Numeri 16:1-50

  • Ukuvukela kwakaKhorarhi, uDatani no-Abiramu (1-19)

  • Isijeziso ebantwini abavukelako (20-50)

16  UKhorarhi+ indodana kaJitsihari,+ indodana kaKhehathi,+ indodana kaLevi+ wahlangana noDatani no-Abiramu amadodana ka-Eliyabu+ no-Oni indodana kaPelethi weenzukulwana zakwaRubeni.+  Bajamelana noMosi bakunye nama-Israyeli ama-250, amakhosana wehlangano, abajameli bebandla, amadoda adumileko.  Abuthana ajamelana+ noMosi no-Aroni athi: “Sidiniwe ngini. Ihlangano yoke icwengile+ begodu uJehova uhlangana nayo.+ Kubayini niziphakamisa ngaphezu kwebandla lakaJehova?”  UMosi nakezwa lokho, wakhothama khonokho.  Wathi kuKhorarhi nalabo ebebamsekela: “Ekuseni uJehova uzokutjengisa ukuthi ngubani ongewakhe,+ ocwengileko nokufuze atjhidele kuye,+ nanyana ngubani azomkhetha+ uzokutjhidela kuye.  Khorarhi nalabo abakusekelako+ yenzani lokhu: Thathani izinto zokuphatha umlilo,+  nibeke umlilo kizo, nibeke ipepho phezu kwawo phambi kwakaJehova kusasa begodu loyo uJehova azomkhetha,+ nguye ocwengileko. Nina madodana kaLevi+ seniphambuke khulu.”  UMosi wathi kuKhorarhi: “Ngibawa ningilalele nina madodana kaLevi.  Kghani kubonakala kuyinto encani kini ukuthi uZimu wakwa-Israyeli unihlukanisile ehlanganweni yakwa-Israyeli,+ wanivumela bona nitjhidele kuye, nisebenze ethaberinakeli lakaJehova begodu nijame phambi kwehlangano beniyisebenzele,+ 10  wanivumela bona nitjhidele hlanu kwakhe nabo boke abafowenu nina madodana kaLevi? Kghani senifuna ukuba baphristi na?+ 11  Kungebangelo wena nabo boke abakusekelako nibuthene najamelana noJehova. U-Aroni yena ungubani bona ningabe ninghonghoyile ngaye?”+ 12  Nje-ke uMosi wathumela bona kubizwe uDatani no-Abiramu+ amadodana ka-Eliyabu, aphendula athi: “Angekhe size. 13  Kghani yinto encani kuwe bona wasikhupha enarheni egeleza ibisi neliju wasiletha emmangwenapha bona sizokufela khona?+ Kghani sewufuna nokuzibeka bona ube mbusi phezu kwethu? 14  Iphi inarha egeleza ibisi neliju+ owasithembisa ukusisa kiyo, wasithembisa nokusinikela ilifa lamasimu namasimu wamadiribe. Kghani ufuna abantwaba bakulandele njengamadoda azimphofu? Asizi thina lapho.” 15  UMosi wasilingeka khulu wathi kuJehova: “Ungawuqali umnikelwabo weenthoro. Akhenge ngithathe nodumbana munye kibo namkha ngilimaze namunye wabo.”+ 16  Nje-ke uMosi wathi kuKhorarhi: “Velani phambi kwakaJehova kusasa, wena, labo abakusekelako no-Aroni. 17  Ngamunye wenu kufuze athathe into yokuphatha umlilo abeke ipepho phezu kwayo, amadoda akusekelako azokuza nezinto zawo zokuphatha umlilo phambi kwakaJehova ezima-250 eze nawe no-Aroni niphethe izinto zenu zokuphatha umlilo.” 18  Ngamunye wathatha intwakhe yokuphatha umlilo, wafaka umlilo nepepho wajama noMosi no-Aroni ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana. 19  Kwathi uKhorarhi nasele abuthelele boke abamsekelako+ bona bajamelane nabo ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana, iphazimulo kaJehova yabonakala kiyo yoke ihlangano.+ 20  UJehova wathi kuMosi no-Aroni: 21  “Sukani hlangana nabantwabo, khona ngizobatjhabalalisa msinyana.”+ 22  Bathi nabezwa lokho bakhothama bathi: “Maye Zimu! Zimu opha abantwaba boke nje ukuphila,+ kghani uzokusilingwa yihlangano yoke ngebanga lesono somuntu munye?”+ 23  UJehova wathi kuMosi: 24  “Khuluma nehlangano uthi kiyo, ‘Sukani hlangana netende kaKhorarhi, kaDatani neka-Abiramu!’”