1 Shakapanu Musa na Aruni wamgendiriti Falawu, na yumu gwawu kamgambiriti, "Mtuwa Mlungu, Mlungu gwa Israeli kankulonga hangu, guwaleki wantu wangu wagendi kushiwala, wantenderi msambu." 2 Kumbiti Falawu kawakosiya, hashi, "Mtuwa Mlungu ndo gaa?" Mpaka neni numpikaniri na kuwaleka Waisraeli wagendi? "Neni numumana ndiri Mtuwa Mlungu! Na hapeni nuwalekeri Waisraeli wagendi." 3 Musa na Aruni wamwankuliti, "Mlungu gwa Waeburaniya yawamguwira kaligubutuliti kwa twenga na kutugambira twizi tukugambiri gwenga. Su tukuluwa shondi shondi gutuleki tugendi kushiwala mwanja gwa mashaka matatu. Tufiruwa twakamlaviliri tambiku Mtuwa Mlungu, Mlungu gwetu kulii. Handa patutenda ndiri hangu, Mlungu hakatutendi twenga tuhowi kwa malweli ama kuvamiwa na wangondu wetu."

4 Kumbiti mfalumi gwa Misri kawankula, "Mwenga Musa na Aruni, iwera hashi mwankuwalewela wantu nawatenda mahengu? Muwagambiri wamanda walii wawuyi mumahengu!" 5 Falawu kalonga kayi, "Mumpikaniri! Mwenga wantu yamulikala panu mwawavuwa kuliku twenga wantu wa Misri. Su vinu mwenga mfira kuwatenda womberi waleki kutenda mahengu na kwoyera?"

6 Lishaka liraa lilii Falawu kalagaliriti wagolokera wa Misri pamuhera na wantu wa Israeli yawawagolokera wayawu, kalonga, 7 "Kwanjira leru namuwapanana wantu awa wa Israeli mahamba ga kufyatulira matafali ntambu yaiwera. Wawu weni hawagendi mumalambu kulisakulira mahamba. 8 Kumbiti walanga ya matafali gawafyaturiwuwa kila lishaka iweri ntambu iraa gambira kwanja, nampungura ata limu. Womberi wahera mahengu gavuwa ga kutenda. Ndo mana womberi wanduwa nuwalekiziyi wagendi kushiwala kumlavilira tambiku mlungu gwawu. 9 Muwawongeri wantu awa lihengu likamala, su womberi hapeni waweri na shaka sha kupikanira upayira wa wakulu wawu!"

10 Su wakulu wa wamanda na wagolokela wa wamanda wagenditi kwawaweriti wantu wa Israeli na kuwagambira, "Mfalumi gwa Misri kalonga kuwera hapeni mpananuwi kayi mahamba. 11 Mgendi maweni mwakasakuli mahamba poseri pamuweza kugapata. Kumbiti mfiruwa kufyatura matafali galaa galii gamfyaturiti kwanja." 12 Su wantu woseri wa Israeli wagenditi muisi yoseri ya Misri kusakula mahamba ga kufyatulira matafali. 13 Wakulu wa wamanda wawagambiriti womberi pawasintikira, "Mumalili lihengu lyenu lyanfiruwa kumalila kila lishaka, mfyaturi walanga ilaa ilii ya matafali gamfyaturiti pamberi pampananituwi mahamba!" 14 Wantu wa Israeli pawasinditi kumalila mahengu galii, wakulu wa wamanda wawasyantangiti ntomondu wantu wa Israeli yawawagolokera wayawu na wawakosiyiti, "Iwera hashi wantu woseri yamuwagolokera, wafyatura ndiri matafali leru gambira kwanja ntambu yamtenditi?"

15 Shakapanu wantu wa Israeli yawawagolokera wayawu, wagenditi kwa Falawu na kuhinginika pawalonga, "Iwera hashi gwankututendera hangu twenga wantumintumi waku? 16 Vinu womberi watupanana ndiri mahamba ga kufyatura matafali, kumbiti watulazimisha kufyatula matafali. Na vinu mushaka shamonga watusyatanga ntomondu. Kumbiti likosa ali lya wakulu waku wa wamanda, yawatutenditi tusindi kufyatula matafali gambira kwanja." 17 Kumbiti Falawu kalongiti, "Mwenga mwawalegilegi na mfira ndiri kutenda lihengu! Ndo mana mwenga mlonga, Tuleki tugendi kushiwala twakamlaviliri tambiku Mtuwa Mlungu. 18 Su mgendi mwakatendi lihengu, toziya twenga hapeni tuwapanani mahamba kumbiti hamfyaturi walanga ya matafali galaa galii gamfyaturiti pamberi." 19 Su wantu walii yawawagolokera wantu wa Israeli wayawu, vinu wayambuliti kuwera wawera muntabika, toziya womberi wagambirituwi, hapeni tupunguli walanga ya matafali yamfiruwa kugafyatura kila lishaka.

20 Womberi pawawukiti mnumba nkulu ya mfalumi, waliwoniti na Aruni pamuhera na Musa yawaweriti wankuwahepera. 21 Su womberi wawagambiriti Aruni pamuhera na Musa, "Mtuwa Mlungu kashiwoni shitwatira ashi na kuwatoza mwenga wawili ntambu yamtenditi! Mlungu hakawazibu mwenga toziya mwenga mumtenda Falawu pamuhera na wakulu wakuyi watukalaliri twenga! Mwenga muwapanana toziya ya kutulaga twenga!"

22 Shakapanu Musa kawalekiti womberi na kugenda kumluwa Mtuwa Mlungu kayi pakalonga, "Gwee Mtuwa Mlungu, iwera hashi gulekiziya ukondora woseri awu ulawili kwa wantu waku? Iwera hashi guntumiti neni nizi panu? 23 Kwanjira pang'enditi kwa Falawu kumgambira shilii shagung'ambiriti ntakuli, yomberi kankuwatendera ukatili wantu waku na gwenga gutenda ndiri shintu shoseri kuwatanga wantu waku!"