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Kufotokoza kwa Sitefani
1 Ndipo mkulu wa anyantsembe adabvundza Stefani kuti: “Kodi ni cadidi bzirikulewedwabzi?”
2 Iye adatawira kuti: “Abale na azibaba, nditetekereni! Mulungu wa ulemerero adawonekera kuna Abrahamu baba wathu, pomwe akhali kuMesopotamiya, akanati kukhala kuHarani ndipo adamuuza kuti: 3 ‘Coka kudziko lako pakati pa abale wako, ndipo ndoko kudziko lomwe ine nin'dzakulatiza*’.
4 “Pamwepo iye adacoka kudziko la aKalideya ndipo adakakhala kuHarani. Baba wace atafa, Mulungu adam'bweresa kudziko lino, lomwe mulikukhala tsapano. 5 Mulungu alibe kumupasa utaka pano, ngakhale mbuto ya ndzayo ibodzi ya mwendo. Tsono adalumbirira kudzapereka dzikolo kwa iye ndipo patsogolo pace kwa dzindza lace, napo iye akhalibe wana nthawe imweire. 6 Ndipo Mulungu adamuuza tenepa: ‘Dzindza lako lin'dzakhala anyakudza mudziko la wene, ndipo an'dzacitidwa anyagrinya acidzaboneresedwa m'kati mwa magole madzana manai (400). 7 Tsono ine nin'dzapasa nyathwa dziko lomwe an'dzatumikira ninga anyagrinya, patsogolo pace an'dzacoka m'mwemo ndipo an'dzandipemba pa mbuto ino†’. 8 Ndipo adapasa Abrahamu cipangano ca msinda wa m'gwato. Ndipopo Abrahamu adabereka Izaki acicita m'sinda wa m'gwato patapita ntsiku zisere za kubadwa. Patsogolo pace Izaki adabereka Jakobo, ndipo umweyu adabereka makolo akulu khumi na mawiri.
9 “Makolo khumi na mawiriyo yadacitira njiru Zuze ndipo yadamugulisa ninga nyagrinya kuIjipito. Tsono Mulungu akhali naye, 10 ndipo adamupulumusa mukubonera kwace kwentse, mwa kupasa Zuze nkhombo na udziwi patsogolo pa Falau, mambo wa kuIjipito. Umweyu adam'pasa utsogoleri bwa dziko la Ijipito na bwa kunyang'anira nyumba yace yentse.
11 “Patsogolo pace mudziko lentse la Ijipito na Kanani mudawoneka njala, icibweresa kubonera kwene-kwene, ndipo makolo yathu yakhawona lini phoso, 12 Pomwe adabva Jakobo kuti kuIjipito kuna tirigu, adatumiza makolo yathu ulendo bwakuyamba. 13 Paulendo bwawo bwaciwiri, Zuze adabzizindikirisa kuna abale wace kuti am'dziwe, ndipo Falau adadziwambo abale wa Zuze. 14 Patsogolo pa bzimwebzi, Zuze adacemeresa Jakobo baba wace na abale wace wentse, pabodzi akhali wanthu makumi manomwe na axanu (75). 15 Pamwepo Jakobo adayenda kuIjipito, komwe adakafera iye na makolo yathu. 16 Mitembo yawo idabwezeredwa kuSekemu ndipo idaikhidwa muthenje lomwe Abrahamu akhadagula na kobiri kwa wana wa Hamori kumweko.
17 “Pomwe nthawe ikhafendera yomwe Mulungu angadakwanirisa kulumbira komwe adacita kuna Abrahamu, mbogo ya mbumba yathu idathimizirika kwene-kwene muIjipito. 18 Pamwepo mambo winango adapita acitonga Ijipito, omwe akhadziwa lini bza Zuze. 19 Iye adatonga mwakunyengeza mbumba yathu ndipo adapundiza makolo yathu, adawakakamiza kulekerera wana wawo wakubadwa tsapanopa, kuti aleke kukhala na moyo.
20 “Panthawe imweire Mozeji adabadwa, ndipo akhali mwana wakudeka pamaso pa Mulungu. Iye adaleredwa panyumba pa baba wace minyezi mitatu. 21 Pomwe adalekereredwa, mwana wacikazi wa Falau adamutenga acimulera ninga mwana wace caiye. 22 Ndipo Mozeji adapfundzisidwa udziwi bwentse bwa aIjipito ndipo adadzakhala wamphambvu m'mafala na mabasa.
