Bible Reading Plan – Day 41

₁Ke kaloku ibandla liphela lamaSirayeli latsho ngesimbonono lakhala bonke obo busuku. ₂Ewe, uSirayeli wakhalaza kuMosis noAron, esithi: “Akwaba sasifele eJiputa, okanye sifele kule ntlango. ₃Ngani ukuba *uNdikhoyo asise kwilizwe elinjalo? Kuba kucacile ukuba siya kufel' emfazweni, baze abafazi nabantwana bethu babe ngamaxhoba. Anitsho nina ukuba kubhetele sibuyele kwaseJiputa?” ₄Baza ke bacebisana bathi: “Masizikhethele inkokheli yokusibuyisela eJiputa.”

₅Kwesi sithuba ke uMosis noAron bathi guqaqa apho phambi kwebandla lakwaSirayeli liphela. ₆Ke yena uYoshuwa unyana kaNune, noKalebhi unyana kaJefune, abanye bezaa ntlola, basuka baziqwenga iimpahla zabo ngenxa yokukhathazeka, ₇baza babhekisa kumaSirayeli, bathi: “Hayi bo! Elaa lizwe sivela kulijonga lelihle kunene. ₈Ukuba uNdikhoyo uyakholwa sithi, uza kusisa kulo, alinikezele kuthi, yeka ke kambe indyebo yalo – liyintombazana! ₉Nto nje nina musani ukumvukela uNdikhoyo, ningabaxhaleli nabemi belo lizwe, kuba siya kuboyisa lula. UNdikhoyo ungakuthi, ibe ke bona bakukutya kwethu, kuba *izithixo zabo azinakubanceda. Hayi bo, sanukuba nadyudyu ngenxa yabo!”

₁₀Ke kaloku amaSirayeli ephela athi selezimisele ukubaxuluba ngamatye, suka abona ngobukhazi-khazi bokukhazimla kukaNdikhoyo bukhakhaba phezu kwesibingelelo.

₁₁*UNdikhoyo ke wadanduluka wathi: “Koda kube nini aba bantu bendidela? Koda kube nini bengandithembi, nangona sendenze imimangaliso engaka nje phakathi kwabo? ₁₂Yini le! Ndiza kubathumela ngobhubhani ndibatshabalalise. Kambe ke wena, nenzala yakho, ndiza kukwenza isizwe esikhulu nesinobungangamsha kunabo.”

₁₃Ke yena uMosis waphendula wathi kuNdikhoyo: “Awu, Mhlekazi, koba yini amaJiputa akuyiva loo nto? Kaloku nguwe owakhupha aba bantu phakathi kwawo ngamandla akho. ₁₄Abemi beli lizwe sebezivile iindaba zokuba wena Ndikhoyo uhamba nawo amaSirayeli, abantu bakho, yaye ubonwa ngamehlo; futhi nelifu lakho lisoloko lijinga phezu kwawo. Bevile nokuba wena emini uwakhokela ngomqulu welifu, uze uwakhokele ngomlilo odangazelayo ebusuku. ₁₅Ngoko ke ukuba uyawatshabalalisa, ezi zizwe zivileyo ngodumo lwakho ziya kuthi ₁₆aba bantu bakho ubatshabalalisele kule ntlango kuba woyisiwe kukubasa kwelo lizwe wawubathembise ngalo ngesifungo. ₁₇Ndiyakubongoza ke ngoko, Mhlekazi, ukuba ukhe uphuhlise amandla akho ngokwelizwi lakho elithi: ₁₈‘Mna Ndikhoyo andicaphuki msinya, koko ndiyimvuze-mvuze ngothando; futhi ndiyabaxolela abonayo nabakreqi. Kambe ke andibuyi ngamva ekubohlwayeni abanetyala. Ngenxa yesono sabazali abantwana ndibohlwaya ndide ndiye kuqhina kwesesithathu nakwesesine isizukulwana.’ ₁₉Ngoko ke, camagu, lala ngenxeba, Mhlekazi! Khawenze ngokwezibele zothando lwakho olungaphele ndawo, ubuxolele ubugwenxa baba bantu. Njengoko wasoloko umana ubaxolela oko semkayo eJiputa, nakalokunje, Mhlekazi, makube chosi, kube hele!”

