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Okuyitibwa kwa Musa

(A)Awo olwatuuka, Musa bwe yali ng’alunda ekisibo ky’endiga za mukoddomi we Yesero, kabona w’e Midiyaani, n’atwala ekisibo ku ludda olw’ebugwanjuba olw’eddungu; n’atuuka ku lusozi lwa Katonda oluyitibwa Kolebu[a]. (B)Malayika wa Mukama n’amulabikira ng’asinziira mu muliro ogwaka, mu makkati g’ekisaka. Musa n’atunuulira ekisaka, n’alaba nga kyaka naye nga tekisiriira. Musa n’ayogera mu mwoyo gwe nti, “Leka nneetoolooleko neetegereze ekintu kino ekitali kya bulijjo, eky’ekitalo, ekireetedde ekisaka obutasiriira.”

Mukama bwe yalaba nga Musa agenze okwetegereza, Katonda n’amuyita ng’asinziira mu kisaka wakati nti, “Musa, Musa!” Musa n’ayitaba nti, “Nze nzuuno.” (C)Katonda n’amugamba nti, “Teweeyongera kusembera. Ggyamu engatto zo, kubanga ekifo w’oyimiridde kitukuvu.” (D)Ne yeeyongera n’amugamba nti, “Nze Katonda wa kitaawo, era nze Katonda wa Ibulayimu, nze Katonda wa Isaaka, era nze Katonda wa Yakobo.”

Musa bwe yawulira ebyo n’akweka amaaso ge, kubanga yatya okutunuulira Katonda.

(E)Awo Mukama Katonda n’ayogera nti, “Ndabidde ddala okubonaabona kw’abantu bange abali mu Misiri. Mpulidde ebiwoobe byabwe olw’abo ababatuntuza ng’abaddu; era ntegedde okubonaabona kwabwe. (F)Kyenvudde nzika, mbawonye effugabbi ery’Abamisiri, era mbaggye mu nsi eyo, mbaleete mu nsi ennungi era engazi, y’ensi ekulukuta amata n’omubisi gw’enjuki; kaakano mwe muli Abakanani, n’Abakiiti, n’Abamoli, n’Abaperezi, n’Abakiivi n’Abayebusi. (G)Kale mpulidde okukaaba kw’abaana ba Isirayiri, era ndabye ng’Abamisiri bwe bababonyaabonya. 10 (H)Noolwekyo, jjangu nkutume ewa Falaawo, oggyeyo abantu bange abaana ba Isirayiri mu Misiri.”

11 (I)Naye Musa n’agamba Katonda nti, “Nange nze ani agenda ewa Falaawo nziggyeyo abaana ba Isirayiri mu Misiri?” 12 (J)Katonda n’amuddamu nti, “Ddala, nnaabeeranga naawe. Era kino kye kikakasa nti nze nkutumye: Bw’olimala okuggya abantu abo mu Misiri, mulisinziza Katonda ku lusozi luno.” 13 Awo Musa n’abuuza Katonda nti, “Bwe ndituuka mu baana ba Isirayiri ne mbategeeza nti, ‘Katonda wa bajjajjammwe antumye gye muli;’ nabo ne bambuuza nti, ‘Erinnya lye ye ani?’ Ndibaddamu ntya?”

14 (K)Katonda n’agamba Musa nti, “Ndi nga bwe Ndi,” n’ayongera nti, “Bw’otyo bw’onootegeeza abaana ba Isirayiri nti, ‘Ndi y’antumye gye muli.’ ”

15 (L)Katonda n’ayongera n’agamba Musa nti, “Tegeeza abaana ba Isirayiri nti, ‘Mukama, Katonda wa bajjajjammwe: Katonda wa Ibulayimu, era Katonda wa Isaaka, era nga ye Katonda wa Yakobo, y’antumye gye muli.’

“Eryo lye linnya lyange ery’olubeerera,
    era lye linnya lye nnajjuukirirwangako
    mu buli mulembe ogunaddiriranga gunnaagwo.

