Hesabu 17
1 BWANA akanena na Musa, akasema,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Waambie wana wa Israeli wakuletee fimbo za kutembelea moja kwa kila jamaa, fimbo kumi na mbili. Uandika jina la kila mmoja kwenye hizo fimbo.
Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods of them, according to the houses of their families, a rod from all their princes, according to the houses of their families, twelve rods, and write the name of each on his rod.
3 Utaandika jina la Haruni kwenye jina la Lawi. Kutakuwa na fimbo moja kwa kila kiongozi kutoka kwenye kabila la mababu zake.
And write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi; for it is one rod [for each]: they shall give [them] according to the tribe of the house of their families.
4 Utaziweka hizo fimbo kwenye hema ya kukutania mbele ya amri za agano, ambapo Mimi hukutana na wewe. Itakuwa hivi,
And thou shalt put them in the tabernacle of witness, before the testimony, where I will be made known to thee.
5 fimbo ya mtu yule ninayemchagua itachipua. Nitazuia watu wa Israeli walalamikao, ambao wanaongea kinyume na wewe.”
And it shall be, the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall blossom; and I will remove from me the murmuring of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.
6 Kwa hiyo Musa akawaambia wana wa Israeli. Viongozi wote wa kabila wakampatia fimbo, fimbo moja kutoka kwa kila kiongozi, aliyechaguliwa kutoka kwenye kila kabila ya babu zao, jumla yake fimbo kumi na mbili. Fimbo ya Haruni ilikuwa miongoni mwa fimbo hizo.
And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him a rod [each], for one chief a rod, according to the house of their families, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron [was] in the midst of the rods.
7 Ndipo Musa alipoziweka zile fimbo mbele ya BWANA katika hema ya amri ya agano.
And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.
8 Siku iliyofuata Musa aliingia kwenye hema ya amri ya agano, na tazama, fimbo ya Haruni kwa ajili ya Kabila la Lawi ilikuwa imetoa machipukizi. Machipukizi yalikuwa hadi kuchanua maua na kuzaa malozi mabivu!
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed, and put forth a bud, and bloomed blossoms and produced almonds.
9 Musa akazitoa fimbo zote kutoka kwa BWANA kwa watu wote wa Israeli, na kila mtu akachukua fimbo yake.
And Moses brought forth all the rods from before the Lord to all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each one took his rod.
10 BWANA akamwambua Musa, “Iweke fimbo ya Haruni mbele ya amri za agano. Iweke iwe ishara ya hatia mbele ya watu waliopinga ili ukomeshe malalamiko dhidi yangu, vinginevyo watakufa.”
And the Lord said to Moses, Lay up the rod of Aaron before the testimonies to be kept as a sign for the children of the disobedient; and let their murmuring cease from me, and they shall not die.
11 Musa akafanya kama BWANA alivyoagiza.
And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.
12 Wana wa Israeli wakanena na Musa wakisema, “tutakufa hapa! Wote tutaangamia!
And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we are cut off, we are destroyed, we are consumed.
13 Kila mmoja anayekuja hapa, anayekaribia masikani ya BWANA, atakufa. Je, ni lazima wote tuangamie?”
Every one that touches the tabernacle of the Lord, dies: shall we die utterly?