₂₀UNdikhoyo waphendula wathi: “Hayi ke, ndiyabaxolela ngokwesicelo sakho. ₂₁Kodwa ke ngenene ndiyafunga, ndikho nje, obam ubungangamsha buzalise ihlabathi jikelele. ₂₂Ngoko ke akukho nanye indoda kwaba bantu eya kufika kwelo lizwe. Kaloku babubonile ubukhazikhazi obuntama ukuba ndikho, ndawonye nemiqondiso endayenza eJiputa nakule ntlango; kodwa nakuba kunjalo bayaphindelela ukundivavanya, besala ukundithobela. ₂₃Soze athi cakatha kwelo lizwe ndathembisa ngalo ooyise ngesifungo. Soze bangene kulo bonke abandidelayo.

₂₄“Kambe sona isicaka sam uKalebhi akafani nabo. Yena waba soloko endithobela, ngoko ke yena ndiya kumngenisa kwelo lizwe walibonayo, yena nesizukulwana sakhe. ₂₅Njengoko loo mhlaba untili zawo zimiwe ngama-Amaleki namaKanana ngoku, jikani ngomso, nihambe niye entlango ngecala loLwandle oluBomvu.”

₂₆*UNdikhoyo wabhekisa kuMosis noAron, wathi: ₂₇“Kanti koda kube nini ezi zikhohlakali zabantu zindikrokrela? Hayi, ndanele zizikrokro zabo! ₂₈Ngoko ke baxeleleni ukuba ndithi: ‘Ngenene, ndingophilayo nje, ndiyafunga, ndiza kunenzela kanye le nto niyithethileyo. Nditsho mna Ndikhoyo. ₂₉Niza kufa, zaye ke izidumbu zenu ziya kuqungquluza kule ntlango. Kaloku niyandikhalazela, ngoko ke bonke ababudala bungaphezu kwamashumi amabini soze bangene kwelo lizwe. ₃₀Ndathembisa ukuba elo lizwe loba lelenu, kodwa akukho namnye kuni uya kulifumana, ngaphandle kukaKalebhi noYoshuwa. ₃₁Abo bantwana benu nina nithe boba ngamaxhoba mna ndiza kubangenisa kwelo lizwe nilibukulayo nina, lize limiwe ngabo. ₃₂Okokwenu ke nina niza kufela apha kule ntlango. ₃₃Koda kufe nowokugqibela kuni, abantwana benu bezizibhadu-bhadu amashumi amane eminyaka apha kule ntlango ngenxa yokungandithobeli kwenu. ₃₄Ewe, yoba yiminyaka emashumi mane nisitya iziqhamo zokukreqa kwenu; unyaka ngamnye umele usuku ngalunye kwezo zathathwa ziintlola kwelo lizwe. Niza kuthi shuu ngenxa yezono zenu, nibuve ubunzima bokuchaswa ndim! ₃₅Ngenene mna Ndikhoyo ndiyafunga, ndiza kuyenza le nto kuni, zikhohlakalindini zabantu ezidibene ngam. Nonke, ngabanye ngabanye, niza kufela apha kule ntlango.’ ”

_36-37Ezaa ntlola zazithunywe nguMosis kwelaa lizwe zabuya nengxelo engatshongo khona ngalo, yawatsho amaSirayeli amkhalazela uNdikhoyo. Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wawabetha ngobhubhani afa. ₃₈Kwelo shumi linambini leentlola kwasinda uYoshuwa noKalebhi kuphela.

₃₉AmaSirayeli enza isijwili esilusizi uMosis akuwaxelela into ethethwa *nguNdikhoyo. ₄₀Ke kaloku avuka ekuseni ngomhla olandelayo, aphuma esiya kweleentaba. Ayevuma esithi: “Ngenene sonile; kodwa ke ngoku sikulungele ukuya kulaa ndawo ebethe masiye kuyo uNdikhoyo.”

₄₁Kambe ke uMosis wawanqanda esithi: “Kutheni nitsiba umyalelo kaNdikhoyo nje? ₄₂Aniyi kuba nampumelelo. Musan' ukuya, kuba uNdikhoyo akakho ngakuni; ngoko ke niya koyiswa ziintshaba. ₄₃Niya kuqubisana nama-Amaleki namaKanana. Nofela apho edabini, kuba engekho ngakuni uNdikhoyo, ngenxa yokuba nina nikreqile ekumlandeleni.”

₄₄Kodwa ke anyanzelisa aya kuloo mmandla weentaba, nangona ityesi yomnqophiso ngokunjalo noMosis wayesele ngemva. ₄₅Wona ke ama-Amaleki namaKanana, abemi baloo mmandla, bawahlasela bawoyisa amaSirayeli, baza bawaswantsulisa aya kutsho eHoma.

