Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

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Mose Akumana ndi Farao

5 Zitachitika izi, Mose ndi Aaroni anapita kwa Farao ndipo anati, “Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli akuti, ‘Aloleni anthu anga apite, kuti akachite chikondwerero cha Ine mʼchipululu.’ ”

² Koma Farao anati, “Yehova ndani kuti ine ndimumvere ndi kulola Aisraeli kuti apite? Ine Yehova sindikumudziwa ndipo sindilola kuti Aisraeli apite.”

³ Ndipo iwo anati, “Mulungu wa Ahebri anakumana nafe. Chonde tiloleni tipite ulendo wa masiku atatu ku chipululu kuti tikapereke nsembe kwa Yehova Mulungu wathu, ngati sititero iye adzatipweteka ndi miliri kapena lupanga.”

⁴ Koma mfumu ya Igupto inati, “Mose ndi Aaroni, chifukwa chiyani mukuchititsa anthuwa kuti asagwire ntchito zawo? Bwererani ku ntchito zanu!” ⁵ Ndiponso Farao anati, “Taonani, anthuwa mʼdziko muno alipo ochuluka, ndipo inu mukuwaletsa kugwira ntchito.”

Njerwa Zopanda Udzu

⁶ Pa tsiku lomwelo Farao analamulira akapitawo a thangata ndi anzawo a Chiisraeli amene ankayangʼanira anthu kuti ⁷ “Inu musawapatsenso udzu wopangira njerwa monga mumachitira kale, iwo azipita ndi kukatenga udzu wawo. ⁸ Koma musawachepetsere chiwerengero cha njerwa chomwe munawalamulira kale kuti aziwumba. Iwowa ndi aulesi. Nʼchifukwa chake akulira kuti, ‘Tiloleni tipite tikapereke nsembe kwa Mulungu wathu.’ ⁹ Muwakhawulitse ndi ntchito anthu amenewa kuti azitanganidwa, asakhale ndi mpata omvera zabodza.”

¹⁰ Choncho akapitawo a thangata ndi anzawo a Chiisraeli amene ankayangʼanira anthu anapita kwa anthu aja nati, “ ‘Farao akuti sadzakupatsaninso udzu. ¹¹ Mʼmalo mwake mupite mukadzimwetere udzu kulikonse kumene mungawupeze. Komabe ntchito yanu sichepetsedwa.’ ” ¹² Kotero anthuwo anamwazikana mʼdziko lonse la Igupto kukamweta udzu. ¹³ Akapitawo a thangata aja anawafulumiza anthu aja nati, “Malizani kugwira ntchito yanu ya tsiku ndi tsiku monga mmene zinalili pamene munkapatsidwa udzu.” ¹⁴ Akapitawo a thangata a Farao ankawamenya oyangʼanira anzawo a Chiisraeli aja nawapanikiza kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani lero simunawumbe chiwerengero chovomerezeka cha njerwa monga chakale chija?”

¹⁵ Pamenepo oyangʼanira anzawo a Chiisraeli aja anapita kukadandaula kwa Farao kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani mwachitira antchito anu zotere? ¹⁶ Antchito anu sakupatsidwa udzu, komabe akutiwuza kuti, ‘Umbani njerwa!’ Antchito anu akumenyedwa, koma cholakwa sichili ndi anthu anu.”

¹⁷ Farao anati, “Ulesi, inu ndinu alesi! Nʼchifukwa chake mukumanena kuti, ‘Mutilole tipite kukapereka nsembe kwa Yehova.’ ¹⁸ Pitani tsopano kuntchito. Simudzapatsidwanso udzu komabe muyenera kuwumba muyeso wanu wovomerezeka wa njerwa.”

¹⁹ Oyangʼanira anzawo a Chiisraeli anazindikira kuti ali pa mavuto pamene anawuzidwa kuti, “Musachepetse chiwerengero cha njerwa chimene muyenera kuwumba tsiku lililonse.” ²⁰ Atachoka pamaso pa Farao, anakumana ndi Mose ndi Aaroni akuwadikira, ²¹ ndipo iwo anati, “Yehova akupenyeni ndi kukuweruzani popeza mwachititsa Farao ndi nduna zake kuti anyansidwe nafe ndipo mwayika lupanga mʼmanja mwawo kuti atiphe.”

Mulungu Alonjeza Chipulumutso

²² Mose anabwerera kwa Yehova ndipo anati, “Chonde Ambuye, chifukwa chiyani mukuzunza anthu anu? Kodi munanditumira zimenezi? ²³ Chipitireni changa kwa Farao kukamuyankhula mʼdzina lanu, iye wakhala akuzunza anthuwa, ndipo inu simunawapulumutse konse anthu anu.”

