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Ndipo Bwana akamwambia Musa, Ingia wewe kwa Farao, umwambie, Bwana, Mungu wa Waebrania, yuasema, Wape ruhusa watu wangu ili waende wanitumikie.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
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Kwani ukikataa kuwapa ruhusa waende, na kuzidi kuwazuia,
But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,
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tazama, mkono wa Bwana u juu ya wanyama wako wa mifugo walioko kondeni, juu ya farasi, na juu ya punda, na juu ya ngamia, na juu ya ng'ombe, na juu ya kondoo; kutakuwa na tauni nzito sana.
then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
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Kisha Bwana atawatenga wanyama wa Israeli na wanyama wa Misri; wala hakitakufa kitu cho chote cha wana wa Israeli.
But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”
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Naye Bwana akaweka muda, akasema, Kesho Bwana atalifanya jambo hili katika nchi.
The LORD set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land.”
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Bwana akalifanya jambo hilo siku ya pili, na wanyama wote wa kufugwa wa Misri wakafa; lakini katika wanyama wa wana wa Israeli hakufa hata mmoja.
And the next day the LORD did just that. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.
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Farao akatuma watu, na tazama, hapana mmoja aliyekufa katika wanyama wa wana wa Israeli. Lakini moyo wa Farao ulikuwa mzito, wala hakuwapa hao watu ruhusa waende zao.
Pharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.
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Bwana akawaambia Musa na Haruni, Jitwalieni konzi za majivu ya tanuuni, kisha Musa na ayarushe juu kuelekea mbinguni mbele ya Farao.
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.
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Nayo yatakuwa ni mavumbi membamba juu ya nchi yote ya Misri, nayo yatakuwa majipu yenye kufura na kutumbuka juu ya wanadamu na juu ya wanyama, katika nchi yote ya Misri.
It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.”
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Basi wakatwaa majivu ya tanuuni, na kusimama mbele ya Farao; na Musa akayarusha juu mbinguni nayo yakawa ni majipu yenye kufura na kutumbuka juu ya wanadamu na juu ya wanyama.
So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast.
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Nao wale waganga hawakuweza kusimama mbele ya Musa kwa sababu ya hayo majipu, kwa maana hao waganga walikuwa na majipu, na Wamisri wote walikuwa nayo.
The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
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Bwana akaufanya mgumu moyo wa Farao, asiwasikize; vile vile kama Bwana alivyomwambia Musa.
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
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Bwana akamwambia Musa, Ondoka asubuhi na mapema, ukasimame mbele ya Farao, umwambie, Bwana, Mungu wa Waebrania, asema, Wape watu wangu ruhusa waende ili wanitumikie.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
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Kwani wakati huu nitaleta mapigo yangu yote juu ya moyo wako, na juu ya watumishi wako, na juu ya watu wako; ili upate kujua ya kuwa hapana mmoja mfano wa mimi ulimwenguni mwote.
Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
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Kwa kuwa wakati huu ningekwisha kuunyosha mkono wangu, na kukupiga wewe na watu wako, kwa tauni, nawe ungekatiliwa mbali na kuondolewa katika nchi;
For by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth.
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lakini, nilikusimamisha wewe kwa sababu hii hii, ili nikuonyeshe uweza wangu, tena kwamba jina langu litangazwe katika dunia yote.
But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
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Nawe, je! Hata sasa wajitukuza juu ya watu wangu, usiwape ruhusa waende zao?
Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.
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Tazama, kesho wakati kama huu, nitanyesha mvua ya mawe nzito sana, ambayo mfano wake haujakuwa huko Misri tangu siku ile ilipoanza kuwa hata hivi sasa.
Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.
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Basi sasa tuma wahimize waingie ndani wanyama wako na hayo yote uliyo nayo mashambani; kwani kila mtu na kila mnyama apatikanaye mashambani, wasioletwa nyumbani, hiyo mvua ya mawe itanyesha juu yao, nao watakufa.
So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them.’”
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Yeye aliyelicha neno la Bwana miongoni mwa watumishi wa Farao aliwakimbiza watumishi wake na wanyama wake waingie nyumbani;
Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,
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na yeye asiyelitia moyoni neno la Bwana akawaacha watumishi wake na wanyama wake mashambani.
but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.
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Bwana akamwambia Musa, Nyosha mkono wako kuelekea mbinguni, ili iwe mvua ya mawe katika nchi yote ya Misri, juu ya wanadamu na juu ya wanyama, na juu ya mboga zote za mashamba, katika nchi yote ya Misri.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.”
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Musa akaunyosha mkono wake kuelekea mbinguni; na Bwana akaleta ngurumo na mvua ya mawe, na moto ukashuka juu ya nchi; Bwana akanyesha mvua ya mawe juu ya nchi yote ya Misri.
So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
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Basi palikuwa na mvua ya mawe, na moto uliochanganyikana na ile mvua ya mawe, nzito sana, ambayo mfano wake haukuwapo katika nchi yote ya Misri tangu ilipoanza kuwa taifa.
The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation.
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Na ile mvua ya mawe ikapiga kila kilichokuwako mashambani, binadamu na mnyama, katika nchi yote ya Misri; hiyo mvua ya mawe ikapiga kila mmea wa mashambani, na kuuvunja kila mti wa mashamba.
Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree.
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Katika nchi ya Gosheni peke yake, walikokaa wana wa Israeli, haikuwako mvua ya mawe.
The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
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Farao akatuma watu, na kuwaita Musa na Haruni, na kuwaambia, Mimi nimekosa wakati huu; Bwana ni mwenye haki, na mimi na watu wangu tu waovu.
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
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Mwombeni Bwana; kwa kuwa zimekuwa za kutosha ngurumo hizo kuu na hii mvua ya mawe; nami nitawapa ninyi ruhusa mwende zenu, msikae zaidi.
Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”
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Musa akamwambia, Mara nitakapotoka mjini nitamwinulia Bwana mikono yangu; na hizo ngurumo zitakoma, wala haitanyesha mvua ya mawe tena; ili upate kujua ya kuwa dunia hii ni ya Bwana.
Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
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Lakini, wewe na watumishi wako, najua ya kuwa ninyi hamtamcha Bwana Mungu bado.
But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.”
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Kitani na shayiri zilipigwa; maana shayiri zilikuwa na masuke na kitani zilikuwa katika kutoa maua.
(Now the flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley was ripe and the flax was in bloom;
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Lakini ngano na kusemethu hazikupigwa; maana, zilikuwa hazijakua bado.
but the wheat and spelt were not destroyed, because they are late crops.)
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Musa akatoka mjini, kutoka kwa Farao, akamwinulia Bwana mikono yake; na zile ngurumo na ile mvua ya mawe zikakoma, wala mvua haikunyesha juu ya nchi.
Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
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Farao alipoona ya kwamba mvua na mvua ya mawe na ngurumo zimekoma, akazidi kufanya dhambi, na kuufanya moyo wake mzito, yeye na watumishi wake.
When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had ceased, he sinned again and hardened his heart—he and his officials.
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Moyo wa Farao ukawa ni mgumu naye hakuwapa wana wa Israeli ruhusa waende zao; kama Bwana alivyonena kwa kinywa cha Musa. </p>
So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the LORD had said through Moses.