Numbers 14

Abantu bavukela iNkosi

1Lenhlangano yonke yasiziphakamisa, yazwakalisa ilizwi layo ^a; abantu basebekhala inyembezi ngalobobusuku ^b. 2Bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebengunguna bemelene loMozisi loAroni ^c; lenhlangano yonke yathi kubo: Kungathi ngabe safela elizweni leGibhithe, kumbe kungathi ngabe safela kule inkangala ^d! 3Njalo kungani iNkosi isilethe kulelilizwe ukuthi siwe ngenkemba? Omkethu labantwanyana bethu bazakuba yimpango. Bekungebe ngcono kithi ukubuyela eGibhithe yini? 4Basebesithi omunye komunye: Asimiseni inhloko ^e, sibuyele eGibhithe ^f. 5UMozisi loAroni basebesithi mbo ngobuso babo phambi kwebandla lonke lenhlangano yabantwana bakoIsrayeli ^g.

6UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni loKalebi indodana kaJefune ababengabalabo abahlola ilizwe, basebedabula izembatho zabo, 7bakhuluma kunhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esadabula kulo ukuze silihlole yilizwe elihle kakhulukazi ^h. 8Uba iNkosi ithokoza ngathi, izasingenisa kulelilizwe ⁱ, isinike lona, ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju ^j. 9Kuphela lingayivukeli iNkosi ^k; futhi lina lingesabi abantu belizwe ^l, ngoba bayikudla kwethu ^m. Umthunzi wabo usukile kubo; leNkosi ilathi; lingabesabi ⁿ. 10Kodwa inhlangano yonke yathi kabakhandwe ngamatshe ^o. Inkazimulo yeNkosi yasibonakala ethenteni lenhlangano kubo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli ^p.

11INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Koze kube nini lababantu bengidelela ^q? Koze kube nini bengangikholwa, ngazo zonke izibonakaliso engizenze phakathi kwabo? ^r 12Ngizabatshaya ngomatshayabhuqe wesifo, ngibathathele ilifa ^s, ngikwenze ube yisizwe esikhulu lesilamandla kulabo ^t.

13UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: Khona amaGibhithe azakuzwa; ngoba wenyuse lababantu phakathi kwawo ngamandla akho ^u. 14Njalo azatshela abahlali balelilizwe. Bazwile ukuthi wena Nkosi uphakathi kwalababantu, ukuthi wena Nkosi ubonwa ubuso ngobuso ^v, lokuthi iyezi lakho lima phezu kwabo, uhamba phambi kwabo usensikeni yeyezi emini lensikeni yomlilo ebusuku ^w. 15Uba ubulala lababantu njengomuntu oyedwa, izizwe ezizwe ngendumela yakho zizakhuluma zisithi: 16Ngoba iNkosi yayingelakho ukungenisa lababantu elizweni eyabafungela lona, ngakho ibabulele enkangala ^x. 17Khathesi-ke, ngiyancenga, kawabe makhulu amandla eNkosi yami, njengokutsho kwakho usithi: 18INkosi iyaphuza ukuthukuthela, njalo inkulu emuseni, ithethelela ububi leziphambeko, kodwa engayikumyekela lokumyekela olecala ^y, iphindisela ububi baboyise phezu kwabantwana kwesesithathu lesesine isizukulwana ^z. 19Thethelela, ngiyancenga, ububi balababantu ^aa njengobukhulu bomusa wakho ^ab, lanjengalokho ubathethelele lababantu kusukela eGibhithe kuze kube khathesi ^ac.

