Okubala 20
1 Mu mwezi ogw’olubereberye, ekibiina kyonna eky’abaana ba Isirayiri, ne batuuka mu ddungu lya Zini, ne batuula mu Kadesi. Miryamu n’afiira eyo, era gye yaziikibwa.
Khona abantwana bakoIsrayeli, inhlangano yonke, bafika enkangala yeZini ngenyanga yokuqala; labantu bahlala eKadeshi. UMiriyamu wasefela lapho, wangcwatshwa khona.
2 Awo ekibiina kyonna ne kitaba na mazzi. Abantu bonna ne beekuŋŋanyiza ku Musa ne Alooni.
Njalo kwakungelamanzi enhlangano; ngakho bahlangana bamelana loMozisi bamelana loAroni.
3 Ne bayombesa Musa nga bagamba nti, “Singa nno naffe twafa, baganda baffe bwe baafiira mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda!
Abantu baphikisana loMozisi bakhuluma besithi: Kungathi ngabe safa ekufeni kwabafowethu phambi kweNkosi!
4 Lwaki waleeta ekibiina kya Mukama Katonda kino mu ddungu tulyoke tufiire wano n’ebisibo byaffe?
Liletheleni ibandla leNkosi enkangala le ukuze sifele lapha, thina lezifuyo zethu?
5 Lwaki watuggya mu nsi y’e Misiri okutuleeta mu kifo kino ekibi bwe kiti? Tekiriimu mmere ya mpeke wadde ttiini, so si kifo kya mizabbibu, so si kya mikomamawanga. Tewali na mazzi ge tuyinza kunywako!”
Lasenyuselani sisuka eGibhithe ukusiletha kulindawo embi? Kakusiyo indawo yenhlanyelo lemikhiwa lamavini lamapomegranati, futhi kakulamanzi okunatha.
6 Awo Musa ne Alooni ne bava mu maaso g’ekibiina ky’abantu ne balaga ku mulyango gwa Weema ey’Okukuŋŋaanirangamu, ne bavuunama wansi. Ekitiibwa kya Mukama Katonda ne kibalabikira.
UMozisi loAroni basebesuka phambi kwebandla, baya emnyango wethente lenhlangano, bathi mbo ngobuso babo phansi. Inkazimulo yeNkosi yasibonakala kubo.
7 Mukama Katonda n’agamba Musa nti,
INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
8 “Twala omuggo, ggwe ne muganda wo Alooni mukuŋŋaanye ekibiina kyonna. Lagira olwazi nga n’ekibiina kyonna kiraba, lujja kufukumula amazzi. Bw’otyo obaggire amazzi mu lwazi, basobole okunywako, era banywese n’ebisibo byabwe.”
Thatha intonga, ubuthanise inhlangano, wena loAroni umnewenu, likhulume kulo idwala phambi kwamehlo abo, njalo lizanika amanzi alo; ngalokhu uzabakhuphela amanzi edwaleni, ukuze ulinathise ibandla lezifuyo zabo.
9 Musa n’aggya omuggo awali Mukama n’agutwala nga Mukama Katonda bwe yamulagira.
UMozisi wasethatha intonga esuka phambi kweNkosi njengokumlaya kwayo.
10 Musa ne Alooni ne bakuŋŋanyiza ekibiina ky’abantu bonna awali olwazi, Musa n’agamba abantu nti, “Mumpulirize, mmwe abajeemu; kitugwanidde ffe okubaggyira amazzi mu lwazi luno?”
UMozisi loAroni basebebuthanisa ibandla phambi kwedwala; wasesithi kubo: Zwanini-ke, lina bahlamuki; sizalikhuphela yini amanzi edwaleni leli?
11 Awo Musa n’ayimusa omukono gwe n’akuba olwazi n’omuggo gwe emirundi ebiri. Amazzi mangi ne gafukumuka okuva mu lwazi, abantu bonna mu kibiina ne banywa, n’ebisibo byabwe nabyo ne binywa.
UMozisi wasephakamisa isandla sakhe, watshaya idwala kabili ngentonga yakhe; kwasekumpompoza amanzi amanengi, inhlangano yasinatha, lezifuyo zayo.
12 Naye Mukama Katonda n’agamba Musa ne Alooni nti, “Olwokubanga temunneesize, ne mutampa kitiibwa, ne mutalaga kibiina kino eky’abaana ba Isirayiri nga bwe ndi omutukuvu, noolwekyo temugenda kutuusa kibiina ky’abantu bano mu nsi gye mbasuubizza okubawa.”
INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi lakuAroni: Ngoba lingangikholwanga, ukungingcwelisa emehlweni abantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngakho kaliyikungenisa ibandla leli elizweni engibanike lona.
13 Ago ge mazzi ag’e Meriba, abaana ba Isirayiri gye baayombera ne Mukama, era ne Mukama Katonda gye yeeragira mu bo nga mutukuvu.
La ngamanzi eMeriba, lapho abantwana bakoIsrayeli abaphikisana khona leNkosi, yasingcweliswa kubo.
14 Musa yatumira Kabaka wa Edomu ababaka ng’asinziira e Kadesi ng’amugamba nti, “Muganda wo Isirayiri agamba bw’ati nti: Ebizibu byonna ebyatutuukako obimanyi.
UMozisi wasethuma izithunywa enkosini yeEdoma zisuka eKadeshi wathi: Utsho njalo umfowenu uIsrayeli: Wena uyazazi zonke inkathazo ezisehleleyo,
15 Omanyi nga bajjajjaffe bwe baaserengeta mu Misiri, ne tumalayo emyaka mingi. Abamisiri ne bayisa bubi bakadde baffe, era naffe;
lokuthi obaba behlela eGibhithe, sasesihlala eGibhithe insuku ezinengi; lamaGibhithe asiphatha kubi labobaba.
