UEKSODUSI 12

₁UJehova wayesekhuluma kuMose nakuAroni ezweni laseGibithe, ethi:

₂Lenyanga iyakuba-kini inhloko yezinyanga, ibe-yinyanga yokuqala emnyakeni kini.

₃Khulumani kuyo inhlangano yonke yakwaIsrayeli, nithi: Ngolweshumi lwalenyanga yilowo nalowo makazithathele iwundlu ngokwezindlu zawoyise, kubeyiwundlu ngendlu;

₄uma abomuzi bengalaneli iwundlu, wolithatha nomakhelwane wakhe oseduze nomuzi wakhe njengenani labantu; kulelo nalelowundlu anobala inani elithile njengokudla kwalowo nalowomuntu.

₅Iwundlu malingabi-nasici, libe-ngeleduna, libe-nomnyaka munye, nilithathe ezimvini noma ezimbuzini;

₆niyakuligcina kuze kube-sosukwini lweshumi nane lwaleyonyanga; ibandla lonke lenhlangano yakwaIsrayeli liyakulihlaba ngakusihlwa.

₇Bazakuthabatha igazi, balibhece ezinsikeni zombili zomnyango nasekhothameni lomnyango ezindlini abayakulidlela kuzo.

₈Bazakuyidla inyama ngalobobusuku, yosiwe ngomlilo; bayakuyidla kanye nesinkwa esingenamvubelo nemifino ebabayo.

₉Ningalidli liseluhlaza, noma liphekwé nokuphekwa ngamanzi, kepha losiwe ngomlilo, ikhanda lalo kanye nemilenze yalo nezibilini zalo.

₁₀Ningashiyi-lutho lwalo kuze kubesekuseni; kepha okusele kulo kuze kubesekuseni nizakukushisa ngomlilo.

₁₁Niyakulidla kanje: izinkalo zenu ziboshiwe, izicathulo zenu zisezinyaweni zenu, nezindondolo zenu zisezandleni zenu; niyakulidla ngokushesha; kuyiphasika likaJehova.

₁₂Ngokuba ngiyakudabula izwe laseGibithe ngalobobusuku, ngibulale onke amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe, abantu nezinkomo, ngenze izahlulelo kuzo zonke izithixo zaseGibithe; nginguJehova.

₁₃Igazi liyakuba-luphawu lwenu ezindlini lapho nikhona; nanxa ngibona igazi, ngiyakudlula kini, ningehlelwa yisifo sokunibhubhisa, lapho ngibulala izwe laseGibithe.

₁₄Lolosuku luyakuba-yisikhumbuzo kini, nilugcine lube-ngumkhosi kaJehova; anolugcina izizukulwane ngezizukulwane ngokomthetho waphakade.

₁₅Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo; yebo, ngosuku lokuqala noyikhipha imvubelo ezindlini zenu, ngokuba bonke abadla okuvutshelweyo, kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kufike usuku lwesikhombisa, labobantu bayakunqunywa kwaIsrayeli.

₁₆Ngosuku lokuqala niyakuba-nomhlangano ongcwele, nangosuku lwesikhombisa nibe-nomhlangano ongcwele; kungasetshenzwa ngazo, kuphela okudliwa ngabantu bonke; lokhu kodwa makwenziwe yinina.

₁₇Niyakugcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngokuba ngalona lolosuku ngikhiphile amabandla enu ezweni laseGibithe; ngalokho anogcina lolusuku ezizukulwaneni zenu zonke ngokomthetho waphakade.

₁₈Ngenyanga yokuqala ngosuku lweshumi nane ngakusihlwa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo, kuze kufike usuku lwamashumi amabili nanye lwenyanga ngakusihlwa.

₁₉Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa akuyikutholakala-mvubelo ezindlini zenu, ngokuba yilowo nalowo odlayo okuvutshelweyo yena uyakunqunywa ebandleni lakwaIsrayeli, noma engumfokazi noma engowokuzalwa ezweni.

₂₀Ningadli-lutho oluvutshelweyo; ezindlini zenu zonke anodla isinkwa esingenamvubelo.

₂₁UMose wayesebiza amalunga akwaIsrayeli, wathi kuwo: Hambani nizithathele amawundlu ngokwemindeni yenu, nihlabe iphasika.

₂₂Nothatha isithungu sehisopi*, nisicwilise egazini elisemcengezini, nibhece ikhothamo nezinsika zombili zomnyango ngegazi elisemcengezini; akuyikuphuma-muntu emnyango waleyondlu kuze kube-sekuseni.