6 Yehova anawuza Mose kuti, “Tsopano udzaona zimene ndimuchite Farao: Chifukwa cha dzanja langa lamphamvu adzalola anthu anga kuti atuluke. Chifukwa cha dzanja langa lamphamvu adzawatulutsa mʼdziko lake.”

² Mulungu anatinso kwa Mose, “Ine ndine Yehova. ³ Ndinaonekera kwa Abrahamu, kwa Isake ndi kwa Yakobo monga Mulungu Wamphamvuzonse, koma sindinawadziwitse dzina langa kuti ndine Yehova. ⁴ Ndinakhazikitsa pangano langa ndi iwo kuwalonjeza kuti ndidzawapatsa dziko la Kanaani kumene anakhalako kale ngati alendo. ⁵ Ndamvanso kubuwula kwa Aisraeli, amene Aigupto awayesa akapolo ndipo ndakumbukira pangano langa.”

⁶ “Nʼchifukwa chake nena kwa Aisraeli kuti, ‘Ine ndine Yehova, ndipo ndidzakutulutsani mʼgoli la Aigupto. Ndidzakumasulani mu ukapolo, ndidzakuwombolani ndi dzanja langa lotambasuka ndi kuchita ntchito zachiweruzo. ⁷ Ndidzakutengani kukhala anthu anga, ndipo Ine ndidzakhala Mulungu wanu. Pamenepo inu mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu amene ndinakutulutsani mʼgoli la Aigupto. ⁸ Ndipo ndidzakufikitsani ku dziko limene ndinalumbira kuti ndidzalipereka kwa Abrahamu, kwa Isake ndi kwa Yakobo. Ndidzakupatsani dziko limenelo kuti likhale lanu. Ine ndine Yehova.’ ”

⁹ Mose anawafotokozera Aisraeli zimenezi, koma iwo sanamumvere chifukwa cha kukhumudwa ndi goli lankhanza.

¹⁰ Kenaka Yehova anati kwa Mose, ¹¹ “Pita ukawuze Farao mfumu ya Igupto kuti awalole Aisraeli atuluke mʼdziko lake.”

¹² Koma Mose ananena kwa Yehova kuti, “Ngati Aisraeli sanandimvere, Farao akandimvera chifukwa chiyani, pajatu sinditha kuyankhula bwino?”

Mibado ya Mose ndi Aaroni

¹³ Ndipo Yehova analamula Mose ndi Aaroni kuti awuze Aisraeli ndi Farao mfumu ya Igupto kuti Aisraeli ayenera kutuluka mʼdziko la Igupto.

Kalata Yolembera Mpingo wa ku Filadefiya

⁷ “Lembera mngelo wampingo wa ku Filadefiya kuti:

Awa ndi mawu ochokera kwa amene ndi woyera ndi woonadi, amene ali ndi kiyi ya Davide. Iye akatsekula palibe amene angatseke; ndipo akatseka palibe amene angatsekule. ⁸ Iye akuti, ‘Ine ndimadziwa ntchito zako. Taona, ndakutsekulira pa khomo ndipo palibe wina amene angatseke. Ndikudziwa kuti uli ndi mphamvu zochepa komabe wasunga mawu anga ndipo sunandikane. ⁹ Amene ndi mpingo wa Satana, amene amadzitcha kuti ndi Ayuda pamene sali choncho, koma ndi onama, ndidzawabweretsa kwa inu ndi kuwagwetsa pansi pa mapazi anu kuti adzazindikire kuti ndimakukondani. ¹⁰ Popeza mwasunga mawu anga woti mupirire ndipo mwawugwira mtima, Inenso ndidzakupulumutsani nthawi ya mayesero imene idzabwera pa dziko lonse lapansi kuyesa onse okhala pa dziko lapansi.

¹¹ Ine ndikubwera msanga. Gwiritsitsa chimene uli nacho kuti wina angakulande chipewa chako chaufumu. ¹² Iye amene adzapambane ndidzamusandutsa mzati wa mʼNyumba ya Mulungu wanga. Sadzatulukamonso. Pa iye ndidzalemba dzina la Mulungu wanga ndi dzina la mzinda wa Mulungu wanga, Yerusalemu watsopano, umene ukubwera pansi kuchokera kumwamba kwa Mulungu wanga; ndipo pa iye ndidzalembanso dzina langa latsopano. ¹³ Amene ali ndi makutu, amve zimene Mzimu akuwuza mipingo.’ ”