16 naye bwe twakaabirira Mukama Katonda, yawulira okukaaba kwaffe, n’atutumira malayika n’atuggya mu nsi y’e Misiri. Kaakano tuli wano mu Kadesi, ekibuga ekiri ku nsalo n’ensi yo.
Sasesikhala eNkosini, yasisizwa ilizwi lethu, yathuma ingilosi, yasikhupha eGibhithe; khangela-ke siseKadeshi, umuzi osekucineni komngcele wakho.
17 “Nkwegayirira otukkirize tuyite mu nsi yo. Tetuliyita mu birime wadde mu nnimiro z’emizabbibu, era tetugenda kunywa na ku mazzi agali mu nzizi. Tugenda kutambulira mu Luguudo lwa Kabaka Olunene, era tetugenda kuluvaamu kukyamako ku ludda olwa kkono oba olwa ddyo okutuusa nga tumaze okuva mu nsi yo.”
Ake usiyekele sidabule elizweni lakho. Kasiyikudabula ensimini loba esivinini, futhi kasiyikunatha amanzi omthombo. Sizahamba ngomgwaqo wenkosi, kasiyikuphambukela ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohlo, size sedlule umngcele wakho.
18 Naye Edomu n’addamu nti, “Tojja kuyita wano, bw’onookikola tujja kwesowolayo tukulumbe n’ekitala.”
Kodwa uEdoma wathi kuye: Kawuyikudabula kimi, hlezi ngiphume ngenkemba ngimelane lawe.
19 Abaana ba Isirayiri ne baddamu nti, “Tujja kwambukira mu luguudo olunene mwokka, era ebisibo byaffe naffe bwe tunaanywa ku mazzi gammwe tujja kugasasulira. Twagala kuyitawo buyisi nga tutambuza bigere, tetwetaagayo kirala.”
Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesithi kuye: Sizahamba ngomgwaqo omkhulu. Uba-ke mina lezifuyo zami sinatha okwamanzi akho, sizawabhadalela; kuphela ngizadabula ngenyawo zami nje.
20 Naye Edomu n’addamu nti, “Temuyitawo.” Edomu ne yeesowolayo n’eggye ddene nnyo era nga lya maanyi.
Kodwa wathi: Kawuyikudabula. UEdoma wasephuma wamelana laye elabantu abanengi, langesandla esilamandla.
21 Bw’atyo Edomu n’agaana Isirayiri okuyitira mu matwale ge, Isirayiri n’amuviira.
Ngalokhu uEdoma wala ukuvumela uIsrayeli ukudabula emngceleni wakhe. Ngakho uIsrayeli waphambuka wasuka kuye.
22 Awo ekibiina kyonna eky’abaana ba Isirayiri ne basitula okuva e Kadesi, ne batuuka ku lusozi Koola.
Abantwana bakoIsrayeli, inhlangano yonke, basebesuka eKadeshi, bafika entabeni yeHori.
23 Mukama Katonda n’agamba Musa ne Alooni, nga bali ku lusozi Koola okuliraana n’ensalo y’ensi ya Edomu, nti,
INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni entabeni yeHori, emngceleni welizwe leEdoma, isithi:
24 “Alooni ajja kugenda abantu be bonna gye baalaga, kubanga tagenda kuyingira mu nsi gye nzija okuwa abaana ba Isirayiri. Kubanga mwembi mwajeemera ekiragiro kyange ku mazzi ag’e Meriba.
UAroni uzabuthelwa ebantwini bakibo, ngoba kayikungena elizweni engilinike abantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngoba lahlamukela ilizwi lami emanzini eMeriba.
25 Leeta Alooni ne mutabani we Eriyazaali, obaleete ku lusozi Koola;
Thatha uAroni loEleyazare indodana yakhe, ubenyusele entabeni yeHori,
26 Alooni omwambulemu ebyambalo bye, obyambaze Eriyazaali mutabani we, kubanga Alooni ajja kufa agende abantu be bonna gye baalaga.”
umhlubule uAroni izembatho zakhe, uzifake kuEleyazare indodana yakhe; ngoba uAroni uzabuthelwa kwabakibo, afele lapho.
27 Musa n’akola nga Mukama bwe yamulagira; ne balinnya olusozi Koola ng’abantu bonna mu kibiina balaba.
UMozisi wenza njengokulaya kweNkosi. Basebesenyukela entabeni yeHori phambi kwamehlo enhlangano yonke.
28 Musa n’ayambulamu Alooni ebyambalo, n’abyambaza Eriyazaali mutabani wa Alooni. Alooni n’afiira awo ku ntikko y’olusozi. Musa ne Eriyazaali ne baserengeta ne bakka wansi w’olusozi.
UMozisi wasemhlubula uAroni izembatho zakhe, wazifaka kuEleyazare indodana yakhe. UAroni wasefela lapho engqongeni yentaba. UMozisi loEleyazare basebesehla entabeni.
29 Abantu bonna mu kibiina bwe bategeera nga Alooni afudde, ab’omu nnyumba ya Isirayiri bonna ne bakungubagira Alooni okumala ennaku amakumi asatu.
Lapho inhlangano yonke ibona ukuthi uAroni usephelile, balilela uAroni insuku ezingamatshumi amathathu, indlu yonke kaIsrayeli.
