Thaama 4
1 Musa akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩ mangĩrega kũnjĩtĩkia kana kũnjigua, na manjĩĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ndakuumĩrĩire?’”
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?
2 Nake Jehova akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ kĩu ũrĩ nakĩo guoko?” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩ rũthanju.”
And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in your hand? and he said, A rod.
3 Jehova akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Rũikie thĩ.” Musa akĩrũikia thĩ, naruo rũgĩtuĩka nyoka, nake akĩmĩũrĩra.
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.
4 Nake Jehova akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tambũrũkia guoko ũmĩnyiite mũtingʼoe.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa agĩtambũrũkia guoko akĩmĩnyiita, nayo ĩkĩgarũrũka, ĩgĩtuĩka rũthanju guoko-inĩ gwake.
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,
5 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.”
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.
6 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.
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.
7 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.
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.
8 Ningĩ Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mangĩaga gũgwĩtĩkia na kũrũmbũiya kĩama kĩa mbere, no gũkorwo nĩmagetĩkia gĩa keerĩ.
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.
9 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.”
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.
10 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.”
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.
11 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?
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?
12 Na rĩrĩ, thiĩ; nĩngakũhotithia kwaria na ngũrute ũrĩa ũkoiga.”
And now go and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say.
13 No Musa akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, ndagũthaitha tũma mũndũ ũngĩ akaarie.”
And Moses said, I pray you, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom you shall send.
14 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.
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.
15 Ũrĩmwaragĩria na ũkamwĩra ũrĩa ekuuga, na nĩngamũhotithia inyuĩ eerĩ kwaria, na ndĩmũrute ũrĩa mũgeeka.
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.
16 Nĩakaarĩria andũ handũ haku, na agaatuĩka taarĩ we kanua gaku, nawe ũtuĩke ta ũrĩ Ngai harĩ we.
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.
17 No oya rũthanju rũrũ nĩguo ũhotage kũringa ciama naruo.”
And this rod that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand, wherewith you shall work miracles.
18 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.”
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.
19 Na rĩrĩ, Jehova nĩarĩirie Musa arĩ o kũu Midiani, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Cooka bũrũri wa Misiri, nĩgũkorwo andũ othe arĩa meendaga gũkũũraga nĩmakuĩte.”
And the Lord said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought your life are dead.
20 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.
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.
21 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.
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.
22 Ningĩ wĩre Firaũni atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Isiraeli nĩwe mũriũ wakwa wa irigithathi,
And you shall say to Pharao, These things says the Lord, Israel [is] my firstborn.
23 na nĩndakwĩrire atĩrĩ, “Reke mũriũ wakwa athiĩ akaahooe.” No nĩwaregire kũmwĩtĩkĩria athiĩ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngooraga mũriũ waku wa irigithathi.’”
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.
24 Marĩ handũ harĩa mararĩrĩire marĩ rũgendo-inĩ-rĩ, Jehova akiumĩrĩra Musa, na aarĩ hakuhĩ kũmũũraga.
And it came to pass [that] the angel of the Lord met him by the way in the inn, and sought to kill him.
25 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.”
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:
26 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova agĩtigana nake. (Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũtumia ũcio wake oigire “ũrĩ mũthuuri wakwa wa thakame” aaragia ũhoro wa irua.)
and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.
27 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Harũni atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ werũ-inĩ ũgathaagane Musa.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Harũni agĩtũnga Musa kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Ngai, akĩmũhĩmbĩria.
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.
28 Nake Musa akĩĩra Harũni ũrĩa wothe Jehova amũtũmĩte akoige, o na ningĩ ũhoro wa ciama ciothe iria aamwathĩte aringe.
And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of the Lord, which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.
29 Musa na Harũni magĩcookanĩrĩria athuuri a Isiraeli othe,
And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of Israel.
30 nake Harũni akĩmeera ũrĩa wothe Jehova eerĩte Musa. O na ningĩ Musa akĩringa ciama mbere yao;
And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.
31 nao magĩĩtĩkia. Na rĩrĩa maiguire atĩ Jehova nĩameciirĩtie na akona mĩnyamaro yao-rĩ, makĩinamĩrĩra, magĩthathaiya.
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.
