Amanani
16:1 Ke uKora, unyana kaItsare, unyana kaKehati, unyana kaLevi,
uDatan noAbhiram, oonyana bakaEliyabhi, no-On, unyana kaPeleti, oonyana baka
URubhen wathabatha amadoda;
16:2 Besuka bema phambi koMoses nabanye boonyana bakaSirayeli;
amakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu abathetheli bebandla, abadumileyo ebandleni
ibandla, amadoda adumileyo;
16:3 Bahlanganisana ngoMoses nangoAron;
Wathi kubo, Niyaxhakazela, nizibona zonke izinto
Lingcwele ibandla, elowo elowo kubo; uYehova uphakathi kwabo.
Yini na ukuba niziphakamise ngaphezu kwebandla likaYehova?
16:4 Weva uMoses, wawa ngobuso.
16:5 Wathetha kuKora nakwibandla lakhe lonke, esithi, Ngomso ke
UYehova uya kwazisa ongowakhe, ongcwele; kwaye uya kumbangela ukuba
sondelani kuye; kwanalowo amnyulileyo uya kumzisa
kufuphi naye.
16:6 Yenzani oku; Zithabatheleni iingcedevu, Kora nebandla lakhe lonke;
16:7 nibeke umlilo kuzo, nibeke isiqhumiso phezu kwazo phambi koYehova ngomso;
Kothi ke, indoda athe uYehova wayinyula, ibe yiyo
ngcwele, nisenanele, nyana bakaLevi.
16:8 Wathi uMoses kuKora, Khanive, nyana bakaLevi.
16:9 Kusekuncinane oko kuni, anako uThixo kaSirayeli
nanahlula ebandleni lakwaSirayeli, ukuba anisondeze kulo
ukuba asebenze umsebenzi womnquba kaYehova, eme
phambi kwebandla, ukuba ndibalungiselele?
16:10 ekusondezile wena kuye, nabazalwana bakho bonke, oonyana baka;
ULevi anawe na? Nifuna nobubingeleli na?
16:11 Ngenxa yoko, wena nebandla lakho lonke nihlanganisane ndawonye
UAron uyintoni na, ukuba nimkrokrele?
16:12 Wathumela uMoses, wabiza uDatan noAbhiram, oonyana bakaEliyabhi, bathi,
Asiyi kuza:
16:13 Yinto encinane na le, ukuba usinyuse ezweni eli?
ubaleka amasi nobusi, uze usibulale entlango, ingenguwe
uzenze umphathi phezu kwethu kanye?
16:14 Kananjalo akusingenisanga ezweni elibaleka amasi
nobusi, okanye usinike ilifa lamasimi nezidiliya;
Uwakhuphe emehlweni aba bantu? asiyi kunyuka sinyuke.
16:15 Wavutha kunene ngumsindo uMoses, wathi kuYehova, Musa ukukhangela kubo
Andithabathanga nalinye iesile kubo, andilimazanga namnye
bona.
16:16 Wathi uMoses kuKora, Wena nebandla lakho lonke, yibani phambi koYehova;
wena, nabo, noAron, ngomso;
16:17 nithabathe elowo ugcedevu lwakhe, nibeke isiqhumiso phezu kwazo, nizise
phambi koYehova, elowo abe nogcedevu lwakhe, iingcedevu ezimakhulu mabini anamanci mahlanu;
nawe noAron elowo abenogcedevu lwakhe.
16:18 Bathabatha ke elowo ugcedevu lwakhe, babeka umlilo kuzo, babeka
phezu kwawo, wema emnyango wentente yokuhlangana
kunye noMoses noAron.
16:19 UKora walibizela ndawonye ngabo ibandla lonke emnyango wesixeko
babonakala ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova
kwibandla lonke.
16:20 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, esithi,
16:21 Zahluleni kweli bandla, ukuze ndilidle
ngomzuzwana.
16:22 Bawa ngobuso, bathi, Thixo, Thixo woomoya!
kuyo yonke inyama, kona umntu wamnye, ungaba noburhalarhume kubo bonke
ibandla?
16:23 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
16:24 Thetha kwibandla, uthi, Sukani nimke apha
umnquba kaKora, noDatan, noAbhiram.
16:25 Wesuka uMoses, waya kuDatan noAbhiram; kunye namadoda amakhulu
Wamlandela amaSirayeli.
