Arca da aliança
A Arca da Aliança era o símbolo mais sagrado de Israel — representava a presença de Deus no meio do seu povo. Sobre ela brilhava a glória do Senhor entre os querubins.
"Ketgi gilos sanduku maber molos gi yiend siala ma borne romo fut angʼwen gi nus to lachne romo fut achiel gi nus kendo borne madhi malo romo fut achiel gi nus. Bawe gi dhahabu maler oko gi iye kendo nochwene ndiga mar dhahabu mothedhi molwore. Thedhne ratege angʼwen molworore mag dhahabu machalo gi bangli kendo twegi e tiendene angʼwen-go, ka ratege ariyo bedo e bathe konchiel to ariyo mamoko e bathe komachielo. Bangʼ mano los ludhe mag yiend siala kendo ibawgi gi dhahabu. Rwak ludhego ei ratege mantie e bethe Sandug Muma mondo otingʼego. Ludhego nyaka siki ei rategego mag sanduku; ok owinjore golgi. Eka iket ei Sandug Muma kite mopa mag chike ma abiro miyi.
"Losne raum mar pwodhruok gi dhahabu maler ma borne romo fut angʼwen gi nus kendo lachne romo fut achiel gi nus. Kendo e giko mar raumno los kido mar malaika ariyo miluongo ni kerubi gi dhahabu mothedhi. Los kido mar malaika mar kerubi achiel e giko raumno kendo malaika mar ariyo e giko komachielo; bende los kido mar malaika mar kerubigo e gimoro achiel gi raumno, e giko raumgo. Kido mar malaika mar kerubigo noyaro bwombegi kochomo malo mondo giumgo raumno. Kerubigo nochungʼ momanyore ka ngʼiyore gi wi raumno. Ket raumno ewi Sandug Muma, bangʼe iket kite mopa ariyo mar chike ma abiro miyi.
Ewi raum kanyo e kind kerubi ariyo manie wi Sandug Muma, ema abiro romoe kodi kendo kanyo ema namiyie chikena mondo iterne jo-Israel.
Bezalel noloso Sandug Muma gi yiend siala ma borne romo fut angʼwen gi nus to lachne romo fut achiel gi nus kendo borne madhi malo romo fut achiel gi nus.
Eka Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya, Chiel laru mar Hemb Romo, ma en Hemb Lemo maler chiengʼ mokwongo mar dwe mokwongo. Ket Sandug Muma e iye kendo igengʼe gi pasia.
Nokawo Kite mag Rapar moketo ei Sanduk Muma; norwako ludhe e chumbe molworore mag Sanduk eka noyieyo raum e wiye. Eka nokelo Sandug Muma ei Hemb Romo mogengʼe gi pasia kendo nogengʼo Sandug Muma kaka Jehova Nyasaye nochike.
Kane Musa odonjo e Hemb Romo mondo owuo gi Jehova Nyasaye, nowinjo dwond Jehova Nyasaye kawuoyo kode koa e kind kerubi ariyo manie wi raum mar Sandug Muma mar Singruok. Kendo Musa nowuoyo kode.
Omiyo ne giwuok ka gia e got mar Jehova Nyasaye kendo ne giwuotho kuom ndalo adek. Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye nodhi nyimgi e ndalo adekgo mondo oiknegi kama ginyalo yweyoe. Bor polo mar Jehova Nyasaye noumogi godiechiengʼ kane giwuok e kargi mar bworo.
Pile kane gisechako wuoth gi Sandug Muma, Musa ne wacho niya,
"Yaye Jehova Nyasaye, aa malo!
Mad wasiki okee;
kendo jomamon kodi oringi oa e nyimi!"
Kinde duto mane oyie Sandug Muma piny, Musa ne wacho niya,
"Yaye Jehova Nyasaye,
duogi ir oganda jo-Israel mangʼenygi."
Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya, "Wuo gi jo-Israel kendo ichok odunga apar gariyo koa kuomgi, achiel ka achiel koa kuom jatelo moro ka moro mar dhoutgi. Ndik nying ngʼato ka ngʼato kuom odungane. E odunga mar Lawi ndike nying Harun, nimar nyaka bedi odunga achiel mar jatelo mar dhoot ka dhoot. Ketgi e Hemb Romo e nyim Sandug Rapar, kama aromoe kodi. Odunga mar ngʼat mayiero biro loth, kendo abiro tieko chuth ngʼur ma jo-Israel ngʼurnigo maonge giko."
Omiyo Musa nowuoyo gi jo-Israel, kendo jotendgi nomiye odunga apar gariyo, ka moro ka moro en mar dhoutgi, kendo odunga mar Harun ne achiel kuomgi. Musa noketo odungago e nyim Jehova Nyasaye e Hema e nyim Sandug Rapar.
