Eksodho 33:1-23
33 Yahova apanga pontho Mose: “Ndoko, iwe pabodzi na mbumba idabulusa iwe mu dziko ya Ejitu. Ndokoni mu dziko idapikira ine Abhrahamu, Izaki na Yakobe kuti: ‘Ndinadzapereka dziko iyi kuna dzindza* yako.’+
2 Ndinatumiza anju patsogolo panu,+ mbandithamangisa Akanani, Aamori, Aeti, Aperesi, Aeveu na Ayebusi.+
3 Ndokoni ku dziko ya nkaka na uci.+ Mbwenye ine nee ndinaenda pakati panu toera ndikhonde kukufudzani,+ thangwi imwe ndimwe mbumba yakuuma ntima.”*+
4 Pidabva iwo mafala anewa akutsukwalisa, mbumba yatoma kulira, pontho nee mʼbodzi wa iwo abvala pontho pinthu pyace pyakubalikisa napyo manungo.
5 Yahova apanga Mose: “Panga Aizraeli kuti: ‘Imwe ndimwe mbumba yakuuma ntima.*+ Mwakucimbiza, ine mbidakwanisa kupita pakati panu mbandikufudzani.+ Natenepa, cincino lekani kubvala pinthu pyanu pyakubalikisa napyo manungo mu ndzidzi unanyerezera ine kuti ndinacitanji kuna imwe.’”
6 Na thangwi ineyi, kutomera Paphiri ya Orebhi, Aizraeli nee abvalabve pinthu pyawo pyakubalikisa napyo manungo.
7 Mose akwata nsasa wace mbaenda kaumanga kunja, kutali pangʼono na misasa ya mbumba, mbauthula nsasa wa nsonkhano.* Munthu onsene akhafuna citsogolero ca Yahova+ akhaenda ku nsasa wa nsonkhano, wakuti ukhali kunja kwa misasa ya mbumba.
8 Mu ndzidzi ukhaenda Mose ku nsasa unoyu, anthu onsene akhalamuka, mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi mbakhala pansuwo wa nsasa wace, iwo akhayangʼana Mose mpaka angapita mu nsasa wace.
9 Mose angapita mu nsasa, khole+ ikhatcita mbilimira pansuwo wa nsasa mu ndzidzi wakuti Mulungu akhalonga na Mose.+
10 Mbumba yonsene pidaona iyo khole mbikalimira pansuwo wa nsasa, mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi wa iwo akhagodama pansuwo wa nsasa wace.
11 Yahova akhalonga na Mose nkhope na nkhope,+ ninga pinacita munthu angalonga na ndzace. Mose angabwerera ku misasa ya mbumba, Yoswa+ mwana wa Nuni wakuti ndi ntumiki wace na mʼphedzi wace,+ nee akhabuluka mu nsasa unoyu.
12 Buluka penepo, Mose apanga Yahova: “Onani, imwe musandipanga kuti: ‘Tsogolera mbumba iyi,’ mbwenye nee mwandidziwisa kuti mbani anafuna imwe kutuma toera aende pabodzi na ine. Kusiyapo pyenepi, imwe mwalonga kuti: ‘Ine ndisakudziwa mwadidi kakamwe,* pontho ndiwe wakutawirika pamaso panga.’
13 Ndaphata miyendo, khala ndine wakutawirika pamaso panu, ndidziwiseni njira zanu+ toera ndikudziweni, pontho toera ndipitirize kukhala wakutawirika pamaso panu. Kusiyapo pyenepi, kumbukani kuti mbumba iyi ndi anthu anu.”+
14 Penepo iye atawira: “Ine ndinadzaenda pabodzi na iwe,+ mbandikupasa ntendere.”+
15 Buluka penepo Mose ampanga: “Khala nee munaenda pabodzi na ife, lekani kutitawirisa kuti tibuluke pano.
16 Kodi anthu anadziwa tani kuti ine ndine wakutawirika pamaso panu, ine pabodzi na mbumba yanu? Anthu anadziwa pyenepi mungaenda pabodzi na ife,+ toera ine na mbumba yanu tioniwe kuti ndife anthu akusiyana na mbumba zinango pa dziko yapantsi.”+
17 Yahova apanga Mose: “Ndinadzacitambo pinaphemba iwe, thangwi ndiwe wakutawirika kuna ine, pontho ine ndisakudziwa mwadidi.”*
18 Penepo Mose alonga: “Ndaphata miyendo, ndipangizeni mbiri yanu.”
19 Mbwenye iye atawira: “Ndinadzakupangiza udidi wanga onsene, mbandikudziwisa dzina ya Yahova.+ Ndinadzapangiza kukoma ntima kuna ule anafuna ine kupangiza kukoma ntima, pontho ndinadzabvera ntsisi ule anafuna ine kubvera ntsisi.”+
20 Ngakhale tenepo, iye athimiza: “Iwe nee unakwanisa kuona nkhope yanga, thangwi nkhabe munthu anakwanisa kuona nkhope yanga mbapitiriza kukhala na umaso.”
21 Yahova ampanga pontho: “Pano pali na mbuto dhuzi na ine. Limira pamwala.
22 Mu ndzidzi unapita mbiri yanga pana iwe, ndinadzakuikha mu mphako ya mwala mbandikuphimbira na djanja yanga mpaka ine ndingapita.
23 Buluka penepo, ndinadzabulusa djanja yanga, penepo unadzaona kunduli* kwanga. Mbwenye nkhope yanga nee unakwanisa kuiona.”+
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Fala na Fala: “mbeu.”
^ Fala na Fala: “yakuuma nsolo.” Peno: “yakukhonda kubvera.”
^ Fala na Fala: “yakuuma nsolo.” Peno: “yakukhonda kubvera.”
^ Peno: “tabhernakulo.”
^ Fala na Fala: “ndisakudziwa na dzina yako.” Peno: “ndakusankhula.”
^ Peno: “ndisakudziwa na dzina yako.”
^ Peno: “kunsana.”