Exodus 18
1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Mgbe ihe ndị a gasịrị, Jetro, nna nwunye Mosis, onye bụkwa onye nchụaja Midia, nụrụ banyere ihe niile Chineke meere Mosis na Izrel ndị nke ya, na ụzọ Onyenwe anyị si napụta Izrel site nʼaka ndị Ijipt.
2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
Jetro ọgọ nwoke Mosis kpọọrọ Zipọra, nwunye Mosis, mgbe Mosis chụlara ya
3 and her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom, for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
na ụmụ ya ndị ikom abụọ. Aha nwa ya nke mbụ bụ Geshọm, nke pụtara, abụ m ọbịa na mba ọzọ.
4 And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
Aha nwa nwoke nke abụọ bụ Elieza, nke bụ, Onyenwe anyị bụ onye inyeaka m. Nʼihi na mgbe Mosis mụrụ Elieza o kwuru sị, “Chineke nna m bụ onye inyeaka m, nʼihi na ọ napụtara m site na mma agha Fero.”
5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God.
Jetro, ọgọ nwoke Mosis, bịakwutere ha nʼime ọzara. O dutere ụmụ ndị ikom Mosis abụọ na nwunye Mosis. Nʼoge ahụ, Mosis na ụmụ Izrel mara ụlọ ikwu ha nʼakụkụ ugwu Chineke.
6 And he said to Moses, I, thy father-in-law Jethro, have come to thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
O ziri Mosis ozi sị, “Mụ bụ Jetro ọgọ gị nwoke bịakwutere gị, nwunye gị na ụmụ gị abụọ sokwa m.”
7 And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him. And they asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.
Nʼihi ya, Mosis gara zute ọgọ ya nwoke, kpọọ isiala nye ọgọ ya, sutu ya ọnụ. Emesịa, ọ kpọbatara ha nʼime ụlọ ikwu ya. Jetro na ọgọ ya Mosis kwurịtara okwu, jụọ ihe banyere otu ihe si agara ibe ha.
8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how Jehovah delivered them.
Mosis kọọrọ nna nwunye ya ihe niile Onyenwe anyị mere Fero na ndị Ijipt niile nʼihi ndị Izrel. Ọ kọkwaara ya banyere ihe ndakwasị niile dakwasịrị ha nʼime ọzara, na otu Onyenwe anyị si napụta ha.
9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Jehovah had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
Jetro soro Mosis ṅụrịa ọṅụ nke ukwuu nʼihi ihe niile Onyenwe anyị meere ndị Izrel, na otu o siri napụta ha site nʼaka ndị Ijipt.
10 And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
Jetro kwuru sị, “Onye a gọziri agọzi ka Onyenwe anyị bụ. Onye napụtara unu site nʼaka ndị Ijipt na site nʼaka Fero.
11 Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods, yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
Ugbu a, amaara m na Onyenwe anyị kachasị chi ndị ọzọ niile elu, nʼihi na ọ zọpụtara ndị ya site nʼaka ndị Ijipt ndị sitere na mpako ha meso Izrel mmeso.”
12 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. And Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.
Jetro, nna nwunye Mosis chụọrọ Chineke aja nsure ọkụ na aja ndị ọzọ. Emesịa, Erọn na ndị okenye Izrel bịara soro Mosis na ọgọ ya nwoke rie ihe nʼihu Chineke.
13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning to the evening.
Nʼụbọchị nke ọzọ ya, Mosis bịara nọdụ ala ikpere ndị mmadụ ikpe. Igwe mmadụ nọgidere Mosis site nʼụtụtụ ruo nʼanyasị.
14 And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou do to the people? Why do thou sit by thyself, and all the people stand about thee from morning to evening?
Ọgọ Mosis hụrụ ihe niile ọ na-emere ndị mmadụ, nke a mere na ọ jụrụ, “Gịnị bụ ihe nke a ị na-emere ndị a? Gịnị mere i ji nọdụ ala naanị gị, ndị a niile gbaa gị gburugburu malite nʼụtụtụ ruo nʼanyasị?”
