UNumeri 14:1-25

UNumeri 14:1-25 CZB24

Ibandla lonke laphakamisa izwi lalo, lakhala; basebekhala abantu ngalobobusuku. Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhonona ngoMose nango-Aroni, inhlangano yonke yathi kubo: “Sengathi nga safa ezweni laseGibhithe! noma ngabe uNkulunkulu usifele ogwadule! UJehova usiletheleni kuleli zwe ukuba siwe ngenkemba, omkethu nabantwana bethu babe yimpango na? Bekungengcono yini ukuba sibuyele eGibithe na? Base bethi omunye komunye: “Asizibekele umbusi, sibuyele eGibithe.” OMose no-Aroni bawa ngobuso babo phambi kwenhlangano yonke yenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune ababephakathi kwabahlola izwe, baklebhula izingubo zabo. Basebekhuluma kulo lonke ixuku labantwana bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esadabula kulo ukulihlola lilizwe elihle kakhulu. Uma uJehova ethokoza ngathi, uyakusingenisa kuleli zwe, asinike lona; izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi. Ningahlubuki uJehova, ningabesabi abantu bezwe; ngoba bayisinkwa sethu; ukuzivikela kwabo kususiwe kubo, futhi iNkosi inathi; ningabesabi. Kodwa ibandla lonke lalaya ukuthi bakhandwe ngamatshe. Inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala etendeni lokuhlangana phambi kwabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Koze kube nini lababantu bengidlala? Koze kube nini bengangikholwa ngenxa yazo zonke izibonakaliso engizenzile phakathi kwabo na? Ngiyakubashaya ngesifo, ngibaphuce, ngenze wena ube yisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla kunabo. UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: AmaGibhithe azakuzwa, ngoba wena ukhuphule lababantu phakathi kwabo ngamandla akho; Bazakutshela abakhileyo kuleli zwe, ngoba bezwile ukuthi iNkosi yakho iphakathi kwalaba bantu, ukuthi iNkosi yakho ibonakala ubuso nobuso, nokuthi ifu lakho limi phezu kwabo nokuthi uphuma phambi kwabo emini isikhathi ensikeni yefu nasensikeni yomlilo ebusuku. Uma ubulala bonke laba bantu njengomuntu munye, izizwe ezizwele udumo lwakho ziyakukhuluma zithi: Ngoba iNkosi yayingelamandla okungenisa lababantu elizweni eyabathembisa isifungo, ngakho yababulala enkangala. Manje, ngiyanincenga, mawabe makhulu amandla eNkosi yami, njengoba nje nishilo ngokuthi: UJehova uyabekezela, unomusa omkhulu, othethelela ububi neziphambeko, angahlambululi onecala nangayiphi indlela, ahambele ububi bawoyise kubantwana kuze kube isizukulwane sesithathu nesesine. Xolela ububi balaba bantu ngokobukhulu bomusa wakho, njengalokho ubathethelele laba bantu kusukela eGibithe kuze kube manje. INkosi yasisithi: Ngithethelele njengelizwi lakho. Kodwa kuphila kwami, umhlaba wonke uzagcwala inkazimulo yeNkosi. Ngokuba bonke labo bantu ababona inkazimulo yami nezimangaliso zami engazenza eGibithe nasehlane, manje sebengilingile izikhathi eziyishumi, abalalelanga izwi lami; Ngempela, ngeke balibone izwe engalifungela okhokho babo, futhi akekho noyedwa walabo abangiklolodelayo oyolibona. Kepha inceku yami uKalebi, lokhu wayenomunye umoya, wangilandela nokungilandela, ngiyakumyisa ezweni aya kulo; nenzalo yakhe iyakulidla. Ama-Amaleki namaKhanani ayehlala esigodini sasesigodini.