UNumeri 20 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UNumeri 20 Amanzi aseMériba

¹ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, inhlangano yonke, bafika ehlane laseSini ngenyanga yokuqala; abantu bahlala eKadeshi; uMiriyamu wafela khona, wembelwa khona.

² Kwakungekho manzi enhlangano, yabuthana ngokumelene noMose no-Aroni.

³ Abantu baphikisana noMose, bakhuluma bathi: “Sengathi nga safa lapho abafowethu bafa phambi kukaJehova!

⁴ Niletheleni ibandla leNkosi kuleli hlane, ukuze sifele khona thina nemfuyo yethu?

⁵ Nisikhuphuleleni eGibithe ukuba nisilethe kule ndawo embi na? kayisiyo indawo yembewu, lamakhiwane, lemivini, lamapomegranati; futhi awekho amanzi okuphuza.

⁶ Kwathi uMozisi loAroni besuka ebandleni besiya emnyango wethente lenhlangano, bawa ngobuso, inkazimulo yeNKOSI yabonakala kubo.

⁷ UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

⁸ Thatha intonga, ubuthe inhlangano, wena no-Aroni umfowenu, nikhulume nedwala phambi kwamehlo ayo; futhi uyonika amanzi awo, futhi kumelwe ubakhiphele amanzi edwaleni; uyakuphuzisa ibandla nezinkomo zalo.

⁹ UMose wathatha intonga phambi kukaJehova, njengalokho emyalile.

¹⁰ OMose no-Aroni babutha inhlangano phambi kwedwala, bathi kuyo: “Lalelani nina bahlubuki! siyakunikhiphela amanzi kuleli dwala na?

¹¹ Khona-ke uMose waphakamisa isandla sakhe walishaya idwala kabili ngentonga yakhe, futhi amanzi aphuma maningi, inhlangano yaphuza kanye nemfuyo yayo.

¹² INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi lakuAroni: Ngoba lingakholwanga kimi ukungingcwelisa phambi kwamehlo abantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngakho kaliyikungenisa lelibandla elizweni engilinika lona.

¹³ Lawa angamanzi aseMeriba; ngoba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphikisana neNkosi, futhi wangcweliswa kubo.

¹⁴ UMose wayesethuma izithunywa enkosini yakwa-Edomi zisuka eKadeshi, zithi: ‘Usho kanje umfowenu, u-Israyeli, uthi: Wena uyakwazi konke ukuhlupheka okusehlele.

¹⁵ Okhokho bethu behlela eGibhithe, futhi sahlala isikhathi eside eGibhithe; abaseGibithe basicunula nawobaba.

¹⁶ Kwathi lapho simbiza uJehova, walizwa izwi lethu, wathuma ingelosi, yasikhipha eGibithe; bheka, siseKadeshi, umuzi osekugcineni komkhawulo wakho.

¹⁷ Masidabule ezweni lakho, asiyikudabula amasimu noma izivini, singaphuzi amanzi emithombo; siyakuhamba endleleni ephakeme yenkosi, asiyikuphambukela ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, size sidlule imingcele yakho.

¹⁸ U-Edomi wathi kuye: “Ungadluli kimi, funa ngikuhoshele inkemba.”

¹⁹ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi kuye: “Sizohamba ngomgwaqo omkhulu; uma mina nezinkomo zami siphuza amanzi akho, ngiyakuwakhokhela; Ngizovele ngidlule ngezinyawo zami ngaphandle kokwenza lutho.

²⁰ Wathi: “Aniyikudabula.” U-Edomi waphuma ukumhlangabeza enamadoda amaningi nangesandla esinamandla.

²¹ Kungakho u-Edomi wala ukuba u-Israyeli adabule umkhawulo wakhe; ngalokho u-Israyeli wamfulathela.

²² Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, inhlangano yonke, basuka eKadeshi, bafika entabeni yaseHori.

²³ INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni entabeni yeHori, emngceleni welizwe lakoEdomi, yathi:

²⁴ U-Aroni uyakubuthelwa kubantu bakubo, ngokuba akayikungena ezweni engalinika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba nahlubuka ezwini lami emanzini aseMeriba.

²⁵ Thatha u-Aroni no-Eleyazare indodana yakhe, ubakhuphulele eNtabeni yaseHori.

²⁶ Khona-ke umkhumule u-Aroni izingubo zakhe, uzigqokise u-Eleyazare indodana yakhe; u-Aroni uyobuthelwa kubantu bakubo, afele khona.

²⁷ UMose wenza njengalokho uJehova emyalile, bakhuphuka entabeni yaseHori phambi kwamehlo ayo yonke inhlangano.

²⁸ UMose wakhumula izingubo zika-Aroni, wazifaka ku-Eleyazare indodana yakhe; u-Aroni wafela khona esiqongweni sentaba; oMose no-Eleyazare behla entabeni.

²⁹ Lapho yonke inhlangano ibona ukuthi u-Aroni ufile, yamlilela u-Aroni izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, yonke indlu ka-Israyeli.