1 Abantu sebebone ukuthi uMose ulibele ukwehla entabeni, abantu babuthana ku-Aroni, bathi kuye: “Vuka usenzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu, ngokuba uMose lowo, umuntu owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuthi wehlelwe yini.”
2 U-Aroni wayesethi kubo: “Khumulani amacici egolide asezindlebeni zawomkenu, nakwezamadodana enu, nakwezamadodakazi enu, niwalethe kimi.”
3 Bonke abantu bakhumula-ke amacici egolide asezindlebeni zabo, bawayisa ku-Aroni.
4 Wawamukela ezandleni zabo, wawabumba ngengwedo, wawenza aba yithole elibunjiweyo, bathi: “Nampa onkulunkulu bakho, Israyeli, abakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe.”
5 U-Aroni wakubona, wakha i-altare phambi kwalo; u-Aroni wamemezela wathi: “Kusasa kuzakuba khona umkhosi kaJehova.”
6 Bavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, baletha iminikelo yokuthula; abantu bahlala phansi ukuba badle, baphuze; bavuka ukuyodlala.
7 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: “Hamba wehle, ngokuba abantu bakho owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe benzile isono;