Numbers 17

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,

2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and take a rod from each of them, for a father’s house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers—twelve rods; you 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 you write Aaron’s name on the tribe of Levi; for one rod [is] for the head of their fathers’ house.

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

4 And you have placed them in the Tent of Meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you.

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

5 And it has come to pass, the man’s rod on whom I fix flourishes, and I have caused the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you, to cease from off Me.”

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 speaks to the sons of Israel, and all their princes give to him one rod for a prince, one rod for a prince, for their fathers’ house—twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron [is] in the midst of their 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 places the rods before YHWH in the Tent of the Testimony.

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

8 And it comes to pass, on the next day, that Moses goes into the Tent of the Testimony, and behold, the rod of Aaron has flourished for the house of Levi, and brings out a bud, and blossoms [with] a blossom, and produces 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 brings out all the rods from before YHWH to all the sons of Israel, and they look, and each takes 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 YHWH says to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the Testimony, for a charge, for a sign to the sons of rebellion, and you remove their murmurings from off Me, and they do 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 does as YHWH has commanded him; so he has done.

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

12 And the sons of Israel speak to Moses, saying, “Behold, we have expired, we have perished, all of us have perished!

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

13 Any who is at all drawing near to the Dwelling Place of YHWH dies; have we not been consumed—to expire?”

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