Bayakugcina umsebenzi wethende lokuhlangana, nezimfanelo zendawo engcwele, nezimfanelo zabozalo luka-Aroni, abafowabo, ekukhonzeni endlini kaSimakade.
UNumeri 1:53 - IsiZulu 2020 AbaLevi bayomisa amathende abo azungeze ithabanakeli lobufakazi, ukuze ulaka lungehleli phezu kwenhlangano yabantu bakwa-Israyeli. AbaLevi bayakufeza yonke imisebenzi yokuqapha ithabanakeli lobufakazi.” IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Kepha amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele* lobufakazi, ukuze kungabikho lulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, amaLevi agcine izimfanelo zetabernakele lobufakazi.” Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Kodwa amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele lobufakazi, funa kufike ulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; amaLevi ayakugcina inkonzo yetende lobufakazi. |
Bayakugcina umsebenzi wethende lokuhlangana, nezimfanelo zendawo engcwele, nezimfanelo zabozalo luka-Aroni, abafowabo, ekukhonzeni endlini kaSimakade.
“Kepha thina, uSimakade unguNkulunkulu wethu, asimfulathelanga, sinabaphristi abamkhonzayo uSimakade emisebenzini yabo, abozalo luka-Aroni nolukaLevi.
Njalo ekuseni nakusihlwa bashisela uSimakade iminikelo yokushiswa nempepho enephunga elimnandi, bahlela isinkwa sokubukwa etafuleni elihlanzekileyo, bokhele uthi lwezibani lwegolide nezibani zalo njalo kusihlwa, ngokuba thina sisawugcina umyalo kaSimakade uNkulunkulu wethu, kodwa nina nimshiyile.
Ngakho-ke usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla ngabaphrofethi, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakubenza badle okubabayo, ngibaphuzise amanzi anobuthi, ngokuba ukuziphatha kabi kusuke kubaphrofethi baseJerusalema, kwasabalala ezweni lonke.”
Abaphrofethi baphrofetha amanga, abaphristi babusa njengoba beyalwa ngabaphrofethi. Abantu bami bathanda khona lokho, kodwa bayokwenzenjani uma kufika ukuphela na?”
UMose wayesethi ku-Aroni naku-Eleyazare naku-Ithamari, amadodana akhe: “Ningaziqaqi izinwele emakhanda enu, ningaziklebhuli izembatho zenu ukuze ningafi, bese intukuthelo yehlela yonke inhlangano, kepha abafowenu, indlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, ingalila ngenxa yokusha akulethileyo uSimakade.
Kunalokho uyakubabeka abaLevi bengamele ithabanakeli lobufakazi nayo yonke impahla yalo, bayakulithwala ithabanakeli nempahla yalo yonke, bakhonze kulo, bakhe amathende abo, balizungeze.
UMose wathi ku-Aroni: “Thatha isitsha sempepho, ufake kuso amalahle avuthayo ase-althare, nempepho, uphuthume uye ebandleni uyolenzela ukubuyisana, ngokuba intukuthelo kaSimakade isiphumile, seluqalile ubhubhane.”
akwanele yini kini ukuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli unehlukanisile enhlanganweni yakwa-Israyeli, ukuba nisondele kuye ukuze nenze inkonzo yethabanakeli likaSimakade nokuba nime phambi kwenhlangano, nibe yizisebenzi zayo,
Ithende lokuhlangana nenkambu yabaLevi kuyakusuka kube phakathi kwezinye izinkambu. Bayakusuka njengalokho bebekanisile, yilelo nalelo qembu endaweni yalo, ngokwamaviyo alo.
Imindeni yabozalo lwabakwaKhohathi iyakukanisa ohlangothini oluseningizimu lwethabanakeli.
Umholi wendlu kakhokho wemindeni yamaMerari kwakunguZuriyeli, indodana ka-Abhihayili, bona bayakukanisa ohlangothini olungasenyakatho lwethabanakeli.
Ababekanise ngaphambi kwethabanakeli ngasempumalanga, phambi kwethende lokuhlangana lapho kuphuma khona ilanga, kwakunguMose, u-Aroni namadodana akhe. Umsebenzi wabo kwakungukwenza izinkonzo endaweni engcwele, bagcine umsebenzi wabantu bakwa-Israyeli; umfokazi oyosondela kubo uyobulawa.
Engxenyeni yabantu bakwa-Israyeli uyothatha kube kunye ema-50, awabantu, awezinkomo, izimbongolo, nawezimvu, yebo, awezilwane zonke, ukunike abaLevi abagcina inkonzo yethabanakeli likaSimakade.”
Engxenyeni eyatholwa ngu-Israyeli uMose, wathatha okukodwa kubantu nasezilwaneni wakunika abaLevi ababenakekela ithabanakeli likaSimakade, njengalokhu uSimakade ayemyalile uMose.
AbaLevi ngibanike u-Aroni namadodana akhe ukuba abe yisipho sabo esivela kubantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuze benze umsebenzi wabantu bakwa-Israyeli ethendeni lokuhlangana, nokubenzela abakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana, ukuze kungabi bikho sifo phakathi kwabo, lapho abantu bakwa-Israyeli besondela endaweni engcwele.”
shumayela izwi, ulungele ukulishumayela, noma kuyisikhathi noma kungesiso. Sola, ukhuze, ugqugquzele ngakho konke ukubekezela nokufundisa.
Wabulala abantu baseBhethi Shemeshi ngokuba babebuke emphongolweni kaSimakade. Wabulala abangama-70 kubo emadodeni ayeyizi-50 000. Abantu balila ngoba uSimakade wabulala abantu abaningi kakhulu.