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?
Mosis zaghachiri ya sị, “Gịnị ga-eme ma ọ bụrụ na ha agaghị ekwenye ihe m kwuru maọbụ ajụ ige m ntị? Ọ bụrụ na ha asị, ‘Onyenwe anyị egosighị gị onwe ya.’”
2 And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in your hand? and he said, A rod.
Ma Onyenwe anyị jụrụ Mosis ajụjụ sị ya, “Gịnị ka i ji nʼaka?” Mosis zara sị, “Ọ bụ mkpanaka.”
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.
Onyenwe anyị sịrị ya, “Tụpụ ya nʼala.” Mosis tụpụrụ ya nʼala. Ma otu mgbe ahụ, ọ ghọrọ agwọ. Mosis sitere nʼebe agwọ ahụ nọ gbapụ ọsọ.
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,
Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu ọzọ sị ya, “Jide agwọ ahụ aka nʼọdụdụ ya.” Mgbe Mosis mere nke a, agwọ ahụ ghọghachikwara mkpanaka.
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.
Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis sị, “Ọ bụrụ na i mee ihe ịrịbama a, ha ga-ekwere ihe ị gwara ha. Ha ga-aghọta na Onyenwe anyị Chineke nna nna ha, Chineke Ebraham, Chineke Aịzik, na Chineke Jekọb gosiri gị onwe ya.”
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.
Onyenwe anyị gwara ya okwu ọzọ sị, “Tinye aka gị nʼime uwe i yi nʼime ahụ gị.” Mgbe Mosis tinyere aka ya wepụta ya, ọ chọpụtara na ekpenta jupụtara nʼaka ahụ nke na-enwu ezi ọcha.
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.
Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya, “Tinyekwa aka gị nʼime uwe i yi nʼime ahụ gị.” Mosis mere otu a. Mgbe o wepụtara aka ya ọzọ, ọ hụrụ na ọ dịghachiri dịka akụkụ anụ ahụ ya ndị ọzọ.
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.
Mgbe ahụ Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Ọ bụrụ na ụmụ Izrel ekweghị gị maọbụ nabata ihe ama nke mbụ, ha ga-ekwe ihe ịrịbama nke abụọ a.
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.
Ma ọ bụrụ na ha ekwenyeghị nʼihe ịrịbama abụọ ndị a ma ọ bụkwanụ gee gị ntị; kute mmiri nʼosimiri Naịl, wụpụ ya nʼala akọrọ. Mmiri ahụ nke i kutere site nʼosimiri ga-agbanwe, ghọọ ọbara nʼala akọrọ.”
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.
Mosis sịrị Onyenwe anyị, “Biko Onyenwe m, abụghị m onye mara ekwu okwu. Ọ nwebeghị oge m ji bụrụ onye ọka okwu, na mgbe gara aga maọbụ site na mgbe ị gwara ohu gị okwu. Lee, onye nwere ire na egbugbere ọnụ dị arọ ka m bụ.”
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?
Onyenwe anyị jụrụ Mosis ajụjụ sị, “Onye mere ọnụ mmadụ? Onye na-emekwa ka ntị mmadụ chie ya, maọbụ ka mmadụ daa ogbi? Onye na-eme ka mmadụ hụ ụzọ, maọbụ kpụọ ìsì? Ọ bụghị mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị?
12 And now go and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say.
Ugbu a, gaa mee ihe m gwara gị. Aga m enyere gị aka ikwu okwu nke ọma. Aga m agwakwa gị ihe ị ga-ekwu.”
13 And Moses said, I pray you, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom you shall send.
Ma ọ rịọrọ, “Biko Onyenwe m, ziganụ onye ọzọ.”
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.
Onyenwe anyị were iwe dị ọkụ megide Mosis sị ya, “Kedụ maka nwanne gị nwoke Erọn onye Livayị, amaara m na ọ bụ onye ọka okwu. Lee, ọ na-abịa izute gị. Ọ ga-aṅụrị ọṅụ mgbe ọ chọtara gị.
