¹ Labantfu bahamba kusuka eElimu, futsi yonkhe lemiphakatsi yakaIsrayeli yeta ehlane lesono, Lelisemkhatsini weElimi naSinayi, ngelilanga lelishumi nesihlanu yenyanga yesibili ngemuva kwekusuka eveni laseGibhithe. ² Wonkhe lomphakatsi wakaIsrayeli wakhonona ngaMosi naAroni ehlane. ³ LamaIsrayeli atsi kubo, ''Kube mane safa ngesandla saSimakadze eveni laseGibhithe uma sisehleti ngasemabhodweni enyama futsi sidla sinkhwa sisutse. Ngoba usikhokhele lahlane kutobulala wonkhe lomphakatsi ngendlala. ⁴ Wase Simakadze utsi kuMosi, ''Ngitawunisa sinkhwa kusuka ezulwini ngentele wena. Labantfu bayaphuma bayohlanganisa incenge yelilanga onkhe malanga kute ngitawubavivinya bona kutobona kutsi batawuhamba noma nageke bahambe emtsetfweni wami. ⁵ Kutawufika lilanga lesitfupha, kutsi batawubutsisa ngalokuphindvwe kabili kunalabakubutse onkhe malanga ngaphambilini, futsi batawupheka labakuletsile.'' ⁶ Wase Mosi naAroni utsi kubobonkhe labantfu bakaIsrayeli, ''Entsambama utawakwati kutsi nguSimakadze lokukhiphe eveni laseGibhithe. ⁷ Ekuseni utawubona kutsi inkhatimulo yaSimakadze, ngoba uyakuva kukhonona kwakho kuye. Sibobani kuwe kutsi ungakhonona kitsi?'' ⁸ Mosi futsi watsi, ''Utawukwati loku uma Simakadze akunika inyama ntsambama nesinkhwa ekuseni ute usutse- ngoba ukuvile kukhonona lokukhulume kuye. Umgubani Aroni nami? Kukhonona kwakho akukho kitsi; kukuSimakadze.'' ⁹ Mosi watsi kuAroni, ''Tsani kuwowonkhe lomphakatsi walabantfu bakaIsrayeli, 'Kotani dvute phambi kwaSimakadze, ngoba ukuvile kukhonona kwenu.'' ¹⁰ Kwefika, uma Aroni asakhuluma kubobonkhe bantfu balomphakatsi wakaIsrayeli, kutsi babuka ehlane, futsi, buka ikhatimulo yaSimakadze ivelile efini. ¹¹ Wase Simakadze ukhuluma kuMosi,atsi, ¹² ''Ngikuvile kukhonona kwalabantfu bakaisrayeli. Khuluma kubo utsi, 'Entsambama utawudla inyama, futsi ekuseni utawugcwaliswa ngesinkhwa. Bese utawukwati kutsi nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho.'' ¹³ Kwefika entsambama kutsi tinyoni tefika etulu tambonya lilambu. Ekuseni lesitfwatfwa sandlaleka kulenkambu. ¹⁴ Uma lesitfwatfwa sesihambile, lapho ebaleni lelihlane lapho bekunetikhekheba letifana nelichwa phansi. ¹⁵ Uma labantfu bakaIsrayeli bakubona, batsi kulomunye, ''Yini loku?'' Bebangati kutsi yini. Mosi watsi kubo, Ngulesinkhwa Simakadze laninikete kini kutsi nidle. ¹⁶ Lona ngumyalo Simakadze lawunikile, 'Kufanele nibutse, nonkhe, lelinani lenilifuna kulidla, emalitha lamabili awonkhe muntfu wetinombolo tebantfu benu, Nitawubutsa kanjena: Butsani lokwanele kutsi kudle wonkhe umuntfu lohlala ethendeni lenu.'' ¹⁷ Labantfu bakaIsrayeli benta njalo. Labanye babutsa lokunengi, labanye babutsa lokuncane. ¹⁸ Uma bakukala ngesikalo semalitha lamabili, laba lababutsa lokunengi bebete lutfo lokusele, futsi labo lebebabutse lokuncane abaswelanga. Wonkhe muntfu wabutsa lokwanele lokutohlangana nesidzingo sabo. ¹⁹ Watse utsi Mosi kubo, ''Kute lokufanele ashiyele ekuseni.'' ²⁰ Kodvwa, abatange balalele Mosi. Labanye babo bakushiye lokunye kwasekuseni, kodvwa kwagcwala tibungu kwase kuyabola. Wase mosi uyabakwatela bona. ²¹ Bakubutsa ngekusa nangekusa. Wonkhe umuntfu wabutsa lokwanele kutsiadle ngalelolanga. Uma lilanga selishisa, kwancibilika. ²² Kwefika kutsi ngelilanga lesitfupha babutsa ngalokuphindvwe kabili sinkhwa, emalitha lamabili awonkhe muntfu. Bonkhe baholi balomphakatsi befika batjela kuMosi. ²³ Watsi kubo, Nguloku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: 'Kusasa kuphumula kuphela, iSabatha lengcwele ngekuhlonipha Simakadze. Bhaka lofuna kukubhaka, futsi ubilise lofuna kukubilisa. Konkhe loko kuyasala, tibekeleni nine kute kube kusekuseni.'' ²⁴ Ngako bakubeka kute kube kusekuseni, njengoba Mosi ayalile. Akubolanga, futsi bekute sibungu kuko. ²⁵ Mosi watsi ''Dlanini loko kudla namuhla, ngoba namuhla ngulelilanga lelibekelwe iSabatha kuhlonipha Simakadze, Namuhla nitawukitfola etinsimini. ²⁶ Nitawukubutsa ngemalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa lilanga lesikhombisa yiSabatha. NgeSabatha kutawubabete imana.'' ²⁷ kwefika ngelilnga lesikhombisa kutsi labanye balabantfu baohuma bayobutsa imana, kodvwa abayikhandzanga. ²⁸ Wase Simakadze utsi kuMosi, ''Utawukwala sikhatsi lesinganani kugcina imitsetfo nemiyalo yami? ²⁹ Bona, Simakadze uninikile isabatha. Ngako ngelilanga lesitfupha ununika sinkhwa semalanga lamabili. Wonkhe umuntfu kumele ahlale endzaweni yakhe; kute lokumele aphume endzaweni yakhe ngelilanga lesikhombisa.'' ³⁰ Ngako labantfu baphumula ngelilanga lesikhombisa. ³¹ Labantfu bakaIsrayeli babita loku kudla ''manna''. Bekumuhlophe njengetinhlavu tesinongo, nasemlonyeni bekuvakala njengemabhisikitsi lakhiwe ngeluju. ³² Mosi watsi, ''Nguloku lokuyalwe nguSimakadze: 'Emalitha lamabili emana akagcinwe kutotonkhe letitukulwane talabantfu kute labetakp bakho batobona lesinkhwalenganondla ngaso ehlane, ngemuva kwekutsi nginikhiphe eveni laseGibhithe. ³³ Mosi watsi kuAroni, ''Tsatsa libhodo ubeke emalitha lamabili emana kulo. wagcine phambi kwaSimakadze kute agcinwe kutotonkhe letitukulwane talabantfu.'' ³⁴ Njengoba Simakadze ayale Mosi, Aroni wakugcina eceleni kwelibhokisi lesivumelwano semtsetfo. ³⁵ Labantfu bakaIsrayeli badla imana iminyaka lengamshumi lamane bate befika eveni lekuhlala laseKhenani. ³⁶ Manje emalitha lamabili kweshumi kwalokuphindzene kabili nalokunye