Baba Asapswanisa Paskwa
Paskwa isacitwa n'thando, na amuna adapswipa thangwi ya kukhuya citunthu nee asafungirwa kunja basi — Baba wathu asaapasa ntsiku inango pakupita mwezi ubodzi. Buluka penepo khole padzulu pa Tabernakulo isatsogolera ulendo: Aizarayeli asafamba na kumanga misasa basi pinafamba Iye.
9 1Baba wathu alonga na Mozeji n'thando ya Sinai, mu mwezi wakutoma wa caka caciwiri pakumala kubuluka kwawo ku Edjitu:
2“Anthu a Izarayeli mbacite Paskwa pa n'dzidzi wace wakusankhulwa. 3Pa ntsiku yakhumi na zinai ya mwezi uno, pa maulo, citeni pa n'dzidzi wace wakukhazikiswa, mwakubverana na mitemo yace yonsene na matongero ace onsene.”
4Na tenepo Mozeji apanga anthu a Izarayeli toera acite Paskwa. 5N'thando ya Sinai, iwo acita Paskwa pa ntsiku yakhumi na zinai ya mwezi wakutoma, pa maulo, ninga mudatongera Baba wathu Mozeji; tenepo acita ana a Izarayeli. 6Amuna anango akhadapswipa thangwi yakukhuya cakufa, mbakhonda kukwanisa kucita Paskwa ntsiku ineyi, na tenepo abwera patsogolo pa Mozeji na Aroni ntsiku ineyi. 7Amuna anewa ampanga kuti: “Ife tapswipa thangwi ya manungo a munthu wakufa. Thangwi yanji tisafunika kukhondeswa kupereka ntsembe ya Baba wathu pa n'dzidzi wace wakusankhulwa pakati pa Aizarayeli?”
8Mozeji aatawira kuti: “Dikhirani pano mpaka ndimbve pinafuna kutonga Baba wathu thangwi ya pyenepi.”
9Baba wathu alonga na Mozeji, mbalonga kuti:
10“Panga Aizarayeli: munthu onsene wa pakati panu peno wa mbeu yanu angapswipa thangwi ya cakufa, peno ali ku ulendo wakutali, iye anakwanisambo kucita Paskwa kuna Baba wathu. 11Mu mwezi waciwiri, pa ntsiku yakhumi na zinai, pa maulo, iwo asafunika kucita, mbadya na nkate wakukhonda pezu na matsamba akuwawa. 12Nkhabe kusiya cinthu cace mpaka namacibese, nee kuswa fupa yace, mbacita mwakubverana na mtemo onsene wa Paskwa. 13Mbwenye mamuna angakhala wakucena mbakhonda kuenda ku ulendo, mbwenye nee asacita Paskwa, munthu unoyu asafunika kugwandaniswa na mbumba yace, thangwi nee apereka ntsembe ya Baba wathu pa n'dzidzi wace; mamuna unoyu anadzathukula madawo ace. a a v13 Kukhala ‘wakugwandaniswa na mbumba yace’ kukhabveka kuti munthu abuluswa mwakukwana m'bumba ya cibverano ya Izarayeli.
14“Mlendo anakhala pakati panu angafuna kucita Paskwa kuna Baba wathu, iye asafunika kubvera mtemo na matongero a Paskwa. Mtemo m'bodzi ndi wa mlendo na wa mbadwa wa dziko.”
Khole Isatsogolera Njira
15Pidamangwa tabernakulu—nsasa ya umboni—khole yaiphimbira; kubulukira namaulo mpaka namacibese ikhaoneka ninga moto pa tabernakulu. 16Tenepo pikhaenda ndzidzi onsene: khole ikhaiphimbira masikati, na cithundzithundzi ca moto na usiku. 17N'dzidzi onsene ukhakwira khole kubulukira pa nsasa, Aizarayeli akhabuluka; konsene kukhakhala iyo, Aizarayeli akhamanga nsasa. 18Mwakubverana na pitongero pya Baba wathu anthu a Izarayeli akhabuluka; mwakubverana na pitongero pya Baba wathu akhamanga misasa. Mu ndzidzi onsene ukhapuma khole pa tabernakulu, iwo akhapitiriza kukhala pa misasa. 19Khole ingakhala pa tabernakulu ntsiku zizinji, Aizarayeli akhabvera matongero a Baba wathu mbakhonda kubuluka. 20Midzidzi inango khole ikhakhala pa mbuto yakukhala ntsiku zingasi basi: mwakubverana na pitongero pya Baba wathu akhamanga misasa, mwakubverana na pitongero pya Baba wathu akhabuluka. 21Midzidzi inango khole ikhakhala kubulukira namaulo mpaka namacibese; ingakwira namacibese, iwo akhabuluka. Khala masikati peno usiku, khole ingakwira, iwo akhabuluka. 22Khala ntsiku ziwiri, mwezi ubodzi, peno kupita penepo, mu ndzidzi ukhapitiriza khole pa tabernakulu, Izarayeli ikhakhala pa misasa mbikhonda kubuluka; ingakwira, akhabuluka. 23Mwakubverana na pitongero pya Baba wathu akhamanga misasa; mwakubverana na pitongero pyace akhabuluka. Iwo akhabvera matongero ace, mwakubverana na pitongero pya Baba wathu kubulukira mwa Mozeji.