Kinyne Musa nodonjo ei Hemb Rapar kendo noneno odunga mar Harun, mane ochungʼ e lo Lawi, ne pok ochako loth kende to thuokene bende nosechako dongo, ka gingʼich mamoro wangʼ kendo gigolo olembe mag oyungu. Eka Musa nogolo odunga duto e nyim Jehova Nyasaye mi okelone jo-Israel duto. Ne gingʼiyogi, kendo ngʼato ka ngʼato nokawo odungane owuon.
Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya, "Dwok odunga mar Harun e nyim Sandug Rapar, mondo kane kaka ranyisi ne joma ongʼanyo. Mano biro tieko chuth kitgi mar ngʼur koda, mondo omi kik githo." Musa notimo mana kaka Jehova Nyasaye nonyise.
Omiyo ka ji noke oa e kambi mag-gi mondo gingʼad aora Jordan, jodolo motingʼo Sandug Muma mar singruok notelo nyimgi. Aora Jordan koro notimo ataro kuonde duto nyaka ndalo mag keyo. Omiyo ka jodolo mane otingʼo Sandug Muma mar singruok nochopo e aora Jordan mi tiendegi omulo geng aora, pige mane mol koa malo nochungʼ. Nogingore malo kaka pith, e dala miluongo ni Adam man but Zarethan. Pi mane mol kadhi e nam mar Araba (ma tiende ni Nam Chumbi) nochungʼ chuth, omiyo ji nongʼado modhi loka komachielo, momanyore gi Jeriko. Jodolo mane otingʼo Sandug Muma mar singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye nochungʼ motegno e lowo motwo e dier aora Jordan, nyaka ogendini mag jo-Israel notieko kadho ka giwuotho e lowo motwo.
Kendo jodolo nowuok oko e aora kotingʼo Sandug Muma mar singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye. Kadiemo wangʼ kapok giketo tiendegi e lowo motwo, to pige mag aora Jordan noduogo e wangʼe mi ochako mol mogingore kaka chon.
Koro Jeriko nolor motegno nikech jo-Israel kendo onge ngʼama ne nyalo wuok oko kata donjo iye.
Bangʼe Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ni Joshua niya, "Ne, asechiwo Jeriko gi ruodhe e lweti, kaachiel gi jolweny mage. Lworuru dala maduongʼno dichiel ka un gi giu mag lweny kendo timuru ma kuom ndalo auchiel. Beduru gi jodolo abiriyo motingʼo turumbete molos gi tunge imbe e nyim Sandug Muma. E odiechiengʼ mar abiriyo, lworuru dala maduongʼno nyadibiriyo, ka jodolo goyo turumbetego. Ka uwinjogi ka gigoyo turumbetegi matek, to ket ji duto ogo koko matek; bangʼe ohinga mar Jeriko nopodh piny kendo ji duto nodonj e iye."
Omiyo Joshua wuod Nun noluongo jodolo mowachonegi niya, "Tingʼuru Sandug Muma mar singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye kendo beduru gi jodolo abiriyo kotingʼo turumbete e nyime." Eka nochiwo chik ne ji niya, "Dhiuru nyime! Lworuru dala maduongʼ, ka jolweny momanore gi gige lweny otelo e nyim Sandug Muma mar singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye."
Kane ogo turumbete, to ji ne goyo koko matek, kendo ka turumbete noywak, mi ji nogoyo koko matek, to ohinga mar Jeriko nopodho, omiyo ngʼato ka ngʼato nodonjo e dala maduongʼno mi gikawe.
Jo-Filistia noyaro ne lweny mondo orom gi jo-Israel, kendo lweny nolandore. Jo-Israel ne olo gi jo-Filistia mine ginego ji madirom alufu angʼwen e paw lweny. Kane jolweny odwogo e kambi, jodong Israel nopenjogi niya, "Angʼo momiyo Jehova Nyasaye oseweyo jo-Filistia oloyowa kawuononi? Waomuru Sandug Muma mar Singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye man Shilo, mondo odhi kodwa kendo oreswa e lwet wasikwa."
Eka oganda nooro jomoko mondo odhi Shilo kendo negidwogo gi Sandug Muma mar Singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye Maratego, mobedo e kind kerubi. Kendo yawuot Eli ariyo ma gin Hofni gi Finehas nobiro gi Sandug Muma mar Singruok mar Nyasaye.
Kane Sandug Muma mar Singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye ochopo e kambi, jo-Israel duto nokok matek ma piny noyiengni. Jo-Filistia kane owinjo koko negipenjo niya, "Mano to koko manade magore e kambi mar jo-Hibrania?"
