UKora Uvukela uMoses
UKora neenkokeli ezingamakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu bathi lonke ibandla lingcwele, ngoko akukho mntu ufanele asondezwe egameni labo. UMoses uyekela iingcedevu zigqibe. Umhlaba uvuleka phezu kooDatan noAbhiram, umlilo uthabatha abangamakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu, laza elo bango laphendulwa nguBawo wethu ngokwakhe.
16 1UKora, unyana kaItsare, kaKehati, kaLevi, wahlanganisa amadoda, kunye nooDatan noAbhiram, oonyana bakaEliyabhi, no-On unyana kaPelete, ababengoonyana bakaRubhen. 2Bema phambi koMoses kunye nezikhulu zamaSirayeli ezingamakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu zebandla, amalungu ahleliweyo esikhungu, amadoda adumileyo. 3Bahlanganisana ngoMoses noAron, bathi: “Senigqithisile! Lonke ibandla lingcwele, lonke liphela, uBawo wethu uphakathi kwalo. Yini na ukuba niziphakamise ngaphezu kwesikhungu sikaBawo wethu?”
4Wathi uMoses akukuva oku, wawa ngobuso. 5Wathi kuKora nakwiqela lakhe lonke: “Kusasa uBawo wethu uya kubonisa ukuba ngubani owakhe nokuba ngubani ongcwele, amsondeze kuye. Lowo amnyulileyo uya kumsondeza kuye. 6Yenzani oku: thabathani iingcedevu, wena Kora neqela lakho lonke. 7Ngomso nibeke umlilo kuzo, nibeke isiqhumiso kuzo phambi koBawo wethu. Indoda ayinyulileyo uBawo wethu yoba yiyo engcwele. Senigqithisile, nina oonyana bakaLevi!”
8Wathi kanjalo uMoses kuKora: “Khanive ngoku, nina oonyana bakaLevi: 9Ayaneli na kuni into yokuba uBawo wamaSirayeli wanihlula kwabanye bebandla lakwaSirayeli, ukuba anisondeze kuye, ukuba niwenze umsebenzi womnquba kaBawo wethu, nime phambi kwebandla ukuba nibakhonze? 10Wanisondeza kuye, wena nabazalwana bakho bonke, oonyana bakaLevi; ngoku nifuna nobubingeleli? 11Nina neqela lakho lonke nihlanganisene ngoBawo wethu. UAron yena uyintoni na, ukuba nimkrokrele?”
12Wathumela ukubiza uDatan noAbhiram, oonyana bakaEliyabhi, uMoses. Bathi: “Asiyi kwenyuka! 13Ayaneli na into yokuba usinyuse ezweni elibaleka amasi nobusi, ukuze usibulale entlango, ukuba uphinde usilawule? 14Kanjalo akusingenisanga ezweni elibaleka amasi nobusi, akusinikanga namasimi nezidiliya zibe lilifa. Uza kuwakrukra na amehlo ala madoda? Asiyi kwenyuka!”
15Wavutha umsindo uMoses, wathi kuBawo wethu: “Musa ukuwunonelela umnikelo wabo. Andithabathanga nalinye iesile kubo, andonanga namnye kubo.”
16Wathi uMoses kuKora: “Wena neqela lakho lonke, zimiseni phambi koBawo wethu ngomso, wena, bona, noAron. 17Elowo makathabathe ugcedevu lwakhe, abeke isiqhumiso kulo, alisondeze phambi koBawo wethu, iingcedevu ezingamakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu, wena noAron, elowo nogcedevu lwakhe.”
18Elowo wathabatha ugcedevu lwakhe, wabeka umlilo kulo, wabeka nesiqhumiso kulo, bema noMoses noAron emnyango wentente yokuhlangana. 19UKora wabahlanganisela lonke ibandla phambi kwabo emnyango wentente yokuhlangana; babonakalalisa ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu kulo lonke ibandla.
20Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses noAron, esithi:
21“Zahluleni kweli bandla, ukuze ndibadle ngephanyazo.”
22Bawa ngobuso ooMoses noAron, bakhala: “Owu, Bawo wethu, Bawo woomoya benyama yonke, umntu omnye nje owonileyo, uya kuba noburhalarhume kwibandla lonke na?” 23Wathi ke uBawo wethu kuMoses:
24“Yitsho kwibandla: Mkani ezindlwini zikaKora, zikaDatan, nezikaAbhiram.”
25Wesuka ke uMoses, waya ngakooDatan noAbhiram, waza walandelwa ngamadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli. 26Wathi kwibandla: “Shenxani ezintenteni zala madoda angendawo. Ningachukumisi nto yawo, hleze nitshayelwe ezonweni zawo zonke.”
27Bashenxa ke ezindlwini zikaKora, zikaDatan, nezikaAbhiram ngamacala onke, bephuma ooDatan noAbhiram bema emnyango weentente zabo, benabafazi babo, noonyana babo, nabantwana babo abancinane.
28Wathi uMoses: “Niya kwazi ngayo le nto ukuba uBawo wethu undithumile ukuba ndizenze zonke ezi zinto, nokuba andizenzanga ngokwentliziyo yam: 29Ukuba la madoda afa njengabo bonke abantu, aphatheke njengako konke abantu, uBawo wethu akandithumanga. 30Ke ukuba uBawo wethu uthe wadala into entsha, umhlaba wakhamisa umlomo wawo, wabaginya kunye nezinto zabo zonke, aza ehla ephilileyo esiya kwelabafileyo, niya kwazi ukuba la madoda abudelile uBawo wethu.”
31Wathi akugqiba ukuwathetha onke la mazwi, wacanda umhlaba owawungaphantsi kwabo, 32Wawuvula umhlaba umlomo wawo, wabaginya bona kwakunye nezindlu zabo, nabo bonke ababengabakaKora, nempahla yabo iphela. 33Behla ke bona nabo bonke abangabawo bephilileyo besiya kwelabafileyo; wabavingca umhlaba, batshabalala phakathi kwesikhungu. 34Onke amaSirayeli ayebangqongile asaba ngenxa yesikhalo sabo, kuba besithi: “Umhlaba ungasiginya nathi!” 35Kwaphuma umlilo kuBawo wethu, wawadla amadoda angamakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu awayesondeza isiqhumiso.
