Kuhlubuka kwaboKhora naDathani na-Abiramu
1Khora, umsa wa-Jisihari, lotalwa nguKhohati, umsa waLevi, nemaRubeni latsite, boDathani na-Abiramu, emadvodzana a-Eliyabe, kanye na-Oni, umsa waPhelethi, bedzelela, 2bavukela Mosi. Babutsa bantfu labanyenti labebatiwa esiveni sonkhe, kwaba ngema-Israyeli labengema-250, lababengubona bakhetsiwe batinhloko. 3Babutsana ndzawonye bahlasela boMosi na-Aroni, batsi kubo: “Senihambe kakhulu! Sonkhe lesive singcwele, bonkhe ngamunye ngamunye wabo, futsi naNkulunkulu unabo. Nine-ke nitiphakamiselani etikwalesive saSimakadze?”
4Kwatsi Mosi nakakuva loko, wawa phansi ngebuso. 5Watsi kuKhora nalesicumbi labesihola: “Ekuseni kusasa Simakadze utasikhombisa kutsi ngubani longewakhe nekutsi ngumuphi longcwele, utamsondzeta edvute naye. Lowo muntfu latikhetsele yena uyawumenta abesedvute naye. 6Wena Khora, nabo bonkhe balandzeli bakho niyakwenta kanje: Niyawutsatsa titja temphepho, 7bese kutsi kusasa ekuseni nifake kuto umlilo nemphepho embikwaSimakadze. Lowo Simakadze latamkhetsa nguye loyawube angcwele. Nine maLevi senitiphakamise kakhulu.”
8Mosi wachubeka watsi kuKhora: “Lalelani, nine maLevi. 9Akukanenelisi yini lokutsi Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli watehlukanisela nine kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, wanenta nabasedvute naye kutsi nente inkonzo ethendeni laSimakadze, nime embikwesive, nisikhonte? 10Unisondzetile nine nawo onkhe emaLevi edvutane naye, kodvwa nyalo senifuna buphristi futsi. 11Kuphambene naSimakadze kutsi wena nalabalandzeli bakho nihlangane ngekududana kanje. Ngubani yena lo-Aroni kutsi ningemelana naye nine?”
12Mosi wabe sewutfumela kutsi kuyewubitwa boDathani na-Abiramu, emadvodzana a-Eliyabe, kodvwa bona batsi: “Singeke site! 13Akukakwenelisi lokutsi wasikhipha eveni lelivundzile leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, wasiletsela kutesibulala lapha ehlane? Nyalo ufuna kulibala kutibusa la etikwetfu? 14Ngetulu kwaloko awukasimikisi eveni leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, nelifa lemasimi netivini. Ucabanga kutsi lamadvodza langaka ungawenta timphumphutse? Singeke site.”
15Mosi watfukutsela wabila, watsi kuSimakadze: “Ungawemukeli umnikelo wabo. Angizange ngitsatse ngisho imbongolo kubo, futsi angikoni ngisho nome munye wabo.”
16Mosi watsi kuKhora: “Wena nebalandzeli bakho bonkhe nimele nibonakale embikwaSimakadze kusasa lolokusako, na-Aroni uyawube akhona lapho. 17Wonkhe umuntfu kufanele aphatse sitja sakhe semphepho afake kuso imphepho anikele kuSimakadze. Kutakuba titja letingema-250 setitonkhe. Wena na-Aroni kufanele nani ninikele ngetitja tenu.”
18Ngako wonkhe umuntfu watsatsa sitja sakhe wafaka umlilo nemphepho kuso, bema kanye naboMosi na-Aroni ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana. 19Watsi kube Khora ahlanganise bonkhe labalandzeli bakhe, lababemelene naMosi, embikwelithende lekuhlangana, inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yabonakala kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli. 20Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi: 21“Khweshani kulesicumbi kuze ngisicedze masinyane.”
22Kodvwa boMosi na-Aroni bawa phansi ngebuso bakhotsama, batsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu! Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, kungatsi ngekona kwemuntfu munye bese utfukutselela sonkhe sive?”
23Simakadze watsi kuMosi: 24“Tjela sive sikhweshe emathendeni aboKhora, naDathani, na-Abiramu.”
25Mosi wasukuma waya kuboDathani na-Abiramu, nebaholi bema-Israyeli bamlandzela. 26Wasiyala sonkhe sive, watsi: “Khweshani emathendeni aletigangi leti! Ningatsintsi lutfo etintfweni tabo, funa nani nikhukhulwe kanye netono tabo.” 27Ngako sive sakhwesha emathendeni aboKhora, naDathani, na-Abiramu.