Kane gifwenyo ni Sandug Muma mar Singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye osekel e kambi, jo-Filistia nobedo maluor kagiwacho niya, "Nyasaye osebiro e kambi. Wan gi chandruok! Gima kama pok otimore nyaka nene. To mano kaka wan gi masira! En ngʼa mabiro resowa e lwet nyiseche maratekegi? Gin nyiseche mane ogoyo jo-Misri gi masiche mayoreyore e thim. Beduru motegno un jo-Filistia! Beduru gi chir kaka chwo ka ok kamano to udhi bedo wasumb jo-Hibrania mana kaka gisebedonu. Omiyo beduru jochir kendo ukedi!"
Omiyo jo-Filistia nokedo kendo, jo-Israel nolo mi ngʼato ka ngʼato noringo kadhi e hembe. Noneg ji mathoth ahinya! Noneg jolweny mag jo-Israel alufu piero adek. Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye ne okaw, yawuot Eli ariyo Hofni gi Finehas ne onegi.
Lwet Jehova Nyasaye nosando jo-Ashdod kod kuonde machiegni kodgi, noketo luoro kuomgi, bende nogoyogi gi tuo mar buche. Kane jo-Ashdod oneno gima ne timore, negiwacho niya, "Sandug Muma mar Nyasach jo-Israel kik bed kodwa ka, nikech lwete osesandowa kaachiel gi Dagon ma nyasachwa." Omiyo negiluongo ruodhi duto mag jo-Filistia ma gipenjogi niya, "Watim angʼo gi Sandug Muma mar Nyasach jo-Israel?"
Mine gidwoko niya, "Kawuru Sandug Muma mar Nyasach jo-Israel uter Gath." Kamano negigolo Sandug Muma mar Nyasach jo-Israel.
Bangʼ kane gisegole, Jehova Nyasaye nokelo chandruok ne dala maduongʼno momiyo luoro malich omakogi. Ne ogoyo jomatindo gi jomadongo mar dala maduongʼno gi tuo buche. Omiyo ne gitero Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye Ekron.
Kane Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye nidonjogo Ekron, jo-Ekron noywak kawacho niya, "Gisekelo Sandug Muma mar Nyasach jo-Israel kuomwa mondo onegwa kaachiel gi jowa." Omiyo negiluongo ruodhi duto mag jo-Filistia mi giwachonegi niya, "Goluru Sandug Muma mar Nyasach jo-Israel; dwokeuru kare owuon, ka ok kamano to obiro negowa kaachiel gi jowa." Nikech tho nosepongʼo dala maduongʼ gi kihondko; lwet Nyasaye nosandogi ahinya.
Kane Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye osebet e piny jo-Filistia kuom dweche abiriyo, jo-Filistia noluongo jodolo gi ajuoke mi giwacho niya, "Wabiro timo angʼo gi Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye? Nyiswauru kaka onego wadwoke kare."
Negidwoko niya, "Ka udwoko Sandug Muma mar Nyasach jo-Israel, to kik udwoke nono, nyaka une ni udwoke gi misango mar pwodhruok e ketho, eka nochangu, bende ubiro ngʼeyo gima omiyo lwete ok oseweyo sandou."
Omiyo negitimo kamano. Negikawo dwesni ariyo machal kamano mi gitweyo e gari kendo gitweyo nyiroye e loch. Negiketo Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye e gari bende negiketo Sanduku motingʼo dhahabu molos ka oyieyo gi dhahabu molos ka buche. To dwesni nowuok kochiko Beth Shemesh tir, negiluwo yo ka gidhi to giywak, ne ok gibaro korachwich kata koracham. Ruodhi mag jo-Filistia ne luwogi nyaka negichopo e tongʼ man Beth Shemesh.
E kindeno jo-Beth Shemesh ne kayo ngano e holo, kane gitingʼo wangʼ-gi malo mi gineno Sandug Muma, negimor ka ginene. Gari nobiro nyaka e puoth Joshua ma ja-Beth Shemesh, modhi mochungʼ but lwanda maduongʼ. Ji nobaro yiend gari mi gichiwo dwesnigo ka misango miwangʼo pep ne Jehova Nyasaye. Jo-Lawi noloro Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye kaachiel gi Sanduku manotingʼo gik molos gi dhahabu, mine giketogi ewi lwanda maduongʼ. Odiechiengʼno jo-Beth Shemesh nochiwo misango miwangʼo pep gi misengini mamoko ni Jehova Nyasaye.
