Exodus 4
1 And Moses, answering, said, It is certain that they will not have faith in me or give ear to my voice; for they will say, You have not seen the Lord.
Mose anayankha, “Aisraeliwo sakandikhulupirira ndipo sakandimvera. Iwowo adzati, ‘Yehova sanakuonekere iwe.’”
2 And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
Ndipo Yehova anamufunsa nati, “Nʼchiyani chili mʼdzanja lakolo?” Mose anayankha kuti, “Ndodo.”
3 And he said, Put it down on the earth. And he put it down on the earth and it became a snake; and Moses went running from it.
Yehova anati, “Tayiponya pansi.” Mose anayiponya pansi ndipo inasanduka njoka ndipo anayithawa.
4 And the Lord said to Moses, Put out your hand and take it by the tail: (and he put out his hand and took a grip of it and it became a rod in his hand: )
Kenaka Yehova anati kwa iye, “Igwire mtchira.” Ndipo Mose anayigwira mchira njokayo ndipo inasandukanso ndodo mʼdzanja lake.
5 So that they may be certain that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by you.
Yehova anati, “Ukachite zimenezi ndipo akakukhulupirira kuti Yehova, Mulungu wa makolo awo, Mulungu wa Abrahamu, Mulungu wa Isake ndi Mulungu wa Yakobo, wakuonekera iwe.”
6 Then the Lord said to him again, Put your hand inside your clothing. And he put his hand inside his robe: and when he took it out it was like the hand of a leper, as white as snow.
Yehova anatinso, “Pisa dzanja lako mʼmalaya akowo.” Choncho Mose anapisa dzanja lake mʼmalaya ake ndipo pamene analitulutsa, linali la khate kuchita kuti mbuu ngati ufa.
7 And he said, Put your hand inside your robe again. (And he put his hand into his robe again, and when he took it out he saw that it had become like his other flesh.)
Yehova anati, “Tsopano pisanso dzanja lako mʼmalaya.” Mose anapisanso dzanja lakelo mʼmalaya ake ndipo atalitulutsa, linali labwinobwino, ngati thupi lake lonse.
8 And if they do not have faith in you or give ear to the voice of the first sign, they will have faith in the second sign.
Tsono Yehova anati “Akakapanda kukukhulupirira, osalabadira chozizwitsa choyambacho, akakhulupirira ndithu chifukwa cha chozizwitsa chachiwiricho.
9 And if they have no faith even in these two signs and will not give ear to your voice, then you are to take the water of the Nile and put it on the dry land: and the water you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land.
Koma ngati sakakhulupirira zizindikiro ziwiri izi kapena kukumvera, ukatunge madzi a mu mtsinje wa Nailo ndi kuwathira pa mtunda powuma ndipo madziwo adzasanduka magazi.”
10 And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.
Mose anati kwa Yehova, “Chonde Ambuye, chikhalire ine ndakhala munthu wosatha kuyankhula bwino. Ngakhale tsopano pamene mukundiyankhula, lilime langa ndi lolemera. Ndine wachibwibwi.”
11 And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
Yehova anati kwa iye, “Kodi anapatsa munthu pakamwa ndani? Ndani amasandutsa munthu kuti akhale wosayankhula kapena wosamva? Ndani amapanga munthu kukhala wopenya kapena wosaona? Kodi si Ine Yehova?
12 So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.
Tsopano pita, Ine ndidzakuthandiza kuyankhula ndipo ndidzakulangiza zoti ukanene.”
13 And he said, O Lord, send, if you will, by the hand of anyone whom it seems good to you to send.
Koma Mose anati, “Chonde Ambuye, pepani, tumani wina kuti akachite zimenezi.”
14 And the Lord was angry with Moses, and said, Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? To my knowledge he is good at talking. And now he is coming out to you: and when he sees you he will be glad in his heart.
Kenaka Yehova anamupsera mtima Mose ndipo anati, “Kodi suli ndi mʼbale wako Aaroni wa fuko la Levi? Ine ndikudziwa kuti iye amayankhula bwino. Iye wanyamuka kale kudzakumana nawe ndipo adzasangalala akadzakuona.
15 Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.
Iwe udzayankhula naye ndi kumuwuza mawu oti akanene. Ine ndidzakuthandizani kuyankhula nonse awirinu ndi kukulangizani zoti mukachite.
