Bible Reading Plan – Day 40

₁₁Ngomhla wamashumi amabini kwinyanga yesibini yonyaka wesibini amaSirayeli andulukayo eJiputa, ilifu *elalisesibingelelweni lacombuluka laphakama. ₁₂AmaSirayeli ke afuduka ev' endleleni, ayishiya intlango yeSinayi. Ke kaloku ilifu elo lahamba laza lafika lafukama kwintlango yeParan.

₁₃Aqala ke ngoku amaSirayeli ahamba ngamabanga ngokweziyalo *zikaNdikhoyo kuMosis. ₁₄Maxa onke amabutho awo ayehlala ebambe ucwangco, etsho ngomngcelele. Abokuqala yaba ngabaphantsi kwembasa yendlu kaJuda, bengamabutho ngamabutho, bekhokelwa nguNashon unyana ka-Aminadabhi. ₁₅Ke yena uNataniyeli, unyana kaZuware, wayekhokele indlu kaIsakare; ₁₆waza yena uEliyabhi, unyana kaHelon, wakhokela indlu kaZebhulon.

₁₇Yathi ke yakuncothulwa intente yesibingelelo yathathwa ngabaLevi bakwaGershon nakwaMerari, banduluka.

₁₈Kwaza ke kwanduluka abembasa yendlu kaRubhen bengamabutho ngamabutho, bekhokelwa nguElizure, unyana kaShedeyure. ₁₉Abendlu kaSimon bona bakhokelwa nguShelumiyeli, unyana kaZurishadayi; ₂₀baza abendlu kaGadi bakhokelwa nguEliyasafu, unyana kaDuweli.

₂₁Ke bona abaLevi bakwaKohati balandela bephethe ezingcwele zesibingelelo. Bathi befika apho kwakumiswe khona, saba isibingelelo sesimisiwe kwakhona.

₂₂Nabo abaphantsi kwembasa yendlu kaEfrayim banduluka, amabutho ngamabutho, bebhexeshwa nguElishama, unyana ka-Amihudi. ₂₃Kanti ke bona abendlu kaManase babephantsi kukaGamaliyeli, unyana kaPedazure; ₂₄baza abendlu kaBhenjamin bakhokelwa nguAbhidan, unyana kaGidiyoni.

₂₅Emva ke kwakungcambaza abo baphantsi kwembasa yendlu kaDan, bengamabutho ngamabutho, bebhexeshwa nguAhiyezere, unyana ka-Amishadayi. ₂₆Bona abendlu ka-Ashere babekhokelwa nguPagiyeli, unyana kaOkran; ₂₇waza yena uAhira, unyana kaEnan, wakhokela indlu kaNafetali.

₂₈Nantso ke indlela owawusima ngayo umngcelele wamaSirayeli eluhambeni lwawo. ₂₉Ke kaloku uMosis wathetha noHobhabhi usibali wakhe ongunyana kaJetro waseMidiyan, wathi: “Ke ngoku, sibali, sekumbovu ukuba sinduluke sijonge ukuya kungena kwelo lizwe uNdikhoyo wathembisa ukusinika lona. Wasithembisa ukuba uSirayeli uya kuhluma. Ngoko ke hamba nathi, ukuze siyixhamle kunye loo nyhweba yenkqubela.”

₃₀UHobhabhi walandula wathi: “Hayi, andinako, sibali. Ndifuna ukuphindela kwelakowethu.”

₃₁UMosis wambongoza wathi: “Hayi kaloku, ungathini ukusishiya, inguwe nje oyaziyo le ntlango. Wena unako ukusikhokela, usibonise apho sifanele ukumisa khona. ₃₂Xa unokuhamba nathi siya kuyixhamla kunye inyhweba yentlala-kahle asibabala ngayo uNdikhoyo.”

₃₃Ukuyishiya kwawo amaSirayeli loo ntaba ingcwele, iSinayi, ahamba iintsuku ezintathu. Ke yona ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo yayisoloko ihamba phambili, ibakhangelela indawo yokuphumla. ₃₄Nanini na benduluka ilifu likaNdikhoyo lalijinga phezu kwabo.

₃₅Xa iphumayo ityesi yomnqophiso uMosis wayedanduluka athi:

₃₆Apho iphumla khona ke uMosis wayesithi:

₁Ke kaloku amaSirayeli amkhalazela *uNdikhoyo ngenxa yobunzima ayebuva. Uthe akuyiva le nto uNdikhoyo wacaphuka, wawathumela ngomlilo. Ke wona wadangazela wayitshabalalisa inxalenye yamaphethelo ekampu yamaSirayeli. ₂Ke wona abhenela kuMosis, acela uncedo. Yena ke wabongoza uNdikhoyo ngenxa yawo, waza ke umlilo lowo wadamba. ₃Ngenxa yaloo mlilo ke wathunyelwa nguNdikhoyo, amaSirayeli athi igama laloo ndawo yiTabhera.

