Numeri 17:1-13
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Indvuku ya-Aroni lehlumako iluphawu (1-13)
17 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi:
2 “Khuluma nema-Israyeli futsi kuleyo naleyondlu utsatse indvuku yinye yemholi wayo.+ Setitonkhe letindvuku kufanele tibe ngu-12. Ubobhala libito lemholi ngamunye endvukwini yakhe.
3 Endvukwini yakaLevi ubobhala libito la-Aroni, ngobe umholi ngamunye kuletindlu unendvuku yinye.
4 Letindvuku ubotibeka ethendeni lekuhlangana, embikwelibhokisi leBufakazi,+ lapho ngihlale ngitiveta khona kuwe.+
5 Indvuku yaloyo lengimkhetsile+ itawuhluma, futsi ngitakucedza kukhonona ema-Israyeli lanako ngami+ nangani.”+
6 Ngako Mosi wakhuluma nema-Israyeli. Bonkhe baholi bawo bamniketa tindvuku tabo, umholi wendlu ngayinye waletsa indvuku yakhe. Setitonkhe letindvuku taba ngu-12 futsi nendvuku ya-Aroni beyisekhatsi.
7 Mosi wabese ubeka letindvuku embikwaJehova ethendeni lebelinelibhokisi leBufakazi.
8 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, ngesikhatsi Mosi angena kulelithende lebelinelibhokisi leBufakazi, watfola indvuku ya-Aroni lebeyiyendlu yakaLevi ihlumile, iveta emahlumela, ichakaze timbali iphindze inema-almondi lavutsiwe.
9 Mosi wabese utsatsa tonkhe letindvuku embikwaJehova watikhiphela kubo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli. Batibuka, futsi nguleyo naleyo ndvodza yatsatsa indvuku yayo.
10 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Buyisela indvuku ya-Aroni+ embikwelibhokisi leBufakazi ngobe kufanele ihlale iluphawu+ kubantfu labavukelako,+ kuze bayekele kukhonona ngami futsi bangafi.”
11 Ngekushesha Mosi wenta loko Jehova labemtjele kona. Wakwenta konkhe njengobe abeshito.
12 Ema-Israyeli abese atsi kuMosi: “Nyalo sitawufa futsi nakanjani sitawucotfulwa sonkhe siphele nya!
13 Nobe ngubani lotawusondzela ethendeni laJehova lekukhontela utawufa!+ Sekufanele sife kanjalo yini?”+
