Mitango 17
1 Yawe alobaki na Moyize:
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
2 « Yebisa bana ya Isalaele ete bapesa yo mangenda zomi na mibale, lingenda moko mpo na mokambi ya libota moko na moko kati ya bikolo na bango. Koma kombo ya moto moko na moko na lingenda na ye.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them a staff, a staff for each father's house, of all their princes according to the houses of their fathers, twelve staves: thou shalt write each one's name upon his staff.
3 Koma kombo ya Aron mpo na lingenda ya libota ya Levi, mpo ete mokambi moko na moko ya libota akozala na lingenda moko.
And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for [each] head of their fathers' houses.
4 Tia mangenda yango na Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani, liboso ya Sanduku ya Litatoli, epai wapi nakutanaka na bino.
And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
5 Lingenda ya moto oyo nakopona ekobimisa moto ya etape. Ezali na nzela wana nde nakosukisa Ngai moko koyimayima ya tango nyonso kati na bana ya Isalaele na tina na bino. »
And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his staff shall bud forth; and I will make to cease from before me the murmurings of the children of Israel, that they murmur against you.
6 Moyize ayebisaki bana ya Isalaele, mpe bakambi na bango bapesaki ye mangenda zomi na mibale, lokola lingenda moko mpo na mokambi ya libota moko na moko, lingenda ya Aron mpe ezalaki kati na mangenda wana.
And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their princes gave him a staff, one staff for each prince according to their fathers' houses, twelve staves, and the staff of Aaron was among their staves.
7 Moyize atiaki mangenda nyonso liboso ya Yawe, kati na Ndako ya kapo ya Litatoli.
And Moses laid the staves before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony.
8 Mokolo oyo elandaki, Moyize akotaki na Ndako ya kapo ya Litatoli, bongo amonaki ete lingenda ya Aron, oyo ezalaki kolakisa ndako ya Levi, ebimisaki mito ya etape, ebotaki bafololo mpe ezalaki na bambuma ya amande ya kotela.
And it came to pass, when on the morrow Moses went into the tent of the testimony, behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and ripened almonds.
9 Moyize abimisaki mangenda nyonso longwa na liboso ya Yawe mpe amemaki yango na miso ya bato nyonso ya Isalaele. Bamonaki yango mpe moto na moto azwaki lingenda na ye.
And Moses brought out all the staves from before Jehovah to all the children of Israel, and they looked and took each one his staff.
10 Yawe alobaki na Moyize: « Zongisa lingenda ya Aron liboso ya Sanduku ya Litatoli mpo ete ebombama lokola elembo ya kotomboka na bango. Boye, okosukisa koyimayima na bango mpo na Ngai mpo ete bakufa te. »
And Jehovah said to Moses, Bring Aaron's staff again before the testimony, to be kept as a token for the sons of rebellion, that thou mayest put an end to their murmurings before me, that they may not die.
11 Moyize asalaki ndenge kaka Yawe atindaki ye.
And Moses did so: as Jehovah had commanded him, so did he.
12 Bana ya Isalaele balobaki na Moyize: « Tokufi na biso, tobebi na biso, biso nyonso, tobebi na biso!
And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Lo, we expire, we perish, we all perish.
13 Moto nyonso oyo akopusana pembeni ya Mongombo na Yawe akokufa. Boni, biso nyonso tokufa? »
Every one that comes at all near to the tabernacle of Jehovah shall die: shall we then expire altogether?
