UBawo Uthulisa Ukukrokra
Iingcedevu zikhandwa zibe sisigubungelo sesibingelelo njengomqondiso, abantu bakrokra noko, waza uAron wangena esibethweni enesiqhumiso, wema phakathi kwabafileyo nabaphilileyo. Yaza intonga yakhe yodwa yahluma yathwala iiamangile—uBawo wethu uphendula ukukrokra ngobomi.
17 1Waza uBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
2“Yithi kuElazare, unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli, makathabathe iingcedevu emalahleni avutha, awuchithele kude umlilo; kuba zingcwele. 3Iingcedevu zala madoda awona ngobomi bawo. Zikhandeni zibe ngamacwephe okwaleka isibingelelo—kuba zasondezwa phambi kwam, zaza zangcwala—zibe ngumqondiso koonyana bakaSirayeli.”
4UElazare umbingeleli wazithabatha iingcedevu zobhedu ababezisondezile abo batshiswayo, waza wazikhanda zaba sisigubungelo sesibingelelo. 5Sisikhumbuzo koonyana bakaSirayeli sokuba kungasondeli namnye owasemzini, ongeyiyo imbewu ka-Aron, ukuqhumisela ngesiqhumiso phambi koBawo wethu, ukuze angabi njengoKora nebandla lakhe, njengoko uBawo wethu wathethayo kuAron ngoMoses.
6Kwathi ngengomso labakrokrela ooMoses noAron lonke ibandla loonyana bakaSirayeli, lisithi: “Nina nibabulele abantu bakaBawo wethu.” 7Kwathi, xa sibizelene ndawonye isikhungu ngoMoses noAron, babheka ngasententeni yokuhlangana; nalo ilifu layigubungela intente, babonakala ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu.
8Beza ke ooMoses noAron phambi kwentente yokuhlangana. 9Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, wathi:
10“Sukani phakathi kweli bandla, ndilibhubhise kwaoko.” Baza bawa ngobuso babo.
11Wathi uMoses kuAron: “Thabatha ugcedevu, ubeke umlilo kulo usuka esibingelelweni, ubeke isiqhumiso, ulukhawulezise ebandleni, ulicamagushele; kuba ingqumbo iphume phambi koBawo wethu; isibetho siqalile.”
12Waluthabatha uAron njengoko watshoyo uMoses, wagidima waya phakathi kwesikhungu; nalo isibetho sasele siqalile phakathi kwabantu; waqhumisela ngesiqhumiso, wabacamagushela abantu. 13Wema phakathi kwabafileyo nabaphilileyo, saza samiswa isibetho. a a v13 Ukuma kuka-Aron phakathi kwabafileyo nabaphilileyo ukuze amise isibetho kungumfuziselo kaYesu, umlamleli omnye omayo phakathi komgwebo kaBawo wethu nabantu bakhe, ecamagushela ngobomi bakhe. 14Abo abafayo ngesibetho baba lishumi elinesine lamawaka, anamakhulu asixhenxe, ngaphandle kwabo abafayo ngenxa kaKora. 15Wabuyela uAron kuMoses emnyango wentente yokuhlangana, kuba sasele simisiwe isibetho. 16Waza uBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
17“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthabathe kubo iintonga, intonga ibe nye ngendlu kayise, kuzo zonke izikhulu zabo ngokwezindlu zooyise, iintonga ezilishumi elinazibini. Igama lelowo ulibhale entongeni yakhe. 18Igama lika-Aron ulibhale entongeni kaLevi; kuba intonga ibe nye ngentloko yendlu yooyise. 19Uze uzibeke phambi kwesingqino ngaphakathi kwentente yokuhlangana, apho ndihlangana khona nani. b b v19 Isingqino sibhekisa emacwecweni amatye omthetho agcinwe ngaphakathi etyeyeni emnqubeni. 20Kuya kuthi intonga yomntu endimnyulayo ihlume; ndenjenjalo ukuzithulisa phambi kwam izikrokro zoonyana bakaSirayeli, abanikrokrelayo.”
21Wathetha uMoses koonyana bakaSirayeli, zaza zonke izikhulu zazo zamnika iintonga, intonga ibe nye ngesikhulu, intonga ibe nye ngendlu kayise, iintonga ezilishumi elinazibini; yaye intonga ka-Aron iphakathi kwazo. 22Wazibeka uMoses iintonga phambi koBawo wethu ententeni yesingqino. 23Kwathi ngengomso, wangena uMoses ententeni yesingqino, wafumana intonga ka-Aron yendlu kaLevi ihlumile—yantshula amathupha, yadubula iintyantyambo, yavelisa iiamangile ezivuthiweyo. c c v23 AmaHebhere 9:4 akhumbula intonga ka-Aron ehlumileyo egcinwe etyeyeni. Ubomi obuhluma emthini ofileyo baqinisekisa umbingeleli onyulwe nguBawo wethu, bualathe phambili kuYesu, obubingeleli bakhe uBawo wethu abungqinayo ngokumvusa kwabafileyo. 24Wazikhupha uMoses zonke iintonga phambi koBawo wethu, wazisa koonyana bonke bakaSirayeli; bakhangela, elowo wathabatha eyakhe intonga.
25Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Intonga ka-Aron uze uyibuyisele phambi kwesingqino, ukuze igcinwe ibe ngumqondiso kwabaneenkani, uphelise ukukrokra kwabo kum, ukuze bangafi.”
26Wenjenjalo uMoses; njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho, wenjenjalo. 27Bathetha oonyana bakaSirayeli kuMoses, besithi: “Yabonani, siyafa, siyabhubha, sibhubhile sonke! 28Wonke osondelayo, osondelayo emnqubeni kaBawo wethu, uyafa. Siya kutshabalala sonke na?”