Fitowa 3
1 Ana nan wata rana Musa yana kiwon tumakin Yetro surukinsa, firist na Midiyan, sai ya bi da tumaki zuwa gefe mai nisa a cikin hamada, har ya zo Horeb, dutsen Allah.
Moses/I was taking care of the sheep that belonged to his/my father-in-law Jethro, the priest of the Midian [people]. He/I led the flock across the desert and came to Horeb, [the mountain that was later called Sinai], the (mountain that [had been dedicated to] God/taboo mountain).
2 A can mala’ikan Ubangiji ya bayyana a gare shi cikin harshen wuta, a ƙaramin itace. Musa ya lura cewa ko da yake wuta na ci ƙaramin itacen, amma bai ƙone ba.
[One day] Yahweh (appeared/revealed himself) to him/me, [looking like] an angel. The angel appeared in a flame of fire in the middle of a bush [that was burning]. Moses/I looked at it, and he/I was surprised that the bush was burning, but it was not burning up.
3 Sai Musa ya ce, “Wannan abin mamaki ne, don me wannan itace bai ƙone ba? Bari in matso kusa in gani.”
Moses/I thought, “I will go closer and try to see this strange sight! Why is the bush not burning up?”
4 Da Ubangiji ya ga Musa ya matso don yă duba, sai Allah ya yi kira daga cikin ƙaramin itacen ya ce, “Musa! Musa!” Sai Musa ya amsa ya ce, “Ga ni.”
When Yahweh saw that he/I had come closer, he called to Moses/me from the middle of the bush, saying, “Moses! Moses!” He/I replied, “[Yes], here I am.”
5 Allah ya ce, “Kada ka zo kusa, tuɓe takalmanka, gama inda kake tsaye, wuri ne mai tsarki.”
Yahweh said, “Do not come closer! [Because I am God], the ground on which you are standing is holy/taboo. So take off your sandals [to show respect to me].”
6 Sai Allah ya ce, “Ni ne Allah na kakanninka, Allah na Ibrahim, Allah na Ishaku da kuma Allah na Yaƙub.” Da jin wannan, sai Musa ya ɓoye fuskarsa, domin ya ji tsoro yă dubi Allah.
Then he said, “I am God, whom your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [worshiped].” So Moses/I covered his/my face, because he/I was afraid [that God would kill him/me] if he/I looked at him.
7 Ubangiji ya ce, “Tabbatacce na ga azabar mutanena a Masar. Na ji su suna kuka saboda matsin da shugabannin gandunsu suke musu, na kuma damu da wahalarsu.
Then Yahweh said, “I have seen how cruelly [they are treating] my people in Egypt. I have heard them (wailing/crying out) [for help] because of what the slave-drivers [are forcing them to do]. I know how my people are suffering.
8 Saboda haka na sauko domin in cece su daga hannun Masarawa, in kuma fitar da su daga ƙasar Masar, in kai su ƙasa mai kyau mai fāɗi, ƙasa mai zub da madara da zuma, inda Kan’aniyawa, Hittiyawa, Amoriyawa, Ferizziyawa, Hiwiyawa da Yebusiyawa suke.
So I have come down [from heaven] to rescue them from the Egyptians [SYN]. I have come to bring them up from that land [to the highlands in Canaan]. I will bring them to a land that is good/fertile and that has plenty of space. It will be very good for raising livestock and growing crops [MTY]. It is the land where the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus [live].
9 Yanzu kukan Isra’ilawa ya kai gare ni, na kuma ga yadda Masarawa suke wulaƙanta su
Truly I have now heard my Israeli people crying [PRS]. I have seen how the Egyptians oppress them.
10 To, fa, sai ka tafi. Ina aikan ka wurin Fir’auna don ka fitar da mutanena Isra’ilawa daga Masar.”
So you go [back] to Egypt. I am sending you to the king, in order that [he may permit] you to bring my people, the Israeli people, out of Egypt.”
11 Amma Musa ya ce wa Allah, “Wane ni in tafi wurin Fir’auna, in kuma fitar da Isra’ilawa daga Masar?”
But Moses/I replied, “I am not a well-known person [RHQ]! (I cannot go to the king and [ask him to permit me] to bring the Israeli people out of Egypt!/How can I go to the king and [ask him to allow me to] bring the Israeli people out of Egypt?)” [RHQ]
12 Sai Allah ya ce, “Zan kasance da tare kai. Wannan kuwa za tă zama alama a gare ka cewa Ni na aike ka. Bayan ka fitar da mutanen daga Masar, za ku yi sujada ga Allah a kan dutsen nan.”
God replied, “I will be with you. And when you bring [my] people out of Egypt, all of you will worship me [right] here on this mountain. That will prove that I am the one who sent you [to them].”
