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20 Pa mwezi wakutoma, mbumba yonsene ya Izraeli yafika kuthando ya Zini, iwo atoma kukhala ku Kadhesi.+ Kweneko ndiko kudafa Miriya,+ mbaikhwa munthumbi.
2 Mbuto ineyi nee ikhali na madzi, natenepa mbumba+ yagumanyikana toera kudungunyira Mose na Aroni.
3 Mbumba ikhaketesana na Mose+ mbilonga: “Mbapidakhala mwadidi mbatidafa pyathu pa ndzidzi udafa abale athu pamaso pa Yahova!
4 Thangwi yanji mwabweresa mbumba* ya Yahova nʼthando ino, toera ife na pifuyo pyathu tife kuno?+
5 Thangwi yanji mwatibulusa mu dziko ya Ejitu mbamutibweresa pa mbuto+ ino yakuipa kakamwe? Ino nee ndi mbuto yakuti tinakwanisa kubzwala mbeu, pontho nkhabepo masambvu, miti ya mauva, miti ya misapo ya roma, nee madzi toera timwe.”+
6 Penepo Mose na Aroni abuluka pamaso pa mbumba mbaenda pansuwo wa nsasa wa nsonkhano, iwo agodama mbakotamisa misolo yawo mpaka pantsi, penepo ceza ca mbiri ya Yahova catoma kuoneka pana iwo.+
7 Yahova apanga Mose:
8 “Kwata ndodo mbugumanya mbumba, iwe na mʼbale wako Aroni pangani mwala pamaso pa mbumba toera madzi abuluke pamwala unoyu; imwe munadzabulusa madzi pamwala, mbamupasa mbumba toera imwe+ pabodzi na pifuyo pyawo.”
9 Natenepa Mose akwata ndodo ikhali pamaso pa Yahova,+ ninga mudapangwa iye.
10 Penepo Mose na Aroni acemera mbumba toera igumanyikane patsogolo pamwala, mbaapanga: “Bveserani imwe anthu akukhonda bvera! Musafuna tikubulusireni madzi pamwala+ uyu?”
11 Natenepa Mose athukula nkono wace, amenya kawiri mwala unoyu na ndodo yace, penepo atoma kubuluka madzi mazinji, mbumba na pifuyo pyawo mbatoma kumwa.+
12 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Yahova apanga Mose na Aroni: “Nakuti imwe nee mwapangiza cikhulupiro kuna ine, pontho nee mwandipasa mbiri* pamaso pa mbumba ya Izraeli, imwe nee munadzapitisa mbumba iyi mu dziko inafuna kuapasa+ ine.”
13 Anewa ndi madzi a ku Meribha,*+ pa mbuto yakuti Aizraeli alongezana na Yahova, Mulungu mbapangiza kuti iye ndi wakucena.
14 Buluka penepo, Mose atuma anthu buluka ku Kadhesi toera aende kapanga mambo wa ku Edhomi+ kuti: “Ipi ndipyo pidalonga abale anu Aizraeli:+ ‘Imwe musadziwa mwadidi nyatwa zonsene zidatamba ife.
15 Ambuyathu aenda ku Ejitu,+ pontho ife takhala mu Ejitu mu pyaka+ pizinji;* Aejitu athabusa* ife na ambuyathu.+
16 Pakumalisa, ife talirira Yahova.+ Iye atibvesera mbatuma anju+ wace adatibulusa mu Ejitu; cincino ife tiri kuno ku Kadhesi, nzinda wakuti usacita madire na cisa canu.
17 Taphata miyendo, tisiyeni tipite na mu dziko yanu. Nee tinapita na mʼminda idamala imwe kubzwala peno mʼminda yanu ya mauva, pontho nee tinamwa madzi a mʼmicera yanu. Tinapita na mu Nseu Ukulu,* mbatikhonda kupeuka kukhundu yamadyo peno kukhundu yabzwere mpaka tingapiringana cisa+ canu.’”
18 Mbwenye mambo wa ku Edhomi alonga: “Lekani kupita na mucisa cathu. Thangwi mungapita na kuno, ndinabwera kudzamenyana na imwe na supada.”
19 Mbwenye Aizraeli antawira: “Ife tinapita na mu nseu, ife na pifuyo pyathu tingamwa madzi anu tinaalipa.+ Nkhabe cinango cinafuna ife, basi ene tisafuna tipite na miyendo.”+
20 Ngakhale tenepo, iye alonga: “Lekani kupita na kuno.”+ Penepo mambo wa ku Edhomi aenda kuna iwo na nsoka ukulu wa anyankhondo amphambvu.
21 Natenepa, mambo wa ku Edhomi nee atawirisa kuti Aizraeli apite na mucisa cace. Na thangwi ineyi, Aizraeli acalira kupita na kweneko.+
22 Mbumba yonsene ya Izraeli yabuluka ku Kadhesi mbifika Kuphiri ya Ori.+
23 Penepo Yahova apanga Mose na Aroni Paphiri ya Ori mʼmadire a dziko ya Edhomi:
24 “Aroni anadzafa mbaikhwa munthumbi ninga pidacitwa ambuyace.+ Iye nkhabe kudzapita mu dziko inafuna kupasa ine Aizraeli, thangwi imwe uwiri wanu nee mwabvera ntemo wanga pa madzi a ku Meribha.+
25 Kwata Aroni na mwanace Eleazare ukwire nawo Paphiri ya Ori.
26 Dulisa Aroni nguwo+ zace za unyantsembe, mbuzibvazika mwanace Eleazare;+ Aroni anadzafa penepo.”
27 Natenepa, Mose acita ninga mudapangwa iye na Yahova, iwo akwira Phiri ya Ori pamaso pa mbumba yonsene.
28 Penepo Mose adulisa Aroni nguwo zace za unyantsembe mbazibvazika mwanace Eleazare. Aroni afa pa ntsonga ya phiri+ ineyi. Buluka penepo, Mose na Eleazare atcita paphiri.
29 Mbumba yonsene pidaona iyo kuti Aroni afa, Aizraeli onsene alira Aroni mu ntsiku 30.+
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Fala na Fala: “mpingo.”
^ Peno: “nee mwandilemedza.”
^ Dzina ineyi isabveka “Kulongezana.”
^ Peno: “atsalakana mwakuipa.”
^ Fala na Fala: “ntsiku zizinji.”
^ Fala na Fala: “Nseu wa Mambo.”
