1 Manje njengobe Amoni bekasachubeka nekufundzisa bantfu baLamoni, sitawubuyela endzabeni ya-Aroni kanye nabomnakabo; ngoba emvakwekutsi sekahambile eveni laseMidoni waholwa nguMoya waya eveni laNefi, ngisho nasendlini yenkhosi lebeyingetulu kwalo lonkhe live ngaphandle kwelive la-Ishmayeli, Futsi beyinguyise waLamoni.

2 Futsi kwenteka kutsi wahamba waya kuyo esigodlweni senkhosi, akanye nabomnakabo, wakhotsama phambi kwenkhosi, watsi kuyo: Buka, O nkhosi, tsine sibomnakabo-Amoni, losikhululile ejele.

3 Manje, O nkhosi, uma ungasindzisa timphilo tetfu, sitawuba tinceku takho. Futsi inkhosi yatsi kubo: Phakamani, ngoba ngitawuninika timphilo tenu, angeke nginivumele kutsi nibe tinceku tami; kodvwa ngitawufuna kutsi ningisite; ngoba ngandlela tsite bengikhatsatekile engcondvweni yami ngenca yebubele kanye nebukhulu bemavi a-Amoni umnakenu; futsi ngifisa kwati sizatfu sekutsi kungani angetanga lapha kanye nani aphume eveni laseMidoni.

4 Aroni watsi enkhosini: Buka, Moya weNkhosi umbitele kulenye indzawo; uhambe waya eveni la-Ishmayeli, kuyawufundzisa bantfu baLamoni.

5 Manje inkhosi yatsi kubo: Yini lena leniyishito mayelana naMoya weNkhosi na? Bukani, ngiyo lentfo lengikhatsatako.

6 Ngetulu kwaloko, yini lena leshiwo ngu-Amoni—kutsi uma utawuphendvuka uyawusindziswa, futsi uma ungeke uphendvuke, uyawulahlwa ngelilanga lekugcina na?

7 Aroni waphendvula watsi kuyo: Uyakholwa yini kutsi ukhona Nkulunkulu na? Inkhosi yatsi: Ngiyati kutsi ema-Amaleki atsi ukhona Nkulunkulu, ngibavumele kutsi bakhe tindzawo letingcwele, kute bahlangane ndzawonye kute bamkhonte. Uma wena manje utsi ukhona Nkulunkulu, buka ngitawukholwa.

8 Manje ngesikhatsi Aroni akuva loku, inhlitiyo yakhe yacala kutfokota, watsi: Buka, ngempela njengobe uphila, O nkhosi, ukhona Nkulunkulu.

9 Inkhosi yatsi: Ngabe Nkulunkulu nguloyo Moya loMkhulu lowakhipha bokhokho betfu baphuma eveni laseJerusalema na?

10 Aroni watsi kuyo: Yebo, unguye loyo Moya loMkhulu, wadala tonkhe tintfo letisezulwini naletisemhlabeni. Uyakholwa yini nguloku na?

11 Yona yatsi: Yebo, ngiyakholwa kutsi Moya loMkhulu wadala tonkhe tintfo, futsi ngifisa kutsi ungitjele mayelana nato tonkhe leti tintfo, futsi ngitawuwakholwa emavi akho.

12 Futsi kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi Aroni abona kutsi inkhosi yayitawuwakholwa emavi akhe, wacala kusukela ekudalweni kwa-Adamu, afundzela inkhosi imibhalo lengcwele—kutsi Nkulunkulu wamdala kanjani umuntfu ngemfanekiso wakhe lucobo, nekutsi Nkulunkulu wamnika imiyaleto, nangekutsi ngenca yesiphambeko, umuntfu wawa.

13 Aroni wayichazela ngemibhalo lengcwele kusukela ekudalweni kwa-Adamu, abeka ngekuwa kwemuntfu phambi kwayo, kanye nesimo sabo sekunaka kwenyama ngalokunjalo nangelisu lekuhlengwa, lelalungiswa kusukela ekusekelweni kwemhlaba, nguKhristu, lilungiselelwa bonkhe labo labayawukholwa egameni lakhe.

14 Futsi njengobe umuntfu awa akukafaneli azuze lutfo ngekwakhe; kodvwa kuva buhlungu kanye nekufa kwaKhristu kwahlawulela tono tabo, ngelukholo kanye nangekuphendvuka, njalonjalo; nekutsi uncamula tibopho tekufa, kute lithuna lingabi nekuncoba, nekutsi ludvonsi lwekufa kumele luncotjwe ematsembeni enkhatimulo; futsi Aroni watichaza tonkhe leti tintfo enkhosini.

