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