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16 Ngemuva kwaloko Khora+ indvodzana yaJisihari+ loyindvodzana yaKhohati,+ indvodzana yaLevi,+ wahlangana ndzawonye nemadvodzana a-Eliyabe,+ boDathani na-Abiramu, kanye na-Oni indvodzana yaPhelethi, labavela emadvodzaneni aRubeni.+ 2 Bavukela Mosi bakanye nemadvodza aka-Israyeli langu-250, labekabaholi besive saka-Israyeli futsi angemadvodza lakhetsiwe nalahlonishwako. 3 Bahlangana ndzawonye bamelana+ naboMosi na-Aroni, batsi kubo: “Sesidziniwe ngini! Onkhe ema-Israyeli angcwele+ futsi Jehova usemkhatsini wawo.+ Nentiwa yini-ke nine kutsi nifune kutiphakamisa nibe ngetulu kwebantfu baJehova?”

4 Ngesikhatsi Mosi eva loku, wavele waguca watsintsa ngebuso phansi. 5 Wabese utsi kuKhora nakubo bonkhe lebebamsekela: “Ekuseni Jehova utawuveta kutsi ngubani longewakhe+ nekutsi ngubani longcwele futsi lokufanele ete embikwakhe.+ Loyo latamkhetsa+ nguye lotawusondzela kuye. 6 Naku lokufanele nikwente: Wena Khora nabo bonkhe labakusekelako+ nibotsatsa titja tekufaka emalahle,+ 7 bese kutsi kusasa nifake kuto umlilo nemphepho embikwaJehova. Loyo muntfu Jehova latamkhetsa+ nguye lotawube angcwele. Nine madvodzana aLevi+ senenta kakhulu-ke nyalo!”

8 Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi watsi kuKhora: “Madvodzana aLevi, ngicela nilalele. 9 Kubonakala kuyintfo lencane yini kini kutsi Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli anikhetse emkhatsini waso sonkhe lesive,+ aphindze anivumele kutsi nisondzele kuye kuze nente umsebenti ethendeni laJehova lekukhontela, futsi nime embikwalesive kuze nisisite,+ 10 nekutsi nine nabo bonkhe bomnakenu leningemadvodzana aLevi aniletse edvute naye? Nyalo senifuna nekuba baphristi!+ 11 Wena kanye nabo bonkhe labakusekelako nimelene naJehova ngenca yaloku lenikwentile. Ungubani nje Aroni kutsi ningaze nikhonone ngaye?”+

12 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi, Mosi watfumela kutsi kubitwe boDathani na-Abiramu+ labangemadvodzana a-Eliyabe, kodvwa bona batsi: “Ngeke site! 13 Ucabanga kutsi akusho lutfo yini kitsi kutsi wasikhipha eveni lebeligeleta lubisi neluju wasiletsa lapha ehlane kuze sitewufela khona?+ Nyalo sewufuna nekutenta umbusi wetfu!* 14 Sikhuluma nje, kute live leligeleta lubisi neluju losingenise kulo,+ kute nelifa lemasimu nobe lensimu yemagilebisi losinike lona. Labantfu ufuna kubenta timphumphutse yini? Tsine ngeke site!”

15 Ngako Mosi watfukutsela kakhulu futsi watsi kuJehova: “Ungayemukeli iminikelo yabo yalokutinhlavu. Kute ngisho nayinye imbongolo yabo lengiyitsetse, futsi kute ngisho namunye kubo lengimlimete.”+

16 Mosi wabese utsi kuKhora: “Kusasa, wena nabo bonkhe bantfu labakusekelako kufanele nite embikwaJehova, kube nguwe nalabantfu kanye na-Aroni. 17 Nguloyo naloyo abotsatsa sitja sakhe sekufaka emalahle afake imphepho kuso, futsi ngamunye wenu utawuletsa lesitja sakhe embikwaJehova. Kutawuba netitja tekufaka emalahle letingu-250, bese kuba nesakho nesa-Aroni.” 18 Ngako-ke ngamunye wabo watsatsa sitja sakhe sekufaka emalahle wafaka umlilo nemphepho kuso, futsi bema emnyango welithende lekuhlangana kanye naMosi na-Aroni. 19 Ngesikhatsi Khora asahlanganise bonkhe labantfu labamsekelako+ emnyango welithende lekuhlangana kuze bamelane naMosi na-Aroni, sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sabona inkhatimulo yaJehova.+

20 Jehova wabese ukhuluma naMosi na-Aroni, watsi: 21 “Khweshani kulabantfu kuze ngibacotfule khona nyalo.”+ 22 Nabeva loku, baguca futsi babheka phansi, batsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu, wena lonika bonkhe bantfu kuphila.*+ Sewungaze utfukutselele sonkhe lesive ngenca yesono semuntfu munye?”+

23 Ngako Jehova watsi kuMosi: 24 “Khuluma nema-Israyeli utsi kuwo: ‘Khweshani eceleni kwemathende aboKhora naDathani na-Abiramu!’”+

25 Mosi wabese uya kuboDathani na-Abiramu, nemadvodza lamadzala+ aka-Israyeli ahamba naye. 26 Mosi watsi kuma-Israyeli: “Ngicela nikhweshe emathendeni alamadvodza lakhohlakele futsi ningatsintsi lutfo lwawo kuze ningabulawa ngenca yato tonkhe tono tawo.” 27 Labantfu bakhwesha masinyane kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi temathende aboKhora naDathani na-Abiramu. BoDathani na-Abiramu baphuma bema eminyango yemathende abo bakanye nebafati babo, emadvodzana abo kanye nebantfwana babo labancane.

28 Ngako Mosi watsi: “Naku lenitawubona ngako kutsi nguJehova longitfume kutsi ngente tonkhe letintfo, nekutsi angitenteli lengikucabangako:* 29 Nangabe labantfu bafa ngendlela levamile njengabo bonkhe labanye bantfu futsi nangabe batfola sijeziso lesifana nesabo bonkhe bantfu, loko kutawusho kutsi angikatfunywa nguJehova.+ 30 Kodvwa-ke nangabe Jehova enta intfo lengakavami ngekutsi kuvuleke* umhlaba ubamite bonkhe kanye nato tonkhe tintfo tabo, ngaleyo ndlela bangene eThuneni* baphila, nitawubese niyati-ke kutsi lamadvodza akakamhloniphi Jehova.”

31 Ngekushesha nje nakacedza kusho lamavi, umhlaba lebebeme kuwo labantfu wehlukana ekhatsi.+ 32 Wavuleka* futsi wabamita bonkhe kanye nemindeni yabo, wamita nabo bonkhe lebebabaKhora+ kanye nato tonkhe tintfo tabo. 33 Ngako-ke bona kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu babo bangena eThuneni* baphila futsi umhlaba wabambonya, baze baphela nya emkhatsini wema-Israyeli.+ 34 Onkhe ema-Israyeli labesedvutane nabo abaleka ngesikhatsi abeva bamemeta. Abetsi: “Sesaba kutsi umhlaba utawuze usimite natsi!” 35 Kwabese kwehla umlilo lovela kuJehova,+ wacotfula lamadvodza langu-250 labenikela imphepho.+

36 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: 37 “Tjela Eliyezeri indvodzana ya-Aroni umphristi kutsi akhiphe letitja tekufaka emalahle+ emlilweni, ngobe tona tingcwele. Ubophindze umtjele atsatse lomlilo awusakate khashane. 38 Letitja tekufaka emalahle talamadvodza lente sono lesibangele kutsi alahlekelwe kuphila* kufanele tentiwe bongcwengcwe labatawunamekwa e-al’thare,+ ngobe batiletse embikwaJehova futsi taba ngcwele. Kufanele tibe luphawu kuma-Israyeli.”+ 39 Ngako-ke Eliyezeri umphristi watsatsa letitja tekufaka emalahle letentiwe ngelitfusi lebetiletfwe ngulamadvodza lacotfulwa ngumlilo, waticocodza kuze atinameke e-al’thare, 40 njengobe nje Jehova abemtjelile asebentisa Mosi. Kuma-Israyeli, loku kwaba sikhumbuto sekutsi umuntfu longakavumeleki* nalongasiyo intalelwane ya-Aroni akukafaneli asondzele embikwaJehova kuze ashise imphepho,+ nesekutsi kute umuntfu lokufanele alingise Khora nalabo lebebamsekela.+

41 Kwatsi nje ngelilanga lelilandzelako, onkhe ema-Israyeli acala kukhonona ngaMosi nanga-Aroni,+ atsi: “Nine nobabili nibulele bantfu baJehova.” 42 Ngesikhatsi labantfu sebahlangene kuze bamelane naMosi na-Aroni, babuka ngasethendeni lekuhlangana futsi babona lifu limbonye lelithende, base babona nenkhatimulo yaJehova.+

43 BoMosi na-Aroni baya embikwelithende lekuhlangana,+ 44 futsi Jehova watsi kuMosi: 45 “Madvodza, khweshani kulabantfu kuze ngibacedze khona nyalo.”+ Nabeva loko, boMosi na-Aroni baguca futsi babheka phansi.+ 46 Mosi wabese utsi ku-Aroni: “Tsatsa sitja sekufaka emalahle bese ufaka kuso umlilo lose-al’thare,+ uphindze ufake nemphepho, ngemuva kwaloko uye kulesive ngekushesha, wente kutsi sibuyisane naNkulunkulu+ ngobe Jehova sewusitfukutselele. Lesishayo sesivele sicalile!” 47 Ngekushesha Aroni watsatsa lesitja njengobe Mosi abeshito, wagijima waya kulabantfu futsi lesishayo besesivele sicalile emkhatsini wabo. Ngako Aroni wafaka imphepho kulesitja wase wenta kutsi labantfu babuyisane naNkulunkulu. 48 Wachubeka eme emkhatsini walabo lebesebafile nalabo lebebaphila, nalesishayo sagcine sesiphelile. 49 Bantfu lababulawa ngulesishayo bebangu-14 700, ngaphandle kwalabo labafa ngenca yaKhora. 50 Ekugcineni Aroni nakabuyela kuMosi emnyango welithende lekuhlangana, wakhandza lesishayo sesiphelile.