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11 Lino bantu bakatalika kutongooka kapati kubusyu bwa Jehova. Eelyo Jehova naakamvwa boobo, wakanyema kapati, aboobo mulilo uuzwa kuli Jehova wakatalika kubaumpa akujaya bamwi bakali kumagolelo aankambi. 2 Bantu nibakatalika kulilila Musa, wakakombelezya Jehova+ eelyo mulilo wakazima. 3 Aboobo busena oobo bwakaulikwa kuti Tabera,* nkaambo mulilo kuzwa kuli Jehova wakabaumpa.+
4 Nkamu yabamasi*+ iyakali akati kabo yakatondezya kulombozya kubyaabi,+ eelyo abalo bana Israyeli bakatalika kulila alimwi akwaamba kuti: “Ino nguni uutiitupe nyama kuti tulye?+ 5 Eelo kaka twaziyeeya nswi nzyotwakali kulya kakunyina kuula mu Egepita, alimwi amakowa, banamunywa, mahanyisi amagaliki!+ 6 Pele lino twawizuka. Twiile kulya buyo mana alikke.”+
7 Lino mana+ akali kulibonya mbuli tunseke tuniini-niini tutuba,+ alimwi akali kuboneka mbuli bulimbo. 8 Bantu bakali kumwaikizyanya kuyaabubwezelela mana akwaaziya naa kwaatwa. Mpoonya bakali kwaajika muzilongo naa kwaapanga zinkwa zibunge,+ alimwi akali kulweela mbuli tunkwa tuvwelene amafwuta. 9 Lino nokwakali kuba mume munkambi ciindi camasiku, aalo mana akali kuloka.+
10 Musa wakamvwa bantu kabalila mumikwasyi yabo, muntu umwi aumwi amulyango watente lyakwe. Eelyo Jehova wakakalala kapati,+ alimwi awalo Musa wakausa kapati. 11 Mpoonya Musa wakati kuli Jehova: “Ino nkaambo nzi ncowandipenzya boobu ndemubelesi wako? Nkaambo nzi ncootandifwida luzyalo, mukuti wabikka mukuli wabantu boonse aaba alindime?+ 12 Sena ndime ndakamita bantu aaba boonse? Sena ndime ndakabazyala nondaambila kuti, ‘Kobanyamuna acamba cako mbubonya mbuli sikulela* mbwanyamuna mwana uunyonka,’ kubatola kunyika njookakonkezya kuli bamausyi?+ 13 Ino ndilaijana kuli nyama yakupa bantu boonse aaba? Nkaambo baluujisi kundililila balaamba, ‘Kotupa nyama tulye!’ 14 Mebo tandikonzyi kunyamuna mukuli wabantu boonse aaba ndelikke; nkaambo wandilemena.+ 15 Ikuti naa mbocibede oobo, anu kondijaya buyo ndilyonya lino.+ Ikuti naa wandifwida luzyalo, utandipi limbi kubona mapenzi.”