15 Futsi kwenteka kutsi emvakwekutsi Aroni sekatichazile leti tintfo, inkhosi yatsi: Ngingenta njani kute ngibe naloku kuphila lokuphakadze lose ukhulume ngako na? Yebo, ngingenta njani kute ngitalwe nguNkulunkulu, lomoya lomubi usiphulwe uphume esifubeni sami, futsi ngemukele Moya wakhe, kute ngigcwaliswe ngenjabulo, kute ngingalahlwa ngelilanga lekugcina na? Buka, kusho yona, ngitawudzela konkhe lenginako, yebo, ngitawushiya nembuso wami, kute ngemukele lenjabulo lenkhulu.

16 Kodvwa Aroni watsi kuyo: Uma uyifisa lentfo, uma ungakhotsama phansi embikwaNkulunkulu, yebo, uma ungaphendvuka etonweni takho tonkhe, ubite libito lakhe ngelukholo, ukholwa kutsi utawutfola lokucelako, uma kunjalo uyawulitfola lelo tsemba lolifisako.

17 Futsi kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi Aroni sekawashito lamavi, inkhosi yakhotsama phansi embikweNkhosi, ngemadvolo ayo; yebo, yate yatsi nja phansi emhlabatsini, futsi yakhala kakhulu, yatsi:

18 O Nkulunkulu, Aroni ungitjele kutsi ukhona Nkulunkulu; Futsi uma akhona Nkulunkulu, uma wena unguNkulunkulu, ngicela utembule kimi, ngitawudzela tonkhe tono tami kutsi ngikwati, nekutsi ngivuswe ekufeni, futsi ngisindziswe ngelilanga lekugcina. Manje ngesikhatsi inkhosi seyiwashito lamavi, yashayeka phansi kwaba shangatsi ifile.

19 Futsi kwenteka kutsi tinceku tayo tagijima tayawutjela indlovukazi konkhe lobekwenteke enkhosini. Yeta enkhosini; ngesikhatsi iyibona ilele shangatsi ifile, ngetulu kwaloko Aroni nabomnakabo bemile shangatsi ngibo labebasizatfu sekuwa kwayo, yabatfukutselela, yayaleta kutsi tinceku tayo, noma tinceku tenkhosi, tibabambe tibabulale.

20 Manje tinceku tatiyibonile imbangela yekuwa kwenkhosi, ngako-ke atitange tilokotse tibeke tandla tato ku-Aroni nabomnakabo; futsi tatikhalela kuyo indlovukazi titsi: Usiyaletelani kutsi sibulale lamadvodza na, ngoba buka lomunye wabo unemandla kunatsi sonkhe. Ngako-ke sitawukuwa embikwabo.

21 Manje ngesikhatsi indlovukazi ibona kwesaba kwetinceku nayo ngalokunjalo yacala kwesaba kakhulu, funa kubekhona bubi lobutsite lobutawuta kuyo. Futsi yayaleta tinceku tayo kutsi tihambe tiyawubita bantfu, kute babulale Aroni kanye nabomnakabo.

22 Manje ngesikhatsi Aroni akubona kuphikelela kwendlovukazi, futsi ati bulukhuni betinhlitiyo tebantfu, wesaba funa sicuku sibutsane ndzawonye, bese kuba khona incabano lenkhulu kanye nekuphatamiseka emkhatsini wabo; ngako-ke welula sandla sakhe futsi wayiphakamisa inkhosi phansi, watsi kuyo: Sukuma. Yasukuma yema ngetinyawo tayo, yatfola emandla ayo.

23 Manje loku kwenteka embikwendlovukazi kanye naletinyenti tinceku. Futsi ngesikhatsi bakubona loku bamangala kakhulu, bacala kwesaba. Inkhosi yema ngembili, yacala kubafundzisa. Yabafundzisa, kangangekutsi bendlu yayo bonkhe baphendvukela eNkhosini.

24 Manje bekukhona sicuku lesasibutsene ndzawonye ngenca yekuyaletwa yindlovukazi, futsi kwacala kwabakhona kuvungama lokukhulu emkhatsini waso ngenca ya-Aroni kanye nabomnakabo.

25 Kodvwa inkhosi yeta ngembili yema emkhatsini waso yasifundzisa. Futsi batfotjiswa macondzana na-Aroni kanye nalabo labekanabo.

26 Futsi kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi inkhosi ibona kutsi bantfu bese batfotjisiwe, yenta kutsi Aroni kanye nabomnakabo bete ngembili beme emkhatsini wesicuku, bashumayele livi kuso.

