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₁Ke kaloku *uNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis wathi: “Nyuka, wena noAron, uNadabhi noAbhihu, kunye namashumi asixhenxe amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli. Nothi ke nisemgama nikhahlele. ₂Yoba nguwe Mosis wedwa ke oya kuza kufika kum; abanye ke abo basale; ke wona umndilili awuyi kunyuka nokunyuka entabeni.”

₃UMosis ke wawugqithisela ebantwini loo mlomo kaNdikhoyo, ngokunjalo nemiyalelo. Ke amaSirayeli atsho ngazwi-nye athi: “Konke akuthethileyo uNdikhoyo siya kukwenza.” ₄UMosis wayibhala yonke imiyalelo kaNdikhoyo. Kusasa ngengomso wakha iqonga lamadini emazantsi entaba, waza wamisa ishumi elinambini leentsika zamatye ngokwezindlu ezilishumi elinambini zikaSirayeli. ₅Kamva ke wathuma abafana, baya kwenzela uNdikhoyo amadini atshiswayo, babingelela ngeenkomo, benza amadini obudlelwana. ₆UMosis wathatha isiqingatha segazi elo, waligalela ezityeni, waza isiqingatha wasifefa eqongeni lamadini. ₇Ngoku ke wathatha umqulu ekubhalwe kuwo imiqathango yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, wafundela amaSirayeli. Ke wona aphendula athi: “Siya kumthobela uNdikhoyo, sikwenze konke asiyalele kona.”

₈Ke kaloku uMosis wathatha elaa gazi lalisesityeni, wafefa ngalo abantu, esithi: “Eli gazi litywina umnqophiso awenze nani uNdikhoyo mhla waninika le miyalelo.”

₉UMosis, uAron, uNadabhi, noAbhihu, kunye namashumi asixhenxe amadoda amakhulu, benyuka intaba, ₁₀baza bambona uThixo kaSirayeli. Iinyawo zakhe zaziphezu komgangatho welitye elibuglasirha eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. ₁₁Kambe ke uThixo zange awase sandla la matshawe akwaSirayeli; bambona baza batya basela.

₁₂*UNdikhoyo wabhekisa kuMosis, wathi: “Nyuka uze kum apha entabeni, uhlale; ndiza kukunika amacwecwe amatye endiyibhale kuwo imithetho nemiyalelo omawuyifundise amaSirayeli.” ₁₃UMosis wanduluka ke nehlakani lakhe uYoshuwa; ke yena uMosis wenyuka intaba kaThixo. ₁₄Wathi kumadoda amakhulu: “Lindani kule ndawo side sibuye. Nâba uAron noYuri; wonke umntu onomcimbi makawandlale phambi kwabo bawuphicothe.”

₁₅Ngenene ke uMosis wenyuka intaba, laza lona ilifu layambathisa intaba leyo. _16-17Baza ke ubuqaqawuli bukaNdikhoyo bahlala phezu kwentaba iSinayi. KumaSirayeli kwakungathi ngumlilo ovuthayo apho phezu kwentaba. Ilifu elo layifukama intaba leyo iintsuku zantandathu, waza ngolwesixhenxe uNdikhoyo wabiza uMosis esefini apho. ₁₈Ke kaloku uMosis wenyuka intaba, waya kungena apho efini. Wahlala apho iintsuku ezimashumi mane.