Moses for di Wilderness
As Moses dey take care of sheep for far wilderness, e turn go look one bush wey dey burn but e no dey finish. Our Papa talk say e don see di suffering, e don hear di cry, and e don come down to rescue — and e dey send Moses. When Moses ask for name, e answer I BE WHO I BE.
3 1Moses dey shepherd di flock of im papa-in-law Jethro, wey be priest of Midian. He carry di flock go di far side of di wilderness come reach Horeb, di mountain of our Papa. 2For dia, di messenger of our Papa show imsef to am inside fire wey dey blaze comot from inside one bush. Moses look: di bush dey burn but e no dey finish. 3Moses talk say, “Make I go near go see dis wonderful sight—why di bush no dey burn finish.”
4Wen our Papa see say he don turn go look, he call am from inside di bush say, “Moses, Moses!” Moses answer say, “I dey here.”
5He talk say, “No come near. Comot your sandals from your foot, because di ground wey you stand on na holy ground.” 6He talk say, “I be your Papa, di God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.” Moses hide im face, because he dey fear to look our Papa.
7Den our Papa talk say, “I don truly see how my people dey suffer for Egypt, I don hear dia cry under dia slave drivers, because I sabi dia hardship. 8So I don come down to rescue dem comot from Egypt hand, and bring dem comot from dat land go one good, wide land—land wey milk and honey dey flow—go di place of di Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 9Now di cry of Israel people don reach me, and I don see di oppression wey di Egyptians dey oppress dem with. 10Now go—I dey send you go meet Pharaoh, to bring my people, Israel sons, comot from Egypt.”
11Moses talk to our Papa say, “Who I be to go meet Pharaoh and bring di Israelites comot from Egypt?”
12He talk say, “I go surely dey with you. Dis na your sign say na me send you: wen you bring di people comot from Egypt, una go worship your Papa for dis mountain.”
13Den Moses talk to our Papa say, “If I go meet Israel people and tell dem, ‘Di God of una fathers send me to una,’ and dem ask me, ‘Wetin be im name?’—wetin I go tell dem?”
14Our Papa tell Moses say, “I BE WHO I BE.” Den he talk say, “Tell di Israelites: ‘I BE don send me to una.’” a a v14 Wen Jesus talk say “bifor Abraham even dey, I BE” (John 8:58), na di very name wey our Papa give Moses for here he dey speak. 15Our Papa still tell Moses say, “Tell di Israelites: ‘Your Papa—di God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—don send me to una.’ Dis na my name forever, and na so dem go remember me for every generation. 16Go, gather Israel elders and tell dem: your Papa—di God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—show imsef to me and talk say: I don surely dey watch over una, and I don see wetin dem dey do una for Egypt, 17I don promise to bring una comot from di misery of Egypt go di land of di Canaanites, di Hittites, di Amorites, di Perizzites, di Hivites, and di Jebusites—land wey milk and honey dey flow. 18Dem go listen to you. You and Israel elders must go meet Egypt king and tell am, ‘Di Papa of di Hebrews don meet us. Now abeg make we travel three days go inside di wilderness go sacrifice to our Papa.’ 19But I sabi say Egypt king no go let una go except by mighty hand. 20I go stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all di wonders wey I go do for dia; den he go release una. 21I go make di Egyptians favor dis people, so wen una comot, una no go go empty-hand. 22Every woman must ask im neighbor and di woman wey dey live for im house for silver and gold things and cloth, and dress una sons and daughters with dem. Na so una go plunder di Egyptians.” b b v22 Israel comot from Egypt with wealth fulfill di Papa im promise to Abraham for Genesis 15:14.