13 Musa ya ce wa Allah, “A ce ma na tafi wurin Isra’ilawa na ce musu, ‘Allah na kakanninku ya aiko ni wurinku,’ in suka tambaye ni, ‘Mene ne sunansa?’ Me zan ce?”
Moses/I said to God, “If I go to the Israeli people and say to them, ‘God, the one your ancestors [worshiped], has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’, what shall I say to them?”
14 Allah ya ce wa Musa, “NI NE wanda NINE. Abin da za ka faɗa wa Isra’ilawa ke nan cewa, ‘NI NE, ya aiko ni wurinku.’”
God replied, “I AM who I AM.” And he said, “Tell the Israeli people that the one who is [named] ‘I AM’ has sent me to you.”
15 Allah ya kuma ce wa Musa, “Ka faɗa wa Isra’ilawa, ‘Ubangiji, Allah na kakanninka, Allah na Ibrahim, Allah na Ishaku da kuma Allah na Yaƙub, ya aiko ni wurinku.’ Wannan shi ne sunana har abada, sunan da za a tuna da ni daga tsara zuwa tsara ke nan.
God also said to Moses/me, “Say this to the Israeli people: ‘Yahweh God, the one your ancestors [worshiped], the one that Abraham and Isaac and Jacob [worshiped], has sent me to you.’ This name, [Yahweh], will be my name forever. That is the name that [people in] all future generations [must use when they talk about/to] me.
16 “Tafi ka tattara dattawan Isra’ila, ka ce musu, ‘Ubangiji, Allah na kakanninku, Allah na Ibrahim, Ishaku da Yaƙub, ya bayyana a gare ni ya ce, Na lura da ku, na kuma ga abubuwan da ake yi muku a Masar.
Go [to Egypt] and gather together the elders/leaders of the Israeli people, and say to them, ‘Yahweh God, the one your ancestors [worshiped], the one Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [worshiped], appeared to me. He said to him/me, “I have been watching closely what the Egyptian people have done to you.
17 Na kuma yi alkawari, zan fitar da ku daga azabarku a Masar zuwa ƙasar Kan’aniyawa, Hittiyawa, Amoriyawa, Ferizziyawa, Hiwiyawa da Yebusiyawa, ƙasa mai zub da madara da zuma.’
I promise that I will rescue you from being oppressed in Egypt, and [I will take you] to the land where the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus [live]. It is a land good for raising livestock and growing crops [MTY].”’
18 “Dattawan Isra’ila za su saurare ka. Sa’an nan da kai da dattawan Isra’ila, za ku tafi wurin sarkin Masar, ku ce masa, ‘Ubangiji, Allah na Ibraniyawa, ya sadu da mu. Bari mu yi tafiyar kwana uku zuwa cikin hamada domin mu yi hadaya wa Ubangiji Allahnmu.’
My people will do what you say. Then you and their leaders must go to the king of Egypt, and you must say to him, ‘Yahweh, who is God, the one we Hebrews [worship], has revealed himself to us. So now we ask you to allow us to travel for three days to [a place in] the desert, in order that there we may offer sacrifices to Yahweh, our God.’
19 Amma na san cewa sarkin Masar ba zai yarda ku tafi ba, sai hannu mai ƙarfi ya tilasta shi.
But I know that the king of Egypt will allow you to go only if he realizes I am [more] powerful [MTY] [than he is].
20 Saboda haka zan miƙa hannuna in bugi Masarawa da duk al’ajaban da zan aikata a cikinsu. Bayan haka zai bar ku, ku tafi.
So I will use my power [MTY] to strike/punish [the people of] Egypt [MTY] by performing many miracles there. Then he will allow you to leave.
21 “Zan kuma sa mutanen su sami tagomashi daga wurin Masarawa, saboda sa’ad da za ku fita, ba za ku fita hannu wofi ba.
[When that happens], I will cause the people of Egypt to respect you. [The result will be that] when you leave Egypt, (you will not go empty-handed/they will give you many [valuable] things to take with you).
22 Kowace mace ta tambayi maƙwabciyarta, da kuma duk wata macen da take cikin gidanta, kayayyakin azurfa da na zinariya da kuma na riguna, waɗanda za ku sa wa’ya’yanku maza da mata. Ta haka nan za ku washe Masarawa.”
[At that time], each [Israeli] woman will ask her [Egyptian] neighbors and each [Egyptian] woman who is living in her (OR, her neighbor’s) house to [give her] some silver and gold jewelry and some [nice] clothes. [Each Egyptian woman will give them some], and you will put them on your sons and daughters [to take with you]. In that way you will (take away/confiscate) the wealth of the Egyptian people.”
