1 Wana wa Jakobo wakucemeredwa kuti Ijirayeri, omwe adapita muIjipito pabodzi na iye, m'bodzi na m'bodzi na banja lace, madzina yawo ni aya: 2 Rubeni, Simiyoni, Levi, Juda, 3 Isakara, Zebuloni, Benjamini, 4 Dani, Nafitali, Gadi na Aseri. 5 Ndipo kulewenga wentse wa dzindza la Jakobo akhakwana makumi manomwe (70). Tsono Zuze akhali kale muIjipito. 6 Ndipo Zuze na abale wace wentse na m'badwe umweule wentse adafa. 7 Tsono aIjirayeri adabalana aciwanda kwene-kwene, ndipo mbogo yawo idathimizirika, acikhala wamphambvu kwene-kwene, mwakuti dziko lidadzala na iwo.

8 Patsogolo pace, mudziko la Ijipito mudaikhidwa mambo winango omwe akhadziwa lini bza Zuze. 9 Mamboyo adauza mbumba yace kuti: “Wonani! Mbumba ya Ijirayeriyi yawanda kwene-kwene, ndipo ina mphambvu kuposa ife. 10 Bwerani ticenjere nawo, kuti aleke kuthimizirika pomwe, thangwe pakadzabwera nkhondo, iwo angadzakwanise kuphatana na anyamadulanthaka wathu, acimenyana nafe, ndipo acidzathawa m'dziko muno”. 11 Ndipo adawaikhira aimiriri wakuwaphatisa basa mwakuboneresa, kuti awapundize na basa lakuuma. Na tenepo aIjirayeri adamangira Falau mizinda yakukoyera bzakudya yomwe ni Pitomi na Ramesesi. 12 Tsono napo iwo akhambapitiriza kuwaboneresa tenepo, mbogo yawo ikhathimizirika ndipo akhabalalika m'dziko lentsenero. Ndipopo aIjipito adayamba kugopa aIjirayeri, 13 ndipo adadzayamba kuwaphatisa basa lakuwawa la unyagirinya. 14 Adacitisa kuti khalidwe lawo likhale lakunesa, thangwe la basa lakutsadzikidza la kumunya dongo na kuumba njedwa, napombo basa lentse la m'munda. Mabasa yentse yomwe aIjipito akhawaphatisa yakhali yakuuma.

15 Mambo wa kuIjipito adauza madaya ya aHeberi, yomwe yakhacemeredwa Sifara na Puwa, kuti: 16 “Pomwe mun'thandiza azimai wa aHeberi pakubereka, mumbawone penu mwanayo ni wacimuna ayai ni wacikazi. Penu ni wacimuna phani, penu ni wacikazi mulekeni na moyo”. 17 Tsono adaya wale adagopa Mulungu, ndipo alibe kubvera bzomwe mambo wa kuIjipito adawauza, iwo adaleka wana wacimuna na moyo. 18 Pamwepo mambo wa muIjipito adacemera adaya wale, aciwabvundza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi mwacita bzimwebzi? Thangwe ranyi mwasiya wana wacimuna na moyo?” 19 Adayawo adam'tawira Falau kuti: “Azimai wa aHeberi alibe kulinganira na azimai wa aIjipito. Iwo ni wamphambvu, ndipo ambabala daya akanati kufika”.

20 Ndipo Mulungu adawacitira bwino adaya wale, mbumba idapitiriza kuwanda, icikhala yamphambvu kwene-kwene. 21 Pakuwona kuti adayawo akhagopa Mulungu, Iye adawapasa mabanja.

22 Pamwepo, Falau adauza mbumba yace yentse kuti: “Mwana ali-yentse wacimuna omwe an'badwa mwa aHeberi mum'thuse mum'kulo wa Niro, tsono wana wacikazi wentse muwaleke na moyo”.