Moses and the burning bush
1Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3So Moses thought, ‘I will go over and see this strange sight – why the bush does not burn up.’
4When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, ‘Moses! Moses!’
And Moses said, ‘Here I am.’
5‘Do not come any closer,’ God said. ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.’ 6Then he said, ‘I am the God of your father,3:6 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (see Acts 7:32) fathers the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’ At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
7The Lord said, ‘I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey – the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 9And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.’
11But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?’
12And God said, ‘I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you3:12 The Hebrew is plural. will worship God on this mountain.’
13Moses said to God, ‘Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your fathers has sent me to you,” and they ask me, “What is his name?” Then what shall I tell them?’
14God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am.3:14 Or I will be what I will be This is what you are to say to the Israelites: “I am has sent me to you.” ’
15God also said to Moses, ‘Say to the Israelites, “The Lord,3:15 The Hebrew for Lord sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for I am in verse 14. the God of your fathers – the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob – has sent me to you.”
‘This is my name for ever,
the name you shall call me
from generation to generation.
16‘Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, “The Lord, the God of your fathers – the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. 17And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites – a land flowing with milk and honey.”
18‘The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.” 19But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. 20So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.
21‘And I will make the Egyptians favourably disposed towards this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed. 22Every woman is to ask her neighbour and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.’
Musa na Kĩhinga Gĩakanaga Mwaki
13:1 Thaam 2:18; Atiir 1:16Na rĩrĩ, Musa nĩ kũrĩithia arĩithagia rũũru rwa mbũri rwa mũthoni-we Jethero, mũthĩnjĩri-ngai wa Midiani, nake agĩtongoria rũũru rũu rwa mbũri mwena ũũrĩa ũngĩ wa werũ kũraya ma, na agĩkinya Horebu, kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Ngai.3:1 Kĩrĩma gĩa Sinai kĩoĩkaine ta kĩrĩma kĩa Ngai. 23:2 Gũcook 33:16; Atũm 7:30Arĩ kũu-rĩ, akiumĩrĩrwo nĩ mũraika wa Jehova arĩ nĩnĩmbĩ-inĩ cia mwaki ikiuma kĩhinga-inĩ. Musa akĩona atĩ o na gũtuĩka kĩhinga nĩgĩakanaga-rĩ, gĩtiahĩaga. 3Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũthiĩ ho nĩgeetha nyone ũndũ ũyũ mũgeni, menye kĩrĩa kĩragiria kĩhinga kĩhĩe.”
43:4 Thaam 19:3; 1Sam 3:4; Atũm 7:33Rĩrĩa Jehova onire atĩ nĩathiĩ hau gũcũthĩrĩria, Ngai akĩmwĩta arĩ kĩhinga-inĩ, “Musa! Musa!”
Nake Musa agĩĩtĩka, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
53:5 Jer 30:21; Kĩam 28:17Nake Ngai akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũgakuhĩrĩrie haha. Ruta iraatũ ciaku magũrũ, nĩgũkorwo handũ hau ũrũgamĩte nĩ handũ hatheru.” 63:6 Math 22:32; 1Ath 19:13Ningĩ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ nĩ niĩ Ngai wa thoguo, Ngai wa Iburahĩmu, Ngai wa Isaaka, o na Ngai wa Jakubu.” Kahinda kau Musa akĩhitha ũthiũ wake, tondũ nĩetigĩrire kũrora Ngai.
73:7 1Sam 9:16; Neh 9:9Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ; “Ti-itherũ nĩnyonete mĩnyamaro ya andũ akwa kũu bũrũri wa Misiri. Nĩnjiguĩte kĩrĩro kĩao nĩ ũndũ wa arũgamĩrĩri a ngombo arĩa mamahinyagĩrĩria, na nĩngũrũmbũiya ũhoro wa kũnyamarĩka kwao. 83:8 Kĩam 11:5; Alaw 20:24Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩnjikũrũkĩte nĩguo ndĩmateithũre kuuma moko-inĩ ma andũ a Misiri, ndĩmarute bũrũri ũcio, ndĩmatware bũrũri mwega na mwariĩ, bũrũri ũrĩ bũthi wa iria na ũũkĩ, kũrĩa gũtũũragwo nĩ Akaanani, na Ahiti, na Aamori, na Aperizi, na Ahivi, na Ajebusi. 9Na rĩu kĩrĩro kĩa andũ a Isiraeli nĩkĩnginyĩire, na nĩnyonete ũrĩa andũ a bũrũri wa Misiri maramahinyĩrĩria. 103:10 Josh 24:5; Atũm 7:34Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, thiĩ. Ndĩragũtũma kũrĩ Firaũni ũkarute andũ akwa a Isiraeli moime bũrũri wa Misiri.”
