Exodus 4
1 “But what if they don't believe me or listen to what I say?” Moses asked. “They could say, ‘The Lord didn't appear to you.’”
Musa akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩ mangĩrega kũnjĩtĩkia kana kũnjigua, na manjĩĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ndakuumĩrĩire?’”
2 The Lord asked him, “What are you holding in your hand?” “A walking stick,” Moses replied.
Nake Jehova akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ kĩu ũrĩ nakĩo guoko?” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩ rũthanju.”
3 “Throw it on the ground,” he told Moses. So Moses did. It turned into a snake and Moses ran away from it.
Jehova akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Rũikie thĩ.” Musa akĩrũikia thĩ, naruo rũgĩtuĩka nyoka, nake akĩmĩũrĩra.
4 “Reach out and grab hold of it by its tail,” the Lord told Moses. Moses did so and it turned back into a walking stick in his hand.
Nake Jehova akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tambũrũkia guoko ũmĩnyiite mũtingʼoe.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa agĩtambũrũkia guoko akĩmĩnyiita, nayo ĩkĩgarũrũka, ĩgĩtuĩka rũthanju guoko-inĩ gwake.
5 “You are to do this so that they will believe that I the Lord did appear to you, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Nake Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũndũ ũyũ nĩguo wa gũtũma metĩkie atĩ Jehova, o we Ngai wa maithe mao Ngai wa Iburahĩmu, na Ngai wa Isaaka, na Ngai wa Jakubu nĩakuumĩrĩire.”
6 Then the Lord told him, “Put your hand inside your clothes close to your chest.” So Moses did as he was told. When he took his hand out, it was white like snow with a skin disease.
Ningĩ Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ikia guoko nguo-inĩ yaku.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa agĩikia guoko nguo-inĩ yake, na rĩrĩa aakũrutire kwarĩ na mangũ, gũkeerũha ta ira.
7 “Now put your hand back inside your clothes,” the Lord said. Moses did so. When he took it out again, his hand had returned to normal.
Jehova agĩcooka akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Cookia guoko nguo-inĩ yaku.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa agĩcookia guoko nguo-inĩ, na rĩrĩa aakũrutire kwagarũrũkĩte gũkahaanana na mwĩrĩ ũcio ũngĩ wake.
8 “If they don't believe you and they're not convinced by the first sign, they'll believe because of the second sign,” the Lord explained.
Ningĩ Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mangĩaga gũgwĩtĩkia na kũrũmbũiya kĩama kĩa mbere, no gũkorwo nĩmagetĩkia gĩa keerĩ.
9 “But if they still don't believe you or listen to you because of these two signs, then you are to take some water from the Nile and pout it out on the ground. The Nile water will turn into blood on the ground.”
No mangĩaga gwĩtĩkia ciama ici cierĩ kana mage gũkũigua-rĩ, ũgaataha maaĩ kuuma Rũũĩ rwa Nili na ũmaite thĩ. Maaĩ macio ũgaataha kuuma rũũĩ nĩmagatuĩka thakame maitwo thĩ.”
10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “Pleased excuse me, but I'm not someone who is good with words—not in the past, and not from the time you have been speaking with me, your servant. My speech is slow and I don't say things well.”
Musa akĩĩra Jehova atĩrĩ, “Wee, Mwathani, nĩũũĩ niĩ ndirĩ ndatuĩka mũndũ mwaria wega, kuuma o tene o na kuuma wambĩrĩria kwaria na niĩ ndungata yaku. Niĩ ndirĩ mĩtũkĩ ya mĩario, na ndĩ rũrĩmĩ rũritũ.”
11 “Who gave people mouths?” the Lord asked him. “Who makes people deaf or dumb, able to see or blind? It's I, the Lord, who does that.
Jehova akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nũũ waheire mũndũ kanua? Nũũ ũtũmaga mũndũ aage kũigua kana aremwo nĩ kwaria? Nũũ ũtũmaga mũndũ one kana atuĩke mũtumumu? Githĩ ti niĩ, Jehova?
12 Now go, and I myself will be your mouth, and I will tell you what you are to say.”
Na rĩrĩ, thiĩ; nĩngakũhotithia kwaria na ngũrute ũrĩa ũkoiga.”
13 “Please, Lord, send someone else!” Moses responded.
No Musa akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, ndagũthaitha tũma mũndũ ũngĩ akaarie.”
14 The Lord got angry with Moses, and told him, “There's your brother Aaron, the Levite. I know he speaks well. He's on his way to meet you, and he'll be very happy to see you.
Namo marakara ma Jehova makĩrĩrĩmbũkĩra Musa, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ĩ mũrũ wa nyũkwa Harũni, ũrĩa Mũlawii-rĩ, ndangĩaria? Nĩnjũũĩ no aarie wega. Arĩ njĩra-inĩ agĩũka gũgũtũnga, na nĩegũkena akuona.
15 Speak to him and tell him what to say. I will be your mouth and his mouth, and I will tell you what you are to do.
Ũrĩmwaragĩria na ũkamwĩra ũrĩa ekuuga, na nĩngamũhotithia inyuĩ eerĩ kwaria, na ndĩmũrute ũrĩa mũgeeka.
