Kutoka 8
1 Kisha Yahweh akazungumza na Musa, “Nenda kwa Farao na umwambie, 'Yahweh anasema hivi: Acha watu wangu waende hili wakaniabudu.
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him, 'Yahweh says this: “Let my people go so that they may worship me.
2 Ukikataa kuwaruhusu waende, nitaidhuru nchi yako yote kwa vyura.
If you refuse to let them go, I will afflict all your country with frogs.
3 Mito itajawa na vyura. Watatoka na kuingia nyumbani kwako, chumbani kwako, na kitandani kwako. Wataenda nyumbani mwa watumishi wako. Wataenda kwa watu wako, kwenye majiko yako, na vyombo vya kukandia mkate.
The river will swarm with frogs. They will come up and go into your house, your bedroom, and your bed. They will go into your servants' houses. They will go onto your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls.
4 Vyura watakushambulia wewe, watu wako, na watumishi wako wote."”'
The frogs will attack you, your people, and all your servants.”'”
5 Yahweh akamwambia Musa, “Mwambie Aruni, 'Nyoosha mkono wako na gongo lako kwenye mito, mifereji, na kwenye mabwawa, na uwatoe vyura juu ya nchi ya Misri.”'
Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, 'Reach out with your hand and your staff over the rivers, the streams, and the pools, and bring the frogs up over the land of Egypt.'”
6 Aruni akanyoosha mkono juu ya maji ya Misri, na vyura wakatoka na kujaza nchi ya Misri.
Aaron reached out with his hand over Egypt's waters, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
7 Lakini wachawi walifanya vivyo hivyo na uchawi wao: waliwatoa vyura juu ya nchi ya Misri.
But the magicians did the same with their magic; they brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
8 Kisha Farao akawaita Musa na Aruni na kuwaambia, “Muombeni Yahweh iliawaondoe vyura kwangu na kwa watu wangu. Kisha nitawaacha watu waende, iliwamtolee dhabihu.”
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to Yahweh for him to take away the frogs from me and my people. Then I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to him.”
9 Musa akamwambia Farao, “Unaweza chukuwa fursa ya kuniambia lini nikuombee wewe, watumishi wako, na watu wako, ili vyura waondolewe kwako na nyumbani kwako na wabaki tu kwenye mito.”
Moses said to Pharaoh, “You can have the privilege of telling me when I should pray for you, your servants, and your people, so that the frogs may be removed from you and your houses and stay only in the river.”
10 Farao akasema, “Kesho.” Musa akasema, “Acha iwe kama ulivyo sema, ili kwamba ujue hakuna Mungu mwengine kama Yahweh, Mungu wetu.
Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Let it be as you say, so that you may know that there is no one like Yahweh, our God.
11 Vyura wataondoka kutoka kwako, nyumbani mwako, kwa watumishi wako, na kwa watu wako. Watabaki tu kwenye mito.”
The frogs will go from you, your houses, your servants, and your people. They will stay only in the river.”
12 Musa na Aruni wakaondoka kwa Farao. Kisha Musa akamlilia Yahweh kuhusu hao vyura alio waleta kwa Farao.
Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. Then Moses cried out to Yahweh concerning the frogs that he had brought on Pharaoh.
13 Yahweh akafanya kama Musa alivyo omba: Vyura wakafa kwenye nyumba, nyuani, na mashambani.
Yahweh did as Moses asked: The frogs died in the houses, courts, and fields.
14 Watu wakawakusanya kwa mafungu, na nchi ikanuka.
The people gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.
15 Lakini Farao alipoona kuna afadhali, aliufanya moyo wake kuwa mgumu na hakumsikiliza Musa na Aruni, kama Yahweh alivyo sema.
But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as Yahweh had said that he would do.
16 Yahweh akamwambia Musa, “Mwambie Aruni, 'Nyoosha gongo lako na upige udongo chini, iliuwe chawa kati nchi yote ya Misri.”'
Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, 'Reach out with your staff and strike the dust on the ground, that it may become gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.'”
17 Wakanya hivyo: Aruni akanyoosha mkono wake na gongo lake. Akaupiga udongo wa ardhi. Chawa wakaja juu ya watu na wanyama. Udongo wote kwenye ardhi ukawa chawa katika nchi ya Misri.
They did so: Aaron reached out with his hand and his staff. He struck the dust on the ground. Gnats came onto man and beast. All the dust on the ground became gnats throughout the whole land of Egypt.
18 Wachawi walijaribu kufanya chawa kwa uganga wao lakini hawakuweza. Palikuwa na chawa kwa watu na kwa wanyama.
The magicians tried with their magic to produce gnats, but they could not. There were gnats on man and beast.
