Numeri 16 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

16 ¹Kora mwana wa Izihari, mwana wa Kohati, mwana wa Levi, anatenga anthu, pamodzi ndi Datani ndi Abiramu, ana a Eliabu, ndi Oni mwana wa Peleti, ana a Rubeni. ²Iwo anaimirira pamaso pa Mose pamodzi ndi atsogoleri 250 a Aisraeli a mu mpingo—anthu osankhidwa a msonkhano, anthu a mbiri. ³Iwo anasonkhana kuukira Mose ndi Aroni, nati, “Mwapyola muyeso! Mpingo wonse ndi woyera, onsewo, ndipo Atate wathu ali pakati pawo. Chifukwa chiyani mukudzikweza nokha pamwamba pa msonkhano wa Atate wathu?”

⁴Mose atamva zimenezi, anagwa chafufumimba. ⁵Nati kwa Kora ndi gulu lake lonse, “M'mawa, Atate wathu adzaonetsa amene ali wake ndi amene ali woyera, ndipo adzamusendeza kufupi ndi Iye yekha. Aliyense amene adzamsankha, adzamsendeza kufupi ndi Iye. ⁶Chitani ichi: tengani zofukizira, iwe Kora ndi gulu lako lonse. ⁷Mawa muyike moto mmenemo, muyikemo lubani pamaso pa Atate wathu. Munthu amene Atate wathu adzamsankha ndiye adzakhala woyerayo. Mwapyola muyeso, inu ana a Levi!”

⁸Mosenso anati kwa Kora, “Imvani tsopano, inu ana a Levi: ⁹Kodi sikwakukwana kwa inu kuti Atate wa Israeli anakupatulani kuchoka mu mpingo wonse wa Israeli, kuti akusendezeni kufupi ndi Iye yekha, kuti muchite ntchito ya chihema cha Atate wathu, ndi kuimirira pamaso pa mpingo kuti muwatumikire? ¹⁰Anakusendezani kufupi—inu ndi abale anu onse, ana a Levi—komatu tsopano mukufunanso unsembe? ¹¹Inu ndi gulu lanu lonse mwasonkhana kuukira Atate wathu. Nanga Aroni ndi ndani, kuti mumng'ung'udzire iye?”

¹²Mose anatuma kuti ayitane Datani ndi Abiramu, ana a Eliabu. Koma iwo anati, “Sitidzabwera! ¹³Kodi sikokwana kuti mwatitulutsa mu dziko loyenda mkaka ndi uchi kuti mudzatiphe m'chipululu, kuti muzitilamuliranso? ¹⁴Komanso, simunatifikitse ku dziko loyenda mkaka ndi uchi, kapena kutipatsa minda ndi minda ya mpesa kukhala cholowa. Kodi mudzakolowola maso a anthu awa? Sitidzabwera!”

¹⁵Mose anakwiya kwambiri, nati kwa Atate wathu, “Musalandire chopereka chawo. Sindinatenge bulu ndi mmodzi yemwe kwa iwo, kapena kulakwira wina aliyense wa iwo.”

¹⁶Mose anati kwa Kora, “Iwe ndi gulu lako lonse, mudzionetse nokha pamaso pa Atate wathu mawa—iwe, iwo, ndi Aroni. ¹⁷Munthu aliyense atenge chofukizira chake, auyikepo lubani, nachibweretsa pamaso pa Atate wathu—zofukizira 250—iwe ndi Aroni, aliyense ndi chofukizira chake.”

¹⁸Aliyense anatenga chofukizira chake, nayikamo moto, nayikapo lubani, naimirira pamodzi ndi Mose ndi Aroni pa khomo la tenti ya msonkhano. ¹⁹Kora anasonkhanitsa mpingo wonse kuwaukira pa khomo la tenti ya msonkhano; ndipo ulemerero wa Atate wathu unaonekera kwa mpingo wonse.

²⁰Ndipo Atate wathu anayankhula ndi Mose ndi Aroni, nati,

²¹“Dzipatuleni nokha pa mpingo uwu, kuti ndiwawononge msanga.”

²²Mose ndi Aroni anagwa chafufumimba, nafuula, “Haa, Atate wathu, Atate wa mizimu ya thupi lonse—munthu mmodzi akachimwa, kodi mudzakwiyira mpingo wonse?” ²³Pamenepo Atate wathu anati kwa Mose,

²⁴“Uza mpingo kuti: Chokani pa malo okhala a Kora, Datani, ndi Abiramu.”

²⁵Choncho Mose ananyamuka, napita kwa Datani ndi Abiramu, ndipo akulu a Israeli anamtsatira. ²⁶Nati kwa mpingo, “Chokani pa matenti a anthu oyipa awa. Musakhudze kanthu kalikonse ka iwo, kuti mungasesedwe pamodzi mu machimo awo onse.”

²⁷Choncho iwo anachoka pa matenti a Kora, Datani, ndi Abiramu mbali zonse, pamene Datani ndi Abiramu anatuluka, naimirira pa makomo a matenti awo pamodzi ndi akazi awo, ana awo, ndi tiana tawo.

²⁸Mose anati, “Mudzadziwa izi kuti Atate wathu anandituma kuti ndichite zinthu zonsezi, ndi kuti palibe chimodzi chimene chinali maganizo anga enieni: ²⁹Ngati anthu awa afa imfa ya chibadwa, nagawana zomwe zimagwera anthu onse, ndiye kuti Atate wathu sananditume. ³⁰Koma ngati Atate wathu alenga chinthu chatsopano, ndipo nthaka itsekule pakamwa pake nikuwameza pamodzi ndi zonse zimene zili zawo, ndipo iwo atsikira amoyo ku manda, pamenepo mudzadziwa kuti anthu awa anyoza Atate wathu.”

³¹Atangotsiriza kunena zonsezi, nthaka ya pansi pawo inang'ambika, ³²dziko lapansi linatsekula pakamwa pake, nikuwameza, pamodzi ndi mabanja awo, anthu onse a Kora, ndi katundu wawo yense. ³³Iwo ndi onse amene anali awo anatsikira amoyo ku manda; dziko lapansi linawatsekera, ndipo anawonongeka kuchoka mu msonkhano. ³⁴Aisraeli onse amene anali mozungulira iwo anathawa pa mfuu yawo, pakuti anati, “Dziko lapansi lingatimezenso!” ³⁵Moto unatuluka kwa Atate wathu, nunyeketsa anthu 250 amene anali kupereka lubani.