Miriyamu apfira i Kadeshi
Miriyamu arapfa, amazi arashira, maze Musa akubita urutare Data wa twese yamubwiye kubwira — amazi aba aratemba, ariko we na Aroni batakaza igihugu. Edomu yanga kubanyuza, naho Aroni apfira ku musozi wa Hori imyambaro ye isanzwe iri kuri Eleyazari.
20 1Mu kwezi kwa mbere ikoraniro ryose ry'Abisiraheli ryinjira mu butayu bwa Tsini, abantu bamara igihe i Kadeshi. Ni ho Miriyamu yapfiriye kandi ni ho yashyinguwe. 2Nuko ikoraniro ribura amazi, maze bikoranira kurwanya Musa na Aroni. 3Abantu batonganya Musa baravuga bati: “Iyaba twari twarapfanye na bene wacu bapfiriye imbere ya Data wa twese! 4Kuki mwazanye iteraniro rya Data wa twese muri ubu butayu kugira ngo tuhapfire, twe n'amatungo yacu? 5Kuki mwaduvanye mu Misiri mukatuzana aha hantu habi? Nta ngano, nta mitini, nta mizabibu cyangwa imikomamanga, ndetse nta n'amazi yo kunywa.”
6Musa na Aroni bava imbere y'iteraniro bajya ku muryango w'Ihema ry'ibonaniro, bikubita hasi, maze ikuzo rya Data wa twese ribabonekera. 7Data wa twese abwira Musa ati:
8“Fata inkoni, ukoranye ikoraniro, wowe na Aroni mukuru wawe, mubwire urutare imbere yabo, ruzatanga amazi yarwo. Uzabakuramo amazi mu rutare, maze unywesheje ikoraniro n'amatungo yabo.”
9Nuko Musa afata inkoni imbere ya Data wa twese, nk'uko yari yamutegetse. 10Musa na Aroni bakoranya iteraniro imbere y'urutare. Aravuga ati: “Nimwumve, mwa bagome mwe, mbese tubakuyiremo amazi muri uru rutare?” 11Musa arambura ukuboko kwe, akubita urutare incuro ebyiri n'inkoni ye, maze amazi menshi arasohoka, ikoraniro n'amatungo yabo baranywa. a a v11 Pawulo adukeza ko uru rutare rwari Kristo (1 Abakorinto 10:4). Urutare rwari rwaramaze gukubitwa rimwe mbere (Kuva 17); icyo gihe Data wa twese yavuze ko rugomba kubwirwa gusa. Kristo yakubiswe rimwe rizima burundu, noneho dukwiye gusa kumwambaza.
12Ariko Data wa twese abwira Musa na Aroni ati: “Kubera ko mutanyiringiye bihagije ngo munyereke ubuziranenge bwanjye imbere y'Abisiraheli, ntimuzazana iri teraniro mu gihugu nabahaye.”
13Ayo ni yo mazi ya Meriba, aho Abisiraheli batonganirije Data wa twese, na we akabereka ubuziranenge bwe.
Edomu yanga kubanyuza amahoro
14Musa yohereza intumwa zivuye i Kadeshi zijya kwa umwami wa Edomu ziti: “Umuvandimwe wawe Isiraheli aravuga ati: Uzi ingorane zose zatugezeho. 15Ba sokuruza bamanukiye mu Misiri, tumara imyaka myinshi mu Misiri, kandi Abanyamisiri batugirira nabi, twe na ba sokuruza. 16Nuko turira Data wa twese, yumva ijwi ryacu, atwoherereza umumarayika, maze adukura mu Misiri. None turi i Kadeshi, umujyi uri hafi y'umupaka wawe. 17Ndakwinginze, wemere tunyure mu gihugu cyawe. Ntituzanyura mu murima cyangwa mu muzabibu, kandi ntituzanywa amazi yo mu mariba. Tuzanyura mu muhanda w'Abami gusa, nta guteshuka iburyo cyangwa ibumoso, kugeza ubwo tuzaba twanyuze mu gihugu cyawe.” 18Edomu aramusubiza ati: “Ntuzanyura iwanjye, nutabyanga nzasohoka nguteze n'inkota.” 19Abisiraheli baramubwira bati: “Tuzaca mu muhanda. Niba twe cyangwa amashyo yacu tuzanywa amazi yawe, tuzayishyura. Twemerere gusa tunyure n'amaguru, nta kindi.” 20Ariko aravuga ati: “Ntuzanyura.” Nuko Edomu asohokana ingabo nyinshi n'ukuboko gukomeye kumurwanya. 21Edomu yanga kwemerera Isiraheli kunyura mu gihugu cye, maze Isiraheli aramuvaho.
Aroni akoranywa na bene wabo
22Ikoraniro ryose ry'Abisiraheli rihaguruka, bava i Kadeshi, maze bagera ku musozi wa Hori. 23Ku musozi wa Hori, ku mupaka wa Edomu, Data wa twese abwira Musa na Aroni ati:
24“Aroni azakoranywa na bene wabo, ntazinjira mu gihugu nahaye Abisiraheli, kuko mwembi mwagomeye itegeko ryanjye ku mazi ya Meriba. b b v24 “Gukoranywa na bene wabo” ni imvugo yoroheje isobanura ko Aroni yari gupfa akifatanya na ba sokuruza; igaruka no mu murongo wa 26. 25Jyana Aroni na Eleyazari mwene we, ubazamure ku musozi wa Hori. 26Wambure Aroni imyambaro ye, uyambike Eleyazari mwene we; Aroni azakoranywa na bene wabo kandi ni ho azapfira.”
27Musa akora nk'uko Data wa twese yabimutegetse, maze bazamuka ku musozi wa Hori ikoraniro ryose ribareba. 28Musa yambura Aroni imyambaro ye, ayambika Eleyazari mwene we. Aroni yapfuye aho hejuru y'umusozi, maze Musa na Eleyazari baramanuka. 29Ikoraniro ryose babonye ko Aroni yapfuye, maze inzu yose ya Isiraheli imuririra iminsi mirongo itatu.