Kutoka 16
1 Jumuiya yote ya Kiisraeli ikaondoka Elimu, wakafika Jangwa la Sini, lililokuwa kati ya Elimu na Sinai, siku ya kumi na tano ya mwezi wa pili baada ya kutoka Misri.
And they went on their way from Elim, and all the children of Israel came into the waste land of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they went out of the land of Egypt.
2 Huko jangwani hiyo jumuiya yote wakawanungʼunikia Mose na Aroni.
And all the children of Israel were crying out against Moses and Aaron in the waste land:
3 Waisraeli wakawaambia, “Laiti tungelikufa kwa mkono wa Bwana huko Misri! Huko tuliketi tukizunguka masufuria ya nyama na tukala vyakula tulivyovitaka, lakini ninyi mmetuleta huku jangwani ili mpate kuua mkutano huu wote kwa njaa.”
And the children of Israel said to them, It would have been better for the Lord to have put us to death in the land of Egypt, where we were seated by the flesh-pots and had bread enough for our needs; for you have taken us out to this waste of sand, to put all this people to death through need of food.
4 Kisha Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Nitanyesha mikate kutoka mbinguni kwa ajili yenu. Watu watatoka kila siku na kukusanya kitakachowatosha kwa siku ile, kwa njia hii, nitawajaribu nione kama watafuata maelekezo yangu.
Then the Lord said to Moses, See, I will send down bread from heaven for you; and the people will go out every day and get enough for the day's needs; so that I may put them to the test to see if they will keep my laws or not.
5 Siku ya sita watatayarisha kile waletacho ndani, nacho kitakuwa mara mbili kuliko ya kile walichokusanya kila siku.”
And on the sixth day they are to make ready what they get in, and it will be twice as much as they get on the other days.
6 Kwa hiyo Mose na Aroni wakawaambia Waisraeli wote, “Jioni mtajua kwamba Bwana ndiye aliwatoa Misri,
And Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, This evening it will be clear to you that it is the Lord who has taken you out of the land of Egypt:
7 kisha asubuhi mtauona utukufu wa Bwana, kwa sababu amesikia manungʼuniko yenu dhidi yake. Sisi ni nani hata mtunungʼunikie?”
And in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord; for your angry words against the Lord have come to his ears: and what are we that you are crying out against us?
8 Pia Mose akasema, “Mtajua kuwa alikuwa Bwana wakati atakapowapa nyama mle ifikapo jioni na mikate yote mtakayohitaji asubuhi kwa sababu amesikia manungʼuniko yenu dhidi yake. Sisi ni nani? Hamnungʼuniki dhidi yetu, bali dhidi ya Bwana.”
And Moses said, The Lord will give you meat for your food at evening, and in the morning bread in full measure; for your outcry against the Lord has come to his ears: for what are we? your outcry is not against us but against the Lord.
9 Kisha Mose akamwambia Aroni, “Iambie jumuiya yote ya Waisraeli kwamba, ‘Mje mbele zake Bwana, kwa maana amesikia manungʼuniko yenu.’”
And Moses said to Aaron, Say to all the people of Israel, Come near before the Lord for he has given ear to your outcry.
10 Aroni alipokuwa akizungumza na jumuiya yote ya Waisraeli, wakatazama kuelekea jangwani, na huko wakaona utukufu wa Bwana ukitokeza katika wingu.
And while Aaron was talking to the children of Israel, their eyes were turned in the direction of the waste land, and they saw the glory of the Lord shining in the cloud.
11 Bwana akamwambia Mose,
And the Lord said to Moses,
12 “Nimesikia manungʼuniko ya Waisraeli. Waambie, ‘Jioni mtakula nyama, na asubuhi mtashiba mikate. Ndipo mtajua ya kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wenu.’”
The outcry of the children of Israel has come to my ears: say to them now, At nightfall you will have meat for your food, and in the morning bread in full measure; and you will see that I am the Lord your God.
13 Jioni ile kware wakaja wakaifunika kambi na asubuhi kulikuwa na tabaka la umande kuzunguka kambi.
And it came about that in the evening little birds came up and the place was covered with them: and in the morning there was dew all round about the tents.
14 Wakati umande ulipoondoka, vipande vidogo vidogo kama theluji vilionekana juu ya uso wa jangwa.
And when the dew was gone, on the face of the earth was a small round thing, like small drops of ice on the earth.
15 Waisraeli walipoona, wakaambiana, “Hiki ni nini?” Kwa kuwa hawakujua kilikuwa kitu gani. Mose akawaambia, “Huu ndio mkate ambao Bwana amewapa mle.
And when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, What is it? for they had no idea what it was. And Moses said to them, It is the bread which the Lord has given you for your food.
16 Hivi ndivyo Bwana alivyoamuru: ‘Kila mmoja akusanye kiasi anachohitaji. Chukueni pishi moja kwa kila mtu mliye naye katika hema yenu.’”
This is what the Lord has said, Let every man take up as much as he has need of; at the rate of one omer for every person, let every man take as much as is needed for his family.
