Isono sakaNadabi no-Abihu nokufa kwabo
1Amanye amadodana ka-Aroni okunguNadabi no-Abihu, enye nenye yathatha idengela layo, yakha amalahle, yathela netjhwalo kilo beyaliletha phambi kwakaSomnini. Kodwana lawo bekumalahle atjhili uSomnini angazange ayale bona asetjenziswe. 2Nje-ke kwavela umlilo endaweni ecwengileko phambi kwakaSomnini wawaqothula afela phambi kwakhe.
3UMosi wathi ku-Aroni:
“USomnini bekatjho khona lokho nasithi,
‘Kilabo abeza kimi ngizazibonakalisa ngicwengile;
emehlweni wabantu boke ngizaziphazimulisa.’ ”
U-Aroni wathula.
4UMosi wabiza uMitjhayeli no-Elitsafana amadodana ka-Uziyeli, ongusonghwanakhe laka-Aroni, wathi kiwo: “Tjhidelani, nisuse abafowenwaba phambi kwendawo ecwengileko nibase ngaphandle kwekampa.” 5Mbala batjhidela, babathwala basambethe iimphuraphura njalo, babakhuphela ngaphandle kwekampa njengombana uMosi ayalile.
6UMosi wakhuluma no-Aroni namadodanakhe u-Elazara no-Itamara wathi kibo: “Ningaliseleli iinhluthu zenu zimatlharatlhara begodu ningatlebhuli izambatho zenu. Nanenza lokho nizakufa noSomnini uzakusilingeka ngomkhambathi woke. Kodwana abafowenu okuyindlu yoke yakwa-Israyeli, bangabalileli labo ababhujiswe nguSomnini ngomlilo. 7Ningasuki emnyango wetende lokuhlanganela ukuze ningafi ngombana amafutha wokuzesa kaSomnini aphezu kwenu.” Nje-ke benza njengombana uMosi atjhwile.
Imiyalo yabaphristi
8USomnini wathi ku-Aroni: 9“Wena namadodanakho ningaseli iwayini namkha utjwala lokha naningena ngetendeni lokuhlanganela, nakungasinjalo nizakufa. Lokhu kusimiso sanini nanini eenzukulwaneni ngeenzukulwana. 10Kufuze nihlukanise phakathi kokucwengileko nokujayelekileko, okuhlambulukileko nokusilapheleko. 11Godu kufuze nifundise ama-Israyeli zoke iimiso uSomnini ayala ngazo ngoMosi.”
12UMosi wakhuluma no-Aroni namadodanakhe aseleko okungu-Elazara no-Itamara wathi: “Thathani umnikelo weenthoro osele eminikelweni ekhethekileko kuSomnini niwudlele ngeqadi kwe-aldari unganangumelo ngombana ucwenge khulu. 13Udleleni endaweni ecwengileko ngombana usisabelo sakho nesamadodanakho eminikelweni ekhethekileko kuSomnini; kungendlela engayalwa njalo ngayo. 14Kodwana wena, amadodana kanye namadodakazakho ningadla isifuba nomlenze wokuphakanyiswa. Kudleleni endaweni ehlambulukileko ngombana kunikelwe wena, amadodanakho kanye namadodakazakho bona kube sisabelo sakho nabantwabakho emihlabelweni yetjhebiswano yama-Israyeli. 15Lokha nakulethwa amafutha weminikelo ekhethekileko e-aldarini, umlenze nesifuba sokuphakanyiswa kufuze nakho kulethwe njengomnikelo osibiko kuSomnini. Umlenze nesifubesi kuzakuba sisabelo senu nabantwabenu imihla ngemihla, kube njengombana uSomnini ayalile.”
16Kuthe lokha uMosi nabuzisisa ngepongo yomhlabelo wehlambululo, wafunyana bona selebe itjhisiwe. Nje-ke wasilingekelela u-Elazara no-Itamara okumadodana ka-Aroni aseleko, wathi kiwo: 17“Kubayini ningadleli umhlabelo wehlambululo endaweni ecwengileko na? Umhlabelo lo ucwenge khulu, wanikelwa nina bona ususe imilandu yomkhambathi ngokuwenzela itethelelo kuSomnini. 18Akhese nithi niyaqala, iingazi zepongo azange bezisasiwa ngendaweni ecwengileko. Bekufuze niyidlele endaweni ecwengileko njengombana ngayala.”
19Yeke u-Aroni waphendula uMosi wathi: “Qala, namhlanjesi abantu banikele umhlabelwabo wehlambululo nomhlabelwabo wokutjhiswa phambi kwakaSomnini, nokho into enjalo nami ingehlele! Nakube bengidle umhlabelo wehlambululo namhlanje, bekuzakuba kuhle lokho phambi kwakaSomnini na?”
20Kuthe bona uMosi ezwe lokhu, waneliseka.