16 Aaron will speak on your behalf to the people, as if he was your mouth, and you will be in the place of God to him.
Nĩakaarĩria andũ handũ haku, na agaatuĩka taarĩ we kanua gaku, nawe ũtuĩke ta ũrĩ Ngai harĩ we.
17 Make sure to take your walking stick with you so you can use it to do the signs.”
No oya rũthanju rũrũ nĩguo ũhotage kũringa ciama naruo.”
18 Then Moses returned to Jethro his father-in-law and told him, “Please allow me to go back to my own people in Egypt so I can see if any of them are still alive.” “Go with my blessing,” Jethro replied.
Nake Musa agĩcooka kwa Jethero mũthoni-we, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Njĩtĩkĩria njooke bũrũri wa Misiri kũrĩ andũ aitũ, ngarore kana nĩ kũrĩ matũire muoyo.” Jethero akiuga atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ, ndakũhoera thayũ.”
19 While Moses was in Midian, the Lord told him, “Go back to Egypt because all those who wanted to kill you have died.”
Na rĩrĩ, Jehova nĩarĩirie Musa arĩ o kũu Midiani, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Cooka bũrũri wa Misiri, nĩgũkorwo andũ othe arĩa meendaga gũkũũraga nĩmakuĩte.”
20 Moses put his wife and sons on a donkey and went back to Egypt, carrying the walking stick that God had used to perform miracles.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa akĩoya mũtumia wake na ariũ ake, akĩmahaicia ndigiri na makĩambĩrĩria rũgendo rwa gũcooka bũrũri wa Misiri. Nake akĩoya rũthanju rwa Ngai akĩrũnyiita na guoko.
21 The Lord told Moses, “When you get back to Egypt, make sure to go to Pharaoh and carry out the miracles I've given you to do. I will make him stubborn and he will not let the people go.
Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Wacooka bũrũri wa Misiri-rĩ, tigĩrĩra nĩ weka morirũ mothe marĩa ngũhotithĩtie gwĩka mbere ya Firaũni. No nĩngomia ngoro yake nĩgeetha ndagetĩkĩrie andũ mathiĩ.
22 This is what you are to tell Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says. Israel is my firstborn son.
Ningĩ wĩre Firaũni atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Isiraeli nĩwe mũriũ wakwa wa irigithathi,
23 I ordered you to let my son go so he can worship me. But you refused to release him, so I will now kill your firstborn son.”
na nĩndakwĩrire atĩrĩ, “Reke mũriũ wakwa athiĩ akaahooe.” No nĩwaregire kũmwĩtĩkĩria athiĩ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngooraga mũriũ waku wa irigithathi.’”
24 But while they were on their way the Lord came to the place where they were staying, wanting to kill Moses.
Marĩ handũ harĩa mararĩrĩire marĩ rũgendo-inĩ-rĩ, Jehova akiumĩrĩra Musa, na aarĩ hakuhĩ kũmũũraga.
25 However, Zipporah used a flint knife to cut off her son's foreskin. She touched his feet with it, and said to him, “You are a blood-husband to me.”
No Zipora akĩoya kahiga kaarĩ kogĩ ta kahiũ, akĩruithia mũriũ, na akĩhutithia gĩkonde kĩu nyarĩrĩ cia Musa. Agĩcooka akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ ũrĩ mũthuuri wakwa wa thakame.”
26 (Calling him a blood-husband referred to circumcision.) After this the Lord left Moses alone.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova agĩtigana nake. (Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũtumia ũcio wake oigire “ũrĩ mũthuuri wakwa wa thakame” aaragia ũhoro wa irua.)
27 The Lord had told Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the desert.” So Aaron went and met Moses at the mountain of God and greeted him with a kiss.
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Harũni atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ werũ-inĩ ũgathaagane Musa.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Harũni agĩtũnga Musa kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Ngai, akĩmũhĩmbĩria.
28 Then Moses explained to Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say and all the miracles he had ordered him to do.
Nake Musa akĩĩra Harũni ũrĩa wothe Jehova amũtũmĩte akoige, o na ningĩ ũhoro wa ciama ciothe iria aamwathĩte aringe.
29 Moses and Aaron traveled to Egypt. There they had all the Israelite elders gather together.
Musa na Harũni magĩcookanĩrĩria athuuri a Isiraeli othe,
30 Aaron shared with them everything the Lord had told Moses, and Moses carried out the miracles so they could see them.
nake Harũni akĩmeera ũrĩa wothe Jehova eerĩte Musa. O na ningĩ Musa akĩringa ciama mbere yao;
31 The Israelites were convinced. When they heard that the Lord had come to them, and that he had been touched by their suffering, they bowed their heads and worshiped.
nao magĩĩtĩkia. Na rĩrĩa maiguire atĩ Jehova nĩameciirĩtie na akona mĩnyamaro yao-rĩ, makĩinamĩrĩra, magĩthathaiya.
