‏ Numbers 11

INkosi ithembisa ukubapha inyama

1Kwasekusithi abantu besola kwakukubi endlebeni zeNkosi a. Kwathi iNkosi isikuzwile, ulaka lwayo lwavutha b, lomlilo weNkosi wavutha phakathi kwabo, waqothula emngceleni wenkamba c. 2Abantu basebekhala kuMozisi; uMozisi wasekhuleka eNkosini, lomlilo wadeda d. 3Ngakho wabiza ibizo laleyondawo iTabera, ngoba umlilo weNkosi wavutha phakathi kwabo.

4Ududu lwabantu olwaluphakathi kwabo lwaloyisa isiloyiso e; ngakho labantwana bakoIsrayeli baphinde bakhala inyembezi, bathi: Ngubani ozasipha inyama ukuthi sidle f? 5Siyazikhumbula inhlanzi esasizidla ngesihle eGibhithe, amakhomane, lamakhabe, lamaliki, lesandindima, legalikhi g. 6Kodwa khathesi umphefumulo wethu womile, kakulalutho ngitsho, ngaphandle kwale imana phambi kwamehlo ethu. 7Njalo imana yayinjengenhlanyelo yekhoriyanderi* h, lokukhangeleka kwayo kwakunjengokukhangeleka kwebedola* i. 8Abantu bahambahamba bayibutha j bayichola ematsheni okuchola, loba bayigiga engigeni, bayipheka ezimbizeni, benza amaqebelengwana ngayo; lokunambitheka kwayo kwakunjengokunambitheka komhluzi wamafutha k. 9Lapho amazolo esehlela phezu kwenkamba ebusuku, imana yehla phezu kwawo l.

10Njalo uMozisi wezwa abantu bekhala inyembezi ngokwensapho zabo, ngulowo lalowo emnyango wethente lakhe. Lolaka lweNkosi lwavutha kakhulu; futhi kwaba kubi emehlweni kaMozisi m. 11UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: Wenzeleni okubi encekwini yakho? Njalo kungani ngingatholanga umusa emehlweni akho ukuthi ubeke umthwalo walababantu bonke phezu kwami? n 12Mina ngakhulelwa yibo bonke lababantu yini? Kumbe mina ngabazala yini, ukuze uthi kimi: Basingathe esifubeni sakho o, njengomlizane owesilisa esingatha umntwana omunyayo p, kuze kube selizweni owalifungela oyise? q 13Ngingayithatha ngaphi inyama ukuthi ngibaphe bonke lababantu? Ngoba bayakhala inyembezi kimi besithi: Siphe inyama ukuze sidle r. 14Mina kangilamandla okuthwala bonke lababantu ngedwa, ngoba kunzima kakhulu kimi s. 15Uba-ke usenza njalo kimi, ake ungibulale lokungibulala, uba ngithole umusa emehlweni akho t, njalo kangingaboni usizi lwami u.

16INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Buthela kimi amadoda angamatshumi ayisikhombisa abadala bakoIsrayeli, owaziyo ngawo ukuthi angabadala babantu v lenduna zabo w, uwalethe ethenteni lenhlangano ukuze eme khona lawe. 17Njalo ngizakwehla, ngikhulume lawe khona x; ngizagodla okomoya ophezu kwakho ngikufake phezu kwabo y; njalo bazathwala kanye lawe umthwalo wabantu, ukuze ungawuthwali wedwa z. 18Tshono-ke ebantwini uthi: Zingcweliseleleni ikusasa aa, lizakudla inyama; ngoba likhalile inyembezi endlebeni zeNkosi lisithi: Ngubani ozasipha inyama ukuze sidle? Ngoba kwakukuhle kithi eGibhithe ab. Ngakho iNkosi izalipha inyama njalo lidle. 19Kaliyikudla usuku olulodwa, loba insuku ezimbili, loba insuku ezinhlanu, loba insuku ezilitshumi, kumbe insuku ezingamatshumi amabili, 20kuze kube yinyanga yonke, ize iphume emakhaleni enu, ilitshiphele, ngenxa yokuthi liyalile iNkosi ephakathi kwenu ac, lakhala inyembezi phambi kwayo lisithi: Kanti saphumelani eGibhithe? ad 21Kodwa uMozisi wathi: Abantu abahamba ngenyawo engiphakathi kwabo bazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha; wena-ke uthe: Ngizabanika inyama ukuze badle inyanga yonke ae. 22Bazahlatshelwa izimvu lezinkomo yini ukuze zibanele? af Loba bazabuthelwa yini inhlanzi zonke zolwandle ukuze zibanele? ag 23INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Isandla seNkosi sifinyeziwe yini? ah Khathesi uzabona ukuthi ilizwi lami lizakwenzeka kuwe kumbe hatshi ai.

24UMozisi wasephuma, wabatshela abantu amazwi eNkosi; wabutha amadoda angamatshumi ayisikhombisa ebadaleni babantu, wawamisa ehanqe ithente aj. 25INkosi yasisehla ngeyezi ak, yakhuluma kuye, yagodla okomoya ophezu kwakhe, yakubeka phezu kwamadoda angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, abadala. Kwasekusithi lapho uMoya ehlala phezu kwabo al, baprofetha, kodwa kabakuphindanga. 26Njalo kwakusele amadoda amabili enkambeni, ibizo lenye lalinguElidadi lebizo lenye linguMedadi; loMoya wahlala phezu kwawo. Njalo ayephakathi kwalabo ababhaliweyo, kodwa kawaphumanga ukuya ethenteni, njalo aprofetha enkambeni am. 27Kwagijima ijaha labika kuMozisi lathi: UElidadi loMedadi bayaprofetha enkambeni. 28UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni an, inceku kaMozisi, omunye wabatsha bakhe ao, wasephendula wathi: Nkosi yami, Mozisi, benqabele ap. 29Kodwa uMozisi wathi kuye: Ulobukhwele ngenxa yami yini? Kungathi bonke abantu beNkosi bangaba ngabaprofethi, ukuze iNkosi ifake uMoya wayo phezu kwabo aq! 30UMozisi wasezibuthela enkambeni, yena labadala bakoIsrayeli.

INkosi ibapha izagwaca

31Kwasekusuka umoya ovela eNkosini, waletha izagwaca zivela elwandle, wazehlisela phezu kwenkamba, phose uhambo losuku ngapha, njalo phose uhambo losuku ngapha, zizingelezele inkamba, njalo okungaba zingalo ezimbili phezu komhlabathi ar. 32Abantu basebesukuma lolosuku lonke, lobusuku bonke, losuku lonke olulandelayo, bebutha izagwaca. Lowo owayelezinlutshwana wayebuthe amahomeri* alitshumi as; bazichayela zona inhlangothi zonke zenkamba. 33Inyama isesephakathi kwamazinyo abo ingakahlafunwa, intukuthelo yeNkosi yabavuthela abantu, njalo iNkosi yabatshaya abantu ngenhlupheko enkulu kakhulu at. 34Ngakho ibizo laleyondawo lathiwa yiKibirothi-Hathava, ngoba lapho bangcwaba abantu abakhanukayo. 35Abantu basuka eKibirothi-Hathava baya eHazerothi; bahlala eHazerothi au.

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