1Basuka e-Elimi; ibandla lonke labantwana bakwa-Israyeli lafika ehlane laseSini eliphakathi kwe-Elimi neSinayi ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesibili emva kokuphuma ezweni laseGibithe.
2Lonke ibandla labantwana bakwa-Israyeli lakhonona ngoMose nango-Aroni ehlane.
3Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi kubo: “Sengathi nga safa ngesandla sikaJehova ezweni laseGibithe, lapho sasihlezi ngasemakhanzini enyama, sidla isinkwa sisutha, ngokuba nisiphumisele kuleli hlane ukuyobulala lonke leli bandla ngendlala.”
4UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Bheka, ngizakuninisela isinkwa esivela ezulwini; abantu bayakuphuma, babuthe isabelo sosuku imihla ngemihla, ukuze ngibavivinye ukuthi bazakuhamba yini emthethweni wami noma qha.
5Kuzakuthi ngosuku lwesithupha bakulungise abakungenisileyo; kuzakuba ngokuphindwe kabili kwalokhu abakubutha imihla ngemihla.”
6OMose no-Aroni bathi kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Ngakusihlwa niyakwazi ukuthi uJehova unikhiphile ezweni laseGibithe.
7Kusasa niyakubona inkazimulo kaJehova, lokhu ezwile izinkonono zenu ngoJehova; thina siyini ukuba nikhonone ngathi na?”
8UMose wathi: “Lokhu kuzakwenzeka, lapho uJehova eyakuninika inyama kusihlwa ukuba nidle, nasekuseni isinkwa ukuze nisuthe; ngokuba uJehova uyezwa izinkonono zenu enikhonona ngaye ngazo; thina siyini? Izinkonono zenu azingathi, zingoJehova.”
9UMose wathi ku-Aroni: “Yisho kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi: ‘Sondelani phambi kukaJehova, ngokuba uzwile izinkonono zenu.’ ”
10Kwathi u-Aroni esakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, babheka ngasehlane; bheka, inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala efwini.
11UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
12“Ngizwile izinkonono zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; khuluma kubo, uthi: ‘Ngakusihlwa niyakudla inyama, kusasa nisuthe isinkwa, nize nazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
13Kwathi kusihlwa kwenyuka izigwaca, zasibekela ikamu;* ngakusasa kwakulele amazolo ekamu nxazonke.
14Esenyukile amazolo akade elele khona, bheka, nakho okuthile okuncane okunjengenkwethu, kuncane njengongqoqwane emhlabathini.
15Bakubona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bathi omunye komunye: “Yini le?” ngokuba babengazi ukuthi kuyini. UMose wathi kubo: “Kuyisinkwa uJehova aninike sona ukuba nisidle.
16Lokhu kuyikho uJehova ayalile ngakho ukuthi: ‘Kubutheni, kube yilowo nalowo njengokudla kwakhe; anothatha iyomere* ngomuntu ngokwenani labantu benu, yilowo nalowo abathathele abasetendeni lakhe.’ ”
17Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benze njalo: abanye babutha okuningi abanye okuyingcosana.
18Lapho sebelinganisa ngeyomere,* yena owayebuthe okuningi akabanga nokuseleyo, nowayebuthe okuyingcosana akaswelanga. Yilowo nalowo wabutha njengokudla kwakhe.
19UMose wayesethi kubo: “Makungashiywa lutho kukho ngumuntu kuze kuse.”
20Kodwa abamlalelanga uMose; abanye kubo bashiya okunye kwaze kwasa, kwazala izimpethu, kwanuka, uMose waze wabathukuthelela.
21Bakubutha ekuseni njalo imihla ngemihla, kwaba yilowo nalowo muntu njengokudla kwakhe; kepha nxa ilanga selibalele, kwancibilika.
22Kwathi ngosuku lwesithupha babutha isinkwa esiphindwe kabili, amayomere* amabili kumuntu munye; zonke izinduna zomhlangano zafika, zamtshela uMose.
23Wathi kuzo: “Lokhu kuyikho uJehova akukhulumileyo: kusasa kulusuku lokuphumula, isabatha elingcwele likaJehova; yosani lokho eniyakukosa, nipheke lokho eniyakukupheka, nizibekele konke okuseleyo, kulondolozwe kuze kuse.”
24Bakubeka kwaze kwasa, njengalokho eyalile uMose; akunukanga, akwaba nampethu.
25Wayesethi uMose: “Yidlani lokhu namuhla, ngokuba namuhla kuyisabatha likaJehova; namuhla aniyikukuthola endle.
26Anokubutha izinsuku eziyisithupha, kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyisabatha; akuyikubakho ngalo.”
27Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa kwaphuma abanye abantu ukuba bakubuthe, kepha kabakutholanga.
28UJehova wathi kuMose: “Niyakwala kuze kube nini ukugcina imiyalo yami nemithetho yami na?
29Bhekani, njengalokho uJehova eniphile isabatha, ngalokho uyaninika ngosuku lwesithupha isinkwa sezinsuku ezimbili; hlalani, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, kungaphumi muntu endaweni yakhe ngosuku lwesikhombisa.”
30Base bephumula-ke abantu ngosuku lwesikhombisa.
31Indlu yakwa-Israyeli yaqamba igama lakho ngokuthi imana;* kwakunjengembewu yekoriyanderi,* kumhlophe; kwezwakala emlonyeni kungathi ngamaqebelengwane anezinyosi.
32UMose wathi: “Lokhu kuyikho uJehova ayalile ngakho ukuthi: ‘Makulondolozwe ezizukulwaneni iyomere* eligcweleyo lalokhu ukuba babone isinkwa enganipha sona ehlane ngisanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe.’ ”
33UMose wathi ku-Aroni: “Thatha isitsha, ufake iyomere* eligcweleyo lemana, ukubeke phambi kukaJehova, kulondolozelwe izizukulwane zenu.”
34Njengalokho uJehova emyala uMose, kanjalo u-Aroni wakubeka phambi kobuFakazi, kulondolozwe.
35Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli badla imana iminyaka engamashumi amane, baze bafika ezweni elakhiweyo; badla imana, baze bafika emikhawulweni yezwe laseKhanani.
36Iyomere* lingokweshumi kwe-efa.*