Ekisodho 4
1 Mozisi akapindura akati, “Ko, kana vakasanditenda kana kunditeerera uye vakati, ‘Jehovha haana kuzviratidza kwauri’?”
Moses answered, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”
2 Ipapo Jehovha akati kwaari, “Chiiko icho chiri muruoko rwako?” Akapindura akati, “Itsvimbo.”
The LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
3 Jehovha akati, “Ikande pasi.” Mozisi akaikanda pasi ikava nyoka, uye akaitiza.
He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it.
4 Ipapo Jehovha akati kwaari, “Tambanudza ruoko ugoibata nokumuswe.” Saka Mozisi akatambanudza ruoko ndokubata nyoka uye ikadzokera pakare pakuva tsvimbo muruoko rwake.
The LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.
5 Jehovha akati, “Izvi ndezvokuti vagotenda kuti Jehovha, Mwari wamadzibaba avo, Mwari waAbhurahama, Mwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho, azviratidza kwauri.”
“This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
6 Ipapo Jehovha akati, “Isa ruoko rwako muchipfuva chako.” Saka Mozisi akaisa ruoko rwake muchipfuva chake, uye paakarubudisa, rwakanga rwachena maperembudzi, sechando.
The LORD said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
7 Iye akati, “Zvino chirudzorerazve muchipfuva chako,” uye paakarubudisa, rwakanga rwavandudzwa, rwaita somuviri wake wose.
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, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.
8 Ipapo Jehovha akati, “Kana vasingakutendi kana kuteerera kuchiratidzo chokutanga, vangangotendawo chechipiri.
“It will happen, if they will not believe you or listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
9 Asi kana vasingatendi zviratidzo zviviri izvi kana kukuteerera, utore mvura kubva muna Nairi ugoidira pasi. Mvura yaunotora kubva murwizi ichava ropa pamusoro pevhu.”
It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs or 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.”
10 Mozisi akati kuna Jehovha, “Haiwa Jehovha, handina kumbogona kutaura, kunyange nakare, kana kubva pamataura nomuranda wenyu. Ndinokakama pakutaura uye rurimi rwangu runononoka.”
Moses said to the LORD, “O 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.”
11 Jehovha akati kwaari, “Ndianiko akapa munhu muromo? Ndianiko anomuita matsi kana mbeveve? Ndiani anomusvinudza kana kumuita bofu? Handisini here, Jehovha?
The LORD said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, the LORD?
12 Zvino chienda, ini ndichakubatsira kutaura uye ndichakudzidzisa zvokutaura.”
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”
13 Asi Mozisi akati, “Haiwa Jehovha, ndapota hangu, tumai henyu mumwe kuti aite izvozvo.”
Moses said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”
14 Ipapo kutsamwa kwaJehovha kwakapisa pamusoro paMozisi uye akati, “Ko, mukoma wako, Aroni muRevhi? Ndinoziva kuti anogona kutaura zvakanaka. Ari munzira kuzokuchingamidza izvozvi, uye mwoyo wake uchafara paachakuona.
The LORD’s anger burnt against Moses, and he said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he is coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
15 Uchataura naye ugoisa mashoko mumuromo make; ndichakubatsirai mose uye ndichakudzidzisai zvokuita.
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.
16 Uye achataura kuvanhu panzvimbo yako, uye zvichaita sokunge iye ndiye muromo wako uye sokunge iwe ndiwe Mwari kwaari.
He will be your spokesman to the people. It will happen that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.
17 Asi takura tsvimbo iyi muruoko rwako yauchaita zviratidzo nayo.”
You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”
18 Ipapo Mozisi akadzokera kuna Jeturo tezvara wake akati kwaari, “Regai ndidzokere kuvanhu vokwangu kuIjipiti kuti ndinoona kana vachiri vapenyu.” Jeturo akati, “Enda hako, ufambe zvakanaka.”
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.”
19 Zvino Jehovha akanga ati kuna Mozisi ari muMidhiani, “Dzokera kuIjipiti, nokuti vanhu vose vaida kukuuraya vakafa.”
The LORD said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”
20 Saka Mozisi akatora mukadzi wake navanakomana vake akavakwidza pambongoro akasimuka akadzokera kuIjipiti. Uye akatakura tsvimbo yaMwari muruoko rwake.
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 rod in his hand.
21 Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi, “Paunodzokera kuIjipiti, uone kuti waita zvishamiso zvose pamberi paFaro, ndakupa simba rokuita izvozvo. Asi ndichaomesa mwoyo wake zvokuti haazotenderi vanhu kuenda.
The LORD 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.
22 Ipapo uti kuna Faro, ‘Zvanzi naJehovha: Israeri ndiye mwanakomana wangu wedangwe,
You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘The LORD says, Israel is my son, my firstborn,
23 uye ndinoti kwauri, “Rega mwanakomana wangu aende, kuti anondinamata.” Asi kana ukaramba kumutendera kuti aende, ndichauraya mwanakomana wako wedangwe.’”
and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”
24 Ari paimba yavaeni pavakavata, Jehovha akasangana naMozisi uye akada kumuuraya.
On the way at a lodging place, the LORD met Moses and wanted to kill him.
25 Asi Zipora akatora banga rebwe romusarasara akacheka chikanda chapamberi chomwanakomana wake uye akabata tsoka dzaMozisi nacho. Akati, “Zvirokwazvo uri murume weropa kwandiri.”
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.”
26 Saka Jehovha akamurega. Panguva iyoyo Zipora akati kwaari, “Murume weropa,” achireva nezvokudzingiswa.
So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.
27 Jehovha akati kuna Aroni, “Enda kurenje undosangana naMozisi.” Saka akasangana naMozisi pagomo raMwari uye akamutsvoda.
The LORD said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
28 Ipapo Mozisi akaudza Aroni zvinhu zvose zvaakanga atumwa naJehovha kuti azozvitaura, uyewo pamusoro pezvishamiso zvose zvaakanga amurayira kuti aite.
Moses told Aaron all the LORD’s words with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.
29 Mozisi naAroni vakaunganidza vakuru vose vavana vaIsraeri,
Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
30 uye Aroni akavaudza zvinhu zvose zvakanga zvaudzwa Mozisi naJehovha. Akaitawo zviratidzo pamberi pavanhu,
Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
31 vakatenda. Uye pavakanzwa kuti Jehovha akanga ane hanya navo, uye kuti akanga aona kutambudzika kwavo, vakakotama pasi vakanamata.
The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
