Kubitwa kwaMosi
1Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga Mosi eluse umhlambi wetimvu netimbuti teyisetala, Jethro, labengumphristi wakaMidiyani, asachuba lomhlambi weyisetala ayakuwelusela ngesheya kwelihlane, wadzimate wefika eHorebe, intsaba yaNkulunkulu. 2 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yabonakala kuye iselangabini lemlilo ekhatsi nekhatsi esihlahleni. Watsi uyabuka, wabona lesihlahla sivutsa kodvwa singashi. 3Mosi wakhuluma watsi: “Ase ngiphambuke ngitewubona lesihlahla kutsi, njengobe naku siyavutsa, asishi ngani?”
4Simakadze watsi kube abone kutsi Mosi uyaphambukela kutewubona, wamemeta watsi: “Mosi! Ye Mosi!”
Mosi wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha!”
5Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ungasasondzeli, khumula tincabule takho, ngobe lendzawo lome kuyo ingumhlabatsi longcwele. 6NginguNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakho: Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe.” Mosi wambonya buso bakhe, ngobe esaba kubukana naNkulunkulu.
7Simakadze wakhuluma watsi: “Sengikubone ngempela kuhlushwa kwebantfu bami labaseGibhithe. Sengikuvile nekukhala kwabo ngekucindzetelwa nguletindvuna tabo temisebenti. Ngiyakwati kuhlupheka kwabo. 8Ngako-ke sengehlile kutebakhulula esandleni semaGibhithe nekubakhipha eveni laseGibhithe, ngibayise eveni lelibanti nalelivundzile, lelinelubisi neluju lwetinyosi. Lelive liyindzawo yemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi. 9Sengikuvile kukhala kwebantfu bami, sengikubonile nalokucindzetelwa kwabo ngemaGibhithe. 10Kota ngitekutfumela kuFaro, kutsi uyewukhulula bantfu bami, emadvodzana a-Israyeli, ubakhiphe eveni laseGibhithe.”
11Mosi wakhuluma kuNkulunkulu, watsi: “Ngingubani mine kutsi ngingaya kuFaro, ngiyewukhipha ema-Israyeli eGibhithe?”
12Nkulunkulu watsi: “Mine, ngitawuba nawe. Nasi-ke sibonakaliso loyawubona ngaso kutsi ngimi lona lokutfumile: Kuyawutsi nase ubakhiphile bantfu bami eGibhithe, bese niyeta nifike ningikhonte kulentsaba.”
13Mosi wakhuluma kuNkulunkulu, watsi: “Nangifika kuma-Israyeli ngitsi kubo: ‘Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu ungitfume kini,’ bese bangibuta batsi: ‘Ngubani libito lakhe?’ ngiyawubaphendvula ngitsini?”
14Nkulunkulu watsi kuMosi: “Nginguye Lenginguye. Nguloko loyawubatjela kona baka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Nginguye ungitfumile.’ ” 15Nkulunkulu waphindze watsi kuMosi: “Ubokhuluma kuma-Israyeli utsi: ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, naNkulunkulu wabo-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe, ungitfume kini.’ Leli-ke libito lami phakadze naphakadze, tonkhe titukulwane tiyawungibita kanjalo. 16Hamba uhlanganise baholi bema-Israyeli ndzawonye ukhulume kubo utsi: ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu, Nkulunkulu wabo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe, ubonakele kimi, watsi: “Sengikubonile konkhe lokwentiwa ngemaGibhithe kini. 17Sengincumile kutsi ngitanikhipha ekuhluphekeni kwenu kwaseGibhithe nginimikise eveni lemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi, live leligcwele lubisi, neluju lwetinyosi.” ’
18“Bantfu bami batakulalela loko lokushoko. Wena-ke nebaholi bema-Israyeli nitawube seniya kuFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, nifike nitsi: ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemaHebheru uhlangene natsi. Sicela kutsi usikhulule sitsatse luhambo lwemalanga lamatsatfu siye ehlane, kuze siyekwenta umhlatjelo kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.’ 19Ngiyati kutsi Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, angeke anivumele ngaphandle kwekutsi avunyiswe sandla lesinemandla. 20Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngishaye iGibhithe ngetinhlupheko letinyenti lengiyawutenta kuyo. Emvakwaloko-ke uyawube sewuyanivumela kutsi nihambe.
21“Ngiyakwenta emaGibhithe kutsi anihloniphe anentele sisa, kuze kutsi nase niphuma, ningahambi ningakaphatsi lutfo. 22Wonkhe longumfati wem-Israyeli uyawucela kumakhelwane wakhe, acele nome ngukumuphi umfati lohlala ekhaya kakhe kutsi amuphe timphahla tekwembatsa kanye nemihlobiso yesiliva neyegolide. Emadvodzana kanye nemadvodzakati enu ayawuhamba nato letintfo; niyakuwaphundla kanjalo-ke emaGibhithe.”