₄Ke kaloku phakathi kwamaSirayeli kwakukho ingxubevange yabantu. Bona ke basuka bangenelwa kukurhala, aza namaSirayeli angenelela, akhalaza athi: “Awu, akwaba besinokukhe sifumane inyama! ₅Khawufan' ucinge; kaloku eJiputa intlanzi sasiyitya side siyishiye, singayithenganga nokuyithenga. Awu, yeka loo nkonkomire, naloo vatala, nelo hanyanisi, nelo tswele, nezo kinofile sasizixhaphaza! ₆Uyabona ke ngoku seside sakruquka; ibe ke akukho nakutya ngaphandle kwale mana.”

₇Imana leyo ke ibilingana nembewu yekoriyanda, imhlotshana oku kwentlaka. _8-9Ke yona yayibakho ngokuhlwa, isiwa nombethe. Kwakusithi ke kusasa abantu baphume baye kuyichola bayiqokelele, bayisile ibe ngumgubo, okanye bayingqushe. Babeyipheka okanye bayenze amaqebengwana ngamafutha. Emlonyeni yayingathi sisonka esenziwe ngamafutha omnquma.

₁₀UMosis weva imizi ngemizi yamaSirayeli ikhalaza. Wev' intw' embi, kuba umsindo *kaNdikhoyo wasuka wavutha. ₁₁Wabhekisa kuNdikhoyo wathi: “Ngani ukuba undiphathe kanje, Mhlekazi? Undiqumbele ngani? Kwakutheni ukuze undinike aba bantu baluxanduva olunje? ₁₂Kakade, ngaba bakhawulwa ndim? Hayi kaloku, àbazalwa ndim; ngani ke ukuba uthi mandibasingathe oku kwempelesi egcina usana, ndibase kwelo lizwe wabathembisa ngalo ngesifungo ooyise-mkhulu? ₁₃Kodwa kodwa ndingayizuza phi inyama, ukuze ndiphe bonke aba bantu? Kuba nâbo besoloko bebhomboloza, besithi mandibaphe inyama. ₁₄Hayi bo! Andinako ukuwuthwala ndedwa lo mthwalo ungaba bantu; ungaphezu kwam! ₁₅Endaweni yale ndlela undiphethe ngayo, ndibulale kube kanye, ukuba uyavelana nam, khon' ukuze ndingayiboni le ntlekele iza kundihlela!”

₁₆Kwesi sithuba ke uNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis, wathi: “Thatha amadoda amakhulu angamashumi asixhenxe aziinkokheli zamaSirayeli, uze nawo apha *esibingelelweni, eme nawe. ₁₇Ke mna ndiya kufika ndithethe nani khona, ndize nawo ndiwahlulele kuMoya okuwe, khon' ukuze abe nokukunceda kolu xanduva lungaba bantu, ungaluthwali wedwa. ₁₈Ke bona aba bantu yithi kubo: ‘Hlambulukani, kuba ngomso niya kuyitya inyama. Kaloku uNdikhoyo usivile isililokazi senu, nisithi nikhanuka inyama, akwaba beniseseJiputa. Ngoku ke uNdikhoyo uza kuninika loo nyama, yaye ke niza kuyitya. ₁₉Ewe, anizukuyitya nje usuku olunye nezimbini, mhlawumbi ezimbalwa; ₂₀hayi, niya kuyitya inyanga yonke, ide iphume ngeempumlo, nidikwe ide ibe lizothe kuni. Kaloku nimbukule uNdikhoyo ekho, elapha phakathi kwenu; nibhomboloza nisithi: “Akwaba sasingemkanga eJiputa!” ’ ”

₂₁UMosis waphendula wathi kuNdikhoyo: “Aba bantu ngamakhulu amathandathu amawaka xa ndibala amadoda anokuya emfazweni kuphela, ibe ke wena usithi uza kubanika inyama yenyanga yonke! ₂₂Khona sebexhelelwe imihlambi yeenkomo neegusha, uthi banganela? Okanye ke uthi banganela xa benikwe zonke iintlanzi eziselwandle?”

₂₃UNdikhoyo wabuza wathi: “Ucinga ukuba ikho into engaze indoyise? Nawe uza kuzibonela ukuba liwa phantsi na ilizwi lam!”

₂₄UMosis ke waya kumaSirayeli, wawaxelela oko kuthethwe nguNdikhoyo. Wathatha amashumi asixhenxe amadoda amakhulu, wawamisa angqonga isibingelelo. ₂₅UNdikhoyo ke wehla ngelifu, wafika wathetha naye. Iinkokheli ezo wazahlulela kuMoya owawukuMosis, zaza zathi ke zakuwufumana zadanduluka okwabashumayeli, nakuba zingaphindanga zenjenjalo.

