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11 Cikhulupiro ni cidikhiro cakutsimikizirika ca bzinthu bzomwe bzikudikhiriridwa ndipo n’ciratizo cakuti bzinthu bzakusaya kuwoneka na maso bziripodi. 2 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, wanthu wakale-kale adalatizidwa na Mulungu kuti iye akhakomedwa nawo.

3 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, ifepano timbazindikira kuti bzinthu bzomwe bziri kudzulu na pa dziko la pantsi, bzidakhazikisidwa na fala la Mulungu. Na tenepo, bzinthu bzakuwoneka bzidakonzedwa kucokera ku bzinthu bzakusaya kuwoneka.

4 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, Abeli adapereka kwa Mulungu ntsembe yapadzulu kwene-kwene kuposa ya Kaini ndipo thangwe ra cikhulupiroco, iye adacitiridwa umboni bwakuti akhali munthu wakulungama, pakuti Mulungu adakomedwa na mphaso zace ndipo napo iye adafa, akupitiriza kulewalewa na cikhulupiro cace.

5 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, Inoki adatengedwa* kuti aleke kuwona infa ndipo alibe kugumanidwa ku mbuto iri-yentse, thangwe Mulungu akhadamucosa ndipo pomwe akhanati kucosedwapo, iye adalatizidwa umboni bwakuti Mulungu akhakomedwa naye. 6 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, munthu akasaya cikhulupiro angakwanise lini kukondwesa Mulungu, pakuti omwe ambafenderera Mulungu, an’funika kumbakhulupira kuti iye alipodi ndipo ambabaira wanthu omwe ambamulinga na mtima wentse.

7 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, Nowa pomwe adacenjezedwa na Mulungu pa bzinthu bzomwe bzikhanati kuwoneka, iye adalatiza kuti akhabvera* Mulunguyo ndipo adamanga cingalawa kuti apulumuse wanthu wa m’banja lace. Thangwe ra cikhulupiro caceco, iye adalatiza kuti dziko likhathemera kulangidwa, ndipo adakhala nyakutambira utaka bwakulungama, bomwe bumbabwera thangwe ra cikhulupiro.

8 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, Abalahamu pomwe adacemeredwa, iye adabvera mwakuyenda ku mbuto yomwe angadatambira ninga utaka. Iye adayendadi, napo kuti akhadziwa lini komwe akhayenda. 9 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, iye akhakhala ninga mulendo m’dziko lomwe akhadauzidwa kuti angadakakhala ndipo iye akhakhala m’matendi na Izaki pabodzi na Djakobo, wanthu omwe Mulungu akhadawauzambo kuti angadawapasa dziko limweri. 10 Iye akhadikhirira mzinda wa aliserse caiyo, omwe Mulungu adautala na kuumanga.

11 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, nayembo Sara adakhala na pathupi* kuti abereke mwana napo iye akhadakalamba, thangwe Sarayo akhawona kuti Ule omwe ambalewa bzinthu bzakutsogolo, ngwakukhulupirika. 12 Pa thangwe limweri, munthu omwe akhawoneka ninga wakufa, adabereka wana azinji ninga nyenyezi zakudzulu ndipo akhali wakusaya kulewengeka ninga mcenga wa m’mphepete mwa nyanza.

13 Wanthu wentsenewa adafa ana cikhulupiro, napo alibe kutambira bzomwe akhadauzidwa kuti angadapasidwa, tsono iwo adabziwona na patali, acikomedwa nabzo ndipo adalewa padeca kuti akhali alendo nakuti angadakhalisa lini m’dzikomo. 14 Wale omwe ambalewalewa mwa njira imweyi, ambakhala akulatiza padeca kuti akulinga na nyongo mbuto yawo-yawo. 15 Bzingadakhala kuti iwo adapitiriza kukumbukira komwe akhadacokera, angadakhala na mpata wakubwerera. 16 Tsono wanthu amwewa akulinga mbuto yabwino kwene-kwene, yomwe ni mbuto ya kudzulu. Pa thangwe limweri, Mulungu ambabva lini manyazi wanthuwo akambamucemera ninga Mulungu wawo, pakuti iye wawakonzera mzinda.

17 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, Abalahamu pomwe adayezedwa na Mulungu bzikhali ninga kuti wapereka kale Izaki ntsembe. Na tenepo munthu umweyu, omwe adatambira mwakukondwa bzinthu bzomwe adauzidwa kuti angadadzapasidwa, akhali wakukonzeka kupereka ntsembe mwana wace m’bodzi yekha. 18 Iye adacita bzimwebzi napo kuti akhadauzidwa kuti: “Omwe an’dzacemeredwa kuti wana wako,* an’dzacokera mwa Izaki.” 19 Tsono iye akhadziwa kuti Mulungu angadalamusa Izaki kwa anyakufa, ndipo iye adatambira mwana waceyo ninga kuti walamusidwa kwa anyakufa. Bzimwebzi bzidalatiza bzinthu bzomwe bzin’dzacitika kutsogolo.

