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1 Pidaenda Izraeli ku Ejitu, mwanace mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi aendambo pabodzi na anthu a panyumba+ pace. Awa ndi madzina a ana a Yakobe: 2 Rubheni, Simeoni, Levi na Yuda;+ 3 Isakari, Zebhuloni na Bhenjamini; 4 Dhani, Nafitali, Gadhi na Azeri.+ 5 Anthu onsene a dzindza ya Yakobe akhali 70, mbwenye Zuze akhali kale ku Ejitu.+ 6 Pakumalisa, Zuze afa,+ abale ace onsene na anthu onsene a mu ndzidzi wace afambo. 7 Aizraeli* abala ana azinji mbatoma kuthimizirika kakamwe, iwo akhapitiriza kunjipa mbakhala amphambvu kakamwe munjira yakudzumisa, natenepa iwo adzadza dziko ya Ejitu.+
8 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, mambo mupswa wakuti nee akhadziwa Zuze atoma kutonga dziko ya Ejitu. 9 Natenepa iye apanga mbumba yace: “Onani basi! Aizraeli ndi azinji kakamwe, pontho ndi amphambvu kakamwe kupiringana ife.+ 10 Tendeni tiacenjerere. Tingakhonda kucita pyenepi, iwo anapitiriza kunjipa, pontho ingaoneka nkhondo, iwo anaenda kukhundu ya anyamalwa athu, anamenyana na ife mbabuluka mu dziko ino.”
11 Na thangwi ineyi, asankhula atsogoleri toera kuaphatisa basa mwakukakamiza, toera kuathabusa na mabasa akuwanga;+ Aizraeli amanga mizinda ya Pitomi na Ramese+ toera kukoyera pyakudya na pinthu pya Farau. 12 Mbwenye pikhathimiza iwo kuathabusa kakamwe, iwo akhathimizirika kakamwe, mbapitiriza kumwazika kakamwe; natenepa Aejitu akhagopa kakamwe Aizraeli.+ 13 Na thangwi ineyi, Aejitu athabusa Aizraeli na ubitcu wakuwanga kakamwe.+ 14 Iwo acitisa umaso wa Aizraeli kukhala wakunentsa kakamwe, thangwi ya basa yakuwanga yakumunya* matope na kuumba mabhuloko,* iwo aathabusa na ntundu onsene wa ubitcu mʼmunda. Inde, iwo aakakamiza toera kuphata basa yakuwanga mʼmakhaliro akunentsa, mbaasikimiza na ntundu onsene wa ubitcu.+
15 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, mambo wa ku Ejitu alonga na Sifra na Puwa, akuti akhali akazi Acihebheri akhaphata basa yakubazika. 16 Iye aapanga: “Mungaphedza akazi Acihebheri toera kubala,+ angabala mwana wamamuna musafunika kumupha; mbwenye angabala mwana wankazi, lekani kumupha.” 17 Mbwenye anyakubazika akhagopa Mulungu wandimomwene, pontho iwo nee acita pidalonga mambo wa ku Ejitu. Natenepa, iwo nee apha+ ana amuna. 18 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, mambo wa ku Ejitu acemera anyakubazika mbaabvundza: “Thangwi yanji nee mwapha ana amuna?” 19 Anyakubazika atawira Farau: “Akazi Acihebheri asiyana na akazi a mu Ejitu. Iwo ali na mphambvu kakamwe, pontho anyakubazika angafika, asaagumana amala kubala.”
20 Natenepa, Mulungu atsalakana mwadidi anyakubazika anewa, pontho mbumba ikhathimizirika mbikhala yamphambvu kakamwe. 21 Nakuti anyakubazika akhagopa Mulungu wandimomwene, mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Mulungu acitisa kuti iwo abale ana. 22 Pakumalisa Farau apanga mbumba yace yonsene: “Musafunika kuponya mu Nkulo wa Nilo ana amuna onsene Acihebheri adabalwa kwene cincino, mbwenye ana onsene akazi asiyeni mʼmaso.”+