Numeri 20:1-29
20 Enyangeni yekucala, bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli befika ehlane laseZini, bahlala eKhadeshi.+ Miriyamu+ wafela lapho waphindze wangcwatjelwa khona.
2 Kuleyo ndzawo bekute emanti,+ ngako labantfu bahlangana ndzawonye bamelana naMosi na-Aroni.
3 Bebalwa naMosi+ batsi: “Kube mane natsi safa ngesikhatsi bomnaketfu bafa embikwaJehova!
4 Nibaletseleni labantfu baJehova kulelihlane kuze sifele lapha, tsine nemfuyo yetfu?+
5 Nasikhiphelani eGibhithe nasiletsa kulendzawo lembi?+ Akulimeki lapha, kute nemakhiwa, netihlahla temagilebisi kanye nemahananandza,* futsi kute nanemanti ekunatsa.”+
6 Ngako boMosi na-Aroni besuka embikwalesive baya emnyango welithende lekuhlangana, bafike baguca futsi babheka phansi. Ngemuva kwaloko babona inkhatimulo yaJehova.+
7 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi:
8 “Tsatsa indvuku yakho, bese wena na-Aroni umnakenu nibitela ndzawonye lesive. Nibokhuluma nalelidvwala embikwaso kuze likhiphe emanti, ngaleyo ndlela nitawukhiphela lesive emanti kulelidvwala futsi sona kanye nemfuyo yaso sitawutfola emanti ekunatsa.”+
9 Ngako-ke Mosi watsatsa lendvuku embikwaJehova,+ njengobe nje Nkulunkulu abemtjelile.
10 Ngemuva kwaloko boMosi na-Aroni babitela lesive ndzawonye embikwalelidvwala, futsi Mosi watsi kuso: “Lalelani-ke nine tihlubuki! Nifuna sinikhiphele emanti kulelidvwala yini?”+
11 Mosi wabese uphakamisa sandla sakhe washaya lelidvwala kabili ngendvuku yakhe, futsi kwaphuma emanti lamanyenti. Sonkhe lesive kanye nemfuyo yaso sabese siyanatsa.+
12 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Jehova watsi kuboMosi na-Aroni: “Ngenca yekutsi anikakhombisi kukholwa kimi nangenca yekutsi anikangingcwelisi embikwalabantfu baka-Israyeli, ngeke nisasingenisa lesive eveni lengitawulinika sona.”+
13 Lawa-ke ngemanti aseMeribha,*+ lapho ema-Israyeli alwa khona naJehova waze watingcwelisa kuwo.
14 Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi watfumela titfunywa kutsi tisuke eKhadeshi tiye enkhosini yaka-Edomu,+ watsi: “Naku lokushiwo ngu-Israyeli umnakenu:+ ‘Wena ubati kahle bonkhe bulukhuni lesibe nabo.
15 Bokhokho betfu baya eGibhithe,+ futsi sahlala khona iminyaka* leminyenti,+ nebantfu bakhona basiphatsa kabi tsine nabokhokho betfu.+
16 Ekugcineni sakhala kuJehova+ futsi wasiva, wase utfumela ingilosi+ yakhe wasikhipha eGibhithe. Nyalo silapha eKhadeshi, lidolobha lelisemnceleni wendzawo yakho.
17 Sicela usivumele sendlule eveni lakho. Ngeke sidzabule kunobe nguyiphi insimu nobe insimu yemagilebisi, futsi ngeke sinatse emanti kunobe ngumuphi umtfombo. Sitawuhamba ngeMgwaco weNkhosi singajikeli ngesekudla nobe ngesencele, size sendlule eveni lakho.’”+
18 Kodvwa-ke inkhosi yaka-Edomu yatsi: “Ngeke nidzabule eveni letfu, ngobe nanitawukwenta njalo mine ngitawuphuma nenkemba nginihlasele.”
19 Ema-Israyeli ayiphendvula atsi: “Sitawuhamba ngemgwaco lomkhulu, futsi nangabe tsine nemfuyo yetfu sinatsa emanti enu sitawabhadala.+ Kute lokunye lesikucelako ngaphandle kwekwendlula ngetinyawo endzaweni yenu.”+
20 Nanobe kunjalo, lenkhosi yatsi: “Ngeke nidzabule kulelive.”+ Ngemuva kwaloko, inkhosi yaka-Edomu yaphuma yabahlasela ikanye nebantfu labanyenti nelibutfo* lelinemandla.
21 Ngako-ke lenkhosi yaka-Edomu ayizange iwavumele ema-Israyeli kutsi endlule eveni layo. Ngaleso sizatfu, ema-Israyeli esuka kuyo.+
22 Bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli besuka eKhadeshi, bahamba baze bayofika eNtsabeni iHori.+
23 Jehova wabese ukhuluma naMosi na-Aroni eNtsabeni iHori lebeyingasemnceleni welive laka-Edomu, watsi:
24 “Aroni utawufa futsi angcwatjwe njengabo bonkhe bantfu bakubo.*+ Angeke angene eveni lengitalinika ema-Israyeli ngobe nine nobabili anizange nikulalele loko lebengikushito mayelana nemanti aseMeribha.+
25 Tsatsa Aroni kanye na-Eliyezeri indvodzana yakhe, ukhuphukele nabo eNtsabeni iHori.
26 Ubokhumula Aroni tingubo takhe+ tebuphristi, utigcokise Eliyezeri+ indvodzana yakhe ngobe Aroni utawufela lapho.”*
27 Ngako Mosi wenta njengobe Jehova abemtjelile futsi bakhuphukela eNtsabeni iHori embikwaso sonkhe sive.
28 Mosi wase ukhumula Aroni letingubo tebuphristi, watigcokisa Eliyezeri indvodzana yakhe. Ngemuva kwaloko Aroni wafela lapho esicongweni sentsaba,+ futsi boMosi na-Eliyezeri behla kuyo.
29 Lesive sonkhe satsi nasibona kutsi Aroni sewufile, samkhalela kwaze kwaphela emalanga langu-30.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “emaphomegranathi.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Kulwa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emalanga.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nesandla.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “utawubutselwa kubantfu bakubo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “utawubutselwa kubantfu bakubo futsi afele lapho.”
