Numeri 10:1-36
10 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi:
2 “Tsatsa lisiliva wente ngalo emacilongo lamabili+ usebentisa sandvo. Lamacilongo atawusetjentiswa nakubitelwa ndzawonye sive sema-Israyeli nalapho sekufanele kuhanjwe.
3 Nakashaywa omabili, sonkhe lesive sema-Israyeli kufanele sihlangane ndzawonye emnyango welithende lekuhlangana.+
4 Kodvwa nakushaywa linye, labo lababaholi futsi labatinhloko tetinkhulungwane tema-Israyeli ngibo kuphela lokufanele bete kuwe.+
5 “Nakuvakala umsindvo welicilongo loshintjashintjako, labo labamise emathende ngasemphumalanga+ kufanele basuke bahambe.
6 Nawuvakala kwesibili lomsindvo welicilongo loshintjashintjako, labo labamise emathende ngaseningizimu+ kufanele basuke bahambe. Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nakufanele kusuke licembu lelitsite, lelicilongo liboshaywa ngalendlela.
7 “Nawubitela ndzawonye sonkhe sive, uboshaya lamacilongo+ kodvwa umsindvo wawo ungashintjashintji.
8 Emadvodzana a-Aroni labaphristi ngiwo lokufanele ashaye lamacilongo.+ Kuto tonkhe titukulwane tenu, ngulena indlela letawusetjentiswa nakushaywa emacilongo.
9 “Nakufanele niye emphini kuze nilwe nalabo labanihluphako, nibohlaba umkhosi wemphi ngalamacilongo+ futsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu utawunikhumbula, anisindzise etitseni tenu.
10 “Nangetikhatsi tekujabula,+ lapho kunemikhosi+ nalapho kucala inyanga, kufanele nishaye lamacilongo etikweminikelo yekushiswa+ nasetikwemihlatjelo yenu yekuthula.+ Lamacilongo atawuba sikhumbuto kini embikwaNkulunkulu wenu. NginguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.”+
11 Kwatsi ngelilanga lesi-20 lenyanga yesibili, emnyakeni wesibili,+ lelifu lesuka etikwelithende lekukhontela+ lebelinelibhokisi leBufakazi.
12 Ngako ema-Israyeli esuka ehlane laseSinayi, ahamba ngekulandzelana kwemacembu awo, njengobe abetjeliwe.+ Lelifu lafike lema ehlane lasePharani.+
13 Bekukwekucala kutsi ema-Israyeli esuke kuleyo ndzawo, alandzela lesicondziso Jehova labesinike Mosi.+
14 Licembu letive letintsatfu lebeliholwa sive sakaJuda lesuka kucala ngekwetindlu* talo. Nasoni+ indvodzana ya-Aminadabi nguye labelihola.
15 Sive saka-Isakhari besiholwa nguNethaneli+ indvodzana yaSuwari.
16 Sive sakaZebuloni sona besiholwa ngu-Eliyabe+ indvodzana yaHeloni.
17 Ngesikhatsi lithende lekukhontela lisuswa,+ emadvodzana aGeshoni+ kanye nemadvodzana aMerari,+ labetfwala lelithende lekukhontela esuka.
18 Ngemuva kwaloko, licembu letive letintsatfu lebeliholwa sive sakaRubeni nalo lesuka ngekwetindlu* talo. Elisuri+ indvodzana yaShedewuri nguye labelihola.
19 Sive sakaSimeyoni besiholwa nguShelumiyeli+ indvodzana yaSurishadayi.
20 Sive sakaGadi sona besiholwa ngu-Eliyasafa+ indvodzana yaDehuweli.
21 Kwabese kusuka emaKhohati, wona labetfwele tintfo tasendzaweni lengcwele.+ Bekufanele atsi nakefika atfole lithende lekukhontela selivele limisiwe.
22 Kwalandzela licembu letive letintsatfu lebeliholwa sive saka-Efrayimu. Nalo lahamba ngekwetindlu* talo futsi beliholwa ngu-Elishama+ indvodzana ya-Amihudi.
23 Sive sakaManase besiholwa nguGamaliyeli+ indvodzana yaPhedasuri.
24 Sive sakaBhenjamini sona besiholwa ngu-Abidani+ indvodzana yaGidiyoni.
25 Ekugcineni kwesuka licembu letive letintsatfu lebeliholwa sive sakaDani. Lahamba ngekwetindlu* talo futsi laba ngemuva kuze libe sivikelo kulalamanye emacembu. Ahiyezeri+ indvodzana ya-Amishadayi nguye labengumholi walo.
26 Sive saka-Asheri besiholwa nguPhagiyeli+ indvodzana ya-Okrani.
27 Sive sakaNaftali sona besiholwa ngu-Ahira+ indvodzana ya-Enani.
28 Nguleyo-ke indlela ema-Israyeli nemacembu* awo labelandzelana ngayo nakesuka.+
29 Mosi wabese utsi kuHobabi indvodzana yaRehuweli*+ umMidiyani, labengubabetala waMosi: “Nyalo siyahamba siya endzaweni Jehova letsembise kusinika yona.+ Ngako-ke ngicela uhambe natsi,+ futsi tsine sitakuphatsa kahle ngobe Jehova wetsembise kwentela ema-Israyeli tintfo letinhle.”+
30 Kodvwa yena wamphendvula watsi: “Angeke ngihambe nani, kepha ngitawubuyela eveni lakitsi nasetihlotjeni tami.”
31 Mosi watsi: “Ngicela ungasishiyi, ngobe wena uyati kutsi singawamisa kuphi emathende ehlane, futsi nguwe longasicondzisa.*
32 Nobe ngutiphi tibusiso Jehova lasinika tona, nawe utawutitfola, nangabe nje utawuhamba natsi.”+
33 Ngako-ke babese bayesuka entsabeni yaJehova,+ bacala luhambo lolwatsatsa emalanga lamatsatfu. Libhokisi+ laJehova lesivumelwane belihamba embikwabo kulamalanga lamatsatfu kuze kutfolakale indzawo labangahlala kuyo.+
34 Nabesuka kulendzawo lebebahlala kuyo, lifu+ laJehova laba ngetulu kwabo emini.
35 Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nakususwa leLibhokisi, Mosi abetsi: “Awu Jehova, sicela uhambe embikwetfu+ futsi uhlakate titsa takho, wente nekutsi labo labakuzondako babaleke embikwakho.”
36 Bekutsi naselibekwa leLibhokisi, Mosi atsi: “Awu Jehova, buya uhlale emkhatsini wetinkhulungwane tema-Israyeli letingeke tibalwe.”*+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngekwemabutfo alo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngekwemabutfo alo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngekwemabutfo alo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngekwemabutfo alo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngekwemabutfo awo.”
^ Lokusho, Jethro.
^ Nobe “longaba liso letfu.”
^ Nobe “emkhatsini welibutfo lema-Israyeli.”
