Ọnụọgụgụ 17

1 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,

And the LORD spoke unto 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 unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods; thou shalt write every man's name upon his rod.

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

And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod for the head of their fathers' houses.

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

And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, 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.”

And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud; and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.'

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.

And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

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

And 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.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and bloomed 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.

And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel; and they looked, and took every man 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.”

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept there, for a token against the rebellious children; that there may be made an end of their murmurings against Me, that they die not.'

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

Thus did Moses; as the LORD commanded him, so did he.

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

And the children of Israel spoke unto 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?”

Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?'