₂₆Ezimbini kwezi nkokheli, uEldadi noMedade, zona zahlala ezindlwini zazo, azaya esibingelelweni. Kodwa uMoya wazifikela, zatsho zashumayela nazo. ₂₇Umfana othile wabaleka waya kuxelela uMosis ukuba uEldadi noMedade bayashumayela.

₂₈Ke yena uYoshuwa, unyana kaNune, owayelihlakani likaMosis kwasebutsheni bakhe, wabhekisa kuMosis wathi: “Banqande, nkosi yam, bangashumayeli!”

₂₉Koko ke yena uMosis waphendula wathi: “Ngaba uya ndikhweletela na? Ukuba bekuya ngam, uNdikhoyo nge-ebafaka uMoya wakhe bonke abantu bakhe, batsho babe ngabashumayeli bonke.”

₃₀Ke kaloku uMosis naloo mashumi asixhenxe eenkokheli bagoduka.

₃₁*UNdikhoyo wasuka wathumela umoya, wandulula izagwityi elwandle. Zafika zasingqonga isikhululo samaSirayeli, zibhabhazela phantsi kumphakamo omalunga nemitha enye. Zazininzi kangangokuba ubunokuhamba imini yonke ucanda phakathi kwazo. ₃₂Loo mini yonke ke, nobusuku bayo, nemini elandelayo, amaSirayeli aba zizingxada-ngxada eqokelela izagwityi. Nomntu owabutha kancinci akafumananga ngaphantsi kwewaka leekhilogram ubunzima. Ke inyama leyo ayeyiqwayita eyibeka ijikeleze izindlu zawo. ₃₃Kambe kwathi esayihlafuna inyama leyo, engekayigqibi, suka wavutha umsindo kaNdikhoyo, wawabetha ngobhubhani amaSirayeli. ₃₄Ngoko ke igama laloo ndawo kwathiwa yiKibroti-hatava, kuba bangcwatywa apho abantu ababebawela inyama.

₃₅Ukusuka apho ke amaSirayeli aya kugaleleka eHazeroti, apho afika anqumama khona.

₁Ke kaloku uMosis wayethathe umKushekazi, kwaza ngenxa yeso sizathu uMiriyam noAron bamgxeka. ₂Babesithi: “*UNdikhoyo ngaba uthethe ngomlomo kaMosis kuphela na? Kanene akathethanga na nathi?” Kambe ke uNdikhoyo wakuva oku kuthetha kwabo. ( ₃Lo mfo unguMosis ke wayelilulama, kungekho mntu ufika kuye ngokuthoba ehlabathini liphela.)

₄UNdikhoyo wathetha ngoko nangoko noMosis noAron noMiriyam, wathi: “Yiyani phaya *esibingelelweni nobathathu.” Ngenene ke baya, ₅waza uNdikhoyo wehla ngelifu, waya kuma esangweni lesibingelelo. Wasuka ke wabiza uAron noMiriyam. Bakuba bezile ke, ₆uNdikhoyo wathi: “Phulaphulan' apha! *Kumshumayeli onokubakho phakathi kwenu ndizibonakalisa ngemibono, ndithethe naye ngamaphupha. ₇Akunjalo ke kodwa kwisicaka sam uMosis; yena lithenjwa kwindlu yam iphela. ₈Ngoko ke yena ndithetha naye ubuso ngobuso, hayi ngezangotshe. Ewe, mna ngokwam ndiyazibonakalisa kuye. Hee! Ngani ke ukuba ningoyiki ukuthetha kakubi ngesicaka sam uMosis?”

₉Hayi ke, wavutha uNdikhoyo ngumsindo, wabashiya. ₁₀Lithe ke lona liphuma ilifu apho esibingelelweni waye uMiriyam selemhlophe wé sisifo solusu esikhwankqisayo. UAron uthe akumjonga wafumanisa ukuba simbophile esi sifo. ₁₁Kwangoko ke wajikela kuMosis, wambongoza wathi: “Camagu, nkosi yam! Ndiyakuthandaza; musa ukukhathazeka ngenxa yobutyhakala esibenzileyo. ₁₂Nqanda angade abe ngathi yinto ezelw' ifile selineenyama ezonakeleyo.”

₁₃Kwangoko ke uMosis wadanduluka kuNdikhoyo, wathi: “Camagu, Thixo wam, ndiyakubongoza, khawumphilise!”

