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16 Lonke ibandla lamaSirayeli lemka e-Elim laza ekugqibeleni lafika entlango yaseSin,+ ephakathi kwe-Elim neSinayi, ngomhla we-15 kwinyanga yesibini emva kokuphuma kwalo kwilizwe laseYiputa.
2 Xa lilonke ibandla lamaSirayeli, laqalisa ukumkhalazela uMoses noAron kuloo ntlango.+ 3 AmaSirayeli ayesithi kubo: “Ngekungcono ukuba besife ngesandla sikaYehova kwilizwe laseYiputa, sihleli ngasezimbizeni zenyama,+ sisitya isonka sihluthe. Khawujonge ngoku, nisizise kule ntlango ukuze nilibulale lonke eli bandla ngendlala.”+
4 UYehova wathi kuMoses: “Uyabona ke, ndiza kuninisela isonka esivela emazulwini,+ yaye mntu ngamnye makaphume ayokuqokelela isonka esilingene olo suku.+ Ndiza kuba ndiyabavavanya ngaloo ndlela, ukuze ndibone ukuba baza kuqhubeka behamba emthethweni wam na.+ 5 Kodwa ngosuku lwesithandathu,+ xa belungisa ukutya abakuqokeleleyo, kumele kube kukutya okuphindwe kabini kunoko baqhele ukukuqokelela ngezinye imini.”+
6 Ngoko uMoses noAron bathi kumaSirayeli: “Ngokuhlwa niza kwazi nakanjani ukuba nguYehova onikhuphe kwilizwe laseYiputa.+ 7 Ekuseni niza kulubona uzuko lukaYehova, kuba uYehova univile xa benikhalaza. Besingoobani ke thina ukuba nide nisikhalazele?” 8 UMoses waphinda wathi: “Xa uYehova eninika inyama ukuba niyitye ngokuhlwa, aze kusasa aninike isonka ukuba nisitye nihluthe, niza kuzibonela ukuba uYehova uzivile izikhalazo zenu. Besingoobani ke thina? Anikhalazeli thina, kodwa nikhalazela uYehova.”+
9 Emva koko uMoses wathi kuAron: “Yithi kulo lonke ibandla lamaSirayeli, ‘Sondelani phambi koYehova, kuba uzivile izikhalazo zenu.’”+ 10 Uthe nje akugqiba ukuthetha uAron nebandla lonke lamaSirayeli, amaSirayeli ajika ajonga entlango, ibe jonga! uzuko lukaYehova lwabonakala kwilifu.+
11 UYehova waphinda wathi kuMoses: 12 “Ndizivile izikhalazo zamaSirayeli.+ Uze uthi kuwo, ‘Ngokuhlwa* niza kutya inyama nize kusasa nitye isonka nihluthe,+ kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo niza kundazi ukuba ndinguYehova uThixo wenu.’”+
13 Ngaloo ngokuhlwa kwafika izagwityi, zagcwala yonke indawo,+ ibe kusasa kwabakho umbethe ojikeleze yonke loo nkampu. 14 Wathi wakuphela umbethe kwashiyeka iinkozo ezincinane okwekhephu phezu komhlaba.+ 15 Athe akuzibona amaSirayeli, abuzana athi: “Yintoni le?” kuba ayengayazi ukuba yintoni. UMoses wathi kuwo: “Sisonka aninika sona uYehova ukuba nisitye.+ 16 Nanku umyalelo kaYehova ngaso, ‘Umntu ngamnye makaqokelele esimlingeneyo. Thathelani mntu ngamnye isonka esilingana neomere*+ ngokwenani labantu* abasezintenteni zenu.’” 17 AmaSirayeli asiqokelela eso sonka. Amanye aqokelela kakhulu aza amanye aqokelela kancinci. 18 Xa esilinganisa ngeomere, lowo uqokelele kakhulu wayengabi nanto ishiyekayo, ibe nesalowo uqokelele kancinci sasingapheli phakathi.+ Ngamnye waqokelela esimlingeneyo.
19 UMoses wathi kuwo: “Makungabikho mntu ushiyela ingomso.”+ 20 Kodwa awazange ammamele uMoses. Xa abanye abantu basishiyela ingomso, saba neempethu, sanuka waza uMoses wacaphuka kakhulu. 21 Qho kusasa umntu wayeqokelela isonka esimlingeneyo. Xa kutshisa ilanga, sasinyibilika.
22 Ngosuku lwesithandathu babeqokelelela umntu ngamnye isonka esiphindwe kabini,+ imilinganiselo emibini yeomere. Ngoko zonke iintloko zebandla zeza kuxelela uMoses. 23 UMoses wathi kubo: “Benze kanye le nto uYehova ebeyithethile. Ngomso kumele kuphumlwe,* kuba iza kuba yisabatha engcwele kaYehova.+ Bhakani loo nto nimele niyibhake nize nibilise loo nto nimele niyibilise.+ Emva koko yonke into eshiyekileyo yigcineni kude kuse.” 24 Ngoko ke basigcina eso sonka kwada kwasa, kanye njengokuba uMoses wayebayalele ibe asizange sinuke, singazange sibe nazo neempethu. 25 Emva koko uMoses wathi: “Sityeni namhlanje isonka kuba yisabatha kaYehova. Namhlanje asizukufumaneka ngaphandle kwenkampu. 26 Niza kumane nisiqokelela zonke ezi ntsuku zintandathu, kodwa ngosuku lwesixhenxe, ngeSabatha,+ asizukufumaneka.” 27 Abanye abantu bahamba bayokuqokelela isonka ngomhla wesixhenxe, kodwa abazange basifumane.
28 Ngoko uYehova wathi kuMoses: “Kuza kude kube nini na ningafuni ukuyigcina imiyalelo nemithetho yam?+ 29 Wuthobeleni umyalelo kaYehova wokuba kugcinwe iSabatha.+ Yiloo nto eninika isonka seentsuku ezimbini ngosuku lwesithandathu. Makungabikho mntu uya ndawo. Makungabikho mntu oyishiyayo indawo yakhe ngomhla wesixhenxe.” 30 Ngoko abantu bayigcina iSabatha* ngomhla wesixhenxe.+
31 Indlu kaSirayeli yathi eso sonka “yimana.”* Sasimhlophe njengembewu yekoriyanda, kwaye incasa yaso yayinjengeyesonka esinobusi.+ 32 Emva koko uMoses wathi: “Nanku umyalelo kaYehova, ‘Gcwalisani nize nigcine esilingana neomere, nisigcinele izizukulwana zenu,+ ukuze zisibone isonka endanityisa sona entlango xa ndandinikhupha kwilizwe laseYiputa.’” 33 UMoses wathi kuAron: “Thatha ingqayi ugalele imana engangeomere, uyibeke phambi koYehova ukuze igcinelwe izizukulwana zenu.”+ 34 UAron wayibeka phambi kweTyeya yoBungqina*+ ukuze igcinwe, kanye njengokuba uYehova wayeyalele uMoses. 35 AmaSirayeli ayitya imana kangangeminyaka eyi-40.+ Ayitya ada ayokufika kwilizwe elinabantu.+ Ayitya ada ayokufika emdeni welizwe lakwaKanan.+ 36 Iomere ilingana nesixa esinye kwezilishumi ze-efa.*