UEKSODUSI 18

₁UJetiro umpristi wakwaMidiyani, umukhwe kaMose, wezwa konke uNkulunkulu abenzele khona oMose noIsrayeli abantu bakhe, ukuthi uJehova wayemkhiphile uIsrayeli eGibithe.

₂UJetiro umukhwe kaMose wathatha uSipora umkaMose, yena esekade embuyisile,

₃namadodana akhe omabili, igama lenye linguGereshomu, ngokuba wayethé: Ngangingumfokazi kwelinye izwe;

₄igama lenye lalinguEliyezeri, ngokuba wathi: UNkulunkulu kababa ubelusizo lwami, wangophula enkembeni kaFaro.

₅UJetiro umukhwe kaMose wafika namadodana akhe nomkakhe kuMose ehlane, lapho wayemisé khona ngasentabeni kaNkulunkulu.

₆Wathi kuMose: Mina-mukhwe wakho uJetiro ngizé kuwe, kanye nomkakho, namadodana akhe omabili enaye.

₇UMose waphuma ukumhlangabeza umukhwe wakhe, wamkhothamela, wamanga; babuzana impilo, bangena etendeni.

₈UMose wayesemlandisa umukhwe wakhe konke uJehova abekwenzile kuFaro nakubo abaseGibithe ngenxa kaIsrayeli, konke ukushikashikeka okwabehlela endleleni, nokuthi uJehova wabophula.

₉UJetiro wathokoza ngakho konke okuhle uJehova akwenzile kuIsrayeli, ebophulile esandleni sabaseGibithe.

₁₀Wathi uJetiro: Makabongwe uJehova onophulile esandleni sabaseGibithe nasesandleni sikaFaro, ebophulile abantu phansi kwesandla sabaseGibithe.

₁₁Kalokhu ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova mkhulu kunabo bonke onkulunkulu, yebo, kulokhu ababebagabisela ngakho.

₁₂UJetiro umukhwe kaMose wamthathela uNkulunkulu umnikelo wokushiswa nemihlatshelo; weza uAroni kanye nawo onke amalunga akwaIsrayeli ukuyokudla nomukhwe kaMose phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

₁₃Kwathi ngangomuso uMose wayehlala ukwahlulela abantu; abantu babemi ngakuMose kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwahlwa.

₁₄Umukhwe kaMose esebona konke abenzela khona abantu, wathi: Kuyini lokhu obenzela khona abantu na? Uhlalelani wedwa, abantu bonke bemi ngakuwe kusukela ekuseni kuze kuhlwe na?

₁₅UMose wathi kumukhwe wakhe: Kungokuba abantu beza kimi ukuyombuza uNkulunkulu.

₁₆Uma benendaba, beza kimi; ngiyahlulela phakathi komuntu nomakhelwane wakhe, ngibazise izimiso zikaNkulunkulu nemithetho yakhe.

₁₇Umukhwe kaMose wathi kuye: Lokhu okwenzayo akukuhle.

₁₈Uyakudinwa nokudinwa, wena nalababantu abanawe, ngokuba lokhu kuyakusinda; awunakukwenza uwedwa.

₁₉Kalokhu lalela izwi lami, ngikululeke, uNkulunkulu abe-nawe; ngithi: Yiba-ngumkhulumeli wabantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ulethe izindaba kuNkulunkulu,

₂₀ubafundise izimiso nemithetho, ubatshengise indlela abayakuhamba ngayo, nomsebenzi abayakuwenza.

₂₁Futhi-ke wozifunela phakathi kwabantu bonke amadoda anamandla amesabayo uNkulunkulu, amadoda athembekileyo, azonda inzuzo engalungile, uwabeke phezu kwabo, abe-yizinduna zezinkulungwane, nezinduna zamakhulu, nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, nezinduna zamashumi.

₂₂Akube-yizona ezahlulela abantu ngezikhathi zonke, kulethwe kuwe zonke izindaba ezinkulu; kepha zonke izindaba ezincane zahlulelwe yizo uqobo, kuze kube-lula kuwe, zithwalisane nawe.

₂₃Uma wenza lokhu, noNkulunkulu ekuyala kanje, uzakuba-namandla okuma, nabo bonke lababantu bayakubuyela ezindaweni zabo benokuthula.

₂₄UMose walalela izwi lomukhwe wakhe, wakwenza konke akushilo.

₂₅UMose wakhetha amadoda anamandla phakathi kukaIsrayeli wonke, wawabeka aba-yizinhloko phezu kwabantu, izinduna zezinkulungwane, nezinduna zamakhulu, nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, nezinduna zamashumi.

₂₆Zahlulela abantu ngezikhathi zonke; izindaba ezilukhuni zazidlulisela kuMose, kepha zonke izindaba ezincane zahlulelwa yizo uqobo.

₂₇UMose wamvalelisa umukhwe wakhe; wasuka wabuyela ezweni lakubo.