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11 Penepo mbumba yatoma kudungunya kakamwe pamaso pa Yahova. Yahova pidabva iye pyenepi aipirwa kakamwe, natenepa moto udatumiza Yahova watoma kugaka pakati pawo, mbutoma kupisa anthu angasi nʼkhundu mwa misasa. 2 Mbumba pidakhuwa iyo toera kuphemba ciphedzo kuna Mose, iye adembetera Yahova,+ moto mbuthima. 3 Natenepa, mbuto ineyi aipasa dzina ya Tabhera,* thangwi moto udatumiza Yahova ukhadagaka pakati pawo.+

4 Mwinji+ wa anthu a madzindza anango akhali pakati pawo watoma kudungunya+ kakamwe thangwi yakufuna cakudya, natenepa Aizraeli atoma kulira pontho mbalonga: “Mbani anafuna kutipasa nyama toera tidye?+ 5 Tatsuwa* kakamwe ntsomba* zikhadya ife papezi ku Ejitu, pontho makaka, mabvembe, masabola na maadyo!+ 6 Mbwenye cincino ife nkhabebve mphambvu. Pyonsene pinaona ife ndi mana+ basi.”

7 Mana+ akhadalandana na mbeu+ ya mapira, pontho maonekero ace akhali ninga mbirira yakucena.* 8 Mbumba ikhabalalika toera kulokota mana mbaapeya pa libwe peno kuathibula.* Buluka penepo, iwo akhaaphika ncikalango peno kuumba mikate+ yakusowa nkhomo, pontho akhakoma ninga mabholo akucitwa na mafuta. 9 Bume ingatoma kuoneka mʼmisasa namasiku, mana akhagwambo penepo.+

10 Mose abva anthu mbakalira mʼmabanja onsene pakati pa mbumba, mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi pansuwo wa nsasa wace. Penepo Yahova aipirwa+ kakamwe, pontho Mose aipirwambo napyo kakamwe. 11 Natenepa Mose apanga Yahova: “Thangwi yanji muli kuonesa nyatwa ntumiki wanu? Thangwi yanji nee mwakomerwa na ine ntumiki wanu, mbamundithukisa+ ntolo wa mbumba iyi yonsene? 12 Kodi ndine adabala mbumba ineyi? Kodi ndine adaabala toera mundipange kuti: ‘Abale kunduli kwako ninga pinacita makayaya* anakwata mwana wa pabere,’ mpaka ku dziko idapikira imwe kuti mbamudaipasa ambuyawo!+ 13 Ndinaigumana kupi nyama toera kupasa mbumba yonsene iyi? Thangwi iwo asapitiriza kundilirira, mbalonga: ‘Tipase nyama tidye!’ 14 Ine nee ndinakwanisa kutsalakana ndekhene mbumba yonsene iyi; kwa ine+ pyatekera kakamwe. 15 Khala munapitiriza kucita pyenepi kuna ine, ndaphata miyendo, ndipheni pyanu cincino+ pano. Khala musakomerwa na ine, lekani kundisiya ndione pontho nyatwa.”

16 Yahova apanga Mose: “Gumanya amuna 70 akuti ndi akulu a mbumba ya Izraeli, amuna anadziwa iwe kuti asatumikira ninga akulu a mpingo na atsogoleri a mbumba,+ abwerese pa nsasa wa nsonkhano, alimire penepo pabodzi na iwe. 17 Ine ndinatcita+ toera kulonga na iwe penepo,+ ndinadzabulusa pangʼono nzimu+ wakucena uli muna iwe, mbandiuikha muna amuna anewa, pontho iwo anadzakuphedza kutsalakana mbumba, toera ukhonde kuphata wekhene+ basa ineyi. 18 Usafunika kupanga mbumba kuti: ‘Cenesekani lero, thangwi mangwana+ munadzadya nyama, thangwi imwe mwalirira+ Yahova mbamulonga: “Mbani anafuna kutipasa nyama toera tidye? Ife tikhali mwadidi kakamwe ku Ejitu!”+ Mwakukhonda penula, Yahova anadzakupasani nyama, pontho imwe munadzaidya.+ 19 Imwe munadzaidya, tayu pa ntsiku ibodzi, nee mu ntsiku ziwiri, nee mu ntsiku zixanu, nee mu ntsiku khumi, nee mu ntsiku 20, 20 mbwenye munadzamala mwezi mbamukaidya, mpaka ingabuluka na mphuno mwanu* mbamunyebvuka+ nayo ntima, thangwi imwe mwakhonda Yahova, wakuti ali pakati panu; pontho mwalira mbamulonga: “Thangwi yanji ife tabuluka ku Ejitu?”’”+

