Ukuhlubuka kwakaKhorarhi, uDatani no-Abiramu
1UKhorarhi umsa kaJitsihari omsa kaKhehathi umsa kaLevi kanye namaRubeni okunguDatani no-Abiramu amadodana ka-Eliyabu no-Oni umsa kaPelethi 2bavukela uMosi. Basekelwa madoda amakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu wakwa-Israyeli. Lawo-ke bekubarholi bomkhambathi, abakhethwa ehlanganweni ekubabantu abanedumo. 3Babuthana ndawonye bajamelana noMosi no-Aroni bathi kibo: “Kwanje khona, sekwanele! Boke abantu bomkhambathi, omunye nomunye wabo ungocwengileko begodu noZimu uphakathi kwabo. Alo, nina kubayini niziphakamisa ngaphezu kwehlangano kaSomnini na?”
4Kuthe lokha uMosi nakezwa lokho, wahloma ihloko phasi, 5wakhuluma noKhorarhi nejima lakhe wathi: “Kusasa ekuseni uSomnini uzozitjengisa bona ngubani ongowakhe nokobana ngubani ongocwengileko begodu uSomnini uzakwenza onjalo atjhidele kuye. Iye, loyo azamkhetha uzamenza atjhidele kuye. 6Nje-ke wena Khorarhi nejima lakho yenzani lokhu: Thathani izitja zokutjhisela itjhwalo, 7bese kuthi kusasa nokhele amalahle nithele itjhwalo phezu kwawo phambi kwakaSomnini. Nje-ke loyo uSomnini amkhethileko kuzakuba nguye ongocwengileko. Kwanje khona, nami senganele ngani madodana kaLevi!”
8Godu uMosi wathi kuKhorarhi: “Lalelani la nina madodana kaLevi: 9Kuyinto encani kini kobana uZimu wakwa-Israyeli anihlukanisele emkhambathini wakwa-Israyeli ukuze anitjhideze kuye bonyana nilotjhe ethaberinakelini lakaSomnini nokobana nijame esikhundleni somkhambathi beniwulotjhe na? 10Njengombana anitjhideze hlanu kwakhe nje, nina nabafowenu boke bamaLevi, alo, nisafunana nobuphristi godu? 11Aninghonghoyili ku-Aroni! Eqinisweni wena nalo loke ijinyana lakhwelo niphambene noSomnini ngokukghuthana kwenu lapha!”
12Nje-ke uMosi wathumela bona kubizwe uDatani no-Abiramu amadodana ka-Eliyabu. Bona bathi: “Thina asizi lapho! 13Akukaneli kuwe bona usenyule enarheni egeleza ibisi neliju bonyana uzosibulalela erhalawumbenapha, ubuye uzenze ikosana ngaphezu kwethu? 14Ngaphezu kwalokho, akhange usilethe enarheni egeleza ibisi neliju begodu akhange bewusiphe ngitjho kungaba masimu namkha isidiribe bona kube lilifa lethu. Abantu abanjengathi nje ungababeka isandla ebusweni na? Thina asizi lapho!”
15UMosi gade anyenye khulu; nje-ke wathi kuSomnini: “Somnini, ungawunaki umnikelwabo! Angikathathi ngitjho nodumbana kibo begodu akhange khe ngikhube noyedwa wabo.”
16Waphendukela kuKhorarhi wathi: “Kusasa, ubekhona wena nejima lakhwelo loke phambi kwakaSomnini; iye, wena nalo kanye no-Aroni. 17Omunye nomunye wenu akeze nesitja sakhe sokutjhisela itjhwalo, athele itjhwalo phezu kwaso asilethe phambi kwakaSomnini, okutjho izitja ezimakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu. Nawe wena Khorarhi no-Aroni niphathe zenu izitja.”
18Nje-ke omunye nomunye wazithathela isitja sakhe, wokhela amalahle wathela netjhwalo phezu kwawo, bajama emnyango wetende lokuhlanganela banoMosi no-Aroni. 19Kuthe bona uKhorarhi abuthelele loke ijima lakhe elijamelene noMosi phambi komnyango wetende lokuhlanganela, kwabonakala iphazimulo kaSomnini emkhambathini woke. 20Nje-ke uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi no-Aroni wathi: 21“Zahlukaniseni nejimelo ukuze ngiliqede kube kanye.”
22Bona bahloma iinhloko phasi, bathi: “Maye Zimu! Wena Zimu wemiphefumulo yenyama yoke, kanti kuzakona umuntu munye bese ukhaliphela umkhambathi woke na?”
23USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 24“Khuluma nomkhambathi bonyana usuke magegana nalapha kuhlala khona uKhorarhi, uDatani no-Abiramu.”
