Mbadiko

20 Mu mueshi wa kumpala, kakongie koso ka bena Isalele kabafikile mu kabaaka ka Sine, na muilo nkubanga kushala mu Kadeshe. Kuakua nyi kubaadi Miriame mufuile na ashiikibua.

2 Biabia takubaadi mema bua kakongie, na abo nkuibunga pamune bua kutombokiela Moyise na Alona. 3 Muilo ubaadi awikakena na Moyise wambanga’shi: “Tubadia winyi kufua pafuile bakuetu kumpala kua Yehowa! 4 Buakinyi nuibafikie na kakongie ka Yehowa mu kano kabaaka, bua’shi atue na nyema yetu tufuile muno? 5 Na buakinyi nuibetutuushe mu Ejipitu bua kufika netu mu ino mbalo i bubi? Takui mbalo ya kukuna mbio na takui mitshi ya nfigiye, mitshi ya nfinyo, mitshi ya grenade, na takui mema a kutoma.” 6 Akupu Moyise na Alona nkukatuka kui kakongie, nkuenda ku kituelelo kia kashibo k’epema ka kufumankena na abo nkupona, nkunkupila mapala aabo paashi, na ntumbo ya Yehowa nkubanga kuibamuenekiela.

7 Nyi Yehowa nkulungula Moyise’shi: 8 “Ata mukombo na obungie kakongie pamune, obe na mukuenu Alona, nulungule lubuebue mu meso muabo bualudia kutuusha mema, na w’ebatuushishe mema mu lubuebue na ope kakongie na nyema yako mema a kutoma.”

9 Biabia Moyise nkuata mukombo ubaadi kumpala kua Yehowa nka bu bibaadi mumutumine eyi. 10 Akupu Moyise na Alona bababungile kakongie pamune kumpala kua lubuebue na aye nkuibalungula’shi: “Teemeshayi, anue ba ntomboshi! Abitungu’shi tuinutuushishe mema mu luno lubuebue su?” 11 Nyi Moyise nkuibuesha mboko yaye, nkukupila lubuebue misango ibidi na mukombo waye, mema e bungi nkubanga kutuuka, na kakongie na nyema yako nkubanga kutoma.

12 Kunyima Yehowa nkulungula Moyise na Alona’shi: “Pa muanda ta nuibaleshe lukumiino muandi na ta nuibangikashe a kishila ku meso kua muilo wa Isalele, tanutuesha kano kakongie mu nsenga yanekapa.” 13 Aa nyi mema a Meriba* kubaadi bena Isalele bekakeene na Yehowa, na aye nkuiyikasha a kishila munkatshi muabo.

14 Akupu Moyise nkutuma mikiendi kui nfumu a Edome kukatukila ku Kadeshe bua kumulungula’shi: “Mukuenu Isalele bakula’shi, ‘Ouku kalolo nkalakashi yoso yatudi bafumankane nayo. 15 Ba mashetu babayile mu Ejipitu, na atue nkushala mu Ejipitu bipua* bi bungi, na bena Ejipitu nkuitukiengiesha atue na ba mashetu. 16 Nfudiilo a bioso atue nkuidila kui Yehowa, aye nkuituteemesha, nkutuma muikeyilu na aye nkuitutuusha mu Ejipitu, na binobino tui mu Kadeshe, kibundi ki ku mikalo ya nsenga yobe. 17 Etutadiile namu tukidile mu nsenga yobe. T’atukidila muifuba sunga efuba dia nfinyo su ndimune, na t’atutomo mema a mu mushima su ngumune. Atutambukila Muishinda dia Nfumu kushi kualuluka ku mboko ibalume sunga ku mboko ibakashi mpa na p’atukidi mu nsenga yobe.’”

18 Anka Edome nkumulungula’shi: “Tokidilanga mu nsenga yetu. Bisumanga nafiki na lupete lua ngoshi mu kufumankana nobe.” 19 Kadi bena Isalele nkumulungula’shi: “Atukidila muishinda dikata, na su atue sunga nyema yetu tuatoma mema oobe, atufutu. Tatui na lukalo na kingi kintu, atukimbi penda kukila lua mikoolo.” 20 Anka aye nkuakula’shi: “T’okidi nya.” Bua biabia Edome nkuenda mu kufumankana naye na bantu be bungi na kiluilo kia basalayi* ki bukome. 21 Biabia Edome bapelele kutadiila Isalele bua’shi akidile mu nsenga yaye; nyi Isalele nkuyila dingi eshinda.

22 Muilo wa Isalele, kakongie koso kashima nkukatuka ku Kadeshe na nkufika ku muengie wa Hore. 23 Akupu Yehowa nkulungula Moyise na Alona ku muengie wa Hore ku mikalo ya nsenga ya Edome’shi: 24 “Alona akabungibua kui muilo waye. T’akatuele mu nsenga yankapa bena Isalele, muanda anue boso babidi nuikeele batombokiele eyi diande pabitale mema a Meriba. 25 Ata Alona na muana aaye Eleazare okaamine nabo ku muengie wa Hore. 26 Katusha Alona bilamba biaye na w’ebifuadikie muana aaye Eleazare na Alona afuila kuakua.”*

27 Biabia Moyise nkukita nka bibaadi Yehowa mutume eyi, na abo nkukaamina ku muengie wa Hore mu meso mua kakongie koso. 28 Moyise nkukatusha Alona bilamba na nkuibifuadika muana aaye Eleazare. Kunyima kua biabia Alona nkufuila kuakua ku nsongo kua muengie. Akupu Moyise na Eleazare nkuika ku muengie. 29 Pabamuene kakongie koso’shi Alona baafu, nshibo yoso ya Isalele ibadidile Alona munda mua mafuku 30.