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.
Ị ga-agwa ya okwu, tinye okwu gị nʼọnụ ya. Aga m enyere unu abụọ aka ikwu okwu nke ọma, aga m ezikwa unu abụọ ihe unu ga-eme.
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.
Ọ ga-abụ onye na-ekwuchite ọnụ gị nʼebe ndị mmadụ nọ. Ị ga-anọ dịka Chineke nʼebe ọ nọ, nʼihi na ị ga-agwa ya ihe niile ọ ga-ekwu.
17 And this rod that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand, wherewith you shall work miracles.
Ma ị ga-ejide mkpanaka a dị nʼaka gị ka i nwee ike jiri ya mee ihe ịrịbama.”
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.
Emesịa, Mosis lọghachiri nʼụlọ ebe o bi, jekwuru Jetro ọgọ ya nwoke rịọọ ya sị, “Biko kwere ka m laghachi nʼIjipt gaa chọpụta ma o nwere ndị ikwu m ka dị ndụ.” Jetro sịrị, “Gaa nʼudo.”
19 And the Lord said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought your life are dead.
Ugbu a Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu nʼala Midia sị ya, “Laghachi Ijipt nʼihi na ndị niile chọrọ igbu gị anwụchaala.”
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.
Mosis kpọọrọ nwunye ya, na ụmụ ya ndị ikom, nọkwasị nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu, laghachi nʼala Ijipt. O jikwa mkpanaka Chineke ahụ nʼaka ya.
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.
Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya, “Mgbe i ruru Ijipt, hụ na ị gara nʼihu Fero mee ihe ebube niile m nyere gị ike ime. Ma aga m eme ka obi ya sie ike, ka ọ ghara ikwe ka ndị m laa.
22 And you shall say to Pharao, These things says the Lord, Israel [is] my firstborn.
Ị ga-agwa Fero okwu sị ya, ‘Nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Izrel bụ Ọkpara m.
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.
Agwara m gị okwu sị, “Hapụ nwa m nwoke ka o si nʼala Ijipt pụọ gaa ebe ọ ga-anọ fee m ofufe,” ma ị jụrụ ajụ. Ugbu a aga m egbu ọkpara gị.’”
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.
Mgbe Mosis na ezinaụlọ ya na-alaghachi Ijipt, ha rutere ebe ha ga-ezu ike abalị. Nʼebe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere Mosis chọọ igbu ya.
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:
Ma Zipọra nwunye Mosis weere mma ntakịrị bie nwa ya ugwu. O were ihe o bipụtara nʼugwu a metụ nʼụkwụ Mosis, kwuo sị, “Nʼezie, ị bụ di ọbara nʼebe m nọ.”
26 and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.
Nʼihi ya, Onyenwe anyị hapụrụ Mosis. (Mgbe ahụ, Zipọra kwuru sị, “Ị bụ di ọbara,” nʼihi obibi ugwu ahụ.)
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.
Ugbu a, Onyenwe anyị gwara Erọn okwu sị, “Gaa nʼime ọzara ka izute Mosis.” Erọn gara jekwuru Mosis nʼugwu Horeb, ugwu Chineke, sutu ya ọnụ.
28 And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of the Lord, which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.
Mgbe ahụ Mosis gwara Erọn ihe niile Onyenwe anyị ziri ya ka o kwuo, ya na ihe ịrịbama ndị ahụ niile o nyere nʼiwu ka o mee.
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of Israel.
Mosis na Erọn jeruru Ijipt kpọọ nzukọ ndị okenye ụmụ Izrel niile.
30 And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.
Erọn gwara ha ihe niile Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis. Mosis, nʼonwe ya mere ihe ịrịbama ahụ niile nʼihu anya ha.
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.
Mgbe ahụ, ha kwenyere; dịka ha nụrụ na Onyenwe anyị eletala ụmụ Izrel, ma hụkwa ahụhụ ha. Ha kpọrọ isiala fee ya ofufe.
