Opaasa
1 Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses naAaron muEgipiti ta ti: 2 “Omwedhi nguka nagu ninge omwedhi gwotango gwomumvo gweni. 3 Lombweleni egongalo alihe lyaIsrael omakumagidho ngaka: Mesiku etimulongo lyomwedhi nguka omulumentu kehe na hogolole onzigona nenge oshikombo omolwaanegumbo. 4 Egumbo lye ngele eshona okumana po oshimuna ashihe, oye pamwe namushiinda naa topole oshimuna pokati pawindji waanegumbo ya gwanena shaa ngoka a lye. 5 Omu na okuhogolola onzi nenge oshikombo, ihe nashi kale oshilumentu shomumvo gumwe shaa na oshipwe. 6 Ongulohi yesiku etimulongo netine lyomwedhi egongalo alihe lyaIsrael nali yi dhipage. 7 Aantu naa kuthe ko ombinzi ye yi gwayeke kiikulo nopiipamba yomiyelo dhomagumbo ngoka tamu lilwa iimuna. 8 Uusiku mboka onyama nayi yothwe, notayi liwa niigwanga iilulu pamwe niikwiila inaayi tulwa efulika. 9 Onyama inamu yi lya ombihu nenge ya fumikwa, ihe yi lyeni ya yothwa ayihe, nomutse nomagulu nomandjandja. 10 Inamu hupitha ko yimwe yi thike kongula; ngele otapa hupu sha, shi lungunitheni. 11 Yi lyii po mbala, ne mwa zalela olweendo, oongaku koompadhi noondhimbo dheni pomake. Shika osho oshituthi shaPaasa shokusimaneka ndje, ngame Omuwa.
12 “Uusiku mboka otandi ka taakana evi lyaEgipiti, nokudhipaga aatango ayehe aalumentu, ayehe yaantu noyiimuna, note pangula iikalunga ayihe yaEgipiti. Ongame Omuwa. 13 Ombinzi kiikulo yomiyelo otayi ka kala endhindhiliko okudhimbululitha omagumbo moka mu li mo. Shampa nda mono ombinzi, otandi mu pitilile po noitandi mu etele oshiponga, sho tandi geele Aayegipiti. 14 Dhaneni esiku ndika li ninge oshituthi shelongelokalunga, li mu dhimbuluthe shoka ngame Omuwa nda ningi. Kaleni tamu li dhana nomaluvalo geni sigo aluhe.”
Oshituthi shiikwiila yaa na efulika
15 Omuwa okwa ti: “Omasiku gaheyali inamu lya iikwiila ya tulwa efulika; lyeni owala iikwiila inaayi tulwa efulika. Mesiku lyotango kuthii mo efulika alihe maandjeni, oshoka ngele ope na ngoka ta li oshikwiila sha tulwa efulika momasiku ngoka gaheyali, ita talwa we gwomaantu yandje. 16 Mesiku lyotango nomesiku etiheyali otamu gongala melongelokalunga. Omasiku ngoka inamu longa sha, ihe omu na ngaa okuteleka iikulya. 17 Dhiginineni oshituthi shika, oshoka mesiku ndika onda tembudha omazimo geni muEgipiti. Omathimbo agehe tage ya, omu na okudhana oshituthi mesiku ndika. 18 Okuza kongulohi yesiku etimulongo netine lyomwedhi gwotango sigo ongulohi yesiku etimilongombali nolyotango inamu lya oshikwiila sha tulwa efulika. 19-20 Omasiku gaheyali efulika inali monika mo momagumbo geni, oshoka shaa ngoka, omuvalelwamo nenge omukwiilongo, ta li oshikwiila sha tulwa efulika, ita ka yalulilwa maantu yandje.”
Opaasa yotango
21 Moses okwa hiya aawiliki ayehe yaIsrael e ta ti kuyo: “Shaa ngoka gwomune oku na okuhogolola onzigona nenge oshikombo noku shi dhipaga, opo omagumbo geni ga dhane Opaasa. 22 Kutheni oshisopi noku shi yaya mokayo moka mu na ombinzi yoshimuna, ne mu gwayeke ombinzi kiikulo nopiipamba yomiyelo dhomomagumbo geni. Inapa kala nando omuntu ta piti pondje, sigo taku shi. 23 Omuwa sho ta taakana Egipiti ta dhipaga Aayegipiti, ota mono ombinzi kiikulo nopiipamba yomiyelo noita pitika omuyengeli gweso a ye momagumbo geni e mu dhipage. 24 Ne naana yeni omu na okuvulika koshipango shika sigo aluhe. 25 Sho tamu ka ya mevi ndyoka Omuwa a uvaneke oku li mu pa, omu na okutsakanitha omusindilo nguka. 26 Aana yeni nge taye mu pula taa ti: ‘Iinima mbino otayi ti ngiini?’ 27 Otamu yamukula tamu ti: ‘Oyo eyambo lyOpaasa lyokusimaneka Omuwa, molwashoka a pitilila omagumbo gAaisraeli muEgipiti. Okwa dhipaga Aayegipiti, ihe okwe tu hupitha.’ ”
Aaisraeli oya tsu oongolo noya galikana. 28 Opo ihe oya yi noya ningi shoka Omuwa a lombwele Moses naAaron.
