Ekisodo 32:1-35
32 Wanthu adawona kuti Mozeji akhacedwa kubuluka m’phirimo, tenepo, iwo adatsonkhana kwa Aroni acimuuza kuti: “Tikonzere mulungu kuti atitsogolere, pakuti tikudziwa lini bzomwe bzacitika na Mozeji, munthu omwe adaticosa m’dziko la Edjipito.”
2 Tenepo Aroni adawauza kuti: “Katengeni mphete za oro zomwe ziri m’makutu mwa azikazanu, wana wanu wacimuna na wana wanu wacikazi ndipo muzibwerese kuno.”
3 Tenepo wanthu wentse adayamba kucosa mphete za oro zomwe akhadabvala, acizipereka kwa Aroni.
4 Iye adatambira oroyo kucokera kwa wanthuwo, ndipo adakonza cifanikiso* ca kamphulu mwakuphatisa basa tcezo. Patsogolo pace iye adalewa kuti: “Uyu ndiye Mulungu wanu, imwe Ajirayeri, omwe adakucosani m’dziko la Edjipito.”
5 Pomwe Aroni adawona bzimwebzi, iye adamanga guwa la ntsembe patsogolo pa cifanikisoco. Patsogolo pace Aroni adalewa mwakukuwa kuti: “Mangwana kuna phwando la Yahova.”
6 Mangwana yace wanthuwo adamuka macibese, aciyamba kupereka ntsembe zakucita kutentha na ntsembe za mbverano.* Iwo adakhala pantsi, acidya na kumwa. Patsogolo pace, iwo adamuka aciyamba kupfatsa.
7 Patsogolo pace Yahova adauza Mozeji kuti: “Ndoko, polika, pakuti wanthu omwe udawatsogolera kucoka m’dziko la Edjipito acita bzinthu bzakuipa kwene-kwene.
8 Iwo apambuka mwakamfulumize mu njira yomwe ndidawauza kuti ambafambe. Iwo abzikonzera cifanikiso ca kamphulu, ndipo akucigodamira, acipereka ntsembe kwa cifanikisoco, acimbalewa kuti: ‘Uyu ndiye Mulungu wanu, imwe Ajirayeri, omwe adakucosani m’dziko la Edjipito.’”
9 Yahova adapitiriza kuuza Mozeji kuti: “Ndawona kuti wanthuwa ana mtimbo kwene-kwene.
10 Ndikubva ciya kwene-kwene, tenepo leka ndiwapfudze, ndicikonza mtundu munango kucokera kwa iwepo.”
11 Tsono Mozeji adadandaulira Yahova Mulungu wace acilewa kuti: “Imwe Yahova, thangwe ranyi mun’funa kuti ukali bwanu bugakire wanthu wanu omwe mudawacosa ku Edjipito na mphanvu zanu zikulu?
12 Imwepo mukacita bzimwebzi, Aedjipito an’lewa kuti: ‘Iye adawacosa kuno kuti awacite kuipa. Adawacosa m’dziko lino kuti akawaphe m’mapiri na kuwamaliziratu wentsenewo kuti aleke kugumanika pomwe pa dziko la pantsi.’ Ndaphata minyendo, bwezani ukali bwanu bukulu ndipo abvereni ntsisi wanthu wanu kuti muleke kuwabweresera tsoka.
13 Kumbukirani atumiki wanu Abulahamu, Izaki na Jirayeri, omwe imwepo mudawalumbira mwakuwauza kuti: ‘Nin’dzacitisa kuti wana wanu* awande ninga nyenyezi za kudzulu, ndipo dziko lentseneli lomwe ndidalisankhula nin’dzalipereka kwa wana wanu kuti likhale lawo mpaka kale-kale.’”
14 Tenepo Yahova adabweza ukali bwace, ndipo alibe kupfudza wanthuwo ninga momwe akhadalewera.
15 Patsogolo pace Mozeji adazungunuka acibuluka m’phirimo na minyala miwiri yakusema ya Umboni m’manja mwace. Minyalayo ikhadanemba mbali zentse ziwiri, kutsogolo na kumbuyo.
