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11 Bantfu babese bakhonona kamatima embikwaJehova. Ngesikhatsi Jehova abeva watfukutsela kakhulu, ngako umlilo lovela kuJehova washisa labanye babo futsi wababulala emacentselweni alendzawo lebekuhlalwa kuyo. 2 Labantfu batsi nabakhala kuMosi, yena wase uyabancengela kuJehova+ futsi lomlilo waphela. 3 Leyo ndzawo yabitwa ngekutsi yiThabera,* ngobe kulapho umlilo lovela kuJehova wabashisa khona.+
4 Ngemuva kwaloko bantfu bekuhamba*+ lebebasemkhatsini wema-Israyeli bacala kuba bukhali,+ nema-Israyeli aphindze akhala atsi: “Ngubani nje longasipha inyama?+ 5 Maye siyatikhumbula tinhlanti lebesitidla mahhala eGibhithe, nemakhukhamba, emahwabha, boshaladi, bo-anyanisi, nabogalikhi!+ 6 Kodvwa nyalo sesite ngisho nemandla, futsi kute lokunye lesikutfolako ngaphandle kwanayi imana.”+
7 Lemana+ beyifana nenhlanyelo lencane lemhlophe,+ futsi ibukeka njengenhlaka.* 8 Labantfu bebaphuma, bayibutse bese bayigaya etjeni nobe bayigandze ekhovini. Ngemuva kwaloko bebayitsatsa bayibilise ebhodweni nobe bente ngayo tinkhwa letiyindingilizi.+ Nawuyidla beyifana nesinkhwa lesimnandzi lesinemafutsa. 9 Ebusuku nakwehla ematolo kulendzawo lebekuhlalwa kuyo, nalemana nayo beyehla.+
10 Mosi wabeva labantfu nabakhala, futsi bekukhala yonkhe imindeni, nguloyo naloyo emnyango welithende lakhe. Jehova watfukutsela kakhulu,+ kantsi naMosi kwamphatsa kabi kakhulu loko. 11 Ngako Mosi watsi kuJehova: “Uyiviseleni buhlungu inceku yakho? Kungani ngingakatfoli umusa emehlweni akho, uze unginike bonkhe labantfu labangumtfwalo kimi?+ 12 Ngingumake walabantfu yini? Ngimi yini lowabatala, kutsi ungaze utsi kimi angibagone njengemnakekeli* logona umntfwana lomunyako, ngibayise eveni lowafunga kulinika bokhokho babo?+ 13 Ngitayitsatsaphi nje inyama lengitayinika bonkhe labantfu? Ngobe solo bayangikhalela batsi: ‘Siphe inyama sitekudla!’ 14 Angisakhoni kwetfwala bonkhe labantfu ngingedvwana. Sekungetulu kwemandla ami.+ 15 Nangabe kungulena indlela lotangiphatsa ngayo, ngicela uvele ungibulale nyalo.+ Nangitfole umusa emehlweni akho, ungangenti ngibone lenye inhlekelele.”
16 Jehova waphendvula Mosi watsi: “Emadvodzeni lamadzala aka-Israyeli ubotsatsa langu-70, kube ngemadvodza lamadzala lowatiko nalabaholi,+ uwayise ethendeni lekuhlangana futsi eme lapho kanye nawe. 17 Mine ngitakwehla+ ngitewukhuluma nawe ethendeni lekuhlangana,+ bese ngitsatsa incenye yemoya longcwele+ lengikunike wona ngiyinikete lamadvodza. Atakutfwalisa lomtfwalo walabantfu kuze ungawutfwali wedvwa.+ 18 Ubotjela labantfu utsi: ‘Tingcweliseleni lilanga lakusasa,+ ngobe nitawudla inyama. Jehova ukuvile kukhala kwenu,+ nanitsi: “Ngubani nje longasipha inyama? Bekuncono eGibhithe.”+ Nakanjani Jehova utawuninika inyama futsi nitawuyidla.+ 19 Angeke niyidle nje emalanga lamabili kuphela nobe lasihlanu nobe langu-10 nobe langu-20, 20 kodvwa nitawuyidla inyanga yonkhe nize niyikhiphe ngemakhala futsi ningasayitsandzi,+ ngobe nimshiyile Jehova losemkhatsini wenu, nakhala embikwakhe natsi: “Vele siphumeleni eGibhithe?”’”+
21 Mosi wabese utsi: “Labantfu balibutfo lelingu-600 000,+ nanome kunjalo wena utsi: ‘Ngitawubanika inyama labatawuyidla inyanga yonkhe’! 22 Kube beyingahlatjwa yonkhe imihlambi yetimvu neyetimbuti kanye neyetinkhomo, beyingabenela yini labantfu? Natingabanjwa tonkhe tinhlanti letiselwandle, betingabenela yini?”
