¹And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

¹ Rabbi salaŋ Musa se koyne ka ne:

²Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.

² «Ma salaŋ Israyla izey se ka ne: I kunda kulu ma goobu fo suuban ngey kaayey dumey boŋ. I ma jine boro fo suuban i kaayey dumey kulu se, danga goobu way cindi hinka nooya. Ni ma boro kulu maa hantum a goobo gaa.

³And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.

³ Ma Haruna maa hantum Lawi goobo gaa. I ma ciya goobu fo kunda kulu jine boro se.

⁴And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

⁴ Ni m'i jisi kubayyaŋ hukumo ra seeda nango jine, nango kaŋ ay doona ka kubay d'araŋ.

⁵And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.

⁵ A ga ciya mo, bora kaŋ ay n'a goobo suuban, goobo ga zay. Yaadin no ay ga te hala Israyla izey janceyaŋo ma ban ay gaa, kaŋ i goono ga jance ni boŋ.»

⁶And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

⁶ Kala Musa salaŋ Israyla izey se. I jine borey kulu n'a no goobuyaŋ: goobu fo jine boro fo se, goobu fo jine boro fo se, danga goobu way cindi hinka nooya. Haruna goobo mo go i goobey game ra.

⁷And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.

⁷ Musa binde na goobey jisi Rabbi jine, seeda hukumo ra.

⁸And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

⁸ A ciya mo, a suba waato kaŋ Musa furo seeda hukumo ra, kal a go, Haruna goobo, Lawi kunda wano zay ka zaada, a na boosiyaŋ te, a na amand* izeyaŋ hay.

⁹And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.

⁹ Kala Musa fatta nda goobey kulu kaŋ yaŋ go Rabbi jine ka kand'ey Israyla izey do. Ngey mo guna, boro fo kulu na nga goobo ta.

¹⁰And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.

¹⁰ Rabbi ne Musa se: «Ma Haruna goobo ye seeda jine, i m'a gaay a ma ciya alaama murteyaŋ izey wo se. Yaadin no i g'i janceyaŋo kaa d'a ay jine hal i ma si bu.»

¹¹And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.

¹¹ Musa mo te yaadin. Mate kaŋ cine Rabbi n'a lordi nd'a, yaadin mo no a te.

¹²And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

¹² Kala Israyla izey salaŋ Musa se ka ne: «Way! way! Iri go ga bu! Iri go ga halaci, iri kulu ga halaci!

¹³Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

¹³ Boro kulu kaŋ kaa ka maan Rabbi Irikoy nangora gaa baa kayna, a koy ga bu. Wala iri kulu ga halaci no?»