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Kukhazikisidwa kwa Paxkwa
1 Mbuya adauza Mozeji na Aloni mudziko la Ijipito kuti: 2 “Umweyu kwa imwe ukhale mwezi wakuyamba kwa gole. 3 Uzani bungwe lentse la aIjirayeri kuti pantsiku khumi za mwezi uno, munthu ali-yentse adzapambule bira m'bodzi* pabanja lace, bira m'bodzi panyumba ibodzi na ibodzi 4 Tsono, penu banjalo ni ling'ono kuna bira wentseneyo, agawane na wapafupi naye malingana na mbogo ya wanthu, ndipombo na momwe m'bodzi na m'bodzi angadyere. 5 Cifuwo cakusankhulidwaco cikhale cakusaya kupunduka cacimuna ca gole libodzi, ndipo cikhale bira ayai mbuzi. 6 Mucikoye kufikira ntsiku khumi na zinai za mwezi umweuno, ndipo ntsiku imweyo bungwe lentse la aIjirayeri lidzaphe kumaulo pakumira kwa dzuwa. 7 Ndipo mudzapalangire mulopa mumbali ziwiri za msuwo na padzaulu pace, panyumba zomwe an'dzadyera nyamayo. 8 Usiku bumwebo adzadye nyama yakuwocha pamoto, muliwo wakuwawira na pau zakusaya cakufufumisa. 9 Lekani kudzadya nyama iwisi, napo yakuphika na madzi, koma yakuwocha pa moto: Msolo, minyendo na bzam'mimba. 10 Lekani kudzaisiya mpaka macibese, tsono yomwe in'dzasalayo, mudzaitenthe. 11 Pakudya, mukhale mudakondzekera kucoka: Bhande m'ciuno, xango kuminyendo na mpsimbo m'manja. Mudzadye mwakam'kulumize. Imweyi ni Paxkwa ya Mbuya”.
12 “Usiku bumwebo nin'dzapita mudziko la Ijipito ndipo nin'dzapha wana wakuyamba wentse wa wanthu mpaka wa bzinyama. Nin'dzalanga mirungu yentse ya muIjipito. Ine ndine Mbuya. 13 Mulopayo un'dzakhala ciratizo cakuwonesa nyumba zomwe muli. Ine ndikadzawona mulopayo, nin'dzakupitirirani. Ndikadzamenya Ijipito, cisi cakudzonga cin'dzakufikirani lini”. 14 “Ntsiku imweyi in'dzakhala ya cikumbuso kuna imwepo na bzizukulu bzanu mumbadzacite m'sinda ninga cikondwereso ca Mbuya. Mucite ninga m'temo wakusaya kumala. 15 M'kati mwa ntsiku zinomwe mudzadye pau yakusaya cakufufumisa. Pantsiku yakuyamba mudzacose bzakufufumisa munyumba zanu, thangwe omwe an'dzadya cinthu ciri-centse cina cakufufumisa, kuyambira ntsiku yakuyamba mpaka yacinomwe, munthu umweyo an'dzacosedwa pakati pa Ijirayeri. 16 Pantsiku yakuyamba napombo ntsiku ya cinomwe, citani mtsonkhano wa mapembero. Lekani kuphata basa liri-lentse ntsiku zimwezo, kupambula basa la kukondza cakudya ca wentse. Ni bzimwebzi bzokha bzomwe mungacite.
17 “Mumbakumbukire cikondwereso ca pau zakusaya cakufufumisa, thangwe ntsiku imweyi Ine ndidacosa mithithi yanu mudziko la Ijipito. Ndipo koyani ntsiku imweyi kwa mibadwe yanu ninga m'temo wakuyenda-na-kuyenda. 18 Mwezi wakuyamba dyani pau yakusaya cakufufumisa, kuyambira kumaulo kwa ntsiku yacikhumi na zinai, mpaka maulo ya ntsiku makumi mawiri na ibodzi. 19 M'kati mwa ntsiku zinomwe imwepo lekani kukhala na cakufufumisa munyumba zanu. Omwe an'dzadya pau ina cakufufumisa an'dzacosidwa pa bungwe la Ijirayeri, ngakhale nyakudza ayai wa m'dzikomo. 20 Lekani kudya cakufufumisidwa. Kwentse komwe mungakakhale, dyani pau yakusaya cakufufumisa yokha”.
Cisi cacikhumi: Kufa kwa wana wakuyamba
21 Pamwepo Mozeji adatsonkhanisa atsogoleri wentse wa Ijirayeri aciwauza kuti: “Sankhulani mbira m'bodzi ayai mbuzi kwa banja libodzi na libodzi. Phani kuti mucite cikondwereso ca Paxkwa. 22 Bvikani msumbu wa mpfunde† m'mulopa omwe uli m'tsambidwe, mupalangire padzulu na mumbali ziwiri za msuwo. Paleke kuwoneka omwe an'bula m'nyumba mpaka kucene. 23 Pomwe Mbuya an'dzapita padziko kuti aphe aIjipito, angadzawona mulopa padzaulu pa msuwo na mumbali zace ziwiri, an'dzapitirira msuwoyo ndipo an'dzabvumiza lini Nyakudzonga apite m'nyumba zanu kuti akupheni.
