1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
Bwana akanena na Musa, Haya, ondokeni, katokeni hapo, wewe na hao watu uliowaleta wakwee kutoka nchi ya Misri, waende nchi hiyo niliyomwapia Ibrahimu, na Isaka, na Yakobo, niliposema, Nitakipa kizazi chako nchi hii;
2 and I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
nami nitamtuma malaika aende mbele yako; nami nitawafukuza Mkanaani, na Mwamori, na Mhiti, na Mperizi, na Mhivi, na Myebusi;
3 unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.
waifikilie nchi imiminikayo maziwa na asali; kwa maana mimi sitakwenda kati yenu; kwa sababu ninyi ni watu wenye shingo ngumu; nisiwaangamize ninyi katika njia.
4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
Watu waliposikia habari hizo mbaya wakaomboleza wala hapana mtu aliyevaa vyombo vyake vya uzuri.
5 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Waambie wana wa Israeli, Ninyi ni watu wenye shingo ngumu; kama mimi nikiingia kati yenu dakika moja, nitawaangamiza; basi sasa vueni vyombo vyenu vya uzuri ili nipate kujua nitakalowatenda.
6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
Basi wana wa Israeli wakavua vyombo vyao vyote vya uzuri, tangu mlima wa Horebu na mbele.
7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.
Basi desturi ya Musa, ilikuwa kuitwaa ile hema, na kuikita nje ya marago mbali na hayo marago; akaiita, hema ya kukutania. Hata kila mtu aliyekuwa akitaka neno kwa Bwana, akatoka, akaenda hata hema ya kukutania, iliyokuwa nje ya marago.
8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.
Hata Musa alipotoka kuiendea ile hema, watu wote waliondoka wakasimama, kila mtu mlangoni pa hema yake, akamtazama Musa, hata alipokwisha kuingia hemani.
9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.
Ikawa Musa alipoingia humo hemani, ile nguzo ya wingu ikashuka, ikasimama mlangoni pa ile hema; naye Bwana akasema na Musa.
10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.
Watu wote wakaiona nguzo ya wingu ikisimama penye mlango wa hema; watu wote wakaondoka wakasujudu, kila mtu mlangoni pa hema yake.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Naye Bwana akasema na Musa uso kwa uso, kama vile mtu asemavyo na rafiki yake. Kisha akageuka akarejea hata maragoni; bali mtumishi wake Yoshua, mwana wa Nuni, naye ni kijana, hakutoka mle hemani.
12 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
Musa akamwambia Bwana, Angalia, wewe waniambia, Wachukue watu hawa; nawe hukunijulisha ni nani utakayemtuma pamoja nami. Walakini umesema, Nakujua jina lako, nawe umepata neema mbele zangu.
13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
Basi, sasa nakuomba, ikiwa nimepata neema mbele zako, unionyeshe njia zako, nipate kukujua, ili nipate neema mbele zako; ukakumbuke ya kuwa taifa hilo ndilo watu wako.
14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee , and I will give thee rest.
Akasema, Uso wangu utakwenda pamoja nawe, nami nitakupa raha.
15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me , carry us not up hence.
Naye akamwambia, Uso wako usipokwenda pamoja nami, usituchukue kutoka hapa.
16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Kwa maana itajulikanaje kuwa nimepata neema mbele zako, mimi na watu wako? Siyo kwa sababu unakwenda pamoja nasi, hata mimi na watu wako tutengwe na watu wote walio juu ya uso wa nchi?
17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Nitafanya na neno hili ulilolinena, kwa maana umepata neema mbele zangu, nami nakujua jina lako.
18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
Akasema, Nakusihi unionyeshe utukufu wako.
19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
Akasema, Nitapitisha wema wangu wote mbele yako, nami nitalitangaza jina la Bwana mbele yako; nami nitamfadhili yeye nitakayemfadhili; nitamrehemu yeye nitakayemrehemu.
20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
Kisha akasema, Huwezi kuniona uso wangu, maana mwanadamu hataniona akaishi.
21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
Bwana akasema, Tazama, hapa pana mahali karibu nami, nawe utasimama juu ya mwamba;
22 and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
kisha itakuwa wakati unapopita utukufu wangu, nitakutia katika ufa wa ule mwamba, na kukufunika kwa mkono wangu hata nitakapokuwa nimekwisha kupita;
23 and I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
nami nitaondoa mkono wangu, nawe utaniona nyuma yangu, bali uso wangu hautaonekana.