15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
Mosis zara nna nwunye ya sị, “Nʼihi na ha bịara ịjụta m ihe si nʼaka Chineke.
16 When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor. And I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
Ọ bụrụ na esemokwu adịrị nʼetiti mmadụ ọbụla na ibe ya, ha na-abịakwute m, ka m kpebie ihe dị nʼetiti mmadụ na ibe ya. Ana m eme ka ha mata iwu na ụkpụrụ Chineke.”
17 And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou do is not good.
Mgbe Jetro, nna nwunye Mosis, nụrụ ihe ndị a niile, ọ sịrị Mosis, “Ihe ị na-eme adịghị mma.
18 Thou will surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee, for the thing is too heavy for thee. Thou are not able to perform it thyself alone.
Ike ga-agwụ gị, gwụkwa igwe mmadụ ndị a. Ọrụ a ị na-arụ dị ukwuu karịa gị. Naanị gị agaghị ebuli ya.
19 Hearken now to my voice. I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee. Be thou for the people toward God, and bring thou the cases to God.
Ugbu a, gee m ntị. M ga-adụ gị ọdụ, ka Chineke nọnyekwara gị. Ọ ga-adị mma ma ọ bụrụ na ị bụ onye na-anọchi anya ndị a nʼihu Chineke. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, i nwere ike iweta nsogbu niile ha nwere nʼihu Chineke.
20 And thou shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.
Ihe ọzọ ị ga-eme bụ nke a: ị ga-akụziri ha iwu na ụkpụrụ Chineke, gosikwa ha ụzọ ha ga-esi bie ndụ, na ọrụ ha kwesiri ịrụ.
21 Moreover thou shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain, and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens,
Ma site nʼetiti ndị a họpụta ndị ikom tozuru, ndị ikom na-atụ egwu Chineke, ndị kwesiri ntụkwasị obi na ndị kpọrọ uru nʼezighị ezi asị. Mee ha ndịisi na-achị imerime puku ndị mmadụ, ndịisi narị mmadụ, ndịisi iri mmadụ ise na ndịisi mmadụ iri.
22 and let them judge the people at all seasons. And it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring to thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
Mee ka ha bụrụ ndị ikpe nye ndị mmadụ oge niile. Nye iwu ka ha na-ewetara gị okwu dịkarịsịrị ike, ma na-ekpe ikpe gbasara okwu dị mfe na ndị ọzọ niile dị iche iche. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ndị ikpe ndị ahụ ga-enyere gị aka ime ka ibu arọ gị dị mfe.
23 If thou shall do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shall be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.
Ọ bụrụ na ị ga-eme ihe niile ndị a, ọ bụrụkwa na Chineke ekwenye, ị ga-enwe ike nagide nsogbu niile. Mmadụ niile ga-ewere udo na ọṅụ birikwa.”
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
Mosis gere ntị nʼihe niile nna nwunye ya gwara ya. O mekwara ihe niile o kwuru.
25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens,
O sitere nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel họpụta ndị kwesiri ekwesi mee ka ha bụrụ ndịisi. Ụfọdụ ka o mere ndịisi na-elekọta imerime puku mmadụ, ụfọdụ na-achị narị mmadụ, ụfọdụ, iri mmadụ ise, ụfọdụ, mmadụ iri.
26 and they judged the people at all seasons. The hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Ha jere ozi dịka ndị ikpe nye ndị mmadụ nʼoge niile. Ha na-ewetara Mosis okwu niile siri ike, ma ha onwe ha na-ekpe ikpe banyere okwu nke dịkarịsịrị nta.
27 And Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
Mgbe ahụ, Mosis zilagara nna nwunye ya. Jetro laghachikwara nʼobodo nke aka ya.
