Bible Reading Plan – Day 38

₁*UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis noAron ₂ukuba babale abaLevi bakwaKohati ngokwezindlu nemizi yabo. ₃Wathi mababhalise onke amadoda akubudala obungamashumi amathathu ukuya kumashumi amahlanu eminyaka, onke awayefanelekile ukuba angasebenza *esibingelelweni. ₄Umsebenzi wabo ke wawunxulumene nezona zinto zingcwele.

₅UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis wenjenje: “Lakufika ixesha lokunduluka, uAron noonyana bakhe mabakhulule umkhusane ovalele ityesi yomnqophiso, bagqume ityesi leyo ngawo. ₆Mabayigqume ngesikhumba esisukiweyo, babeke ilaphu elizuba ngaphezulu, bandule ke ukufaka imiqobo yokubamba.

₇“Mabaneke ilaphu elizuba phezu kwetafile ehlala isonka esinikelwe uNdikhoyo, babeke iipleyiti phezu kwayo, nezitya zesiqhumiso, izitya zomnikelo, neendebe zomnikelo othululwayo. Ke isonka esihlala phezu kwetafile masingasuswa. ₈Phezu kwazo zonke ke ezi zinto baya kuthi wambu ilaphu elimfusa, baze balebele ngesikhumba esisukiweyo, bafake imiqobo yokubamba.

₉“Baya kuthatha ilaphu elizuba, bagqume isiphatho-zibane xa sisonke, isifinyiso saso, nezithetyana zaso, ngokunjalo nezitya zaso zeoyile. ₁₀Isibane nobuxhaka-xhaka baso mabasisonge ngesikhumba esisukiweyo, basibeke kumanqwanqwa okusiphatha.

₁₁“Iqonga legolide baya kuligquma ngelaphu elizuba, balebele ngesikhumba esisukiweyo, baze bafake imiqobo yokubamba. ₁₂Baya kuphinda ke bathathe izitya namacephe asetyenziswa esibingelelweni, bawasongele ngelaphu elizuba, bagqume ngesikhumba esisukiweyo, bazibeke phezu kwamanqwanqwa okuziphatha. ₁₃Mabasuse uthuthu kwiqonga lamadini, baligqume ngelaphu elimsobo. ₁₄Phezu kwalo ke mababeke zonke izinto ezisetyenziswa kulo: iipleyiti zomlilo, iifolokhwe, iifotsholo, nezitya. Kamva ke baya kuligquma ngesikhumba esisukiweyo, balifake imiqobo yokubamba. ₁₅Ngexesha lokuhamba ke kuya kuthi xa uAron noonyana bakhe sebegqibile ukuzisonga nokuziqoqosha zonke ezi zinto zingcwele, beze abakwaKohati, bazokuzithatha baziphathe. Kodwa ke mabangazichukumisi, hleze bafe.

“Lo msebenzi wokuthwala impahla yesibingelelo ngumsebenzi wamaKohati nanini na xa kufudukwa.

₁₆“Ke yena uElazare, unyana ka-Aron, uya kongamela isibingelelo siphela, nako konke okwaso: ioyile yezibane, isiqhumiso, umnikelo weenkozo, namafutha okuthambisa – oko kukuthi isibingelelo nempahla yaso yangaphakathi.”

₁₇UNdikhoyo wabayalela ooAron noMosis, wathi _18-19mababalumkele abakwaKohati bangasondeli kwezi zinto zingcwele, hleze bafe. Ukuthintela loo ngozi ke wathi uAron noonyana bakhe mabangene kuqala, babele ulowo nalowo umKohati umsebenzi nento aza kuyiphatha. ₂₀Kambe ke ukuba amaKohati angenile esibingelelweni, aza azibona nakancinane ezi zinto zingcwele, aya kufa.