24 “Bverani malangizo yamweya ninga m'temo wakusaya kumala kwa imwepo na kwa bzizukulu bzanu. 25 Mungadzapita mudziko lomwe Mbuya adapicira kukupasani, mumbadzacite m'sinda umweyu. 26 Wana wanu wakadzakubvundzani kuti: ‘Kodi m'sinda umweyu unilewanyi?’ 27 Mudzawatawire kuti: Ni ntsembe ya Paxkwa ya Mbuya, omwe adapitirira nyumba za aIjirayeri kuIjipito, ndipo adasiya nyumba zathu pomwe adapha aIjipito”. Pamwepo, mbumba idagodama mwakumupemba. 28 Patsogolo pace, aIjirayeri adacoka acikacita ninga momwe Mbuya akhadauzira Mozeji na Aloni.
29 Pamwepo, pakati pa usiku Mbuya adapha wana wentse wakuyamba kubadwa wa mudziko la Ijipito, kuyambira mwana wakuyamba wa Falau omwe ndiye angadapita utaka bwa umambo, mpaka mwana wakuyamba wa omwe akhadakoyedwa m'kawoko, ndipo na wana wentse wakuyamba wa bzifuwo. 30 Pakati pa usiku Falau, wakulemekezeka wace wentse na aIjipito wentse adalamuka. Ndipo kudabveka kulira kukulu muIjipito, thangwe pakhalibe nyumba yomwe ikhalibe nkhawa.
Kucoka kwa aIjirayeri muIjipito
31 Usiku bumwebule, Falau adacemeresa Mozeji na Aloni aciwauza kuti: “Cokani tsapanopa pakati pa mbumba yangu, imwepo na aIjirayeri! Ndokoni mukapembe Mbuya, ninga momwe mudakumbirira. 32 Tengani bzifuwo bzanu, ninga momwe mukhadalewera ndipo mundidalisembo ine”.
33 AIjipito akhaumiriza mbumba kuti ikulumize kucoka m'dzikomo, acimbati: “Tentsene tin'fa!” 34 Pamwepo mbumba idatenga ufa bwakumunya kale bwa pau bwakusaya cakufufumisa adaikha muntsambidwe acimanga pamkundza ndipo adanyamula paphewa. 35 AIjirayeri adabvera fala la Mozeji ndipo adakumbira aIjipito bzombo bza parata na bza oro napombo bzakubvala. 36 Mbuya adacitisa kuti mbumba ikomeredwe m'tima kucipande ca aIjipito, mwakuti iwo akhawapasa bzomwe akhakumbiridwa. Na tenepo iwo adapamba cuma ca aIjipito.
Kucoka kwa aIjirayeri muIjipito
37 AIjirayeri adanyamuka kuRamesesi kuyenda kuSukote. Pakhana amuna wakukwanira bzulu madzana matanthatu (600.000) omwe akhafamba na minyendo, pakusaya kulewenga akazi na wana. 38 M'thithi ukulu wa anyakudza wakusiyana-siyana udayenda na iwo, napombo m'thithi ukulu wa bzifuwo, ninga ng'ombe, mabira na mbuzi. 39 Ndipo adaphika pau zakusaya cakufufumisa, na ufa bwakumunya kale bomwe adacoka nabo kuIjipito. Ufabo bukhalibe cakufufumisa, nakuti iwo adathothidwa mudziko la Ijipito ndipo akhalibe nthawe yakuphika cakudya.
40 AIjirayeri adakhala mudziko la Ijipito magole madzana manai na makumi matatu (430). 41 Ntsiku yomwe yadakwana magole madzana manai na makumi matatu (430), mithithi yentse ya Mbuya idacoka mudziko la Ijipito. 42 Ninga momwe Mbuya adaphuphudzira usiku bule, kuti acose aIjirayeri muIjipito, amwewambo bzin'funika kuti aphuphudzembo usiku bwentsenebu kuti atumbize Mbuya pamibadwe yawo yentse.
Mitemo ya Paxkwa
43 Ndipo Mbuya adauza Mozeji na Aloni kuti: “Mitemo ya Paxkwa njiyi: Palibe nyakudza na m'bodziyo omwe an'dzaidya. 44 Nyagirinya wakugulidwa angadzadye Paxkwa atamala kucitidwa m'sinda wa m'gwato, 45 Tsono mulendo na kapolo wakulipiridwa an'dzaidya.
46 “Imwepo mun'dzaidyere munyumba ibodzi yokha, lekani kudzabula na nthindi ya nyama panja, ngakhale kuswa pfupa na libodziro. 47 Bungwe lentse la Ijirayeri limbadzacite cikondwereso ca Paxkwa.
48 “Nyakudza ali-yentse omwe ambakhala pakati panu, akafuna kudya Paxkwa ya Mbuya, bzin'funika kucitidwa m'sinda wa m'gwato kuna amuna wentse wa m'banja mwawo. Pamwepo angacite mbali ya cikondwereso ninga aIjirayeri anango. Palibe na m'bodziyo wakusaya kucita m'sinda wa m'gwato angadzacite mbali. 49 M'temo ubodzi-bodziyu udzaphatisidwe basa kwa mbadwe ya m'dzikomo na kwa nyakudza omwe an'khala m'dzikomo”.
50 AIjirayeri wentse adacita ninga momwe Mbuya akhadauzira Mozeji na Aloni. 51 Ntsiku ibodzi-bodziyo, Mbuya adacosa aIjirayeri mudziko la Ijipito, malingana na madzindza yawo.
* 12:3 Ayai mbuzi ibodzi. † 12:22 Mpfunde: MuBibliya la Almeida ni “hissopo”.