Ọpụpụ 4
1 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.’”
AND Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.
2 Ma Onyenwe anyị jụrụ Mosis ajụjụ sị ya, “Gịnị ka i ji nʼaka?” Mosis zara sị, “Ọ bụ mkpanaka.”
And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
3 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.
And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
4 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu ọzọ sị ya, “Jide agwọ ahụ aka nʼọdụdụ ya.” Mgbe Mosis mere nke a, agwọ ahụ ghọghachikwara mkpanaka.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
5 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.”
That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
6 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.
And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
7 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.
And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.
8 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.
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
9 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.”
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
10 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.”
And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
11 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?
And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?
12 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.”
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
13 Ma ọ rịọrọ, “Biko Onyenwe m, ziganụ onye ọzọ.”
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
14 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.
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
15 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.
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
16 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.
And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
17 Ma ị ga-ejide mkpanaka a dị nʼaka gị ka i nwee ike jiri ya mee ihe ịrịbama.”
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
18 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.”
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
19 Ugbu a Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu nʼala Midia sị ya, “Laghachi Ijipt nʼihi na ndị niile chọrọ igbu gị anwụchaala.”
And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
20 Mosis kpọọrọ nwunye ya, na ụmụ ya ndị ikom, nọkwasị nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu, laghachi nʼala Ijipt. O jikwa mkpanaka Chineke ahụ nʼaka ya.
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
21 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.
And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
22 Ị ga-agwa Fero okwu sị ya, ‘Nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Izrel bụ Ọkpara m.
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
23 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.’”
And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
24 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.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
25 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.”
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
26 Nʼihi ya, Onyenwe anyị hapụrụ Mosis. (Mgbe ahụ, Zipọra kwuru sị, “Ị bụ di ọbara,” nʼihi obibi ugwu ahụ.)
So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
27 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.
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 kissed him.
28 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.
And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.
29 Mosis na Erọn jeruru Ijipt kpọọ nzukọ ndị okenye ụmụ Izrel niile.
And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
30 Erọn gwara ha ihe niile Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis. Mosis, nʼonwe ya mere ihe ịrịbama ahụ niile nʼihu anya ha.
And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
31 Mgbe ahụ, ha kwenyere; dịka ha nụrụ na Onyenwe anyị eletala ụmụ Izrel, ma hụkwa ahụhụ ha. Ha kpọrọ isiala fee ya ofufe.
And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