16:26 Wathetha kwibandla, esithi, Khaniphume nimke apha
iintente zala madoda angendawo, ize ningachukumisi nto kweyawo, hleze nibe yiyo
bagqibelele ezonweni zabo zonke.
16:27 Benyuka ke, bemka emnqubeni kaKora noDatan noAbhiram phezu komnquba.
Baphuma ooDatan noAbhiram, bema emnyango
iintente zabo, nabafazi babo, noonyana babo, nabantwana babo.
16:28 Wathi uMoses, Niya kwazi ngale nto, ukuba uYehova undithumile ukuba ndenze
yonke le misebenzi; ngokuba andizenzanga ngokwam.
16:29 Ukuba aba bathe bafa ngokufa kwabantu bonke, nokuba bathe bavelelwa
emva kokuvelelwa kwabantu bonke; uYehova akandithumanga.
16:30 Ke ukuba uYehova uthe wenza into entsha, umhlaba wavula umlomo wawo,
zibaginye neento zonke abanazo, behla
khawuleza ungene emhadini; niqonde ukuba la madoda anawo
Wamqumbisa uYehova.
16:31 Kwathi, ukugqiba kwakhe ukuwathetha onke la mazwi.
ukuba umhlaba ophantsi kwabo wacandeka kubini;
16:32 umhlaba wawuvula umlomo wawo, wabaginya, nezindlu zabo;
namadoda onke akaKora nempahla yawo yonke.
16:33 Behla bona, nento yonke abanayo, baya emhadini.
umhlaba wabagubungela, batshabalala, ababakho phakathi kwabo
ibandla.
16:34 Onke amaSirayeli abebajikelezile, asaba sisikhalo sabo
bathi, Hleze umhlaba usiginye nathi.
16:35 Kwaphuma umlilo kuYehova, wawadla loo makhulu mabini
namadoda angamashumi amahlanu asondeza isiqhumiso.
16:36 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
16:37 Thetha kuElazare unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli, ayithabathe
iingcedevu eluvundwini, wena uwuchithachithele kude umlilo; ngenxa yabo
zingcwalisiwe.
16:38 iingcedevu zabo bonayo ngakwimiphefumlo yabo, mabenze zona
izixwexwe ezibanzi zokwaleka isibingelelo;
zingcwaliswe nguYehova, zibe ngumqondiso kuYehova
oonyana bakaSirayeli.
16:39 Wazithabatha ke uElazare umbingeleli iingcedevu zobhedu, abanazo
idini elinyukayo; Benza izixwexwe ezibanzi zokusithelisa isibingelelo
isibingelelo:
16:40 Yaba sisikhumbuzo koonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuze kungabikho wasemzini uphakathi
ongowembewu ka-Aron, sondela uqhumisele phambi koYehova;
ukuze angabi njengoKora nakwibandla lakhe, njengoko wathethayo uYehova kuye ngesandla sakhe
isandla sikaMoses.
16:41 Ke ngengomso lonke ibandla loonyana bakaSirayeli
Bamkrokrela uMoses noAron, besithi, Nina nibabulele
abantu bakaYehova.
16:42 Kwathi ekubizelweni ndawonye kwebandla ngoMoses
uAron babheka emnqubeni
nalo ilifu liyisibekele, nobuqaqawuli bukaYehova
UYehova wabonakala.
16:43 Beza ooMoses noAron phambi kwentente yokuhlangana;
16:44 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
16:45 Sukani phakathi kweli bandla, ndilitshabalalise ngokwesini
umzuzu. Bawa ngobuso.
16:46 Wathi uMoses kuAron, Thabatha ugcedevu, ubeke umlilo phezu kwalo
esibingelelweni, wabeka isiqhumiso, ukhawuleze ukuya ebandleni, uye
ubacamagushele; ngokuba kuphume uburhalarhume kuYehova;
isibetho siqalile.
16:47 Wathabatha uAron njengoko uMoses wamwiselayo umthetho, wabalekela esazulwini sesibingelelo
ibandla; naso isibetho siqalile ebantwini
wabeka isiqhumiso, wabacamagushela abantu.
16:48 Wema phakathi kwabafileyo nabahleliyo; sathintelwa isibetho.
16:49 Ke kaloku abo bafayo sisibetho baba lishumi elinesine lamawaka anesixhenxe
ikhulu, ngaphandle kwabafayo ngendawo yakwaKora.
16:50 Wabuyela uAron kuMoses emnyango wentente yokuhlangana
sathintelwa ke isibetho.