Exodus 33

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli balaywa ukuthi basuke eSinayi

1INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Hamba wenyuke lapha wena labantu owabenyusa elizweni leGibhithe a, uye elizweni engalifungela uAbrahama, uIsaka loJakobe ngisithi: Inzalo yakho ngizayinika lona b. 2Njalo ngizathuma ingilosi phambi kwakho c, ngixotshe amaKhanani, amaAmori, lamaHethi, lamaPerizi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi d. 3Uye elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju e; ngoba kangiyikwenyuka phakathi kwakho f, ngoba uyisizwe esintamo lukhuni g, hlezi ngikuqede endleleni h.

4Kwathi abantu sebezwile lelilizwi elibi, balila i; njalo kakulamuntu owafaka izigqizo zakhe j; 5ngoba iNkosi yayithe kuMozisi: Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi: Lingabantu abantamo zilukhuni k; ngisenyuka ngiphakathi kwakho ngokucwayiza kwelihlo l, ngizakuqeda m. Ngakho-ke khupha izigqizo zakho kuwe ukuze ngazi engizakwenza kuwe. 6Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebezihlubula izigqizo zabo kusukela entabeni yeHorebe.

Ithente lenhlangano

7UMozisi wasethatha ithente walimisa ngaphandle kwenkamba, khatshana lenkamba; walibiza ngokuthi lithente lenhlangano. n Kwasekusithi wonke odinga iNkosi o waphuma waya ethenteni lenhlangano elalingaphandle kwenkamba. 8Kwakusithi lapho uMozisi ephuma ukuya ethenteni, bonke abantu basukume, beme kube ngulowo lalowo emnyango wethente lakhe p; bakhangele emva kukaMozisi aze angene ethenteni; 9njalo kwakusithi lapho uMozisi esengene ethenteni, insika yeyezi yehle q, ime emnyango wethente; ibisikhuluma loMozisi r. 10Lapho bonke abantu beyibona insika yeyezi imi emnyango wethente, bonke abantu basukume bakhonze s, kube ngulowo lalowo emnyango wethente lakhe. 11INkosi yakhuluma-ke kuMozisi ubuso ngobuso t, njengomuntu ekhuluma lomngane wakhe. Wasebuyela enkambeni, kodwa uJoshuwa inceku yakhe u, indodana kaNuni, ijaha, kasukanga phakathi kwethente.

INkosi ithembisa ukuhamba loMozisi

12UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: Khangela, uthi kimi: Yenyusa lababantu v; kodwa wena kawungazisanga ozamthuma lami. Kanti wena uthe: Ngiyakwazi ngebizo w, futhi uthole umusa emehlweni ami x. 13Ngakho-ke ngicela, uba ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ake ungazise indlela yakho y, ukuze ngikwazi, ukuze ngithole umusa emehlweni akho; ukhumbule futhi ukuthi lesisizwe singabantu bakho z. 14Wasesithi: Ubukhona bami buzahamba lawe aa, ngikuphumuze ab. 15Wasesithi kuye: Uba ubukhona bakho bungahambi lami, ungasenyusi lapha ac. 16Ngoba kuzakwaziwa-ke ngani ukuthi ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, mina labantu bakho? Kakusikho yini ekuhambeni kwakho lathi ad? Ngakho sizakwehlukaniswa ae, mina labantu bakho, kubo bonke abantu abasebusweni bomhlaba. 17INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Lale into oyitshoyo ngizayenza, ngoba uthole umusa emehlweni ami af, njalo ngiyakwazi ngebizo ag. 18Wasesithi: Ake ungitshengise inkazimulo yakho ah. 19Yasisithi: Mina ngizadlulisa bonke ubuhle bami phambi kwakho ai, ngimemezele ibizo leNkosi phambi kwakho. Ngizahawukela lowo engizamhawukela, ngibe aj lomusa kulowo engizakuba lomusa kuye ak. 20Yathi futhi: Ungebone ubuso bami; ngoba kakho umuntu ongangibona, aphile al. 21INkosi yasisithi: Khangela, kulendawo ngakimi lapho ozakuma khona edwaleni; 22kuzakuthi-ke lapho inkazimulo yami isedlula, ngizakufaka esikhexeni sedwala, am ngikusibekele ngesandla sami ngize ngidlule an; 23besengisusa isandla sami ubusubona ingemuva yami; kodwa ubuso bami kabuyikubonwa ao.

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