16 And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.
Iye akayankhula kwa anthu mʼmalo mwako. Iye adzakhala wokuyankhulira ndipo iweyo udzakhala ngati Mulungu kwa iye.
17 And take in your hand this rod with which you will do the signs.
Koma utenge ndodo imene ili mʼdzanja lakoyo kuti ukachite nayo zizindikiro zozizwitsa.”
18 And Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go back now to my relations in Egypt and see if they are still living. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
Tsono Mose anabwerera kwa Yetero, mpongozi wake ndipo anati kwa Iye, “Chonde ndiloleni kuti ndibwerere ku Igupto kwa anthu anga kuti ndikaone ngati ali moyo.” Yeteri anati, “Pitani mu mtendere.”
19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt, for all the men are dead who were attempting to take your life.
Nthawiyi Yehova anali atamuwuza kale Mose ku Midiyani kuti, “Bwerera ku Igupto, pakuti anthu onse amene amafuna kukupha aja anamwalira.”
20 And Moses took his wife and his sons and put them on an ass and went back to the land of Egypt: and he took the rod of God in his hand.
Kotero Mose anatenga mkazi wake ndi ana ake aamuna, ndipo anawakweza pa bulu nayamba ulendo wobwerera ku Igupto. Ndipo anatenga ndodo ya Mulungu ija mʼdzanja lake.
21 And the Lord said to Moses, When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have given you power to do: but I will make his heart hard and he will not let the people go.
Yehova anati kwa Mose, “Ukaonetsetse kuti wachita pamaso pa Farao zodabwitsa zonse zimene ndayika mphamvu mwa iwe kuti ukachite. Koma Ine ndidzawumitsa mtima wake kotero kuti sadzalola anthuwo kuti apite.
22 And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons:
Ndipo iwe ukati kwa Farao, ‘Yehova akuti, Israeli ali ngati mwana wanga wachisamba.’
23 And I said to you, Let my son go, so that he may give me worship; and you did not let him go: so now I will put the first of your sons to death.
Choncho ndikuti, ‘Mulole mwana wanga apite kuti akandipembedze. Koma ngati ukana, Ine ndidzapha mwana wako wachisamba.’”
24 Now on the journey, at the night's resting-place, the Lord came in his way and would have put him to death.
Pambuyo pake Mose ali mʼnjira, pamalo wogona, Yehova anakumana naye, ndipo anafuna kumupha.
25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cutting off the skin of her son's private parts, and touching his feet with it, she said, Truly you are a husband of blood to me.
Koma Zipora anatenga mwala wakuthwa nachita mdulidwe mwana wake ndipo khungulo analikhudzitsa pa mapazi a Mose. Iye anati “Zoonadi, kwa ine ndiwe mkwati wamagazi.”
26 So he let him go. Then she said, You are a husband of blood because of the circumcision.
Choncho Yehova anamuleka Mose wosamupha. Pa nthawiyo, Zipora anati, “Mkwati wa magazi,” ponena za mdulidwe.
27 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the waste land and you will see Moses. So he went and came across Moses at the mountain of God, and gave him a kiss.
Yehova anati kwa Aaroni, “Pita ku chipululu ukakumane ndi Mose.” Iye anapitadi nakakumana ndi Mose pa phiri la Mulungu namupsompsona.
28 And Moses gave Aaron an account of all the words of the Lord which he had sent him to say, and of all the signs which he had given him orders to do.
Kenaka Mose anamufotokozera Aaroni chilichonse chimene Yehova anamutuma kuti akanene. Anamufotokozera za zizindikiro zozizwitsa zimene anamulamulira kuti akazichite.
29 Then Moses and Aaron went and got together all the chiefs of the children of Israel:
Mose ndi Aaroni anapita kukasonkhanitsa pamodzi akuluakulu onse a Aisraeli.
30 And Aaron said to them all the words the Lord had said to Moses, and did the signs before all the people.
Ndipo Aaroni anawafotokozera zonse zimene Yehova ananena kwa Mose. Anachita zizindikirozo pamaso pa anthu onse,
31 And the people had faith in them; and hearing that the Lord had taken up the cause of the children of Israel and had seen their troubles, with bent heads they gave him worship.
ndipo anakhulupirira. Iwo atamva kuti Yehova anadzawayendera ndi kuti waona mmene akuzunzikira, anaweramitsa mitu pansi napembedza.