Aatango taa si
29 Pokati kuusiku Omuwa okwa dhipaga aatango ayehe muEgipiti okuza komuna gwomukwaniilwa, ngoka a li te mu landula melelo, sigo okomuna gwonkwatwa, ngoka e li mokakuma komeni lyevi; aatango ayehe yiimuna oya dhipagwa wo. 30 Uusiku mbwiyaka omukwaniilwa, omalenga ge nAayegipiti ayehe yalwe oya penduka noya lili. Omwa li oosa muEgipiti alihe, oshoka kamwa li nando egumbo moka inaamu sa omumati. 31 Uusiku tuu mboka omukwaniilwa okwi ithana Moses naAaron e ta ti: “Indeni, one nAaisraeli yeni. Zii mo moshilongo shandje; indeni mu ka simaneke Omuwa, ngaashi mwi indile. 32 Indeni noonzi niikombo noongombe dheni. Galikanenii ndje wo, ndi yambekwe.”
33 Aayegipiti oya ulumike aantu ye endelele ya thige po oshilongo shawo. Oya ti: “Otatu ka sa po atuhe, ngele itamu yi.” 34 Aantu oyu udha uuyo wawo nondombo inaayi tulwa efulika e taye u mangele miikayiwa noye u humbata komapepe gawo. 35 Aaisraeli oya ningi, ngaashi ya lombwelwa kuMoses, e taa hehela Aayegipiti iinima yiingoli noyiisiliveli noonguwo. 36 Omuwa okwa tula mAayegipiti ondjaalela ya yaalele Aaisraeli e taye ya pe shoka ya pula. Pamukalo nguka Aaisraeli oya faalele uuyamba wAayegipiti.
Aaisraeli taa tembuka muEgipiti
37 Aaisraeli oya zi muRameses yu uka kuSukkot. Ayehe kumwe aalumentu omayuvi omathele gahamano, aakiintu naanona inaa yalulwa. 38 Aantu yalwe aayeni pamwe noonzi niikombo noongombe odhindji oya yi pamwe nayo. 39 Mondombo ndjoka ya zi nayo muEgipiti, oya yotha mo iikwiila inaayi lulikwa. Ondombo oya li inaayi lula, oshoka muEgipiti oya tidhwa mo neulumo, noya li yaa na olweedhe okwiilongekidhila onguta.
40 Aaisraeli oya kalele muEgipiti omimvo 430. 41 Mesiku ndyoka omimvo 430 sho dha tsakana, omazimo agehe goshigwana shOmuwa oga tembuka muEgipiti. 42 Okwa li uusiku, Omuwa sho a tonatela nokwe ya tembudha mo muEgipiti; uusiku tuu mbuka Aaisraeli ayehe naa dhiginine ya kale ya tonata, opo ya simaneke Omuwa sigo okomaluvalo agehe.
Edhiko lyOpaasa
43 Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses naAaron ta ti: “Omautho gOpaasa ogo ngaka: Kape na omukwiilongo ta li uulalelo waPaasa, 44 ihe omupika kehe ngoka we mu landa, ota vulu oku u lya, ngele we mu fukalekitha tango. 45 Kape na omweendanandjila nenge omulongi a hehelwa te u li. 46 Uulalelo auhe nau lilwe megumbo moka wa telekelwa; inau falwa pondje. Inamu nyanyula nando esipa limwe lyoshimuna. 47 Egongalo alihe lyaIsrael nali dhane oshituthi shika, 48 ihe inashi liwa kaafukolume nando. Ngele ope na omukwiilongo a kala mokati keni nokwa hala okudhana Opaasa, a simaneke Omuwa, nena fukalekitheni aalumentu ayehe yomaandjawo. Nena ota vulu okuyalulwa ngaashi omuvalwa Omuisraeli nota yi mongundu yoshituthi. 49 Omautho ngaka otaga kwatelele mo aavalwa Aaisraeli naakwiilongo mboka ya kala mokati keni.” 50 Aaisraeli ayehe oya vulika noya ningi, ngaashika Omuwa a lombwele Moses naAaron. 51 Esiku ndyoka Omuwa okwa tembudha mo Aaisraeli muEgipiti.
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