¹ Mukulu wa asembe anakamba kuti, Kansi izi zinthu nizazoona? ² Stefano anakamba kuti, "Abale naba tate onse, munivesese ine: Mulungu wa ulemelo anawonekel kuli batate bathu Abrahamu pamene enzeli ku Mesopotamia, pamene akalibe kukhala mu Harani; ³ anakamba kwa yeve, 'Siya malo yako na abululu bako, ndipo uyende kumalo yamene nizakuonesa.' ⁴ Ndipo anacoka pamalo ya Chaodiyanzi noyamba kunkhala mu Harani; kucoka apo, pamene atate bake anamwalila, Mulungu anamubwelesa mulalo aya, mwamene munkhala manje. ⁵ Sanapaseko malo yaliyonse kuli yeve, awe, ngankhale podyaka kwendo kwake. Koma analonjeza -ngankhale kuti Abrahamu analibe mwana -wamene angapase malo ngati katundu wake nabazukulu bake. ⁶ Mulungu enzo kamba nayeve socabe, kuti bazukulu bake azankhala pakanthawi muziko labene, nakuti bamene bankhalamo bazabapeleka mu ukapolo nobanzunza maningi zaka zili 400. ⁷ Ndipo nizaweluza ziko yamene bazankhalamo mu ukapolo,' Mulungu anakamba, ndipo vikasila ivi bazacokamo ndipo bazanipembeza ine mu malo yano.' ⁸ Ndipo anapasa Abrahamu pangano ya mdulidwe, so Abrahamu anankhala tate wake wa Isaki nomucita mdulidwe pasiku ya namba 8; Isaki anakhala tate bake wa Yakobo, naYakobo tate bake wabana bali 12 ⁹ Banali bali 12 banamucitila jelasi Yosefe nomugulisa ku Egypto, ndipo Mulungu enze nayeve, ¹⁰ nomucosa kumabvuto yake yonse, nomupasa cisomo na nzeru pamenso ya Farao, mfumu ya Egypto. Farao pamene apo anamupanga kunkhala gavana wa Egypto napanyumba pake ponse. ¹¹ Ndipo kunabwela njala pali ponse mu Egypto namu Kenani, namabvuto yakulu ndipobazitate bathu sibana peze vakudya. ¹² Koma pame Yakobo anamvela kuti kuli vakudya ku Egypto, anatuma makolo bathu nthawi yoyamba. ¹³ Nthawi yacibili Yosefe anazibonesela kuli ba bale bake; ndipo banja ya Yosefe inazibika kuli Farao. ¹⁴ Yosefe anatuma abale bake kuti abwelele kuti akauze Yakobo atate bake kuti babwele ku Egypto, pamozi nababululu bake bonse, banthu 75 pamozi. ¹⁵ So Yakobo anayenda ku Egypto, ndipo anamwalila, yeve namakolo yathu. ¹⁶ Banabapeleka ku Shekemu nobaika mu manda yamene Abrahamu anagula namutengo wa siliva kucokela ku bana ba muna ba Hama ku Shekemu. ¹⁷ Pamene nthawi yalonjezo inafika, lonjezo yamene Mulungu anapasa Abrahamu, banthu banakula nopaka mu Egypto, ¹⁸ paka mfumu inangu inayamba kulamulila mu Egypto, mfumu yamene sinazibe za Yosefe. ¹⁹ Mfumu yame iyi ina namiza banthu bathu nozunza makolo yanthu maningi, banapeleka bana babo kuciopyezo, kuyembekezela kuti bazapulumuka. ²⁰ Panthawi iyo nishi Mose wabadwa; enze okongolla pamenso ya Mulungu ndipo banamusamalila mwezi itatu munyumba ya atate bake. ²¹ Pamene banamutulusa panja, mwana mukazi wa Farao anamutenga nomukulisa ngati mwana wake. ²² Mose anaphunzira maphunziro yonse yaku Egypto; ndipo enze wamphamvu mu mau na zinchito zake. ²³ Koma pamene anakwanisa zaka 40, ananganiza mu mtima mwake kuti ayendele abale bake, bana ba Israyeli. ²⁴ Pakuona mu Israyeli anzunziwa, Mose anamuteteza iye nomubwezelako uja wamene anazunziwa pakumenya waku Egypto: ²⁵ ananganiza kuti abale bake azamvesesa kuti Mulungu kupyolela kukwanja kwake enzo bapulumusa, koma sibanamvesese. ²⁶ Pasiku yokonkhapo anabwela kuli ma Israyeli pamene benzo yambana; anayesesa kunkhazikisa mtendere pakati pao; nokamba ati, 'Azibambo, ndimwe paubululu; nicifukwa nicani muwonongana?' ²⁷ Koma uja analakwila muzake anamukankha, nokamba ati, wakupanga kunkhala olamulila nawoweluza pali ise nindani? ²⁸ Ufuna unipaye mwamene unapayila waku Egypto mailo? ²⁹ Mose anathaba pamene anamvela izi; anankhala mulendo muziko ya Midiani, kwamene anankhala tate wa bana amuna abili. ³⁰ Pamene zaka 40 zinasila, mungelo anabonekela kwa yeve mucipululu ca Lupili ya Sinai, mucisamba coyaka mulilo. ³¹ Pamene Mose anabona mulilo, anadabwa pazamene anabona; ndipo pamene anafendela kuti abonesese, munacoka mau ya Ambuye, kunena, ³² Ndine Mulungu waba tate bako, Mulungu wa Abrahamu, na Isaki, na Yakobo.' Mose ananjenjeme