₁*UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis ₂makathethe namaSirayeli, athi: “Nakuba nifikile kwelo zwe ndininike lona ukuba libe lelenu, ₃kungánikelwa ngenkomo, noba yigusha, okanye ibhokhwe, xa kusenziwa amadini ngomlilo, nokuba lidini elitshiswayo, nokuba lelinye idini elisisifungo, okanye elokuqhutywa yintliziyo, okanye elamathuba emibhiyozo. Amadini anje ke alivumba eliyolileyo kuNdikhoyo. ₄Ke yena umntu owenzela uNdikhoyo idini elinjalo makathathe ikhilogram yomgubo wengqolowa oxutywe nelitha yamafutha omnquma, ukuze ube ngumnikelo wokutya, ₅ngokunjalo ngesilwanyana ngasinye aphathe nelitha yewayini ibe ngumnikelo othululwayo. ₆Xa kusenziwa idini ngenkunzi yegusha, mayihambe neekhilogram ezimbini zomgubo wengqolowa oxutywe nelitha enesiqingatha yamafutha omnquma ukwenzela umnikelo wokutya, ₇ngokunjalo nelitha enesiqingatha yewayini engumnikelo othululwayo. Ivumba lamadini anje ke liyolile kuNdikhoyo. _8-9Kanti ke xa kusenzelwa uNdikhoyo idini elitshiswayo, noba lidini lesifungo, okanye idini lobudlelwana, inkunzi yenkomo mayihambe neekhilogram ezintathu zomgubo wengqolowa oxutywe neelitha ezimbini zamafutha omnquma, uze ube ngumnikelo wokutya, ₁₀ngokunjalo neelitha ezimbini zewayini, zibe ngumnikelo othululwayo. Eli ke lidini lomlilo elivumba liyolileyo kuNdikhoyo.

₁₁“Kuya kuqhutywa ngolu hlobo ke, kwinkunzi yenkomo nganye, inkunzi yegusha, noba lixhwane eliliduna legusha okanye elebhokhwe. ₁₂Maze kwenziwe njalo ngedini ngalinye nokuba mangaphi. ₁₃Onke amaSirayeli omthonyama makenjenje ke xa esenza idini ngomlilo, dini elo lileliyolileyo kuNdikhoyo. ₁₄Nanini na xa owolunye uhlanga ophakathi kwenu esenza idini ngomlilo elivumba liyolileyo kuNdikhoyo, naye makahambe kwangale miqathango. ₁₅Nakwizizukulwana ezizayo ke le miqathango soze ithini kumaSirayeli ngokunjalo nakubangeneleli. Kaloku ngokukaNdikhoyo akukho mahluko phakathi kwenu neentlanga. ₁₆Ewe, le mithetho nale miqathango inibandakanya nonke.”

₁₇UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis ₁₈makathethe namaSirayeli, athi: “Nakufika kwilizwe endinisa kulo, ₁₉xa nisitya ukutya kwelo zwe, maze ninikele inxalenye kuNdikhoyo. ₂₀Kwisivuno sengqolowa iqebengwana lokuqala malinikelwe libe ngumnikelo wesivuno. ₂₁Apha ke nakwixa elizayo noqhuba njalo nenze umnikelo kuNdikhoyo womgubo wesivuno sokuqala.”

₂₂Waqhuba wathi *uNdikhoyo: “Xa kwenzekile ukuba umntu othile ayaphule ngempazamo le miyalelo inikwe uMosis nguNdikhoyo, ₂₃mhlawumbi kwenzeke ukuba izizukulwana ezizayo zamaSirayeli ziyiphazame ngokungaqondi le miyalelo, koqhutywa ngolu hlobo: ₂₄Ukuba loo mpazamo yenzeke ngokungaqondi kwebandla liphela, kofuneka kuthathwe inkunzi eselula yenkomo, kwenziwe idini elitshiswayo ngayo – dini elo ke lithandekayo kuNdikhoyo – likhatshwe ngokomgaqo ngumnikelo wokutya nothululwayo, kongezwe nenkunzi yebhokhwe, ibe lidini lesono. ₂₅Ngezi zinto umbingeleli uya kucamagushela ibandla lamaSirayeli, lize lixolelwe. Kaloku impazamo leyo yeyokungaqondi, ibe ke futhi elenzile idini ngomlilo elikwalidini lesono. ₂₆Ibandla liphela ndawonye nabangeneleli baya kuxolelwa, kuba kaloku xa bebonke iyababandakanya le mpazamo.

