Eksodusi 32:1-35
32 Bantfu babona kutsi Mosi sewutsetse sikhatsi lesidze solo angehli entsabeni,+ ngako babutsana ku-Aroni, batsi kuye: “Sentele nkulunkulu lotawuhamba embikwetfu+ ngobe asati kutsi kwentekeni kuloMosi lowasihola wasikhipha eGibhithe.”
2 Nakeva loko, Aroni watsi: “Khiphani emacici eligolide+ lasetindlebeni tebafati benu, nasetindlebeni temadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu futsi niwaletse lapha kimi.”
3 Ngako bonkhe labantfu bawakhipha emacici eligolide labesetindlebeni tabo, bawaletsa ku-Aroni.
4 Aroni watsatsa lithuluzi wenta sithico* selitfole+ asebentisa lamacici eligolide lebebamnike wona. Labantfu babese batsi: “Israyeli, nanguNkulunkulu wakho lowakuhola wakukhipha eGibhithe.”+
5 Ngesikhatsi Aroni abona loku, wakha li-al’thare embikwalesithico. Ngemuva kwaloko wamemeta watsi: “Kusasa sitawukwentela Jehova umkhosi.”
6 Ngako ngakusasa bavuka kusesekuseni kakhulu, benta iminikelo yekushiswa nemihlatjelo yekuthula. Ngemuva kwaloko labantfu bahlala phansi badla baphindze banatsa. Nabacedza basukuma futsi batijabulisa.+
7 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: “Sale wehla ngobe labantfu bakho lowabahola wabakhipha eGibhithe sebente intfo lembi.+
8 Sebaphambuke ngekushesha kuloko lebengibatjele kona.+ Batentele sithico* selitfole futsi solo bayasikhotsamela, benta nemihlatjelo kuso, batsi: ‘Israyeli, nanguNkulunkulu wakho lowakuhola wakukhipha eGibhithe.’”
9 Jehova wachubeka watsi kuMosi: “Sengibonile kutsi labantfu abalaleli.*+
10 Ngako ngiyekele ngibacotfule ngenca yentfukutselo yami levutsako futsi ngitentele sive lesikhulu ngawe.”+
11 Mosi wabese uncenga* Jehova Nkulunkulu wakhe,+ watsi: “Awu Jehova, kungani ubatfukutselela kangaka labantfu bakho, ngemuva kwekubakhipha eveni laseGibhithe usebentisa emandla lamakhulu kanye nesandla sakho lesinemandla?+
12 Bantfu baseGibhithe batawutsi: ‘Abenetinhloso letimbi nakabakhipha kulelive. Abefuna kubabulala etintsabeni futsi abacedze emhlabeni.’+ Mane uyibambe intfukutselo yakho, ushintje nesincumo* sakho sekubaletsela inhlekelele labantfu bakho.
13 Khumbula tinceku takho bo-Abrahama, Isaka na-Israyeli, lowatifunga wena kuto watsi: ‘Bantfwana* bakho ngitabandzisa babe ngangetinkhanyeti tasemazulwini,+ ngibanike yonkhe lendzawo lengincume kubanika yona, kute bayitsatse ibe ngeyabo kuze kube phakadze.’”+
14 Ngako Jehova wasishintja sincumo* labesasitsetse sekuletsa inhlekelele kulabantfu bakhe.+
15 Mosi wesuka, wehla entsabeni aphetse tibhelekece letimbili teBufakazi+ esandleni sakhe.+ Letibhelekece betibhalwe ngala nangala, tibhalwe ngemuva nangembili.
16 Betentiwe nguNkulunkulu futsi tibhalwe nguye ngesandla sakhe.+
17 Ngesikhatsi Joshuwa eva umsindvo walabantfu njengobe bebamemeta, watsi kuMosi: “Kuvakala ngatsi kunemphi, kungako labantfu bamemeta.”
