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20 Ha kakweji mutangu, chikungulwila cheswe cha A-Izalele yichiheta mu puya ya Zini, yichitwama mu Kandeshe. Mwenamo Miriame afwilile ni kumufunda.
2 Atu kakapwile ni meya, kashika ayo yalichinga hanga alimike ni Mose ni Arone. 3 Atu yazwelesa Mose ni kwamba ngwo: “Kachi ni yetu twafwile kwetu muze mandumbu jetu afwile kumeso ja Yehova! 4 Mumu liaka yenu nwaneha chikungulwila cha Yehova mu puya yino, hanga yetu ni yimuna jetu tufwile muno? 5 Mumu liaka nwatuchijile ku Engitu ni kutuneha ku chihela chino chipi? Chino hi chihela ko cha kulimina, chipwe kutumba makuyu, chipwe mitondo ya uva, chipwe romana ni e meya a kunwa keshiko.” 6 Chocho, Mose ni Arone yakatuka mukachi ka chikungulwila, yaya ku chikolo cha mbalaka ya kulikungulwila yafulamana hashi, mba uhenya wa Yehova yiuputuka kusoloka kuli ayo.
7 Mba Yehova yalweza Mose ngwenyi: 8 “Anda lukanda, kungulula chikungulwila, yena ni yayenu Arone. Hanjikenu ku liwe lize lili kumeso jo hanga lituhwise meya; mba yenu munutuhwisa meya mu liwe hanga atu ni yimuna jo anwe.”
9 Kashika, Mose yanda lukanda yoze wapwile kumeso ja Yehova, ngwe chize iye amutumine. 10 Mba Mose ni Arone yasanyika chikungulwila kulutwe lia liwe, iye yamba ngwenyi: “Haliapwila panjikenu, yenu yihulia! Kumana nunazange hanga tunutuhwishile meya mu liwe lino?” 11 Chocho, Mose yolola kwoko lienyi, yalamba ku liwe ni lukanda wenyi ha yisuho yaali, ku liwe yikuputuka kufwambuka meya anji, mba atu ni yimuna jo yaputuka kunwa meya.
12 Kulutwe lia yuma yino, Yehova yalweza Mose ni Arone ngwenyi: “Amu kunwangufulielele chipwe kungulemesa kumeso ja A-Izalele, yenu kunuchi katwala chikungulwila chino mu chifuchi chize mungukaaha.” 13 Wano kali meya a Meripa, ha chihela haze A-Izalele alimikine ni Yehova, mba iye yalipwisa musandu hakachi ko.
14 Kukatuka ku Kandeshe, Mose yatuma ngendeshi kuli mwanangana wa Endome hanga amulweze ngwo: “Chocho anambe mwana-kwenu Izalele ngwenyi: ‘Yenu nunanyingika kanawa lamba lieswe lize twamona. 15 Tulamba jetu kayile ku Engitu, yitutwama ku Engitu ha miaka yinji, mba A-Engitu yatumwesa lamba hamwe ni tulamba jetu. 16 Yituteta kuli Yehova, iye yatwivwa, yatuma mungelo wenyi yoze watuchijile ku Engitu; haliapwila tuli muno mu Kandeshe, mbonge yize yili mu chifuchi che. 17 Kashika, lisesa tweche kama tupalikile mu chifuchi che. Kutuchi kupalikila mu minda hanji mu minda ya uva, chipwe kunwa meya a mu mashima jenu. Mutupalikila mu tapalo lia wanangana, kutuchi kuhambuluka chipwe ku sali lia utata hanji ku sali lia umama, ndo muze mutuhichika chifuchi che.’”
18 Alioze, Endome yamulweza ngwenyi: “Yena kuuchi kupalikila mu chifuchi chetu, nyi wachilinga munguya kulimika ni yena ni katana.” 19 Chocho A-Izalele yamulweza ngwo: “Mutupalikila mu tapalo. Nyi yetu ni yimuna jetu mutunwa meya a mu chifuchi chenu, mutwafweta. Chuma tunazange wika chili kupalika.” 20 Chipwe chocho iye yamba ngwenyi: “Yenu kunuchi kupalika.” Mba Endome ni maswalale anji a ndundo yaya ni kulitakana no. 21 Endome kakatayijile hanga A-Izalele apalikile mu chifuchi chenyi. Chocho, A-Izalele yapalikila kweka.
22 Chikungulwila cheswe cha A-Izalele yichikatuka mu Kandeshe, yichiheta ku Mulundu wa Hore. 23 Yehova yalweza Mose ni Arone ku Mulundu wa Hore mu njiza ya chifuchi cha Endome ngwenyi: 24 “Arone kumafwa ni kumufunda ngwe tulamba jenyi. Iye kechi kanjila mu chifuchi chize mungukahana kuli A-Izalele, mumu yenu nwalimikanga ni shimbi jami hakutwala ku meya a Meripa. 25 Twala Arone ni mwanenyi Eleazare helu lia Mulundu wa Hore. 26 Zula mazalo ja Arone hanga waajike mwanenyi Eleazare, mba Arone mafwila hazehene.”
27 Mose yalinga ngwe chize Yehova amutumine. Ayo yanyina ha Mulundu wa Hore kumeso ja chikungulwila cheswe. 28 Chocho, Mose yazula mazalo ja Arone, yaajika mwanenyi Eleazare. Mba Arone yafwila hazehene. Mose ni Eleazare yapalumuka ku mulundu. 29 Muze chikungulwila cheswe chamwene ngwo, Arone hafwa, A-Izalele eswe yalila Arone ha matangwa 30.