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16 UKhorarhi+ indodana kaJitsihari,+ indodana kaKhehathi,+ indodana kaLevi+ wahlangana noDatani no-Abiramu amadodana ka-Eliyabu+ no-Oni indodana kaPelethi weenzukulwana zakwaRubeni.+ 2 Bajamelana noMosi bakunye nama-Israyeli ama-250, amakhosana wehlangano, abajameli bebandla, amadoda adumileko. 3 Abuthana ajamelana+ noMosi no-Aroni athi: “Sidiniwe ngini. Ihlangano yoke icwengile+ begodu uJehova uhlangana nayo.+ Kubayini niziphakamisa ngaphezu kwebandla lakaJehova?”

4 UMosi nakezwa lokho, wakhothama khonokho. 5 Wathi kuKhorarhi nalabo ebebamsekela: “Ekuseni uJehova uzokutjengisa ukuthi ngubani ongewakhe,+ ocwengileko nokufuze atjhidele kuye,+ nanyana ngubani azomkhetha+ uzokutjhidela kuye. 6 Khorarhi nalabo abakusekelako+ yenzani lokhu: Thathani izinto zokuphatha umlilo,+ 7 nibeke umlilo kizo, nibeke ipepho phezu kwawo phambi kwakaJehova kusasa begodu loyo uJehova azomkhetha,+ nguye ocwengileko. Nina madodana kaLevi+ seniphambuke khulu.”

8 UMosi wathi kuKhorarhi: “Ngibawa ningilalele nina madodana kaLevi. 9 Kghani kubonakala kuyinto encani kini ukuthi uZimu wakwa-Israyeli unihlukanisile ehlanganweni yakwa-Israyeli,+ wanivumela bona nitjhidele kuye, nisebenze ethaberinakeli lakaJehova begodu nijame phambi kwehlangano beniyisebenzele,+ 10 wanivumela bona nitjhidele hlanu kwakhe nabo boke abafowenu nina madodana kaLevi? Kghani senifuna ukuba baphristi na?+ 11 Kungebangelo wena nabo boke abakusekelako nibuthene najamelana noJehova. U-Aroni yena ungubani bona ningabe ninghonghoyile ngaye?”+

12 Nje-ke uMosi wathumela bona kubizwe uDatani no-Abiramu+ amadodana ka-Eliyabu, aphendula athi: “Angekhe size. 13 Kghani yinto encani kuwe bona wasikhupha enarheni egeleza ibisi neliju wasiletha emmangwenapha bona sizokufela khona?+ Kghani sewufuna nokuzibeka bona ube mbusi phezu kwethu? 14 Iphi inarha egeleza ibisi neliju+ owasithembisa ukusisa kiyo, wasithembisa nokusinikela ilifa lamasimu namasimu wamadiribe. Kghani ufuna abantwaba bakulandele njengamadoda azimphofu? Asizi thina lapho.”

15 UMosi wasilingeka khulu wathi kuJehova: “Ungawuqali umnikelwabo weenthoro. Akhenge ngithathe nodumbana munye kibo namkha ngilimaze namunye wabo.”+

16 Nje-ke uMosi wathi kuKhorarhi: “Velani phambi kwakaJehova kusasa, wena, labo abakusekelako no-Aroni. 17 Ngamunye wenu kufuze athathe into yokuphatha umlilo abeke ipepho phezu kwayo, amadoda akusekelako azokuza nezinto zawo zokuphatha umlilo phambi kwakaJehova ezima-250 eze nawe no-Aroni niphethe izinto zenu zokuphatha umlilo.” 18 Ngamunye wathatha intwakhe yokuphatha umlilo, wafaka umlilo nepepho wajama noMosi no-Aroni ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana. 19 Kwathi uKhorarhi nasele abuthelele boke abamsekelako+ bona bajamelane nabo ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana, iphazimulo kaJehova yabonakala kiyo yoke ihlangano.+

20 UJehova wathi kuMosi no-Aroni: 21 “Sukani hlangana nabantwabo, khona ngizobatjhabalalisa msinyana.”+ 22 Bathi nabezwa lokho bakhothama bathi: “Maye Zimu! Zimu opha abantwaba boke nje ukuphila,+ kghani uzokusilingwa yihlangano yoke ngebanga lesono somuntu munye?”+

23 UJehova wathi kuMosi: 24 “Khuluma nehlangano uthi kiyo, ‘Sukani hlangana netende kaKhorarhi, kaDatani neka-Abiramu!’”+

25 UMosi wasikima waya kuDatani no-Abiramu, abadala+ bakwa-Israyeli bebakhamba naye. 26 Wathi ehlanganweni: “Ngibawa nisuke ematendeni wamadoda akhohlakeleko la, ningathinti nanyana yini ekungeyawo bona ningatjhatjalaliswa ngebanga lesono sawo.” 27 Khonokho basuka etendeni kaKhorarhi, kaDatani neka-Abiramu emahlangothini woke. UDatani no-Abiramu baphuma bajama emnyango wamatendabo nabafazi babo, amadodanabo nabantwana babo.