23 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: “Sandla saJehova sifishane yini?+ Nyalo-ke utawubona kutsi lelengikushoko kutakwenteka yini nobe cha.”
24 Ngako Mosi wahamba wayotjela bantfu loko Jehova lakushito. Wahlanganisa emadvodza langu-70 lawatsetse emadvodzeni lamadzala ema-Israyeli, wawamisa ethendeni lekuhlangana, alitungeleta.+ 25 Jehova wehla asefini,+ wakhuluma naMosi.+ Watsatsa incenye yemoya longcwele+ labewunike Mosi, wanika lamadvodza lamadzala langu-70. Ngekushesha nje umoya longcwele nawehlela kulamadvodza, acala kwenta tintfo letentiwa baphrofethi,*+ kodvwa lamadvodza akaphindzanga akwenta loko.
26 Lamabili alamadvodza bekasele endzaweni lokuhlalwa kuyo. Emabito awo bekungu-Eldadi naMedadi. Umoya longcwele wehlela kuwo njengobe emabito awo nawo abebhaliwe, kodvwa abengakayi ethendeni lekuhlangana. Ngako nawo lamadvodza acala kwenta tintfo letentiwa baphrofethi. 27 Lelinye lijaha lagijima layawubikela Mosi, latsi: “Bo-Eldadi naMedadi benta tintfo letentiwa baphrofethi lena endzaweni lokuhlalwa kuyo!” 28 Joshuwa+ indvodzana yaNuni, labengumsiti waMosi kusukela ebusheni bakhe, waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi yami Mosi, bavimbe!”+ 29 Kodvwa Mosi watsi kuye: “Unemona yini ngami? Ecinisweni mine ngifisa shengatsi bonkhe bantfu baJehova bebangaba baphrofethi futsi Jehova abanikete umoya wakhe longcwele!” 30 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi, Mosi wabuyela endzaweni lokuhlalwa kuyo akanye nalamadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli.
31 Kwabese kuhhusha umoya lovela kuJehova, wakhipha tinyoni* elwandle tayowela kulendzawo lebekuhlalwa kuyo. Tagcwala kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi talendzawo,+ tatsatsa indzawo lelingana nelibanga longalihamba ngelilanga linye eluhlangotsini ngalunye, futsi betingaba ngemasentimitha langu-89* kuphakama kusuka emhlabatsini. 32 Ngako kulo lonkhe lelolanga nebusuku bakhona kanye nakulo lonkhe lilanga lelilandzelako, labantfu abazange balale, kodvwa bebasolo babutsa letinyoni. Kute umuntfu lowabutsa ngephansi kwemahomeri* lalishumi, futsi bebasolo beneka letigwaca kuyo yonkhe lendzawo lokuhlalwa kuyo. 33 Kwatsi lapho nje lenyama isesemlonyeni, basengakayihlafuni ngisho nekuyihlafuna, Jehova wabatfukutselela kakhulu, ngaleso sizatfu Jehova wabulala incumbi yabo.+
34 Ngako leyo ndzawo bayibita ngekutsi yiKhibrothi-hathava,*+ ngobe kuyo bangcwaba labantfu lebebabukhali.+ 35 Besuka eKhibrothi-hathava baya eHaserothi,+ bafike bahlala khona.