Numbers 17
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
BWANA akanena na Musa, akasema,
2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and receive from each of them a rod by their kinships, from all the leaders of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of each one on his rod.
“Waambie wana wa Israeli wakuletee fimbo za kutembelea moja kwa kila jamaa, fimbo kumi na mbili. Uandika jina la kila mmoja kwenye hizo fimbo.
3 But the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod separately shall contain all their families.
Utaandika jina la Haruni kwenye jina la Lawi. Kutakuwa na fimbo moja kwa kila kiongozi kutoka kwenye kabila la mababu zake.
4 And you shall place these in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to you.
Utaziweka hizo fimbo kwenye hema ya kukutania mbele ya amri za agano, ambapo Mimi hukutana na wewe. Itakuwa hivi,
5 Whomever of these I will choose, his rod will germinate, and so shall I restrain the complaints of the sons of Israel before me, by which they murmur against you.”
fimbo ya mtu yule ninayemchagua itachipua. Nitazuia watu wa Israeli walalamikao, ambao wanaongea kinyume na wewe.”
6 And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel. And all the leaders gave him rods, one for each tribe. And there were twelve rods, aside from the rod of Aaron.
Kwa hiyo Musa akawaambia wana wa Israeli. Viongozi wote wa kabila wakampatia fimbo, fimbo moja kutoka kwa kila kiongozi, aliyechaguliwa kutoka kwenye kila kabila ya babu zao, jumla yake fimbo kumi na mbili. Fimbo ya Haruni ilikuwa miongoni mwa fimbo hizo.
7 And when Moses had placed these before the Lord, in the tabernacle of the testimony,
Ndipo Musa alipoziweka zile fimbo mbele ya BWANA katika hema ya amri ya agano.
8 returning on the following day, he found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, had germinated, and that the swelling buds had opened into flowers, which, spreading their petals, were formed into those of an almond tree.
Siku iliyofuata Musa aliingia kwenye hema ya amri ya agano, na tazama, fimbo ya Haruni kwa ajili ya Kabila la Lawi ilikuwa imetoa machipukizi. Machipukizi yalikuwa hadi kuchanua maua na kuzaa malozi mabivu!
9 Therefore, Moses brought out all the rods, from the sight of the Lord, to all the sons of Israel. And they saw, and each one received their rods.
Musa akazitoa fimbo zote kutoka kwa BWANA kwa watu wote wa Israeli, na kila mtu akachukua fimbo yake.
10 And the Lord said to Moses: “Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, so that it may be kept there as a sign of the rebellion of the sons of Israel, and so that their complaints may be quieted before me, lest they die.”
BWANA akamwambua Musa, “Iweke fimbo ya Haruni mbele ya amri za agano. Iweke iwe ishara ya hatia mbele ya watu waliopinga ili ukomeshe malalamiko dhidi yangu, vinginevyo watakufa.”
11 And Moses did just as the Lord had instructed.
Musa akafanya kama BWANA alivyoagiza.
12 Then the sons of Israel said to Moses: “Behold, we have been consumed; we have been ruined.
Wana wa Israeli wakanena na Musa wakisema, “tutakufa hapa! Wote tutaangamia!
13 Whoever approaches to the tabernacle of the Lord dies. Will we all be wiped away, even to total annihilation?”
Kila mmoja anayekuja hapa, anayekaribia masikani ya BWANA, atakufa. Je, ni lazima wote tuangamie?”
