Old/New Testament

14 Kenaka Yehova anati kwa Mose, ² “Uza Aisraeli abwerere ndi kukagona pafupi ndi Pihahiroti, pakati pa Migidoli ndi nyanja. Inu mumange zithando mʼmbali mwa nyanja moyangʼanana ndi Baala-Zefoni. ³ Farao adzaganiza kuti ‘Aisraeli asokonezeka nʼkumangozungulirazungulira mu dzikomo, chipululu chitawazinga.’ ⁴ Ndidzawumitsa mtima wa Farao ndipo adzathamangira Aisraeliwo. Choncho ndikadzagonjetsa Farao ndi gulu lake lonse la nkhondo, Ine ndidzalemekezedwa.” Choncho Aisraeli aja anachita zimenezi.

⁵ Farao, mfumu ya Igupto atamva kuti anthu aja athawa, iye pamodzi ndi nduna zake anasintha maganizo awo pa Israeli ndipo anati, “Ife tachita chiyani? Tawalola Aisraeli kuti apite ndi kuleka kutitumikira?” ⁶ Choncho anakonzetsa galeta lake ndipo ananyamuka pamodzi ndi ankhondo ake. ⁷ Iye anatenga magaleta 600 abwino kwambiri pamodzi ndi magaleta ena a dziko la Igupto. Anatenganso akuluakulu onse ankhondo. ⁸ Yehova anawumitsa mtima wa Farao mfumu ya dziko la Igupto, kotero iye anawathamangira Aisraeli amene ankachoka mʼdzikomo mosavutika. ⁹ Aigupto aja (kutanthauza akavalo ndi magaleta onse a Farao, okwera akavalowo pamodzi ndi gulu lonse la nkhondo) analondola Aisraeli aja ndipo anakawapeza pamalo pamene anamanga zithando paja, mʼmbali mwa nyanja, pafupi ndi Pihahiroti, moyangʼanana ndi Baala-Zefoni.

¹⁰ Tsono Farao anayandikira. Ndipo Aisraeli ataona kuti Aigupto akuwatsatira, anachita mantha aakulu ndipo anafuwula kwa Yehova. ¹¹ Iwo anafunsa Mose kuti, “Kodi nʼchifukwa chakuti kunalibe manda ku dziko la Igupto kuti iwe utibweretse muno mʼchipululu kuti tidzafe? Chimene watichitachi nʼchiyani, kutitulutsa mʼdziko la Igupto? ¹² Kodi sindizo zimene tinakuwuza mʼdziko la Igupto? Ife tinati, ‘Tileke titumikire Aigupto?’ Zikanatikomera kutumikira Aigupto kulekana ndi kufa mʼchipululu muno.”

¹³ Mose anayankha anthu kuti, “Musachite mantha. Imani, ndipo muone chipulumutso chimene Yehova akuchitireni lero. Aigupto amene mukuwaona lerowa simudzawaonanso. ¹⁴ Yehova adzakumenyerani nkhondo. Inu mungokhala chete.”

¹⁵ Kenaka Yehova anati kwa Mose, “Chifukwa chiyani ukufuwulira kwa ine? Uwuze Aisraeli aziyenda. ¹⁶ Nyamula ndodo yako ndi kutambasula dzanja lako kuloza ku nyanja, kugawa madzi kuti Aisraeli awoloke powuma. ¹⁷ Ine ndidzawumitsa mitima ya Aigupto kotero kuti adzatsatirabe Aisraeli. Ndipo ine ndikadzagonjetsa Farao ndi asilikali ake onse ankhondo, okwera magaleta ndi akavalo, ndidzapeza ulemerero. ¹⁸ Aigupto adzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehova akadzaona mmene ndipambanire Farao ndi magaleta ndi owayendetsa ake.”

¹⁹ Ndipo mngelo wa Mulungu amene amayenda patsogolo pa gulu lankhondo la Israeli anachoka ndi kupita kumbuyo kwawo. Chipilala cha mtambo chinasunthanso kuchoka kutsogolo ndi kupita kumbuyo kwawo. ²⁰ Choncho mtambowo unakhala pakati pa asilikali ankhondo a dziko la Igupto ndi a dziko la Israeli. Choncho panali mdima motero kuti magulu awiri ankhondowa sanathe kuyandikizana usiku wonse.

²¹ Kenaka Mose anatambalitsa dzanja lake pa nyanja, ndipo Yehova pogwiritsa ntchito mphepo yamphamvu ya kummawa imene inawomba usiku wonse anabweza madzi ndi kuwumitsa nyanja ija. Choncho nyanja ija inagawanika. ²² Ndipo Aisraeli anawoloka pakati pa nyanja powuma, madzi atasanduka khoma kumanja ndi kumanzere kwawo.