16 Mulungu caiyeyo ndiye omwe akhadasema minyalayo acinemba mafala yace pamwepo.
17 Pomwe Djoswa adabva kukuwa kwa wanthuwo, adauza Mozeji kuti: “Kukubveka ciwowo ca nkhondo ku msasa.”
18 Tsono Mozeji adati:
“Cimweci ni ciwowo lini ca nyimbo yakukunda pa nkhondo,Ndipo ni ciwowombo lini cakulira thangwe ra kukundidwa pa nkhondo,Ndikubva ninga ciwowo ca nyimbo ya mtundu munangombo.”
19 Tenepo pomwe Mozeji adafika pafupi na msasayo, aciwona kamphuluko na wanthu akubzina, adakalipa kwene-kwene ndipo iye adathusa pantsi minyala yomwe ikhali m’manja mwaceyo ndipo iyo idabaduka-baduka m’mphepete mwa phirilo.
20 Iye adatenga kamphulu komwe iwo akhadakonzako acikatentha pamoto. Patsogolo pace adakapeya mpaka kukhala mufu, ndipo adamwaza mufuyo m’madzi aciuza Ajirayeri kuti amwe.
21 Patsogolo pace Mozeji adabvunza Aroni kuti: “Thangwe ranyi wacitisa wanthu kucita pikado ikulu tenepa?”
22 Aroni adatawira kuti: “Lekani kukalipa mbuya wangu. Imwepo mumbawadziwa bwino wanthuwa kuti ambafuna kucita bzakuipa.
23 Iwo andiuza kuti: ‘Tikonzere mulungu kuti atitsogolere, pakuti tikudziwa lini bzomwe bzacitikira Mozeji, munthu omwe adaticosa m’dziko la Edjipito.’
24 Ndipopa ndidawauza kuti: ‘Omwe wabvala bzinthu bza oro, acose acindipasa.’ Ndipo ndidathusa oroyo pamoto icikhala kamphuluka.”
25 Mozeji adawona kuti wanthuwo akhacita bzinthu bzomwe akhafuna, thangwe Aroni akhawalekerera kucita bzomwe akhafunabzo, ndipo iwo adacita bzinthu bzakupasa manyazi pamaso pa anyamadulanthaka wawo.
26 Patsogolo pace Mozeji adakaima pa msuwo wa msasayo acilewa kuti: “Mbani ali kumbali ya Yahova? Abwere kuna ine.” Ndipo wana wentse wa Alevi adayenda pomwe pakhana iyepo.
27 Ndipo adawauza kuti: “Yahova Mulungu wa Jirayeri walewa kuti, ‘ali-wentse wa imwepo amangirire xipada m’ciuno mwace ndipo mupite mu msasa wentseneyu kuyambira pa cipata ici mpaka pa cipata cinango, ndipo ali-wentse aphe m’bale wace, vizinyu na xamwali wace wa pamtima.’”
28 Aleviwo adacita bzomwe Mozeji adawauza, ndipo ntsiku imweyo, amuna pafupi-fupi 3000 adaphedwa.
29 Patsogolo pace Mozeji adati: “Bziceneseni kuti mutumikire Yahova lero, pakuti imwepo mwamenyana na wana wanu caiwo pabodzi na abale wanu, ndipopa Mulungu an’kusimbani lero.”
30 Mangwana yace Mozeji adauza wanthuwo kuti: “Imwepo mwacita pikado ikulu kwene-kwene. Tsapano lekani ndikwire kwa Yahova kuti ndikamudandaulire, pinango iye angakulekerereni pikado yanu.”
31 Mozeji adabwerera kwa Yahova acilewa kuti: “Wanthuwa acita pikado ikulu kwene-kwene, pakuti abzikonzera mulungu wa oro.
32 Tsono mukafuna, alekerereni pikado yawo, koma mukasaya kucita bzimwebzo, ndaphata minyendo, ndipfudzeni m’bukhu lanu lomwe mumbanemba.”
33 Tenepo Yahova adauza Mozeji kuti: “Nin’dzapfudza m’bukhu langu munthu ule omwe an’ndiphonyera.
34 Tsapano ndoko, tsogolera wanthuwa ku mbuto yomwe ndidakuuza. Anjo wangu an’dzakhala patsogolo pako. Pa ntsiku yomwe nin’dzawatonga, nin’dzawapasa nyathwa thangwe ra pikado yawo.”
35 Tenepo Yahova adayamba kuwabweresera muliri wanthuwo, thangwe ra kamphulu komwe Aroni akhadakakonza.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Ayai, “cifanikiso cakusungunusa.”
^ Ayai, “ntsembe za mtendere.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yanu.”