23 “Pomwe adapfitsa magole makumi manai (40) Mozeji adakumbuka kukazungira abale wace aIjirayeri. 24 Ndipo adawona m'bodzi wa iwo akhaboneresedwa na muIjipito m'bodzi, adayenda kuti akakhocherere wakuboneresedwayo adapitira acipha muIjipitoyo. 25 Iye akhakumbuka kuti abale wace angadazindikira kuti Mulungu akham'phatisa basa la kuwapulumusa, tsono iwo alibe kuzindikira bzimwebzo. 26 Ndipo mangwana yace, Mozeji adayenda kuna aIjirayeri awiri omwe akhapokana, ndipo adayezera kuwayanjanisa, adati: ‘Amunamwe, ni paubale bwanu. Thangwe ranyi mulikupwetekana?’
27 “Tsono mwamuna omwe akhaboneresa mwandzace adagwinya Mozeji aciti: ‘Mbani wakuikha m'tsogoleri na m'tongi wa ife? 28 Kodi un'funa kundipha, ninga momwe udaphera muIjipito dzulo‡?’ 29 Mozeji pomwe adabva bzimwebzi adathawira kudziko la Midiyani, acikakhala ninga nyakudza, ndipo adabereka wana awiri.
30 “Patapita magole makumi manai (40), anju m'bodzi adawoneka kuna Mozeji pakati pa cilambi-rambi ca citsongodza cikhagaka mucidambo, pafupi na phiri la Sinai. 31 Pomwe adawona bzom'bzire adadabwisidwa. Ndipo adafendera kuti awonesese, adabva fala la Mbuya: 32 ‘Ine ndine Mulungu wa makolo yako, Mulungu wa Abrahamu, Mulungu wa Izaki napombo Mulungu wa Jakobo’§. Mozeji, mwakutetemera na mantha, alibe kulimba m'tima kuti anyang'anisise.
33 “Pamwepo Mbuya adamuuza kuti: ‘Cosa xango m'minyendo, thangwe mbuto yomwe uli ni mbuto yakucena. 34 Cadidi nimbawona kupondereredwa kwa mbumba yangu muIjipito. Ndidabva kudandaula kwawo ndipo ndabuluka kuti ndikawatsudzule. Bwera tsapano, ndipo Ine nin'kubwezera pomwe kuIjipito’**.
35 “Umweyo ndiye Mozeji, omwe adam'lamba na mafala yakuti: ‘Mbani wakuikha m'tsogoleri na m'tongi?’ Umweyo adatumidwa na Mulungu kuti akhale m'tsogoleri na m'tsudzuli wawo, kudzera mwa anju omwe adawonekera pa citsongodza. 36 Iye adawacosa kumweko, acimbacita bzidabwiso na bzilatizo kuIjipito, muNyandza Ifuira na mucidambo, m'kati mwa magole makumi manai (40).
37 “Umweyo ndiye Mozeji ule omwe adauza aIjirayeri kuti: ‘Pakati pa abale wanu, Mulungu an'dzakumusirani m'polofita ninga ine’††. 38 Umweyo ndiye Mozeji omwe akhali pam'tsonkhano kucidambo, na anju omwe akhalewa naye m'phiri la Sinai pabodzi na makolo yathu, ndipo adatambira mafala yakupasa moyo kuti afotokoze kuna ife.
39 “Makolo yathu yalibe kum'bvera, tsono yadamulamba, ndipo m'mitima mwawo adakumbuka kubwerera kuIjipito. 40 Adauza Aloni kuti: ‘Tikondzere milungu kuti ititsogolere, pakuti Mozejiyo omwe adaticosa kuIjipito tin'dziwa lini comwe cacitika kuna iye‡‡!’ 41 Ntsiku zimwezire adakondza cifanikizo ca mphulu ndipo adacicitira ntsembe acikomedwa na basa la manja yawo. 42 Tsono Mulungu adafundukira kuna iwo, ndipo adawapereka kuti apembe bzinthu bza kudzulu, malingana na bzomwe bzidanembedwa mu bukhu la mapolofita: ‘Imwe dziko la Ijirayeri, kodi m'kati mwa magole makumi manai (40) tsembe yakutentha na bzakupereka mucidambo mudapasa Ine? 43 Tsono pambuto yakucita bzimwebzi, mudaimisa cikumbi ca Moloke ndipo na nyenyezi ya mulungu wanu Refani, bzifanikizo bzomwe imwe mudakondza kuti mubzipembe! Na tenepo Ine nin'dzakuthotherani kutsogolo kwa Babilonya§§’.