19 Kisha wachawi wakamwambia Farao, “Hichi ni kidole cha Mungu.” Lakini moyo wa Farao ulikuwa Mgumu, hivyo akakataa kuwasikiliza. Ilikuwa kama Yahweh alivyo sema Farao atafanya.
Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, so he refused to listen to them. It was just as Yahweh had said Pharaoh would do.
20 Yahweh akamwambia Musa, “Inuka asubui mapema na usimame mbele ya Farao anapoenda mtoni. Umwambie, 'Yahweh anasema hivi: “Acha watu wangu waende wakaniabudu mimi.
Yahweh said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and stand in front of Pharaoh as he goes out to the river. Say to him, 'Yahweh says this: “Let my people go so that they may worship me.
21 Lakini usipo acha watu wangu waende nitatuma kundi la nzi kwako, watumishi wako, na watu wako, na kwenye nyumba zenu. Nyumba za wa Misri zitajawa na makundi ya nzi, na ata ardhi wanayo simama itajawa na nzi.
But if you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you, your servants, and your people, and into your houses. The Egyptians' houses will be full of swarms of flies, and even the ground on which they stand will be full of flies.
22 Lakini katika siku hiyo nitaitendea nchi ya Gosheni tofauti, nchi ambayo watu wangu wanaishi, ilikwamba kusiwe na makundi ya nzi huko. Hili litatokea ili kwamba mjue mimi ni Yahweh katika hii nchi.
But on that day I will treat the land of Goshen differently, the land in which my people are living, so that no swarms of flies will be there. This will happen so that you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of this land.
23 Nitaweka utofauti kati ya watu wangu na watu wako. Hii ishara ya nguvu zangu itatokea kesho"”'
I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign of my power will take place tomorrow.”'”
24 Yahweh akafanya hivyo, na kundi kubwa la nzi likaja nyumbani mwa Farao na nyumbani mwa watumishi wake. Katika nchi yote ya Misri, nchi iliharibiwa na makundi ya nzi.
Yahweh did so, and thick swarms of flies came into Pharaoh's house and into his servants' houses. Throughout the whole land of Egypt, the land was ruined because of the swarms of flies.
25 Farao akawaita Musa na Aruni na kuwaambia, “Nendeni, mtolee Mungu wenu dhabihu kwenye nchi yetu.”
Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in our own land.”
26 Musa akasema, “Sio vyema sisi kufanya hivyo, kwa kuwa dhabihu tunazo mtolea Yahweh Mungu wetu zinachukiza kwa Wamisri. Kama tutatoa dhabihu mbele ya macho yao zilizo chukizo kwa Wamisri, hawata tupiga mawe?
Moses said, “It is not right for us to do so, for the sacrifices we make to Yahweh our God are something disgusting to the Egyptians. If we make sacrifices right before their eyes that are disgusting to the Egyptians, will they not stone us?
27 Hapana, ni safari ya siku tatu kwenda nyikani ambayo lazima tuende, ili kiutoa dhabihu kwa Yahweh Mungu wetu, kama anavyo tuamuru.”
No, it is a three days' journey into the wilderness that we must make, in order to sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as he commands us.”
28 Farao akasema, “Nitakuruhusu kwenda kumtolea dhabihu Yahweh Mungu wenu nyikani. Ila usiende mbali sana. Niombee.”
Pharaoh said, “I will allow you to go and sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness. Only you must not go very far away. Pray for me.”
29 Musa akasema, “Wakati tu nitakapoenda kutoka kwako, nitamuomba Yahweh ili makundi ya nzi yatoke kwako, wewe Farao, na watumishi wako na watu kesho. Lakini usifanye udhalimu tena kwa kutowaacha watu wetu waende kumtolea dhabihu Yahweh.”
Moses said, “As soon as I go out from you, I will pray to Yahweh that the swarms of flies may leave you, Pharaoh, and your servants and people tomorrow. But you must not deal deceitfully any more by not letting our people go to sacrifice to Yahweh.”
30 Musa akaenda nje kutoka kwa Farao na kumuomba Yahweh.
Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to Yahweh.
31 Yahweh akafanya kama Musa alivyo muomba: alitoa makundi ya nzi kutoka kwa Farao, watumishi wake, na watu wake. Hakuna ata mmoja aliye baki.
Yahweh did as Moses asked; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his servants, and his people. Not one remained.
32 Lakini Farao aliufanya moyo wake mgumu tena, na hakuwaacha watu waende.
But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.