20 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, nayembo Izaki adasimba Djakobo na Esau pa bzinthu bzomwe bzingadadzacitika kutsogolo.

21 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, pomwe Djakobo akhadasala pang’ono kufa, adasimba wana wacimuna wa Zuze m’bodzi na m’bodzi ndipo adanamata Mulungu pomwe akhadadjimbikira mpsimbo yace.

22 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, Zuze pomwe akhadasala pang’ono kufa, iye adalewa bza kufuluka kwa wana wa Jirayeri ndipo adaperekambo malango* pakulewa bza mafupa yace.*

23 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, Mozeji pomwe adabadwa, abereki wace adamubisa kwa minyezi mitatu, thangwe adawona kuti mwanayo akhali wakudeka ndipo alibe kugopa lamulo la mambo.* 24 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, Mozeji pomwe adakula, adalamba kucemeredwa kuti mzukulu* wa Farawo. 25 Iye adasankhula kuboneresedwa pabodzi na wanthu wa Mulungu, m’mbuto mwa kufuna kukondwa na bzinthu bza pikado bzakusaya kukhalisa, 26 thangwe iye adawona kuti kunyozedwa kwace ninga Nyakudzozedwa,* cikhali cuma cikulu kwene-kwene kuposa cuma ca ku Edjipito, pakuti iye akhanyang’anisisa mabaibai yomwe angadadzatambira. 27 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, iye adacoka ku Edjipito sikuti thangwe ra kugopa ukali bwa mambo,* pakuti iye adapitiriza kukhala na cikhulupiro cakulimba ninga kuti akuwona Ule omwe ngwakusaya kuwoneka. 28 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, iye adacita Paskwa ndipo adawaza mulopa kuti anjo wa Mulungu aleke kupha wana wawo wakuyamba kubadwa.

29 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, wanthu wa Mulungu adayambuka pa Nyanza Ifuira ninga kuti ankufamba pa mataka yakuuma, tsono pomwe Aedjipito adayezera kucitambo bzibodzi-bodzibzo, adakhudyulidwa na nyanzayo.

30 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, mpanda wa Jeriko udagwa pomwe Ajirayeri adauzungulira kwa ntsiku 7. 31 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, Rahabi omwe akhali puta, alibe kufa pabodzi na wale omwe alibe kubvera, thangwe iye adatambira mwa mtendere amuna omwe adabwera kudzazonda dzikolo.

32 Kodi ningalewe pomwe ciyani pamwepa, pakuti nthawe in’ndicepera kuti ndilewembo bza Gidiyoni, Baraki, Samusoni, Djafeti, Davide, Samuyeri pabodzi na apolofeta winango. 33 Thangwe ra cikhulupiro, wanthu amwewa adakunda maumambo,* adakhazikisa cirungamo, adauzidwa bzinthu bzomwe bzingadadzacitika kutsogolo, adafunga miromo ya mphondolo, 34 mphanvu ya moto iribe kuwacita cinthu ciri-centse, adapulumuka pomwe akhadasala pang’ono kuphedwa na xipada, pomwe iwo akhali wakutepa adapasidwa mphanvu, pa nthawe ya nkhondo akhalibe mantha ndipo adakunda anyankhondo omwe adabwera kudzamenyana nawo. 35 Akazi adatambira wanthu wawo omwe adalamusidwa kwa anyakufa, ndipo wanthu winango adazunzidwa thangwe adalamba kusiya cikhulupiro cawo kuti atsudzulidwe. Iwo adacita bzimwebzi, kuti adzakhale na kulamusidwa kwabwino kwene-kwene. 36 Inde, wanthu winango adayezedwa mwa kunyazidwa na kupfumbulidwa ndipo kuposa bzimwebzi, adamangidwa na makorenti aciikhidwa m’kawoko. 37 Iwo adabomedwa na minyala, adayezedwa, adagwatidwa kati na kati, adaphedwa na xipada, akhafamba uko akhadabvala makhanda ya bira na ya mbuzi, adakhala wakusaya, akhabonera na kuzunzidwa. 38 Ndipo dziko ikhali lini mbuto yakuthemera kuti iwo akhale. Iwo akhambafamba-famba m’dambo, m’mapiri, m’mphako na m’madindi ya pa dziko la pantsi.

39 Tenepo, napo kuti wanthu wentsenewa adatambira umboni thangwe ra cikhulupiro cawo, iwo alibe kuwona kukwanisika kwa bzinthu bzomwe bzikhadalewedwa kuti bzin’dzacitika kutsogolo. 40 Pakuti Mulungu akhadawona kale cinthu cabwino kuti aticitire, kuti iwo aleke kukhala wakulungama pakusaya ifepano.