Numbers 17

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,

2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods of them, according to the houses of their families, a rod from all their princes, according to the houses of their families, twelve rods, and write the name of each on his rod.

“Gwa ụmụ Izrel okwu, sitekwa nʼaka ha nata mkpanaka iri na abụọ otu mkpanaka nʼisi onyendu nke ebo ọbụla. Dekwasị aha onyendu ọbụla nʼahụ mkpanaka nke ya.

3 And write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi; for it is one rod [for each]: they shall give [them] according to the tribe of the house of their families.

Ma nʼelu mkpanaka Livayị dekwasị aha Erọn. A ga-enwe otu mkpanaka maka onyendu ebo ọbụla.

4 And you shall put them in the tabernacle of witness, before the testimony, where I will be made known to you.

Tinye mkpanaka ndị a niile nʼime ụlọ nzute, nʼihu Ihe Ama ahụ, ebe m na-ezute gị.

5 And it shall be, the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall blossom; and I will remove from me the murmuring of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.

Mkpanaka nke onye ahụ m họpụtara ga-ama ifuru ndụ. M ga-ewezugakwa ntamu niile nke ndị Izrel site nʼebe m nọ, bụ nke ha na-atamu megide unu.”

6 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him a rod [each], for one chief a rod, according to the house of their families, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron [was] in the midst of the rods.

Ya mere, Mosis gwara ndị Izrel okwu ndị a. Ndị ndu ha nyere ya mkpanaka iri na abụọ, otu mkpanaka nʼisi otu onyeisi maka onyeisi ebo ha nʼotu nʼotu. Mkpanaka Erọn dịkwa nʼetiti nke ha.

7 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.

Mosis chịịrị ha niile dozie ha nʼihu Onyenwe anyị nʼime ime ụlọ nzute Ihe Ama ahụ.

8 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed, and put forth a bud, and bloomed blossoms and produced almonds.

Nʼechi ya, Mosis banyere nʼụlọ nzute Ihe Ama ahụ chọpụta na ọ bụghị naanị na mkpanaka Erọn, onye nọchitere anya ebo Livayị, amaala ifuru, kama na ọ waala okoko ma mịakwa mkpụrụ osisi chara acha a na-akpọ alụmọnd.

9 And Moses brought forth all the rods from before the Lord to all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each one took his rod.

Mgbe ahụ, Mosis sitere nʼihu Onyenwe anyị wepụta mkpanaka ndị ahụ niile gosi ha ndị Izrel niile. Ha hụrụ ha, ma nwoke ọbụla weghachiri mkpara osisi nke ya.

10 And the Lord said to Moses, Lay up the rod of Aaron before the testimonies to be kept as a sign for the children of the disobedient; and let their murmuring cease from me, and they shall not die.

Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis sị, “Tinye mkpanaka Erọn nʼihu Ihe Ama ahụ, ka ọ dịgide nʼebe ahụ dịka ihe ama nye ndị nnupu isi. Nke a ga-eme ka ntamu ndị a megide m kwụsị, ka ha ghara ịnwụ.”

11 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.

Ya mere, Mosis mezuru ihe niile dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere ya nʼiwu.

12 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we are cut off, we are destroyed, we are consumed.

Ma ndị Izrel zara Mosis sị ya, “Ndị nwụrụ anwụ ka anyị bụ! Ofufu ka anyị furu. Nʼezie anyị bụ ndị furu efu.

13 Every one that touches the tabernacle of the Lord, dies: shall we die utterly?

Onye ọbụla bịaruru nso ebe obibi Onyenwe anyị ga-anwụ. Anyị niile ga-anwụ?”