Exodus 4
1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice: for they will say, The LORD has not appeared to you.
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, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
Yehova anati, “Tayiponya pansi.” Mose anayiponya pansi ndipo inasanduka njoka ndipo anayithawa.
4 And the LORD said to Moses, Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught 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 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to 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 And the LORD said furthermore to him, Put now your hand into your bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous 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 into your bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as 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 it shall come to pass, if they will not believe you, neither listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter 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 also these two signs, neither listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land: and the water which you take out of the river shall 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 my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since you have spoken to your servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow 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? or who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have 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 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall say.
Tsopano pita, Ine ndidzakuthandiza kuyankhula ndipo ndidzakulangiza zoti ukanene.”
13 And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray you, by the hand of him whom you will send.
Koma Mose anati, “Chonde Ambuye, pepani, tumani wina kuti akachite zimenezi.”
14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet 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 And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you 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 be your spokesman to the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to you instead of a mouth, and you shall be to him instead of God.
Iye akayankhula kwa anthu mʼmalo mwako. Iye adzakhala wokuyankhulira ndipo iweyo udzakhala ngati Mulungu kwa iye.
17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do signs.
Koma utenge ndodo imene ili mʼdzanja lakoyo kuti ukachite nayo zizindikiro zozizwitsa.”
18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray you, and return to my brothers which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. 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, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought 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 set them on an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses 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 to return into Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in your hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall 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 shall say to Pharaoh, Thus says the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
Ndipo iwe ukati kwa Farao, ‘Yehova akuti, Israeli ali ngati mwana wanga wachisamba.’
23 And I say to you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, even your firstborn.
Choncho ndikuti, ‘Mulole mwana wanga apite kuti akandipembedze. Koma ngati ukana, Ine ndidzapha mwana wako wachisamba.’”
24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
Pambuyo pake Mose ali mʼnjira, pamalo wogona, Yehova anakumana naye, ndipo anafuna kumupha.
25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband are you 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, A bloody husband you are, 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 wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
Yehova anati kwa Aaroni, “Pita ku chipululu ukakumane ndi Mose.” Iye anapitadi nakakumana ndi Mose pa phiri la Mulungu namupsompsona.
28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded 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 together all the elders of the children of Israel:
Mose ndi Aaroni anapita kukasonkhanitsa pamodzi akuluakulu onse a Aisraeli.
30 And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
Ndipo Aaroni anawafotokozera zonse zimene Yehova ananena kwa Mose. Anachita zizindikirozo pamaso pa anthu onse,
31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
ndipo anakhulupirira. Iwo atamva kuti Yehova anadzawayendera ndi kuti waona mmene akuzunzikira, anaweramitsa mitu pansi napembedza.
