Numbers (16/36)  

1. UKora indodana kaIzihari indodana kaKohathi indodana kaLevi, loDathani loAbiramu amadodana kaEliyabi, loOni indodana kaPelethi, amadodana kaRubeni, basebethatha amadoda.
2. Basukuma phambi kukaMozisi, lamadoda abantwana bakoIsrayeli, abangamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu, abangabakhokheli benhlangano, abakhethiweyo bomhlangano, amadoda alebizo.
3. Bahlangana bamelana loMozisi bamelana loAroni, bathi kubo: Seledlulise amalawulo! Ngoba inhlangano yonke, bonke bangcwele, le Nkosi iphakathi kwabo. Pho, liziphakamiselani phezu kwebandla le Nkosi?
4. Kwathi uMozisi esekuzwile, wathi mbo ngobuso bakhe phansi.
5. Wasekhuluma kuKora lakuqembu lakhe lonke esithi: Kusisa, khona i Nkosi izatshengisa ukuthi ngubani ongowayo lokuthi ngubani ongcwele, izamsondeza kuyo, lalowo emkhethileyo izamsondeza kuyo.
6. Yenzani lokhu: zithatheleni imiganu yokutshisela impepha, uKora, leqembu lakhe lonke,
7. lifake kiyo umlilo, libeke kiyo impepha phambi kwe Nkosi kusasa. Kuzakuthi indoda i Nkosi eyikhethayo, yiyo engcwele. Seledlulise amalawulo, madodana kaLevi!
8. UMozisi wasesithi kuKora: Ake lizwe, madodana kaLevi;
9. kuyinto encinyane kini yini ukuthi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ulehlukanisile lenhlangano yakoIsrayeli ukuze alisondeze kuye ukuthi lenze inkonzo yethabhanekele le Nkosi, lokuthi lime phambi kwenhlangano ukubakhonza?
10. Ukusondezile, labafowenu bonke, amadodana kaLevi, kanye lawe; selifuna lobupristi yini?
11. Ngalokho wena leqembu lakho lonke selihlangene ukumelana le Nkosi. Ngoba uAroni uyini ukuthi limngungunele?
12. UMozisi wasethuma ukubiza uDathani loAbiramu, amadodana kaEliyabi. Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikwenyuka;
13. kuyinto encinyane yini ukuthi wasenyusa sivela elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju ukusibulala enkangala, kanti lawe usuzenza umbusi phezu kwethu?
14. Futhi kawusingenisanga elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju, loba ukusinika ilifa lamasimu lezivini. Amehlo ala amadoda ungawakopola yini? Asiyikwenyuka.
15. UMozisi wasethukuthela kakhulu, wathi e Nkosi ni: Unganaki umnikelo wabo. Kangithathanga ubabhemi oyedwa wabo, futhi kangenzanga okubi komunye wabo.
16. UMozisi wasesithi kuKora: Wena leqembu lakho lonke banini phambi kwe Nkosi, wena, labo, loAroni, kusasa;
17. Thathani, omunye lomunye umganu wakhe wokutshisela impepha, lifake kuyo impepha, liyisondeze phambi kwe Nkosi, kube ngulowo lalowo umganu wakhe wokutshisela impepha, imiganu yokutshisela impepha engamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu; lawe loAroni, ngulowo lalowo umganu wakhe wokutshisela impepha.
18. Basebethatha, ngulowo lalowo umganu wakhe wokutshisela impepha, bafaka umlilo kuyo, babeka impepha kuyo, bema emnyango wethente lenhlangano, loMozisi loAroni.
19. UKora wasebuthanisa inhlangano yonke ukumelana labo emnyango wethente lenhlangano. Inkazimulo ye Nkosi yasibonakala ebandleni lonke.
20. I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni isithi:
21. Zehlukaniseni liphume phakathi kwalinhlangano ukuze ngibaqede ngokucwayiza kwelihlo.
22. Basebesithi mbo ngobuso babo phansi bathi: Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wemimoya yayo yonke inyama, kona umuntu oyedwa, ubusuthukuthelela inhlangano yonke yini?
23. I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
24. Tshono enhlanganweni uthi: Yenyukani lisuke kunhlangothi zonke zomuzi kaKora, uDathani, loAbiramu.
25. UMozisi wasesukuma, waya kuDathani loAbiramu, labadala bakoIsrayeli bamlandela.
26. Wasekhuluma enhlanganweni esithi: Ake lisuke emathenteni alamadoda amabi, lingathinti lutho olungolwabo, hlezi liphetshulwe ezonweni zabo zonke.