21 Penepo Mose alonga: “Mbumba iri na ine, pali na amuna+ akukwana 600.000 akuti anakwanisa kuenda kunkhondo, ngakhale tenepo, imwe mwalonga kuti: ‘Ine ndinaapasa nyama yakuti anamala mwezi wamumphu mbakaidya!’ 22 Maseze iphiwe mikumbi yonsene ya ngʼombe na mabira, kodi inakwana kuna iwo? Pontho, mbapidakwanisika kuphata ntsomba* zonsene ziri mʼbara, kodi mbazidakwana kuna iwo?”

23 Penepo Yahova apanga Mose: “Usanyerezera kuti djanja ya Yahova ndi yakubvira+ kakamwe?* Cincino unaona khala pinalonga ine pinacitika peno nkhabe.”

24 Natenepa Mose abuluka, mbalonga mafala a Yahova kuna mbumba. Iye agumanya amuna 70 pakati pa akulu a mbumba, mbaalimirisa nʼkhundu mwa nsasa+ wa nsonkhano. 25 Yahova atcita pa khole,+ mbalonga na iye,+ abulusa pangʼono nzimu+ wakucena ukhali muna Mose, mbauikha muna akulu a mpingo akukwana 70. Pidapita nzimu wakucena muna amuna anewa, penepo pene iwo atoma kucita pinthu ninga aprofeta,*+ mbwenye pyenepi pyacitika kabodzi basi.

26 Awiri mwa amuna anewa akhali ku misasa. Iwo akhacemerwa Eldhadhi na Medhadhi. Nzimu wakucena wapita muna iwo, thangwi iwo akhali mu nsoka wa anthu adalemberwa, mbwenye nee akhadaenda ku nsasa wa nsonkhano, iwo atoma kucita pinthu ninga aprofeta pakati pa misasa. 27 Mʼphale mʼbodzi athamanga mbaenda kadziwisa Mose: “Eldhadhi na Medhadhi ali kucita pinthu ninga aprofeta ku misasa!” 28 Na thangwi ineyi, Yoswa+ mwana wa Nuni, wakuti akhaphedzera Mose kutomera mu uwana wace, alonga: “Mbuyanga Mose, akhondeseni!”+ 29 Mbwenye Mose antawira: “Ine nkhabe ntcanje, mphapo iwe usafunika kukhala nayo? Leka kukhala na ntcanje, thangwi ine ndikhafuna kuti mbumba yonsene ya Yahova ikhale aprofeta, pontho kuti Yahova aikhe nzimu wace muna iwo!” 30 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Mose abwerera mʼmisasa pabodzi na akulu a mpingo a mbumba ya Izraeli.

31 Penepo Yahova asosesa mphepo idatoma kubweresa makwerekwece akhabuluka ku bara, aagwisa nʼkhundu mwa misasa,+ mbamwazika kukhundu ibodzi nsindzo wa ntsiku ibodzi, kukhundu inango nsindzo wa ntsiku ibodzi, pontho buluka pa mataka kuenda ndzulu, makwerekwece akhadadzala mpaka makhono* mawiri. 32 Natenepa, mbumba yapitiriza kugumanya makwerekwece pa ntsiku ineyi mbaphuphudza mpaka mangwana mwace. Ale adagumanya pangʼono, akwanisa kudzadza pyombo* khumi pikulu, pontho iwo akhaathasika nʼkhundu mwa misasa. 33 Mbwenye nyama mbiciri nkanwa mwawo, mbadzati kuimeza, Yahova aipirwa na mbumba, penepo Yahova abweresa muliri mbapha+ anthu azinji kakamwe.

34 Natenepa, mbuto ineyi iwo aithula Kibhroti-Atava,*+ thangwi penepo ndipo padaikha iwo munthumbi anthu adapangiza ntima wakudyesa.+ 35 Mbumba yabuluka ku Kibhroti-Atava mbienda ku Azeroti, iwo apitiriza kukhala ku Azeroti.+