₂₁*UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis ₂₂ukuba abale abaLevi bakwaGershon ngokwezindlu nemizi yabo. ₂₃Wathi makabhalise onke amadoda akubudala obungamashumi amathathu ukuya kumashumi amahlanu eminyaka, onke awayefanelekile ukuba angasebenza *esibingelelweni. ₂₄Umsebenzi wabo ke yayikukuphatha ezi zinto: ₂₅intente (eyangaphakathi neyangaphandle) nesigqubuthelo sayo, nesikhumba esisukiweyo, umkhusane wesango, ₂₆imikhusane neentsontela zenkundla jikelele, imikhusane yesango lenkundla, nazo zonke izixhobo ezisetyenziswa kwezi zinto. Umsebenzi wabo ke uya kunxulumana nezi zinto. ₂₇Wonke umsebenzi wawo amaGershon makawenze phantsi kweliso lika-Aron noonyana bakhe, abaya kuwayalela izinto amakazithwale namakazenze. ₂₈Le ke yimisebenzi yamaGershon esibingelelweni. Aya kuyenza ekhokelwa nguItamare unyana kambingeleli uAron.

₂₉*UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis ukuba abale abaLevi bakwaMerari ngokwezindlu nemizi yabo. ₃₀Wathi makabhalise onke amadoda akubudala obungamashumi amathathu ukuya kumashumi amahlanu eminyaka, onke awayefanelekile ukuba angasebenza *esibingelelweni. ₃₁Umsebenzi wabo ke uya kuba kukuphatha izibonda zesibingelelo, iintsika, neziseko zazo; ₃₂neentsika neziseko, izikhonkwane neentsontela zenkundla jikelele, nazo zonke izinto ezisetyenziswa kuyo. Indoda nganye iya kumiselwa izinto emayiziphathe. ₃₃Le ke yimisebenzi yamaMerari esibingelelweni. Aya kuyenza ekhokelwa nguItamare unyana kambingeleli uAron.

_34-48Ngokomlomo *kaNdikhoyo uMosis, uAron, neenkokheli zamaSirayeli babala abaLevi bakwaKohati, abakwaGershon, nabakwaMerari. Bababhalisa ngokwezindlu nemizi yabo, bebhalisa onke amadoda akubudala bamashumi amathathu ukuya kumashumi amahlanu eminyaka. Babhalisa onke amadoda awayefanelekile ukuba angasebenza *esibingelelweni.

Bawabala ngolu hlobo:

₁*UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: ₂“Xelela amaSirayeli abakhuphele ngaphandle bonke abantu abanesifo solusu esisulelayo, nabophayo, noba *ngabanomlaza kukuphatha isidumbu. ₃Bonke *abagqwaliseke ngolu hlobo mabakhutshelwe ngaphandle kwelali apho nam ndihlala kunye nawo.” ₄Ngenene ke amaSirayeli ayenza le nto, abakhuphela phandle bonke abo bantu, njengoko uNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis.

₅*UNdikhoyo wanika uMosis ₆le miyalelo, wathi makayigqithisele kumaSirayeli, athi: “Nabani na, indoda okanye ibhinqa, obonakalisa ukunganyaniseki kuNdikhoyo ngokona omnye, ₇makayivume loo nto imbi ayenzileyo, akhuphe intlawulo ngokuzeleyo. Ngaphezu koko ke uya kukhupha nesiqingatha sesihlanu, naso asinike umntu lowo amonileyo. ₈Kambe ke ukuba umntu lowo akasekho, ibe ke kungekho nesalamane ekungahlawulwa kuso, kofuneka inikezelwe kuNdikhoyo, ibe yeyombingeleli. Le ntlawulo ke yongeza kulaa nkunzi yegusha kwenziwa ngayo idini lokucamagushela loo mntu unetyala. ₉Wonke umnikelo owodwa okhutshwa ngamaSirayeli, ewunikela kuNdikhoyo, unenxaxheba eyeyababingeleli. ₁₀Umnikelo wona ngowalowo unikelayo, kambe inxaxheba yeyababingeleli.”

