Numeri 14:1-45
14 Ihlangano yoke yarhuwelela, abantu balila ubusuku boke.+
2 Woke ama-Israyeli anghonghoyila ngoMosi no-Aroni,+ ihlangano yoke yabakhuluma kumbi yathi: “Ngathana safela enarheni yeGibhide namkha safela emmangweni lo!
3 Kubayini uJehova asilethe enarheni le bona sizokubulawa ngesabula?+ Abafazi bethu nabantwana bethu bazokuthunjwa.+ Kghani akusingcono sibuyele eGibhide?”+
4 Bakhuluma bodwa bathi: “Asikhetheni umrholi sibuyeleni eGibhide!”+
5 UMosi no-Aroni nabezwa lokhu bakhothama phambi kwehlangano yoke yakwa-Israyeli.
6 UJotjhuwa+ indodana kaNuni noKalebi+ indodana kaJefune ebebahlangana nalabo ebebayokuhlola inarha badabula izambatho zabo,
7 bathi kiyo yoke ihlangano yakwa-Israyeli: “Inarha ebesiyoyihlola yihle khulu.+
8 Nasithabisa uJehova uzosisa enarheni le begodu uzosinikela yona, inarha egeleza ibisi neliju.+
9 Kodwana akukafuzi nivukele uJehova, ningabasabi abantu benarheni leya+ ngombana sizobatjhabalalisa. Abakavikeleki, uJehova unathi+ ningabasabi.”
10 Ihlangano yoke yafuna ukubakghadlha ngamatje+ kodwana iphazimulo kaJehova yabonakala kiwo woke ama-Israyeli phezu kwetende lokuhlangana.+
11 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Kuzabe kube kunini abantwaba bangangihloniphi+ begodu bangakholwa kimi naphezu kwazo zoke iimbonakaliso engizenze hlangana nabo?+
12 Ngizobabetha ngokugula okutjhabalalisako, ngibaqothe, ngenze wena ube sitjhaba esikhulu nesinamandla ukubadlula.”+
13 UMosi wathi kuJehova: “Ukhuphe abantu bakho eGibhide ngamandlakho, nje-ke nawungenza lokhu abantu beGibhide bazokuzwa ngakho,+
14 bazokutjela abantu benarheni le ngakho. Bazwile ukuthi wena Jehova, uphakathi kwama-Israyeli+ begodu khewabonakala kiwo bunqopha.+ UnguJehova begodu ilifu lakho lijame ngehla kwawo, ukhamba phambi kwawo ngesika yelifu emini nangesika yomlilo ebusuku.+
15 Nange ubulala abantwaba boke ngesikhathi sinye bese iintjhaba ezizwe ngawe zizokuthi:
16 ‘UJehova ubhalelwe kungenisa abantwaba enarheni afunga ukubanikela yona, nje-ke ubabulalele emmangweni.’+
17 Ngiyakubawa Jehova batjengise amandlakho amakhulu njengombana wathembisa wathi:
18 ‘UJehova akasilingeki msinya, unethando elikhulu,*+ ulibalela imitjhapho nezono kodwana akazumlisa angamjezisi onomlandu. Uletha isijeziso semitjhapho yabobaba phezu kwamadodana, phezu kweenzukulwana naphezu kwesizukulwana sesithathu nesesine.’+
19 Ngiyakubawa, libalela imitjhapho yabantwaba ngombana unethando elikhulu,* ubalibalele njengombana bewusolo ubalibalela kusukela eGibhide bekube nje.”+
20 Nje-ke uJehova wathi: “Ngiyabalibalela, njengombana ubawile.+
21 Ngakwelinye ihlangothi, ngifunga ngokuphila kwami, loke iphasi lizokuzala iphazimulo kaJehova.+
22 Woke umuntu obone iphazimulwami neembonakaliso+ engizenze eGibhide nemmangweni kodwana asolo angilinga kanengi,*+ angalaleli ilizwi lami+
23 angeze ayibone inarha engafunga ukuyinikela aboyise, boke abangangihloniphiko angeze bayibone.+
