Isango Elitywiniweyo Elibekelwe uMphathi

Isango lasempumalanga litywinwe ngonaphakade kuba uBawo wethu wangena ngalo. Abasemzini abangalukanga ngentliziyo bavinjelwe engcweleni. AbaLevi ababhadula belandela izithixo bagcina amasango kodwa hayi isibingelelo, ngelixa inzala kaTsadoki ilungiselela. Imimiselo imalunga nelinen, iinwele, umtshato nokuzila.

Isahluko 44.

Wandula wandibuyisela esangweni elingaphandle lengcwele elikhangelene empumalanga, lona belivaliwe. Wathi kum: “Eli sango liya kuhlala livaliwe. Malingavulwa, kungangeni mntu ngalo, ngokuba uBawo wethu wangena ngalo; ngoko ke liya kuhlala livaliwe. Nguye yedwa umphathi—umphathi ngokwakhe—onokuhlala khona adle isonka phambi koBawo wethu. Uya kungena ngevaranda yesango, aphume ngayo kwaloo ndlela.”

Wandula wangena nam ngesango lasentla phambi kwetempile. Ndakhangela, nanko ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu buyizalisile indlu yakhe; ndawa ngobuso.

Wathi uBawo wethu kum: “Nyana womntu, beka indlebe, ukhangele ngamehlo akho, uve ngeendlebe zakho konke endikuxelela ngako ngemimiselo nemiyalelo yendlu yam. Uqonde ukungena kwetempile, nazo zonke iindlela zokuphuma zengcwele.”

Uthi kuyo indlu eneenkani yakwaSirayeli: Itsho iNkosi uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Makuphele onke amasikizi enu, ndlu yakwaSirayeli! Nabangenisa abasemzini, abangalukanga ngentliziyo nasenyameni, ukuba babe khona engcweleni yam, niyihlambela indlu yam, xa nanisondeza isonka sam, nenqatha, negazi. Nawaphula umnqophiso wam ngawo onke amasikizi enu. Aniyikhathalelanga into yam engcwele; nabamisa abanye ukuba baphathe ingcwele yam esikhundleni senu.” Itsho iNkosi uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Akukho msemzini, ontliziyo ilukhuni nongalukanga ngenyama, phakathi kwabo bonke abasemzini abahleli phakathi koonyana bakwaSirayeli, oya kungena engcweleni yam.

Kodwa abaLevi ababesithi kude kum ekunxaxheni kwamaSirayeli, abanduluka kum belandela izithixo zabo, baya kuthwala ityala labo. Baya kukhonza engcweleni yam, bevelela amasango etempileni, bekhonza ngaphakathi. Baya kuwuxhela umntu idini elinyukayo nombingelelo babantu, beme belungele ukubakhonza. Babakhonza abantu phambi kwezithixo zabo, benza amaSirayeli akhubeka abe netyala; ngoko ke ndabaxelela ndifunga ndibhekisa kubo, utsho iNkosi uBawo wethu, baya kuthwala ityala labo. Abayi kusondela kum ukuba bandikhonze njengababingeleli, bangasondeli nakwizinto zam ezingcwele nakwezona zingcwele; baya kuthwala ihlazo lamasikizi ababenzileyo. Noko ke ndiya kubabeka ukuba bavelele itempile, wonke umsebenzi wayo nako konke okwenziwa kuyo.

Kodwa bona ababingeleli abaLevi, oonyana bakaTsadoki, abayigcinayo ingcwele yam xa amaSirayeli anxaxhayo kum—bona baya kusondela kum ukuba bandikhonze, beme phambi kwam ukuba basondeze kum inqatha negazi, utsho iNkosi uBawo wethu. “Baya kungena engcweleni yam, basondele etafileni yam ukuba bandilungiselele, basigcine isigxina sam.

Bakungena emasangweni entendelezo engaphakathi, mabambathe ilinen; mabangambathi nto yoboya xa besakhonza emasangweni entendelezo engaphakathi nangaphakathi. Mabanxibe iminqwazi yelinen ezintlokweni zabo, nebhulukhwe zelinen emanqeni abo, banganxibi nto ibenza babile. Bakuphuma baya ebantwini entendelezweni engaphandle, mabazikhulule iingubo abazisebenzayo, bazishiye emagumbini angcwele, banxibe ezinye iingubo, ukuze bangabadlulisela ubungcwele ebantwini ngeengubo zabo.

Mabangenzi mpandla ezintlokweni zabo, bangazivumeli iinwele zabo ukuba zihlume zibe nde; mabazichebe iinwele zabo. Makungabikho mbingeleli osela iwayini xa engena entendelezweni engaphakathi. Mabangazeki mhlolokazi nowaliweyo, koko bazeka iintombi zasembewini yakwaSirayeli, nokuba ngumhlolokazi ongumkambingeleli. Mabawafundise abantu bam umahluko phakathi kokungcwele nokuhlambelayo, babonise indlela yokwahlula okuyinqambi kokuhlambulukileyo.

Embanjisweni bogweba ngokwamasiko am. Boyigcina imiyalelo yam nemimiselo yam ngamaxesha am onke amisiweyo, bazigcine iisabatha zam zingcwele.

Umbingeleli makangasondeli esidumbini somntu ofileyo azenze inqambi; kodwa ngenxa kayise, nonina, nonyana, nentombi, nomnakwabo, nodade wabo ongendileyo, angazenza inqambi. Emva kokuhlanjululwa kwakhe, bambalela iintsuku ezisixhenxe. Ngomhla angena ngawo kwindawo engcwele, entendelezweni engaphakathi, ukuba akhonze khona, wosondeza idini lakhe lesono, utsho iNkosi uBawo wethu.

“Ilifa labo yile: ndililifa labo mna. Mabangabi namhlaba kwaSirayeli—ndisisabelo sabo mna. Baya kudla idini lokudla, nedini lesono, nedini letyala, nayo yonke into esingelwe phantsi kwaSirayeli yoba yeyabo. Ingqalo yazo zonke iintlahlela zalo lonke uhlobo, nawo wonke umrhumo eniwuzisayo, woba ngowababingeleli. Banikeni ababingeleli umgrayo wenu wokuqala, ukuze intsikelelo ihlale phezu kwendlu yakho. Ababingeleli mabangadli nantaka, nezinto ezizitho zine, ezifileyo zodwa okanye ezibulewe ziinyamakazi.”