Chapter 20
1 Bafika oonyana bakaSirayeli, lonke ibandla, entlango yaseTsin ngenyanga yokuqala; bahlala abantu eKadeshe. Wafela khona uMiriyam, wangcwatyelwa khona.
2 Lalingenamanzi ibandla.
3 Babizelana ndawonye ngoMoses nangoAron, babambana abantu noMoses, bathi, Akwaba sibe siphume umphefumlo oko abazalwana bethu baphuma umphefumlo phambi koYehova!
4 Yini na ukuba nisingenise isikhungu sikaYehova kule ntlango, sifele kuyo, thina neenkomo zethu?
5 Yini na ukuba nisinyuse eYiputa, nisizise kule ndawo imbi kangaka? Asindawo yambewu, namakhiwane, namidiliya, nazirharnate, tu namanzi okusela!
6 Besuka ooMoses noAron ebusweni besikhungu, baya emnyango wentente yokuhlangana, bawa ngobuso. Babonakala ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova kubo.
7 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
8 Yithabathe intonga, ulibizele ndawonye ibandla, wena noAron umkhuluwa wakho, nithethe engxondorheni phambi kwabo, inike amanzi ayo, ubakhuphele amanzi engxondorheni apho, uliseze ibandla neenkomo zalo.
9 Wayithabatha ke uMoses intonga ebusweni bukaYehova, njengoko wawiswayo umthetho.
10 Wasibizela ndawonye uMoses noAron isikhungu phambi kwengxondorha leyo, wathi kubo, Khanive, nina baneenkani. Sinikhuphele amanzi kule ngxondorha na?
11 Wasiphakamisa uMoses isandla sakhe, wayibetha ingxondorha ngentonga yakhe izihlandlo zazibini; aphuma amanzi amaninzi, lasela ibandla neenkomo zalo.
12 Wathi uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, Ngokokuba ningakholwanga kum, ukuba nindingcwalise emehlweni oonyana bakaSirayeli, ngoko aniyi kusingenisa esi sikhungu ezweni endibanika lona.
13 Ngawo lawo amanzi aseMeribha, ababambana ngawo oonyana bakaSirayeli noYehova, waza wazingcwalisela bona.
14 UMoses wasusa izigidimi eKadeshe, zaya kuthi kukumkani wakwaEdom, Utsho umzalwana wakho uSirayeli ukuthi, Wena uyakwazi konke ukuxhamleka esafumanana nako.
15 Behla oobawo, baya eYiputa, sahlala eYiputa imihla emininzi. Asiphatha kakubi amaYiputa, thina noobawo bethu;
16 sakhala kuYehova, waliva ilizwi lethu; wathuma isithunywa, sasikhupha eYiputa. Nanku ke siseKadeshe, umzi osekupheleni komda wakho.
17 Makhe sicande ezweni lakho. Asiyi kucanda masimini nasezidiliyeni. Asiyi kusela manzi amaqula. Sohamba ngomendo wenkosi; asiyi kuthi gu bucala siye ekunene nasekhohlo side sicande emdeni wakho.
18 Wathi uEdom kuye, Uze ungacandi kum, hleze ndiphume ndinekrele, ndikuhlangabeze.
19 Bathi oonyana bakaSirayeli kuye, Sonyuka ngomendo. Ukuba sithe sasela amanzi akho, mna nemfuyo yam, ndokuhlawulela. Akukho nto, ndocanda nje kodwa, ndihamba ngeenyawo.
20 Wathi, Uze ungacandi. Watsho waphuma uEdom, wamhlangabeza enento eninzi yabantu, enesandla esithe nkqi.
21 Wala uEdom ukumvumela uSirayeli ukuba acande emdeni wakhe. Wajika ke uSirayeli, wemka kuye.
22 Banduluka eKadeshe beza oonyana bakaSirayeli, ibandla lonke, entabeni yeHore.
23 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses nakuAron entabeni yeHore, emdeni welizwe lakwaEdom, wathi,
24 UAron makahlanganiselwe kwabakowabo; ngokuba akayi kungena ezweni endilinika oonyana bakaSirayeli, ngenxa yokuba nawuphikisayo umlomo wam emanzini embambano.
25 Thabatha uAron noElazare unyana wakhe, ubanyuse entabeni yeHore;
26 umhlube uAron iingubo zakhe, uzambathise uElazare unyana wakhe. UAron wohlanganiselwa kwabakowabo, afele khona.
27 Wenza uMoses njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho; benyuka entabeni yeHore phambi kwebandla lonke.
28 UMoses wamhluba uAron iingubo zakhe, wazambathisa uElazare unyana wakhe. Wafela khona uAron encotsheni yentaba. Wehla uMoses noElazare entabeni.
29 Lakubona lonke ibandla ukuba uAron uphume umphefumlo, bamlilela uAron imihla emashumi mathathu, yonke indlu yakwaSirayeli.