₂₇“Xa umntu one ngempazamo, makenze idini lesono ngethokazi lebhokhwe elinyaka mnye. ₂₈Umbingeleli uya kumngxengxezela phambi koNdikhoyo loo mntu wone ngempazamo, aze ke axolelwe. ₂₉Koqhutywa ngaloo ndlela ke nakubani na owone ngokungaqondi, noba ngowomthonyama, okanye umngeneleli.

₃₀“Kambe ke yena umntu owone ngabom, engowomthonyama okanye umngeneleli, woba netyala lokunyelisa uNdikhoyo. Ngoko ke makabulawe, ₃₁kuba akalikhathalelanga ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, waza wawaphula umyalelo wakhe ngabom. Xa kunjalo ke woba uzenzakalise ngokwakhe.”

₃₂Ngamhla uthile amaSirayeli eselapho entlango kwabhaqwa umntu etheza *ngoMhla wokuPhumla. ₃₃Wabanjwa wasiwa kuMosis noAron nebandla liphela. ₃₄Waza wakhe wavalelwa, kuba ingekacaci into emayenziwe ngaye. ₃₅*UNdikhoyo ke wayalela uMosis, wathi: “Makabulawe! Ibandla liphela malimkhuphele ngaphandle komzi, limxulube ngamatye ade afe.” ₃₆Ngoko ke amaSirayeli ephela amkhuphela ngaphandle, amkhanda ngamatye wada wafa ngokomyalelo kaNdikhoyo.

₃₇*UNdikhoyo ke wathi uMosis ₃₈makathethe namaSirayeli, athi: “Nanini na fakani iintshinga kumasondo eempahla zenu. Intshinga nganye ke mayibe nomtya omzuba. ₃₉Ezo ntshinga zoba sisikhumbuzo, nize nithi maxa onke nizibona zitsho nikhumbule imiyalelo kaNdikhoyo niyithobele, khon' ukuze ningahendeki nibhaduliswe ziinkanuko zenu. ₄₀Zona ziya kuhlala zinikhumbuza ukuthobela imiyalelo yam; nize ke ngokwenjenjalo nibe libango lam ncam. ₄₁Mna ndinguNdikhoyo, uThixo wenu, owanikhupha kwelaseJiputa, khon' ukuze ndibe nguThixo wenu. Ngenene mna ndinguNdikhoyo uThixo wenu!”

_1-2UKora unyana kaIzare, umKohati wendlu kaLevi, wagaya amadoda athile, baza bamvukela uMosis. Wayekunye namaRubhen, uDatan noAbhiram, oonyana bakaEliyabhi, no-On unyana kaPelete. Babexhaswa naziinkokheli ezaziwayo zamaSirayeli ezazalathwe ngumzi ukuba zibe liqoqo, zingamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu. ₃Beza belihlokondiba elichase uMosis noAron, baza bathi kubo: “Kungokunje nigabadele! Ubonanje ibandla liphela lamaSirayeli libango *likaNdikhoyo; kwaye futhi uNdikhoyo ukho phakathi kwalo. Ngani ke ukuba nizenze bhetele kangaka kunebandla lamaSirayeli?”

₄UMosis ke uthe akuweva la mazwi, wawa ngamadolo. ₅Waza ke wabhekisa kuKora nabalandeli bakhe, wathi: “Ngomso kusasa uNdikhoyo uza kukhe asibonise ukuba ngubani na kanye umnyulwa wakhe. Lowo ke ungowakhe ncam, lowo amkhethileyo, uya kumsondeza. _6-7Ngomso kusasa kufuneka wena Kora nabalandeli bakho nithathe imicephe yomlilo, niyifake amalahle avuthayo, nigalele isiqhumiso, niye nayo eqongeni phambi koNdikhoyo. Uya kucaca ke oyena unyuliweyo nguNdikhoyo. Nini kanye baLevi aba bagabadeleyo!”

₈UMosis waqhuba wathi kuKora: “Khanitsho, baLevi, ₉ngaba niyidelile into yokuba uThixo kaSirayeli anibekele bucala kumaSirayeli ephela, ukuze nisondele kuye, nisebenze *esibingelelweni sakhe, nibuse ngenxa yamaSirayeli? ₁₀Nakuba nina baLevi niphela eninike eli wonga nje, ngoku senitsazele nasebubingelelini? ₁₁Eneneni nguNdikhoyo lo nimvukeleyo, wena nehlokondiba lakho, engubani yena uAron nide nimkhalazele nje.”

