Exodus 4
1 And Moses answered and said, If they believe me not, and do not listen to my voice (for they will say, God has not appeared to you), what shall I say to them?
Mose anayankha, “Aisraeliwo sakandikhulupirira ndipo sakandimvera. Iwowo adzati, ‘Yehova sanakuonekere iwe.’”
2 And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in your hand? and he said, A rod.
Ndipo Yehova anamufunsa nati, “Nʼchiyani chili mʼdzanja lakolo?” Mose anayankha kuti, “Ndodo.”
3 And he said, Cast it on the ground: and he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.
Yehova anati, “Tayiponya pansi.” Mose anayiponya pansi ndipo inasanduka njoka ndipo anayithawa.
4 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth your hand, and take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,
Kenaka Yehova anati kwa iye, “Igwire mtchira.” Ndipo Mose anayigwira mchira njokayo ndipo inasandukanso ndodo mʼdzanja lake.
5 and it became a rod in his hand, —that they may believe you, that the God of your fathers has appeared to you, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.
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 And the Lord said again to him, Put your hand into your bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and his hand became 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 again, Put your hand into your bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and it was again restored to the complexion of 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 will not believe you, nor listen to the voice of the first sign, they will believe you [because] of the voice of the second sign.
Tsono Yehova anati “Akakapanda kukukhulupirira, osalabadira chozizwitsa choyambacho, akakhulupirira ndithu chifukwa cha chozizwitsa chachiwiricho.
9 And it shall come to pass if they will not believe you for these two signs, and will not listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which you shall take from the river shall be blood upon 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, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that you have begun to speak to your servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.
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 Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? have not I, God?
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 And now go and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say.
Tsopano pita, Ine ndidzakuthandiza kuyankhula ndipo ndidzakulangiza zoti ukanene.”
13 And Moses said, I pray you, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom you shall send.
Koma Mose anati, “Chonde Ambuye, pepani, tumani wina kuti akachite zimenezi.”
14 And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Behold! is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he will surely speak to you; and, behold, he will come forth to meet you, and beholding you he will rejoice within himself.
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 And you shall speak to him; and you shall put my words into his mouth, and I will open your mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what you shall do.
Iwe udzayankhula naye ndi kumuwuza mawu oti akanene. Ine ndidzakuthandizani kuyankhula nonse awirinu ndi kukulangizani zoti mukachite.
16 And he shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be for him in things pertaining to God.
Iye akayankhula kwa anthu mʼmalo mwako. Iye adzakhala wokuyankhulira ndipo iweyo udzakhala ngati Mulungu kwa iye.
17 And this rod that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand, wherewith you shall work miracles.
Koma utenge ndodo imene ili mʼdzanja lakoyo kuti ukachite nayo zizindikiro zozizwitsa.”
18 And Moses went and returned to Jothor his father-in-law, and says, I will go and return to my brethren in Egypt, and will see if they are yet living. And Jothor said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days after some time, the king of Egypt died.
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 Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought your life are dead.
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 children, and mounted them on the beasts, and returned to Egypt; and Moses took the rod [which he had] from 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 and return to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have charged you with, you shall work before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.
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 shall say to Pharao, These things says the Lord, Israel [is] my firstborn.
Ndipo iwe ukati kwa Farao, ‘Yehova akuti, Israeli ali ngati mwana wanga wachisamba.’
23 And I said to you, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if you will not send them away, see, I will kill your firstborn son.
Choncho ndikuti, ‘Mulole mwana wanga apite kuti akandipembedze. Koma ngati ukana, Ine ndidzapha mwana wako wachisamba.’”
24 And it came to pass [that] the angel of the Lord met him by the way in the inn, and sought to kill him.
Pambuyo pake Mose ali mʼnjira, pamalo wogona, Yehova anakumana naye, ndipo anafuna kumupha.
25 and Sepphora having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched:
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 and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.
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 wilderness to meet Moses; and he went and met him in the mount of God, and they kissed each other.
Yehova anati kwa Aaroni, “Pita ku chipululu ukakumane ndi Mose.” Iye anapitadi nakakumana ndi Mose pa phiri la Mulungu namupsompsona.
28 And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of the Lord, which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.
Kenaka Mose anamufotokozera Aaroni chilichonse chimene Yehova anamutuma kuti akanene. Anamufotokozera za zizindikiro zozizwitsa zimene anamulamulira kuti akazichite.
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of Israel.
Mose ndi Aaroni anapita kukasonkhanitsa pamodzi akuluakulu onse a Aisraeli.
30 And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.
Ndipo Aaroni anawafotokozera zonse zimene Yehova ananena kwa Mose. Anachita zizindikirozo pamaso pa anthu onse,
31 and the people believed and rejoiced, because God visited the children of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the people bowed and worshipped.
ndipo anakhulupirira. Iwo atamva kuti Yehova anadzawayendera ndi kuti waona mmene akuzunzikira, anaweramitsa mitu pansi napembedza.
