The Lord Kills Nadab and Abihu
1Nadab and Abihu were two of Aaron’s sons. They got their shallow cups for burning incense. They put fire in them. They added incense to it. They made an offering to the Lord by using fire that wasn’t allowed. They did it against his command. 2So the Lord sent fire on them. It burned them up. They died in front of the Lord. 3Then Moses spoke to Aaron. He said, “That’s what the Lord was talking about when he said,
“ ‘Among those who approach me
I will show that I am holy.
In the sight of all the people
I will be honored.’ ”
So Aaron remained silent.
4Moses sent for Mishael and Elzaphan. They were sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel. Moses said to them, “Come here. Carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp. Take them away from in front of the Holy Room.” 5So they came and carried them outside the camp. It was just as Moses had ordered. The bodies of Nadab and Abihu still had their inner robes on them.
6Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar. They were Aaron’s sons. Moses said, “Don’t let your hair hang loose. Don’t tear your clothes. If you do, you will die. And the Lord will be angry with the whole community. But all the Israelites are allowed to show they are sad. They are your relatives. They may mourn for those the Lord has destroyed with fire. 7Don’t leave the entrance to the tent of meeting. If you do, you will die. That’s because the Lord’s anointing oil has made you holy.” So they did what Moses told them to do.
8Then the Lord spoke to Aaron. He said, 9“You and your sons will go into the tent of meeting. When you do, you must not drink any kind of wine. If you do, you will die. This is a law that will last for all time to come. 10This is so that you can tell the difference between what is holy and what is not. You must be able to tell the difference between what is ‘clean’ and what is not. 11Then you will be able to teach the Israelites all the rules I have given them through Moses.”
12Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar. They were Aaron’s two remaining sons. Moses said, “Take the grain offering left over from the food offerings presented to the Lord. It is very holy. Make bread without yeast from it. Eat it beside the altar. 13Eat it in the holy area. It’s your share and your sons’ share of the food offerings presented to the Lord. These rules are in keeping with the command the Lord gave me. 14But you and your sons and your daughters can eat the breast that was waved. You can also eat the thigh that was offered. Eat them in a ‘clean’ place. They have been given to you and your children. They are your share of the friendship offerings the Israelites bring. 15The thigh that was offered must be brought together with the fat parts of the food offerings. The breast that was waved must be brought in the same way. All of it must be lifted up and waved in front of the Lord as a wave offering. It will be the share for you and your children for all time to come. That’s what the Lord has commanded.”
16Moses asked about the goat that was brought as the sin offering. He found out that it had been burned up. So he became angry with Eleazar and Ithamar. They were Aaron’s two remaining sons. Moses asked them, 17“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in a place near the Holy Room? The offering is very holy. It was given to you to take the people’s guilt away. It paid for their sin in the sight of the Lord. 18The blood of the offering wasn’t taken into the Holy Room. So you should have eaten the goat in a place near the Holy Room. That’s what I commanded.”
19Aaron replied to Moses, “Today the people sacrificed their sin offering to the Lord. They also sacrificed their burnt offerings to him. But a terrible thing has happened to me. Two of my sons have died. Would the Lord have been pleased if I had eaten the sin offering today?” 20When Moses heard that, he was satisfied.
Imfa ya Nadabu ndi Abihu
1Ana a Aaroni, Nadabu ndi Abihu, aliyense anatenga chofukizira lubani chake nayikamo makala a moto ndi kuthiramo lubani. Iwo anapereka pamaso pa Yehova moto wachilendo, moto umene Yehova sanawalamule. 2Choncho moto unatuluka pamaso pa Yehova ndi kuwapsereza, ndipo anafa pamaso pa Yehova. 3Pamenepo Mose anawuza Aaroni kuti, “Pajatu Yehova ananena kuti,
“ ‘Kwa iwo amene amandiyandikira
ndidzaonetsa ulemerero wanga;
pamaso pa anthu onse
ndidzalemekezedwa.’ ”
Aaroni anakhala chete wosayankhula.