17 Waisraeli wakafanya kama walivyoambiwa, baadhi yao wakakusanya zaidi, wengine pungufu.
And the children of Israel did so, and some took more and some less.
18 Nao walipopima katika pishi, yule aliyekusanya zaidi hakuwa na ziada, wala aliyekusanya kidogo hakupungukiwa. Kila mmoja alikusanya kiasi alichohitaji.
And when it was measured, he who had taken up much had nothing over, and he who had little had enough; every man had taken what he was able to make use of.
19 Kisha Mose akawaambia, “Mtu yeyote asibakize chochote mpaka asubuhi.”
And Moses said to them, Let nothing be kept till the morning.
20 Hata hivyo, wengine hawakuzingatia aliyosema Mose, wakahifadhi kiasi fulani mpaka asubuhi, lakini kile alichohifadhi kikajaa mabuu na kuanza kunuka. Kwa hiyo Mose akawakasirikia.
But they gave no attention to Moses, and some of them kept it till the morning and there were worms in it and it had an evil smell: and Moses was angry with them.
21 Kila asubuhi, kila mmoja alikusanya kiasi alichohitaji na jua lilipokuwa kali, iliyeyuka.
And they took it up morning by morning, every man as he had need: and when the sun was high it was gone.
22 Siku ya sita, wakakusanya mara mbili, kiasi cha pishi mbili kwa kila mtu, nao viongozi wa jumuiya wakaja kumwarifu Mose.
And on the sixth day they took up twice as much of the bread, two omers for every person: and all the rulers of the people gave Moses word of it.
23 Mose akawaambia, “Hivi ndivyo alivyoagiza Bwana: ‘Kesho itakuwa siku ya mapumziko, Sabato takatifu kwa Bwana. Kwa hiyo okeni kile mnachotaka kuoka na mchemshe kile mnachotaka kuchemsha. Hifadhini chochote kinachobaki na mkiweke mpaka asubuhi.’”
And he said, This is what the Lord has said, Tomorrow is a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord: what has to be cooked may be cooked; and what is over, put on one side to be kept till the morning.
24 Kwa hiyo wakavihifadhi mpaka asubuhi, kama Mose alivyoagiza, na havikunuka wala kuwa na mabuu.
And they kept it till the morning as Moses had said: and no smell came from it, and it had no worms.
25 Mose akawaambia, “Kuleni leo, kwa sababu leo ni Sabato kwa Bwana. Hamtapata chochote juu ya nchi leo.
And Moses said, Make your meal today of what you have, for this day is a Sabbath to the Lord: today you will not get any in the fields.
26 Kwa siku sita mtakusanya, lakini siku ya saba, yaani Sabato, hakutakuwepo chochote.”
For six days you will get it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any.
27 Hata hivyo, baadhi ya watu wakatoka kwenda kukusanya siku ya saba, lakini hawakupata chochote.
But still on the seventh day some of the people went out to get it, and there was not any.
28 Ndipo Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Je, mtaacha kushika maagizo na maelekezo yangu mpaka lini?
And the Lord said to Moses, How long will you go against my orders and my laws?
29 Fahamuni kuwa Bwana amewapa ninyi Sabato, ndiyo sababu katika siku ya sita amewapa mikate ya siku mbili. Kila mmoja inampasa kukaa pale alipo katika siku ya saba. Hata mmoja haruhusiwi kutoka.”
See, because the Lord has given you the Sabbath, he gives you on the sixth day bread enough for two days; let every man keep where he is; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30 Kwa hiyo watu wakapumzika siku ya saba.
So the people took their rest on the seventh day.
31 Watu wa Israeli wakaita ile mikate mana Ilikuwa myeupe kama mbegu za mtama na ladha yake ilikuwa kama mkate mwembamba uliotengenezwa kwa asali.
And this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.
32 Mose akasema, “Hivi ndivyo alivyoagiza Bwana: ‘Chukueni pishi ya mana na kuhifadhi kwa ajili ya vizazi vijavyo ili vione mikate niliyowapa mle jangwani nilipowatoa katika nchi ya Misri.’”
And Moses said, This is the order which the Lord has given: Let one omer of it be kept for future generations, so that they may see the bread which I gave you for your food in the waste land, when I took you out from the land of Egypt.
33 Kwa hiyo Mose akamwambia Aroni, “Chukua gudulia na uweke pishi moja ya mana ndani yake. Kisha uweke mbele za Bwana ili kihifadhiwe kwa ajili ya vizazi vijavyo.”
And Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot and put one omer of manna in it, and put it away before the Lord, to be kept for future generations.
34 Kama Bwana alivyomwagiza Mose, hatimaye Aroni alikuja kuihifadhi ndani ya Sanduku la Ushuhuda.
So Aaron put it away in front of the holy chest to be kept, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
35 Waisraeli wakala mana kwa miaka arobaini, mpaka walipofika katika nchi iliyokaliwa na watu; walikula mana hadi walipofika mpakani mwa Kanaani.
And the children of Israel had manna for their food for forty years, till they came to a land with people in it, till they came to the edge of the land of Canaan.
36 (Pishi moja ni sehemu ya kumi ya kipimo cha efa.)
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
