The Manna and the Quails
1 The whole Israelite community set out from Elim, and on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt, they came to the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai. 2 There in the desert they all complained to Moses and Aaron 3 and said to them, “We wish that the Lord had killed us in Egypt. There we could at least sit down and eat meat and as much other food as we wanted. But you have brought us out into this desert to starve us all to death.”
4 The Lord said to Moses, “Now I am going to cause food to rain down from the sky for all of you. The people must go out every day and gather enough for that day. In this way I can test them to find out if they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they are to bring in twice as much as usual and prepare it.”
6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt. 7 In the morning you will see the dazzling light of the Lord's presence. He has heard your complaints against him—yes, against him, because we are only carrying out his instructions.” 8 Then Moses said, “It is the Lord who will give you meat to eat in the evening and as much bread as you want in the morning, because he has heard how much you have complained against him. When you complain against us, you are really complaining against the Lord.”
9 Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole community to come and stand before the Lord, because he has heard their complaints.” 10 As Aaron spoke to the whole community, they turned toward the desert, and suddenly the dazzling light of the Lord appeared in a cloud. 11 The Lord said to Moses, 12 “I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them that at twilight they will have meat to eat, and in the morning they will have all the bread they want. Then they will know that I, the Lord, am their God.”
13 In the evening a large flock of quails flew in, enough to cover the camp, and in the morning there was dew all around the camp. 14 When the dew evaporated, there was something thin and flaky on the surface of the desert. It was as delicate as frost. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they didn't know what it was and asked each other, “What is it?”
Moses said to them, “This is the food that the Lord has given you to eat. 16 The Lord has commanded that each of you is to gather as much of it as he needs, two quarts for each member of his household.”
17 The Israelites did this, some gathering more, others less. 18 When they measured it, those who gathered much did not have too much, and those who gathered less did not have too little. Each had gathered just what he needed. 19 Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it for tomorrow.” 20 But some of them did not listen to Moses and saved part of it. The next morning it was full of worms and smelled rotten, and Moses was angry with them. 21 Every morning each one gathered as much as he needed; and when the sun grew hot, what was left on the ground melted.
22 On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts for each person. All the leaders of the community came and told Moses about it, 23 and he said to them, “The Lord has commanded that tomorrow is a holy day of rest, dedicated to him. Bake today what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Whatever is left should be put aside and kept for tomorrow.” 24 As Moses had commanded, they kept what was left until the next day; it did not spoil or get worms in it. 25 Moses said, “Eat this today, because today is the Sabbath, a day of rest dedicated to the Lord, and you will not find any food outside the camp. 26 You must gather food for six days, but on the seventh day, the day of rest, there will be none.”
27 On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather food, but they did not find any. 28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “How much longer will you people refuse to obey my commands? 29 Remember that I, the Lord, have given you a day of rest, and that is why on the sixth day I will always give you enough food for two days. Everyone is to stay where he is on the seventh day and not leave his home.” 30 So the people did no work on the seventh day.
31 The people of Israel called the food manna. It was like a small white seed, and tasted like thin cakes made with honey. 32 Moses said, “The Lord has commanded us to save some manna, to be kept for our descendants, so that they can see the food which he gave us to eat in the desert when he brought us out of Egypt.” 33 Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, put two quarts of manna in it, and place it in the Lord's presence to be kept for our descendants.” 34 As the Lord had commanded Moses, Aaron put it in front of the Covenant Box, so that it could be kept. 35 The Israelites ate manna for the next forty years, until they reached the land of Canaan, where they settled. ( 36 The standard dry measure then in use equaled twenty quarts.)
Omanna noimote
1 Vo eshi va dja muElim, eongalo alishe lOvaisraeli ole uya kombuwa yaSin, ei i li pokati kaElim naSinai, mefiku etimulongo netitano mohani onhivali, vo eshi va dile muEgipiti.
2 Ndele eongalo alishe lOvaisraeli la tangunina Moses naAron mombuwa yaSin. 3 NOvaisraeli ve va lombwela tava ti: “Ngeno twa file muEgipiti keke lOmwene, fimbo twa kala omutumba peembiya dombelela ndele twa lile omingome da wana! Ndelenee onye mwe tu eta kombuwa tuu ei, opo eongalo alishe eli linene li fye kondjala.” 4 Opo nee Omwene okwa lombwela Moses ndele ta ti: “Tala, Ame ohandi ke mu lokifila omungome tau di keulu. Opo ovanhu tava dulu okupita mo nokuliongela eendja defiku keshe, Ame ndi shiive oku va yeleka ngeenge tava ende tuu momhango yange ile ahowe. 5 Nomefiku etihamano ngeenge tava longekida osho ve shi ongela, tashi ka hapupala luvali, shi dule eshi ngaashi hava toola efiku keshe.” 6 Opo nee Moses naAron va lombwela Ovaisraeli aveshe tava ti: “Onguloshi yonena otamu ka shiiva nokutya, Omwene e mu pitifa muEgipiti. 7 Nongula inene tamu ka mona oshinge shOmwene, shaashi Ye okwa uda okutangunina kweni Omwene, osheshi fye ovashike mbela mu tu tangunine?” 8 Opo nee Moses okwa tya: “Hano opo tuu opo Omwene ngeenge te mu pe onguloshi ombelela yokulya nongula omingome da wana, osheshi Omwene a uda ko eenhangu deni, mwe mu tangunina. Osheshi fye ovashike mbela? Hafye mwa tangunina, ndelenee mwa tangunina Omwene.”
