Ndari 17
1 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 “Arĩria andũ a Isiraeli, wĩtie thanju ikũmi na igĩrĩ, rũmwe kuuma kũrĩ o mũtongoria wa mĩhĩrĩga ya maithe mao. Andĩka rĩĩtwa rĩa o mũndũ rũthanju-inĩ rwake.
Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.
3 Rũthanju rwa Lawi ũrwandĩke rĩĩtwa rĩa Harũni, nĩ ũndũ no nginya kũgĩe na rũthanju rũmwe rwa mũtongoria wa o mũhĩrĩga wa maithe mao ma tene.
And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:
4 Igaai thanju icio thĩinĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo hau mbere ya ithandũkũ rĩa Ũira, harĩa ndũnganaga nawe.
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee.
5 Rũthanju rwa mũndũ ũrĩa niĩ ngaathuura nĩrũgũthundũka, na niĩ ndĩyehererie kũnuguna gũkũ ũnugunagĩrwo hĩndĩ ciothe nĩ andũ a Isiraeli.”
Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against you.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa akĩarĩria andũ a Isiraeli, nao atongoria ao makĩmũnengera thanju ikũmi na igĩrĩ, o rũmwe kuuma mũtongoria wa o mũhĩrĩga wa maithe mao ma tene, naruo rũthanju rwa Harũni rwarĩ hamwe nacio.
And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron.
7 Nake Musa akĩiga thanju icio mbere ya Jehova kũu Hema-inĩ-ya-Ũira.
And when Moses had laid them up before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony:
8 Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ-rĩ, Musa agĩtoonya thĩinĩ wa Hema-ya-Ũira akĩona atĩ rũthanju rwa Harũni, rũrĩa rwarũgamĩrĩire nyũmba ya Lawi, to gũthundũra rwathundũrĩte, no nĩ rwathuunĩte rũkaruta kĩro, na rũgaciara ndothi.
He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds.
9 Nake Musa akĩruta thanju icio nja, kuuma hau mbere ya Jehova, agĩciiga mbere ya andũ a Isiraeli othe. Nao magĩcirora, o mũndũ akĩoya rũthanju rwake mwene.
Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods.
10 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Cookia rũthanju rwa Harũni hau mbere ya Ithandũkũ rĩa Ũira, rũigwo rũrĩ kĩmenyithia kũrĩ andũ acio aremi. Ũndũ ũyũ nĩguo ũkaaniina kũnuguna kwao kũrĩ niĩ, nĩgeetha matigakue.”
And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they die.
11 Nake Musa agĩĩka o ta ũrĩa Jehova aamwathĩte.
And Moses did as the Lord had commanded.
12 Andũ a Isiraeli makĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũgũkua! Ithuothe nĩtũũrĩte!
And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish.
13 Mũndũ o wothe o na ũngĩkuhĩrĩria Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre ya Jehova nĩegũkua. Kaĩ tũgũgĩkua ithuothe?”
Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed?
