AmaSirayeli afika eSinayi; amalungiselelo okunikwa komthetho
1Ngenyanga yesithathu emveni kokuphuma koonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa, ngayo loo mini, bafika entlango yaseSinayi. 2Banduluka eRefidim, bafika entlango yaseSinayi, balalisa entlango; amisa iintente apho amaSirayeli malunga nentaba.
3UMoses wenyuka waya kuThixo, uYehova wadanduluka kuye esentabeni apho, wathi, Yitsho kwindlu kaYakobi, uxelele oonyana bakaSirayeli ukuthi, 4Nina niyibonile into endiyenzileyo kumaYiputa, ukuba ndanithwala ngamaphiko okhozi, ndanizisa kum. 5Ngoku ke, ukuba nithe naliphulaphula okunene izwi lam, nawugcina umnqophiso wam, noba yinqobo kum kwizizwe zonke, kuba ihlabathi lonke lelam; 6nibe bubukumkani bababingeleli kum, nohlanga olungcwele. Ngawo lawo amazwi oya kuwathetha koonyana bakaSirayeli.
7Weza uMoses, wawabiza amadoda amakhulu abantu, wabeka phambi kwawo onke amazwi uYehova awamwisela umthetho ngawo. 8Baphendula bonke abantu ngamxhelo mnye, bathi, Konke akuthethileyo uYehova sokwenza. UMoses wayixelela uYehova intetho yabantu.
9Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yabona, ndiyeza kuwe ndiselifini elingqingqwa, ukuze beve abantu ekuthetheni kwam nawe, bakholwe kuwe ngonaphakade. Wawaxela ke uMoses amazwi abantu kuYehova. 10Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yiya ebantwini, ubangcwalise namhla nangomso, bazihlambe iingubo zabo, balunge ngomhla wesithathu; 11kuba ngomhla wesithathu úya kuhla uYehova phezu kwentaba yeSinayi, emehlweni abantu bonke; 12ubàmisele abantu imida ngeenxa zonke, uthi kubo, Zigcineni ningenyukeli entabeni, ningawachukumisi amazantsi ayo; osukuba eyichukumisa intaba wobulawa afe. 13Makungafiki sandla kuye; makaxulutywe ngamatye mpela, athi mhlawumbi atolwe nokutolwa; nokuba yinto ezizitho ziné, nokuba ngumntu, akayi kuphila. Sakolula isandi sesigodlo ukuhlokoma, bangányuka entabeni bona.
14Wehla uMoses entabeni, waya ebantwini, wabangcwalisa abantu; bazihlamba iingubo zabo. 15Wathi ebantwini, Ize nizilungiselele umhla wesithathu, ningasondeli ebafazini.
16Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu, kwakusa, kwabakho iindudumo, nemibane, nelifu elinzima phezu kwentaba, nesandi sesigodlo esomeleleyo kunene; bagubha bonke abantu abaseminqubeni. 17UMoses wabakhupha abantu eminqubeni, baya kumkhawulela uThixo; bema emazantsi entaba. 18Intaba yeSinayi yaba ngumsi yonke iphela, kuba uYehova wehla phezu kwayo esemlilweni. Umsi wayo wenyuka njengomsi weziko lemfutho; yanyikima kunene yonke intaba. 19Kwabakho isandi sesigodlo esaya sisomelela kakhulu; wathetha uMoses, uThixo wamphendula ngesandi.
20Wehla ke uYehova phezu kwentaba yeSinayi, encotsheni yentaba; uYehova wambizela uMoses encotsheni yentaba leyo; wenyuka ke uMoses. 21Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yihla, ubaqononondise abantu, hleze batyhobozele kuYehova, bakhangele, kwenzakale into eninzi kubo. 22Kananjalo ababingeleleli abasondelayo kuYehova, mabazingcwalise, hleze uYehova ababhubhise. 23Wathi uMoses kuYehova, Abantu abanakunyuka, baye entabeni yeSinayi; kuba wena wasiqononondisa wathi, Yimisele imida intaba, uyingcwalise. 24Wathi uYehova kuye, Hamba uhle, uze unyuke wena ninoAron; ke ababingeleli nabantu mabangatyhobozi benyuke beze kuYehova, hleze ababhubhise. 25Wehla ke uMoses, waya ebantwini, watsho kubo.
