< Eksodo 6 >
1 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?”
13 Ndipo Yehova analamula Mose ndi Aaroni kuti awuze Aisraeli ndi Farao mfumu ya Igupto kuti Aisraeli ayenera kutuluka mʼdziko la Igupto.
14 Atsogoleri a mafuko awo anali awa: Ana a Rubeni mwana wachisamba wa Israeli anali Hanoki, Palu, Hezironi ndi Karimi. Awa anali mafuko a Rubeni.
15 Ana a Simeoni anali Yemueli, Yamini, Ohadi, Yakini, Zohari ndi Saulo mwana wa kwa mkazi wa Chikanaani. Awa anali mafuko a Simeoni.
16 Mayina a ana a Levi pamodzi ndi zidzukulu zawo anali awa: Geresoni, Kohati ndi Merari. Levi anakhala ndi moyo kwa zaka 137.
17 Ana a Geresoni, mwa mafuko awo, anali Libini ndi Simei.
18 Ana a Kohati anali Amramu, Izihari, Hebroni ndi Uzieli. Kohati anakhala ndi moyo zaka 133.
19 Ana a Merari anali Mali ndi Musi. Awa anali mafuko a Levi monga mwa mibado yawo.
20 Amramu anakwatira Yokobedi mlongo wa abambo ake, amene anabereka Aaroni ndi Mose. Amramu anakhala ndi moyo kwa zaka 137.
21 Ana a Izihari anali Kora, Nefegi ndi Zikiri.
22 Ana a Uzieli anali Misaeli, Elizafani ndi Sitiri.
23 Aaroni anakwatira Eliseba, mwana wamkazi wa Aminadabu, mlongo wa Nasoni ndipo Iye anabereka Nadabu, Abihu, Eliezara ndi Itamara.
24 Ana a Kora anali Asiri, Elikana ndi Abiasafu. Awa ndiwo mafuko a Kora.
25 Eliezara mwana wa Aaroni anakwatira mmodzi mwa ana aakazi a Putieli, ndipo anabereka Finehasi. Awa anali atsogoleri a mabanja a Levi, monga mwa mafuko awo.
26 Aaroni ndi Mose ndi aja amene Yehova anawawuza kuti, “Tulutsani Aisraeli mu Igupto mʼmagulu awo.”
27 Mose ndi Aaroni ndiwo amene anayankhula ndi Farao mfumu ya Igupto kuti atulutse Aisraeli mu Igupto.
28 Tsopano pamene Yehova anayankhula kwa Mose mu Igupto,
29 anati, “Ine ndine Yehova. Umuwuze Farao mfumu ya Igupto zonse zimene Ine ndikuwuze iwe.”
30 Koma Mose anati kwa Yehova, “Farao akandimvera bwanji, pakuti ine sinditha kuyankhula bwino?”
