Kutoka 15

1 Ndipo Mose na Waisraeli wakamwimbia Bwana wimbo huu: “Nitamwimbia Bwana, kwa kuwa ametukuzwa sana. Farasi na mpanda farasi amewatosa baharini.

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying, I will sing to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

2 Bwana ni nguvu zangu na wimbo wangu; amekuwa wokovu wangu. Yeye ni Mungu wangu, nami nitamsifu, Mungu wa baba yangu, nami nitamtukuza.

The LORD [is] my strength and song, and he [is] become my salvation: he [is] my God, and I will prepare him a habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

3 Bwana ni shujaa wa vita; Bwana ndilo jina lake.

The LORD [is] a man of war: the LORD [is] his name.

4 Magari ya vita ya Farao na jeshi lake amewatosa baharini. Maafisa wa Farao walio bora sana wamezamishwa katika Bahari ya Shamu.

Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

5 Maji yenye kina yamewafunika, wamezama mpaka vilindini kama jiwe.

The depths have covered them: they sunk to the bottom as a stone.

6 “Mkono wako wa kuume, Ee Bwana ulitukuka kwa uweza. Mkono wako wa kuume, Ee Bwana, ukamponda adui.

Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

7 Katika ukuu wa utukufu wako, ukawaangusha chini wale waliokupinga. Uliachia hasira yako kali, ikawateketeza kama kapi.

And in the greatness of thy excellence thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, [which] consumed them as stubble.

8 Kwa pumzi ya pua zako maji yalijilundika. Mawimbi ya maji yakasimama imara kama ukuta, vilindi vikagandamana ndani ya moyo wa bahari.

And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were collected, the floods stood upright as a heap, [and] the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 “Adui alijivuna, ‘Nitawafuatia, nitawapata. Nitagawanya nyara; nitajishibisha kwa wao. Nitafuta upanga wangu na mkono wangu utawaangamiza.’

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

10 Lakini ulipuliza kwa pumzi yako, bahari ikawafunika. Wakazama kama risasi kwenye maji makuu.

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sunk as lead in the mighty waters.

11 “Ni nani miongoni mwa miungu aliye kama wewe, Ee Bwana? Ni nani kama Wewe: uliyetukuka katika utakatifu, utishaye katika utukufu, ukitenda maajabu?

Who [is] like to thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders!

12 Uliunyoosha mkono wako wa kuume na nchi ikawameza.

Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.

13 “Katika upendo wako usiokoma utawaongoza watu uliowakomboa. Katika nguvu zako utawaongoza mpaka makao yako matakatifu.

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people [which] thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided [them] in thy strength to thy holy habitation.

14 Mataifa watasikia na kutetemeka, uchungu utawakamata watu wa Ufilisti.

The people shall hear, [and] be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

15 Wakuu wa Edomu wataogopa, viongozi wa Moabu watatetemeka kwa hofu, watu wa Kanaani watayeyuka,

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

16 vitisho na hofu vitawaangukia. Kwa nguvu ya mkono wako watatulia kama jiwe, mpaka watu wako waishe kupita, Ee Bwana, mpaka watu uliowanunua wapite.

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thy arm they shall be [as] still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, [which] thou hast purchased.

17 Utawaingiza na kuwapandikiza juu ya mlima wa urithi wako: hapo mahali, Ee Bwana, ulipopafanya kuwa makao yako, mahali patakatifu, Ee Bwana, ulipopajenga kwa mikono yako.

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thy inheritance, [in] the place, O LORD, [which] thou hast made for thee to dwell in; [in] the sanctuary, O LORD. [which] thy hands have established.

18 Bwana atatawala milele na milele.”

The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

19 Farasi wa Farao, magari yake ya vita na wapanda farasi wake walipoingia baharini, Bwana aliyarudisha maji ya bahari yakawafunika, lakini wana wa Israeli walipita baharini mahali pakavu.

For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry [land] in the midst of the sea.

20 Kisha Miriamu yule nabii mke, ndugu yake Aroni, akachukua matari mkononi mwake na wanawake wote wakamfuata na matari yao wakicheza.

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her, with timbrels, and with dances.

21 Miriamu akawaimbia: “Mwimbieni Bwana, kwa maana ametukuka sana. Farasi na mpanda farasi amewatosa baharini.”

And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

22 Kisha Mose akawaongoza Israeli kutoka Bahari ya Shamu na kuingia katika Jangwa la Shuri. Kwa siku tatu walisafiri jangwani bila kupata maji.

So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

23 Walipofika Mara, hawakuweza kunywa maji yake kwa sababu yalikuwa machungu. (Ndiyo sababu mahali hapo panaitwa Mara)

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah; for they [were] bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

24 Kwa hiyo watu wakamnungʼunikia Mose, wakisema, “Tunywe nini?”

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

25 Ndipo Mose akamlilia Bwana, naye Bwana akamwonyesha kipande cha mti. Akakitupa ndani ya maji, nayo maji yakawa matamu. Huko Bwana akawapa amri na sheria na huko akawajaribu.

And he cried to the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, [which] he cast into the waters, [and] the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

26 Mungu akasema, “Kama mkisikiliza kwa bidii sauti ya Bwana Mungu wenu na kuyafanya yaliyo sawa machoni pake, kama mkiyatii maagizo yake na kuzishika amri zake zote, sitaleta juu yenu ugonjwa wowote niliowaletea Wamisri, kwa kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana, niwaponyaye.”

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes; I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.

27 Kisha wakafika Elimu, mahali palipokuwa na chemchemi kumi na mbili, na miti sabini ya mitende, wakapiga kambi huko karibu na maji.

And they came to Elim, where [were] twelve wells of water, and seventy palm-trees: and they encamped there by the waters.