Exodus 18

UJetro uhambela uMozisi

1Kwathi uJetro a umpristi weMidiyani b, uyisezala kaMozisi, esezwile konke uNkulunkulu ayemenzele khona uMozisi loIsrayeli isizwe sakhe, ukuthi iNkosi yayimkhuphile uIsrayeli eGibhithe, 2uJetro uyisezala kaMozisi wathatha uZipora umkaMozisi emva kokumbuyisela kwakhe c, 3kanye lamadodana akhe amabili d; obizo lenye lalinguGereshoma, ngoba wathi: Ngangingowemzini elizweni lemzini; 4lebizo lenye linguEliyezeri, ngoba uNkulunkulu kababa wayelusizo lwami, wangikhulula enkembeni kaFaro e. 5UJetro uyisezala kaMozisi wasesiza lamadodana akhe lomkakhe kuMozisi enkangala, entabeni kaNkulunkulu f lapho ayemise khona inkamba. 6Wasesithi kuMozisi: Mina, uyihlozala, uJetro, ngiza kuwe lomkakho lamadodana akhe amabili elaye. 7UMozisi wasephuma ukumhlangabeza uyisezala g, wakhothama, wamanga h. Basebebuzana impilakahle; bangena ethenteni. 8UMozisi wasemlandisela uyisezala ngakho konke iNkosi eyayikwenzile kuFaro lakumaGibhithe ngenxa kaIsrayeli, yonke inhlupheko eyabehlela endleleni, lokuthi iNkosi yayibakhulule. 9UJetro wasethokoza ngakho konke okuhle iNkosi eyayikwenzele uIsrayeli i, ukuthi yayimkhulule esandleni samaGibhithe. 10UJetro wasesithi: Ibusisiwe iNkosi j elikhulule esandleni samaGibhithe lesandleni sikaFaro; eyakhulula lesisizwe ngaphansi kwesandla samaGibhithe. 11Khathesi sengisazi ukuthi iNkosi inkulu kulabo bonke onkulunkulu, ngoba endabeni k abazigabisa ngayo yayiphezu kwabo l. 12UJetro uyisezala kaMozisi wasethathela uNkulunkulu umnikelo wokutshiswa lemihlatshelo; kwasekusiza uAroni labo bonke abadala bakoIsrayeli ukudla isinkwa loyisezala kaMozisi phambi kukaNkulunkulu m.

Ukubekwa kwabahluleli

13Kwasekusithi kusisa uMozisi wahlala ukwahlulela abantu; njalo abantu bema phambi kukaMozisi kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwahlwa. 14Kwathi lapho uyisezala kaMozisi esekubonile konke akwenzela abantu wathi: Iyini linto oyenza ebantwini? Uhlalelani wedwa, labantu bonke bemi kuwe kusukela ekuseni kuze kuhlwe? 15UMozisi wasesithi kuyisezala: Ngoba abantu beza kimi ukubuza kuNkulunkulu n. 16Nxa belendaba o, beza kimi, njalo ngahlulele phakathi komuntu lomakhelwane wakhe, ngibazise izimiso zikaNkulunkulu lemithetho yakhe p. 17Uyisezala kaMozisi wasesithi kuye: Into oyenzayo kayinhle. 18Isibili uzazidlakaza, wena-ke lalababantu abalawe; ngoba linto inzima kakhulu kuwe, kawulakukwenza wedwa q. 19Khathesi lalela ilizwi lami; ngizakweluleka, njalo uNkulunkulu abe lawe r. Wena kawube ngowabantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu s, wena ulethe izindaba kuNkulunkulu t, 20ubafundise izimiso lemithetho u, ubazise indlela abamele bahambe ngayo v, lomsebenzi abamele bawenze w. 21Futhi wena ubone phakathi kwabo bonke abantu amadoda alamandla x, amesabayo uNkulunkulu y, amadoda eqiniso z, azonda inzuzo engalunganga aa, uwabeke phezu kwabo, induna zezinkulungwane, induna zamakhulu, induna zamatshumi amahlanu, lenduna zamatshumi; 22ukuthi zahlulele abantu ngaso sonke isikhathi ab; kodwa kuzakuthi lonke udaba olukhulu zizaluletha kuwe, kodwa lonke udaba oluncinyane zizalwahlulela zona ac, ukuze kube lula kuwe, njalo zizathwalisana lawe ad. 23Uba usenza linto, loNkulunkulu ekulawula, uzakuba lamandla okuma ae, njalo labo bonke lababantu bazabuyela endaweni yabo ngokuthula af. 24UMozisi waselilalela ilizwi likayisezala, wenza konke ayekutshilo. 25UMozisi wasekhetha amadoda alamandla kuye wonke uIsrayeli ag, wawabeka inhloko phezu kwabantu, induna zezinkulungwane, induna zamakhulu, induna zamatshumi amahlanu lenduna zamatshumi. 26Zasezibahlulela abantu ngaso sonke isikhathi ah; zaletha kuMozisi indaba ezinzima, kodwa lonke udaba oluncinyane zalwahlulela zona.

27UMozisi wasemyekela wahamba uyisezala; waya elizweni lakibo ai.

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