Exodus 19

AmaIsrayeli afika eSinayi

1Ngenyanga yesithathu emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli elizweni leGibhithe, ngalelolanga bafika enkangala yeSinayi a. 2Sebesukile eRefidimi b, bafika enkangala yeSinayi, bamisa inkamba enkangala; uIsrayeli wamisa-ke inkamba khona phambi kwentaba c. 3UMozisi wasesenyukela kuNkulunkulu d. INkosi yasimemeza kuye esentabeni isithi e: Uzakutsho njalo kuyo indlu kaJakobe, ubatshele abantwana bakoIsrayeli uthi: 4Lina libonile lokho engikwenze kumaGibhithe f, lokuthi ngalithwala phezu kwempiko zenkozi, ngaliletha kimi g. 5Ngakho-ke uba lilalela lokulalela ilizwi lami, ligcine isivumelwano sami h, khona lizakuba yimfuyo ekhethekileyo kimi kulazo zonke izizwe i; ngoba umhlaba wonke ungowami j; 6njalo lizakuba ngumbuso wabapristi k lesizwe esingcwele kimi l. Yiwo lamazwi ozawatsho kubantwana bakoIsrayeli.

7UMozisi wasesiza wabiza abadala babantu, wabeka phambi kwabo wonke la amazwi iNkosi emlaye wona. 8Bonke abantu basebephendula kanyekanye bathi: Konke iNkosi ekukhulumileyo sizakwenza m. UMozisi wasebuyisela amazwi abantu eNkosini. 9INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Khangela, ngizakuza kuwe eyezini elinzima n ukuze abantu bezwe nxa ngikhuluma lawe o, lokuthi bakholwe kuwe kuze kube nininini p. UMozisi wasebikela iNkosi amazwi abantu.

10INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Hamba uye ebantwini, ubangcwelise lamuhla lakusasa q, bawatshe izembatho zabo r, 11babe sebelungele usuku lwesithathu; ngoba ngosuku lwesithathu iNkosi izakwehla phambi kwamehlo abantu bonke phezu kwentaba yeSinayi s. 12Uzabamisela abantu umngcele inhlangothi zonke uthi: Ziqapheleni ukukhwela entabeni, lokuthinta ewatheni layo. Wonke othinta intaba uzabulawa lokubulawa t. 13Kakulasandla esizayithinta, kodwa sibili uzakhandwa ngamatshe loba sibili uzatshokwa; loba inyamazana loba umuntu, kakuyikuphila. Lapho uphondo lwenqama lukhala isikhathi eside bazakwenyukela entabeni u.

14UMozisi wasesehla entabeni waya ebantwini, wangcwelisa abantu, njalo bahlamba izembatho zabo v. 15Wathi ebantwini: Lungelani usuku lwesithathu w; lingasondeli kowesifazana x.

16Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesithathu sekusile, kwakulemidumo lemibane y leyezi elinzima phezu kwentaba z, lelizwi lophondo olulamandla amakhulu aa; kwaze kwathi bonke abantu ababesenkambeni bathuthumela ab. 17UMozisi wasebakhupha abantu enkambeni ukuyamhlangabeza uNkulunkulu ac; basebesima ngaphansi kwentaba. 18Intaba yonke-ke yeSinayi yathunqa intuthu ad, ngoba iNkosi yehlela phezu kwayo ngomlilo ae; njalo intuthu yayo yenyuka njengentuthu yesithando af; intaba yonke yasizamazama kakhulu ag. 19Kwathi ilizwi lophondo liqhubeka lisiba lamandla amakhulu ah, uMozisi wakhuluma; njalo uNkulunkulu wamphendula ngelizwi ai. 20INkosi yasisehlela entabeni yeSinayi, engqongeni yentaba; iNkosi yambizela uMozisi engqongeni yentaba; uMozisi wenyuka-ke. 21INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Yehla, ubaxwayise abantu hlezi bafohlele eNkosini ukubona aj, njalo abanengi babo bawe. 22Labapristi labo abasondela eNkosini kabazingcwelise ak hlezi iNkosi ibadumele al. 23UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: Abantu bangenyukele entabeni yeSinayi, ngoba wena usixwayisile usithi: Misa umngcele wentaba, uyingcwelise am. 24INkosi yasisithi kuye: Hamba wehle, ubuye wenyuke, wena loAroni elawe; kodwa abapristi labantu kabangafohli benyukele eNkosini, hlezi ibadumele. 25UMozisi wasesehlela ebantwini, wabatshela.

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