Izigodlo zikaBawo wethu zibiza abantu bakhe
Kwenziwa izigodlo ezibini zesilivere zokubiza abantu, zokundulula iminquba, nokuvuthela isandi sokuvusa umkhosi emfazweni. Lenyuka ke ilifu, aza amaSirayeli emka eSinayi ngokolandelelwano lohambo, waza uMoses wacela uBawo wakhe ukuba avuke, achithachithe iintshaba zakhe phambi kwetyeya.
10 1Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, esithi:
2“Zenzele izigodlo ezibini zesilivere, uzikhande; wozisebenzisa ukubiza ibandla nokundulula iminquba. 3Zakuvuthelwa zombini, lonke ibandla malihlanganele kuwe emnyango wentente yokuhlangana. 4Kodwa xa kuvuthelwe esinye kuphela, iinkulu, iintloko zemizalwane yakwaSirayeli, mazihlanganele kuwe. 5Xa uvuthela ngesandi, iminquba esempumalanga mayinduluke. 6Vuthela okwesibini ngesandi: iminquba esezantsi mayinduluke. Mavuthele isandi sokunduluka kwayo. 7Kodwa xa ubizela ibandla ndawonye, vuthela isandi esizolileyo, ingabi sesokuvusa umkhosi. 8Oonyana baka-Aron, ababingeleli, mabazivuthele izigodlo—ngummiselo ongunaphakade kuni ezizukulwaneni zenu. 9Xa nisiya kulwa elizweni lenu nxamnye netshaba elinicinezelayo, vuthelani isandi sokuvusa umkhosi ngezigodlo—niya kukhunjulwa phambi kwam, nisindiswe ezintshabeni zenu. 10Kananjalo ngemini yemihlali yenu, emaxesheni enu amisiweyo nasekuthwaseni kweenyanga, vuthelani izigodlo phezu kwamadini enu anyukayo, nakwimibingelelo yenu yoxolo—zibe sisikhumbuzo kuni phambi koBawo wethu. NdinguBawo wenu.”
Uhambo lokumka eSinayi luyaqala
11Ngomnyaka wesibini, ngenyanga yesibini, ngosuku lwamashumi amabini, lenyuka ilifu phezu komnquba wesingqino. 12Oonyana bakaSirayeli banduluka entlango yaseSinayi, ngokweemfuduka zabo; lahlala ilifu entlango yaseParan. 13Oku kwaba kukunduluka kwabo kokuqala, ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu owathetha ngoMoses.
14Ibhanile yeminquba yakwaYuda yanduluka kuqala, ngokwemikhosi yabo, uNashon unyana ka-Aminadabhi ephethe umkhosi wakhe. 15UNathaniyeli unyana kaTsuhare wayephethe umkhosi wesizwe sakwaIsakare, 16ke uEliyabhi unyana kaHelon wayephethe umkhosi wesizwe sakwaZebhulon. 17Wadilizwa umnquba, banduluka oonyana bakaGershon noonyana bakaMerari, bewuthwele. 18Yanduluka ibhanile yeminquba yakwaRubhen ngokwemikhosi yabo, uElitsure unyana kaShedeyure ephethe umkhosi wayo. 19UShelumiyeli unyana kaTsurishadayi wayephethe umkhosi wesizwe sakwaSimon, 20ke uEliyasafu unyana kaDehuweli wayephethe umkhosi wesizwe sakwaGadi. 21Banduluka amaKehati bethwele izinto ezingcwele, wamiswa umnquba bengekafiki.
22Yanduluka ibhanile yeminquba yakwaEfrayim ngokwemikhosi yabo, uElishama unyana ka-Amihudi ephethe umkhosi wayo. 23UGamaliyeli unyana kaPedatsure wayephethe umkhosi wesizwe sakwaManase, 24ke uAbhidan unyana kaGidiyoni wayephethe umkhosi wesizwe sakwaBhenjamin.
25Yanduluka ibhanile yeminquba yakwaDan, ingabalindi bangasemva beminquba yonke, ngokwemikhosi yabo, uAhiyezere unyana ka-Amishadayi ephethe umkhosi wayo. 26UPagiyeli unyana kaOkran wayephethe umkhosi wesizwe sakwa-Ashere, 27ke uAhira unyana kaEnan wayephethe umkhosi wesizwe sakwaNafetali. 28Lulo olo uhlobo lokunduluka kwabo oonyana bakaSirayeli ngokwemikhosi yabo, banduluka.
29Wathi uMoses kuHobhabhi unyana kaRehuweli umMidiyan, uyisezala: “Thina siya kuloo ndawo awathi uBawo wethu ngayo: ‘Ndiya kuninika yona.’ Hamba nathi; siya kukwenzela okulungileyo, kuba uBawo wethu uthembise okuhle kwaSirayeli.”
30Kodwa uHobhabhi wathi kuye: “Andiyi kuhamba; ndibuyela ezweni lam nakubantu bakowethu.”
31Wathi uMoses: “Khawungasishiyi, ekubeni uyazi apho simelwe ukumisa khona entlango, uya kuba ngamehlo ethu. 32Ukuba uhamba nathi, konke okulungileyo esokwenzelwa nguBawo wethu, siya kukwenzela kona.”
33Banduluka entabeni kaBawo wethu, uhambo lweentsuku ezintathu, yaza ityeya yomnqophiso kaBawo wethu yahamba phambi kwabo olo hambo lweentsuku ezintathu, ibafunela indawo yokuphumla. a a v33 Nasekuhambeni komkhosi, uBawo wethu wahamba phambi kwabantwana bakhe ukuze abafunele indawo yabo yokuphumla—uMalusi okhokelayo ongaze abathumele abantu bakhe apho angekayi khona ngokwakhe. 34Ilifu likaBawo wethu laliphezu kwabo emini, bakuphuma eminqubeni. 35Yayisithi yakunduluka ityeya, uMoses athi: “Vuka, Bawo! Mazichithachithwe iintshaba zakho; mabasabe phambi kwakho abo bakuthiyayo.” 36Yayisithi yakuphumla, athi: “Buya, Bawo, kuwo amawaka angenakubalwa akwaSirayeli.”