UKora, indodana kaJisihari, indodana kaKohati, indodana kaLevi, noDathani no-Abiramu, amadodana ka-Eliyabe, no-Oni, indodana kaPheleti, amadodana kaRubeni, bathatha amadoda.
Bema phambi kukaMose kanye nabanye babantwana bakwa-Israyeli, izikhulu zebandla ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, abantu abadumileyo ebandleni;
Babuthana ngokumelene noMose no-Aroni, bathi kubo: “Zithatheleni nina, lokhu inhlangano yonke ingcwele, yilowo nalowo kubo, noJehova uphakathi kwabo; ngalokho niziphakamisa phezu kwebandla leNkosi na?
Lapho uMose ekuzwa lokho, wawa ngobuso bakhe.
Wakhuluma kuKora nakuso sonke isixuku sakhe, wathi: “Kusasa uJehova uyakwenza kwaziwe ukuthi ngubani ongowakhe nokuthi ngubani ongcwele; futhi makasondele kuye; futhi lowo amkhethileyo uyomenza ukuba asondele kuye.
Kwenzeni; Zithatheleni imicengezi yomlilo, wena Kora nesixuku sakhe sonke;
Uthele umlilo kulo, uthele impepho kuyo phambi kukaJehova, futhi umuntu uJehova amkhethayo uyakuba ngcwele; nithatha kakhulu, madodana kaLevi.
UMozisi wasesithi kuKora: Lalelani, madodana kaLevi!
Kuncane yini kini ukuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli unahlukanisile nenhlangano yakwa-Israyeli ukuba anisondeze kuye ukuze nisebenze inkonzo yetabernakele likaJehova nokuma phambi kwebandla ukuze nikhonze?
Wakusondeza wena nabo bonke abafowenu, amadodana kaLevi, kanye nawe; futhi nifuna futhi ubupristi?
Kungani wena nesixuku sakho sonke nibuthanele uJehova, u-Aroni uyini ukuba nikhonone ngaye na?
UMose wathuma wabiza oDathani no-Abiramu, amadodana ka-Eliyabe; bathi: “Asiyikukhuphuka.”
Kuyinto encane yini ukuthi wasikhuphula ezweni elichichima ubisi nezinyosi ukuba usibulale ehlane, uma ungazenzi ngokuphelele isikhulu phezu kwethu na?
Futhi, awusingenisanga ezweni elichichima ubisi nezinyosi, futhi awusinikanga ifa lamasimu nelezivini; nizokhipha amehlo alaba bantu na? ngeke sikhuphuke.
UMose wathukuthela kakhulu, wathi kuJehova: “Ungawunaki umhlatshelo wabo;
Wayesethi uMose kuKora: “Kusasa wena nesixuku sakho sonke nibe phambi kukaJehova, wena nabo no-Aroni.
Bathathe, kube yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe, bathele impepho kuwo, balethe phambi kukaJehova, kube yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe, imicengezi yomlilo engamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu; nawe no-Aroni, kube yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe.
Bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe, bafaka umlilo kuwo, babeka impepho phezu kwayo, bema noMose no-Aroni emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
UKora wabutha ibandla lonke ngokumelene nabo ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, futhi inkazimulo yeNkosi yabonakala kuyo yonke inhlangano.
UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
Zahlukaniseni naleli bandla, ukuze ngibaqede ngokuphazima kweso.
Bawa ngobuso babo, bathi: “O Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wemimoya yenyama yonke, kona umuntu oyedwa, uthukuthelele lonke ibandla na?”
UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
Khuluma kuyo inhlangano, uthi: Sukani nxazonke zetabernakele likaKora, noDathani, no-Abiramu.
UMose wayesesuka, waya kuDathani no-Abiramu; amalunga akwa-Israyeli amlandela.
Wakhuluma ebandleni, wathi: “Sukani ematendeni alaba bantu ababi, ningathinti lutho lwabo, funa nibhubhe ezonweni zabo zonke.”
Base benyuka besuka etendeni likaKora, noDathani no-Abiramu nxazonke, oDathani no-Abiramu baphuma bema ngasemnyango wamatende abo, nawomkabo, namadodana abo, nabantwana babo.
UMose wathi: “Niyakwazi ngalokhu ukuthi uJehova ungithumile ukwenza yonke le misebenzi; ngoba kangikwenzanga ngokwami.
Uma laba bantu befa ngokufa kwabantu bonke, noma behlelwa ngokwehlela abantu bonke; uJehova kangithumanga.
Kepha uma uJehova enza okusha, umhlaba uvule umlomo wawo, ubagwinye kanye nakho konke okwabo, behlele egodini bephila; khona nizakuqonda ukuthi lamadoda aklolodela iNkosi.
Lapho eseqedile ukukhuluma wonke lawa mazwi, umhlabathi owawungaphansi kwabo waqhekezeka.
Umhlaba wawuvula umlomo wawo, wabagwinya, bona nezindlu zabo, nabo bonke abantu bakaKora, nayo yonke impahla yabo.
Bona kanye nakho konke okwabo behlela egodini bephila, umhlaba wabavala, futhi babhubha phakathi kwebandla.
Bonke abakwa-Israyeli ababebazungeza babaleka ngokukhala kwabo, ngokuba bathi: “Funa umhlaba usigwinye nathi.”
Kwasekuphuma umlilo ovela eNkosini, waqeda amadoda angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu ababeletha impepha.
UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
Yisho ku-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni, umpristi, ukuba athabathe imicengezi yomlilo emlilweni, awuhlakaze khona umlilo; ngoba bangcwelisiwe.
Izicengezi zomlilo zalezi zoni mazizenzele izingcwecwe eziyisibekela i-altare; ngokuba banikela ngayo phambi kweNkosi, ngakho-ke bangcwelisiwe; kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
U-Eleyazare umpristi wathatha imicengezi yethusi yokushiswa kwabashisiweyo; kwenziwa izingcwecwe ezibanzi zokusibekela i-altare.
Kube yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuba kungasondeli owezizwe ongesiye owenzalo ka-Aroni ukunikela impepho phambi kukaJehova; ukuze angabi njengoKora nanjengesixuku sakhe, njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuye ngesandla sikaMose.
Uhlelo Lokusebenza lweBhayibheli
Uhlelo Lokusebenza LweBhayibheli yezingane
