¹ UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ² Uzenzele amacilongo amabili esiliva , uwenze ngom sebenzi okhandiweyo , uwasebenzise ekubizeni inhlangano nasekusukeni kwamakamu. ³ Nxa bewabetha , yonke inhlangano iyakubuthana kuwe ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. ⁴ Uma bebetha elilodwa, izikhulu, izinhloko zezinkulungwane zakwa-Israyeli, ziyakubuthana kuwe. ⁵ Nxa nihlaba umkhosi , amakamu asohlangothini lwasempumalanga ayakusuka. ⁶ Nanxa nihlaba umkhosi ngokwesibili , amakamu asohlangothini lwaseningizimu ayakusuka; bayakuhlaba umkhosi ekusukeni kwabo. ⁷ Kepha lapho liyakubuthwa ibandla , niyakubetha, ningahlabi umkhosi kodwa. ⁸ Amadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi, ayakubetha amacilongo ; kuyakuba kini isimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu. ⁹ Nxa niphuma impi ezweni lakini ukuyokulwa nesitha esinicindezelayo , khona niyakuhlaba umkhosi ngamacilongo , nikhumbuleke phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nisindiswe ezitheni zenu. ¹⁰ Nangezinsuku zokuthokoza kwenu , nangemikhosi emisiweyo , nasekwethwaseni kwenyanga niyakubetha amacilongo enu phezu kweminikelo yenu yokushiswa naphezu kwemihlatshelo yeminikelo yenu yokuthula, ibe yisikhumbuzo senu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wenu ; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Abakwa-Israyeli basuka eSinayi ¹¹ Kwathi ngomnyaka wesibili ngeny anga yesibili ngolwamashumi amabili lwenyanga ifu lenyuswa etabernakele lobufakazi. ¹² Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli basu ka ehlane laseSinayi amabanga ngamabanga; ifu lema ehlane lasePharanu. ¹³ Ngokokuqala basuka ngokwesiyalezo sikaJehova ngesandla sikaMose. ¹⁴ Kuqala lasuka ibhanela lekamu labantwana bakwaJuda ngamabandla abo ; uNaheshoni indodana ka-Aminadaba wayephezu kwalelo bandla. ¹⁵ Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwa -Isakare kwakunguNethaneli indodana kaSuwari. ¹⁶ Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaZebuloni kwakungu -Eliyabe indodana kaHeloni. ¹⁷ Itabernakele lasuswa; amadodana kaGereshoni namadodana kaMerari asuka elithwala itabernakele. ¹⁸ Lase lisuka ibhanela lekamu likaRubeni ngamabandla abo ; phezu kwalelo bandla kwakungu-Elisuri indodana kaShedewuri. ¹⁹ Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni kwakunguShelumiyeli indodana kaSurishadayi. ²⁰ Phezu kwebandl a lesizwe sabantwana bakwaGadi kwakungu -Eliyasafa indodana kaDehuweli. ²¹ Kwase kusuka amaKohati ethwala izinto ezingcwele; itabernakele lamiswa, wona engakafiki. ²² Lase lisuka ibhanela lekamu labantwana bakwa-Efrayimi ngamabandla abo; phezu kwebandla lakhe kwakungu-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi. ²³ Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaManase kwakunguGamaliyeli indodana kaPedasuri. ²⁴ Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini kwakungu -Abidani indodana kaGideyoni. ²⁵ Lase lisuka ibhanela lekamu labant wana bakwaDani elalisemva kwawo onke amakamu ngamabandla abo ; phezu kwebandla lakhe kwakungu - Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amishadayi. ²⁶ Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwa -Asheri kwakunguPagiyeli indodana ka-Okirani. ²⁷ Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakw aNafetali kwakungu -Ahira indodana ka-Enani. ²⁸ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba ngokulandelana kanjalo ngamabandla abo; base besuka-ke. Ukululekana noHobabi ²⁹ UMose wathi kuHobabi indodana kaRehuweli wakwaMidiyani , umukhwe kaMose: Siya endaweni ashilo ngay o uJehova , wathi: Ngiyakuninika yona. Woza wena , uhambe nathi , siyakukwenzela okuhle , ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile okuhle ngo-Israyeli. ³⁰ Wathi kuye : Angiyikuhamba; kepha ngiyakusuka , ngiye ezweni lakithi nasezihlotsheni zami. ³¹ Kepha wathi: Ake ungasishiyi; njengokuba uyazi ukuthi siyakumisa kanjani ehlane, uyakuba ngamehlo ethu. ³² Kuyakuthi uma uhamba nathi , yebo, kwenzeke ukuthi , noma yikuphi okuhle uJehova asenzela khona, khona lokho uyakukwenzela nawe. ³³ Basuka entabeni kaJehova , bahamba ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu; umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wahamba phambi kwabo ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu ukubafunela indawo yokuphumula. ³⁴ Ifu likaJehova laliphezu kwabo emini, lapho besuka ekamu. Umkhuleko kaMose ³⁵ Kwathi ekusukeni komphongolo uMose washo wathi : Vuka, Jehova; mazihlakazeke izitha zakho; abakuzondayo mababaleke ebusweni bakho. ³⁶ Ekumeni kwawo wathi : Buyela, Jehova, emindenini eyizinkulungwane zakwa-Israyeli.