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11 Nje-ke abantu bebasasolo banghonghoyila kuJehova. UJehova nakezwa lokho wasilingeka khulu. UJehova wakhupha umlilo, watjhisa abanye abasemaphethelweni wekampa. 2 Kwathi abantu nabathoma ukulilela kuMosi, wabathandazela kuJehova+ umlilo wacima. 3 Indawo leyo yabizwa ngokuthi yiTabhera* ngombana umlilo ovela kuJehova wabatjhisa.+

4 Bekunabantu ebebangasi ma-Israyeli+ hlangana nabo, bathoma ukuba marhamaru+ ngokufuna ukudla nama-Israyeli athoma ukunghonghoyila godu athi: “Ngubani ozosipha inyama?+ 5 Qala bona sizikhumbula kangangani iinhlambi ebesizidla simahla eGibhide, amakomukomu, amakhabe, ama-anyanisi namakonofula!+ 6 Kodwana kwanjesi sesiphelelwa mamandla. Akunalitho esingalidla ngaphandle kwemana le.”+

7 Imana+ beyinjengembewu yekhoriyanda,+ ifana nekghomu. 8 Abantu bebaphuma bayoyidobha, bayisile elitjeni lokusila namkha bayifake esigigweni. Ngemva kwalokho, bebayipheka ngeempoto namkha benze uburotho oburondo.+ Beyinambitheka njengekhekhe elenziwe ngamafutha. 9 Umbethe nawukhithikela ngekampeni ebusuku nemana beyikhithikela lapho.+

10 UMosi wezwa abantu balila, imindeni ngokuhlukahlukana kwayo, indoda ngayinye ijame ebungenweni betende layo. UJehova wasilingeka khulu,+ noMosi akhenge kumthabise nakancani lokho. 11 UMosi wathi kuJehova: “Kubayini ungitlhagisa kangaka? Kubayini ungangamukeli? Kubayini unginikela umsebenzi obudisi kangaka wokutlhogomela abantwaba?+ 12 Ngababeletha na abantwaba bona ungabe uthi kimi, ‘Bagone njengesisebenzi esigona umntwana omunyako,’ ubase enarheni engafunga ukuyinikela abokhokho babo?+ 13 Ngizoyithathaphi inyama engizoyinikela boke abantwaba? Ngombana bahlalele ukungililela bathi, ‘Sinikela inyama sidle!’ 14 Angikghoni ukuthwala abantwaba ngingedwa, bayangidisela.+ 15 Nangabe le yindlela ozongiphatha ngayo, ngibawa ungibulale khona nje+ kodwana nangabe uyangamukela ngibawa ungasangenzi ngibone enye ihlekelele.”

16 UJehova waphendula uMosi wathi: “Ngibuthela amadoda ama-70 hlangana nabadala bakwa-Israyeli, amadoda owaziko bona abadala neenkhulu+ ezizokukghona ukwenza umsebenzi lo, uze nawo etendeni lokuhlangana begodu ujame nawo. 17 Ngizokwehla+ ngizokukhuluma nani lapho,+ ngizokuthatha omunye ummoya kuwe+ ngiwubeke kibo. Bazokusiza ngokutlhogomela abantwaba ukwenzela bona ungasawuthwali wedwa umthwalo lo.+ 18 Kufuze uthi ebantwini, ‘Kusasa kufuze nizicwengise,+ nizokudla inyama ngombana nililele uJehova+ nathi: “Ngubani ozosipha inyama? EGibhide besiphila kamnandi.”+ UJehova uzoninikela inyama nidle.+ 19 Nizoyidla, ingasi ilanga linye, amalanga ama-2, amalanga ama-5, amalanga ali-10 namkha amalanga ama-20, 20 kodwana nizoyidla inyanga yoke bekube kulapho iphuma ngeempumulo beyininyenyise+ ngombana nale uJehova ohlangana nani, benimlilela nithi: “Kubayini saphuma eGibhide.”’”+

21 UMosi wathi: “Ngiphakathi kwamadoda wepi azii-600 000+ kodwana wena usathi, ‘Ngizobanikela inyama abazoyidla inyanga yoke!’ 22 Nange kungahlatjwa umhlambi wezimvu neweenkomo, uzabanela abantwaba na? Namkha nange kungabanjwa zoke iinhlambi zelwandle, zizabanela abantwaba na?”

23 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Kghani isandla sakaJehova sifitjhani khulu?+ Nje uzokubona ukuthi lokho engikutjhoko kuzokwenzeka kuwe na namkha angekhe.”

24 Nje-ke uMosi wakhamba wayokutjela abantu lokho uJehova akukhulumileko. Wabuthelela amadoda ama-70 avela kubadala babantu wawajamisa magega netende.+ 25 UJehova wehla ngelifu+ wakhuluma naye,+ wathatha omunye ummoya+ ebewukuye wawunikela ngamunye wabadala abama-70. Ummoya nasele ukibo bathoma ukukhuluma* imilayezo evela kuZimu+ kodwana akhenge basayikhuluma godu.

26 Bekunamadoda amabili ekampeni, amagamabo bekungu-Elidada noMedada. Ummoya wehlela phezu kwawo ngombana nawo amagamabo bewatloliwe kodwana bewangakayi etendeni. Nje-ke athoma ukuphorofida ekampeni. 27 Isokana lagijima layokubikela uMosi lathi: “U-Elidada noMedada bayaphorofida ngekampeni!” 28 UJotjhuwa+ indodana kaNuni obekamsizi kaMosi kusukela ebutjheni bakhe wathi: “Mosi kosami, bakhandele!”+ 29 UMosi wathi kuye: “Inga-kghani utshwenyekile ngami? Ngifisa ngasuthi boke abantu bakaJehova bangaba baphorofidi begodu uJehova abeke ummoyakhe phezu kwabo!” 30 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, uMosi nabadala bakwa-Israyeli babuyela ekampeni.

31 Umoya ovela kuJehova wavunguza wasusa iinkwali elwandle, wazenza zawela eduze kwekampa,+ mahlangothi woke. Bekufuze ukhambe ilanga loke bona uyokufika lapha kuneenkwali khona. Bezipakelene zilingana namakhubhithi* amabili ukuphakama. 32 Abantu babutha iinkwali ilanga loke, ubusuku boke nangelanga elilandelako. Akekho owadobha ezincani ezingaphasi kwamahomere* alitjhumi begodu bebasolo bazibeka phasi magega nekampa. 33 Kwathi abantu bangakaqedi ukuyidla inyama leyo, uJehova wasilingeka khulu. UJehova wababulala ngesibetho esikhulu.+

34 Indawo leyo bayibiza ngokuthi yiKhibrothi-Hatava*+ ngombana kiyo kwabulungwa abantu ebebamarhamaru.+ 35 Abantu nabasuka eKhibrothi-Hatava baya eRhatserothi, bahlala khona.+