Miriamu ndi Aroni Atsutsa Mose
Miriamu ndi Aroni akunena kuti iwo amalankhulira Atate wathu monga mmene Mose amachitira. Iye akuyankha kuti ndi Mose amalankhula pakamwa ndi pakamwa, osati mwa miyambi. Miriamu akutuluka ali ndi nthenda; Mose nthawi yomweyo akupempha kuti achiritsidwe, ndipo msasa wonse ukudikira masiku asanu ndi awiri.
12 1Miriamu ndi Aroni ananena motsutsa Mose chifukwa cha mkazi Mkusi amene anamkwatira—pakuti anakwatira mkazi Mkusi. 2Anati, “Kodi Atate wathu anayankhula kudzera mwa Mose yekha? Kodi sanayankhulenso kudzera mwa ife?” Ndipo Atate wathu anamva zimenezi.
3Koma Mose anali munthu wodzichepetsa kwambiri, kuposa munthu wina aliyense pa dziko lapansi.
4Mwadzidzidzi Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, Aroni ndi Miriamu, “Tulukani, inu nonse atatu, mupite ku tenti ya msonkhano.” Ndipo atatuwo anatuluka.
5Ndipo Atate wathu anatsika ali mu chipilala cha mtambo, naima pa khomo la tenti, nayitana Aroni ndi Miriamu, ndipo onse awiri anabwera patsogolo.
6Anati, “Imvani mau anga: ngati mneneri ali pakati panu, Ine, Atate wanu, ndimadzionetsa kwa iye m'masomphenya, ndimayankhula naye m'maloto. 7Sizili choncho ndi mtumiki wanga Mose; iye ndi wokhulupirika m'nyumba yanga yonse. 8Ndi iye ndimayankhula pakamwa ndi pakamwa, momveka bwino osati mwa miyambi, ndipo iye amaona maonekedwe a Atate wathu. Nanga chifukwa chiyani simunachite mantha kunena motsutsa mtumiki wanga Mose?”
9Ndipo mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unawayakira, ndipo anachoka.
10Pamene mtambo unachoka pamwamba pa tenti, taonani Miriamu anali ndi khate, woyera ngati matalala. Aroni anatembenukira kwa Miriamu, ndipo taonani—anali ndi khate. 11Aroni anati kwa Mose, “Chonde, mbuye wanga, musatiimbire mlandu wa tchimo la uchitsiru ndi zolakwa zathu. 12Musalole kuti akhale ngati mwana wobadwa atafa, amene thupi lake lathera pakati akamatuluka m'mimba mwa amayi ake.”
13Ndipo Mose anafuulira kwa Atate wathu, “Chonde, Atate wanga, chonde mchiritseni!”
14Koma Atate wathu anati kwa Mose, “Ngati atate wake akanangomlavulira malovu kumaso, kodi sakanachita manyazi masiku asanu ndi awiri? Mtsekereni kunja kwa msasa masiku asanu ndi awiri; kenaka mubwezeni.”
15Choncho Miriamu anatsekeredwa kunja kwa msasa masiku asanu ndi awiri; ndipo anthu sananyamuke mpaka pamene iye anabwezedwa. 16Zitatha izi anthu ananyamuka kuchoka ku Hazeroti, nakamanga msasa m'chipululu cha Parani.