¹Moses answered, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, ‘Yahweh has not appeared to you.’”

¹Huchiin, Mosi in a dawnga, a hina a, ngai in, a hon um kei ding ua, ka aw leng a ngai khe sam kei ding uh: Toupa na kiangah a kilak kei, a chih ding jiak un, achia.

²Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”

²Huan, Toupan a kiangah, na khut a bang ahia? Achia. Aman, chiang, achi.

³He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it.

³Huan, aman, leiah khia in, achia. Huchiin, leiah a khia a, gulpi a hong suaka; huan, Mosi ama a kipan in a taita hi.

⁴Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.

⁴Huan, Toupa Mosi kiangah, na khut zan inla, gul a mei in la in, achia: (a khut a zana, gul amei in a manta a, a khut ah chiang a hong suak nawn leuleu hi):

⁵“That they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

⁵Hichia apipute uh Toupa Pathian, Abraham Pathian, Isaak Pathian leh Jakob Pathian, na kiangah a kilak chih a up na ding un, achi hi.

⁶Yahweh said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.

⁶Huan, Toupan a kiangah, tu in na khut na angah koih in, a chi nawn a. Huchiin, a khut a angah a koih a: a zan khiah takin, ngaiin, a khut vuk bangin a phak ta hi.

⁷He said, “Put your hand inside your cloak again.” He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.

⁷Huan, aman, na khut na angah koih nawnin, achia. (A khut a angah a koih nawna: a anga kipan a khah kheta, ngaiin, a khut khatlam bang a hongsuak nawn hi).

⁸“It will happen, if they will neither believe you nor listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

⁸Hichi ahi dinga, a hon gintak kei ua, chiamtehna khatna aw leng a ngaihkhiak sam kei uleh, chiamtehna nanung aw a up ding uh ahi ding.

⁹It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land.”

⁹Hichi a honghi dinga, hiai chiamtehna nihte a up kei lai ua, na aw leng a ngaihkhiak sam kei uleh, lui tui akipan na la dinga, gam keu ah na sung ding: huan, lui akipana na tui lak khiak gam keu ah sisan a honghi ding hi, a chi a.

¹⁰Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”

¹⁰Huchiin, Mosiin Toupa kiangah, Aw Toupa, mi dangnal ka hi kei, chiklai mahin, na sikha kianga thu na gen nungsangin leng: mi dangawk leh pau zekai ka hi jaw hi, a chi a.

¹¹Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh?

¹¹Huan, Toupan a kiangah, mi kam bawl kua ahia? Ahihkeileh pautheiloute, bengngongte, muhnate, mittawte kua bawl ahia? Kei Toupan ka bawl ahi kei maw?

¹²Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”

¹²Huaijiakin tuin kuan inla, na kam ka ompih ding, na gen ding ka honhilh ding hi, achia.

¹³He said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”

¹³Huan, aman, Aw Toupa, sawlin, kon ngen hi, na sawldingpa khutin, a chi a.

¹⁴The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Moses, and he said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he comes out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

¹⁴Huchiin, Mosi tungah Toupa hehna a soutaa, Aron na unaupa a om kei maw? Hoihtakin thu a gen thei chih ka thei. Huailouin, ngaiin, nang kimuhpih dingin a hongpai khia: a hon muh chiangin a lungtangin a kipak ding hi.

¹⁵You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

¹⁵A kiangah thu na gen dinga, a kamah thute na guang ding: na kam ka ompih dinga, na hih ding ka honhilh ding hi.

¹⁶He will be your spokesman to the people; and it will happen, that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.

¹⁶Huchiin amah mite kianga na thugenpa ahi ding: amah nang dingin kam tang ahi dinga, huan nang amaha dingin Pathian tang na hi ding hi.

¹⁷You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”

¹⁷Huan, chiamtehnate na hihna dingin, na khutin hiai chiang na tawi ding hi, a chi a.

¹⁸Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”

¹⁸Huchiin, Mosi a kisa a a sungpa Jethro kiangah a kika, a kiangah, ka hon ngen hi, hon paisak inla Aigupta gama om ka unaute kiangah ka kik ding, a dam lailai na u hiam kava thei ding, achia. Huan, Jethro in Mosi kiangah, damtak in vahoh in, achi hi.

¹⁹Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”

¹⁹Huan, Toupan Midian gam Mosi kiangah, pai inla, Aigupta gamah kik nawn in; thah hontum pasal te teng lah a sita ngal ua, achia.

²⁰Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God’s rod in his hand.

²⁰Huchiin, Mosi in a ji leh a tate a pi a, sabengtung tungah a tuangsak a Aigupta gamah a kik nawnta hi; huan, Mosi in a khutin Pathian chiang a tawi hi.

²¹Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

²¹Toupan Mosi kiangah, Aigupta gama kik dinga na kuan chiangin, na khuta ka koih huai thil lamdangte tengteng Pharo maah hih ngei-ngei in: a hihhangin a lungtang ka saksak dinga, huchiin mite a paisak kei ding hi, achia.

²²You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Thus says Yahweh, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

²²Huan, Pharo kiangah, hichiin Toupan, Israel ka tapa ahi, ka ta masapen pen, achi:

²³and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me”; and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn.’”

²³Ka honchi ahi, na honsepsak theihna dingin, ka tapa paisakin: paisak na nial leh, ngaiin, na tapa ka that ding, na ta masapen mahmah, na chi ding.

²⁴It happened on the way at a lodging place, that Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.

²⁴Huan, lampia khualbukah hichi a hong hita, Toupan amah ana tuaka, thah dingin a zongta hi.

²⁵Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”

²⁵Huchihlai in Zipporain suanghiam a la a, a tapa zek mukvum a atkhia a, a khe bulah a khia a, kei dingin si kai pasal na hi mahmah hi, achia.

²⁶So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.

²⁶Huchiin amah a paisaka: huan, zekvum jiak in, sisan kai pasal na hi, achia.

²⁷Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.

²⁷Huan, Toupan Aron kiangah, Mosi tuak dingin gamdai ah hoh in, achia. Huchiin, a hohta a, Pathian tangah amah a tuaka, a tawpta hi.

²⁸Moses told Aaron all the words of Yahweh with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.

²⁸Huan, Mosiin amah sawl Toupa thu tengteng Aron a hilh a, amah a piak chiamtehna tengteng toh.

²⁹Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.

²⁹Huan, Mosi leh Aron a paita ua Israel suante upate tengteng a kaikhawm vek ua:

³⁰Aaron spoke all the words which Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

³⁰Mosi kianga toupan thu a gen tengteng leh, mite mitmuh achiamtehna a hih tengteng Aron in a genta hi.Huchiin miten a gingta uh: huan, Toupan Israel suante a hongveha, a gimna uh a mute chih a jaktakun, a lu uh akun ua, a beta uhi.

³¹The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.

³¹Huchiin miten a gingta uh: huan, Toupan Israel suante a hongveha, a gimna uh a mute chih a jaktakun, a lu uh akun ua, a beta uhi.