Eksodho 18:1-27
18 Jetro tebzwalace+ Mose, nyantsembe wa ku Midhiyani, abva pinthu pyonsene pidacita Mulungu kuna Mose na kuna mbumba yace, Aizraeli; kuti Yahova abulusa tani Aizraeli ku Ejitu.+
2 Jetro tebzwalace Mose akhadatambira Zipora nkazace Mose mbakhala naye, thangwi Mose akhadantumiza kunyumba kwa tebzwalace,
3 pabodzi na anace awiri.+ Mwanace mʼbodzi akhacemerwa Jersoni,*+ thangwi Mose alonga: “Ine ndine mulendo mu dziko ino.”
4 Unango akhacemerwa Eliezeri,* thangwi iye alonga: “Mulungu wa pai wanga ndi mʼphedzi wanga, adandipulumusa toera ndikhonde kuphiwa na supada ya Farau.”+
5 Natenepa, Jetro tebzwalace Mose, nkazace Mose pabodzi na anace aenda kaonana na Mose nʼthando, kudamanga iye nsasa wace cifupi na phiri ya Mulungu wandimomwene.+
6 Iye atumiza mafala awa kuna Mose: “Ine tebzwalako Jetro,+ ndiri kubwera kudzaonana na iwe. Ndiri pabodzi na nkazako na anako awiri.”
7 Penepo pene Mose abuluka mbaenda kaonana na tebzwalace, iye akotama, buluka penepo ampswompswona. Iwo amutsana unango na ndzace,* pidamala iwo aenda mu nsasa.
8 Mose afokotozera tebzwalace pinthu pyonsene pidacita Yahova kuna Farau na Ejitu toera kuphedza Aizraeli,+ ampangambo nyatwa zonsene zidathimbana na iwo paulendo wawo,+ pontho kuti Yahova aapulumusa tani.
9 Jetro akomerwa kakamwe na pinthu pyonsene pidacita Yahova kuna Aizraeli, mbaapulumusa mʼmanja mwa Aejitu.
10 Penepo Jetro alonga: “Mbasimbwe Yahova, adakupulumusani mʼmanja mwa Aejitu na Farau, adaombola mbumba ineyi pantsi pa utongi wa Ejitu.
11 Cincino ndisadziwa kuti Yahova ndi nkulu kupiringana alungu+ onsene, thangwi ya pidacitira iye Aejitu akuti mwakudzikuza athabusa mbumba yace.”
12 Buluka penepo Jetro abweresa ntsembe toera zipiswe, na ntsembe zinango toera kuzipereka kuna Mulungu; Aroni na akulu onsene a Aizraeli aenda kadya na tebzwalace Mose, pamaso pa Mulungu wandimomwene.
13 Mangwana mwace, Mose akhala pantsi ninga mwandzolowero toera atumikire mbumba ninga nyakutonga miseru, anthu akhapitiriza kubwera, mbalimira patsogolo pa Mose kutomera namacibese mpaka namaulo.
14 Tebzwalace Mose pidaona iye pinthu pyonsene pikhacita iye kuna mbumba, ampanga: “Ninji pyenepi pinacita iwe kuna mbumba? Thangwi yanji usakhala pantsi toera kutonga wekhene, mbumba mbipitiriza kukudikhira kutomera namacibese mpaka namaulo?”
15 Mose atawira tebzwalace: “Ndisacita pyenepi thangwi mbumba isapitiriza kubwera kuna ine toera kusaka citsogolero ca Mulungu.
16 Pangaoneka nkandzo pakati pa anthu awiri, iwo asabwera kuna ine mbandipanga nkandzo unoyu. Penepo ndisafunika kuutonga mbandidziwisa pisankhulo pya Mulungu wandimomwene na mitemo yace.”+
17 Tebzwalace Mose ampanga: “Pinacita iwe si pyadidi tayu.
18 Mwakukhonda penula iwe unadzaneta, iwe pabodzi na mbumba iri na iwe, thangwi unoyu ndi ntolo ukulu kakamwe toera kuuthukula wekhene.
19 Cincino ndibvesere. Ine ndinakupasa uphungu, pontho Mulungu anadzakhala na iwe.*+ Iwe usafunika kutumikira ninga muimiriri wa mbumba pamaso pa Mulungu wandimomwene,+ pontho miseru yonsene usafunika kuidziwisa kuna Mulungu wandimomwene.+
20 Usafunika kuapfundzisa matongero a Mulungu na mitemo yace,+ pontho usafunika kuadziwisa njira inafunika iwo kufamba na mabasa anafunika iwo kuphata.
21 Mbwenye usafunika kusankhula amuna akuthema+ pakati pa mbumba, akuti asagopa Mulungu, amuna akunyindirika akuti asaida kuwina pinthu mwakukhonda kulungama;+ khazikisa amuna anewa toera akhale atsogoleri a anthu 1.000, atsogoleri a anthu 100, atsogoleri a anthu 50, na atsogoleri a anthu khumi.+
22 Pangaoneka mikandzo iwo asafunika kutonga mbumba, mikandzo yonsene yakunentsa iwo anaibweresa kuna iwe,+ mbwenye iwo anadzatonga mikandzo mingʼono yonsene. Gawana nawo basa ineyi toera ululupise ntolo wako.+
23 Ungacita pyenepi, pontho Mulungu mbakomerwa napyo, iwe unakwanisa kuthukula ntolo unoyu, natenepa onsene anabwerera kunyumba mwakutsandzaya.”
24 Mwakucimbiza Mose abvera tebzwalace, mbacita pyonsene pidalonga iye.
25 Mose asankhula amuna akuthema pakati pa Aizraeli onsene, mbaakhazikisa toera kutsogolera mbumba, ninga atsogoleri a anthu 1.000, atsogoleri a anthu 100, atsogoleri a anthu 50, na atsogoleri a anthu khumi.
26 Natenepa, iwo akhatonga mbumba pangaoneka nseru. Miseru yonsene yakunentsa iwo akhaenda nayo kuna Mose,+ mbwenye miseru mingʼono yonsene ndiwo akhaitonga.
27 Buluka penepo Mose apangana tebzwalace,+ natenepa Jetro abwerera ku dziko yace.
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Dzina ineyi isabveka “Mulendo mu Dziko Ineyi.”
^ Dzina ineyi isabveka “Mulungu Wanga Ndi Mʼphedzi.”
^ Peno: “Mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi abvundza ndzace kuti manungo ali tani.”
^ Peno: “Mulungu anadzakupasa nkhombo.”
