ISIFUNDO 24
Abhalelwa Kufeza Isithembiso Sawo
UJehova wathi kuMosi: ‘Khuphukela kimi entabeni. Ngizokunikela amatje engizokutlola kiwo imithetho nemiyalo.’ UMosi wakhuphukela entabeni wahlala khona amalanga nobusuku obuma-40. Nakalapho uJehova watlola imiThetho eliTjhumi ematjeni emibili wayinikela uMosi.
Ngemva kwesikhathi, ama-Israyeli acabanga bona uMosi ukhambele futhi. Yeke athi ku-Aroni: ‘Sikima usenzele isithombe sakazimu ozosidosa phambili!’ U-Aroni wathi kiwo: ‘Ngiphani igolide lenu.’ Walitjhisa igolidelo wenza isithombe sekunzana. Abantu bathi: ‘Lo nguZimethu owasikhupha enarheni yeGibhide!’ Bathoma ukulotjha isithombe sekunzaneso. Bekukumbi lokho na? Iye, ngombana abantu bathembisa ukulotjha uJehova kwaphela. Kodwana nje besebabhalelwa kufeza isithembisweso.
UJehova wakubona koke lokho, wathi kuMosi: ‘Yehlela ebantwini. Abangilaleli begodu balotjha uzimu wamala.’ UMosi wehla, aphethe amatje amabili.
Njengombana atjhidela ngekampeni, uMosi wezwa abantu bavuma. Wababona bagida bebakhothamela nesithombe sekunzana. UMosi wasilingeka khulu, bewaphosela amatje ebekawaphethe phasi, aphuka aba ziincucwana. Khonokho wathatha ikunzana leyo wayiphosela emlilweni, wayitshidlha. UMosi wathi ku-Aroni: ‘Bakwenzeni abantwaba uzaze ubehlisele isonokazi esingaka na?’ U-Aroni wathi: ‘Ungasilingeki kosami ngombana uyazi ukuthi abantwaba bathanda ukwenza okumbi. Bathe kimi senzela uzimu ozokukhamba phambi kwethu, ngaphosela igolide labo emlilweni kwaphuma ikonyaneli!’ U-Aroni bekungakafaneli akwenze lokho. UMosi wabuyela entabeni wayokuncancabeza kuJehova bona alibalele abantu.
UJehova wabalibalela labo ebebazimisele ukumlalela. Nje-ke uyabona ukuthi bekuqakatheke kangangani ngama-Israyeli bona alalele isinqophiso sakaMosi?
“Nanyana kunini nawenza isifungo kuZimu, ungariyadi ukusiphetha, ngombana akathatjiswa ziindlhayela. Okufungako kuphethe.”—UMtjhumayeli 5:4