Numbers 17
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Hina Gode da Mousesema amane sia: i,
2 “Tell the Israeli people to bring to you twelve walking sticks. They should bring one from each of the leaders of the twelve tribes. You should carve each leader’s name on his stick.
“Isala: ili dunuma ilia da dima galiamo fagoyale gala ima: ne sia: ma. Amo galiamo da afae afae Isala: ili fi ouligisu dunu fagoyale gala ilia galiamo agoane. Amo dunu ilia dio afae afae amo galiamo damana dedema.
3 There must be one stick for the leader of each tribe, so you must carve Aaron’s name on the stick for the tribe of Levi.
Amola galiamo amo da Lifai fi ilia galiamo amoga Elane ea dio dedema. Fi ouligisu dunu afae afae da galiamo afae dialebe ba: mu.
4 Put those sticks inside the Sacred Tent, in front of the sacred chest that has in it the tablets on which the Ten Commandments are written. That is the place where I always talk with you.
Amo galiamo Na Abula Diasuga gaguli misini, Gode Ea Gousa: su Sema Gagili (amoga Na da di gousa: sa) amo midadi ligisima.
5 Buds will sprout on the stick of the man whom I have chosen [to be the priest]. [When the people see that], they will stop their constantly complaining about you [because they will realize that you are the one whom I have chosen].”
Amasea Na ilegei dunu ea galiamo da fadagala: mu. Amo hamobeba: le, Na da Isala: ili dunu ilia mae fisili dima egane sia: su amo hedofamu.”
6 So Moses/I told the people what Yahweh had said. Then each of the twelve Israeli leaders, including Aaron, brought his walking stick to Moses/me.
Amaiba: le, Mousese da Isala: ili dunuma sia: beba: le, ilia ouligisu dunu afae afae da ema galiamo i. Amo galiamo da fi fagoyale afae afae gala, ilia: Amola ilia da Elane ea galiamo amo galiamo enoma gilisi.
7 Moses/I placed the sticks inside the Sacred Tent in front of the sacred chest.
Amalalu, Mousese da galiamo huluane Abula Diasu amo Hina Gode Ea Sema Gousa: su Gagili midadi amoga ligisi.
8 The following morning, when he/I went into the tent, he/I saw that Aaron’s stick, which represented the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, it had produced leaves and blossoms, and it had also produced almonds that were ripe!
Aya eso amoga, Mousese da Abula Diasu ganodini golili sa: ili, Elane ea galiamo (amo da Lifai fi ilia galiamo) amo da fadagala: i dagoi ba: i. Amo da yebese hamone, sogea hamone, ‘alamode’ fage legei dagoi ba: i.
9 Moses/I brought all the sticks out of the Sacred Tent and showed them to the people. Each of the twelve leaders took back his own stick.
Mousese da galiamo huluane gaguli asili, Isala: ili dunuma olei. Ilia da hou doaga: i amo ba: lalu, ilia ouligisu dunu afae afae da ilia galiamo bu ili ladi.
10 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Put Aaron’s stick in front of the sacred chest, and let it stay there permanently. That will be a warning to people who want to rebel [against me]. Then no more people will die [because of complaining against me].”
Hina Gode da Mousesema amane sia: i, “Elane ea galiamo amo Gode Ea Gousa: su Sema Gagili ganodini bu salima. Amo da Isala: ili odoga: su dunuma sisasu agoane dialoma: mu. Sisasu da ilia da egasu sia: hame hedofasea, bogomu.”
11 So Moses/I did what Yahweh had commanded.
Mousese da Hina Gode Ea hamoma: ne sia: i defele hamoi dagoi.
12 Then the Israeli people said to Moses/me, “We are going to die! All of us are surely going to die!
Isala: ili dunu da Mousesema amane sia: i, “Ninia da gugunufinisi dagoi.
13 Everyone who comes close to Yahweh’s Sacred Tent dies. Are the rest of us going to die, also?” [RHQ]
Nowa da Abula Diasu gadenene fawane masea, e da bogomu. Amaiba: le ninia huluane da bogogia: mu agoai galebe.”
