Ndari 9
1 Nake Jehova akĩarĩria Musa kũu Werũ-inĩ wa Sinai mweri-inĩ wa mbere wa mwaka wa keerĩ thuutha wa andũ a Isiraeli kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ,
One year after the Israelis left Egypt, during the month of March, while they were in the Sinai Desert, Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 “Ĩra andũ a Isiraeli makũngũyagĩre Gĩathĩ-kĩa-Bathaka ihinda rĩrĩa rĩtuĩtwo.
“Tell the Israeli people that they must celebrate the Passover [Festival again].
3 Kũngũyagĩrai gĩathĩ kĩu ihinda rĩrĩa rĩtuĩtwo, hwaĩ-inĩ wa mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩna wa mweri ũyũ, kũringana na mawatho makĩo mothe na mũtabarĩre wakĩo.”
They must do it on the fourteenth day of this month, early in the evening, and they must obey all the instructions about it [that I gave you previously].”
4 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli makũngũĩre Gĩathĩ-kĩa-Bathaka.
So Moses/I told the people what Yahweh had said about celebrating the Passover.
5 Nao magĩĩka o ro ũguo kũu Werũ-inĩ wa Sinai hwaĩ-inĩ wa mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩna wa mweri wa mbere. Andũ a Isiraeli magĩĩka maũndũ mothe o ta ũrĩa Jehova aathĩte Musa.
The people celebrated it, there in the Sinai Desert, in the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
6 No amwe ao matingĩakũngũĩire Gĩathĩ-kĩa-Bathaka mũthenya ũcio nĩ ũndũ nĩmagwatĩtwo nĩ thaahu nĩ ũndũ wa kũhutania na kĩimba kĩa mũndũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩũka kũrĩ Musa na Harũni mũthenya o ro ũcio
But some of the Israeli people had touched a corpse, and as a result they had become unfit to celebrate the Passover. So they asked Aaron and Moses/me,
7 makĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Nĩ tũnyiitĩtwo nĩ thaahu nĩ ũndũ wa kũhutania na kĩimba kĩa mũndũ, no nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma tũgirio kũneana indo cia kũrutĩra Jehova tũrĩ hamwe na andũ a Isiraeli arĩa angĩ ihinda rĩrĩa rĩtuĩtwo?”
“It is true that we have touched a corpse. But why should that prevent us from celebrating the Passover Festival and offering sacrifices to Yahweh like everyone else [RHQ]?”
8 Musa akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Etererai nyambe nduĩrie ũhoro wa ũrĩa Jehova egwathana ũhoro wanyu.”
Moses/I replied, “Wait here until I go into the Sacred Tent and find out what Yahweh says about it.”
9 Jehova agĩcooka akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
[So Moses/I went into the tent and asked Yahweh what he/I should tell the people], and this is what Yahweh said:
10 “Ĩra andũ a Isiraeli atĩrĩ: ‘Rĩrĩa mũndũ wanyu o na ũrĩkũ kana njiaro cianyu marĩ na thaahu nĩ ũndũ wa kũhutania na kĩimba kĩa mũndũ, kana akorwo arĩ rũgendo-inĩ-rĩ, mũndũ ũcio o nake no akũngũĩre Gĩathĩ-kĩa-Bathaka ya Jehova.
“Tell this to the Israeli people: If any of you or your descendants touch a corpse and as a result become unacceptable to me, or if you are away from home on a long trip [at the time to celebrate the Passover], you will still be permitted to celebrate it.
11 Marĩkũngũyagĩra gĩathĩ kĩu hwaĩ-inĩ wa mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩna wa mweri wa keerĩ. Marĩrĩĩaga gatũrũme na mĩgate ĩtarĩ mĩĩkĩre ndawa ya kũimbia na nyeni ndũrũ.
But you must celebrate it exactly one month later, early in the evening of the fourteenth day of that month. Eat the meat of the lamb for the Passover Festival with bread that is baked without yeast and eat bitter herbs.
12 Matikanatigie gacunjĩ o na kamwe karaare nginya rũciinĩ kana moine ihĩndĩ rĩako o na rĩmwe. Rĩrĩa megũkũngũĩra Gĩathĩ-kĩa-Bathaka ĩyo no nginya marũmagĩrĩre mũtabarĩre wakĩo wothe.
Do not leave any of it until the next morning. And do not break any of the lamb’s bones. Obey all the regulations about celebrating the Passover.
13 No mũndũ angĩkorwo ndarĩ na thaahu, na ndathiĩte rũgendo, na aage gũkũngũĩra Gĩathĩ-kĩa-Bathaka, mũndũ ũcio nĩakaingatwo athengio kuuma kũrĩ andũ ao, nĩ ũndũ ndaareheire Jehova indo iria arutagĩrwo ihinda rĩrĩa rĩtuĩtwo. Mũndũ ũcio nĩagacookererwo nĩ mehia make mwene.
