Exodus 4
1 Moses answered, "But, look, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, 'God has not appeared to you.'"
Musa akajibu, “Lakini itakuwaje wasiponiamini mimi au wasiponisikiliza na kusema, 'Yahwe hajakutokea wewe?”
2 Jehovah said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A staff."
Yahwe akamwambia, “Hicho ni nini mkononi mwako?” Musa aksema, “Ni fimbo.”
3 He said, "Throw it on the ground." He threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses ran away from it.
Yahwe akasema, “Itupe chini.” Musa akaitupa chini ile fimbo, nayo ikageuka na kuwa nyoka. Musa akarudi nyumba.
4 Jehovah said to Moses, "Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail." He put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand.
Yahwe akamwambia Musa, “Mchukue kwa kumshikia mkia wake.” Hivyo alimchukua yule nyoka. Mara ikaggeuka na kuwa fimbo mkononi mwake tena.
5 "That they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you."
“Hii ni ili wapate kuamini ya kuwa Yahwe, Mungu wa baba zao, Mungu wa wa Abrahamu, Mungu wa Isaka, na Mungu wa Yakobo amekutokea wewe.”
6 Jehovah said furthermore to him, "Now put your hand inside your cloak." He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, look, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
Yahwe pia alimwambia, “Sasaingiza mkono wako ndani ya vazi lako.” Hivyo Musa akaingiza mkono wake ndani ya vazi lake. Na alipoutoa nje, tazama, mkono wake ulikuwa na ukoma, mweupe kama theluji.
7 He said, "Put your hand inside your cloak again." He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, look, it had turned again as his other flesh.
Yahwe akasema, “Ingiza mkono wako ndani ya vazi lako tena.” Hivyo akaingiza mkono wake ndani ya vazi lake, na alipoutoa nje aliona ukiwa mzima tena kama ulivyo mwili wake wote.
8 "It will happen, if they will neither believe you nor listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
Yahwe akasema, “Kama hawatakuamini wewe - kama hawatazingatia ishara yanggu ya kwanza ya nguvu zangu au kuziamini, basi wataamini ishara ya pili.
9 It will happen, if they will not believe even 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. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land."
Na ikiwa hawataamini hata ishara hizi zote mbili za nguvu zangu, au wasipokusikiliza wewe, basi chota maji kutoka katika mto na uyamwage katika nchi kavu. Maji utakayoyamwaga yatakuwa damu katika nchi kavu.”
10 Moses said to Jehovah, "Please, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
Ndipo Musa akamwambia Yahwe, “Bwana, mimi ni mzuri wa kuongea, si hapo kwanza au hata baada ya kuwa umeongea na mtumishi wako. Mimi ni mdhaifu wa kuongea na nina kigugumizi.”
11 Jehovah said to him, "Who made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Is it not I, God?
Yahwe akamwambia, “Ni nani anayeumba mdomo wa mwanadamu? Ni nani amfanyaye mwanadamu kuwa bubu au aone au kipofu? Je si mimi Yahwe?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak."
Sasa nenda, nami nitauongoza mdomo wako na nitakufundisha cha kusema.”
13 He said, "Oh, Lord, please send someone else."
Lakini Musa akasema, “Bwana, tafadhali mtume mtu mwingine, yeyote unayependa kumtuma.”
14 The anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, "What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, look, he comes forth to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
Kisha Yahwe akamkasirikia Musa. Akasema, “Vipi kuhusu Aroni kaka yako yule Mlawi? Najua ya kuwa anaweza kuongea vizuri. Hata hivyo, anakuja kukutana na wewe, na atakapokuona moyo wake utajawa na furaha.
15 You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.
Wewe utaongea naye na utaweka maneno ya kusema kinywani mwake. Nami nitakiongoza kinywa chako na kinywa chake pia, nami nitaonesha ninyi nyote yawapasayo kutenda.
16 He will be your spokesman to the people; and it will happen, that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.
Yeye ataongea na watu kwa niaba yako. Yeye atakuwa msemaji wako, na wewe utakuwa kama Mungu kwake.
17 You shall take this staff in your hand, with which you shall do the signs."
Utachukua hii fimbo pamoja nawe mkononi mwako. Kwa fimbo hii utafanya ishara.”
18 Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, "Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive." Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."
Hivyo Musa alirudi kwa Yethro - baba mkwe wake na kumwambia, “Niruhusu nipate kurudi kwa ndugu zangu walioko Misri ili niweze kuona kama bado wako hai.” Yethro akwambia Musa, “Nenda kwa amani.”
19 Jehovah said to Moses in Midian, "Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead."
Yahwe akamwambia Musa kule Midiani, “Nenda, rudi Misri, kwa kuwa watu wote waliotaka kukuua wameshakufa.”
20 Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God's staff in his hand.
Musa akamchukua mke wake na watoto wake wa kiume na kuwapandisha kwenye punda. Akarudi mpaka nchi ya Misri, naye alichukua fimbo ya Mungu pamoja naye mkononi mwake.
21 Jehovah said to Moses, "When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.
Yahwe akamwambia Musa, “Utakaporudi Misri, jitahidi kufanya ishara zote nilizokupa kufanya mbele ya Farao. Lakini nitaufanya moyo wake kuwa mgumu, naye hawatawaacha watu waende.
22 You shall tell Pharaoh, 'Thus says Jehovah, Israel is my son, my firstborn,
Lazima umwambie Farao, 'Hivi ndivyo asemavyo Yahwe: Israeli ni mtoto wangu, mzaliwa wa kwanza wangu,
23 and I have said to you, "Let my son go, that he may serve me;" and you have refused to let him go. Look, I will kill your son, your firstborn.'"
nami nakuamuru, “Mwache mwanangu aende ili apate kuniabudu mimi.” Lakini kwa kuwa umekataa kumwachia, hakika nitamuua mtoto wako wa kiume, mzaliwa wa kwanza wako.”'
24 It happened on the way at a lodging place, that Jehovah met him and wanted to kill him.
Sasa wakiwa njiani, wakati wa usiku walipopumzika, Yahwe alikutana na Musa na kutaka kumuua.
25 Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me."
Kisha Zipora akachukua kisu kikali na kukata govi la mtoto wake wa kiume na kuligusisha miguuni pake. Kisha akasema, “Hakika wewe ni bwana harusi wangu kwa njia ya damu.”
26 So he let him alone. Then she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
Hivyo Yahwe akamwachia. Akasema, “Wewe ni bwana harusi wa damu” kwa sababu ya kutahiriwa.
27 Jehovah said to Aaron, "Go into the wilderness to meet Moses." He went, and met him on God's mountain, and kissed him.
Yahwe akamwambia Aroni, “Nenda nyikani ukutane na Musa.” Aroni akaenda na kukutana naye katika mlima wa Mungu, na kumbusu.
28 Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.
Musa akwambia Aroni maneno yote ya Yahwe ambayo alimtuma kusema na kwa habari za ishara zote za nguvu za Yahwe ambazo alimwagiza kutenda.
29 Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
Kisha Musa na Aroni wakaenda na kuwakusanya wazee wote wa Israeli.
30 Aaron spoke all the words which God had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
Aroni akawaambia maneno yote ambayo Yahwe alimwambia Musa. Pia alionesha ishara na miujiza ya nguvu za Yahwe mbele ya watu.
31 The people believed, and when they heard that God had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.
Watu waliamini. Waliposikia ya kuwa Yahwe aliwaona Waisraeli na ya kwamba aliyaona mateso yao, waliinamisha vichwa vyao na kumwabudu.