UNkulunkulu uthi uzatshaya abantwana bakoIsrayeli

20INkosi yasisithi: Sengibathethelele njengokwelizwi lakho ^ad. 21Kodwa isibili, njengalokhu ngiphila, umhlaba wonke uzagcwala ngenkazimulo yeNkosi ^ae. 22Ngoba wonke amadoda abone inkazimulo yami lezibonakaliso zami engazenza eGibhithe lenkangala, langilingileyo ^af lezizikhathi ezilitshumi, kawezwanga ilizwi lami ^ag, 23isibili kabayikubona ilizwe engalifungela oyise; futhi kakho owalabo abangideleleyo ozalibona ^ah. 24Kodwa inceku yami uKalebi ^ai, ngoba omunye umoya ubulaye, wangilandela ngokupheleleyo; ngakho ngizamngenisa elizweni ayengene kilo; lenzalo yakhe izakudla ilifa lalo ^aj. 25(AmaAmaleki ^ak lamaKhanani ^al ahlala-ke esigodini.) Kusasa phendukani, lisuke liziyele enkangala ngendlela yoLwandle oluBomvu ^am.

26INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni isithi: 27Koze kube nini ngilalinhlangano embi, engingungunelayo? Ngizwile ukungunguna kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli abangunguna ngakho bemelene lami ^an. 28Tshono kibo uthi: Sibili njengoba ngiphila ^ao, kutsho iNkosi, njengalokhu likhulume endlebeni zami, ngizakwenza njalo kini ^ap. 29Izidumbu zenu zizawela enkangala le, labo bonke ababaliweyo benu, njengokwenani lonke lenu, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, lina abangingunguneleyo ^aq; 30sibili lina kaliyikungena elizweni engiliphakamisele isandla sami ukulihlalisa kulo, ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni ^ar. 31Kodwa abantwanyana benu elathi ngabo bazakuba yimpango, ngizabangenisa ^as, bazalazi ilizwe elalilahlayo ^at. 32Lina-ke, izidumbu zenu zizawela kulinkangala ^au. 33Labantwana benu bazakuba ngabelusi enkangala ^av iminyaka engamatshumi amane ^aw, bathwale ukuphinga kwenu, izidumbu zenu zize ziphele enkangala ^ax. 34Njengokwenani lezinsuku elahlola ngazo ilizwe ^ay, insuku ezingamatshumi amane, usuku ngomnyaka ^az, usuku ngomnyaka, lizathwala ububi benu, iminyaka engamatshumi amane ^ba, lazi ukufulathela kwami. 35Mina Nkosi ngikhulumile. Isibili ngizakwenza lokhu ^bb kulinhlangano yonke embi ebuthene imelene lami; kulinkangala bazaphela, bafele khona ^bc. 36Njalo amadoda uMozisi awathumayo ukuhlola ilizwe, esephenduka, enza inhlangano yonke yamngungunela ngokuletha umbiko omubi mayelana lelizwe ^bd, 37lamadoda aletha umbiko omubi ngelizwe afa ngenhlupheko phambi kweNkosi ^be. 38Kodwa uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni loKalebi indodana kaJefune, kulawomadoda ayeyehlola ilizwe, asala ephila ^bf. 39Njalo uMozisi wakhuluma la amazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli; abantu basebelila kakhulu ^bg.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli banqotshwa eHorma

40Basebevuka ekuseni kakhulu, benyukela engqongeni yentaba, besithi: Khangelani silapha, sizakwenyukela endaweni iNkosi eyithembisileyo; ngoba sonile ^bh. 41Kodwa uMozisi wathi: Kungani-ke liseqa umlayo weNkosi? Ngoba kakuyikuphumelela ^bi. 42Lingenyuki, ngoba iNkosi kayikho phakathi kwenu, ukuze lingatshaywa phambi kwezitha zenu ^bj. 43Ngoba amaAmaleki lamaKhanani alapho phambi kwenu; njalo lizakuwa ngenkemba, ngoba njengoba liphendukile ekulandeleni iNkosi, iNkosi kayiyikuba lani ^bk. 44Kodwa ngokuziqhenya benyukela engqongeni yentaba ^bl, kodwa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi loMozisi kawuphumanga phakathi kwenkamba ^bm. 45AmaAmaleki asesehla, lamaKhanani ahlala kulezozintaba, abatshaya ^bn, abahlakaza kwaze kwaba seHorma ^bo.