Thaama 19
1 Mweri wa gatatũ thuutha wa andũ a Isiraeli kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, mũthenya o ũcio-rĩ, magĩkinya Werũ wa Sinai.
And in the third month of the departure of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came into the wilderness of Sina.
2 Thuutha wa kuuma Refidimu, magĩtoonya werũ wa Sinai, nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩamba hema ciao kũu werũ-inĩ, magũrũ-inĩ ma kĩrĩma kĩu kĩa Sinai.
And they departed from Raphidin, and came into the wilderness of Sina, and there Israel encamped before the mountain.
3 Ningĩ Musa akĩambata kĩrĩma-inĩ harĩ Ngai, nake Jehova akĩmwĩta arĩ kĩrĩma-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo ũkwĩra nyũmba ya Jakubu, na wĩre andũ a Isiraeli:
And Moses went up to the mount of God, and God called him out of the mountain, saying, These things shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and thou shalt report them to the children of Israel.
4 ‘Inyuĩ ene nĩmweyoneire ũrĩa Ndeekire bũrũri wa Misiri, o na ũrĩa ndahaanire ta ndamũkuuire na mathagu ma nderi, ngĩmũrehe harĩ niĩ.
Ye have seen all that I have done to the Egyptians, and I took you up as upon eagles' wings, and I brought you near to myself.
5 Na rĩrĩ, mũngĩnjathĩkĩra biũ na mũmenyerere kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa-rĩ, gatagatĩ-inĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ ciothe, inyuĩ mũgaatuĩka andũ akwa a goro. O na gũtuĩka thĩ yothe nĩ yakwa-rĩ,
And now if ye will indeed hear my voice, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations; for the whole earth is mine.
6 inyuĩ mũgaatuĩka ũthamaki wakwa wa athĩnjĩri-Ngai na rũrĩrĩ rwamũre.’ Ciugo icio nĩcio ũkwĩra andũ a Isiraeli.”
And ye shall be to me a royal priesthood and a holy nation: these words shalt thou speak to the children of Israel.
7 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa agĩcooka, na agĩĩta athuuri arĩa matongoragia andũ, akĩmahe ũhoro wothe ũrĩa Jehova aamwathĩte ameere.
And Moses came and called the elders of the people, and he set before them all these words, which God appointed them.
8 Nao andũ acio magĩĩtĩkanĩria hamwe makiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũgwĩka ũrĩa wothe Jehova oigĩte.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa agĩcookeria Jehova ũhoro ũrĩa moigire.
And all the people answered with one accord, and said, All things that God has spoken, we will do and hearken to: and Moses reported these words to God.
9 Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũũka kũrĩ inyuĩ ndĩ thĩinĩ wa itu itumanu, nĩgeetha andũ maanjigue ngĩaria nawe, nao nĩ megũtũũra makwĩhokete.” Musa agĩcooka akĩĩra Jehova ũrĩa andũ moigĩte.
And the Lord said to Moses, Lo! I come to thee in a pillar of a cloud, that the people may hear me speaking to thee, and may believe thee for ever: and Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
10 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ kũrĩ andũ ũmatherie ũmũthĩ na rũciũ. Meere mathambie nguo ciao,
And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and solemnly charge the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments.
11 na makorwo mehaarĩirie mũthenya wa gatatũ, tondũ mũthenya ũcio Jehova nĩagaikũrũka igũrũ rĩa Kĩrĩma gĩa Sinai andũ othe makĩonaga.
And let them be ready against the third day, for on the third day the Lord will descend upon mount Sina before all the people.
12 Ĩkĩra mĩhaka ĩthiũrũrũkĩrie kĩrĩma, na ũmeere ũũ, ‘Mwĩmenyererei mũtikahaice kĩrĩma kana mũhutie magũrũ-inĩ ma kĩo. Ũrĩa wothe ũkaahutia kĩrĩma ti-itherũ nĩakooragwo.
And thou shalt separate the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch any part of it: every one that touches the mountain shall surely die.
13 Ti-itherũ nĩakahũũrwo na mahiga nyuguto, kana arathwo na mĩguĩ; hatirĩ guoko gũkaamũhutia. Ndagetĩkĩrio atũũre muoyo, arĩ mũndũ kana nyamũ.’ No rĩrĩa coro wa rũhĩa rwa ndũrũme ũrĩgamba, no rĩo marĩhaica kĩrĩma igũrũ.”
