Mitango 17
1 Yawe alobaki na Moyize:
And the LORD 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 to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.
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 thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
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 in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will 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’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, by which 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 every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7 Moyize atiaki mangenda nyonso liboso ya Yawe, kati na Ndako ya kapo ya Litatoli.
And Moses laid the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
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, that on the next day Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded 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 rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
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 the LORD said to Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a sign against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
11 Moyize asalaki ndenge kaka Yawe atindaki ye.
And Moses did so: as the LORD 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, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
13 Moto nyonso oyo akopusana pembeni ya Mongombo na Yawe akokufa. Boni, biso nyonso tokufa? »
Whoever approacheth the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
