Numeri 16:1-50
16 UKhorarhi+ indodana kaJitsihari,+ indodana kaKhehathi,+ indodana kaLevi+ wahlangana noDatani no-Abiramu amadodana ka-Eliyabu+ no-Oni indodana kaPelethi weenzukulwana zakwaRubeni.+
2 Bajamelana noMosi bakunye nama-Israyeli ama-250, amakhosana wehlangano, abajameli bebandla, amadoda adumileko.
3 Abuthana ajamelana+ noMosi no-Aroni athi: “Sidiniwe ngini. Ihlangano yoke icwengile+ begodu uJehova uhlangana nayo.+ Kubayini niziphakamisa ngaphezu kwebandla lakaJehova?”
4 UMosi nakezwa lokho, wakhothama khonokho.
5 Wathi kuKhorarhi nalabo ebebamsekela: “Ekuseni uJehova uzokutjengisa ukuthi ngubani ongewakhe,+ ocwengileko nokufuze atjhidele kuye,+ nanyana ngubani azomkhetha+ uzokutjhidela kuye.
6 Khorarhi nalabo abakusekelako+ yenzani lokhu: Thathani izinto zokuphatha umlilo,+
7 nibeke umlilo kizo, nibeke ipepho phezu kwawo phambi kwakaJehova kusasa begodu loyo uJehova azomkhetha,+ nguye ocwengileko. Nina madodana kaLevi+ seniphambuke khulu.”
8 UMosi wathi kuKhorarhi: “Ngibawa ningilalele nina madodana kaLevi.
9 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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