Miriamu Anofira paKadheshi
Miriamu anofa, mvura inopera, uye Mozisi anorova dombo iro Baba vedu vakanga vamuudza kuti ataure naro — mvura inotobuda, asi iye naAroni vanorasikirwa nenyika. Edhomu inoramba kuvapa nzira, uye Aroni anofira paGomo reHori nenguo dzake dzatopfekedzwa Ereazari.
20 1Mumwedzi wokutanga ungano yose yavaIsraeri yakapinda muRenje reZini; vanhu vakagara paKadheshi. Miriamu akafira ipapo uye akavigwa ipapo. 2Zvino ungano yakanga isina mvura, saka vakaungana vachipikisa Mozisi naAroni. 3Vanhu vakakakavadzana naMozisi vachiti, “Dai takafa sezvakaita hama dzedu padzakafa pamberi paBaba vedu! 4Nei muchiuyisa ungano yaBaba vedu murenje muno kuti tifire pano, isu nezvipfuwo zvedu? 5Nei makatibudisa muIjipiti muchitiuyisa kunzvimbo iyi yakaipa? Hakuna zviyo, maonde, mizambiringa, kana matamba—hakuna mvura yokunwa.”
6Mozisi naAroni vakabva pamberi peungano vakaenda pamukova wetende rokusangana, vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo, uye kubwinya kwaBaba vedu kwakaonekwa kwavari. 7Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi,
8“Tora tsvimbo, uunganidze ungano—iwe naAroni mukoma wako—mutaure kudombo pamberi pameso avo; richabudisa mvura yaro. Budisira ungano mvura padombo, unwise ungano nezvipfuwo zvavo.”
9Saka Mozisi akatora tsvimbo pamberi paBaba vedu, sezvavakanga vamurayira. 10Mozisi naAroni vakaunganidza ungano pamberi pedombo. Akati, “Teererai, imi vapanduki—tinofanira kukubudisirai mvura mudombo iri here?” 11Mozisi akasimudza ruoko rwake akarova dombo kaviri netsvimbo yake; mvura yakabuda ichierera zvakanyanya, uye ungano nezvipfuwo zvavo zvakanwa. a a v11 Pauro anotiudza kuti dombo iri raiva Kristu (1 VaKorinde 10:4). Dombo rakanga ratorohwa kamwe kare (Ekisodho 17); panguva ino Baba vedu vakati ritaurirwe chete. Kristu akarohwa kamwe chete kwavose—zvino tinongofanira kudana kwaari chete.
12Asi Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi naAroni, “Nokuti hamuna kunditenda zvakakwana kuti mundikudze somutsvene pamberi pavaIsraeri, hamuzopinzi ungano iyi munyika yandakavapa.”
13Idzi ndidzo mvura dzeMeribha, pakakakavadzana vana vaIsraeri naBaba vedu, uye vakazviratidza vari vatsvene pakati pavo.
Edhomu Anoramba Kutendera Kupfuura
14Mozisi akatuma nhume kubva paKadheshi kuna mambo weEdhomu, achiti, “Mukoma wako Israeri anoti: Unoziva matambudziko ose akatiwana. 15Madzitateguru edu akaburukira kuIjipiti; takagara muIjipiti makore mazhinji, uye vaIjipita vakatibata zvakaipa isu namadzitateguru edu. 16Saka takachema kuna Baba vedu; vakanzwa inzwi redu, vakatuma nhume, vakatibudisa muIjipiti. Zvino tiri paKadheshi, guta riri pamuganhu wako. 17Titendere hako kupfuura nomunyika yako. Hatingapindi mumunda kana mumunda wemizambiringa, kana kunwa mvura yomugodhi. Tichafamba neMugwagwa waMambo, tisingatsaukiri kurudyi kana kuruboshwe, kusvikira tapfuura nomunyika yako.” 18Edhomu akati kwaari, “Haungapfuuri nomandiri, kana kuti ndichabuda kuzorwa newe nomunondo.” 19Vanhu vaIsraeri vakati kwaari, “Tichafamba nomugwagwa mukuru. Kana isu kana mombe dzedu tikanwa mvura yako, tichairipa. Titendere hako kungoyambuka netsoka, pasina zvimwe.” 20Asi akati, “Haungapfuuri.” Edhomu akamuvinga nevazhinji kwazvo noruoko rune simba. 21Saka Edhomu akaramba kutendera Israeri kupfuura nomunyika yake, uye Israeri akabva kwaari.
Aroni Anosanganiswa Navanhu Vake
22Ungano yose yavana vaIsraeri yakasimuka kubva paKadheshi ikasvika paGomo reHori. 23PaGomo reHori, pamuganhu weEdhomu, Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi naAroni,
24“Aroni achasanganiswa navanhu vake; haazopindi munyika yandakapa vaIsraeri, nokuti imi muri vaviri makapandukira murayiro wangu pamvura yeMeribha. b b v24 “Kusanganiswa navanhu vake” mutauro munyoro unoreva kuti Aroni aizofa osangana namadzitateguru ake; wakashandiswazve mundima 26. 25Tora Aroni naEreazari mwanakomana wake, uvakwidze paGomo reHori. 26Bvisa Aroni nguo dzake, ufukidze Ereazari mwanakomana wake nadzo; Aroni achasanganiswa navanhu vake uye achafira ipapo.”
27Mozisi akaita sezvakarayirwa naBaba vedu, vakakwira paGomo reHori ungano yose ichizviona. 28Mozisi akabvisa Aroni nguo dzake akafukidza mwanakomana wake Ereazari nadzo. Aroni akafira ipapo pamusoro pegomo; Mozisi naEreazari vakaburuka. 29Ungano yose yakaona kuti Aroni akanga afa, uye imba yose yaIsraeri yakamuchema mazuva makumi matatu.