Iinkani zamaSirayeli
1“Niyabona ke, maSirayeli, seniza kuwela iJordan, ningene kwilizwe elimiwe zezinye izizwe ezikhulu nezomeleleyo kunani. Izixeko zazo zikhulu, futhi zibiyelwe ngeendonga ezirhec' izulu. 2Nabantu bakhona bade, bomelele, bayinzala ka-Anaki, ibe ke niyazi ukuba kuthiwa akukho mntu unokumelana nama-Anaki. 3Kambe ke nina niza kuzibonela ngokwenu, kuba *uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uza kunandulela engumlilo odangazelayo. Ezo zizwe úya kuzoyisa azithobe, nize nina nizigxothe nizitshabalalise ngokukhawuleza ngokwesithembiso sakhe.
4“Xa uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu selenigxothele ezi zizwe, ze ningacingi ukuba nifanelekile. Hayi, akunjalo, nto nje uNdikhoyo ezigxotha nje ezi zizwe kungenxa yenkohlakalo yazo. 5Isizathu asikuba nina nilungile, nigqibelele, le nto uNdikhoyo anivumeleyo nawuthatha umhlaba yazo, nangenxa yokuba ezimisele ukusigcina isithembiso awayesenze nooyihlo-mkhulu ooAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi, ngokufunga. 6Ngenene mayicace mhlophe into yokuba uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu eninika eli lizwe lihle kangaka nje akukho ngenxa yobulungisa benu, kuba kambe nina nisisizwe esineenkani.
7“Nokhumbula kaloku ukuba nina namcaphukisa uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu entlango. Ukusukela kwimini enemka ngayo eJiputa nada naza kufika apha, namvukela okokoko. 8Nakwintaba iHorebhe namcaphukisa, wada waphantse wanitshabalalisa uNdikhoyo. 9Ndenyuka entabeni, ndisiya kuphuthuma amacwecwe amatye apho wawubhalwe khona umnqophiso awenze nani uNdikhoyo. Ndahlala apho ke amashumi amane eentsuku nobusuku bazo, ndingatyi ndingaseli. 10UNdikhoyo ke wandinika amacwecwe amabini amatye apho wayeyibhale khona ngesakhe isandla yonke into awayithethayo apho entabeni ngokuya wayeselangatyeni lomlilo, mhla ngembizo. 11Ewe, emveni kwezo ntsuku zimashumi mane nobusuku bazo, uNdikhoyo wandinika amacwecwe amabini amatye apho wayewubhale khona umnqophiso.
12“Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wathi: ‘Khawuleza uhle, kuba abantu bakho owabakhokela uphuma nabo eJiputa bonile. Ngokukhawuleza nje sebephumile endleleni endabayalela yona; ngoku bazenzele umfanekiso otyhidiweyo.’
13“UNdikhoyo wathi: ‘Ndiyabazi aba bantu ukuba neenkani kwabo. 14Ngoko ke ndiyeke ndibatshabalalise nya, ndilicime igama labo ehlabathini. Ke wena ndiya kukwenza ube sisizwe esikhulu nesomeleleyo kunabo.’
15“Ngoko ke ndehla apho entabeni, ndiphethe loo macwecwe mabini amatye apho wawubhalwe khona umnqophiso. Ke kaloku intaba leyo yayidangazela umlilo. 16Ndathi ndakukhangela ndabona ukuba nimvukele uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu; nonile nazityhidela umfanekiso wenkunzi yenkomo; ewe, ngokukhawuleza nje seniphumile endleleni enaniyalelwe yona nguNdikhoyo. 17Ngoko ke ndawathatha loo macwecwe, ndawaphosa phantsi apho phambi kwenu, ophuka aba ziingceba.
18“Kwakhona ke ndazikhahlela phantsi phambi koNdikhoyo amashumi amane eentsuku nobusuku bazo, ndingatyi ndingaseli. Le nto ke ndayenza kuba nina nanimonile kakhulu namcaphukisa ngobubi enabenzayo uNdikhoyo. 19Ndandisoyika gqitha, kuba uNdikhoyo wayekhathazekile, ecaphuka kangangokuba waphantse wanitshabalalisa. Kambe ke nangeso isihlandlo uNdikhoyo wandiphulaphula. 20UNdikhoyo wayecatshukiswe kakhulu nanguAron, yaye ke naye wayeseza kumtshabalalisa, koko ke naye ndamthandazela kwangelo thuba. 21Lona ke elo sikizi nanizenzele lona – nditsho loo nkunzi yenkomo nanizityhidele yona – ndayithatha ndayiphosa emlilweni. Ndaza ke kamva ndayikroboza ndayicola yangumgubo, ndaza ndawugalela kumlanjana owawuphuma apho entabeni.
22“Kaloku naseTabhera, eMasa, naseKibroti-hatava namcaphukisa uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. 23NaseKadeshe-bhaneya wathi akuniyalela ukuba ningene niwuthathe loo mhlaba wayenipha wona namvukela, anakholosa ngaye nimthobele. 24Okoko ndanaziyo mna nasoloko nivukelana naye uNdikhoyo. 25Ewe, kuloo mashumi mane eentsuku ndahlala ndizikhahlele phantsi phambi koNdikhoyo, kuba ndandisazi ukuba seletshilo ukuthi uza kunitshabalalisa. 26Ndadanduluka ndathi: ‘Awu, Ndikhoyo, Nkosi yam! Ndiyakubongoza, musa ukubatshabalalisa abantu abalibango lakho, owabahlangula wabakhulula ngamandla obungangamsha bakho kwelaseJiputa. 27Khawukhumbule izicaka zakho, ooAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi, ungabasi so aba bantu baneenkani, bazizikhohlakali ezigwenxa, 28okanye amaJiputa osuka athi: “UNdikhoyo wayengenako ukubathatha abantu bakhe abase kwelo lizwe wayebathembise ngalo. Kungenxa yokuba ebathiyile ukuze emke nabo aye kubaphosa entlango, khon' ukuze ababulale khona.” 29Andithi na kaloku, Nikhoyo, aba ngabantu abalibango lakho, abantu bakho ncakasana, owabakhulula ngamandla obungangamsha bakho kwelaseJiputa?’ ”