But if any of you has not done anything that would make you unfit to celebrate the Passover Festival, and you are not away from home on a long trip, and you do not sacrifice to me at the proper time, you will no longer be allowed to associate with my people. (You will be punished/I will punish you).
14 “‘Mũgeni ũikaranĩtie na inyuĩ na ende gũkũngũĩra Gĩathĩ-kĩa-Bathaka ya Jehova-rĩ, no nginya eke ũguo kũringana na watho na mũtabarĩre wakĩo. No nginya mũgĩage na mĩtabarĩre ya mũthemba ũmwe kũrĩ mũgeni na kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũciarĩirwo bũrũri wanyu.’”
Foreigners who live among you may also celebrate the Passover Festival, if they obey all my commands concerning it.”
15 Mũthenya ũrĩa Hema-ĩrĩa-Nyamũre, o Hema-ĩyo-ya-Ũira yaambirwo-rĩ, itu rĩkĩmĩhumbĩra. Kuuma hwaĩ-inĩ nginya rũciinĩ itu rĩu rĩarĩ igũrũ rĩa Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre na itu rĩu rĩkoonagwo rĩhaana ta mwaki.
On the day that the Sacred Tent was set up, a cloud covered it. From the time that the sun set until the time that the sun rose [the next day], the cloud resembled a [huge] fire. And that is what happened every day [that we/the Israelis were in the desert].
16 Ũguo nĩguo gwathiire na mbere gũikara; itu rĩkamĩhumbĩra ũtukũ na rĩkoonagwo rĩhaana ta mwaki.
17 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe itu rĩu rĩeheraga kuuma harĩ hema ĩyo, andũ a Isiraeli makoimagara magathiĩ; na rĩrĩ, itu rĩu rĩarũgamĩra handũ, andũ a Isiraeli makaamba hema ciao ho.
When the cloud rose up and started to move [to a new location], we/they followed it. When the cloud stopped, we/the Israelis stopped there and set up their tents.
18 Jehova aathana-rĩ, andũ a Isiraeli makoimagara magathiĩ, na aathana rĩngĩ makaamba hema ciao. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe itu rĩu rĩaikara igũrũ rĩa Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre, maikaraga o hau kambĩ.
We/They traveled when Yahweh, [by causing the cloud to move or stop], signaled to us/them when to move and when to stop. When the cloud stayed over the Sacred Tent, we/the Israelis stayed at that place.
19 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa itu rĩaikara igũrũ rĩa Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre kahinda karaaya-rĩ, andũ a Isiraeli magaathĩkĩra Jehova na makaaga kuumagara.
Sometimes the cloud stayed over the tent for a long time, so when that happened, we/they did not travel.
20 Mahinda mamwe itu rĩu rĩaikaraga igũrũ rĩa Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre o matukũ manini; no Jehova aathana makaamba hema, na ningĩ aathana, makoimagara magathiĩ.
Sometimes the cloud remained over the tent for only a few days. We/The people stopped and set up our/their tents as Yahweh commanded us/them, and we/they traveled [to a new location] when Yahweh commanded us/them to do that.
21 Mahinda mamwe itu rĩu rĩaikaraga o kuuma hwaĩ-inĩ nginya rũciinĩ, na itu rĩehera rũciinĩ-rĩ, makoimagara magathiĩ. Kana nĩ mũthenya kana nĩ ũtukũ, hĩndĩ o yothe itu rĩu rĩehera nao makoimagara magathiĩ.
Sometimes the cloud stayed in one place for only one day. When that happened, when the cloud rose up [into the sky] the next morning, then we/they traveled. Whenever the cloud moved, during the day or during the night, we/they traveled.
22 Itu rĩu rĩngĩaikarire igũrũ rĩa hema ĩyo mĩthenya ĩĩrĩ, kana mweri, kana mwaka, andũ a Isiraeli maikaraga kũu kambĩ, na matingĩoimagarire mathiĩ, no itu rĩu rĩehera makoimagara magathiĩ.
If the cloud stayed over the Sacred Tent for two days, or for a month, or for a year, during that time we/they stayed where we/they were. But when the cloud rose up [into the sky], we/they started to travel.
23 Jehova aathana makaamba hema, na ningĩ Jehova aathana makoimagara magathiĩ. Maathĩkagĩra watho wa Jehova kũringana na ũrĩa aathaga Musa.
When Yahweh commanded us/them to [stop and] set up our/their tents, we/they did that. When he told us/them to move, we/they moved. We/They did whatever Yahweh told Moses/me that we/they should do.