24 Ngombana uKalebi+ incekwami bekahlukile kwabanye begodu bekasolo angilandela ngehliziyo epheleleko. Ngizomusa enarheni ebekaye kiyo, izokuthathwa ziinzukulwana zakhe.+
25 Ngebanga lokuthi ama-Amalekhi namaKanana+ ahlala ngemrhobeni, kufuze nibuyele emmangweni kusasa, nikhambe ngendlela eya eLwandle eliBomvu.”+
26 UJehova wathi kuMosi no-Aroni:
27 Kuzabe kube kunini ihlangano ekhohlakeleko le isolo inginghonghoyilela?+ Ngikuzwile lokho ama-Israyeli akutjhoko ngami.+
28 Nithi kiwo, “Ngifunga ngokuphila kwami,” kutjho uJehova, “lokho engikuzwe nikukhuluma ngizokwenza kini!+
29 Noke, kusukela kwabaneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu abatlolisiweko, abanghonghoyile ngami+ nizokufela emmangwenapha.+
30 Akekho namunye wenu ozokungena enarheni engafunga bona nihlale kiyo,+ ngaphandle kwakaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJotjhuwa indodana kaNuni.+
31 “‘“Ngizokungenisa abantwabenu enathi bazokuthunjwa,+ bazoyazi inarha enayalako nina.+
32 Kodwana nina nizokufela emmangwenapha.
33 Amadodanenu azokuba belusi emmangweni iminyaka ema-40,+ ngiwo azokubhadalela ukungathembeki kwenu bekube kulapho noke senihlongakalele emmangwenapha.+
34 Ngokwesibalo samalanga enahlola ngawo inarha, okumalanga ama-40,+ ilanga lizokulingana nomnyaka munye, nizokutlhaga iminyaka ema-40+ ngebanga lemitjhaphwenu, nizokuqalana nemiphumela yokungifulathela.
35 “‘“Mina Jehova ngikhulumile. Ngilokhu engizokwenza ehlanganweni ekhohlakeleko le, labo ababuthene bona bajamelane nami: Nizokutjhabalalela emmangwenapha, nifele khona.+
36 Amadoda uMosi awathuma bona ayokuhlola inarha nabangela bona ihlangano yoke inghonghoyile ngaye lokha nawabuya nombiko ongasimuhle ngenarha,+
37 amadoda abuya nombiko omumbi ngenarha azokutjhatjalaliswa, afe phambi kwakaJehova.+
38 Kodwana uJotjhuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune ebebahlangana nalabo ebebayokuhlola inarha angekhe bafe.”’”+
39 UMosi nakatjela ama-Israyeli woke amezwi lawo abantu bathoma ukulila khulu.
40 Ama-Israyeli avuka ekuseni khulu, alinga ukukhuphukela esiqongolweni sentaba, athi: “Sonile+ kodwana nje sikulungele ukukhuphukela endaweni uJehova akhuluma ngayo.”
41 UMosi wathi: “Kubayini neqa umyalo kaJehova? Enikwenzakokhu angekhe kuphumelele.
42 Ningakhuphuki ngombana uJehova akasinani, amanabenu azonihlula.+
43 Ama-Amalekhi namaKanana anilindile, azonibulala+ ngesabula, ngombana akhenge nilalele uJehova, uJehova angeze abe nani.”+
44 Akhuphukela esiqongolweni sentaba ngekani+ kodwana umfaji wesivumelwano sakaJehova akhenge usuke hlangana nekampa,+ ngokunjalo noMosi.
45 Ama-Amalekhi namaKanana ebewahlala entabeni leyo ehla, awamadlha, aphadlhalala bewayokufika eRhorema.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “unethando elithembekileko.”
^ Namkha “unethando elithembekileko.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “iinkhathi ezilitjhumi.”