A hand shall not touch it, for [every one that touches] shall be stoned with stones or shot through with a dart, whether beast or whether man, it shall not live: when the voices and trumpets and cloud depart from off the mountain, they shall come up on the mountain.
14 Thuutha wa Musa gũikũrũka oimĩte kĩrĩma-inĩ agĩthiĩ kũrĩ andũ, akĩmatheria, nao magĩthambia nguo ciao.
And Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified them, and they washed their clothes.
15 Ningĩ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mwĩhaarĩriei nĩ ũndũ wa mũthenya wa gatatũ. Mũtigakome na andũ-a-nja.”
And he said to the people, Be ready: for three days come not near to a woman.
16 Rũciinĩ rwa mũthenya wa gatatũ, gũkĩgĩa ngwa o na heni, na itu itumanu rĩgĩikara igũrũ rĩa kĩrĩma, gũkĩiguuo mũgambo mũnene wa coro. Andũ othe arĩa maarĩ kambĩ, makĩinaina.
And it came to pass on the third day, as the morning drew nigh, there were voices and lightnings and a dark cloud on mount Sina: the voice of the trumpet sounded loud, and all the people in the camp trembled.
17 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Musa agĩtongoria andũ kuuma kambĩ magacemanie na Ngai, nao makĩrũgama magũrũ-inĩ ma kĩrĩma.
And Moses led the people forth out of the camp to meet God, and they stood by under the camp.
18 Kĩrĩma gĩa Sinai kĩahumbĩrĩtwo nĩ ndogo, tondũ Jehova aikũrũkire igũrũ wakĩo arĩ mwaki-inĩ. Nayo ndogo ĩgĩtoogororoka kuuma igũrũ rĩa kĩrĩma ta ndogo ĩkuuma riiko-inĩ inene; nakĩo kĩrĩma gĩgĩthingitha na hinya,
The mount of Sina was altogether on a smoke, because God had descended upon it in fire; and the smoke went up as the smoke of a furnace, and the people were exceedingly amazed.
19 naguo mũgambo wa coro ũgĩkĩrĩrĩria kũneneha. Nake Musa akĩaria, naguo mũgambo wa Ngai ũkĩmũcookeria.
And the sounds of the trumpet were waxing very much louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.
20 Jehova agĩikũrũka igũrũ rĩa Kĩrĩma gĩa Sinai na agĩĩta Musa ahaice kũu kĩrĩma igũrũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa akĩhaica,
And the Lord came down upon mount Sina on the top of the mountain; and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
21 nake Jehova akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ikũrũka na ũkaanie andũ matikehatĩrĩrie kwambata gũũka kuona Jehova, nĩguo aingĩ ao matigakue.
And God spoke to Moses, saying, Go down, and solemnly charge the people, lest at any time they draw nigh to God to gaze, and a multitude of them fall.
22 O na athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa me gũthengerera Jehova, no nginya metherie kana Jehova amahithũkĩre, amaniine.”
And let the priests that draw nigh to the Lord God sanctify themselves, destroy some of them.
23 Musa akĩĩra Jehova atĩrĩ, “Andũ matingĩhaica Kĩrĩma gĩa Sinai tondũ we mwene nĩwatũkaanirie, ũgĩtwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩkĩra mũhaka ũthiũrũrũkĩrie kĩrĩma, na ũkĩamũre gĩtuĩke gĩtheru.’”
And Moses said to God, The people will not be able to approach to the mount of Sina, for thou hast solemnly charged us, saying, Set bounds to the mountain and sanctify it.
24 Jehova akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ikũrũka, mwambate na Harũni. No athĩnjĩri-Ngai na andũ matikehatĩrĩrie kwambata mathiĩ kũrĩ Jehova kana amahithũkĩre amaniine.”
And the Lord said to him, Go, descend, and come up thou and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests and the people force their way to come up to God, lest the Lord destroy some of them.
25 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa agĩikũrũka kũrĩ andũ acio, akĩmahe ũhoro ũcio.
And Moses went down to the people, and spoke to them.
