Izinombolo
20:1 Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, yebo yonke inhlangano, wangena
ehlane laseSini ngenyanga yokuqala; bahlala abantu eKadeshi; futhi
UMiriyam wafela khona, wembelwa khona.
2 Akwabakho amanzi omhlangano, babuthana
bahlangana ngokumelene noMose no-Aroni.
20:3 Abantu baphikisana noMose, bakhuluma, bathi: "Sengathi singaba."
babefile lapho abafowethu befa phambi kukaJehova!
20:4 Futhi kungani nikhuphule ibandla leNkosi kule ndaba?
ehlane, ukuze sifele khona thina nezinkomo zethu?
20:5 Futhi kungani nisikhuphule eGibhithe, ukuze nisingenise?
kulendawo embi? akusiyo indawo yembewu, namakhiwane, nezivini;
noma amapomegranati; namanzi okuphuza awekho.
20:6 OMose no-Aroni basuka phambi kwenhlangano, baya emnyango
etendeni lokuhlangana, bawa ngobuso;
inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala kubo.
20:7 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
20:8 Thatha intonga, ubuthe ibandla ndawonye, wena no-Aroni wakho
mfowethu, ukhulume edwaleni phambi kwamehlo abo; futhi lizakunika
khipha amanzi akhe, wena ubakhiphele amanzi aphume phakathi
idwala; kanjalo uyakuphuzisa inhlangano nezilwane zayo.
20:9 UMose wayithatha induku phambi kukaJehova, njengoba nje emyalile.
20:10 OMose no-Aroni babutha inhlangano phambi kwedwala.
wathi kubo: “Yizwani-ke nina bahlubuki; kufanele sikukhiphele amanzi
yaleli dwala?
20:11 UMose waphakamisa isandla sakhe, futhi ngentonga yakhe washaya idwala kabili.
aphuma amanzi maningi, inhlangano yaphuza kanye nezabo
nezilwane.
" 20:12 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose no-Aroni: "Ngenxa yokuthi anikholwanga kimi
ngingcwelise emehlweni abantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
lingangenisi lelibandla elizweni engibanike lona.
20:13 Lawa amanzi aseMeriba; ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli balwa
uJehova, wangcweliswa kubo.
20:14 UMose wathuma izithunywa enkosini yakwa-Edomi zisuka eKadeshi, wathi:
umfowenu u-Israyeli, wena uyakwazi konke ukuhlupheka okusehlele.
20:15 Okhokho bethu behlela eGibhithe, futhi siye sahlala eGibhithe isikhathi eside
isikhathi; abaseGibithe basihlupha thina nawobaba;
20:16 Futhi lapho sakhala kuJehova, walizwa izwi lethu, futhi wathumela ingelosi.
wasikhipha eGibithe; bheka, siseKadeshi, a
umuzi osekugcineni komngcele wakho.
20:17 Ake sidlule ezweni lakho, ngeke sidabule
emasimini, noma phakathi kwezivini, asiyikuphuza amanzi
siyakuhamba ngendlela yenkosi, asiyikuphendukela endleleni
ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, size sidlule imingcele yakho.
20:18 Wathi u-Edomi kuye, "Ungadluli kimi, funa ngiphume."
ngokumelene nawe ngenkemba.
20:19 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi kuye: "Sizohamba ngomgwaqo omkhulu.
uma mina nezinkomo zami siphuza amanzi akho, ngiyakuwakhokhela;
ngizodlula ngezinyawo zami ngaphandle kokwenza okunye.
20:20 Wathi: "Awuyikudabula." U-Edomi waphuma ukumhlangabeza
nabantu abaningi, nangesandla esinamandla.
20:21 Kanjalo u-Edomi wala ukunika u-Israyeli ukuwela umngcele wakhe
u-Israyeli wamfulathela.
20:22 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, yebo yonke inhlangano, basuka
eKadeshi, wafika entabeni yaseHori.
20:23 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose no-Aroni entabeni yaseHori, eduze komkhawulo
izwe lakwa-Edomi, ethi,
20:24 U-Aroni uyobuthelwa kubantu bakubo, ngoba ngeke angene
izwe engalinika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba nahlubuka
ngokumelene nezwi lami emanzini aseMeriba.
20:25 Thatha u-Aroni no-Eleyazare indodana yakhe, futhi ubakhuphulele entabeni yaseHori.
20:26 Uhlubule u-Aroni izambatho zakhe, futhi uzigqokise u-Eleyazare indodana yakhe
u-Aroni uyakubuthelwa kubantu bakubo, afele khona.
27 UMose wenza njengalokho uJehova emyalile, bakhuphukela entabeni yaseHori
emehlweni ebandla lonke.
28 UMose wamhlubula u-Aroni izambatho zakhe, wazifaka ku-Eleyazare wakhe
indodana; u-Aroni wafela khona esiqongweni sentaba; oMose no-Eleyazare
yehla entabeni.
29 Lapho yonke inhlangano ibona ukuthi u-Aroni ufile, yamlilela
u-Aroni izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli.