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16 Ngemuva kwekutsi ema-Israyeli esuke e-Elimu, efika ehlane laseSini,+ lelisemkhatsini we-Elimu neSinayi. Efika lapho ngelilanga lesi-15 lenyanga yesibili ngemuva kwekuphuma kwawo eveni laseGibhithe.
2 Ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli asehlane, abese acala kukhonona ngaMosi na-Aroni.+ 3 Abesolo atsi kubo: “Kube mane Jehova wasibulala ngesandla sakhe eveni laseGibhithe ngesikhatsi sisatitika ngenyama,+ sitenetisa nangekudla sinkhwa. Nyalo nisikhiphele kulelihlane kuze sonkhe sife sibulawe yindlala.”+
4 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Ngitawunehlisela sinkhwa lesivela ezulwini,+ futsi lilanga ngalinye nguloyo naloyo kufanele aphume atibutsele loko latakudla.+ Loko ngitawukwenta kuze ngibavivinye, ngibone kutsi batawulalela yini umtsetfo wami.+ 5 Kodvwa ngelilanga lesitfupha+ kufanele babutse lokuphindvwe kabili kuloko lebebakubutse ngalalamanye emalanga,+ bese bayakulungisa.”
6 Ngako boMosi na-Aroni bakhuluma nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli batsi: “Ntsambama nitawukwati kutsi nguJehova lowanikhipha eveni laseGibhithe.+ 7 Ekuseni nitayibona inkhatimulo yaJehova, ngobe Jehova ukuvile kububula kwenu ngaye. Besibobani nje tsine kutsi ningabubula ngatsi?” 8 Mosi wachubeka watsi: “Jehova nakaninika inyama lenitawuyidla kusihlwa nesinkhwa lenitawutenetisa ngaso ekuseni, nitawubona kutsi Jehova ukuvile kububula kwenu ngaye. Besibobani nje tsine? Anibubuli ngatsi, kodvwa nibubula ngaJehova.”+
9 Mosi wabese utsi ku-Aroni: “Naku lokufanele ukutjele onkhe ema-Israyeli: ‘Wotani embikwaJehova, ngobe ukuvile kububula kwenu.’”+ 10 Ngekushesha nje Aroni nasekakhulume nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, agucuka abuka ngasehlane, futsi abona inkhatimulo yaJehova ivela kulensika yelifu.+
11 Jehova wachubeka akhuluma naMosi, watsi: 12 “Ngikuvile kububula kwema-Israyeli.+ Khuluma nawo utsi: ‘Nitawudla inyama kusengakahlwi,* futsi ekuseni nitawutenetisa ngesinkhwa.+ Nakanjani nitawukwati kutsi nginguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.’”+
13 Ngako-ke kusihlwa ngalelolanga kwagcwala tinyoni* kulenkambu,+ kwase kutsi ekuseni kwagcwala ematolo kuyo yonkhe leyo ndzawo. 14 Atsi nakesuka lamatolo kulelihlane, lapho emhlabatsini kwasala intfo lecolisakele futsi lephushutelako, lefana nesitfwatfwa.+ 15 Ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli ayibona, abengati kutsi yini, ngako acala kubutana atsi: “Yini lena?” Mosi watsi kuwo: “Lesi sinkhwa Jehova laninike sona kutsi nisidle.+ 16 Naku Jehova lakushito: ‘Ngamunye wenu kufanele abutse loko latawukhona kukudla. Kufanele nikale loko lenikubutsela umuntfu ngamunye ngesikotela lesingaba ngemalitha lamabili,*+ kuye ngekutsi bangakhi bantfu* lenihlala nabo ethendeni.’” 17 Ema-Israyeli enta njalo, akubutsa lokudla. Labanye babutsa lokunyenti kantsi labanye babutsa lokuncane. 18 Batsi nabakukala ngalesikotela, batfola kutsi loyo labebutse lokunyenti abengabi nalokunyenti kakhulu futsi loyo lobutse lokuncane naye abengasweli.+ Bonkhe bebabutse loko lebebatawukhona kukudla.
19 Ngako Mosi watsi kubo: “Kute umuntfu lokufanele akushiye kuze kube sekuseni.”+ 20 Kodvwa abazange bamlalele. Ngesikhatsi labanye kulabantfu bashiya lokunye kwako, ekuseni kwase kunetibungu futsi sekunuka. Ngaleso sizatfu Mosi wabatfukutselela. 21 Bebakubutsa njalo ekuseni, nguloyo naloyo abutse loko latawukhona kukudla. Lilanga belitsi naselishisa, bese kuyancibilika.
22 Ngelilanga lesitfupha, babutsa kabili ngalesikotela lesingaba ngemalitha lamabili.+ Ngako bonkhe baholi baka-Israyeli beta kuMosi futsi bambikela ngaloko. 23 Nakeva ngako, Mosi watsi kubo: “Nguloko Jehova lakushito. Kusasa kutawuba lilanga lekuphumula,* lokulisabatha lelingcwele kuJehova.+ Bhakani loko lenidzinga kukubhaka, nibilise naloko lenidzinga kukubilisa,+ bese lokusele niyakubeka kuze kube sekuseni.” 24 Ngako bakubeka kwaze kwaba sekuseni, njengobe nje Mosi abebatjelile. Akuzange kunuke nobe kube netibungu. 25 Mosi wabese utsi: “Kudleni lamuhla, ngobe leli lilanga lelisabatha kuJehova. Lamuhla kute lenitakutfola emhlabatsini. 26 Nitakubutsa emalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa ngelilanga lesi-7, lokulilanga leliSabatha,+ kute lokutawuba khona.” 27 Nobe kunjalo, ngelilanga lesi-7 labanye bantfu baphuma batsi bayokubutsa, kodvwa kute labakutfola.
28 Ngako Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Kutawuze kube ngunini solo ningafuni kugcina imitsetfo yami nemiyalo yami?+ 29 Khumbulani kutsi Jehova uninikete liSabatha.+ Kungako ngelilanga lesitfupha aninika sinkhwa semalanga lamabili. Ngelilanga lesi-7 wonkhe umuntfu kufanele ahlale lapho akhona khona; kute lokufanele asuke endzaweni lahlala kuyo.” 30 Ngako-ke bantfu baligcina liSabatha* ngelilanga lesi-7.+
31 Ema-Israyeli abita lesinkhwa ngekutsi “yimana.”* Beyinjengenhlanyelo lencane lemhlophe, futsi inambitseka njengemacebelengwane laneluju.+ 32 Mosi wase utsi: “Naku Jehova lakushito: ‘Yigcwaliseni esikoteleni lesingaba ngemalitha lamabili, niyigcine kuto tonkhe titukulwane tenu,+ kuze tibone sinkhwa lenganinika sona nanisehlane ngesikhatsi nginikhipha eveni laseGibhithe.’” 33 Ngako Mosi watsi ku-Aroni: “Tsatsa imbita ufake imana lekalwe ngesikotela lesingaba ngemalitha lamabili, bese uyibeka embikwaJehova kuze igcinwe kuto tonkhe titukulwane tenu.”+ 34 Aroni wabeka lemana embikwelibhokisi leBufakazi*+ kuze igcinwe, njengobe nje Jehova abeshito kuMosi. 35 Ema-Israyeli adla lemana iminyaka lengu-40,+ kwaze kwaba ngulapho efika eveni lebelihlala labanye bantfu.+ Lemana ayidla aze efika ngasemnceleni welive laseKhenani.+ 36 Letikotela lebekatisebentisa betingafaka imana lengaba ngemalitha lamabili.*