27. Basebesenyuka besuka emzini yaboKora, uDathani loAbiramu enhlangothini zonke; oDathani loAbiramu basebephuma, bema emnyango wamathente abo labomkabo lamadodana abo labantwanyana babo.
28. UMozisi wasesithi: Ngalokhu lizakwazi ukuthi i Nkosi ingithumile ukwenza yonke limisebenzi, lokuthi kakusikho okwengqondo yami.
29. Uba laba besifa njengokufa kwabantu bonke, kumbe behlelwe njengokwehlelwa kwabantu bonke, i Nkosi kayingithumanga.
30. Kodwa uba i Nkosi idala into entsha, ukuthi umhlaba uvule umlomo wawo, ubaginye lakho konke okwabo, behlele esihogweni bephila, lizaqedisisa ukuthi lamadoda ayidelele i Nkosi.
31. Kwasekusithi eseqedile ukukhuluma wonke lamazwi, umhlaba owawungaphansi kwabo waqhekezeka,
32. lomhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wabaginya lezindlu zabo, labo bonke abantu ababengabakaKora, lempahla yabo yonke.
33. Basebetshona esihogweni bephila bona lakho konke okwabo; umhlaba wabagqibela, babhubha besuka phakathi kwebandla.
34. UIsrayeli wonke owayebazingelezele wasebaleka ekukhaleni kwabo, ngoba bathi: Hlezi umhlaba usiginye.
35. Kwasekuphuma umlilo e Nkosi ni, waqothula amadoda angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu ayenikele impepha.
36. I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
37. Tshono kuEleyazare, indodana kaAroni umpristi, ukuthi athathe imiganu yokutshisela impepha phakathi kokutsha; uwuchithachithele umlilo laphayana, ngoba ingcwele.
38. Imiganu yokutshisela impepha yalezizoni imelene lemiphefumulo yazo, kabayenze ibe yizicecedu ezibanzi zibe yisisibekelo selathi; ngoba bayinikele phambi kwe Nkosi, ngakho ingcwele; njalo izakuba yisibonakaliso ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli.
39. UEleyazare umpristi wasethatha imiganu yethusi yokutshisela impepha ababenikele ngayo abatshisiweyo, basebeyikhanda yaba yizicecedu zokusibekela ilathi,
40. kube yisikhumbuzo ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli ukuze kungabi lowemzini, ongesuye owenzalo kaAroni, osondela ukutshisa impepha phambi kwe Nkosi, ukuze angabi njengoKora lanjengexuku lakhe, njengoba i Nkosi yakhuluma kuye ngesandla sikaMozisi.
41. Kodwa kusisa inhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli yabasola oMozisi loAroni, isithi: Lina libabulele abantu be Nkosi.
42. Kwasekusithi inhlangano isihlangene imelene loMozisi njalo imelene loAroni, bakhangela ethenteni lenhlangano, khangela-ke iyezi lalilisibekele lenkazimulo ye Nkosi yabonakala.
43. UMozisi loAroni basebesiza ngaphambi kwethente lenhlangano.
44. I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
45. Yenyukani lisuke phakathi kwalinhlangano, ukuze ngibaqede njengokucwayiza kwelihlo. Basebesithi mbo ngobuso babo phansi.
46. UMozisi wasesithi kuAroni: Thatha umganu wokutshisela impepha, ufake kuwo umlilo ovela elathini, ubeke kuwo impepha, uye ngokuphangisa enhlanganweni, ubenzele inhlawulo yokuthula; ngoba ulaka seluphumile lusuka phambi kwe Nkosi, inhlupheko i si qalisile.
47. UAroni wasekuthatha njengokutsho kukaMozisi, wagijimela phakathi kwebandla, khangela-ke, inhlupheko yayisiqalisile phakathi kwabantu. Wafaka impepha, wabenzela abantu inhlawulo yokuthula.
48. Wasesima phakathi kwabafileyo labaphilayo. Inhlupheko yasimiswa.
49. Labafayo enhluphekweni babeyizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lane lamakhulu ayisikhombisa, ngaphandle kwalabo abafa ngendaba kaKora.
50. UAroni wasebuyela kuMozisi emnyango wethente lenhlangano; lenhlupheko yayisimisiwe.

  Numbers (16/36)