₂₃Ngokuba uJehova uyakudabula ukuyoshaya abaseGibithe; nanxa ebona igazi elisekhothameni nasezinsikeni zombili, uJehova uyakudlula kulowomnyango, angamvumeli umbhubhisi ukuba angene ezindlini zenu ukuyobulala.

₂₄Niyakugcina lento ibe-ngumthetho kuwena nakuwo amadodana akho kuze kube-phakade.

₂₅Kuyakuthi lapho senifiké ezweni uJehova azakuninika lona njengesithembiso sakhe, niyakugcina inkonzo yakhe.

₂₆Kuyakuthi nxa abantwana benu besho kini, bethi: Iyini lenkonzo kini na?

₂₇nithi: Kungumhlatshelo wephasika likaJehova owadlula kuzo izindlu zabantwana bakwaIsrayeli mhla ebulala abaseGibithe, ezophula izindlu zethu. Abantu bakhothama, bakhuleka.

₂₈Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli basuka, benze njalo; njengalokho uJehova ebayalile oMose noAroni, benze njalo-ke.

₂₉Kwathi phakathi kwamabili uJehova wabulala onke amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe, kusukela kulo izibulo likaFaro owayehlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi kuze kube-kulo izibulo lesiboshwa esasisetilongweni, kanye namazibulo onke ezinkomo.

₃₀UFaro wavuka ebusuku, yena nezinceku zakhe zonke, nabo bonke abaseGibithe; kwaba-khona ukukhala okukhulu eGibithe, ngokuba kwakungekhondlu, lapho kungafanga-muntu khona.

₃₁Wababiza oMose noAroni ebusuku, wathi: Vukani niphume kubantu bami, nina nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, nihambe niyokhonza uJehova, njengalokho nishilo.

₃₂Thathani izimvu zenu nezinkomo zenu, njengalokho nishilo, nihambe, ningibusise nami.

₃₃AbaseGibithe babebacindezela abantu ukuba babakhiphe ezweni ngokushesha, ngokuba bathi: Thina sonke sifile.

₃₄Abantu base bethatha inhlama yabo ingakavutshelwa, nezingqwembe zabo zokuxova isinkwa, ziboshwé ezingutsheni zabo emahlombe abo.

₃₅Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli benza-ke njengezwi likaMose; bacela kwabaseGibithe izinto zesiliva, nezinto zegolide, nezingubo.

₃₆UJehova wabenzela abantu umusa emehlweni abaseGibithe, babapha lokho abakucelayo. Babaphundla abaseGibithe.

₃₇Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli basuka eRamesesi, bafika eSukoti, kungathi abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha behamba phansi, bengamadoda ngaphandle kwabantwana.

₃₈Kwenyuka nabo ingxubevange yabantu, nezimvu, nezinkomo, imfuyo eningi kakhulu.

₃₉Ngenhlama abaphuma nayo eGibithe benza amaqebelengwane angenamvubelo, ngokuba yayingavutshelwe, lokhu baxoshwa eGibithe bengenakulibala, futhi bengazilungiselanga-mphako.

₄₀Ukuhlala kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli abakuhlalayo eGibithe kwakuyiminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu.

₄₁Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, kwathi ngalona lolosuku, amabandla onke kaJehova aphuma ezweni laseGibithe.

₄₂Kungubusuku obuzakugcinelwa uJehova ngokubakhipha kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe, ngubusuku bukaJehova obuzakugcinwa yibo bonke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli ezizukulwaneni zabo.

₄₃UJehova wayesethi kuMose nakuAroni: Lokhu kungumthetho wephasika: owezizwe makangalidli;

₄₄kepha zonke izigqila ezithengwa ngumuntu ngemali mazilidle, uma zisokiwe.

₄₅Izihambi noqashiweyo mabangalidli.

₄₆Liyakudliwa endlini inye; ungaphumisi-lutho lwenyama ngaphandle kwendlu; ningaphuli-thambo lalo.

₄₇Ibandla lonke lakwaIsrayeli liyakukugcina lokhu.

₄₈Nxa umfokazi ogogobeleyo kuwe ezakumgcinela uJehova iphasika, mabasoke bonke abesilisa bakhe, asondele aligcine, abe-njengowokuzalwa ezweni; kepha malingadliwa-muntu ongasokiwe.

₄₉Mawube-munye umthetho kowokuzalwa ekhaya nakumfokazi ogogobeleyo phakathi kwenu.

₅₀Benza kanjalo bonke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli; njengalokho ebayalile oMose noAroni, benze njalo-ke.

₅₁Kwathi ngalona lolosuku uJehova wakhipha abantwana bakwaIsrayeli ezweni laseGibithe ngamabandla abo.