16 (M)“Genda okuŋŋaanye abakadde ba Isirayiri, obategeeze nti, ‘Mukama, Katonda wa bajjajjammwe, Katonda wa Ibulayimu, era owa Isaaka, era owa Yakobo, yandabikira, n’aŋŋamba nti, Ntunuulidde abantu bange, ne ndaba ebibakolebwa mu Misiri. 17 (N)Kyenvudde nsuubiza okubaggya mu kubonaabona kwe balimu mu Misiri, mbaleete mu nsi y’Abakanani, n’Abakiiti, n’Abamoli, n’Abaperezi, n’Abakiivi, n’Abayebusi; y’ensi ekulukuta amata n’omubisi gw’enjuki.’

18 (O)“Abakadde ba Isirayiri bagenda kuwuliriza by’ogamba. Kale, ggwe n’abakadde ba Isirayiri muligenda eri kabaka wa Misiri ne mumugamba nti, ‘Mukama, Katonda w’Abaebbulaniya yeeraga gye tuli. Tukkirize tugende mu ddungu, olugendo lwa nnaku ssatu, tuweeyo ssaddaaka eri Mukama Katonda waffe.’ 19 (P)Naye mmanyi nga kabaka w’e Misiri talibakkiriza kugenda, wabula ng’awalirizibbwa n’amaanyi mangi. 20 (Q)Kyendiva nkozesa amaanyi gange, ne mbonereza Misiri n’ebyamagero bye ndikolera mu nsi omwo; n’oluvannyuma alibakkiriza ne mugenda.

21 (R)“Era Abamisiri ndibaagazisa abantu abo; bwe mutyo bwe muliba musitula, temulivaayo ngalo nsa. 22 (S)Buli mukazi Omuyisirayiri alisaba omukazi Omumisiri muliraanwa we, n’oyo bwe basula mu nju emu, ebitemagana ebya ffeeza n’ebya zaabu, n’engoye ez’okwambala. Ebyo byonna mulibyambaza batabani bammwe ne bawala bammwe; Abamisiri ne muleka nga mubakalizza.”

Footnotes

  1. 3:1 Kolebu Olusozi olwo era ye Sinaayi.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro(A) his father-in-law, the priest of Midian,(B) and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb,(C) the mountain(D) of God. There the angel of the Lord(E) appeared to him in flames of fire(F) from within a bush.(G) Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”

When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called(H) to him from within the bush,(I) “Moses! Moses!”

And Moses said, “Here I am.”(J)

“Do not come any closer,”(K) God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”(L) Then he said, “I am the God of your father,[a] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”(M) At this, Moses hid(N) his face, because he was afraid to look at God.(O)

The Lord said, “I have indeed seen(P) the misery(Q) of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned(R) about their suffering.(S) So I have come down(T) to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land,(U) a land flowing with milk and honey(V)—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites(W) and Jebusites.(X) And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing(Y) them. 10 So now, go. I am sending(Z) you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”(AA)

11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I(AB) that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

12 And God said, “I will be with you.(AC) And this will be the sign(AD) to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you[b] will worship God on this mountain.(AE)

13 Moses 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?’(AF) Then what shall I tell them?”

14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.[c] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am(AG) has sent me to you.’”

15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord,[d] the God of your fathers(AH)—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob(AI)—has sent me to you.’

“This is my name(AJ) forever,
    the name you shall call me
    from generation to generation.(AK)

16 “Go, assemble the elders(AL) of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob(AM)—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen(AN) what has been done to you in Egypt. 17 And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt(AO) into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’(AP)

18 “The elders of Israel will listen(AQ) 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,(AR) has met(AS) with us. Let us take a three-day journey(AT) into the wilderness to offer sacrifices(AU) to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand(AV) compels him. 20 So I will stretch out my hand(AW) and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders(AX) that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.(AY)

21 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed(AZ) toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.(BA) 22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver(BB) and gold(BC) and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder(BD) the Egyptians.”(BE)

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 3:6 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (see Acts 7:32) fathers
  2. Exodus 3:12 The Hebrew is plural.
  3. Exodus 3:14 Or I will be what I will be
  4. Exodus 3:15 The Hebrew for Lord sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for I am in verse 14.