18 Kodvwa Mosi watsi:
“Lona akusiwo umsindvo wekuhlabela ngenca yekuncoba,*Futsi akusiwo umsindvo wekulila ngenca yekuncotjwa,Ngiva lomunye nje umsindvo wekuhlabela.”
19 Ngekushesha nje Mosi nakasondzela kulabantfu futsi abona lelitfole+ kanye nalokudansa, watfukutsela kakhulu walahla phansi letibhelekece tematje, taphihlika khona lapho phansi kwentsaba.+
20 Watsatsa lelitfole lebebalentile walishisa ngemlilo futsi waligaya laba yimphuphu.+ Ngemuva kwaloko wayisakatela emantini wase utjela ema-Israyeli kutsi anatse lawo manti.+
21 Mosi watsi ku-Aroni: “Yini labantfu labakwente yona kutsi ungaze ubaletsele sono lesingaka?”
22 Aroni watsi: “Ungatfukutseli nkhosi yami. Wati kahle kutsi labantfu bayatsandza kwenta tintfo letimbi.+
23 Naku labakushito kimi: ‘Sentele nkulunkulu lotawuhamba embikwetfu ngobe asati kutsi kwentekeni ngaloMosi lowasihola wasikhipha eGibhithe.’+
24 Ngako ngitsite kubo: ‘Nobe ngubani loneligolide akalikhiphe aliletse kimi.’ Ngemuva kwaloko ngilifake emlilweni kwase kuphuma lelitfole.”
25 Mosi wabona kutsi labantfu abasakhuteki ngesizatfu sekutsi Aroni abesabayekele kakhulu, kangangekutsi besebatihlazisa embikwetitsa tabo.
26 Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi wema egedeni lalendzawo lebebahlala kuyo futsi watsi: “Nobe ngubani loseluhlangotsini lwaJehova akete lapha kimi!”+ Onkhe emaLevi eta abutsana eceleni kwakhe.
27 Wabese utsi kuwo: “Naku Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lakushoko: ‘Nguloyo naloyo akatsatse inkemba yakhe adzabule kulendzawo kulelo nalelogede, abulale umnakabo, makhelwane wakhe kanye nemngani wakhe.’”+
28 LamaLevi akwenta loko Mosi labewatjele kona. Ngako ngalelolanga kwabulawa emadvodza langaba ngu-3 000.
29 Ngemuva kwaloko, Mosi watsi: “Lamuhla tingcweliseni* kuze nikhonte Jehova, ngobe ngamunye wenu uhlasele indvodzana yakhe kanye nemnakabo,+ futsi yena utanibusisa lamuhla.”+
30 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, Mosi watsi kulabantfu: “Nente sono lesibi kakhulu, futsi nyalo ngitawukhuphuka ngiye kuJehova kuze ngiyonicolisela ngalesono senu.”+
31 Mosi wabese ubuyela kuJehova, wafike watsi: “Labantfu bente sono lesibi kakhulu! Batentele nkulunkulu weligolide!+
32 Kodvwa-ke nangabe ufuna, mane ubacolele kulesono labasentile.+ Nangabe ungabacoleli ngicela umane ungesule encwadzini yakho loyibhalile.”+
33 Kodvwa-ke Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Nobe ngubani lowonile kimi ngitawumesula encwadzini yami.
34 Ngako hamba, utsatse labantfu ubahole niye kulendzawo lengikutjele ngayo. Ingilosi yami itawuhamba embikwenu,+ futsi ngelilanga labatawulandzisa ngalo ngitawubajezisa ngenca yalesono sabo.”
35 Jehova wabese ubehlisela sishayo ngenca yalelitfole lebebancenge Aroni kutsi abentele lona.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “sithico lesincibilikisiwe.”
^ Nobe “sithico lesincibilikisiwe.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “banetintsamo letilukhuni.”
^ Nobe “watsambisa buso baJehova.”
^ Nobe “utisole ngesincumo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Inhlanyelo.”
^ Nobe “watisola ngesincumo.”
^ Nobe “sento semandla.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “gcwalisani tandla tenu.”