27 Futsi kwenteka kutsi inkhosi yatfumela simemetelo kulo lonkhe live, emkhatsini wabo bonkhe bantfu bayo labebakulo lonkhe live layo, labo labebakuto tonkhe tifundza letatitungeletile, letatigudla ngisho naselwandle, emphumalanga kanye nasenshonalanga, kanye nalelo lelalehlukaniswe eveni laseZarahemla ngendledlana lencane yasehlane, lebeyigijima isuka emphumalanga yelwandle ite iye nasenshonalanga yelwandle, futsi itungelete eminceleni yelugu lwelwandle, kanye naseminceleni yelihlane lebelisenyakatfo ngaseveni laseZarahemla, kuya eminceleni yeManti, ngasenhloko yemfula iSidoni, lebewugijima usuka emphumalanga uya ngasenshonalanga—bekehlukaniswe kanjalo-ke emaLamani kanye nemaNefi.

28 Manje, incenye lenkhulu lengemavila yemaLamani beyihlala ehlane, ihlala emathendeni; futsi beyigcwele kulo lonkhe lihlane enshonalanga, eveni laNefi; yebo, ngalokunjalo nasenshonalanga yelive laseZarahemla, eminceleni yelugu lwelwandle, kanye nasenshonalanga eveni laNefi, endzaweni yabokhokho babo lelifa labo lekucala, futsi ngaleyo ndlela bagudla umncele welugu lwelwandle.

29 Futsi ngetulu kwaloko bekukhona emaLamani lamanyenti emphumalanga ngaselugwini lwelwandle, lapho emaNefi bekawachubele khona. Futsi ngaleyo ndlela emaNefi bekacishe atungeletwe ngemaLamani; noko emaNefi bekatitsetse tonkhe tincenye letisenyakatfo telive lebetigudla lihlane, enhloko yemfula iSidoni, kusukela emphumalanga kuya enshonalanga, kutungelete kuye eluhlangotsini lwasehlane; enyakatfo, bate bafika eveni lebebalibita ngekutsi yiNala.

30 Beligudla eveni lebebalibita ngekutsi yiNcitsakalo, likhashane kakhulu kuya ngasenyakatfo kangangekutsi belifinyelela eveni lebelinebantfu lababulawa, ematsambo abo lesesikhulume ngawo, lelatfolwa bantfu baseZarahemla, lebekuyindzawo yabo yekucala labafikela kuyo.

31 Futsi bavela lapho bakhuphukela eningizimu yelihlane. Ngaleyo ndlela live lelingasenyakatfo labitwa ngekutsi yiNcitsakalo, bese kutsi live lelingaseningizimu labitwa ngekutsi yiNala, lilihlane leligcwele tonkhe tilwane tesiganga letinhlobonhlobo, incenye yato lebeyivele eveni lelingasenyakatfo kutofuna kudla.

32 Manje, bekulibanga nje lelilanga nencenye yeluhambo lwemNefi, kusukela eveni iNala kuya eveni iNcitsakalo, kusuka emphumalanga kuya enshonalanga yelwandle; futsi ngaleyo ndlela live laNefi kanye nelive laseZarahemla bekacishe atungeletwe ngemanti, khona lapho kukhona siceshana lesincane selive emkhatsini welive lelingasenyakatfo kanye nelive lelingaseningizimu.

33 Futsi kwenteka kutsi emaNefi besekakhile eveni iNala, kusuka emphumalanga kuya elwandle lolusenshonalanga, futsi ngaleyo ndlela emaNefi ngekuhlakanipha kwawo, kanye nabogadzi bawo kanye nemabutfo awo, bawabiyela ngekhatsi emaLamani eningizimu, kute angabe asaba nesabelo enyakatfo, nekutsi angabe asengcela eveni lelingasenyakatfo.

34 Ngaloko-ke emaLamani akatange asakhona kuba nalesinye sabelo ngaphandle kwelive laNefi kuphela, kanye nelihlane lebelitungeletile. Manje loku bekukuhlakanipha kwemaNefi—njengobe emaLamani bekatitsa kubo, bebangeke bavumele tinhlupheko tabo kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi, futsi ngetulu kwaloko kute babe nelive lapho bebangabalekela khona, ngekutsandza kwabo.

35 Manje, emvakwekutsi sengikushito loku, ngiyaphindza ngibuyela endzabeni ya-Amoni kanye na-Aroni, Omneri kanye naHimni, kanye nabomnakabo.