Ikunzana yegolide
1Kwathi lokha abantu nababona bonyana uMosi uyariyada ukubuya entabeni, babungelela u-Aroni bathi kuye: “Sikima usenzele isithombe sakaZimu ozasikhokhela ngombana nakhu uMosi okunguye owasikhupha enarheni yeGibhide asazi bonyana kwenzakeleni ngaye.”
2U-Aroni wathi kibo: “Ncomulani amancina wegolide aseendlebeni zabomkenu, zamadodanenu nezamadodakazenu niwalethapha.”
3Nje-ke boke abantu bancomula amancina wegolide eendlebeni zabo bawaletha ku-Aroni. 4Wathatha amancina wegolide lawo kibo wenza isithombe esibunjiweko wasibaza ngebhedlhela saba yikunzana. Abantu bathi: “Israyeli, nangu-ke uZimenu owanikhupha enarheni yeGibhide!”
5Kwathi lokha u-Aroni nabona lokhu, wakha i-aldari phambi kwekunzana leyo bewenza isimemezelo wathi: “Kusasa kuzakuba mnyanya kaSomnini.”
6Bavuka ekuseni, benza imihlabelo yokutjhiswa bebaletha nemihlabelo yetjhebiswano. Abantu bahlala phasi bagoma, basela iwayini, basikima, bathoma ukukhwatjhana.
7USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: “Yehla ngombana nakhu abantu owabakhupha enarheni yeGibhide barhubutjhe isivumelwano! 8Baphambuke msinyana endleleni engabayala ngayo. Bazenzele ikunzana ebunjiweko bebayikhothamela, bazenzela imihlabelo kiyo bathi, ‘Israyeli, nangu-ke uZimenu owanikhupha enarheni yeGibhide!’ ” 9USomnini godu wathi kuMosi: “Ngiyababona abantwaba bonyana baneentanyana! 10Nje-ke ngilisa ukuze ilaka lami livuthe bhe phezu kwabo belibaqothule. Wena ngizakwenza ube sisizwe esikhulu.”
11Kodwana uMosi wancancabeza kuSomnini uZimakhe wathi: “Maye Somnini, kuzakuba njani nasele ilaka lakaSomnini livutha phezu kwabantu bakhe abakhupha enarheni yeGibhide ngamandla amakhulu nangesandla sakhe esiqinileko na? 12AmaGibhide azakuthi, ‘Iye, uZimabo wabakhuphela zonezi eGibhide bonyana abehlisele ihlekelele abe abarhayilele eentabeni abaqede nya ebusweni bomhlaba.’ Bengithi uSomnini akaphenduke elakeni lakhe elivuthako, azisole ngokuhlosa ubumbi ebantwini bakhe. 13USomnini akakhumbule u-Abrahamu, u-Isaka no-Israyeli iinceku zakhe afunga kizo ngebizo lakhe wathi, ‘Ngizakwandisa iinzukulwana zenu zibe njengeenkwekwezi zomkayi, nginikele iinzukulwana zenu yoke inarha enginithembise yona le kobana ibe lilifa lazo isiphelani.’ ”
14Ngambala uSomnini wazisola ngobumbi egade ithi izobehlisela phezu kwabantu bakhe.
15UMosi waphenduka, wehla entabeni aphethe imiqebethu emibili yobufakazi. Imiqebethu leyo beyitlolwe ngapha nangapha. 16Imiqebethu leyo beyenziwe nguZimu begodu itlolwe nguye ngesandla sakhe. Gade itlolwe ngokugobhodlhwa.
17Kwathi lokha uJotjhuwa nezwa itjhada labantu nabalokhu barhuwelela, wathi kuMosi: “Baba-ke! Kunetjhada lepi ekampeni!”
18Kodwana uMosi wathi: “Awa, engilizwakweli akusilo itjhada lokuthabela ukuhlula namkha lokulilela ukuhlulwa. Litjhada lokudumisa leli.”
19Kwathi bona atjhidele eduze nekampa wabona ikunzana nabantu babetha isikhalanga, uMosi wavutha ngelaka. Waphosa imiqebethu phasi wayephula emsukeni wentaba. 20Wathatha ikunzana leyo wayiphosa emlilweni. Wayitshidlha yaba yiputjhana, wayirhatjha emanzini bewaseza ama-Israyeli amanzi lawo ngekani. 21UMosi wathi ku-Aroni: “Bakwenzeni abantwaba kobana ungabeze ubehlisele isonokazi esingaka na?”
22U-Aroni wathi: “Umphathami akangavuthi ngelaka. Angitjho umphathami uyabazi abantu bonyana bonakele kangangani. 23Ngibo abathe kimi, ‘Senzela uZimu ozasikhokhela ngombana nakhu uMosi loyo owasikhupha eGibhide unyamalele; asazi bonyana kwenzakeleni ngaye.’ 24Mina ngathi kibo, ‘Woke onegolide akalikhuphe.’ Mbala banginikela-ke. Ngaliphosela emlilweni kwase kuphuma ikunzana leyo.”
25UMosi wabona bonyana abantu abasalawuleki ngombana u-Aroni wahluleka ukubalawula. Ngokwenza lokho abantu bazirhubutjha phambi kwabajamelani babo. 26Nje-ke uMosi wajama esangweni lekampa wathi: “Boke abangehlangothini lakaSomnini abeze kimapha.” Woke amadodana kaLevi abuthanela kuye. 27Wathi kiwo: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Omunye nomunye wenu akahlome ngesabulakhe, athome emasangweni wekampa abulale nanyana ngubani, kungaba ngumfowabo, umnganakhe nanyana umakhelwanakhe.’ ”
28Amadodana kaLevi aphetha ilizwi lakaMosi; mhlokho kwafa abantu abangaba ziinkulungwana ezintathu. 29UMosi wathi: “Namhlanje nizahlukanisele ngokwenu kobana nibe baphristi bakaSomnini ngombana omunye nomunye wenu ujike wajamelana ngitjho nomndenakhe. Ngalokho nizifumanele isibusiso.”
30Ngakusasa ekuseni uMosi wathi ebantwini: “Nenze isono esikhulu. Nje-ke ngizakhuphukela kuSomnini, mhlambe nginganenzela itethelelo ngesonokazi senwesi.”
31Nje-ke uMosi wabuyela kuSomnini wathi: “Awu Kosami! Abantwaba benze isono esikhulu ngokwenza usingazimu wegolide. 32Nokho bengithi uSomnini akalibalele isono sabesi. Nakube kuyabhala, ngiyarabhela, uSomnini akangisule encwadinakhe ayitlolileko.”
33Kodwana uSomnini wathi kuMosi: “Awa, ngizakusula kwaphela loyo owonileko kimi encwadinami. 34Gadesi-ke khamba uyokhokhela abantu ubase endaweni engikutjele ngayo. Qala, ingilozami izakhamba phambi kwakho. Kuzakuba nesikhathi lapha ngizabahlunguphaza khona ngezono zabo.”
35USomnini wehlisela abantu amatshwenyeko ngebanga lokobana benza ikunzana leyo eyabazwa ngu-Aroni.
