¹ Ntheula Yawe wakayowoya kwa Mosezi, Wakati,

² "Unipatulile mwana mwanalume yose woyamba, chose icho ntchaku yambira mu nthumbo kya banthu ba Izirayeli, munthu panji chinyama. Iye ngwane." ³ Mosezi wakati ku banthu, "Kumbukilani zuba ili, zuba ilo wukafumura mu Ejiputo, kufuma mu nyambayau kapolo, pakuti na woko lankhongoni la Yawe waka mufumyani mu malo agha. Mureke kulya burendi ya chilungo.

⁴ Mufumenge mu Ejiputo zuba ili, mumwezi wa Abibu.

⁵ Para Yawe wiza namwe mu charo cha bina kenani, bina Hiti, bina Amori, bina Hivi, na bina Yebusi, charo icho yikarapa kuba sekulu binu kumu pani, charo cha mukaka na uchi- ntheura mukwenera kurondezga kasopero aka mu mwezi uwu. ⁶ Pa mazuba yankhondi na yabiri (7) mukwenera kurya buredi yambula chilungo, pa zuba la chinkhondi na chibir (70 kwamukuba chiphikiliro cha kuchindika Yawe.

⁷ Buledi ya mbura chilungo yikwenera kuryeka mu mazuba yose yankhondi na yabiri (7); Kuteke kuwoneka buredi na chilungo mukati mwinu. kureke kuwoneka chilungo na imwe mukati mu chalo chinu chose. ⁸ pa zuba lira mukayowoye ku bana binu, " Ichi chifukwa cha icho Yawe wakanichita kwa ine apo nkhafumanga mu Ejiputo.'

⁹ Ichi chamukuba chikumbusko chinu mu muwoko yinu, na chikumbusko pa chisko chinu. Ichi chili ntheula mwakuti dango la Yawe likhale mu muromo winu, Pakuti na wako la nkhongono la Yawe wakamufumyani mu Ejiputo.

¹⁰ Ntheura mukwenera kusunga dango ili pa nyengo yake chilimika na chilimika. ¹¹ Para Yawe wiza namwe mu charu cha bina Kenani, nga ni umo wali kurapila kwa imwe na kuba sekulu binu kuchita, na para wamupani charo kwa imwe.

¹² Mukwenera kupatula chose icho nchakwamba kubabika mu nthumbo yiliyose kwa Yawe. Bana bakuyamba kubabika mu vibeto vinu ivo vyanalume, vyamukuba vya Yawe.

¹³ Mwana woyomba wa Bulu waliyose mukwenera kumuwombora na mwana mberere. Usange mwatondeka kumuwombora ntheura mukwenera kumuphyola singo. Kwene bana binu banalume bakuyamba bose mukwenera kubawombora. ¹⁴ Para bana binu banalume baza mukumufumbani ku nthazi, kasi ichi chikung'anamulachi? ntheura mwa mukumuphalira. 'Likaba woko la nkhongono la Yawe likati fumya mu Ejiputo, kufuma mu nyumba ya ukapolo.

¹⁵ Apo Farao waka chita nkhwesa kukana kuti zomerezga ise kuluta, Yawe waka koma mwana woyamba waliyose mu Ejiputo, bose bana woyamba ba banthu na bana ba woyamba bavinyama. Ndicho chifukwa nkhupereka sembe kwa Yawe chose icho nchanalume chakutyamba kufuma mu nthumbo, kwene bose bana bane wokwamba banalume khuba wambura?

¹⁶ Ichi chamukuba chikumbusko mu mawoko ghinu, na chikumbusko pa chisko chinu, pakuti likaba woko la nkhongonola Yawe likati fumya mu Ejiputo." ¹⁷ Apo Farao wakazomera kuti banthu balute, Chiuta kuti waka balongozgera ku nthowa ya charo cha bafilisiti chara, nanga uli chalo chira chikaba pafupi. Pakuti wakato, "Nyengo zinyake banthu banga sintha mitima yawo para bangakumana na nkhondo ndipo bangawelera ku Ejiputo."

¹⁸ Ntheula Chiuta waka barongozgera banthu ku nthowa ya kuzingilira kupitira mu chipululu mupaka ku nyanja ya matete. Banthu ba Izirayeli waka lita kukwelera kufuma mu chalo cha Ejiputo bakunozgekera nkhondo. ¹⁹ Mosezi wakanya mula viwanawa vya Yosefe, pakuti Yosefe wakapanga bana banalume ba Izirayeli kubarapiska ndipo wakati, " Chiuta waza mukumutaskani nadi, ndipo mukwenera kunyamura viwangwa vyane."

²⁰ Ba Izirayeli ba kaluta kufuma ku Sukoti bakazenga misasa yawo pa Etamu mumphepete mwa chipululu.

²¹ Yawe wakaluta pa nthazizawo na muhanya muchipirara cha bingo kubalongozga mu nthowa.Mu usiku waka luta pa nthazi zawo muchipirara cha mato kubapa ungweru munthowa iyi bakayendanga na usiku.

²² Yawe waka fumyapo chara nthazi za banthu chipirara cha bingo mu nyengo ya muhanya panji chipirara cha moto mu nyengo ya usiku.