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₁*UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis wathi: “Qingqa amanye amacwecwe amatye amabini afana nalawa okuqala, ukuze mna ndiwabhale kuwo amazwi awayebhalwe kulawa wawaphulayo. ₂Ngomso kusasa uze unyuke intaba iSinayi, apho uya kundibona nam khona. ₃Makungabikho mntu uhamba nawe okanye usondelayo nakuliphi na icala lentaba; nditsho kwaiigusha neenkomo mazingasondeli entabeni.” ₄UMosis ke wawaqingqa amacwecwe amabini amatye, waza ngengomso kusasa wenyuka nawo entabeni iSinayi ngokokutsho kukaNdikhoyo, ewaphethe ngezandla.

₅Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wehla ngelifu, waza wema noMosis apho entabeni, walikhankanya igama lakhe – uNdikhoyo. ₆Waza ke wadlula phambi kwakhe, wandula wathi: “UNdikhoyo nguThixo onemfesane nesisa, oza kade umsindo, ophuphuma izibele nokunyaniseka. ₇Ukunyaniseka kwakhe akujiki nakwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana; abakhohlakeleyo nabanxaxhayo nabonayo uyabaxolela. Kambe ke abanetyala ubohlwaya ade ohlwaye nesizukulwana sabo, aye kufikelela kwesesithathu nakwesesine ngenxa yeziphoso zooyise.”

₈UMosis wasuka wee guqaqa wakhahlela; ₉wambongoza wathi: “Ukuba ngenene ukholisekile ndim, Mhlekazi, sikhaphe. Nakuba siluhlanga oluneenkani nje, buxolele ubugwenxa nesono sethu, samkele sibe lilifa lakho.”

₁₀UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: “Ngoku ke ndenza umnqophiso nani. Ndiya kwenza imimangaliso engazange yenziwe ehlabathini liphela, ngokunjalo nakwizizwe zalo. Kaloku mna Ndikhoyo ndiza kwenza into erhwaqelisayo phakathi kwenu. ₁₁Yithobeleni imithetho endininika yona namhlanje. Xa ningenayo ndiya kuwagxotha ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaHiti, amaPerezi, amaHivi, namaJebhusi. ₁₂Ningakhe nilinge nenze izivumelwano naba bantu ningena emhlabeni wabo, kuba ngokwenjenjalo ningazifaka esigwini. ₁₃Ndaweni yaloo nto wadilizeni amaqonga abo amadini, niyifohloze imifanekiso yabo; ke sona *isithixo sabo uAshera ze nisityoboze.

₁₄“Ningaze ninqule thixo wumbi, kuba mna Ndikhoyo ndinguSobukhwele; ndinguThixo onekhwele. ₁₅Sanukwenza zivumelwano nabantu belo lizwe; kuba hleze bathi, xa benqula besenzela izithixo zabo amadini amanyumnyezi, banimeme nani, nilukuhleke, nitye loo madini azo. ₁₆Nani ningasuka nibathathele oonyana benu abafazi kwezo ntombi zabo, zithi ke ngaloo ndlela zibahende banqule izithixo.

₁₇“Ningaze niziqingqele izithixo.

₁₈“Ningaze niyeke ukwenza itheko lesonka sentlama engenagwele. Yenzani njengoko ndaniyalelayo, nitye isonka esinganyuswanga iintsuku zibe sixhenxe kwinyanga ka-Abhibhi. Kaloku leyo yinyanga enaphuma ngayo eJiputa.

₁₉“Unyana wamazibulo ngokunjalo neduna lemfuyo lamazibulo lelam.

₂₀“Ke lona iduna lamazibulo ledonki nolihlawulela ngedini letakane. Kungenjalo ke niya kulaphula ilungu lentamo. Wonke unyana wamazibulo makahlawulelwe.

“Akukho mntu makeze kum engaphathanga mnikelo.

₂₁“Iintsuku ezintandathu evekini zezokwenza wonke umsebenzi wenu. Kodwa ke ngosuku lwesixhenxe ze niphumle; nditsho nkqu nangamaxesha okulima nokuvuna.

₂₂“Xa nivuna ingqolowa yenzani itheko lolibo; kanti ke ningalityesheli netheko lesivuno ngexesha lokuvuna iziqhamo.

₂₃“Onke amadoda makeze kunqula mna Ndikhoyo Thixo kaSirayeli kathathu ngonyaka. ₂₄Ndiya kuzigxotha izizwe phambi kwenu, itsho inabe imida yenu, kungabikho namntu uya kuzama ukulihlutha elo lizwe kuni xa nisiya kundinqula mna Ndikhoyo Thixo wenu ngazo zozithathu ezi zihlandlo enyakeni.

₂₅“Xa nindenzela idini ze ningasisebenzisi isonka sentlama enegwele. Ngexesha letheko *lePasika inyama yedini ize ingabekwa mbeko.

₂₆“Minyaka le zisani ulibo lwesivuno endlwini kaNdikhoyo.

“Ningaze nilipheke ngobisi lukanina itakane lebhokhwe.”

₂₇UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis wathi: “Wabhale la mazwi. Kaloku umnqophiso wam nani uxhomekeke kuwo.” ₂₈Ke kaloku uMosis wahlala apho iintsuku ezingamashumi amane engatyi engaseli. Amazwi omnqophiso wawabhala apho emacwecweni, oko kukuthi imithetho elishumi.

₂₉Ukubuya kwakhe entabeni uMosis ephethe loo mithetho ilishumi, ubuso bakhe babukhazimla, kuba ethethe *noNdikhoyo; kambe ke yena wayengayiqondi loo nto. ₃₀UAron namaSirayeli onke babubona ukuba ubuso bakhe buyakhazimla, batsho boyika ukusondela kuye. ₃₁Kodwa uMosis wababiza, waza uAron nazo zonke iinkokheli zamaSirayeli beza kuye, waza wathetha nabo. ₃₂Kamva ke onke amaSirayeli aqokelelana kuMosis, waza ke wawaxelela yonke imiyalelo ayinikwe nguNdikhoyo entabeni iSinayi. ₃₃Wathi ke akugqiba ukuthetha nabo uMosis, wabufaka isigqubuthelo ubuso bakhe. ₃₄Wayesithi xa eza kuthetha noNdikhoyo asisuse isigqubuthelo. Ekubuyeni kwakhe ke wayewaxelela konke akuyalelwe nguNdikhoyo amaSirayeli. ₃₅Wona ke ayebubona ukuba ubuso bakhe buyakhazimla. Kambe ke wayeye afake isigqubuthelo, ade aphinde kwakhona aye kuthetha noNdikhoyo.