¹ UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ehlane laseSinayi ngenyanga yokuqala yomnyaka wesibili, sebephumile ezweni laseGibithe, wathi: ² Futhi abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bayakugcina iphasika ngesikhathi salo esinqunyiweyo. ³ Ngosuku lweshumi nane lwaleyo nyanga ngakusihlwa niyakul igcina ngesikhathi salo esinqunyiweyo ; ngokwezimiso zalo zonke nangokwemithetho yalo anoligcina. ⁴ UMose wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi bolenza iphasika. ⁵ Balenza-ke iphasika ngenyanga yokuqala ngosuku lweshumi nane ngakusihlwa ehlane laseSinayi ; njengakho konke uJehova amyala ngakho uMose, benze njalo-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. ⁶ Kwakukhona amadoda athile ayengcolisiwe yisidumbu somuntu , engenakulenza iphasika ngalolo suku; eza phambi kukaMose naphambi kuka- Aroni ngalowo muhla. ⁷ Lawo madoda at hi kuye : Singcolisiwe yisidumbu somuntu ; sivinjelelwani ukunikela ngomnikelo kaJehova ngesikhathi sawo esinqunyiweyo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli na? ⁸ UMose wathi kuwo : Yimani ukuba ngizwe ukuthi uJehova uyakuyalani ngani. ⁹ UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ¹⁰ Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: U ma umuntu wakini noma owezizukulwane zenu engcoliswa yisidumbu noma esekuhambeni , ekude, uyakulenza nokho iphasika kuJehova; ¹¹ ngenyanga yesibili ngosuku lweshumi nane ngakusihlwa bayakulenza ; bayakulidla nesinkwa esingenamvubelo nemifino ebabayo; ¹² abayikushiya lutho kuze kube sekuseni , bangaphuli thambo lalo ; ngokwezimiso zonke zephasika bayakulenza. ¹³ Kepha umuntu ohlambulukileyo , engekho ekuhambeni , oyeka ukulenza iphasika, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo , ngokuba akanikelanga ngomnikelo kaJehova ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo ; lowo muntu uyakuthwala ububi bakhe. ¹⁴ Uma umfokazi egogobele phakathi kwenu , ethanda ukulenza iphasika kuJehova ngokwesimiso sephasika nangokomthetho walo , uyakwenze njalo; niyakuba nesimiso sinye kumfokazi nakowokuzalwa ezweni. Ifu elaliphezu kwetabernakele* ¹⁵ Ngosuku itabernakele elamiswa ngalo ifu lalisibekela itabernakele , itende lobufakazi; ngakusihlwa laliphezu kwetabernakele njengokubonakala komlilo kwaze kwaba sekuseni. ¹⁶ Kwakunjalo ngesikhathi sonke : ifu lalisibekela , kwabonakala umlilo ebusuku. ¹⁷ Nalapho ifu lenyuswa etendeni , base behamba abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, nasendaweni lapho ifu lalima khona, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamisa khona. ¹⁸ Ngesiyalezo sikaJehova abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba, nangesiyalezo sikaJehova bamisa ; ngesikhathi ifu lihlala phezu kwetabernakele bahlala ekamu. ¹⁹ Nalapho ifu lihlala phezu kwetabernakele izinsuku eziningi , abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bagcina isiyalezo sikaJehova, abahambanga. ²⁰ Ngesinye isikhathi ifu laliphezu kwetabernakele izinsuku eziyingcosana nje; khona ngesiyalezo sikaJehova bahlala ekamu , nangesiyalezo sikaJehova bahamba. ²¹ Nangesinye isikhathi ifu lahlala kusihlwa kwaze kwaba sekuseni ; nalapho ifu lenyuswa ekusen i, bahamba; noma lahlala ubusuku nemini , bahamba lapho ifu lenyuswa. ²² Noma kwakuyizinsuku ezimbili , noma inyanga , noma isikhathi esingakanani ifu lisahlezi phezu kwetabernakele , abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlala ekamu, abahambanga; kepha lapho lenyuswa, bahamba. ²³ Ngesiyalezo sikaJehova bamisa , nangesiyalezo sikaJehova bahamba ; bagcina inkonzo kaJehova ngesiyalezo sikaJehova ngesandla sikaMose.