28 UMosi wathi: “Ngalokhu okuzokwenzeka nje, nizokwazi ukuthi ngithunywe nguJehova ukuthi ngizokwenza zoke izintwezi, akuveli kimi. 29 Nangabe abantwaba bafa ngendlela ejayelekileko begodu isijeziso sabo sifana nesabo boke abantu, uJehova akakangithumi.+ 30 Kodwana nange uJehova enza isimangaliso ngabantwaba, kuvuleke ihlabathi ibaginye nakho koke abanakho, behlele ethuneni* basaphila nizokwazi ukuthi badelele uJehova kangangani.”

31 Nakaqeda ukukhuluma amezwi la, ihlabathi yavuleka lapha ebebajame khona.+ 32 Iphasi lavuleka labaginya, laginya nemindenabo nabo boke abasekela uKhorarhi+ nezinto zabo. 33 Bona nabo boke ebebangehlangothini labo baya ethuneni baphila, iphasi labagubuzesa, batjhabalala hlangana nehlangano.+ 34 Woke ama-Israyeli ebewamagega nawo athi nawezwa barhuwelela abaleka, athi: “Sisaba ukuthi nathi iphasi lizosiginya!” 35 Kwavela umlilo obuya kuJehova,+ watjhisa amadoda ama-250 ebewanikela ipepho.+

36 UJehova wathi kuMosi: 37 “Tjela u-Elazara indodana ka-Aroni umphristi ukuthi akhuphe izinto zokuphatha umlilo+ ngemlilweni ngombana zicwengile, umtjele nokuthi alahlele amalahle kude. 38 Izinto zokuphatha umlilo zamadoda azibangele ukufa ngokwenza isono, kufuze zenziwe iinsimbi ezisipara, zinamekwe phezu kwe-aldara+ ngombana azinikele phambi kwakaJehova zicwengile, zizokuba litshwayo elisiyeleliso.”+ 39 Nje-ke u-Elazara umphristi wathatha izinto zokuphatha umlilo zekoporo labo ebatjhiswe ngomlilo ebebanikele ngazo, wazikghadlha wanameka ngazo i-aldara, 40 wenza njengombana uJehova ayale ngoMosi. Kwaba sikhumbuzo kuma-Israyeli ukuthi akunamuntu ovumeleke ukutjhisa ipepho phambi kwakaJehova ngaphandle kokuthi abe sizukulwana saka-Aroni,+ begodu akunamuntu okufuze afane noKhorarhi nalabo egade bamsekela.+

41 Ngelanga elilandelako, ihlangano yoke yakwa-Israyeli yanghonghoyila ngoMosi no-Aroni,+ yathi: “Nina nobabili nibulele abantu bakaJehova.” 42 Kwathi ihlangano nasele ibuthene ndawonye bona ijamelane noMosi no-Aroni yaqala ngetendeni lokuhlangana, yabona ilifu liligubuzesile bekwabonakala nephazimulo kaJehova.+

43 UMosi no-Aroni baya ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana,+ 44 uJehova wathi kuMosi: 45 “Nina madoda sukani hlangana nehlangano le khona ngizayitjhabalalisa msinyana.”+ Khonokho bakhothama.+ 46 UMosi wathi ku-Aroni: “Thatha into yokuphatha umlilo, ufake umlilo nepepho kiyo,+ khamba msinyana uye ehlanganweni uyenzele umnikelo wokulitjalelwa kwezono+ ngombana uJehova usilingekile. Isibetho sesithomile! 47 U-Aroni wayithatha msinyana njengombana uMosi atjhwile, wagijimela ebantwini. Nangambala isibetho besele sithomile, nje-ke wabeka ipepho entweni yokuphatha umlilo, wathoma ukubawela abantu ukulitjalelwa. 48 Waragela phambili ajame hlangana nabahlongakeleko nabaphilako, isibetho saphela. 49 Labo abafa ngesibetho bebazii-14 700 ngaphandle kwalabo abafa ngebanga lakaKhorarhi. 50 Kwathi u-Aroni nasele abuyele kuMosi ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana, isibetho besele siphelile.