²³ Aigupto onse, Farao, ndi onse okwera pa magaleta ndi akavalo anawalondola ndipo analowa mʼmadzi. ²⁴ Kutatsala pangʼono kucha, Yehova ali mu chipilala chamoto ndi chamtambo, anayangʼana asilikali ankhondo a Igupto ndipo anabweretsa chisokonezo pakati pawo. ²⁵ Yehova anamanga matayala a magaleta kotero kuti ankavutika kuyenda. Ndipo Aigupto anati, “Tiyeni tiwathawe Aisraeli! Yehova akuwamenyera nkhondo kulimbana nafe.”

²⁶ Kenaka Yehova anati kwa Mose, “Tambasula dzanja lako pa nyanja kuti madzi amize Aigupto ndi magaleta awo ndi okwera pa akavalo.” ²⁷ Mose anatambasula dzanja lake pa nyanja, ndipo mmene kumacha nyanja inabwerera mʼmalo mwake. Aigupto pothawa anakumana nayo, ndipo Yehova anawakokera mʼnyanja momwemo. ²⁸ Madzi anabwerera ndi kumiza magaleta ndi okwera akavalo, asilikali ankhondo onse amene anatsatira Aisraeli mʼnyanja, palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene anapulumuka.

²⁹ Koma Aisraeli aja anawoloka nyanja pansi pali powuma, madzi atachita khoma kumanja ndi kumanzere kwawo. ³⁰ Tsiku limeneli Yehova anapulumutsa Israeli mʼmanja mwa Aigupto ndipo Israeli anaona Aigupto ali lambalamba mʼmbali mwa nyanja atafa ³¹ Choncho Aisraeli anaona dzanja lamphamvu la Yehova limene linagonjetsa Aigupto aja, ndipo iwo anaopa Yehova ndi kumukhulupirira pamodzi ndi mtumiki wake Mose.

Nyimbo ya Mose ndi Miriamu

15 Ndipo Mose ndi Aisraeli anayimbira Yehova nyimbo iyi:

¹⁹ Akavalo a Farao, magaleta ndi oyendetsa akavalo atalowa mʼnyanja, Yehova anawabwezera madziwo mʼnyanja ndi kuwamiza, koma Aisraeli anawoloka nyanjayo powuma. ²⁰ Ndipo Miriamu mneneri wamkazi, mlongo wa Aaroni anatenga zoyimbira ndipo akazi onse anamutsatira pambuyo, akuyimba ndi zoyimbira ndi kuvina. ²¹ Miriamu anawayimbira nyimbo iyi:

Madzi a ku Mara ndi Elimu

²² Ndipo Mose anatsogolera Israeli kuchoka ku nyanja yofiira ndi kupita ku chipululu cha Suri. Anayenda mʼchipululu masiku atatu wosapeza madzi. ²³ Ndipo anafika ku Mara. Koma sanathe kumwa madzi akumeneko chifukwa anali owawa. (Ndi chifukwa chake malowo amatchedwa Mara). ²⁴ Tsono anthu aja anadandaulira Mose ndi kumufunsa kuti, “Kodi tikumwa chiyani?”

²⁵ Ndipo Mose anapemphera kwa Yehova, ndipo Yehova anamuonetsa kamtengo. Iye anakaponya mʼmadzimo ndipo madzi anakhala abwino.

Kumeneko Yehova anawayikira lamulo ndi maweruziro. Kumenekonso Yehova anawayesa. ²⁶ Yehova anati, “Ngati inu mudzamvetsa bwino mawu anga, kuchita zolungama, kumvera malamulo anga ndi kusamalitsa zimene ndikukuwuzani ndiye kuti Ine sindidzayika pa inu matenda amene ndinayika pa anthu a ku Igupto popeza ndine Yehova amene ndimakuchiritsani.”

²⁷ Kenaka anafika ku Elimu, kumene kunali akasupe khumi ndi awiri ndi mitengo ya migwalangwa makumi asanu ndi awiri, ndipo anamanga misasa yawo kumeneko pafupi ndi madzi.

Maonekedwe Aulemerero a Yesu pa Phiri

17 Patapita masiku asanu ndi limodzi Yesu anatenga Petro, Yakobo, ndi Yohane mʼbale wa Yakobo pa okha ndipo anakwera nawo pa phiri lalitali. ² Pamenepo Iye anasinthika maonekedwe ake pamaso pawo. Nkhope yake inawala ngati dzuwa ndipo zovala zake zinayera kuti mbuu. ³ Nthawi yomweyo Mose ndi Eliya anaonekera kwa iwo akuyankhulana ndi Yesu.

