Litfole legolide
1Batsi kube bantfu babone kutsi Mosi sewutsetse sikhatsi lesidze angasehli entsabeni, babutsana ndzawonye beta ku-Aroni bakhuluma kuye batsi: “Kota, usentele nkulunkulu lotawuhamba embikwetfu, ngobe phela asati kutsi sekwente njani kulendvodza lenguMosi leyasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe.”
2Aroni wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Khumulani lamacici egolide lasetindlebeni tebafati benu, netemadvodzana enu, netemadvodzakati enu, niwaletse lapha kimi.” 3Ngako bonkhe bantfu bakhipha emacici abo etindlebeni tabo, bawaletsa ku-Aroni. 4Wawatsatsa wawancibilikisa, wase ubumba litfole lelidvuna legolide.
Bantfu bamemeta batsi: “Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe!”
5Watsi kube Aroni akubone loku, wase wakha lilati embikwalelitfole, wamemetela watsi: “Kusasa kutawuba nesibhimbi sekudvumisa Simakadze.” 6Ngakusasa bavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi baletsa iminikelo yekushiswa kanye neminikelo yekuthula. Bantfu bahlala phansi, badla, banatsa, basukuma badlala.
7Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Ncandzeka wewuke, ngobe labantfu bakho lowabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe sebonakele. 8Sebaphambuke ngekushesha kuloko lengabayala ngako; sebancibilikise igolide benta litfole lelidvuna. Balikhotsamela balikhonta, badzimate batsi: ‘Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe.’ ” 9Simakadze wachubeka wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Sengibabonile labantfu kutsi basive lesinentsamo lelukhuni. 10Ngako-ke ase ungiyekele kutsi lulaka lwami lutewubahashula lubabhubhise. Wena-ke ngitakwenta ube sive lesikhulu.”
11Kodvwa Mosi wancenga Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe watsi: “Hhawu Simakadze, lulaka lwakho lusivutselelani lesive sakho lowasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe ngesandla sakho lesinemandla lamakhulu? 12Pho, kudzingeke ngani kutsi emaGibhithe abe asatsi: ‘Wabakhipha ngebucili eGibhithe wabe sewubabulala ngekubacitsa ebusweni bemhlaba baphelela etintsabeni bonkhe’? Mane uluyekele lulaka lwakho loluvutsako, ucole, ungasehliseli imbhubhiso lesive sakho. 13Khumbula Abrahama, na-Isaka, na-Israyeli, tinceku takho, lowafunga kuto ngelibito lakho watetsembisa, watsi: ‘Ngiyawunandzisa, titukulwane tenu tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka. Lelive lenginitsembisa lona ngiyawulipha titukulwane tenu, liyawuba ngelabo phakadze naphakadze.’ ” 14Ngako Simakadze wagucula umcondvo wakhe, wangabe asababhubhisa bantfu bakhe.
15Mosi wancandzeka, wehla entsabeni, etfwele tibhelekeca tematje letimbili letatibhalwe imiyalo ndzawo totimbili ngemuva nangembili. 16Letibhelekeca tematje tatibatwe nguNkulunkulu, tabhalwa nguye ngekuticopha ngesandla sakhe.
17Joshuwa watsi kube eve bantfu bamemeta, wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Kunemsindvo wemphi enkambu.”
18Mosi waphendvula watsi: “Loko akufanani nemsindvo wekuncoba nome kukhala kwekwehlulwa, kodvwa ngiva kungumsindvo wekuhlabela.”
19Watsi kube Mosi asondzele enkambu, abone lelitfole nebantfu bagidza, watfukutsela wabilelana. Letibhelekeca labetetfwele watilahla phansi, tephukela khona lapho phansi kwentsaba. 20Watsatsa lelitfole lelase lakhiwe, walishisa ngemlilo, waligaya, lacolisakala laba yimphuphu, walibhuca ngemanti, watsi onkhe ema-Israyeli akalinatse. 21Wakhuluma ku-Aroni watsi: “Labantfu benteni kuwe, uze ubaholele kulesono lesikhulu kangaka?”
22Aroni waphendvula watsi: “Ungangitfukutseleli, nkhosi yami, nawe uyati kutsi labantfu babutsambele kanjani bubi. 23Ngobe bakhulume kimi batsi: ‘Sentele nkulunkulu, lotawuhamba embikwetfu; ngobe asati kutsi sekwente njani kulendvodza lenguMosi leyasikhipha eGibhithe.’ 24Mine ngatsi kubo: ‘Wonkhe lonegolide akayiletse lapha kimi.’ Ngako banginika igolide, ngayifaka emlilweni, kwase kuphuma nali litfole lelidvuna.”
25Mosi wabona kutsi bantfu sebangumhlambi kazelusile, ngobe Aroni abesabayekelele batentela matsandza, batihlazisa ngisho nasembikwetitsa tabo. 26Mosi wema esangweni lenkambu wamemeta watsi: “Lowo longakuSimakadze akete lapha kimi.” Onkhe emadvodzana aLevi abutsana ndzawonye eta kuye. 27Wakhuluma kuwo watsi: “Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wa-Israyeli utsi: ‘Ngulowo nalowo emkhatsini wenu akatsatse inkemba yakhe, angene ngalelisango adzimate ayewuphuma ngale, ahambe abulala bomnakabo, nebangani bakhe, nabomakhelwane bakhe.’ ” 28EmaLevi enta njengekusho kwaMosi, abulala emadvodza labengaba ti-3 000 ngalelo langa. 29Mosi wakhuluma kumaLevi watsi: “Lamuhla senitehlukanisele Simakadze ngentsengo yekubulala lowo nalowo indvodzana yakhe nemnakabo. Ngako-ke lamuhla sewunibusisile.”
30Ngakusasa Mosi wakhuluma kubantfu, watsi: “Nente sono lesikhulu lesesabekako. Kodvwa sengitakwenyuka ngiye kuSimakadze entsabeni; mhlawumbe nginganentela inhlawulo yekubuyisana kuSimakadze ngalokona kwenu.” 31Ngako Mosi wancandzeka wabuyela kuSimakadze, wafike watsi: “Labantfu sebatentele sono lesikhulu lesesabekako. Sebente nkulunkulu ngegolide base bayamkhonta. 32Kodvwa ngiyakucela umane ubatsetselele; nangabe awubatsetseleli, kuncono nami wesule libito lami encwadzini yakho loyibhalile.”
33Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Ngulowo lowonile kimi lengiyakwesula libito lakhe encwadzini yami. 34Hamba-ke uyewuhola labantfu ubayise kulendzawo lengikhulume ngayo kuwe, ingilosi yami itawuhamba embikwakho. Kodvwa siyeta sikhatsi lapho ngitawubajezisa ngenca yekona kwabo.”
35Ngako Simakadze watfumela sifo kubantfu, ngobe babecindzetele Aroni kutsi ababumbele litfole legolide.
