Izinombolo
11:1 Futhi lapho abantu bekhononda, kwaba kubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi uJehova
wezwa; intukuthelo yakhe yavutha; umlilo kaJehova wavutha
phakathi kwabo, wabaqeda ababesemikhawulweni yezwe
ikamu.
2 Abantu bakhala kuMose; lapho uMose ekhuleka kuJehova.
umlilo wacinywa.
11:3 Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iThabera, ngoba umlilo kaJehova
uJehova wavutha phakathi kwabo.
11:4 Futhi ingxubevange eyayiphakathi kwabo wakhanuka
abantwana bakoIsrayeli baphinda bakhala, bathi: Ngubani ozasinika inyama?
udle?
11:5 Sikhumbula izinhlanzi esazidla eGibhithe ngesihle; ukhukhamba,
namakhabe, namalikhi, no-anyanisi, nesweli.
11:6 Kodwa manje umphefumulo wethu womile, akukho lutho ngaphandle kwalokhu
imana, phambi kwamehlo ethu.
11:7 Imana lalinjengembewu yekoriyandire, nombala walo unjengembewu
umbala we-bdellium.
11:8 Futhi abantu bazulazula, futhi wawubutha, futhi wawugaya ezigayweni, noma
wawuchola odakeni, wawubhaka ngamapani, wenza amaqebelengwane ngawo;
ukunambitheka kwawo kwakunjengokunambitha kwamafutha amasha.
11:9 Futhi lapho amazolo ewela phezu kwekamu ebusuku, imana lawela phezu
yona.
11:10 UMose wezwa abantu bekhala ngemindeni yabo, wonke umuntu
umnyango wetende lakhe; intukuthelo kaJehova yavutha kakhulu;
UMose naye kwaba kubi.
" 11:11 UMose wathi kuJehova: "Kungani uyiphathe kabi inceku yakho?
futhi kungani ngingafumananga umusa emehlweni akho ukuba ubeke wena
umthwalo wabo bonke lababantu phezu kwami?
11:12 Ingabe mina wakhulelwa bonke laba bantu? mina ngizele bona, ukuthi wena
ubungathi kimi: Bathwale esifubeni sakho njengomondli
izala umntwana omunya, iyise ezweni owafunga kubo
obaba?
11:13 Ngingayithathaphi inyama ukuze nginike bonke laba bantu? ngoba bayakhala
kimi, ethi: Siphe inyama, sidle.
11:14 Angikwazi ukuthwala bonke laba bantu ngedwa, ngoba unzima kakhulu
mina.
11:15 Uma ungenza kanje kimi, ake ungibulale esandleni, uma
ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho; futhi mangingaboni usizi lwami.
" 11:16 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Buthela kimi amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa amadoda amakhulu
ka-Israyeli, obaziyo ukuthi bangamalunga abantu, futhi
izikhulu phezu kwabo; ukulethe etendeni lokuhlangana
ibandla, ukuze lime lapho nawe.
11:17 Futhi ngizokwehla, futhi ngikhulume nawe khona, futhi ngizothatha ingxenye
umoya ophezu kwakho, awubeke phezu kwabo; futhi bayokwenza
thwala umthwalo wabantu kanye nawe, ukuze ungazithwali wena
yedwa.
11:18 Futhi uthi kubantu: 'Zingcweliseni ngosuku lwakusasa, futhi
niyakudla inyama, ngokuba nililile ezindlebeni zikaJehova, nithi:
Ngubani ongasipha inyama sidle? ngoba kwakukuhle kithi eGibhithe.
ngalokho uJehova uyakuninika inyama, nidle.
11:19 Aniyikudla usuku olulodwa, noma ezimbili, noma ezinhlanu, noma eziyishumi.
noma izinsuku ezingamashumi amabili;
11:20 Kodwa ngisho inyanga yonke, aze aphume emakhaleni akho, futhi kube
kuyanengeka kini, ngokuba nidelele uJehova okhona
phakathi kwenu, sakhala phambi kwakhe, sithi: Saphumelani na?
Egypt?
11:21 Wathi uMose: "Abantu engiphakathi kwabo bayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha
abahamba ngezinyawo; futhi wena uthe: Ngizabanika inyama, ukuze badle a
inyanga yonke.
11:22 Izimvu nezinkomo ziyohlatshwa ngenxa yabo, ukuze banele? noma
ziyakubuthelwa bona zonke izinhlanzi zolwandle, zanele
bona?
" 11:23 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Ingabe isandla sikaJehova sifinyele? uyakwenza
bheka manje ukuthi izwi lami liyakwenzeka kuwe noma qha.
11:24 UMose waphuma, futhi watshela abantu amazwi kaJehova
wabutha amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa amalunga abantu, wabamisa nxazonke
mayelana netabernakele.
11:25 Futhi uJehova wehla ngefu, futhi wakhuluma kuye, futhi wathatha ingxenye
umoya owawuphezu kwakhe, wawunika amalunga angamashumi ayisikhombisa;
kwathi umoya usehlezi phezu kwabo, baprofetha;
futhi akazange ayeke.
11:26 Kodwa kwasala amadoda amabili ekamu, igama lenye
u-Elidadi, negama lenye enguMedadi;
futhi babengababo abalotshiweyo, kodwa abaphumanga ukuya kini
etendeni: baprofetha ekamu.
" 11:27 Futhi kwagijima insizwa, futhi watshela uMose, wathi: "O-Elidadi noMedadi
profetha ekamu.
11:28 Futhi uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku kaMose, omunye wezinsizwa zakhe,
waphendula wathi: Nkosi yami, Mose, banqabele.
11:29 UMose wathi kuye: "Umona ngenxa yami? ngabe uNkulunkulu konke lokho
abantu bakaJehova babengabaprofethi, nokuthi uJehova ubebeka umoya wakhe
phezu kwabo!
11:30 UMose wangena naye ekamu, yena namalunga akwa-Israyeli.
11:31 Futhi kwaphuma umoya ovela eNkosini, futhi waletha izigwaca kusukela
olwandle, bawele ngasekamu, njengohambo losuku kulokhu
ohlangothini, futhi kwakungathi uhambo losuku ngaphesheya, nxazonke
ekamu, futhi kungathi izingalo ezimbili ukuphakama phezu kobuso bomhlaba.
11:32 Futhi abantu basukuma lonke lolo suku, futhi bonke lobo busuku, futhi bonke
ngangomuso babutha izigwaca; owabutha okuncane wabutha
amahomere ayishumi, bazaneka wonke nxazonke
ikamu.
11:33 Kwathi inyama isephakathi kwamazinyo abo, ingakahlafunwa, inyama isesandleni
ulaka lukaJehova lwabavuthela abantu, uJehova wabashaya
abantu abanenhlupho enkulu kakhulu.
11:34 Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi Kibroti Hathava, ngoba lapho
bangcwaba abantu abakhanukelayo.
11:35 Abantu basuka eKibroti Hathava, baya eHazeroti; nokuhlala
eHazeroti.