Numeri 20 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

20 ¹M'mwezi woyamba gulu lonse la Israeli linalowa m'chipululu cha Zini; anthu anakhala ku Kadesi. Miriamu anamwalira kumeneko, naikidwa m'manda kumeneko. ²Ndipo kunalibe madzi a gulu lonse, choncho anasonkhana pamodzi kutsutsa Mose ndi Aroni. ³Anthu anatsutsana ndi Mose, nati, “Tikanafa ife pamene abale athu anafa pamaso pa Atate wathu! ⁴Chifukwa chiyani munabweretsa msonkhano wa Atate wathu m'chipululu muno kuti tifere kuno, ife ndi ziweto zathu? ⁵Chifukwa chiyani munatitulutsa ku Igupto kutibweretsa kumalo oyipa ano? Kulibe tirigu, nkhuyu, mpesa, kapena makangaza—kulibe madzi akumwa.”

⁶Mose ndi Aroni anachoka pamaso pa msonkhano, napita pa khomo la tenti ya msonkhano, nagwa chafufumimba, ndipo ulemerero wa Atate wathu unaonekera kwa iwo. ⁷Atate wathu anati kwa Mose,

⁸“Tenga ndodo, usonkhanitse gulu lonse—iwe ndi Aroni m'bale wako—ndipo uyankhule ndi thanthwe pamaso pawo; lidzatulutsa madzi ake. Uwatulutsire madzi m'thanthwe, ndipo umwetse gulu lonse ndi ziweto zawo.”

⁹Choncho Mose anatenga ndodo pamaso pa Atate wathu, monga anamulamulira. ¹⁰Mose ndi Aroni anasonkhanitsa msonkhano patsogolo pa thanthwe. Iye anati, “Tamverani, inu owukira—kodi tiyenera kukutulutsirani madzi m'thanthwe ili?” ¹¹Mose ananyamula dzanja lake, nakantha thanthwe kawiri ndi ndodo yake; madzi anatuluka ochuluka, ndipo gulu lonse ndi ziweto zawo zinamwa. ^a a v11 Paulo akutiuza kuti thanthwe ili linali Khristu (1 Akorinto 10:4). Thanthwe linali litakanthidwa kale kamodzi (Eksodo 17); nthawi ino Atate wathu anati akangoliyankhula basi. Khristu anakanthidwa kamodzi kokha kwamuyaya—tsopano tiyenera kungomuyitana Iye.

¹²Koma Atate wathu anati kwa Mose ndi Aroni, “Chifukwa simunandikhulupirira Ine kokwanira kuti mundilemekeze monga woyera pamaso pa ana a Israeli, simudzalowetsa msonkhano uwu m'dziko limene ndawapatsa.”

¹³Awa ndi madzi a Meriba, pamene ana a Israeli anatsutsana ndi Atate wathu, ndipo Iye anadzionetsa woyera pakati pawo.

Edomu Akana Kulola Kudutsa Mwamtendere

¹⁴Mose anatumiza amithenga kuchokera ku Kadesi kwa mfumu ya Edomu, nati, “M'bale wanu Israeli akuti: Inu mukudziwa mavuto onse amene atipeza. ¹⁵Makolo athu anatsikira ku Igupto; tinakhala ku Igupto zaka zambiri, ndipo Aigupto anatizunza ife ndi makolo athu. ¹⁶Choncho tinalirira kwa Atate wathu; Iye anamva mawu athu, natumiza mthenga, natitulutsa ku Igupto. Tsopano tili ku Kadesi, mzinda uli m'mphepete mwa malire anu. ¹⁷Chonde mutilole tidutse m'dziko lanu. Sitidzadutsa m'minda kapena m'minda ya mpesa, kapena kumwa madzi a m'chitsime. Tidzayenda mu Msewu wa Mfumu, osapatukira kumanja kapena kumanzere, kufikira titadutsa dziko lanu.” ¹⁸Edomu anati kwa iye, “Sudzadutsa mwa ine, kapena ndidzatuluka kudzalimbana nawe ndi lupanga.” ¹⁹Anthu a Israeli anati kwa iye, “Tidzayenda mu msewu waukulu. Ngati ife kapena ziweto zathu timwa madzi anu, tidzalipira. Mungotilola kuti tidutse ndi mapazi, palibe china.” ²⁰Koma iye anati, “Sudzadutsa.” Edomu anadza kudzalimbana naye ndi gulu lalikulu ndi dzanja lamphamvu. ²¹Choncho Edomu anakana kulola Israeli kudutsa m'dziko lake, ndipo Israeli anapatuka kwa iye.

Aroni Asonkhanitsidwa kwa Anthu Ake

²²Gulu lonse la ana a Israeli linanyamuka kuchoka ku Kadesi, nafika ku Phiri la Hori. ²³Ku Phiri la Hori, pa malire a Edomu, Atate wathu anati kwa Mose ndi Aroni,

²⁴“Aroni adzasonkhanitsidwa kwa anthu ake; sadzalowa m'dziko limene ndinapatsa ana a Israeli, chifukwa inu nonse awiri munawukira lamulo langa pa madzi a Meriba. ^b b v24 “Kusonkhanitsidwa kwa anthu ake” ndi mawu ofewa otanthauza kuti Aroni adzamwalira nakakhala pamodzi ndi makolo ake; agwiritsidwanso ntchito mu vesi 26. ²⁵Tenga Aroni ndi Eliezara mwana wake, uwakwezere ku Phiri la Hori. ²⁶Umvule Aroni zovala zake, uzivekere Eliezara mwana wake; Aroni adzasonkhanitsidwa kwa anthu ake, nadzamwalira kumeneko.”

²⁷Mose anachita monga Atate wathu analamulira, ndipo anakwera ku Phiri la Hori gulu lonse likuona. ²⁸Mose anavula zovala za Aroni, nazivekera mwana wake Eliezara. Aroni anamwalira kumeneko pamwamba pa phiri; Mose ndi Eliezara anatsika. ²⁹Gulu lonse linaona kuti Aroni wamwalira, ndipo nyumba yonse ya Israeli inamulira masiku makumi atatu.