Izinombolo
10:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
10:2 Zenzele amacilongo amabili esiliva; wowenza abe yisiqephu sonke;
ukuze uwasebenzise ekubizeni ibandla, lakwezomkhosi
ukuhamba kwamakamu.
10:3 Futhi lapho bevuthela nazo, yonke inhlangano kumelwe ihlangane
bona beze kuwe ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
10:4 Futhi uma beshaya kodwa ngecilongo, ke izikhulu, okuyizinhloko
ezinkulungwaneni zakwa-Israyeli, bayakubuthana kuwe.
10:5 Nxa nihlaba umkhosi, amakamu asempumalanga ayakuba
qhubekela phambili.
10:6 Lapho nihlaba umkhosi okwesibili, amakamu alele phezu kwawo
ohlangothini lwaseningizimu bayakusuka, bahlabe umkhosi
uhambo.
10:7 Kodwa lapho ibandla lizobuthwa ndawonye, niyakuvuthela, kodwa
aniyikuhlaba umkhosi.
10:8 Amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, kumelwe bavuthele amacilongo; futhi
zibe yisimiso kini kuze kube phakade phakathi kwenu
izizukulwane.
10:9 Futhi uma niphuma impi ezweni lakini ngokumelene nesitha esinicindezelayo,
niyakuhlaba umkhosi ngamacilongo; niyakuba khona
nikhunjulwe phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, niyakusindiswa esandleni senu
izitha.
10:10 Futhi ngosuku lokujabula kwenu, futhi ezinsukwini zakho ezinesizotha, futhi ngo
Ukuqala kwezinyanga zenu, anokubetha amacilongo phezu kwenu
neminikelo yokushiswa naphezu kwemihlatshelo yeminikelo yenu yokuthula; lokho
zibe yisikhumbuzo kini phambi kukaNkulunkulu wenu; nginguJehova wenu
uNkulunkulu.
10:11 Kwathi ngosuku lwamashumi amabili lwenyanga yesibili, ngenyanga
ngomnyaka wesibili ifu lenyuswa etabernakele* le Nkosi
ubufakazi.
10:12 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka ehlane
iSinayi; ifu lahlala ehlane lasePharanu.
10:13 Futhi baqala uhambo lwabo ngokomthetho we
uJehova ngesandla sikaMose.
10:14 Ekuqaleni lahamba ibhanela lekamu labantwana bakwa
uJuda ngamabandla abo; phezu kwebandla lakhe kwakunguNaheshoni indodana
ka-Aminadaba.
10:15 Futhi phezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakwa-Isakare kwakunguNethaneli
indodana kaZuwari.
10:16 Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaZebuloni kwakungu-Eliyabe the
indodana kaHeloni.
10:17 Itabernakele lehliswa; namadodana kaGereshoni namadodana
bakwaMerari basuka, bethwele itabernakele.
10:18 Lasuka ibhanela lekamu likaRubeni, ngokwamakamu awo
phezu kwebutho lakhe kwakungu-Elisuri indodana kaShedewuri.
10:19 Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni kwakunguShelumiyeli
indodana kaZurishadayi.
10:20 Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaGadi kwakungu-Eliyasafa
indodana kaDehuweli.
10:21 Futhi amaKohati asuka, ethwele indlu engcwele;
bamise itabernakele lapho beza.
10:22 Futhi basuka ibhanela lekamu labantwana bakwa-Efrayimi
ngamabutho abo; phezu kwebutho lakhe kwakunguElishama indodana ka
Ammihud.
10:23 Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaManase kwakunguGamaliyeli
indodana kaPedasuri.
10:24 Futhi phezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini kwakungu-Abidan
indodana kaGidiyoni.
10:25 Futhi basuka ibhanela lekamu labantwana bakwaDani, okuyinto
owayesemva kwawo onke amakamu ngamabandla awo naphezu kwakhe
umholi kwakungu-Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amishadayi.
10:26 Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwa-Asheri kwakunguPagiyeli the
indodana ka-Okirani.
10:27 Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaNafetali kwakungu-Ahira the
indodana ka-Enani.
10:28 Kwaba njalo ukumuka kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngokuvumelana zabo
amabutho, lapho ehamba phambili.
10:29 UMose wathi kuHobabi, indodana kaRehuweli, wakwaMidiyani,
Uyisezala, siyahamba, siya endaweni ashilo ngayo uJehova;
ngiyakukunika lona; hamba nathi, siyakukwenzela okuhle;
UJehova ukhulume okuhle ngo-Israyeli.
10:30 Wathi kuye: "Angiyikuhamba; kodwa ngizasuka ngiye elizweni lami,
nasezihlotsheni zami.
10:31 Wathi: "Ungasishiyi; njengoba usazi ukuthi sinjani
uyakumisa ehlane, wena ube ngowethu
amehlo.
10:32 Futhi kuyoba, uma uhamba nathi, yebo, kuyoba ukuthi yini
uJehova uyakwenza kithi okuhle, nathi siyakwenza nawe kuwe.
10:33 Basuka entabeni kaJehova, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu
umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wahamba phambi kwabo ngezinsuku ezintathu.
uhambo, ukubafunela indawo yokuphumula.
10:34 Ifu likaJehova laliphezu kwabo emini, lapho bephuma
ikamu.
10:35 Kwathi lapho umphongolo ususukile, uMose wathi: "Vuka;
Jehova, mazihlakazeke izitha zakho; nabakuzondayo mabayeke
baleka phambi kwakho.
10:36 Futhi lapho liphumula, wathi: "Buyela, O Jehova, ezinkulungwaneni eziningi
Israyeli.