IZENZO 7

₁Umpristi omkhulu wayesethi: Nembala lokhu kunjalo na?

₂Yena wathi:

Madoda, bazalwane, nani-bobaba, lalelani. UNkulunkulu wenkazimulo wabonakala kubaba uAbrahama eseMesopotamiya, engakakhi eHarana,

₃wathi kuye: Phuma ezweni lakini nasezihlotsheni zakho, uye ezweni engizakukukhombisa lona.

₄Khona waphuma ezweni lamaKaledi, waya wakha eHarana. Kwathi esefile uyise, uNkulunkulu wamsusa lapho, wamhlalisa kulelizwe enakhé kulo nina manje.

₅Kepha akamnikanga ifa kulo, ngisho nelingangonyawo, wathembisa kodwa ukuthi uzakumnika lona libe-ngelakhe nelenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe, engakabinamntwana.

₆UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kanje, wathi: Inzalo yakhe izakuba-ngumfokazi ezweni lezizwe; bayakuyenza izigqila, bayiphathe kabi iminyaka engamakhulu amane.

₇Kepha lesosizwe abayakuba-yizigqila kuso ngiyakusahlulela mina, washo uNkulunkulu, andukuba baphume, bangikhonze kulendawo.

₈Wayesemnika isivumelwano sokusoka; kanjalo-ke wazala uIsaka, wamsoka ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili; uIsaka wazala uJakobe, uJakobe wazala okhokho abayishumi nambili.

₉Okhokho baba-nomhawu ngoJosefa, bathengisa ngaye, wasiwa eGibithe; kodwa uNkulunkulu wayenaye,

₁₀wamkhipha kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zakhe, wamupha umusa nokuhlakanipha phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; yena wammisa abe-ngumbusi eGibithe nakuyo yonke indlu yakhe.

₁₁Kepha kwafika indlala kulo lonke iGibithe nakwaKhanani, nokuhlupheka okukhulu; obaba kabafumana ukudla.

₁₂UJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona ukudla eGibithe, wathuma obaba ngokokuqala;

₁₃kwathi ngokwesibili uJosefa waziwa ngabafowabo; kwabonakala kuFaro isizwe sakubo kaJosefa.

₁₄UJosefa wayesethumela wabiza uJakobe uyise nabakubo bonke, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.

₁₅UJakobe wehlela eGibithe; wafa yena nawobaba.

₁₆Bayiswa eSikemi, babekwa ethuneni alithenga uAbrahama ngenani lesiliva kumadodana kaHamori eSikemi.

₁₇Kepha sesisondele isikhathi sesithembiso uNkulunkulu asisho kuAbrahama, banda abantu, baba-baningi eGibithe,

₁₈kwaze kwavela enye inkosi eGibithe ebingamazi uJosefa.

₁₉Yona yasiphatha ngobuqili isizwe sakithi, yabahlupha obaba ngokulahlisa izingane zabo zingaphili.

₂₀Ngalesosikhathi kwazalwa uMose, waba-muhle kuNkulunkulu; wondliwa izinyanga ezintathu endlini kayise;

₂₁eselahliwe, indodakazi kaFaro yamthola, yazondlela yena ukuba abe-yindodana yayo.

₂₂UMose wafundiswa ukuhlakanipha konke kwabaseGibithe; waba-namandla ngamazwi nangemisebenzi yakhe.

₂₃Kuthé eseneminyaka engamashumi amane ezelwe, kwafika enhliziyweni yakhe ukuba abamele abafowabo, abantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₂₄Wabona umuntu ephathwa kabi, wamvikela, wamphindisela ohlushwayo, wambulala owaseGibithe.

₂₅Ubethemba ukuthi abafowabo bayakuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanika ukusindiswa ngesandla sakhe; kepha abakuqondanga.

₂₆Nangangomuso wafika kubo belwa, wazama ukubalamula, babuyisane, wathi: Madoda, ningabazalwane; niphathanelani kabi na?

₂₇Kepha lowo owayemona umakhelwane wakhe wamhlohloloza wathi: Ubekwé ngubani ube-ngumbusi nomahluleli phezu kwethu na?

₂₈Usufuna ukungibulala nami, njengalokho ubulele owaseGibithe izolo na?

₂₉Khona uMose wabaleka ngenxa yalelozwi, waba-ngumfokazi ezweni lakwaMidiyani, lapho azala khona amadodana amabili.