₁₁*UNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis, _12-14wathi makayalele amaSirayeli, athi: “Kungenzeka ukuba indoda isole umkayo, imkrokrela ukuba unento yokwenza nenye indoda, kodwa yona ibe ingaqinisekanga, kuba umcimbi lowo ungathiwanga pahaha, futhi ke ingenangqina nabungqina buphathekayo, njengoko engabanjwanga umfazi lowo. Mhlawumbi kungenzeka ukuba indoda leyo ibinamagxa nje, kungekho nanto ibitheni ayenzileyo umfazi lowo. ₁₅Nokuba kuyiyiphi na imeko, indoda leyo iya kumthatha umfazi lowo, iye naye kumbingeleli. Kananjalo iya kuphatha ikhilogram enye yomgubo werhasi oyimfanelo yedini; kambe ke ayiyi kuwugalela mafutha nasiqhumiso, kuba ulidini elikhutshwa yindoda enobukhwele, umnikelo wokuphanda inyaniso.

₁₆“Umbingeleli ke uya kumthatha umfazi lowo, ammise *esibingelelweni phambi koNdikhoyo. ₁₇Uya kuthatha amanzi awodwa, awagalele engqayini, aze akhe umhlaba apho phantsi esibingelelweni, awugalele kuloo manzi, ukuze akrakre. ₁₈Uya kusuka ke azikhulule iinwele zomfazi lowo, amnike loo mgubo womnikelo, awuphathe ngesandla. Ke yena umbingeleli uya kuphatha laa ngqayi inamanzi akrakrayo azisa ishwangusha kumntu onetyala. ₁₉Umbingeleli ke uya kumfungisa umfazi lowo esithi: ‘Ukuba kuthe kanti awukhange ube nanto yakwenza nandoda yimbi, uza kuba msulwa kwishwangusha eliziswa ngala manzi. ₂₀Kambe ke ukuba ngenene ukrexezile, ₂₁wanga uNdikhoyo angalenza isiqalekiso igama lakho phakathi kwamawenu. Wanga ungahlala uphuma isisu, okanye uNdikhoyo akubethe ngegalimoya. ₂₂Ngenene akwaba la manzi aya kusitsho isisu sakho sibe negalimoya, okanye uhlale uphuma isisu.’

“Umfazi lowo ke uya kuphendula athi: ‘Makube njalo.’

₂₃“Umbingeleli ke uya kusibhala esi siqalekiso, aze aphinde awuhlambe umbhalo lowo, ungene kulaa ngqayi inamanzi akrakrayo. ₂₄Emva kokuba umbingeleli emseze umfazi lowo la manzi anokumenza aphathwe ngamahlaba, ₂₅uya kuthatha laa mgubo womnikelo usesandleni sakhe, awuwanga-wangise phambi koNdikhoyo, awubeke kwiqonga lamadini. ₂₆Uya kukha kuwo ngesandla atshise inxenye yawo apho eqongeni. Ekugqibeleni ke uya kuseza umfazi lowo awafince loo manzi. ₂₇Ukuba ke kuthe kanti ngenene umfazi lowo ukrexezile, amanzi lawo aya kumtsho abe namahlaba, abe negalimoya, okanye aphume isisu. Ewe, woba ngoqalekisiweyo phakathi kwamawabo. ₂₈Kambe ke, ukuba kuthe kanti umsulwa, akayi kwenzeka nto, futhi uya kuba nako ukufumana abantwana.

_29-30“Lo ke ngumthetho mayela nendoda enobukhwele, ekrokrela ukuba umfazi wayo uyakrexeza. Umfazi lowo uya kumiswa esibingelelweni phambi koNdikhoyo, umbingeleli ke awuqhube loo msebenzi. ₃₁Indoda ke yona iya kuba msulwa; kanti ke yena umfazi, ukuba ufumaniseke enetyala, uya kuvuna into abeyilimile.”

₁*UNdikhoyo wagunyazisa uMosis, ₂wathi makayalele amaSirayeli, athi: “Nabani na, indoda okanye ibhinqa, owenza isifungo esisodwa sokuba abe *lilolo likaNdikhoyo, kuba efuna ukuba ngokaNdikhoyo qwaba, ₃makangaze asele iwayini natywala. Ewe, makangaze asele okanye atye nto eyenziwe ngeediliya. ₄Ngalo lonke ixesha aselilolo makangatyi okanye asele nayiphi na into ephuma emdiliyeni, angafaki nditsho nembewu okanye ixolo lediliya.