ndipo sanafune futi kuyanganako. ³³ Ambuye anakamba kwa yeve ati, Bvula sapato zako, cifukwa malo yamene waimililapo nimalo yoyela. ³⁴ Nabonesesa maningi kuvutika kwa banthu banga mu Egypto; namvela kulila kwao, nabwela pansi kuzaba pulumusa; manje bwela nizakutuma ku Egypto.' ³⁵ Uyu Mose wamene anakana, pamene anakamba ati, ' Nindani wamene anakupanga ulamulila na uweluza?' -ndiye wamene Mulungu anatuma monga oweluza na omasula. Mulungu anamutuma nakwanja kwa mngelo wamene anabonekela kuli Mose mumatepo. ³⁶ Mose anabasogolela kuwacosa mu Egypto, pambuyo po cita zodabwisa nazi zindikilo mu Egypto napa Mumana wa Matete, namucipululu munthawi ya zaka 40. ³⁷ Ni Mose wamene uyo wamene anakamba ku banthu ba Israyeli, 'Mulungu azanyamula mneneri pakati pa abale wanu, mneneri monga ine.' ³⁸ Uyu ndiye munthu wamene enzeli pa gulu mucipululu na mngero wamene anakamba naye Palupili ya Sinai. Uyu ndiye munthu wamene anali na azitate bathu; uyu ndiye munthu wamene analandila mau ya moyo kuti atipase ife. ³⁹ Uyu ndiye munthu wamene azitate bathu anakana kumumverela; anamukankhila patali kucoka kuli beve, ndipo kuti mumitima yabo banabwelela ku Egypto. ⁴⁰ Pali nthawi iyo banakamba kuli Aroni, 'Tipangile milungungu yamene izatisongolela. Cifukwa pali uyu Mose, wamene anatisogolela kucoka mu malo ya Egypto, sitiziba camene cacitika kuli yeve. ⁴¹ So banapanga ng'ombe mumasiku ayo noleta sembe kuli mafano, nosangalala cifukwa ca nchito za manja yabo. ⁴² Koma Mulungu anaba pindimukila nobalekelela kuti bapembeze nthandala ku mwamba, monga cinalembwa mu buku ya aneneri, 'Kansi munapeleka kwa ine nyama zakufa na nsembe zaka zili 40 mucipululu, nyumba ya Israyeli? ⁴³ Munalandila tenti ya Moleki na ntandala za mulungu Refani, na vithunzi-thunzi vamene munapanga kuti muvipembeze: ndipo nizakuperekani kutali kupitilila Babiloni.' ⁴⁴ Azitate bathubenze na tenti ya umboni mucipululu, monga mwamene Mulungu analamulila pamene anakamba na Mose, kuti ayipange monga patani yamene anaonapo. ⁴⁵ Iyi ndiye tenti yamene azitate bathu, pobwelela kwabo, yamene anabwelelsa kumalo pamozi na Yoshua. Ici cinacitika pamene analoba mukutenga malo yamene Mulungu anacosa pameso pa azitate bathu. Cinali socabe kufikila nthawi ya Davide, ⁴⁶ wamene anapeza cisomo mumeso ya Mulungu; anapempha kuti apeze malo okhalamo kwa Mulungu wa Yakobo. ⁴⁷ Koma Solomoni anamangila Mulungu Nyumba. ⁴⁸ Koma Olemekezeka sankhala munyumba zo pangidwa namanja; cili monga mwamene muneneri anenela, ⁴⁹ 'Kumwamba nipando wanga wacimfumu, pansi nipoponda mendo yanga. Kansi ni nyumba yabwanji yamene mungamangile ine? akamba Ambuye: olo yalikuti malo yopumulila yanga? ⁵⁰ Kansi simanja yanga anapanga zonse izi?' ⁵¹ Imwe banthu amene muli oyuma na bosadulidwa mu mtima na mumatu, nthawi zonse mukana Muzimu Oyela; mucita mwamene azitate banu anacitila. ⁵² Nibati aneneri bamene azitate banu sibananzunze? Banapaya aneneri bamene anabwelelatu pamene Olungama sanabwele; ndipo manje mwankhala opacika na wopaya yeve futi, ⁵³ imwe banthu amene analndila lamulo yamene angelo anankhazikisa, koma simunaisunge." ⁵⁴ Manje pamene ma membala ba khanso banamvela izi, banakhuziwa ku mtima, ndipo banamulumila meno Stefano. ⁵⁵ Koma yeve kunkhala ozula na Mzimu Oyela, anayanganisisa kumwamba nowona ulemelo wa Mulungu; ndipo anaona Yesu oyimilila kukwanja kwa rayiti kwa Mulungu. ⁵⁶ Stefano anakamba ati, "Onani, niwona kumwamba koseguka, ndipo Mwana Mwamuna wa Munthu oyimilila kukwanja kwa rayiti kwa Mulungu," ⁵⁷ Koma ma membara ya khanso yanapunda maningi, noleka kumvera, nothamangila pali yeve pamozi; ⁵⁸ banamuponya panja pa tauni nomutema miala: ndipo wotambako banafaka vovala vabo vakunja pali munyamata oyitaniwa Sauli. ⁵⁹ Pamene benzo mutema miala Stefano, anapitiliza kuitana Ambuye kukamba kuti, "Ambuye Yesu, landilani mzimu wanga." ⁶⁰ Anagwada pansi nobwela kuitana maningi, "Ambuye, musasunge cimo iyi kuli beve." Pamene anakamba ivi, anamwalila.