⁴ Petro anati kwa Yesu, “Ambuye ndi bwino kuti ife tikhale pano. Ngati mufuna ndidzamanga misasa itatu umodzi wanu, wina wa Mose ndi wina wa Eliya.”

⁵ Iye akuyankhulabe, mtambo owala unawaphimba, ndipo mawu ochokera mu mtambo anati, “Uyu ndiye Mwana wanga amene ndimukonda ndipo ndikondwera naye kwambiri. Mumumvere Iye!”

⁶ Ophunzira atamva zimenezi, anachita mantha nagwa pansi chafufumimba. ⁷ Ndipo Yesu anabwera nawakhudza nati, “Dzukani, musaope.” ⁸ Atayangʼana, sanaone wina aliyense kupatula Yesu yekha.

⁹ Akutsika ku phiriko, Yesu anawalamula kuti, “Musawuze wina aliyense zimene mwaona, mpaka Mwana wa Munthu ataukitsidwa kwa akufa.”

¹⁰ Ophunzira anamufunsa Iye kuti, “Nanga nʼchifukwa chiyani aphunzitsi amalamulo amati Eliya ayenera kukhala woyamba kubwera?”

¹¹ Yesu anayankha kuti, “Kunena zoona, Eliya adzayenera kubwera ndipo adzakonza zinthu zonse. ¹² Koma Ine ndikuwuzani inu kuti Eliya anabwera kale koma iwo sanamuzindikire ndipo anachita naye chilichonse chimene anafuna. Momwemonso iwo adzazunza Mwana wa Munthu.” ¹³ Pamenepo ophunzira anazindikira kuti amawawuza za Yohane Mʼbatizi.

Yesu Achiritsa Wodwala Matenda Akugwa

¹⁴ Atafika ku gulu la anthu, munthu wina anamuyandikira Yesu ndi kugwada pamaso pake. ¹⁵ Iye anati, “Ambuye, muchitireni chifundo mwana wanga akudwala matenda akugwa ndipo akuvutika kwambiri. Kawirikawiri iye amagwa pa moto kapena mʼmadzi. ¹⁶ Ine ndinabwera naye kwa ophunzira anu koma alephera kumuchiritsa.”

¹⁷ Yesu anayankha nati, “Haa, mʼbado wosakhulupirira ndi wokhota maganizo! Kodi ndidzakhala nanu mpaka liti? Ndidzapirira nanu mpaka liti? Bwera nayeni kwa Ine mnyamatayo.” ¹⁸ Yesu anadzudzula chiwandacho ndipo chinatuluka mwa mnyamatayo ndipo anachira nthawi yomweyo.

¹⁹ Pamenepo ophunzira anabwera kwa Yesu mwamseri ndi kumufunsa kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani ife tinalephera kutulutsa chiwandacho?”

²⁰ Iye anayankha kuti, “Chifukwa inu muli ndi chikhulupiriro chachingʼono. Zoonadi, Ine ndikuwuzani kuti ngati muli ndi chikhulupiriro monga kambewu ka mpiru, mukhoza kunena ndi phiri ili kuti, ‘Choka apa nupite apo,’ ndipo lidzachoka. Palibe kanthu kamene kadzakukanikani. ²¹ Chiwanda cha mtundu uwu sichingachoke chabe koma ndi pemphero ndi kusala kudya.”

Yesu Anena za Imfa yake Kachiwiri

²² Atasonkhana pamodzi ku Galileya, Iye anawawuza kuti, “Mwana wa Munthu akupita kukaperekedwa mʼmanja mwa anthu. ²³ Iwo adzamupha koma pa tsiku lachitatu adzaukitsidwa.” Ndipo ophunzira anadzazidwa ndi chisoni.

Yesu Apereka Msonkho

²⁴ Yesu ndi ophunzira ake atafika ku Kaperenawo, wolandira msonkho wa ku Nyumba ya Mulungu anabwera kwa Petro namufunsa kuti, “Kodi aphunzitsi anu sapereka msonkho wa Nyumba ya Mulungu?”

²⁵ Iye anayankha kuti, “Inde amapereka.”

Petro atalowa mʼnyumba, Yesu ndiye anayamba kuyankhula. Ndipo anamufunsa kuti, “Ukuganiza bwanji Simoni, kodi mafumu a dziko lapansi amalandira msonkho kuchokera kwa ana awo kapena kwa ena?”

²⁶ Petro anayankha kuti, “Kuchokera kwa ena.”

Yesu ananena kwa iye kuti, “Ndiye kuti ana sapereka.” ²⁷ Koma kuti ife tisawakhumudwitse pita ku nyanja kaponye mbedza yako. Katenge nsomba imene ukayambe kuyikola; kayitsekule kukamwa ndipo ukapezamo ndalama. Katenge ndalamayo ndi kukapereka msonkho wanga ndi wanu.