Kutoka 15:23
Exodus 15:23 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Walipofika Mara, hawakuweza kunywa maji yake kwa sababu yalikuwa machungu. (Ndiyo sababu mahali hapo panaitwa Mara*)
Exodus 15:23 in English
Exodus 15:23 · Berean Standard Bible
And when they came to Marah,* they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
Context
21Miriamu akawaimbia:
“Mwimbieni Bwana,
kwa maana ametukuka sana.
Farasi na mpanda farasi
amewatosa baharini.” 22Kisha Mose akawaongoza Israeli kutoka Bahari ya Shamu na kuingia katika Jangwa la Shuri. Kwa siku tatu walisafiri jangwani bila kupata maji. 23Walipofika Mara, hawakuweza kunywa maji yake kwa sababu yalikuwa machungu. (Ndiyo sababu mahali hapo panaitwa Mara*) 24Kwa hiyo watu wakamnungʼunikia Mose, wakisema, “Tunywe nini?” 25Ndipo Mose akamlilia Bwana, naye Bwana akamwonyesha kipande cha mti. Akakitupa ndani ya maji, nayo maji yakawa matamu.
Huko Bwana akawapa amri na sheria na huko akawajaribu.
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