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₁Abantu sebeboné ukuthi uMose ulibele ukwehla entabeni, abantu babuthana kuAroni, bathi kuye: Vuka usenzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu, ngokuba uMose lowo, umuntu owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuthi wehlelwe yini.

₂UAroni wayesethi kubo: Khumulani amacici egolide asezindlebeni zawomkenu, nakwezamadodana enu, nakwezamadodakazi enu, niwalethe kimi.

₃Bonke abantu bakhumula-ke amacici egolide asezindlebeni zabo, bawayisa kuAroni.

₄Wawamukela ezandleni zabo, wawabumba ngengwedo, wawenza aba-yithole elibunjiweyo, bathi: Nampa onkulunkulu bakho, Israyeli, abakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe.

₅UAroni wakubona, wakha ialtare phambi kwalo; uAroni wamemezela wathi: Kusasa kuzakuba-khona umkhosi kaJehova.

₆Bavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, baletha iminikelo yokuthula; abantu bahlala phansi ukuba badle, baphuze; bavuka ukuyodlala.

₇UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: Hamba wehle, ngokuba abantu bakho owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe benzile isono;

₈baphambukile masinyane endleleni engabayala ngayo. Bazenzele ithole elibunjiweyo, balikhonza, balihlabela, bathi: Nampa onkulunkulu bakho, Israyeli, abakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe.

₉UJehova wathi kuMose: Ngibabonile lababantu; bheka, bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni.

₁₀Ngalokho ngiyeke ukuba ulaka lwami lubavuthele, ngibaqede, ngikwenze ube-yisizwe esikhulu.

₁₁UMose wamshweleza uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, wathi: Jehova, ulaka lwakho lubavuthelelani abantu bakho owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe ngamandla amakhulu nangesandla esiqinileyo na?

₁₂AbaseGibithe bayakusholoni ukuthi: Wabakhiphela okubi ukuba ababulale ezintabeni, abaqothule ebusweni bomhlaba. Phenduka olakeni lwakho oluvuthayo, uguquke kulobububi ngakubantu bakho.

₁₃Khumbula oAbrahama, noIsaka, noIsrayeli, izinceku zakho, owazifungela kubo, wathi kubo: Ngiyakwandisa inzalo yenu ibe-ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, nginike inzalo yenu lonke lelizwe engikhulumile ngalo, idle ifa lalo kuze kube-phakade.

₁₄UJehova wayesephenduka ebubini abethi uzakubenza kubantu bakhe.

₁₅UMose waphenduka, wehla entabeni enezibhebhe zombili zobufakazi esandleni sakhe, izibhebhe ezazilotshwé nxazombili, zalotshwa ngalapha nangalapha.

₁₆Izibhebhe zazingumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, nokuloba kwakungukuloba kukaNkulunkulu, kuqoshiwe ezibhebheni.

₁₇UJoshuwa wezwa umsindo wabantu bekhamuluka, wathi kuMose: Kukhona umsindo wempi ekamu*.

₁₈Wathi: Akusilo izwi labahalalisa ngokunqoba, akusilo izwi lokukhala ngokunqotshwa, kepha ngizwa umsindo wabahlabelelayo.

₁₉Kwathi esasondela ekamu*, wabona ithole nokusina; ulaka lukaMose lwase luvutha, wazilahla izibhebhe ezandleni zakhe, wazaphula phansi kwentaba.

₂₀Wayeselithatha ithole ababelenzile, walishisa ngomlilo, walicolisisa laze labaluthuli, walivumvuzela emanzini, wabaphuzisa wona abantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₂₁UMose wathi kuAroni: Benzeni kuwe lababantu ukuba ubehlisele isono esingaka na?

₂₂Wathi uAroni: Ulaka lwenkosi yami malungavuthi; uyabazi abantu ukuthi bathanda ububi.

₂₃Ngokuba bathi kimi: Senzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu, ngokuba UMose lowo, umuntu owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuthi wehlelwe yini.

₂₄Ngase ngithi kubo: Onalo igolide makalikhumule; base benginika lona, ngaliphonsa emlilweni, kwaphuma lelithole.

₂₅UMose wababona abantu ukuthi babedlubulundile; ngokuba uAroni wayebakhululile baze bahlekwa yizitha zabo;

₂₆uMose wayesema esangweni lekamu*, wathi: AbakaJehova mabeze kimi. Onke amadodana kaLevi ayesebuthana kuye.

₂₇Wayesethi kuwo: Usho njalo uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Akube-yilowo nalowo kini abhince inkemba yakhe ethangeni lakhe, adabule ekamu*, aye emuva, aye phambili, kusukela kwelinye isango kuze kube-kwelinye isango lekamu, yilowo nalowo abulale umfowabo, nalowo umngane wakhe, nalowo umakhelwane wakhe.

₂₈Amadodana kaLevi enza njengezwi likaMose, kwawa ngalolosuku abantu kungathi abayizinkulungwane ezintathu.

₂₉Wayesethi uMose: Njengalokhu yilowo nalowo emelene nendodana yakhe nanomfowabo, manizahlukanisele namuhla kuJehova ukuba aninike isibusiso namuhla.

₃₀Kwathi ngangomuso uMose wathi kubantu: Nenzile isono esikhulu; sengiyakukhuphukela kuJehova, uma mhlawumbe ngingenza ukubuyisana ngesono senu.

₃₁UMose wabuyela kuJehova, wathi: Hawu, lababantu benzile isono esikhulu, bazenzele onkulunkulu ngegolide.

₃₂Nokho uma ubathethelela isono sabo —; kepha uma ungabathetheleli, ake ungesule encwadini yakho oyilobileyo.

₃₃UJehova wayesethi kuMose: Owonile kimi ngiyakumesula encwadini yami.

₃₄Kalokhu hamba-ke, uhole abantu, uye kuleyondawo engakhuluma ngayo kuwe; bheka, ingelosi yami iyakuhamba phambi kwakho; kepha mhla ngibahambela ngiyakuhambela isono sabo kubo.

₃₅UJehova wayesebashaya-ke abantu, ngokuba benza ithole lelo alenzayo uAroni.