16 Jehova wakaingula Musa kuti: “Kondisalila baalumi bali 70 akati kabaalu bamu Israyeli, baalumi mbozyi kuti mbaalu abasilutwe babantu,+ akubatola kutente lyakuswaanganina alimwi beelede kwiima ooko anduwe. 17 Mpoonya ndiyooseluka+ ooko akwaambaula anduwe,+ alimwi ndiyoobweza muuya+ umwi uuli alinduwe akuubikka alimbabo, eelyo bayookugwasya kunyamuna mukuli wabantu kutegwa utaunyamuni buyo olikke.+ 18 Weelede kwaambila bantu kuti, ‘Amulisalazye, nkaambo juunza+ muyoolya nyama, nkaambo mwali kulilila Jehova+ kamuti: “Ino nguni uutiitupe nyama kuti tulye? Zintu zyakali kutweendela kabotu ku Egepita.”+ Jehova masimpe uyoomupa nyama, alimwi muyoolya.+ 19 Tamukailyi buyo buzuba bomwe naa obilo naa osanwe naa mazuba aali 10 naa mazuba aali 20 pe, 20 pele muyakwiilya mwezi woonse, kusikila ikazwe mumpemo zyanu akumusesemya,+ nkaambo mwakamukaka Jehova uuli akati kanu alimwi mwali kulila kubusyu bwakwe kamuti: “Ino twakazwida nzi mu Egepita?”’”+
21 Mpoonya Musa wakati: “Bantu mbondili limwi bali 600,000, bamaalumi+ ibeenda amaulu, pele yebo waamba kuti, ‘Ndiyoobapa nyama, alimwi bayoolya mwezi woonse’! 22 Ikuti naa mbelele zyoonse, mpongo zyoonse aŋombe zyoonse zyajaigwa, sena inga bakkwana? Naa ikuti inswi zyoonse zyamulwizi zyazubwa, sena inga bakkwana?”
23 Mpoonya Jehova wakaambila Musa kuti: “Sena janza lya Jehova ndifwaafwi?+ Lino uyoobona naa nzyondaamba ziyoocitika ncobeni naa pe.”
24 Aboobo Musa wakaunka akuyakwaambila bantu majwi aa Jehova. Alimwi wakasala baalumi bali 70 akati kabaalu babantu akubaimika kuzinguluka tente.+ 25 Mpoonya Jehova wakaseluka mukkumbi+ akwaambaula anguwe+ alimwi wakabweza muuya umwi+ iwakali alinguwe akuubikka ali umwi aumwi wabaalu bali 70. Eelyo mbwaakababikkila buyo muuya, bakatalika kucita mbuli basinsimi,+ pele kunyina nobakacita oobo alimwi.
26 Lino kwakali baalumi bobilo ibakacili munkambi. Umwi wakali Elidadi eelyo umbi wakali Medadi. Muuya wakatalika kuboola alimbabo, mbwaanga bakali akati kabaabo ibakalembedwe, pele tiibakaunkide kutente. Aboobo bakatalika kucita mbuli basinsimi munkambi. 27 Mpoonya mulombwana umwi wakazuzaana kuyakwaambila Musa kuti: “Elidadi a Medadi bacita mbuli basinsimi munkambi!” 28 Kumane Joshua+ imwana wa Nuni, sikugwasyilizya Musa kuzwa kubukubusi bwakwe, wakati: “Simalelaangu Musa, kobakasya!”+ 29 Pele Musa wakati kulinguwe: “Sena ulibilikila ndime? Mebo ndilombozya kuti bantu ba Jehova boonse nobali basinsimi, alimwi akuti Jehova naabapa muuya wakwe!” 30 Kuzwa waawo Musa abaalu bamu Israyeli bakapiluka kunkambi.
31 Mpoonya muwo uuzwa kuli Jehova wakabbubbula akuletelezya bakancele kuzwa kulwizi akuzoobalosezya munkambi+ yoonse akukkwanya busena bwamusinzo wabuzuba bomwe mumabazu oonse akuba mulwi uusika kutukokola* tobilo kuzwa ansi. 32 Aboobo buzuba oobo boonse abusiku alimwi abuzuba boonse bwakatobela, bantu bakaluujisi kujata bakancele. Iwakajata bakancele basyoonto wakazuzya mahomeri* aali 10, eelyo bakali kubayanika munkambi yoonse. 33 Pele kabatana kwiimana nyama yoonse njobakapegwa, bukali bwa Jehova bwakababukila, eelyo Jehova wakabajaya banji.+
34 Aboobo busena oobo bakabuulika kuti Kibiroti-hatava,*+ nkaambo kubusena ooko bakazikka bantu bakatondezya kulombozya kubyaabi.+ 35 Kuzwa ku Kibiroti-hatava, bantu bakalongela ku Hazeroti akuyookkala ooko.+