Numbers 20:2-13

2Njalo kwakungelamanzi enhlangano a; ngakho bahlangana bamelana loMozisi bamelana loAroni b. 3Abantu baphikisana loMozisi bakhuluma besithi: Kungathi ngabe safa c ekufeni kwabafowethu phambi kweNkosi d! 4Liletheleni ibandla leNkosi enkangala le ukuze sifele lapha, thina lezifuyo zethu? e 5Lasenyuselani sisuka eGibhithe ukusiletha kulindawo embi? Kakusiyo indawo yenhlanyelo lemikhiwa lamavini lamapomegranati*, futhi kakulamanzi okunatha. 6UMozisi loAroni basebesuka phambi kwebandla, baya emnyango wethente lenhlangano, bathi mbo ngobuso babo phansi f. Inkazimulo yeNkosi yasibonakala kubo g.

7INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 8Thatha intonga, ubuthanise inhlangano, wena loAroni umnewenu, likhulume kulo idwala phambi kwamehlo abo, njalo lizanika amanzi alo h; ngalokhu uzabakhuphela amanzi edwaleni, ukuze ulinathise ibandla lezifuyo zabo i. 9UMozisi wasethatha intonga esuka phambi kweNkosi njengokumlaya kwayo j. 10UMozisi loAroni basebebuthanisa ibandla phambi kwedwala; wasesithi kubo: Zwanini-ke, lina bahlamuki; sizalikhuphela yini amanzi edwaleni leli? k 11UMozisi wasephakamisa isandla sakhe, watshaya idwala kabili ngentonga yakhe; kwasekumpompoza amanzi amanengi, inhlangano yasinatha, lezifuyo zayo l.

12INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi lakuAroni: Ngoba lingangikholwanga m, ukungingcwelisa emehlweni abantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngakho kaliyikungenisa ibandla leli elizweni engibanike lona n. 13La ngamanzi eMeriba, lapho abantwana bakoIsrayeli abaphikisana khona leNkosi, yasingcweliswa kubo o.

Psalms 81:7

7Wakhala usenhluphekweni, ngakukhulula p; ngakuphendula ekusithekeni komdumo q; ngakuhlola emanzini eMeriba. Sela* r.
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