₁₄UNdikhoyo waphendula wathi: “Andithi ebengáthi ekhe watshicelwa nguyise ebusweni anyeliseke iintsuku ezisixhenxe? Nangoku ke makakhutshelwe ngaphandle kwebandla lakwaSirayeli iintsuku ezisixhenxe; emva koko ke aphinde abuye.” ₁₅Ngenene ke uMiriyam wakhutshelwa ngaphandle komzi wamaSirayeli iintsuku zasixhenxe. AmaSirayeli ke akhe alinda apho kuloo ndawo wada uMiriyam wabuyiselwa. ₁₆Kamva ke anduluka apho eHazeroti, aya kugaleleka kwintlango yaseParan.

₁*UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis ₂ukuba akhethe inkokheli ibe nye kwindlu nganye kwezo zilishumi elinambini, azithumele zibe ziintlola, ziye kuhlola ilizwe laseKanana awayelinika amaSirayeli. _3-15UMosis wenza ngokwelo lizwi likaNdikhoyo, waza khona apho kwintlango yaseParan wazikhetha ngolu hlobo iinkokheli:

₁₆Ezi ke ziintlola ezathunyelwa nguMosis ukuba ziye kuhlola elaseKanana. Ke yena uHosheya, unyana kaNune, uMosis wamnika igama elinguYoshuwa.

₁₇Ke kaloku ukuzindulula kwakhe uMosis wathi: “Phumani ninyuke nilingene eMazantsi ilizwe laseKanana, nize niye kufikelela kweleentaba. ₁₈Maze nilijonge ukuba uluhlobo luni na umhlaba walo; bungakanani na ubuninzi babantu balo; ngaba ngamakroti okanye amagwala? ₁₉Ze niqondisise ukuba lilizwe elinjani na: lihle na noba hayi? Khona abantu balo balime kanjani: ziidolophu eziphangaleleyo, okanye zizixeko ezikhuselweyo? ₂₀Ze nilijonge ukuba ngaba lelendyebo, indlala, sini na; niqondisise noba ngaba linemithi na. Ze nibuye niphethe iziqhamo zakhona.” Ixesha lonyaka ezahamba ngalo yayilelokuvuthwa kweediliya.

₂₁Loo madoda ke aphuma enyuka alijonga eqalela kwintlango iZin, aya kuqhina ngeRehobhi kwinkalo yeHamati. ₂₂Angena eMazantsi aya kufika eHebron, apho kwakumi ama-Ahiman, namaSheshayi, namaTalmayi omlibo ka-Anaki. (IHebron le ke yayakhiwe kwiminyaka esixhenxe phambi kokwakhiwa kweZowan yaseJiputa.) ₂₃Iintlola ezo ke zaya kufikelela nakwintili ye-Eshkoli. Apha ke zakha isebe lomdiliya elalinesihlahla esinye seediliya. Labekwa esibondeni, laxwaywa ngamadoda amabini. Ngokunjalo zakha zaphatha neerharnati namakhiwane. ( ₂₄Le ntili ke yathiywa igama elithi intili ye-Eshkoli ngenxa yeso sikhinkci seediliya iintlola ezo zasikhayo apho kuyo.)

₂₅Ezi ntlola ke zathatha amashumi amane eentsuku ziligocagoca elo lizwe, zaza ke zagoduka zaya ₂₆kuMosis noAron nebandla liphela lamaSirayeli eKadeshe kwintlango yaseParan. Zenza ingxelo ngezikubonileyo, zababonisa neziqhamo ezazize nazo. ₂₇Zathi kuMosis: “Elaa lizwe silikhangele, saza safumanisa ukuba lityebile, lilizwe lobisi nobusi. Khangela, nazi iziqhamo zakhona. ₂₈Kambe ke abantu balo ziingwanyalala, zaye ke nezixeko zabo zikhulu zinqatyisiwe. Ngaphezu koko ke nenzala ka-Anaki siyibone ngamehlo. ₂₉Ama-Amaleki wona emi eMazantsi; aze amaHiti, amaJebhusi, nama-Amori wona abe phaya kweleentaba; kanti ke wona amaKanana athe qwelele phaya ngaselwandle nakummandla womlambo iJordan.”

₃₀Kwesi sithuba ke uKalebhi wasuka wababeth' emlonyeni abo babenika ingxelo kuMosis, wathi: “Mawethu, kuf' ayayo! Masinyuke ngoku siye kulihlasela elaa lizwe. Sinako ukubaswantsulisa abaya bantu.”

₃₁Kambe ke oogxa bakhe baphikelele bathi: “Ayikho indlela yokubahlasela, kuba ziingwanyalala kunathi.” ₃₂Ngoko ke lo moya wabo bawuhlwayela apho kumaSirayeli ngemeko yelo lizwe babevela kulo. Bade bathi: “Elo lizwe linengozi; kuyatshatyalalwa apho. Abantu bakhona baziingxilimbela; ₃₃siyibonile nenzala ka-Anaki. Ngokubona kwethu, thina sinjengeentethe kubantu belo lizwe; makube kukwanjalo nasekuboneni kwabo.”