25Nje-ke uMosi wasikima waya kuDatani no-Abiramu. Abaphathi bakwa-Israyeli bamlandela. 26Wakhuluma nomkhambathi wathi: “Ngiyanibawa, sukani ematendeni wamadoda akhohlakeleko lawo, ningathinti litho lawo ukuze ningathanyelwa ngebanga lazo zoke izono zawo.”
27Mbala umkhambathi wasuka magegana nalapha bekuhlala khona uKhorarhi, uDatani no-Abiramu. UDatani no-Abiramu baphuma bajama eminyangweni yamatendabo nabafazi babo, abantwana kanye namasanabo. 28UMosi wathi: “Ngalokhu nizakwazi bona uSomnini ungithumile bona ngenze woke umsebenzi lo, nokobana akuveli kimi. 29Nangabe abarhalaba bafa ukufa kwabantu boke, behlelwe ngokwehlela abantu boke, khona-ke uSomnini uzabe angakangithumi. 30Kodwana nangabe uSomnini wenza isiga esitjha, ihlabathi ivule umlomayo ibaginye kanye nakho koke okungekwabo, baye endaweni yabafileko basezwa. Nje-ke nizakwazi bona abarhalaba badelele uSomnini!”
31Kuthe angakaginyi namezwi agade awakhuluma, ihlabathi abarhalabo ebegade bajame kiyo yahlukana phakathi, 32iphasi lavula umlomalo labaginya nemizabo kanye nabo boke abantu bakaKhorarhi nepahlabo yoke. 33Ngendlela leyo behlela endaweni yabafileko nakho koke kwabo basezwa. Ihlabathi yabadibizesa, babhubha baphela ehlanganweni. 34Ama-Israyeli woke agade amagegana nabo abaleka nakezwa barhuwelela, adlumbana athi: “Baba-ke! Nathi iphaseli lizosiginya!”
35Kwehla umlilo uvela kuSomnini, waqothula amakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu wabantu abagade banikela itjhwalo.
36Godu uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 37“Tjela u-Elazara umsa ka-Aroni umphristi bona asuse izitja zokutjhisela itjhwalo emthuthwini bese ukghuthulela amalahle wakhona kude le ngombana amalahle lawo acwengile. 38Izoni lezo zife ngebanga lokobana bezinikela itjhwalo ngezitjezo. Nje-ke izitjezo zibe ngezicwengileko ngokulethwa kwazo phambi kwakaSomnini. Yeke zikhandeni zibe sipara nizinamathisele e-aldarini. Ngendlela leyo zizakuba siyeleliso kuma-Israyeli.”
39Nje-ke u-Elazara umphristi wathatha izitja zokutjhisela itjhwalo zekoporo egade zisetjenziswa ngabatjhisiweko, zakhandwa zaba sipara bona zinamathiselwe e-aldarini. 40Zaba siyeleliso kuma-Israyeli bonyana kungabi khona noyedwa ongasuye umphristi nongasiso isizukulwana saka-Aroni ozakutjhidela phambi kwakaSomnini batjho utjhisa itjhwalo. Nakungasinjalo uzakufana noKhorarhi nejima lakhe. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini ayala u-Elazara ngoMosi.
41Ngakusasa kwamhlokho umkhambathi woke wama-Israyeli wanghonghoyila ngoMosi no-Aroni wathi kibo: “Nina, nibulele abantu bakaSomnini!”
42Kwathi lokha umkhambathi lowo nawukghuthanako bona ujamelane noMosi no-Aroni, wajika etendeni lokuhlanganela; qala nanto ilifu lembatha itende, kwabonakala iphazimulo kaSomnini. 43Nje-ke uMosi no-Aroni batjhidela phambi kwetende lokuhlanganela; 44uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 45“Tjhidani hlangana nomkhambathi lowo ukuze ngiwuqede kube kanye.” Bobabili bahloma iinhloko phasi.
46UMosi wathi ku-Aroni: “Thatha isitja sakho sokutjhisela itjhwalo bese wokhela amalahle e-aldarini ngakiso, uthele itjhwalo phezu kwawo, usithathe masinyana uye naso emkhambathini uwenzele itethelelo ngombana ilaka lakaSomnini liyavutha begodu sekusunguleke nesifo.”
47Nje-ke u-Aroni wathatha isitja sakhe njengombana uMosi atjhwile, wagijimela phakathi kwehlangano lapha isifo besele sisunguleke khona. Wathela itjhwalo phezu kwamalahle bona enzele abantu itethelelo. 48Wajama phakathi kwabasaphilako nesele bafile, isifo saphela. 49Labo ebe basele babulewe sisifo bebaziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nane namakhulu alikhomba, ngaphandle kwalabo abafa ngesigemegeme sakaKhorarhi. 50U-Aroni wabuyela kuMosi emnyango wetende lokuhlanganela emva kokuphela kwesifo.
