Ukukhanya Kukhanyisela Abakwa-Israyeli
1Abangcwele bakho babenokukhanya okukhulu, nezitha zabo zezwa amazwi abo, bona azibabonanga, kodwa zabathatha njengabajabulayo ngokuba bengazange bahlupheke. 2Babenokubonga ngokuthi abangcwele bakho, nakuba ngaphambilini baboniwe, kabazange baziphindisele futhi babancenga ukuba babaxolele ngenxa yokuba babemelene nabo. 3Ngakho-ke waveza insika yomlilo ukuba ibahole, iqondise abantu bakho endleleni ababengayazi, nemisebe yelanga ayibanga namandla okubalimaza ekuzulazuleni kwabo ehlane. 4Ngokuba kwakuzifanele izitha zabo ukuba zincishwe ukukhanya ziboshwe ebumnyameni, zona ezazigcine abantabakho beboshiwe, yize kwakumele ukukhanya okungacimekiyo komthetho kunikezwe umhlaba ngabo.
Ukufa Kwamazibulo AseGibhithe
5Sebenqumile ukubulala izinsana zabangcwele bakho, umntwana oyedwa owayelahliwe watholwa, kepha wena lapho ubajezisa wathatha ukhumbintethe lwabantababo; wabachitha bonke ngozamcolo omkhulu. 6Lobo busuku babumenyezelwe ngaphambili kokhokho bethu, ukuze bathokoze ngolwazi oluqinisekile lwezifungo ababethembele kuzo. 7Babekulindele abantu bakho ukukhululwa kwabalungileyo nokuchithwa kwezitha zabo. 8Ngokuba ngendlela owajezisa ngayo izitha zakho, wasibizela kuwe wase usikhazimulisa.
9Ngokuba abantwana abangcwele bokulunga banikela iminikelo ekusithekeni, futhi bavumelana nganhliziyonye ngomthetho ongcwele, ukuze abangcwele bahlanganyele ngokulinganayo izinto ezifanayo, izibusiso kanye nezingozi; ngokuba babevele sebehuba izindumiso zoyisemkhulu. 10Kepha izwi elibuhlungu lokukhala kwezitha zabo lezwakala kubo, nokukhala okudabukisayo bekhalela abantababo kwezwakala ezindaweni ezikude. 11Isigqila sajeziswa ngesijezo esifanayo nesomniniso, kwathi umuntukazana walahlekelwa ngokufanayo noyinkosi.
12Babhuqwa bonke ngokufa okufanayo, uyaca lwezidumbu ezingabaleki. Ngokuba abaphilayo babenganele ukuba bangabangcwaba, ngokuba izingane zabo ababezithanda kakhulu zabhujiswa ngokuphazima kweso. 13Nanxa babengakholwanga yikho konke ngenxa yemilingo yabo, nokho, kwathi ukuba amazibulo abo abulawe, babemukela abantu bakho ukuthi bangabantwana bakho. 14Ngokuba ukuthula okwesabisayo kwakusibekele zonke izinto, kwathi sekuphakathi kwamabili, 15izwi lakho elinamandla laphumisa okwenhlambu livela emazulwini, liphuma esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi, lafinyelela emhlabeni owawugcwele ukubhujiswa, iqhawe elinamandla liphethe inkemba ebukhali yesiyalo sakho okuyisona sona, 16laba lagcwalisa konke ngokufa, lathinta amazulu lisemi emhlabeni. 17Kwase kuthi ngokushesha bakhathazwa kabi ngamaphupho amabi emimoya yabafileyo okwakungathi isemzimbeni iyaphila, futhi behlelwa bengalindele ngukwesaba okumangalisayo; 18bathanqazeka sengathi bafile, omunye lapha nomunye laphaya, bachaza isizathu sokufa kwabo, 19ngokuba amaphupho ayebahluphile ayebaxwayisile ngaphambili ngalokhu, ukuze bangafi bengasazi isizathu sokuhlupheka kwabo.
Umkhuleko Ka-Aroni Wophula Abakwa-Israyeli Ekufeni
20Ubuhlungu bokufa babehlela nabalungileyo, nembo yehlela izinkumbi ehlane, nokho ulaka aluqhubekanga isikhathi eside. 21Ngokuba umuntu ongenacala washesha ukuba ngumnxuseli wabo; waqhubela phambili ngempepho umsebenzi wakhe, umkhuleko kanye nenhlawulo kwaba yisihlangu; wamelana nolaka waqeda incithakalo, ngalokho wayekhomba ukuthi uyinceku yakho. 22Walunqoba ulaka kungengamandla omzimba, noma awezikhali, kodwa wasinqoba isitha ngezwi lakhe, ekhumbuza ngezifungo nezivumelwano ezenziwa kokhokho bethu.
23Lapho izidumbu sezilele ucaca, wama, walubamba ulaka lwakho, wayinqamula indlela yalo ebheke kwabaphilayo. 24Ngokuba umhlaba wonke wawuqoshiwe engutsheni yakhe, nodumo lokhokho babo lwaqoshwa ezinhleni ezine zamatshe, ubukhosi bakho babusemqheleni owawusekhanda lakhe. 25Umchithi wathoba, esaba lezi zinto; ngokuba wayengeke alokothe abhekane nolaka lwakho.