+ 25  UMosi wasikima waya kuDatani no-Abiramu, abadala+ bakwa-Israyeli bebakhamba naye. 26  Wathi ehlanganweni: “Ngibawa nisuke ematendeni wamadoda akhohlakeleko la, ningathinti nanyana yini ekungeyawo bona ningatjhatjalaliswa ngebanga lesono sawo.” 27  Khonokho basuka etendeni kaKhorarhi, kaDatani neka-Abiramu emahlangothini woke. UDatani no-Abiramu baphuma bajama emnyango wamatendabo nabafazi babo, amadodanabo nabantwana babo. 28  UMosi wathi: “Ngalokhu okuzokwenzeka nje, nizokwazi ukuthi ngithunywe nguJehova ukuthi ngizokwenza zoke izintwezi, akuveli kimi. 29  Nangabe abantwaba bafa ngendlela ejayelekileko begodu isijeziso sabo sifana nesabo boke abantu, uJehova akakangithumi.+ 30  Kodwana nange uJehova enza isimangaliso ngabantwaba, kuvuleke ihlabathi ibaginye nakho koke abanakho, behlele ethuneni* basaphila nizokwazi ukuthi badelele uJehova kangangani.” 31  Nakaqeda ukukhuluma amezwi la, ihlabathi yavuleka lapha ebebajame khona.+ 32  Iphasi lavuleka labaginya, laginya nemindenabo nabo boke abasekela uKhorarhi+ nezinto zabo. 33  Bona nabo boke ebebangehlangothini labo baya ethuneni baphila, iphasi labagubuzesa, batjhabalala hlangana nehlangano.+ 34  Woke ama-Israyeli ebewamagega nawo athi nawezwa barhuwelela abaleka, athi: “Sisaba ukuthi nathi iphasi lizosiginya!” 35  Kwavela umlilo obuya kuJehova,+ watjhisa amadoda ama-250 ebewanikela ipepho.+ 36  UJehova wathi kuMosi: 37  “Tjela u-Elazara indodana ka-Aroni umphristi ukuthi akhuphe izinto zokuphatha umlilo+ ngemlilweni ngombana zicwengile, umtjele nokuthi alahlele amalahle kude. 38  Izinto zokuphatha umlilo zamadoda azibangele ukufa ngokwenza isono, kufuze zenziwe iinsimbi ezisipara, zinamekwe phezu kwe-aldara+ ngombana azinikele phambi kwakaJehova zicwengile, zizokuba litshwayo elisiyeleliso.”+ 39  Nje-ke u-Elazara umphristi wathatha izinto zokuphatha umlilo zekoporo labo ebatjhiswe ngomlilo ebebanikele ngazo, wazikghadlha wanameka ngazo i-aldara, 40  wenza njengombana uJehova ayale ngoMosi. Kwaba sikhumbuzo kuma-Israyeli ukuthi akunamuntu ovumeleke ukutjhisa ipepho phambi kwakaJehova ngaphandle kokuthi abe sizukulwana saka-Aroni,+ begodu akunamuntu okufuze afane noKhorarhi nalabo egade bamsekela.+ 41  Ngelanga elilandelako, ihlangano yoke yakwa-Israyeli yanghonghoyila ngoMosi no-Aroni,+ yathi: “Nina nobabili nibulele abantu bakaJehova.” 42  Kwathi ihlangano nasele ibuthene ndawonye bona ijamelane noMosi no-Aroni yaqala ngetendeni lokuhlangana, yabona ilifu liligubuzesile bekwabonakala nephazimulo kaJehova.+ 43  UMosi no-Aroni baya ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana,+ 44  uJehova wathi kuMosi: 45  “Nina madoda sukani hlangana nehlangano le khona ngizayitjhabalalisa msinyana.”+ Khonokho bakhothama.+ 46  UMosi wathi ku-Aroni: “Thatha into yokuphatha umlilo, ufake umlilo nepepho kiyo,+ khamba msinyana uye ehlanganweni uyenzele umnikelo wokulitjalelwa kwezono+ ngombana uJehova usilingekile. Isibetho sesithomile! 47  U-Aroni wayithatha msinyana njengombana uMosi atjhwile, wagijimela ebantwini. Nangambala isibetho besele sithomile, nje-ke wabeka ipepho entweni yokuphatha umlilo, wathoma ukubawela abantu ukulitjalelwa. 48  Waragela phambili ajame hlangana nabahlongakeleko nabaphilako, isibetho saphela. 49  Labo abafa ngesibetho bebazii-14 700 ngaphandle kwalabo abafa ngebanga lakaKhorarhi. 50  Kwathi u-Aroni nasele abuyele kuMosi ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana, isibetho besele siphelile.

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