44 “Mucidambo makolo yathu yakhana Cikumbi ca umboni***, comwe cidacitidwa ninga momwe Mulungu adauzira Mozeji, malingana na citsandzo comwe iye akhadawonesedwa. 45 Atatambira Cikumbico, makolo yathu yadacitenga, mwakutsogoleredwa na Jozuwe, pomwe adatenga madziko ya mbumba zomwe zidathothedwa na Mulungu patsogolo pawo. Ndipo Cikumbi cimweco cidakhala m'dzikomo kufikira nthawe ya Davidi. 46 Umweyo adadzawona nkhombo patsogolo pa Mulungu ndipo adakumbira kuti Iye amubvumize kumanga nyumba ya Mulungu wa Jakobo. 47 Tsono Solomoni ndiye adadzam'mangira nyumba.
48 “Tsono Wakudzulu-dzulu ambakhala lini m'nyumba yakukondzedwa na wanthu. Ninga momwe adalewera m'polofita:
49 “Mbuya adalewa aciti: ‘Kudzulu ni mpando wangu wa Umambo, ndipo pantsi ni pomwe nimbaikha minyendo yangu. Ni m'tundu wanyi wa nyumba yomwe imwe mun'ndimangira? Ayai, n'kuponi kungadakhala mbuto yangu yakupumira? 50 Kodi ni manja yangu lini yomwe yadakondza bzinthu bzentsenebzi?’†††
51 “Wanthu wakusandulikira, wakuuma mitima na kufunga makutu! Imwepo ndimwe abodzi-bodzi na makolo yanu, nthawe zentse mumbaumisa mitima kuna Mzimu Wakucena! 52 Nguponi wa apolofita omwe makolo yanu yalibe kumufambira m'mbuyo? Iwo adapha wale omwe akhalewa-kale bza kubwera kwa Wakulungama, omwe imwe tsapano mwamusandulikira mucimupha, 53 imwepo, omwe mwatambira M'temo kudzera mwa anju, tsono mulibe kuuteweza”.
Kufa kwa Sitefani
54 Ndipo pakubva bzimwebzi, adakalipa kwene-kwene acikukuta mano kuna iye. 55 Tsono Sitefani, mwakudzazidwa na Mzimu Wakucena, adajiguma kudzulu ndipo adawona ulemerero bwa Mulungu na Jezu adaima kuboko la madidi la Mulungu, 56 ndipo adati: “Ndirikuwona cadidi kudzulu kudafunguka ndipo Mwana wa Munthu adaimirira kuboko la madidi la Mulungu”.
57 Tsono iwo adafunga makutu ndipo adakuwa mwamphambvu, wentse adamukutira, 58 adamupfuira kunja kwa mzinda, ndipo adayamba kumuboma na minyala. Mboni zidasiya makapote yazene paminyendo pa mulumbwana m'bodzi akhacemeredwa Saulo.
59 Pomwe akham'boma Sitefani, iye akhapemba: “Mbuya Jezu tambirani mzimu wangu”. 60 Pamwepo adagodama acikuwa kuti: “Mbuya, lekani kuwapasa mulandu wa cakuphonyera Mulungu cimweci”. Ndipo pomwe adamala kulewa bzimwebzi adafa.
* 7:3 Jen 12.1 † 7:7 Jen 15.13-14 ‡ 7:28 Eks 2.14 § 7:32 Eks 3.6 ** 7:34 Eks 3.5, 3.7 †† 7:37 Deu 18.15 ‡‡ 7:40 Eks 32.1 §§ 7:43 Amo 5.25-27 *** 7:44 Umboni bwakuti Mulungu akhali pakati pawo. ††† 7:50 Iza 66.1-2