Miriyamu apfira i Kadeshi
Miriyamu arapfa, amazi arashira, maze Musa akubita igitandara Data wacu yari yamubwiye kubwira — amazi aracasohoka, ariko we na Aroni batakaza igihugu. Edomu yanka kubaha inzira, maze Aroni apfira ku musozi Hori, impuzu ziwe zimaze kwambikwa Eleyazari.
20 1Mu kwezi kwa mbere ishengero ryose rya Isiraheli ryinjira mu Bugaragwa bwa Zini; abantu baguma i Kadeshi. Miriyamu apfira ng’aho, ahambwa ng’aho. 2Nta mazi yari ahari ngo ishengero rinywe, nuko biteranira kurwanya Musa na Aroni. 3Abantu baharira na Musa bati: “Iyo tuba twarapfanye n’abavukanyi bacu bapfiriye imbere ya Data wa twese! 4Kubera iki mwazanye iryo teraniro rya Data wa twese muri ubu bugaragwa ngo dupfire ng’aha, twebwe n’ibitungwa vyacu? 5Kubera iki mwadukuye mu Misiri ngo mutuzane muri aka karere kabi? Nta ntete, nta misukoni, nta mizabibu, nta makomamanga—nta n’amazi yo kunywa.”
6Musa na Aroni bava imbere y’iryo teraniro baja ku muryango w’ihema ry’ibonaniro, bubamiye hasi, maze ubwiza bwa Data wa twese burabibonekera. 7Data wa twese abwira Musa ati:
8“Fata inkoni, uteranirize ishengero—wewe na Aroni mwene wanyu—maze muvugishe urutare imbere y’amaso yabo; ruzotanga amazi yarwo. Uzobakurire amazi mu rutare, uhembeshe ishengero n’ibitungwa vyabo.”
9Nuko Musa afata inkoni imbere ya Data wa twese, nk’uko yari yamutegetse. 10Musa na Aroni bateranirije iryo teraniro imbere y’urutare. Avuga ati: “Nimwumve, mwa bagarariji mwe—twobabonera amazi muri uru rutare?” 11Musa aduza ukuboko kwiwe, akubita urutare kabiri n’inkoni yiwe; amazi aratumbukana menshi cane, maze ishengero n’ibitungwa vyabo biranywa. a a v11 Pawulo adubwira yuko uru rutare rwari Kristo (1 Abakorinto 10:4). Urutare rwari rwamaze gukubitwa rimwe (Kuvayo 17); uru rushika Data wa twese yavuze gusa ngo baruvugishe. Kristo yakubiswe rimwe kugira duhoraho—ubu dukeneye gusa kumwambaza.
12Ariko Data wa twese abwira Musa na Aroni ati: “Kubera ko mutanyizigiye bihagije ngo munyubahe nk’Uwera imbere y’Abisiraheli, ntimuzokwinjiza iri teraniro mu gihugu nabahaye.”
13Ayo ni yo mazi ya Meriba, aho abana ba Isiraheli baharaniye na Data wa twese, maze wereka yuko uri Uwera muri bo.
Edomu anka kubarekurira kurengana
14Musa arungika intumwa zivuye i Kadeshi ku mwami wa Edomu ati: “Mwene wanyu Isiraheli avuze ati: Uzi ingorane zose zadushikiye. 15Ba sogokuruza bacu bamanutse baja mu Misiri; twabayemwo imyaka myinshi, maze Abanyamisiri baradukubagura, twe na ba sogokuruza bacu. 16Nuko turataka kuri Data wa twese; aratwumva, arungika umumarayika, maze adukura mu Misiri. Ubu turi i Kadeshi, igisagara kiri ku mupaka wawe. 17Ndakwinginze, uturekurire turengane mu gihugu cawe. Ntituzoca mu mirima canke mu mizabibu, eka ntituzonywa amazi yo mu mariba. Tuzogendera mu Nzira nkuru y’Umwami, ntituzohindukirira iburyo canke ibubamfu, gushika turengane mu karere kawe.” 18Edomu amubwira ati: “Ntuzorengana muri jewe, canecane nkuzira n’inkota.” 19Abantu ba Isiraheli bamubwira bati: “Tuzogendera mu nzira nkuru. Nimba twebwe canke amatungo yacu dunyoye amazi yawe, tuzoyariha. Reka gusa turengane n’amaguru, nta kindi.” 20Ariko avuga ati: “Ntuzorengana.” Nuko Edomu amuza inkundamwo n’ingabo nyinshi n’ukuboko gukomeye. 21Nuko Edomu anka kurekurira Isiraheli ngo arengane mu karere kiwe, maze Isiraheli aramuvako.
Aroni ahurizwa hamwe n’abiwe
22Ishengero ryose ry’abana ba Isiraheli rivira i Kadeshi, maze rishika ku Musozi Horu. 23Ku Musozi Horu, ku mupaka wa Edomu, Data wa twese abwira Musa na Aroni ati:
24“Aroni azohurizwa hamwe n’abiwe; ntazokwinjira muri ca gihugu nahaye Abisiraheli, kuko mwembi mwagararije itegeko ryanje ku mazi ya Meriba. b b v24 “Guhurizwa hamwe n’abiwe” ni imvugo yoroshe isobanura yuko Aroni yari kupfa akibonanira na ba sogokuruza biwe; yongera gukoreshwa mu murongo wa 26. 25Fata Aroni na Eleyazari umwana wiwe, ubaduze ku Musozi Horu. 26Kurako Aroni impuzu ziwe, uzambike Eleyazari umwana wiwe; Aroni azohurizwa hamwe n’abiwe apfire ng’aho.”
27Musa akora nk’uko Data wa twese yategetse, maze baduga ku Musozi Horu, ishengero ryose rikabiraba. 28Musa akuraho impuzu za Aroni, azambikazo Eleyazari umwana wiwe. Aroni apfira ng’aho ku ntumbero y’umusozi; maze Musa na Eleyazari baramanuka. 29Ishengero ryose ribona yuko Aroni yapfuye, maze inzu yose ya Isiraheli imuririra imisi mirongo itatu.