1 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.
Musa akajibu akasema, Lakini, tazama, hawataniamini, wala hawataisikia sauti yangu; maana watasema, Bwana hakukutokea.
2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
Bwana akamwambia, Ni nini hiyo uliyo nayo mkononi mwako? Akasema, Ni fimbo.
3 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.
Akamwambia, Itupe chini; akaitupa chini, nayo ikawa nyoka; Musa akakimbia mbele yake.
4 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:
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Nyosha mkono wako, kamshike mkia; (akaunyosha mkono wake akamshika, naye akageuka kuwa fimbo mkononi mwake;)
5 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.
ili kwamba wapate kusadiki ya kwamba Bwana, Mungu wa Ibrahimu, Mungu wa Isaka, Mungu wa Yakobo, amekutokea.
6 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.
Bwana akamwambia tena, Sasa tia mkono wako kifuani mwako. Akautia mkono wake kifuani mwake; naye alipoutoa, kumbe! Mkono wake ulikuwa una ukoma, umekuwa mweupe kama theluji.
7 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.
Akasema, Tia mkono wako kifuani mwako tena. Akautia mkono wake kifuani mwake tena, na alipoutoa kifuani mwake, kumbe! Umerudia hali ya mwili wake.
8 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.
Basi itakuwa, wasipokusadiki, wala kuisikiliza sauti ya ishara ya kwanza, wataisikiliza sauti ya ishara ya pili.
9 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 .
Kisha itakuwa wasipoamini hata ishara hizo mbili, wala kuisikiliza sauti yako, basi, yatwae maji ya mtoni uyamwage juu ya nchi kavu, na yale maji uyatwaayo mtoni yatakuwa damu juu ya nchi kavu.
10 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.
Musa akamwambia Bwana Ee Bwana, mimi si msemaji, tokea zamani, wala tokea hapo uliposema na mtumishi wako; maana mimi si mwepesi wa kusema, na ulimi wangu ni mzito.
11 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?
Bwana akamwambia, Ni nani aliyekifanya kinywa cha mwanadamu? Au ni nani afanyaye mtu kuwa bubu au kiziwi, au mwenye kuona, au kuwa kipofu? Si mimi, Bwana?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Basi sasa, enenda, nami nitakuwa pamoja na kinywa chako, na kukufundisha utakalolinena.
13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
Akasema, Ee Bwana, nakuomba, tuma kwa mkono wake huyo utakayemtuma.
14 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.
Hasira ya Bwana ikawaka juu ya Musa, akasema, Je! Hayuko Haruni, ndugu yako, Mlawi? Najua ya kuwa yeye aweza kusema vizuri. Pamoja na hayo, tazama, anakuja kukulaki; naye atakapokuona, atafurahi moyoni mwake.
15 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.
Nawe utasema naye, na kuyatia maneno kinywani mwake; nami nitakuwa pamoja na kinywa chako, na pamoja na kinywa chake, na kuwafundisheni mtakayofanya.
16 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.
Naye atakuwa msemaji wako kwa watu, hata yeye atakuwa mfano wa kinywa kwako, nawe utakuwa mfano wa Mungu kwake.
17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
Nawe utatwaa fimbo hii mkononi mwako, na kwa hiyo utazifanya zile ishara.
Return to Egypt
18 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.
Basi Musa akaenda na kurejea kwa Yethro mkwewe, na kumwambia, Nipe ruhusa niende, nakusihi, niwarudie hao ndugu zangu walioko Misri, nipate kuwaona kwamba wako hai hata sasa. Yethro akamwambia Musa, Haya, nenda kwa amani.
19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
Bwana akamwambia Musa huko Midiani, Haya, nenda, karudi Misri; kwa kuwa wale watu wote waliokutaka uhai wako wamekwisha kufa.
20 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.
Basi Musa akamchukua mkewe na wanawe, na kuwapandisha juu ya punda, naye akarudi mpaka nchi ya Misri; na Musa akaichukua ile fimbo ya Mungu mkononi mwake.
21 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.
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Hapo utakaporudi Misri, angalia ukazifanye mbele ya Farao zile ajabu zote nilizozitia mkononi mwako; lakini nitaufanya mgumu moyo wake, naye hatawapa ruhusa hao watu waende zao.
22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
Nawe umwambie Farao, Bwana asema hivi, Israeli ni mwanangu mimi, mzaliwa wa kwanza wangu;
23 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.
nami nimekuambia, Mpe mwanangu ruhusa aende, ili apate kunitumikia, nawe umekataa kumpa ruhusa aende; angalia basi, mimi nitamwua mwanao, mzaliwa wa kwanza wako.
24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
Ilikuwa walipokuwa njiani mahali pa kulala, Bwana akakutana naye akataka kumwua.
25 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.
Ndipo Sipora akashika jiwe gumu na kuikata govi ya zunga la mwanawe, na kuibwaga miguuni pake akasema. Hakika wewe u bwana arusi wa damu kwangu mimi.
26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art , because of the circumcision.
Basi akamwacha. Ndipo huyo mkewe akanena, U bwana arusi wa damu wewe, kwa ajili ya kutahiri.
27 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.
Bwana akamwambia Haruni, Nenda jangwani uonane na Musa. Naye akaenda, akamkuta katika mlima wa Mungu, akambusu.
28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.
Musa akamwambia Haruni hayo maneno yote ya Bwana ambayo alimtuma aende nayo, na ishara hizo zote alizomwagiza.
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
Musa na Haruni wakaenda, wakawakusanya wazee wote wa watu wa Israeli.
30 and Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
Haruni akawaambia maneno yote Bwana aliyonena na Musa akazifanya zile ishara mbele ya watu.
31 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.
Watu wakaamini, na waliposikia ya kuwa Bwana amewajilia wana wa Israeli, na ya kuwa ameyaona mateso yao, wakainama vichwa vyao wakasujudu.