Jo-Kiriath Jearim nobiro mokawo Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye. Ne gitere e od Abinadab mane ni e got, kendo negiwalo Eliazar ma wuode mondo orit Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye.
Sandug Muma nobudho Kiriath Jearim kuom higni piero ariyo, jo-Israel duto nokuyo mi odok ir Jehova Nyasaye.
Eka nowacho ni Ruoth Daudi niya, "Jehova Nyasaye osegwedho od Obed-Edom gi gige duto nikech Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye." Omiyo Daudi nolor mwalo kodhi e od Obed-Edom mondo oom Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye, mine okele e Dala Maduongʼ mar Daudi gi mor. Kane joma otingʼo Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye ogoyo ondamo auchiel, notimo misango gi rwath gi nyaroya machwe. Daudi, korwako law mayom mar dolo miluongo ni efod, nomiel aduwa e nyim Jehova Nyasaye gi tekre duto, e kinde ma en kaachiel gi dhood Israel duto, nokelo Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye gi mahu ka igoyo tungʼ.
Bangʼe Ruoth Solomon noluongo jodong jo-Israel mondo odhi ire Jerusalem gi jodong dhoudi duto gi jotend anywola mag Israel mondo gikel Sandug Muma mar singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye koa Dala Maduongʼ mar Daudi miluongo ni Sayun. Jo-Israel duto nochokore kanyakla ir Ruoth Solomon e kinde mag nyasi e dwe mar Ethanim, ma en dwe mar abiriyo.
Kane jodong Israel duto osechopo, jodolo nokawo Sandug Muma, kendo negikelo Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye gi Hemb Romo kod gik moko duto maler mane ni e iye. Jodolo kod jo-Lawi notingʼogi, kendo Ruoth Solomon kod oganda jo-Israel duto mane ochokore molwore nochopo e nyim Sandug Muma; kendo negichiwo rombe kod dhok mangʼeny mane kwan-gi ok nyal ndiki kata kwan kaka misango.
Eka jodolo nokelo Sandug Muma mar singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye kama ne olosne ei kama ler mar lemo mar hekalu ma en Kama Ler Moloyo mi gikete e bwomb kerubi. Kerubigo noyaro bwombegi ewi kama noketie Sandug Muma kendo ne giumo Sandug Muma gi ludhe mitingʼego. Ludhegi ne boyo ahinya ma gikogi ne inyalo ne koa e nyim Kama Ler e nyim kama ler mar lemo, to ne ok ginen gi oko mar Kama Ler kendo pod gin kanyo nyaka chil kawuono. Ne onge gimoro ei Sandug Muma makmana kite ariyo mopa mane Musa oketo e iye kane en Horeb kama Jehova Nyasaye ne otimoe singruok kod jo-Israel kane gisewuok Misri.
Kane jodolo osewuok ei Kama Ler, bor polo noimo hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye, kendo jodolo ne ok nyal tiyo tijegi nikech bor polo nimar duongʼ mar Jehova Nyasaye nopongʼo hekalu.
Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, "Dwoguru ira, un joga maonge yie, nimar an e chworu. Abiro yierou ka ngʼato achiel oa e dala to ji ariyo koa e anywola mi akelu Sayun. Eka anamiu jokwath ma chunygi chal koda, mabiro telonu gi rieko kod winjo." Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, "E ndalogo, kakwanu osemedore mangʼeny e piny, ji ok nochak owuo kawacho ni, ‘Sandug Muma mar singruok mar Jehova Nyasaye.’ Ok enodonji e parogi bende ok ginipare; ok nodware, kata moro ok nolosi kendo.
Singruok mokwongo ne nigi chike matayo lemo kaachiel gi kama ler mar lemo e piny-ka. Ne olos hema ma opog iye ariyo. Kama ikwongo donjoe ne iluongo ni Kama Ler, kendo kanyo noketie rachung taya gi mesa moketie makati miketo e nyim Nyasaye pile. E tok pasia mar ariyo ne nitie hema miluongo ni Kama Ler Moloyo, ne nitie kendo mar misango molos gi dhahabu miwangʼoe ubani kod Sandug Muma mowir gi dhahabu gi ludh Harun mane chako loth, kod kite mopa mondikie singruok. Ewi Sandug Muma ne nitie kido mag malaika miluongo ni kerubi mar Duongʼ, kendo bwombegi noumo kama igoloe richo. To sani ok wanyal wuoyo matut kuom gigo duto.
Eka hekalu mar Nyasaye noyaw e polo, kendo Sandug Muma mar singruok nonenore ei hekalu; to mil polo marieny mager gi riadruok, koko kod mor polo gi yiengni mar piny nobetie kendo kodh pe nochwe mangʼeny.