Numeri 9:1-23
9 Ngenyanga yekucala,+ emnyakeni wesibili baphumile eveni laseGibhithe, Jehova wakhuluma naMosi ehlane laseSinayi, watsi:
2 “Ema-Israyeli kufanele alungise umhlatjelo weliPhasika+ ngesikhatsi lesibekiwe.+
3 Nibowulungisa ngesikhatsi lesibekiwe, ngelilanga lesi-14 lalenyanga, futsi kusengakahlwi.* Naniwulungisa, nibolandzela yonkhe imitsetfo nato tonkhe ticondziso leninikwe tona.”+
4 Ngako Mosi watjela ema-Israyeli kutsi alungise umhlatjelo weliPhasika.
5 Ngesikhatsi kusengakahlwi,* ngelilanga lesi-14 lenyanga yekucala, ema-Israyeli awulungisa lomhlatjelo ehlane laseSinayi. Akwenta konkhe loko Jehova labekutjele Mosi.
6 Bekunemadvodza lebekangcolile ngenca yekutsi atsintse umuntfu lofile,+ ngako akazange akhone kulungisa umhlatjelo weliPhasika ngalelolanga. Lamadvodza aya kuMosi na-Aroni ngalelolanga,+
7 afike atsi kuye: “Ngisho nobe singcolile ngenca yekutsi sitsintse umuntfu lofile, kungani singavunyelwa kutsi sente umnikelo kuJehova ngesikhatsi sawo lesibekiwe, sikanye nema-Israyeli?”+
8 Mosi watsi: “Manini khona lapha. Mine ngisayawukuva kutsi Jehova utsini ngalendzaba yenu.”+
9 Ngako Jehova watsi kuMosi:
10 “Tjela ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nangabe lotsite emkhatsini wenu nobe etitukulwaneni tenu letiseta angcolile ngenca yekutsi utsintse umuntfu lofile+ nobe nangabe atsetse luhambo loludze, loyo muntfu kufanele awulungise umhlatjelo weliPhasika laJehova.
11 Kufanele awulungise kusengakahlwi,* ngelilanga lesi-14 enyangeni yesibili.+ Abowudla nesinkhwa lesite imvubelo kanye nemibhidvo lebabako.+
12 Lomhlatjelo ungabosala kuze kube sekuseni,+ futsi ematsambo alesilwane lokwentiwe ngaso lomhlatjelo angabowephulwa.+ Kufanele ulungiswe ngekuvumelana nayo yonkhe imitsetfo yeliPhasika.
13 Nangabe umuntfu abehlantekile futsi angakatsatsi luhambo, kodvwa wangawulungisi lomhlatjelo weliPhasika, loyo muntfu kufanele abulawe,+ ngobe akakawenti umnikelo waJehova ngesikhatsi sawo lesibekiwe. Ngako utawuphendvula ngenca yesono sakhe.
14 “‘Nakukhona umuntfu losihambi lohlala kanye nani, naye kufanele awulungise lomhlatjelo weliPhasika laJehova.+ Abowenta ngekuvumelana nemtsetfo weliPhasika neticondziso leninikwe tona.+ Munye umtsetfo lotawusebenta kumuntfu losihambi nakumuntfu longum-Israyeli.’”+
15 Ngelilanga lokwamiswa ngalo lithende lekukhontela,+ lifu belimbonya lelithende lekukhontela, lokulithende lebelinelibhokisi leBufakazi. Kodvwa entsambama, lokutsite lokunjengemlilo kwaba ngetulu kwalelithende lekukhontela kwaze kwaba sekuseni.+
16 Nguloko-ke lokwachubeka kwenteka. Lifu belimbonya lelithende lekukhontela emini, bese kutsi ebusuku kubonakale lokutsite lokunjengemlilo.+
17 Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi lelifu nalisuka kulelithende, ema-Israyeli abevele esuke ngekushesha,+ futsi lapho lelifu belima khona, nawo abebese amisa emathende awo kuleyo ndzawo.+
18 Ema-Israyeli abesuka endzaweni nasekushito Jehova, nemathende awo abewamisa nangabe Jehova sekashito kutsi ente njalo.+ Bekutsi nangabe lelifu solo limbonye lelithende lekukhontela, nawo angawasusi emathende awo.
19 Nangabe kwendlula emalanga lamanyenti solo lelifu limbonye lelithende lekukhontela, ema-Israyeli abelalela Jehova, angesuki kuleyo ndzawo.+
20 Ngaletinye tikhatsi, lelifu belimbonya lelithende lekukhontela emalanga lambalwa. Ngako-ke ema-Israyeli bekangawasusi emathende awo nangabe Jehova angakasho, futsi nasekushito Jehova, bekabese ayesuka kuleyo ndzawo.
21 Ngaletinye tikhatsi lelifu belimbonya lelithende lekukhontela kusukela entsambama kuze kube sekuseni kuphela. Bekutsi naselisuka ekuseni, nawo esuke kuleyo ndzawo. Ngisho nobe lelifu lisuka emini nobe ebusuku, nawo abevele asuke.+
22 Ema-Israyeli abengawasusi emathende awo futsi abechubeka ahleti kuleyo ndzawo yingci nje lelifu nalingakasuki kulelithende lekukhontela, ngisho nobe kungaba ngemalanga lamabili, inyanga yinye nobe ngetulu. Kodvwa bekutsi nakusuka lelifu, nawo esuke.
23 Abengawasusi emathende awo nangabe Jehova angakasho, futsi nasekushito Jehova bekabese ayesuka kuleyo ndzawo. Amlalela Jehova, futsi akulalela loko Jehova labewatjela kona asebentisa Mosi.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emkhatsini wentsambama nekuhlwa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emkhatsini wentsambama nekuhlwa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emkhatsini wentsambama nekuhlwa.”