4Mose anayitana Misaeli ndi Elizafani, ana a Uzieli, abambo angʼono a Aaroni, ndipo anawawuza kuti, “Bwerani kuno mudzachotse abale anuwa pa malo wopatulika ndi kuwatulutsira kunja kwa msasa.” 5Choncho anabwera atavala minjiro yawo ndipo anawatenga ndi kuwatulutsa kunja kwa msasawo monga momwe Mose analamulira.
6Ndipo Mose anawuza Aaroni ndi ana ake Eliezara ndi Itamara kuti, “Musalileke tsitsi lanu nyankhalala ndipo musangʼambe zovala zanu kuti mungafe, ndi mkwiyo wa Yehova ungagwere anthu onsewa. Koma abale anu okha, kutanthauza fuko lonse la Israeli ndiwo ayenera kulira omwalira aja amene Yehova wawapsereza ndi moto. 7Musatuluke kunja kwa tenti ya msonkhano, mungafe, chifukwa munadzozedwa ndi mafuta a Yehova kukhala ansembe.” Choncho iwo anachita monga Mose ananenera.
8Pambuyo pake Yehova anayankhula ndi Aaroni nati, 9“Iwe ndi ana ako musamamwe vinyo kapena chakumwa chilichonse choledzeretsa pamene mukulowa mu tenti ya msonkhano kuti mungafe. Ili ndi lamulo lamuyaya pa mibado yanu yonse. 10Muzisiyanitsa pakati pa zinthu zopatulika ndi zinthu wamba, pakati pa zinthu zodetsedwa ndi zinthu zoyeretsedwa, 11ndipo muyenera kuphunzitsa Aisraeli onse malamulo amene Yehova wakupatsani kudzera mwa Mose.”
12Mose anawuza Aaroni ndi ana ake otsalawo, Eliezara ndi Itamara kuti, “Tengani zopereka zachakudya zopanda yisiti zimene zatsala pa nsembe zopsereza za kwa Yehova ndipo muzidye pafupi ndi guwa pakuti ndi zopatulika kwambiri. 13Muzidye pa malo wopatulika chifukwa zimenezi ndi gawo lako ndi la ana ako pa zopereka zopsereza kwa Yehova. Izitu ndi zimene Yehova anandilamulira. 14Koma iwe pamodzi ndi ana ako aamuna ndi aakazi muzidya chidale chimene chinaweyulidwa ndi ntchafu zimene zinaperekedwa nsembe. Muzidye pamalo woyeretsedwa. Zimenezi zaperekedwa kwa iwe ndi ana ako monga gawo lanu pa zopereka zachiyanjano zimene apereka Aisraeli. 15Ntchafu imene inaperekedwayo ndi chidale chomwe chinaweyulidwacho abwere nazo pamodzi ndi nsembe ya mafuta ya Yehova yotentha pa moto, ndipo uziweyule kuti zikhale zopereka zoweyula pamaso pa Yehova. Zimenezi zizikhala zako ndi ana ako nthawi zonse monga walamulira Yehova.”
16Pambuyo pake Mose anafunafuna mbuzi ya nsembe yopepesera machimo koma anapeza kuti anayitentha kale. Apa Mose anakalipira Eliezara ndi Itamara, ana a Aaroni otsala aja nati, 17“Chifukwa chiyani simunadyere pamalo wopatulika nsembe yopepesera machimo ija? Kodi imene ija siyopatulika? Kodi Yehova sanapereke nyamayo kwa inu kuti muchotse machimo a mpingo wonse powachitira mwambo wa nsembe yopepesera machimo pamaso pa Yehova? 18Pakuti magazi ake sanalowe nawo ku Malo Wopatulika, mukanadya nyama ya mbuziyo pa malo wopatulikawo monga Yehova analamulira.”
19Aaroni anamuyankha Mose kuti, “Lero anthu apereka nsembe yawo yopepesera machimo ndiponso nsembe yawo yopsereza pamaso pa Yehova komabe zinthu zoterezi zandichitikira. Kodi Yehova akanakondwa ndikanadya nsembe yopepesera machimo lero?” 20Pamene Mose anamva zimenezi, anakhutira.
