UNumeri 9:1-14

UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ehlane laseSinayi ngenyanga yokuqala ngomnyaka wesibili emva kokuphuma kwabo ezweni laseGibithe, wathi: Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli mabagcine iphasika ngesikhathi salo esimisiweyo. Ngosuku lweshumi nane lwale nyanga, lapho sekuhlwile, anoligcina ngesikhathi esimisiwe; njengawo wonke amasiko alo nangokwemikhosi yawo yonke uyakulenza. UMose wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba baligcine iphasika. Bagcina iPhasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga kusihlwa ehlane laseSinayi; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, benze njalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Kwakukhona amadoda athile ayengcoliswe isidumbu somuntu, kangangokuthi ayengenakwenza iphasika ngalolo suku; bahamba phambi kukaMose no-Aroni ngalolo suku. Lawo madoda athi kuye: “Singcolisiwe ngesidumbu somuntu; sivinjelwani ukuba singanikeli umhlatshelo weNkosi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi sayo esimisiweyo na? Wayesethi uMose kubo: “Yimani, ngizwe ukuthi uJehova uyakuyala ngani. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi: Uba umuntu phakathi kwenu loba owenzalo yenu engcoliswe isidumbu, loba esekuhambeni olude, kumele agcine iphasika eNkosini. Ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yesibili kusihlwa kumelwe bakugcine futhi bakudle kanye nesinkwa esingenamvubelo nemifino ebabayo. Abanakushiya lutho lwakho kuze kube sekuseni, bangaphuli thambo lakho; ngokwezimiso zonke zephasika bayakuligcina. Kepha umuntu ohlambulukileyo, engekho ohambweni, edelele ukugubha iphasika, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa phakathi kwabantu bakubo, ngokuba akanikelanga ngomhlatshelo weNkosi ngesikhathi esimisiweyo, lowo muntu uyakuwukhokha. Isono sakhe sigqoka. “ ‘Uma umfokazi egogobele phakathi kwenu, egcina iphasika kube yinkazimulo kaJehova; njengokwesimiso sephasika nangokwesiko lalo uyakwenza kanjalo; niyakuba nesimiso sinye kumfokazi nakowokuzalwa ezweni.