UNUMERI 16

₁UKora kaJisihari kaKohati kaLevi, kanye noDathani noAbiramu, amadodana kaEliyabe, no-Oni indodana kaPheleti, amadodana kaRubeni, bathatha amadoda,

₂bamvukela uMose benabathile babantwana bakwaIsrayeli, abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, izikhulu zenhlangano, amanxusa ebandla, amadoda adumileyo;

₃babahlanganyela oMose noAroni, bathi kubo: Sekwanele okwenu, lokhu inhlangano yonke ingcwele, bonke bayo, noJehova ekubo; niziphakamiselani, pho, phezu kwebandla likaJehova na?

₄UMose esekuzwile wawa ngobuso bakhe;

₅wakhuluma kuKora nakulo iviyo lakhe, wathi: Kusasa uJehova uyakwazisa ukuthi ngubani ongowakhe nokuthi ngubani ongcwele, amsondeze kuye; lowo ayakumkhetha uyakumsondeza kuye.

₆Yenzani lokhu: zithabatheleni imicengezi yomlilo, wena-Kora neviyo lakho lonke,

₇nifake kuyo umlilo, nibeke impepho kuyo phambi kukaJehova kusasa; kuyakuthi umuntu amkhethayo uJehova, abe-ngcwele; sekwanele okwenu, madodana kaLevi.

₈UMose wathi kuKora: Ake nizwe, madodana kaLevi:

₉kuyinto encane yini kini ukuthi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli unahlukanisile nenhlangano kaIsrayeli, wanisondeza kuye ukwenza inkonzo yetabernakele* likaJehova nokuma phambi kwenhlangano ukuyikhonza,

₁₀nokuthi ukusondezile wena, nabafowenu bonke, amadodana kaLevi, kanye nawe na? Senifisa nobupristi futhi na?

₁₁Ngalokho wena nalo lonke iviyo lakho nimhlanganyele uJehova; noAroni uyini yena ukuba nikhonone ngaye na?

₁₂UMose wathuma wabiza oDathani noAbiramu, amadodana kaEliyabe; bathi: Asiyikukhuphuka;

₁₃kuyinto encane yini ukuthi wasikhuphula ezweni elivamé ubisi nezinyosi ukuba usibulale ehlane; usuyazenza nesikhulu phezu kwethu na?

₁₄Futhi awusingenisanga ezweni elivamé ubisi nezinyosi, awusinikanga ifa lamasimu nelezivini; uyakubhoboza amehlo alababantu na? Asiyikukhuphuka.

₁₅UMose wathukuthela kakhulu, wathi kuJehova: Unganaki umnikelo wabo; angithathanga nayinye imbongolo kubo, futhi angilimazanga namunye kubo.

₁₆UMose wayesethi kuKora: Wena yiba-nayo yonke inhlangano yakho phambi kukaJehova kusasa, wena, nabo, noAroni;

₁₇thabathani, kube-yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe womlilo, nibeke impepho kuyo, nilethe phambi kukaJehova kube-yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe, imicengezi yomlilo engamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, nawe futhi noAroni, kube-yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe.

₁₈Base bethatha, kwaba-yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe womlilo, bafaka kuyo umlilo, babeka impepho ngaphezulu, bema ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana kanye noMose noAroni.

₁₉UKora wahlanganisela kubo yonke inhlangano ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana; inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala kuyo yonke inhlangano.

₂₀UJehova wayesekhuluma kuMose nakuAroni, wathi:

₂₁Zahlukaniseni nalenhlangano ukuba ngibaqede ngokuphazima kweso.

₂₂Bawa ngobuso babo, bathi: Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wemimoya yenyama yonke, kona umuntu munye, uthukuthelele inhlangano yonke, na?

₂₃UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₂₄Yisho kuyo inhlangano, uthi: Khuphukani ngasekamu* likaKora nelikaDathani nelika-Abiramu.

₂₅UMose wavuka waya kuDathani nakuAbiramu; amalunga akwaIsrayeli amlandela.

