunathimizirika kukwira.
19 1Mu nthanda yacitatu, pidabuluka ana a Izarayeli ku Ejito, pa ntsiku ibodzi ene, afika ku thando ya Sinai. 2Abuluka ku Refidimu, mbafika ku thando ya Sinai, mbamanga misasa penepo; Izarayeli amanga misasa patsogolo pa phiri.
3Mose akwira kuna Baba wathu, na Baba wathu ancemera iye kubulukira ku phiri, mbalonga kuti: “Longa tenepa kuna nyumba ya Yakobo, mbupanga ana a Izarayeli: 4Imwe mwaona pidacita Ine kuna Ejito, kuti ndakutakulani pa maphapido a ntsadzi, mbandikubweresani kuna Ine. 5Cincino, mungabvera mwandimomwene fala yanga, mbasunga cibverano canga, imwe munakhala cuma canga cakufunika pakati pa mitundu yonsene ya anthu—thangwi dziko yonsene ndi yanga. a a v5 Baba wathu asacemera mbumba yace “cuma cace cakufunika” — ndi mafala akupangiza kufuna kukulu, ninga munafunira baba mwana wace wakufunika kakamwe. 6Imwe munakhala umambo wanga wa anyantsembe, mbumba yakucena. Awa ndi mafala anafunika imwe kulonga kuna ana a Izarayeli.”
7Mose abwera, mbacemera akulu a mbumba, mbaikha patsogolo pawo mafala onsene adantonga Baba wathu. 8Mbumba yonsene atawira pabodzi, mbalonga: “Tinacita pyonsene pidalonga Baba wathu.” Mose abweza mafala awo kuna Baba wathu.
9Baba wathu apanga Mose: “Ine ndinabwera kuna iwe mu khole yikulu, toera mbumba ibve pakulonga kwanga na iwe, mbakhulupira iwe kwa muyaya.” Penepo Mose apanga Baba wathu mafala a mbumba. 10Baba wathu alonga kuna Mose: “Ndoko kuna mbumba, ucenese iwo lero na mangwana; acape nguwo zawo. 11Khalani akukhunganyika ntsiku yacitatu, thangwi pa ntsiku ineyi Ine ndinabuluka pa Phiri ya Sinai pamaso pa mbumba yonsene. 12Isa muyendo wakuzungulira mbumba, mbulonga: ‘Samalani: lekani kukwira pa phiri nee kukhuya nkhundu yace. Munthu onsene anakhuya phiri anaphiwa mwandimomwene.’ 13Nkhabe nkono unafunika kunkhuya iye—iye anafunika kuphiwa na miyala peno kulaswa na museve. Khala cirombo peno munthu, iye anafunika kufa. Nyanga ya bira ingalira kwa nthaka, penepo iwo anakwira pa phiri.”
14Mose abuluka pa phiri mbaenda kuna mbumba, mbaicenesa, penepo iwo acapa nguwo zawo. 15Na iye alonga kuna mbumba: “Khalani akukhunganyika ntsiku yacitatu; lekani kugona na akazi anu.”
16Pa macibese ya ntsiku yacitatu, kwabwera kuduma kwa mabingu na njazi, khole yikulu yaphimbira phiri, na kulira kukulu kwa nyanga kwacitisa mbumba yonsene ya mu misasa kutetemera. 17Mose abulusa mbumba mu misasa toera agumane na Baba wathu, penepo iwo alimira pa nsi pa phiri. 18Phiri ya Sinai yakhadadzala na utsi, thangwi Baba wathu abuluka pa iyo mu moto. Utsi ukhakwira ninga utsi wa pa ng'anjo, na phiri yonsene yagwedzeka kakamwe. 19Mu ndzidzi ukhathimizirika kulira kwa nyanga mwakuwanga, Mose akhalonga, na Baba wathu akhantawira mu kuduma kwa mabingu. 20Baba wathu abuluka pa Phiri ya Sinai, pa nsonga ya phiri, na Baba wathu ancemera Mose toera akwire pa nsonga ya phiri; Mose akwira.
21Na Baba wathu alonga kuna Mose: “Ndoko pantsi, ucenjeze mbumba toera ikhonde kupwaza muyendo mbibwera kudzandiona Ine, thangwi azinji anafa. 22Anyantsembe ale anafika cifupi na Ine asafunika kudzicenesambo iwo ene, thangwi panango Ine ndinaagwera.”
23Mose alonga kuna Baba wathu: “Mbumba nkhabe kwanisa kukwira pa Phiri ya Sinai, thangwi Imwe mwene mwaticenjeza, mbalonga: ‘Isani muyendo wakuzungulira phiri mbamuucenesa.’”
24Na Baba wathu alonga kuna iye: “Ndoko pantsi, buya ukwire pabodzi na Aroni. Leka kutawirisa anyantsembe na mbumba kupwaza muyendo mbabwera kuna Ine, thangwi Ine ndinaagwera.”
25Natenepa Mose abuluka mbaenda kuna mbumba, mbaapanga.