Ọnụọgụgụ 17
1 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “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.
“Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.
3 Ma nʼelu mkpanaka Livayị dekwasị aha Erọn. A ga-enwe otu mkpanaka maka onyendu ebo ọbụla.
You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.
4 Tinye mkpanaka ndị a niile nʼime ụlọ nzute, nʼihu Ihe Ama ahụ, ebe m na-ezute gị.
You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.
5 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.”
It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”
6 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.
Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.
7 Mosis chịịrị ha niile dozie ha nʼihu Onyenwe anyị nʼime ime ụlọ nzute Ihe Ama ahụ.
Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
8 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.
On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
9 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.
Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
10 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.”
The LORD said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”
11 Ya mere, Mosis mezuru ihe niile dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere ya nʼiwu.
Moses did so. As the LORD commanded him, so he did.
12 Ma ndị Izrel zara Mosis sị ya, “Ndị nwụrụ anwụ ka anyị bụ! Ofufu ka anyị furu. Nʼezie anyị bụ ndị furu efu.
The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!
13 Onye ọbụla bịaruru nso ebe obibi Onyenwe anyị ga-anwụ. Anyị niile ga-anwụ?”
Everyone who keeps approaching the LORD’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”