₅“Xa esephantsi kwesi sifungo makangachebi, angasusi neendevu ezi. Kaloku ngalo lonke elo xesha engokaNdikhoyo qwaba ubotshiwe sisifungo, ngoko ke makangaziphathi iinwele neendevu. _6-7Isihlwitha esi ngumqondiso wokuba uzinikele. Makangaze *azigqwalise ngokusondela kwisidumbu nokuba sesikayise okanye unina, nditsho nesomntakwabo. ₈Kaloku xa esephantsi kwesi sifungo ulilolo likaNdikhoyo.

₉“Xa kwenzekile ukuba lowo ulilolo agqwaliseke ngokuba kufuphi nomntu osuke wafa ngebhaqo, kofuneka azigugule iinwele neendevu zakhe ngosuku lwesixhenxe, ukuze *ahlambuluke. ₁₀Ngosuku lwesibhozo ke uya kuthatha amahobe amabini, noba ngamavukuthu, eze nawo esangweni *lesibingelelo kumbingeleli. ₁₁Ngelinye ke umbingeleli uya kwenza idini lesono, lize elinye eli libe lidini elitshiswayo, khon' ukuze acanyagushelwe lowo ugqwaliswe sisidumbu. Kwangaloo mini ke umntu lowo uya kuziyeka ziphinde zikhule iinwele neendevu zakhe, ₁₂azinikele ngokutsha ukuba abe lilolo likaNdikhoyo kangangesifungo eso. Intlawulo uya kuyenza ngokukhupha ixhwane lokwenza idini lesono. Elaa thuba lingaphambili ke, alichithe selelilolo, lilahlekile, kuba kaloku iinwele zakhe zigqwalisekile.

₁₃“Kothi ke lakuphela ithuba lesifungo selolo elo, kuqhutywe lo msebenzi: Ilolo liya kuya esangweni lesibingelelo ₁₄nezi ndidi zeegusha zingenasiphako: ixhwane eliliduna, loba lelokwenza idini elitshiswayo; ixhwane elilithokazi, lona libe leledini lesono; nenkunzi yegusha yokwenza idini lobudlelwana. ₁₅Ezi zinto zihamba nomnikelo weenkozo nowewayini. Uya kufaka ebhaskitini ezi ndidi zesonka ezinganyuswanga: izonka ezenziwe ngomgubo oxutywe namafutha nemiqathane ethanjiswe ngamafutha.

₁₆“Umbingeleli ke uya kuwathatha amaxhwane, awanikele uNdikhoyo, enze idini lesono nelitshiswayo. ₁₇Kwakhona ke uya kunikela inkunzi yegusha *kuNdikhoyo, ibe lidini lobudlelwana, ayidibanise nesaa sonka sisebhaskitini. Kananjalo ke uya kwenza nomnikelo weenkozo nowewayini. ₁₈Apho ke esangweni lesibingelelo ilolo elo liya kuzigugula iinwele zalo, ezo zibubungqina bokuzinikela kwalo kuNdikhoyo, lizifake apho kuloo mlilo wedini lobudlelwana.

₁₉“Emva koko umbingeleli makathathe umkhono ovuthiweyo wenkunzi yegusha, abuye athathe nesonka sibe sinye, nomqathane ngokunjalo phaya ebhaskitini, aze ke ezi zinto azinike ilolo elo ukuze lizibambe. ₂₀Kananjalo ke umbingeleli uya kuwanga-wangisa lo mnikelo uwonke, awenze umnikelo owodwa kuNdikhoyo. Lo mnikelo owodwa ngowombingeleli; yaye wongeza laa ncum nalaa mlenze wenkunzi yegusha usisabelo sombingeleli kakade. Emva koko ke ilolo likhululekile, lingayisela iwayini.”

₂₁Lo ke ngumthetho obhekiselele kwilolo likaNdikhoyo omelwe kukufezekiswa. Ngaphezu koko lisenokunikela kangangoko ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo.

₂₂*UNdikhoyo wathi uMosis, ₂₃makayalele uAron noonyana bakhe ukuba bathamsanqele amaSirayeli benjenje:

₂₇Waza wathi ke uNdikhoyo: “Ukuba babiza igama lam bethamsanqela abantu bam amaSirayeli, nam ndiya kubathamsanqela.”