113:11 Atiir 6:15; 2Sam 2:6No Musa akĩũria Ngai atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndĩ ũ wa gũthiĩ kwa Firaũni ngarute andũ a Isiraeli moime bũrũri wa Misiri?”
12Nake Ngai agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ndĩrĩkoragwo hamwe nawe. Naguo ũndũ ũyũ nĩguo ũgaatuĩka kĩmenyithia gĩa atĩ nĩ niĩ ngũtũmĩte: Rĩrĩa ũkaaruta andũ a Isiraeli moime bũrũri wa Misiri, nĩmũkahooyagĩra Ngai kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩkĩ.”
13Musa akĩĩra Ngai atĩrĩ, “Ingĩthiĩ kũrĩ andũ a Isiraeli ndĩmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ Ngai wa maithe manyu wandũma kũrĩ inyuĩ,’ nao manjũũrie atĩrĩ, ‘Ngai ũcio etagwo atĩa?’ ngaamacookeria atĩa?”
143:14 Thaam 6:2-3; Joh 8:58; Ahib 13:8Ngai akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “NIĨ NDŨIRE O TA ŨRĨA NDŨIRE. Ĩra andũ a Isiraeli atĩrĩ, Ũrĩa wĩtagwo ‘NIĨ NDŨIRE nĩwe ũndũmĩte kũrĩ inyuĩ.’ ”
153:15 Thab 135:13; Hos 12:5Ningĩ Ngai agĩcooka akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Ĩra andũ a Isiraeli atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova, o we Ngai wa maithe manyu, Ngai wa Iburahĩmu, na Ngai wa Isaaka na Ngai wa Jakubu nĩandũmĩte kũrĩ inyuĩ.’ Rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo rĩĩtwa rĩakwa nginya tene, rĩĩtwa rĩrĩa ndĩĩririkanagwo narĩo kuuma njiarwa na njiarwa.
163:16 Thaam 4:29; Alaw 4:15“Thiĩ, ũcookanĩrĩrie athuuri a Isiraeli, ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova, Ngai wa maithe manyu o we Ngai wa Iburahĩmu, na Isaaka, na Jakubu nĩanyumĩrĩire akanjĩĩra atĩrĩ: Nĩndorete na ngoona maũndũ marĩa mwĩkĩtwo kũu bũrũri wa Misiri, 173:17 Kĩam 15:16na nĩnduĩte nĩngũmũruta kuuma mĩnyamaro-inĩ yanyu kũu bũrũri wa Misiri, ndĩmũtware bũrũri wa Akaanani, na Ahiti, na Aamori, na Aperizi, na Ahivi, na Ajebusi, bũrũri ũrĩ bũthi wa iria na ũũkĩ.’
183:18 Thaam 4:1, 8, 31; Ndar 23:4, 16“Athuuri acio a Isiraeli nĩmagagũthikĩrĩria. Ningĩ wee na athuuri acio nĩmũgathiĩ kũrĩ mũthamaki wa bũrũri wa Misiri na mũmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova, o we Ngai wa Ahibirania, nĩarĩtie na ithuĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio twĩtĩkĩrie tũthiĩ rũgendo rwa mĩthenya ĩtatũ werũ-inĩ tũkarutĩre Jehova Ngai witũ magongona.’ 19No nĩnjũũĩ atĩ mũthamaki ũcio wa bũrũri wa Misiri ndakamwĩtĩkĩria mũthiĩ, tiga guoko gwakwa kwa hinya kũmũhatĩrĩirie gwĩka ũguo. 203:20 Thaam 6:1, 6; Gũcook 3:24; Mik 7:5Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngatambũrũkia guoko gwakwa hũũre andũ a Misiri na maũndũ mothe ma magegania marĩa ngeeka thĩinĩ wao. Thuutha ũcio, nĩakamwĩtĩkĩria mũthiĩ.
21“Na nĩngatũma mwĩtĩkĩrĩke nĩ andũ a Misiri, nĩgeetha rĩrĩa mũkoimagara, mũtikanathiĩ moko matheri. 223:22 Ayub 27:16-17; Ezar 1:4, 6Mũndũ-wa-nja o wothe Mũisiraeli nĩakahooya mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake, na ahooe mũndũ-wa-nja o wothe matũũranagia nake gwake nyũmba indo cia betha na thahabu o na nguo, iria mũkaahumba ciana cianyu cia aanake na cia airĩtu. Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩmũgataha andũ acio a Misiri.”
