UNumeri 20:1-13

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, inhlangano yonke, bafika ehlane laseSini ngenyanga yokuqala; abantu bahlala eKadeshi; uMiriyamu wafela khona, wembelwa khona. Kwakungekho manzi enhlangano, yabuthana ngokumelene noMose no-Aroni. Abantu baphikisana noMose, bakhuluma bathi: “Sengathi nga safa lapho abafowethu bafa phambi kukaJehova! Niletheleni ibandla leNkosi kuleli hlane, ukuze sifele khona thina nemfuyo yethu? Nisikhuphuleleni eGibithe ukuba nisilethe kule ndawo embi na? kayisiyo indawo yembewu, lamakhiwane, lemivini, lamapomegranati; futhi awekho amanzi okuphuza. Kwathi uMozisi loAroni besuka ebandleni besiya emnyango wethente lenhlangano, bawa ngobuso, inkazimulo yeNKOSI yabonakala kubo. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: Thatha intonga, ubuthe inhlangano, wena no-Aroni umfowenu, nikhulume nedwala phambi kwamehlo ayo; futhi uyonika amanzi awo, futhi kumelwe ubakhiphele amanzi edwaleni; uyakuphuzisa ibandla nezinkomo zalo. UMose wathatha intonga phambi kukaJehova, njengalokho emyalile. OMose no-Aroni babutha inhlangano phambi kwedwala, bathi kuyo: “Lalelani nina bahlubuki! siyakunikhiphela amanzi kuleli dwala na? Khona-ke uMose waphakamisa isandla sakhe walishaya idwala kabili ngentonga yakhe, futhi amanzi aphuma maningi, inhlangano yaphuza kanye nemfuyo yayo. INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi lakuAroni: Ngoba lingakholwanga kimi ukungingcwelisa phambi kwamehlo abantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngakho kaliyikungenisa lelibandla elizweni engilinika lona. Lawa angamanzi aseMeriba; ngoba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphikisana neNkosi, futhi wangcweliswa kubo.