UNUMERI 11

₁Kwathi abantu bakhonona, kwabakubi ezindlebeni zikaJehova; esekuzwile uJehova, yavutha intukuthelo yakhe; umlilo kaJehova washa phakathi kwabo, wabaqeda abasemkhawulweni wekamu*.

₂Abantu base bekhala kuMose; uMose wakhuleka kuJehova, umlilo wabohla.

₃Igama laleyondawo laqanjwa ngokuthi iThabehera, ngokuba umlilo kaJehova washa phakathi kwabo.

₄Ingxubevange eyayiphakathi kwabo yaqala ukufisa nokufisa; nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli babuye bakhala, bathi: Ngubani oyakusipha inyama ukuba sidle na?

₅Siyakhumbula izinhlanzi esazidla eGibithe ngesihle, namakukamba*, namakhabe, namaliki*, nohanyanisi*, nesweli;

₆kepha manje umphefumulo wethu usuwomile; akukho-lutho impela; ngaphandle kwalelimana* akukho-lutho emehlweni ethu.

₇Imana* lafana nembewu yekoriyanderi*, nokubonakala kwalo kwakunje-ngokubonakala kwenhlaka yebedola*.

₈Abantwana baphuma ukuliqoqa, baligaya ematsheni, noma beligqula ezigqulweni, balipheka emakhanzini, benza ngalo amaqebelengwane; ukuzwakala kwalo kwakunjengokuzwakala kweqebelengwane lamafutha.

₉Nxa amazolo elala phezu kwekamu* ebusuku, imana* lawela phezu kwawo.

₁₀UMose wezwa abantu bekhala emindenini yabo, kwaba-yilowo nalowomuntu ngasemnyango wetende lakhe; intukuthelo kaJehova yavutha kakhulu; kwakukubi emehlweni kaMose.

₁₁UMose wathi kuJehova: Uyiphatheleni kabi inceku yakho na? Angifumananga ngani umusa emehlweni akho ukuba ubeke umthwalo wabo bonke lababantu phezu kwami na?

₁₂Ngakhulelwa bonke lababantu yini, ngabazala, ukuze uthi kimi: Bagone ngasesifubeni sakho njengomondli egona umntwana oncelayo, ubayise ezweni owalifungela oyise, na?

₁₃Ngingathathaphi inyama ukubanika bonke lababantu na? Ngokuba bakhala kimi, bathi: Siphe inyama ukuba sidle.

₁₄Anginakuthwala bonke lababantu ngedwa, ngokuba kuyangisinda.

₁₅Uma ungiphatha kanje, ake ungibulale nokungibulala, uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho; mangingaluboni usizi lwami.

₁₆UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: Ngibuthele amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa amalunga akwaIsrayeli, owaziyo ukuthi angamalunga abantu nezinduna zabo, uwalethe etendeni lokuhlangana ukuba eme khona nawe.

₁₇Ngiyakwehla, ngikhulume nawe khona, ngithathe okomoya ophezu kwakho, ngikubeke kuwo; ayakuthwala umthwalo wabantu kanye nawe, ukuze ungawuthwali wedwa.

₁₈Yisho kubantu ukuthi: Zingcweliseleni olwangakusasa, niyakudla inyama, lokhu nikhalile ezindlebeni zikaJehova ngokuthi: Ngubani oyakusipha inyama ukuba sidle, ngokuba kwakukuhle kithi eGibithe; ngalokho uJehova uyakuninika inyama, nize nidle.

₁₉Aniyikuyidla usuku lube-lunye, noma izinsuku zibe-zimbili, noma izinsuku zibe-yisihlanu, noma izinsuku zibeyishumi, noma izinsuku zibe-ngamashumi amabili,

₂₀kepha inyanga epheleleyo, ize iphume ngamakhala enu, inengeke kini, ngokuba nimlahlile uJehova ophakathi kwenu, nakhala phambi kwakhe ngokuthi: Saphumelani eGibithe na?

₂₁Wayesethi uMose: Abantu engiphakathi kwabo bayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha abayimigundatshani; wena-ke uthi: Ngiyakubanika inyama ukuba badle inyanga epheleleyo.

₂₂Bayakuhlatshelwa izimvu nezinkomo ukuba zibanele na? Noma bayakubuthelwa yini izinhlanzi zonke zolwandle ukuba zibanele na?

₂₃UJehova wathi kuMose: Isandla sikaJehova sifinyele na? Usuyakubona uma izwi lami liyakwenzeka kuwe noma qha.

₂₄UMose waphuma, wabatshela abantu amazwi kaJehova; wabutha amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa amalunga abantu, wawamisa ngasetendeni nxazonke.

₂₅UJehova wehla ngefu, wakhuluma kuye, wathabatha okomoya ophezu kwakhe, wakubeka kumalunga angamashumi ayisikhombisa; kwathi umoya esahlezi kuwo, aprofetha, kepha awaze akuphinda.

₂₆Kodwa kwasala amadoda amabili ekamu*, igama lenye lalinguElidadi, igama leyesibili linguMedadi; umoya wayehlala phezu kwawo; ayephakathi kwalawo alotshiweyo, kepha awayanga etendeni; aprofetha ekamu.

₂₇Kwagijima insizwa, yabika kuMose, yathi: OElidadi noMedadi bayaprofetha ekamu*.

₂₈UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku kaMose, owabakhethiweyo bakhe, waphendula wathi: Nkosi yami, Mose, benqabele.

₂₉UMose wathi kubo: Unomhawu ngenxa yami na? Sengathi bonke abantu bakaJehova bangaba-ngabaprofethi, uJehova abeke uMoya wakhe phezu kwabo.

₃₀UMose wangena ekamu*, yena namalunga akwaIsrayeli.

₃₁Kwavuka umoya ovela kuJehova, waletha izigwaca zivela ngaselwandle, waziwisa ngasekamu* kungathi ibanga losuku ngalapha nebanga losuku ngalapha kwekamu nxazonke, nokuphakama phezu komhlaba kungathi izingalo ezimbili.

₃₂Abantu bavuka lonke lolosuku, nobusuku bonke, nalo lonke usuku olulandelayo, babutha izigwaca; owabutha okuncane wabutha amahomere* ayishumi; bazenekela ngasekamu* nxazonke.

₃₃Inyama isekhona phakathi kwamazinyo abo, ingakahlafunwa, ulaka lukaJehova lwavuthela abantu, uJehova wabashaya abantu ngokufa okukhulu kakhulu.

₃₄Igama laleyondawo laqanjwa ngokuthi iKibiroti-Hathawa*, ngokuba bembela abantu abafisayo.

₃₅Abantu basuka eKibiroti-Hathawa, baya eHaseroti; bahlala eHaseroti.