₁₂Ke kaloku uMosis wathumela wabiza uDatan noAbhiram, kodwa bona baphendula bathi: “Asizi! ₁₃Akwanelanga yile nto uyenzileyo yokusikhupha eJiputa, ilizwe lamasi nobusi, uze kusibulala kule ntlango? Ngoku sowuzenza itshawe phezu kwethu, ₁₄ngoku ungekasifikisi kwelaa lizwe lamasi nobusi, ungekasiniki nelifa lamasimi nezidiliya! Ucinga ukuba siziimfama? Asizi!”

₁₅Wabhabhama ngumsindo uMosis, wathi kuNdikhoyo: “Uze ungawamkeli amadini ala madoda. Mna ndimsulwa kuwo; zange ndithathe nedonki le yawo.”

_16-17UMosis wathi kuKora: “Ngomso wena naba bantu bakho bangamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu ze niye esibingelelweni; noAron uya kubakho. Umntu ngamnye ke kuni aze athathe umcephe womlilo, awufake isiqhumiso, awuzise kwiqonga phambi koNdikhoyo.”

₁₈Ngenene ke indoda nganye kubo yathatha umcephe womlilo, yawufaka amalahle nesiqhumiso, yema esangweni lesibingelelo kunye noMosis noAron. ₁₉Ke kaloku uKora wabaqokelela bonke abangakuye, bema bajonga kuMosis noAron esangweni lesibingelelo. Kuthe kusenjalo suka kwavela ubuqaqawuli bukaNdikhoyo kumaSirayeli ephela, ₂₀waza ke uNdikhoyo wabhekisa kuMosis noAron, wathi: ₂₁“Khwelelani kwaba bantu. Ndiza kubatshabalalisa ngephanyazo!”

₂₂Kambe ke uMosis noAron bakhahlela, bawa ngamadolo, badanduluka bathi: “Awu, Thixo, wena mthombo wobomi, kaloku kone umntu wamnye qha, ungathini ke ukusuka ulwe namaSirayeli ephela?”

₂₃UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis ukuba ₂₄athi kumaSirayeli: “Khwelelani kwimizi yooKora noDatan noAbhiram.” ₂₅Ke kaloku uMosis wahamba waya kuDatan noAbhiram elandelwa ziinkokheli zamaSirayeli. ₂₆Wabhekisa kumaSirayeli, wathi: “Khwelelani kwimizi yala madoda akhohlakeleyo, ningakhe nichukumise nento le yawo, hleze nani nitshayelwe kunye nawo ngenxa yezono zawo.” ₂₇Ngoko ke amaSirayeli azikhwebula kwimizi yooKora noDatan noAbhiram.

Ke kaloku uDatan noAbhiram babephumile, bema kwiminyango yezindlu zabo, ndawonye nabafazi nabantwana kwaneentsana. ₂₈Ke uMosis wabhekisa kumaSirayeli, wathi: “Ngoku kuza kucaca kuni, kuba ngenene ezi zinto andizenzeli ngokuthanda kwam, koko nguNdikhoyo ondithuma ukuba ndizenze. ₂₉Ukuba la madoda abulewe zizifo nje eziqhelekileyo, ze nazi ukuba akandithumanga uNdikhoyo. ₃₀Kambe ke ukuba uNdikhoyo wenze into engazange ihle nanini na, kwavuleka umhlaba, waginya la madoda nako konke okwawo, ngohlobo lokuba ehle aye kwelabafileyo ehleli, ze niqonde kakuhle ke ukuba aba bantu bamdelile uNdikhoyo.”

₃₁Wathi ke egqiba nje ukuthetha, suka waqhekeka umhlaba! ₃₂Bimbilili wabaginya ooDatan noAbhiram ndawonye nemizi yabo, ngokunjalo nabalandeli bakaKora nako konke ababenako. ₃₃Ngoko ke bangcwatywa behleli, baya kwelabafileyo ndawonye nako konke okwabo. Wabuya wavaleka ke umhlaba, banyamalala ke bona. ₃₄Onke ke amaSirayeli awayelapho acela kooxhongo akusiva isikhalo sabo. Akhwaza athi: “Kunyembelekile! Sabani, hleze nathi usiginye umhlaba!”

₃₅Kwaza ke kwaphuma umlilo uvela kuNdikhoyo, wawalenya atsha loo makhulu mabini anamashumi amahlanu amadoda awayesondeza isiqhumiso.