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Bwana akamwambia Musa, Ingia wewe kwa Farao; kwa kuwa mimi nimeufanya moyo wake mzito, nipate kuzionyesha ishara zangu hizi kati yao;
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them,
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nawe upate kusema masikioni mwa mwanao, na masikioni mwa mjukuu wako, ni mambo gani niliyotenda juu ya Misri, na ishara zangu nilizozifanya kati yao; ili mpate kujua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana.
and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”
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Basi Musa na Haruni wakaingia kwa Farao, na kumwambia, Bwana, Mungu wa Waebrania, asema hivi, Je! Utakataa hata lini kujinyenyekeza mbele zangu? Wape watu wangu ruhusa waende zao, ili wanitumikie.
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
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Au, kwamba wakataa kuwapa hao watu wangu ruhusa waende zao, tazama, kesho nitaleta nzige waingie ndani ya mipaka yako;
But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
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nao wataufunika uso wa nchi, mtu asipate kuona hiyo nchi; nao watakula mabaki ya hayo yaliyopona yaliyowasalia baada ya ile mvua ya mawe, watakula kila mti umeao kwa ajili yenu mashambani;
They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields.
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na nyumba zako, na nyumba za watumishi wako, na nyumba za Wamisri wote zitajawa na nzige; mfano wake baba zako wala baba za baba zako hawakuona, tangu siku walipoanza kuwapo juu ya nchi hata hivi leo. Basi akageuka na kutoka kwa Farao.
They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.
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Ndipo watumishi wa Farao wakamwambia, Mtu huyu atakuwa tanzi kwetu sisi hata lini? Wape hawa watu ruhusa waende zao, wamtumikie Bwana, Mungu wao; hujatambua bado ya kuwa Misri imekwisha haribika?
Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt lies in ruins?”
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Musa na Haruni wakaletwa tena kwa Farao; naye akawaambia, Nendeni, mkamtumikie Bwana, Mungu wenu; lakini ni kina nani watakaokwenda?
So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship the LORD your God,” he said. “But who exactly will be going?”
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Musa akamjibu, Tutakwenda na vijana wetu na wazee wetu, na wana wetu, na binti zetu, tutakwenda na kondoo zetu na ng'ombe zetu; kwa kuwa inatupasa kumfanyia Bwana sikukuu.
“We will go with our young and old,” Moses replied. “We will go with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.”
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Lakini akawaambia, Ehe, Bwana na awe pamoja nanyi, kama nitakavyowapa ruhusa kwenda zenu pamoja na watoto wenu; angalieni, kwa kuwa pana uovu huko mbele yenu.
Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.
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Sivyo; endeni ninyi mlio watu wazima, mkamtumikie Bwana; kwa kuwa ndilo jambo mtakalo. Nao walifukuzwa usoni pa Farao.
No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.
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Bwana akamwambia Musa, Nyosha mkono wako juu ya nchi ya Misri kwa hao nzige, ili wakwee juu ya nchi ya Misri, waile mimea yote ya nchi, yaani, vyote vilivyosazwa na ile mvua ya mawe.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, so that the locusts may swarm over it and devour every plant in the land—everything that the hail has left behind.”
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Basi Musa akainyosha fimbo yake juu ya nchi ya Misri, na Bwana akaleta upepo kutoka mashariki juu ya nchi, mchana kutwa, na usiku kucha; kulipopambazuka ule upepo wa mashariki ukawaleta nzige.
So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.
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Na hao nzige wakakwea juu ya nchi yote ya Misri, wakatua ndani ya mipaka yote ya Misri, walikuwa wabaya mno; hawajakuwapo nzige kama hao majira yo yote, wala baada yao hawatakuwa wengine jinsi hiyo.
The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be.
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Kwa kuwa waliufunika uso wote wa nchi, hata nchi iliingia giza; wakala mimea yote ya nchi, na matunda yote ya miti yaliyosazwa na ile mvua ya mawe; hapakusalia hata jani moja, mti wala mmea wa mashamba, katika nchi yote ya Misri.
They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
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Ndipo Farao akawaita Musa na Haruni haraka; akasema, Nimemfanyia dhambi Bwana, Mungu wenu na ninyi pia.
Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
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Basi sasa, nawasihi, nisameheni dhambi yangu mara hii moja tu, mkamwombe Bwana, Mungu wenu, aniondolee kifo hiki tu.
Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”
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Akatoka kwa Farao, na kumwomba Bwana.
So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.
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Bwana akaugeuza upepo wa magharibi wenye nguvu nyingi, ambao uliwaondoa wale nzige na kuwapeleka katika Bahari ya Shamu; hakusalia hata nzige mmoja ndani ya mipaka yote ya Misri.
And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.
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Lakini Bwana akaufanya ule moyo wa Farao uwe mgumu, asiwape wana wa Israeli ruhusa waende zao.
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.
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Bwana akamwambia Musa, Nyosha mkono wako kuelekea mbinguni, kuwe giza juu ya nchi ya Misri, watu wapapase-papase gizani.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”
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Basi Musa akaunyosha mkono wake kuelekea mbinguni; kukawa na giza nene katika nchi yote ya Misri muda wa siku tatu;
So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.
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hawakupata kuonana mtu na mwenziwe, wala hakuondoka mtu mahali alipokuwa muda wa siku tatu; lakini wana wa Israeli wote walikuwa na mwanga makaoni mwao.
No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.
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Farao akamwita Musa, na kumwambia, Haya, nendeni, mkamtumikie Bwana; kondoo zenu na ng'ombe zenu tu na waachwe; watoto wenu nao na waende pamoja nanyi.
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”
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Musa akasema, Ni lazima utupe mikononi mwetu na wanyama wa dhabihu na wa sadaka za kuteketezwa, ili tupate kumchinjia Bwana Mungu wetu dhabihu.
But Moses replied, “You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.
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Makundi yetu pia watakwenda pamoja nasi; hautasalia nyuma hata ukwato mmoja; kwa maana inampasa kutwaa katika hao tupate kumtumikia Bwana, Mungu wetu; nasi hatujui, hata tutakapofika huko, ni kitu gani ambacho kwa hicho inatupasa kumtumikia Bwana.
Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”
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Lakini Bwana akaufanya kuwa mgumu moyo wa Farao, asikubali kuwapa ruhusa waende zao.
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.
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Farao akamwambia Musa, Nenda zako, ujiangalie, usinione uso tena; kwani siku hiyo utakayoniangalia uso wangu utakufa.
“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
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Musa akasema, Umenena vema; mimi sitakuangalia uso wako tena.
“As you say,” Moses replied, “I will never see your face again.”