Ekisodo 5:1-23
5 Patsogolo pace, Mozeji na Aroni adayenda kwa Farawo acikamuuza kuti: “Yahova Mulungu wa Jirayeri walewa kuti: ‘Bvumiza wanthu wangu kuyenda ku dambo kuti akandicitire phwando.’”
2 Tsono Farawo adati: “Kodi Yahova ni mbani kuti ndimubvere mwa kubvuma kuti Ajirayeri ayende? Ine nimbamudziwa lini Yahova napang’onopo ndipo nin’bvumiza lini kuti Ajirayeri ayende.”
3 Tsono iwo adati: “Mulungu wa Ahebereu walewalewa nafe. Taphata minyendo, tin’funa kucita ulendo bwa ntsiku zitatu m’dambo kuti tikapereke ntsembe kwa Yahova Mulungu wathu; pakuti tikasaya kucita bzimwebzo, iye an’dzacitisa kuti tife na matenda ayai na xipada.”
4 Mambo wa ku Edjipito adawatawira kuti: “Mozeji na Aroni, thangwe ranyi imwepo mun’funa kusiisa wanthu basa lawo? Bwererani ku mabasa yanu.”
5 Ndipo Farawo adapitiriza kulewa kuti: “Wanthuwa mbaazinji m’dziko lino ndipo imwepo mun’funa kuwasiisa basa lawo?”
6 Pa ntsiku ibodzi-bodziyo, Farawo adauza omwe akhambacitisa wanthu kuphata basa lamphanvu na anyakunyang’anira mabasayo kuti:
7 “Lekani kuwapasa pomwe mauswa wanthuwa kuti ambaumbire matijolo. Ati ambakanyang’ane okha mauswayo.
8 Koma muwauze kuti ambakonze mulewengo ubodzi-bodzi wa matijolo ninga wa pakuyamba ule. Ndipo lekani kuwacepesera mulewengo wa matijoloyo, pakuti iwo akuyamba kukhala atofu. Ndipopa akulira acimbati: ‘Tin’funa kuyenda, tin’funa kukapereka ntsembe kwa Mulungu wathu!’
9 Apaseni basa lizinji kwene-kwene kuti aleke kukhala na nthawe yakumbabvera bzakunama.”
10 Tenepo, wale omwe akhacitisa wanthuwo kuphata basa mwamphanvu na omwe akhanyang’anira mabasayo adayenda kukauza wanthuwo kuti: “Farawo walewa kuti, ‘ine nin’kupasani lini pomwe mauswa.
11 Ndokoni mukanyang’ane mwekha mauswa kuli-kwentse komwe mungafune, tsono basa lanu lin’cepesedwa lini.’”
12 Tenepo, wanthuwo adabalalika m’dziko lentse la Edjipito kuti akanyang’ane mapesi m’mbuto mwa mauswa.
13 Tsono wale omwe akhacitisa wanthu kuphata basa mwamphanvu adapitiriza kumbawauza kuti: “Ntsiku zentse, ali-wentse an’funika kumaliza basa lace ninga momwe akhacitira pa nthawe yomwe akhabwereseredwa mauswa.”
14 Anyakunyang’anira basa wa Ajirayeri omwe akhadasankhulidwa na akulu-akulu wa Farawo akhambamenyedwa ndipo akhambabvunzidwa kuti: “Thangwe ranyi dzulo na lero mulibe kuumba matijolo yomwe mudauzidwa ninga momwe mukhacitira pakuyamba?”
15 Tenepo, anyakunyang’anira wa Ajirayeri adayenda kwa Farawo acikamudandaulira kuti: “Thangwe ranyi mukucita bzimwebzi na atumiki wanufe?
16 Atumiki wanufe tikupasidwa lini mauswa, koma tikuuzidwa kuti: ‘Umbani matijolo!’ Ifepano tikumenyedwa napo kuti omwe akuphonya ni wanthu wanu.”
17 Tsono iye adati: “Imwepo mukukhala atofu, mukukhala atofu! Ndipopa mukulewa kuti: ‘Tin’funa kuyenda, tin’funa kukapereka ntsembe kwa Yahova.’
18 Tenepo ndokoni, bwererani ku mabasa yanu! Mun’pasidwa lini mauswa, koma muumbe mulewengo ubodzi-bodzi wa matijolo ninga momwe mukhacitira pakuyamba.”
19 Pamwepo anyakunyag’anira wa Ajirayeriwo adawona kuti bzinthu bzikhadaipa kwene-kwene thangwe ra bzomwe akhadauzidwa kuti: “Lekani kucepesa mulewengo wa matijolo yomwe ali-wentse an’funikira kuumba ntsiku iri-yentse.”
20 Pomwe iwo adacoka pamaso pa Farawo, adakagumana na Mozeji pabodzi na Aroni omwe akhawadikhirira.
21 Pa nthawe imweyoletu iwo adalewa kuti: “Yahova awone ndipo akutongeni thangwe ra bzomwe mwacitabzi, pakuti mwatiipisa* kwa Farawo na kwa atumiki wace ndipo mwaikha xipada m’manja mwawo kuti atiphe.”
22 Pamwepo Mozeji adapemba kwa Yahova aciti: “Yahova, thangwe ranyi mukulekerera wanthuwa kubonera? Thangwe ranyi mudandituma?
23 Kucokera pa ntsiku yomwe ndidayenda kwa Farawo kukalewalewa m’dzina lanu, iye akucitira wanthuwa bzinthu bzakuipa kwene-kwene ndipo imwepo mukupulumusa lini wanthu wanu.”
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Ayai, “mwatinunkhisa kwa Farawo na atumiki wace.”