BoDathani na-Abiramu bese baphumile emathendeni abo, beme eminyango yawo nebafati babo nebantfwababo. 28Mosi wakhuluma watsi: “Niyawukwati ngaloku-ke kutsi nguSimakadze longitfumile; akusho kutsi ngitentela ingcondvo yami nje: 29Nangabe labantfu batifela njengabo bonkhe bantfu nome babulawe sifo nje lesivamise kubulala bantfu, kuyawube kusho kutsi angikatfunywa nguye Simakadze. 30Kodvwa nangabe Simakadze aveta intfo lensha lengazange seyenteke, umhlaba uvule umlomo wawo ubamite kanye nako konkhe lokungekwabo, bashobele phansi, baye endzaweni yalabafile beva, niyawube seniyati-ke kutsi labantfu bedzelele Simakadze.”
31Kwatsi acedza nje kulisho lelo, umhlaba labebeme kuwo boDathani na-Abiramu wachekeka tindvonga, 32wakhamisa umlomo wawo, wabamita kanye nemindeni yabo, nawo onkhe emadvodza labebalandzeli baKhora, nako konkhe lokwakukwawo. 33Bashobela phansi endzaweni yalabafile beva, nato tonkhe timphahla tabo, umhlaba wabasibekela, babhubha bangaphindzi baba khona emkhatsini wesive. 34Ekukhaleni kwabo onkhe ema-Israyeli labesedvutane abaleka, amemeta atsi: “Umhlaba utasimita natsi futsi.”
35Umlilo lowaphuma kuSimakadze wadla onkhe lamadvodza labengema-250 labekashisa imphepho.
Titja temphepho
36Simakadze watsi kuMosi: 37“Tjela Eleyazare, umsa wa-Aroni, umphristi, kutsi akatsatse letitja atisuse lapha elangabini, bese usakata lamalahle emlilo khashane, ngobe letitja tingcwele, 38tona letitja talabantfu labalahlekelwe kuphila kwabo ngenca yekona kwabo. Gcobani letitja temphepho tibe bongcwengcwe bekumbonya lilati, ngobe tanikelwa kuSimakadze tase tiba ngcwele. Setiyawuba secwayiso esiveni sema-Israyeli.” 39Ngako Eleyazare, umphristi, watsatsa letitja telitfusi letatinikelwe ngulabo labebashisiwe, tagcotjwa tentiwa simbonyo selilati, 40njengobe Simakadze amlayela ngaMosi. Loko kwaba sikhumbuto esiveni sema-Israyeli kutsi wonkhe umuntfu longesiye umphristi, longesiyo intalelwane ya-Aroni, akayiwusondzela ashise imphepho embikwaSimakadze. Loyakwenta njalo uyawubona saKhora nesebalandzeli bakhe.
Aroni wephula sive ekufeni
41Kwatsi ngakusasa sive sonkhe sema-Israyeli sabasola boMosi na-Aroni sitsi: “Senibulele bantfu baSimakadze.” 42Kwatsi lesicumbi sisahlanganele kumelana naMosi na-Aroni, satsi sijikela ngasethendeni lekuhlangana, masinyane sabona lifu lilisibekela kwase kubonakala inkhatimulo yaSimakadze. 43BoMosi na-Aroni base baya embikwelithende lekuhlangana, 44Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: 45“Sukani emkhatsini walabantfu, kuze ngibabhubhise ngekushesha.”
Bobabili bakhotsama babhekisa tinhloko tabo phansi. 46Mosi wakhuluma ku-Aroni, watsi: “Tsatsa sitja sakho semphepho ufake kuso emalahle lavutsako aselatini, bese ufaka imphepho, uphutfume kulesive masinyane usentele inhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze, ngobe lulaka lwakhe seluphumile, sifo sesiphindze sicalele phansi.” 47Ngako Aroni naye watsatsela etulu njengekusho kwaMosi, waphutfuma emkhatsini walesicumbi, sabe sesingenile sesibacalile sifo, watsela imphepho kulesitja sakhe wabentela inhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze. 48Wema emkhatsini walabafile nalabaphilako, sifo sancamuka. 49Sibalo salabo lababulawa nguleso sifo besiti-14 700, ngaphandle kwalabo labafa ngenca yaKhora. 50Satsi kube sincamuke lesifo, Aroni wancandzeka wabuyela kuMosi embikwelithende lekuhlangana.
