INumeri 10

10 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

²“Zenzele amacilongo amabili esiliva, awakhandiweyo; uwasebenzise ukubiza inhlangano nokususa izinkambu. ³Lapho womabili ekhala, inhlangano yonke kufanele ibuthane kuwe emnyango wetende lokuhlangana. ⁴Kodwa uma kushaywa elilodwa kuphela, abaholi—izinhloko zezizwana zakwa-Israyeli—kufanele babuthane kuwe. ⁵Lapho ushaya umkhosi, izinkambu ezingasempumalanga kufanele zisuke. ⁶Shaya umkhosi wesibili: izinkambu ezingaseningizimu zisuke. Shaya umkhosi wokusuka kwazo. ⁷Kodwa lapho uhlanganisa ibandla ndawonye, shaya ngezwi elimelele, ungashayi umkhosi. ⁸Amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, yiwo azoshaya amacilongo—kuyisimiso esihlala njalo kini ezizukulwaneni zenu zonke. ⁹Lapho niya empini ezweni lenu ukulwa nesitha esinicindezelayo, shayani umkhosi ngamacilongo—niyakukhunjulwa phambi kwami, nisindiswe ezitheni zenu. ¹⁰Futhi ngosuku lwenu lwentokozo, emikhosini yenu emisiweyo nasekuthwaseni kwenyanga, shayani amacilongo phezu kweminikelo yenu yokushiswa naphezu kweminikelo yenu yokuthula—kube yisikhumbuzo kini phambi kukaBaba wethu. Mina nginguBaba wenu.”

Uhambo Olusuka eSinayi Luyaqala

¹¹Ngonyaka wesibili, ngenyanga yesibili, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili, ifu lenyuka lasuka phezu kwetabernakele lobufakazi. ¹²Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka ehlane laseSinayi, ngezigaba zabo; ifu lema ehlane lasePharanu. ¹³Lokhu kwaba ngukusuka kwabo kokuqala, ngokomyalo kaBaba wethu owaphuma ngoMose.

¹⁴Ibhandela lenkamba yakwaJuda lasuka kuqala, ngamaviyo awo, uNaheshoni indodana ka-Aminadabi ephethe iviyo lakhe. ¹⁵UNethaneli indodana kaZuwari wayephethe iviyo lesizwe sakwa-Isakare, ¹⁶u-Eliyabi indodana kaHeloni wayephethe iviyo lesizwe sakwaZebuloni. ¹⁷Itabernakele ladilizwa, amadodana kaGereshoni namadodana kaMerari asuka, eliphethe. ¹⁸Ibhandela lenkamba yakwaRubeni lasuka ngamaviyo, u-Elizuri indodana kaShedeyuri ephethe iviyo lalo. ¹⁹UShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi wayephethe iviyo lesizwe sakwaSimeyoni, ²⁰u-Eliyasafu indodana kaDehuweli wayephethe iviyo lesizwe sakwaGadi. ²¹AmaKohati asuka ethwele izinto ezingcwele, itabernakele lamiswa bengakafiki.

²²Ibhandela lenkamba yakwa-Efrayimi lasuka ngeviyo, u-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi ephethe iviyo lalo. ²³UGamaliyeli indodana kaPhedahuzuri wayephethe iviyo lesizwe sakwaManase, ²⁴u-Abidani indodana kaGideyoni wayephethe iviyo lesizwe sakwaBhenjamini.

²⁵Ibhandela lenkamba yakwaDani lasuka, liqaphela ngemuva kwazo zonke izinkambu, ngamaviyo awo, u-Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amishadayi ephethe iviyo lalo. ²⁶UPhagiyeli indodana ka-Okhrani wayephethe iviyo lesizwe sakwa-Asheri, ²⁷u-Ahira indodana ka-Enani wayephethe iviyo lesizwe sakwaNafetali. ²⁸Lokhu kwakuwuhlelo lokuhamba lwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngamaviyo abo lapho besuka.

²⁹UMose wathi kuHobabi indodana kaRehuweli umMidiyani, umukhwe wakhe: “Siya endaweni uBaba wethu athe ngayo, ‘Ngizaninika yona.’ Woza nathi; sizakuphatha kahle, ngokuba uBaba wethu uthembise okuhle kwa-Israyeli.”

³⁰Kodwa uHobabi wathi kuye: “Angiyikuhamba; ngibuyela ezweni lami nakubantu bami.”

³¹UMose wathi: “Ake ungasishiyi, njengoba uyakwazi lapho okufanele simise khona inkamba ehlane, uzakuba ngamehlo ethu. ³²Uma uhamba nathi, noma yikuphi okuhle uBaba wethu azasenzela khona, sizakwenza okufanayo nakuwe.”

³³Basuka entabeni kaBaba wethu, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu, umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu wahamba phambi kwabo kulolo hambo lwezinsuku ezintathu, ufuna indawo yabo yokuphumula. ^a a v33 Ngisho nasekuhambeni, uBaba wethu wahamba phambi kwabantwana bakhe ukuba athole indawo yabo yokuphumula—uMalusi ohamba phambili, ongasoze athumele abantu bakhe endaweni angakaze aye kuyo. ³⁴Ifu likaBaba wethu laliphezu kwabo emini, lapho besuka enkambeni. ³⁵Njalo lapho umphongolo usuka, uMose wayethi: “Vuka, Baba! Izitha zakho mazihlakazeke; abakuzondayo mababaleke phambi kwakho.” ³⁶Njalo lapho uphumula, wayethi: “Buya, Baba, ezinkulungwaneni ezingenakubalwa zakwa-Israyeli.”