Indaba 39
Intonga Ka-Aroni Imila Amabhlomu
QALA amabhlomu neenthelo ezivuthiweko ezimila entongeni le. Intonga le, ngeyaka-Aroni. Amabhlomu la neenthelo ezivuthuweko zamila entongeni ka-Aroni ngobusuku obubodwa nje kwaphela! Akhe sibone bonyana kubayini.
Sekusikhathi eside ama-Israyeli azulazula emangweni. Abanye abantu bebacabanga bonyana uMosisi akakafaneli bona abe mdosiphambili, namtjhana u-Aroni bona abe mpristi omkhulu. UKora, uDathathani, u-Abiramu nabanye abantu abayi-250 ababadosiphambili babantu, ngibo egade bacabanga ngalendlela. Boke beza bathi kuMosisi: ‘Kubayini uzenza omkhulu kithi soke?’
UMosisi watjela uKora nabalandeli bakhe wathi: ‘Kusasa ekuseni thathani izinto zokufaka umlilo nifake ipepho kizo. Nize etabarnakele lakaJehova. Sizokubona bonyana uJehova uzokukhetha bani.’
Ngelanga elilandelako uKora nabalandeli bakhe abayi-250 beza etabarnakele. Nabanye abanengi basekela amadoda la. UJehova wasilingeke khulu. UMosisi wathi kibo: ‘Sukani ematendeni wamadoda angakalungi la. Ningathinti nanyana yini yabo.’ Abantu balalela basuka ematendeni kaKora, uDathathani no-Abiramu.
UMosisi wathi kibo: ‘Lokhu kuzonenza nazi bona uJehova ukhetha bani. Iphasi lizokuvuleka liginye amadoda angakalungi la.’
Msinyana uMosisi nakaqeda ukukhuluma, iphasi lavuleka. Itende lakaKora nezinto zakhe, uDathathani, u-Abiramu nalabo abanabo batjhingela begodu iphasi labavalela. Lokha abantu nabezwa isililo salabo abawela ngemgodini, barhuwelela bathi: ‘Balekani! Iphasi lingasiginya nathi!’
UKora nabalandeli bakhe abayi-250 bebaseseduze kwetabarnakele. UJehova wathumela umlilo begodu boke batjha. UJehova watjela indodana ka-Aroni u-Eliyazare bona ithathe izinto zokuphatha umlilo zamadoda afileko bavale i-altari ngazo. Into yokuvala i-aldare le beyizokuba sikhumbuzo kuma-Israyeli sokobana akukho noyedwa ngaphandle kwaka-Aroni namadodanakhe okufanele azenze umpristi kaJehova.
UJehova bekafuna ukwenza kukhanye bona ngu-Aroni namadodanakhe abakhetha bona babe bapristi. Ngalokho watjela uMosisi wathi: ‘Tjela umdosi phambili wesitjhaba esinye nesinye kwa-Israyeli bona alethe intongakhe. Esitjhabeni samaLevi, kufuneka ilethwe ngu-Aroni. Bese nibeka enye nenye yeentongezi etabarnakele ngaphambi komphongolo wesivumelwano. Intonga yendoda engiyikhethe bona ibe mpristi izokumila amabhlomu.’
Ngelanga elilandelako ekuseni nasele uMosisi azibona, qala, intonga ka-Aroni beyinamabhlomu neenthelo ezivuthiweko ze-almondi ezimile kiyo! Uyabona na bonyana kubayini uJehova abangela bona intonga ka-Aroni imile amabhlomu?
Numeri 16:1-49; 17:1-11; 26:10.