Ondhimbo yaAaron
1 Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses a ti: 2 “Lombwela Aaisraeli ye ku pe oondhimbo omulongo nambali, ondhimbo yimwe oyomuwiliki mezimo kehe. Kondhimbo kehe nyola ko edhina lyamwene gwayo, 3 nedhina lyaAaron li nyola kondhimbo ndjoka yi lile po Aalevi. Otaku ka kala ondhimbo yimwe yomuwiliki mezimo kehe. 4 Dhi fala metsalihangano e to dhi tula komeho goshikethahangano, nkoka tandi ku tsakaneke. 5 Ondhimbo yomuntu ngoka nda hogolola, otayi tutuma. Pahedhi ndjika otandi mweneke omangungutulo gAaisraeli, sho haye ku tamanekele ndje.”
6 Moses okwe shi lombwele Aaisraeli, nomuwiliki gwezimo kehe mokati kawo okwe mu pe ondhimbo yimwe, adhihe kumwe omulongo nambali pamwe nondhimbo yaAaron. 7 Moses okwa tula oondhimbo adhihe metsalihangano komeho goshikethahangano shOmuwa.
8 Esiku lyanofu Moses sho a yi mo metsalihangano, okwa mono ondhimbo yaAaron, ndjoka ya kalele po ezimo lyaLevi, ya tutuma. Oya tsapuka noya sheneka oongala noyi ima oomandeli dho oloya. 9 Moses okwa kutha ko oondhimbo adhihe e te dhi ulukile Aaisraeli. Oya mono shoka sha ningwa po, nomuwiliki kehe okwa taamba ondhimbo ye. 10 Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses a ti: “Shuna ondhimbo yaAaron komeho goshikethahangano. Oyi na okupungulwa, yi kale elondodho kAaisraeli mboka ye na omangungutulo, opo yaa se.” 11 Moses okwa ningi, ngaashi Omuwa e mu lombwele. 12 Aaisraeli oya lombwele Moses ya ti: “Tala, otatu hulu po, tse atuhe tatu ka kana! 13 Shaa ngoka ta hedha ketsalihangano, ota si. Otwa uthilwa ano, tu se po atuhetuhe?”
Aaron's Walking Stick Blooms and Produces Almonds
1 The Lord told Moses:
2-3 Call together the twelve tribes of Israel and tell the leader of each tribe to write his name on the walking stick he carries as a symbol of his authority. Make sure Aaron's name is written on the one from the Levi tribe, then collect all the sticks.
4 Place these sticks in the tent right in front of the sacred chest where I appear to you. 5 I will then choose a man to be my priest, and his stick will sprout. After that happens, I won't have to listen to any more complaints about you.
6 Moses told the people what the Lord had commanded, and they gave him the walking sticks from the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron's from the Levi tribe. 7 Moses took them and placed them in the Lord's sacred tent.
8 The next day when Moses went into the tent, flowers and almonds were already growing on Aaron's stick. 9 Moses brought the twelve sticks out of the tent and showed them to the people. Each of the leaders found his own and took it.
10 But the Lord told Moses, “Put Aaron's stick back! Let it stay near the sacred chest as a warning to anyone who might think of rebelling. If these people don't stop their grumbling about me, I will wipe them out.” 11 Moses did what he was told.
12 The Israelites cried out to Moses, “We're done for 13 and doomed if we even go near the sacred tent!”
