Eksodusi 13

₁Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: ₂“Nikela kimi ngako konkhe kwematubulo. Konkhe lokuvula sitalo kuma-Israyeli, nome kwebantfu nome kwesifuyo, kwami.”

₃Mosi wakhuluma kubantfu, watsi: “Nibolikhumbula lelilanga leniphume ngalo eGibhithe, endlini yebugcili, ngobe Simakadze unikhiphe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla kulendzawo. Ningasidli sinkhwa lesifakwe imbiliso. ₄Lamuhla kulenyanga ya-Abibi niyaphuma lapha eGibhithe. ₅Lomkhosi niyakuwugubha ngayo lenyanga, yonkhe iminyaka, Simakadze nase aningenisile eveni lemaKhenani, nelemaHethi, nelema-Amori, nelemaHivi, nelemaJebhusi. Live, leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, Simakadze wafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu kutsi uyakunipha lona. ₆Niyakudla sinkhwa lesite imbiliso emalanga lasikhombisa; ngelilanga lesikhombisa kufanele kube nemkhosi wekudvumisa Simakadze. ₇Sinkhwa lesite imbiliso niyakusidla emalanga lasikhombisa. Kufanele nibete sinkhwa lesinembiliso, ingabonakali ngisho nekubonakala imbiliso eveni lenu lonkhe. ₈Ngalelo langa lemkhosi kufanele kutsi ngulowo nalowo atjele indvodzana yakhe atsi: ‘Lomkhosi ngiwugubha ngenca yaloko Simakadze langentela kona mhlazana ngiphuma eGibhithe.’ ₉Lomkhosi uyawufanana nesibonakaliso lesiboshelwe esandleni sakho nesikhumbuto lesinanyatsiselwe ebuntini lakho. Loko kuyawunikhumbuta kutsi umtsetfo waSimakadze niwati ngenhloko nikhulume ngawo, ngobe Simakadze wanikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla. ₁₀Lomkhosi seniyakuwugubha yonkhe iminyaka ngesikhatsi sawo.”

₁₁“Simakadze utaningenisa eveni lemaKhenani lanetsembisa lona nine nabokhokho benu, wacinisa setsembiso sakhe ngekufunga. Nakanipha lelive, ₁₂niyawulehlukanisela Simakadze litubulo lelingumfana. Onkhe ematubulo etifuyo letidvuna ayakuba ngewaSimakadze. ₁₃Litubulo lembongolo niyawulihlenga ngelizinyane; nangabe anilihlengi, niyawulephula intsamo yalo. Onkhe ematubulo labafana niyakuwahlenga. ₁₄Nangabe indvodzana yakho ibuta itsi: ‘Nikwentelani loku?’ uboyiphendvula utsi: ‘Simakadze wasebentisa sandla sakhe lesinemandla kusikhipha eGibhithe, lapho sasitigcili khona. ₁₅Ngesikhatsi Faro enta inhlitiyo yakhe iba lukhuni, ala kusikhulula kutsi sihambe, Simakadze wabulala onkhe ematubulo ebantfu baseGibhithe kanye newetifuyo taseGibhithe. Ngiko nje nginikela kuSimakadze onkhe ematubulo lamadvuna; kodvwa onkhe emadvodzana langematubulo ngiyawahlenga.’ ₁₆Lelisiko liyawufanana nesibonakaliso lesiboshelwe esandleni sakho, kube luphawu ebuntini lakho; ngobe Simakadze wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla.”

₁₇Ngesikhatsi Faro akhulula sive sema-Israyeli, Nkulunkulu akawahambisanga ngendlela lejubako leyayidzabula eveni lemaFilisti. Nkulunkulu wacabanga watsi: “Angifuni kubahambisa ngalendlela, ngobe nase kufanele babhekane nemphi, bangahle bajikise tingcondvo bese babuyela eGibhithe.” ₁₈Esikhundleni saloko, Nkulunkulu sive sema-Israyeli wasihola ngendlela lendze lejika ehlane lelingaseLwandle Lolubovu, sive sema-Israyeli saphuma eGibhithe sihleleke njengemphi. ₁₉Mosi watsatsa ematsambo aJosefa wahamba nawo, ngobe abebafungisile bantfwana baka-Israyeli kutsi babowatsatsa. Abekhulume kubo watsi: “Nkulunkulu uyakuta anisite; nalifika lelo langa nibowatsatsa lamatsambo ami nihambe nawo.” ₂₀Batfutsa eSukhothi bemisa e-Ethamu, emnyeleni welihlane. ₂₁Emini Simakadze abehamba embikwabo ngensika yelifu abakhombisa indlela, bese kutsi ebusuku ahambe embikwabo ngensika yemlilo kuze abakhanyisele indlela, khona batewuhamba busuku nemini. ₂₂Njalo nje emini insika yelifu yayiba sembikwabo, nasebusuku insika yemlilo yayingesuki embikwabo.