Exodus 18
1 And Jethro the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people; 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 back,
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, Eliezer — For the God of my father has been my help, and has 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 to Moses with his sons and his wife into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mountain 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 sent word to Moses: I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am 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 [after] their welfare, and went 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 trouble that had befallen them on the way, and [how] Jehovah had 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 that Jehovah had done to Israel; 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; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily [he was] above 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 in the presence of 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 by 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 Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did with the people, and said, What is this thing which thou art doing with the people? why dost thou sit alone, and all the people are standing by 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 enquire 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 one and another; and I make known [to them] 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 art doing is not good.
Mgbe Jetro, nna nwunye Mosis, nụrụ ihe ndị a niile, ọ sịrị Mosis, “Ihe ị na-eme adịghị mma.
18 Thou wilt be quite exhausted, both thou and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee: thou canst not perform it 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 shall be with thee. Be thou for the people with God, and bring the matters before 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 teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to 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 But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [them] over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs 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 that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be [that] they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten [the task] on thee, and they shall bear [it] 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 do this thing, and God command thee [so], thou wilt be able to endure, and all this people shall also 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 And 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, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs 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 times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.
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 sent away his father-in-law, and he departed into his land.
Mgbe ahụ, Mosis zilagara nna nwunye ya. Jetro laghachikwara nʼobodo nke aka ya.
