Exodus 2
1 It was around this time that a man from the tribe of Levi married a woman, also a Levite.
Ndipo munthu wina wa fuko la Levi anakwatira mkazi wa fuko lomwelo.
2 She became pregnant and had a son. She saw he was a lovely baby, and she hid him for three months.
Mkaziyo anatenga pathupi ndipo anabereka mwana wamwamuna. Ataona kuti mwanayo anali wokongola, anamubisa kwa miyezi itatu.
3 But when she couldn't hide him anymore, she got a papyrus basket and covered it with tar and pitch. Then she put her baby in the basket and placed it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
Koma mwanayo atafika pa msinkhu woti sakanathanso kubisidwa, amayi ake anatenga kadengu kopangidwa ndi bango nakamata phula. Kenaka anayika mwanayo mʼmenemo ndi kukamuyika pa mabango mu mtsinje wa Nailo.
4 His sister waited some distance away, keeping an eye on him.
Mlongo wake wa mwanayo anayima pataliko kuti aone chimene chidzamuchitikira mwanayo.
5 Then Pharaoh's daughter arrived to bathe in the Nile. Her ladies-in-waiting were walking along the bank of the river. When she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it and bring it to her.
Mwana wamkazi wa Farao anapita ku mtsinje wa Nailo kukasamba ndipo adzakazi ake ankayenda mʼmbali mwa mtsinjewo. Tsono mwana wa Farao uja anaona kadenguko pakati pa mabango ndipo anatuma mdzakazi wake kuti akakatenge.
6 When she opened it she saw the baby boy. He was crying and she felt sorry for him. “This must be one of the Hebrew boys,” she said.
Iye atavundukula anaona mwana wamwamuna akungolira. Iye anamva naye chisoni mwana uja, nati, “Ameneyu ndi mmodzi mwa ana a Chihebri.”
7 His sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, “Would you like me to go and find one of the Hebrew women to nurse him for you?”
Kenaka mlongo wake wa mwanayo anafunsa mwana wa Farao kuti, “Ndingapite kukakupezerani mmodzi mwa amayi a Chihebri kuti azikakulererani mwanayu?”
8 “Yes, go and do that,” she replied. So the girl went and called the baby's mother to come.
Iye anayankha kuti, “Inde, pita.” Ndipo mtsikanayo anapita nakayitana amayi a mwanayo.
9 “Take this baby boy and nurse him for me,” she told his mother. “I will pay you myself.” So his mother took him home and nursed him.
Mwana wa Farao anati, “Tengani mwanayu mukandilerere, ndidzakulipirani.” Mayiyo anatenga mwanayo kukamulera.
10 When the boy was older she took him to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her son. She called him Moses, because she said, “I pulled him out of the water.”
Mwanayo atakula anakamupereka kwa mwana wa Farao ndipo anakhala mwana wake. Iye anamutcha dzina lake Mose, popeza anati, “Ndinamuvuwula mʼmadzi.”
11 Later, when Moses had grown up, he went to visit his people, the Hebrews. He saw them doing hard labor. He also saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
Tsiku lina, Mose atakula, anapita kumene kunali anthu a mtundu wake ndipo anawaona akugwira ntchito yowawa. Iye anaona Mwigupto akumenya Mhebri, mmodzi mwa anthu a mtundu wake.
12 He looked all around to make sure no one was watching, and then he killed the Egyptian and buried his body in the sand.
Atayangʼana uku ndi uku, naona kuti panalibe wina aliyense, Mose anamupha Mwiguptoyo ndipo anamukwirira mu mchenga.
13 The following day he went back and he saw two Hebrews fighting with each other. He said to the one at fault, “Why are you beating one of your own people?”
Mmawa mwake Mose anapita ndipo anaona anthu awiri a Chihebri akumenyana. Iye anafunsa amene anali wolakwa kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani ukumenya Mhebri mnzako?”
14 “Who put you in charge to judge us?” the man replied. “Are you going to kill me like you did the Egyptian?” Moses became frightened at this, and said to himself, “People know what I've done!”
Munthu uja anati, “Kodi ndani anakuyika kuti ukhale wotilamulira ndi wotiweruza? Kodi ukufuna kundipha monga momwe unaphera Mwigupto uja?” Mose anachita mantha ndipo anati mu mtima mwake, “Chimene ndinachita chija chadziwika.”
15 When Pharaoh found out, he tried to have Moses killed, but Moses ran away from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian. One day as he was sitting by a well,
Farao atamva zimenezi anafuna kuti aphe Mose, koma Mose anathawa ndipo anapita kukakhala ku Midiyani. Ali kumeneko, tsiku lina anakhala pansi pafupi ndi chitsime.
16 and the Midianite priest's seven daughters came to fetch water to fill up the troughs so their father's flock could drink.
Wansembe wa ku Midiyaniko anali ndi ana aakazi asanu ndi awiri. Iwowa anabwera kudzatunga madzi ndi kudzaza mu zomwera kuti amwetse nkhosa za abambo awo.
17 Some shepherds arrived and chased them off, but Moses intervened and rescued them, and watered their flock.
Koma kunabwera abusa ena amene anathamangitsa atsikana aja. Ndiye Mose anayimirira nawathandiza atsikana aja ndi kumwetsa nkhosa zawo.
18 When they got home, their father Reuel asked them, “How did you get back so quickly today?”
Atsikana aja atabwerera kwa abambo awo Reueli, iye anawafunsa kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani lero mwabwera msanga?”
19 “An Egyptian rescued us from some shepherds who attacked us,” they replied. “Then he even fetched water for us so the flock could drink.”
Atsikanawo anayankha kuti, “Mwigupto wina ndiye watilanditsa kwa abusa. Ndiponso anatitungira madzi ndi kumwetsa ziweto zathu.”
20 “So where is he?” Reuel asked his daughter. “You didn't just leave him there, did you? Go and invite him to eat with us!”
Tsono Reueli anafunsa ana ake kuti, “Ndiye ali kuti munthuyo? Chifukwa chiyani mwamusiya? Kamuyitaneni kuti adzadye.”
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who arranged for his daughter Zipporah to marry Moses.
Mose anavomera kukhala ndi Reueli, ndipo anamupatsa Zipora kuti akhale mkazi wake.
22 She had a son, and Moses named him Gershom, for he said, “I'm an exile living in a foreign country.”
Zipora anabereka mwana wa mwamuna amene Mose anamutcha Geresomu, popeza anati, “Ndakhala mlendo mʼdziko la eni.”
23 Years later, the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites were still groaning under their hard labor. Their cries for help because of their hardship reached God.
Nthawi yonseyo nʼkuti ana a Israeli akulira chifukwa cha ukapolo wawo uja. Iwo anafuwula kupempha thandizo, ndipo kulira kwawoko kunafika kwa Mulungu.
24 God heard their groans, and recalled his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Mulungu anamva kubuwula kwawo ndipo anakumbukira pangano lake ndi Abrahamu, Isake ndi Yakobo.
25 God also looked sympathetically on the Israelites, and was concerned for them.
Mulungu ataona Aisraeli aja ndi masautso awo, Iye anawamvera chifundo.