₂₆Wayesekhuluma kuyo inhlangano, wathi: Ake nisuke ematendeni alababantu ababi, ningathinti-lutho olwabo, funa niqedwe ngezono zabo zonke.

₂₇Base bekhuphuka ekamu* likaKora nelikaDathani nelika-Abiramu nxazonke; oDathani noAbiramu baphuma, bema ngasemnyango wamatende abo kanye nawomkabo, namadodana abo, nezingane zabo.

₂₈UMose wathi: Niyakwazi ngalokhu ukuthi uJehova ungithumile ukwenza yonke lemisebenzi, ngokuba angiyenzanga ngowami umqondo.

₂₉Uma lababantu befa ngokufa kwabantu bonke, noma behlelwa ngokwehlela abantu bonke, uJehova uyakube kangithumanga.

₃₀Kepha uma uJehova edala into entsha, umhlaba uvule umlomo wawo, ubagwinye kanye nakho konke okwabo, bashone besezwa endaweni yabafileyo, niyakuqonda ukuthi lababantu bamdelele uJehova.

₃₁Kwathi eseqedile onke lawomazwi, umhlaba ophansi kwabo waqhekezeka;

₃₂umhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wabagwinya nezindlu zabo, nabantu bonke bakaKora, nempahla yabo yonke.

₃₃Bona bashona besezwa nakho konke okwabo endaweni yabafileyo; umhlaba wabagqiba, baqothulwa ebandleni.

₃₄Bonke abakwaIsrayeli ababebazungeza babaleka ngokukhala kwabo, ngokuba bathi: Funa umhlaba usigwinye nathi.

₃₅Umlilo waphuma kuJehova, waqeda abantu abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, ababenikele ngempepho.

₃₆UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₃₇Yisho kuEleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi ukuba akhiphe imicengezi yomlilo ekusheni, wena uwuhlakaze umlilo laphaya, ngokuba ingcwele,

₃₈imicengezi yalababoni aboné imiphefumulo yabo ibe-ngongcwecwe abakhandiweyo abayakulimboza ialtare, ngokuba banikela ngayo phambi kukaJehova; ngalokho ingcwele; iyakuba-luphawu kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₃₉UEleyazare umpristi wayithatha imicengezi yethusi abanikele ngayo abashileyo; babakhanda baba-yisimbozo sealtare,

₄₀babe-yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli, ukuze umfokazi ongesiye owenzalo ka-Aroni angasondeli ukushisa impepho phambi kukaJehova, angabinjengoKora neviyo lakhe, njengalokho uJehova wakhuluma kuye ngesandla sikaMose.

₄₁Kepha ngolwangakusasa yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli yakhonona ngoMose nangoAroni, yathi: Nibabulele abantu bakaJehova.

₄₂Kwathi inhlangano isibahlanganyele oMose noAroni, babheka ngasetendeni lokuhlangana; bheka, ifu lalisibekela, inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala.

₄₃OMose noAroni bafika ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana.

₄₄UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₄₅Khuphuka kulenhlangano ukuba ngibaqede ngokuphazima kweso. Bawa ngobuso babo.

₄₆UMose wathi kuAroni: Thatha umcengezi wakho womlilo, ubeke kuwo umlilo wasealtare, ufake impepho ngaphezulu, ukuyise masinyane kuyo inhlangano, uyenzele ukubuyisana, ngokuba kuphumé intukuthelo kuJehova; isifo sesiqalile.

₄₇UAroni wayesekuthatha njengalokho ekhulumile uMose, wagijima phakathi kwebandla; bheka, isifo sase siqalile phakathi kwabantu; wabeka impepho, wabenzela abantu ukubuyisana.

₄₈Wema phakathi kwabafileyo nabaphilayo; isifo sanqamuka.

₄₉Abafile ngesifo babeyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nane namakhulu ayisikhombisa ngaphandle kwalabo abafa ngendaba kaKora.

₅₀UAroni wabuyela kuMose ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana; isifo sanqamuka.