9 Ndele Moses okwa lombwela Aron: “Eongalo alishe lOvaisraeli li lombwela: Eheneni oku koshipala shOmwene, shaashi Ye okwa uda eenhangu deni.” 10 Ndele Aron eshi a mana oku di popya keongalo alishe lOvaisraeli, vo ova taalela langhele kombuwa, opo tuu opo oshinge shOmwene sha monika moshilemo. 11 NOmwene okwa popya yo naMoses ndele ta ti: 12 “Ame nda uda ko eenhangu dOvaisraeli. Va lombwela u tye: Onguloshi yonena otamu ka mona ko ombelela yokulya, nongula inene otamu ka kutifwa komungome, ndele tamu ka shiiva nokutya, Aame Omwene Kalunga keni.”
13 Nonguloshi oimote ye uya ya tuvika onhanda. Nongula pa li pe nomume ihapu keembinga adishe donhanda. 14 Nomume eshi ya dja ko, mombuwa pedu pa li pe nounima vanini ngaashi oupatupatu ngaashi eandu. 15 Ovaisraeli eshi ve i mona, ova tongafana tava ti: “Eshi oshike hano?” Osheshi inava shiiva eshi oshike. Opo nee Moses e va lombwela: “Eshi omungome, Omwene te mu pe okulya. 16 Nosho Omwene okwa tile: ‘I tooleni, keshe omunhu paemhumbwe daye: eelita mbali komunhu keshe e li metwali loye.’ ” 17 NOvaisraeli osho va ninga, ve i toola po, umwe ihapu namukwao inini. 18 Ndele vo eshi ve i yeleka noshiyelekifo shagomer, hano ou a toola po ihapu, ina xupifa po, naau a toola po inini, ina tateka. Vo va ongela, keshe umwe paemhumbwe daye. 19 Ndele Moses e va lombwela ndele ta ti: “Nande umwe ina xupifa sha shomuyo kefiku lomongula.” 20 Ndelenee vo inava pwilikina Moses: vamwe va xupifa sha shomuyo kefiku lomongula. Opo nee omainyo e uya muyo noya nyonauka. Onghee hano Moses okwe va handukila unene. 21 Ndele vo va kala noku i ongela keshe ongula, keshe umwe paemhumbwe daye. Nomutenya eshi wa twa oya hengumuka po. 22 NomOlomakaya vo ova ongela omungome muhapu wa yeleka oshiyelekifo eelita nhee kukeshe umwe. Novakulunhu aveshe veongalo ve uya oku shi hepaululila Moses. 23 Opo nee ye te va lombwele ta ti: “Osho ngaha Omwene a tonga. Mongula efiku letulumuko, Eshabata liyapuki lOmwene. Oyo mwa hala oku i teleka, i telekeni, naayo mwa hala okupaka po, i pakeni po nena. Naaishe ei ya xupa po, i tuvikileni, i xupifileni efiku lomongula.” 24 Ndele vo ove i tuvikilila efiku lomongula, ngaashi Moses a tile. Ndele yo inai nyonauka nomuyo inamu holoka omainyo. 25 Opo Moses ta ti: “I lyeni nena, osheshi nena Eshabata lOmwene. Nena itamu i mono po pondje. 26 Momafiku ahamano nye mu noku i ongela, ndelenee mefiku etiheyali, olo Eshabata, itai ka monika po.”
27 Ndele mefiku etiheyali vamwe vomovanhu va ya pondje va ka ongele, ndele inava mona po sha. 28 Opo nee Omwene ta ti kuMoses: “Fiyo onaini tamu anye okudiinina oipango yange neemhango dange? 29 Taleni, Omwene e mu pa Eshabata, onghee te mu pe omungome womafiku avali mefiku etihamano. Keshe umwe na fyaale apa e li mefiku etiheyali, ye ina pita mo monhele yaye.” 30 Osho hano ovanhu va tulumukwa mefiku etiheyali.
31 Ndele epata laIsrael le i luka “omanna.” Ndele yo ya li ngaashi eembuto dakoriander, ndele okumakelwa kwayo okwa li ngaashi omungome u nomaadi eenyiki.
32 Ndele Moses a tya vali: “Omwene okwa lombwela nge ta ti: ‘Kufa ogomer imwe i yadi, u i tuvikile, i diininwe kepupi nepupi, opo va mone omungome nao Ame nde mu palulifa mombuwa moku mu endifa eshi nde mu pitifa muEgipiti.’ ” 33 Ndele Moses okwa lombwela Aron: “Kufa oshiyuma u tule mo omanna eelita mbali, u a tule koshipala shOmwene, a diininwe fiyo okoludalo noludalo.” 34 Ngaashi Omwene a lombwela Moses, osho Aron e i tula koshipala shondobwedi, i tuvikilwe mo. 35 Ndele Ovaisraeli va lile omanna omido omilongo ine fiyo va fika moshilongo shi novanhu. Vo ova lile omanna fiyo va fika kongaba yedu laKaanan. 36 (Ogomer imwe oyo eelita mbali.)