₃₀Kwathi sekuphelele iminyaka engamashumi amane, kwabonakala kuye ehlane lentaba yaseSinayi ingelosi iselangabini lomlilo esihlahleni.

₃₁UMose ekubona wamangala ngalowombono; esasondela ukuba abhekisise, kwafika izwi leNkosi, lathi:

₃₂NginguNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama nokaIsaka nokaJakobe. UMose wathuthumela, akabanasibindi sokubhekisisa.

₃₃INkosi yayisithi kuye: Khumula izicathulo ezinyaweni zakho, ngokuba indawo omi kuyo ingumhlabathi ongcwele.

₃₄Ngikubonile nokukubona ukuhlushwa kwesizwe sami esiseGibithe, ngizwile ukububula kwaso; sengehlile ukuba ngibakhiphe. Woza kalokhu, ngizakukuthumela eGibithe.

₃₅UMose lowo abamalayo bethi: Ubekwé ngubani ube-ngumbusi nomahluleli na? nguyena amthumayo uNkulunkulu ngesandla sengelosi eyabonakala kuye esihlahleni, abe-ngumbusi nomhlengi.

₃₆Yena lowo wabakhipha enza izimangaliso nezibonakaliso ezweni laseGibithe, naseLwandle oluBomvu, nasehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane.

₃₇Nguye uMose lowo owathi kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli: UNkulunkulu uyakunivusela umprofethi kubafowenu onjengami.

₃₈Nguye lowo owayesebandleni ehlane kanye nengelosi eyakhuluma naye entabeni yaseSinayi kanye nawobaba, nowamukela amazwi okuphila, ukuze aninike wona.

₃₉Kepha obaba abavumanga ukumlalela, kodwa bamhlohloloza, babuyela emuva eGibithe ngezinhliziyo zabo,

₄₀bathi kuAroni: Senzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu; ngokuba uMose lowo owasikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuba wehlelwe yini.

₄₁Benza ithole ngaleyomihla, baletha umhlatshelo esithombeni, bajabula ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo.

₄₂Kepha uNkulunkulu wabafulathela, wabadedela ukuba bakhonze ibandla lezulu, njengokuba kulotshiwe encwadini yabaprofethi ukuthi:

₄₄Kwakukhona itende lobufakazi kobaba ehlane njengalokho akuyalayo yena owakhuluma noMose ukuba alenze ngomfanekiso abewubonile;

₄₅obaba benoJoshuwa balamukela, balingenisa ezweni lezizwe azixoshayo uNkulunkulu ebusweni bawobaba, kwaze kwaba-semihleni kaDavide

₄₆owathola umusa ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu, wacela ukufunela uNkulunkulu kaJakobe idokodo.

₄₇Kepha nguSolomoni owamakhela indlu.

₄₈Kodwa oPhezukonke akahlali ezindlini ezenziwe ngezandla njengokusho komprofethi ukuthi:

₅₁Nina-bantamo-zilukhuni, abangasokile ezinhliziyweni nasezindlebeni, nimelana njalo noMoya oNgcwele; njengoyihlo ninjalo nani.

₅₂Ngumuphi kubaprofethi oyihlo abangamzingelanga na? Bababulala ababememezela ngaphambili ukuza koLungileyo, eseningabakhapheli nababulali bakhe,

₅₃nina enamukela umthetho ngokuyala kwezingelosi, kepha aniwugcinanga.

₅₄Kwathi bekuzwa lokho, bahlabeka ezinhliziyweni, bamgugudela amazinyo.

₅₅Kepha yena egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wagqolozela ezulwini, wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, noJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu,

₅₆wathi: Bheka, ngibona izulu livuliwe, neNdodana yomuntu imi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.

₅₇Base bekhamuluka ngezwi elikhulu, bavala izindlebe, batheleka kuye kanyekanye,

₅₈bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamkhanda ngamatshe. Ofakazi babeka izingubo zabo ngasezinyaweni zensizwa egama layo linguSawulu.

₅₉UStefanu bamkhanda ngamatshe ekhuleka ethi: Nkosi Jesu, yamukela umoya wami.

₆₀Wayeseguqa phansi, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: Nkosi, ungababaleli lesisono. Eseshilo lokho walala ubuthongo.