Numeri 17:1-13
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Intonga ka-Aron iyadubula (1-13)
17 UYehova wathi kuMoses:
2 “Thetha namaSirayeli uze uthathe intonga ibe nye kwinkosi yesizwe ngasinye,+ iintonga eziyi-12 xa ziphelele, uze ubhale igama lenkosi nganye kwintonga nganye.
3 Kwintonga yakwaLevi bhala igama lika-Aron, kuba inye intonga yentloko yesizwe ngasinye.
4 Uze uzibeke ententeni yokuhlangana phambi kwetyeya yoBungqina,+ apho ndidla ngokubonakala khona kuwe.+
5 Intonga yendoda endiyikhethileyo+ iza kudubula iintyatyambo, ndiwenze ayeke ukukhalazela mna+ kunye nani+ amaSirayeli.”
6 Ngoko uMoses wathetha namaSirayeli zaza iinkosi zamnika iintonga zazo eziyi-12, inkosi yesizwe ngasinye yamnika intonga, nentonga ka-Aron yayilapho.
7 Emva koko uMoses wazibeka phambi koYehova ententeni yoBungqina ezo ntonga.
8 Ngosuku olulandelayo xa uMoses wayengena ententeni yoBungqina, tyhini! nantso intonga ka-Aron wendlu yabaLevi idubule inazo neeamangile ezivuthiweyo.
9 Emva koko uMoses wazithatha ezo ntonga phambi koYehova, waya nazo kumaSirayeli. Azijonga, emva koko mntu ngamnye wathatha intonga yakhe.
10 Emva koko uYehova wathi kuMoses: “Buyisela intonga ka-Aron+ phambi kwetyeya yoBungqina, igcinwe ibe sisilumkiso+ kwabo bangathobeliyo,+ baze bayeke ukundikhalazela, ukuze bangafi.”
11 UMoses zange alibazise, wenza kanye ngendlela uYehova awayemyalele ngayo. Wenza kanye loo nto.
12 Emva koko amaSirayeli athi kuMoses: “Ngoku siza kufa, siza kutshabalala, siza kutshabalala sonke!
13 Wonke umntu osondelayo kwintente engcwele kaYehova uza kufa!+ Ngaba siza kufa ngaloo ndlela na?”+
