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.