2 Ngakho abantu baqalisa ukuxabana loMosi+ besithi: “Sinike amanzi okunatha.” Kodwa uMosi wathi kubo: “Kungani lixabana lami? Kungani lilokhu lilinga+ uJehova?”

4 Ixuku labantu abatshiyeneyo*+ elaliphakathi kwabo laqala ukuba ngamagovu lisithi lifuna ukudla okungcono+ futhi abako-Israyeli labo baphinda bakhala besithi: “Ngubani ozasinika inyama sidle?+

16 Ngemva kwalokho uKhora+ indodana ka-Izihari,+ indodana kaKhohathi,+ indodana kaLevi+ wabambana loDathani lo-Abhiramu amadodana ka-Eliyabi+ kanye lo-Oni indodana kaPhelethi, abosendo lukaRubheni.+ 2 Bavukela uMosi belamadoda ako-Israyeli angu-250, amadoda akhethiweyo ebandleni futhi angabakhokheli babantu, amadoda adumileyo.

2 Abesifazana laba banxusa abantu emihlatshelweni yabonkulunkulu babo+ njalo abantu baqalisa ukudla kanye lokukhothamela onkulunkulu babo.+ 3 Ngakho abako-Israyeli baqalisa ukukhonza uBhali wasePheyori+ futhi uJehova wabathukuthelela kakhulu.

27 Phela ngikwazi mhlophe ukuhlamuka kwenu+ lobuqholo benu.*+ Nxa belimhlamukela kangaka uJehova ngisaphila ngilani, pho kuzakuba njani nxa sengifile?