UEKSODUSI 4

₁UMose waphendula wathi: Kepha bheka, abayikukholwa yimi, bangalaleli izwi lami, ngokuba bayakusho ukuthi: UJehova akabonakalanga kuwe.

₂Wayesethi kuye uJehova: Kuyini lokhu okusesandleni sakho na? Wathi: Yinduku.

₃Khona wathi: Yiphonse phansi. Wayeseyiphonsa phansi. Yaphenduka inyoka; uMose wayibalekela.

₄Wayesethi uJehova kuMose: Yelula isandla sakho, uyibambe ngomsila — wayeselula isandla sakhe, wayibamba; yaphenduka induku esandleni sakhe —

₅ukuba bakholwe ukuthi uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu kaIsaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ubonakele kuwe.

₆UJehova wathi futhi kuye: Faka isandla sakho esifubeni sakho. Wayesefaka isandla sakhe esifubeni sakhe; lapho esesikhipha, bheka, isandla sakhe sasinochoko, sinjengeqhwa.

₇Wayesethi kuye: Buyisela isandla sakho esifubeni sakho; wayesesibuyisela isandla sakhe esifubeni sakhe; kuthé esikhipha esifubeni sakhe, bheka, sase siphendukile, sinjengenyama yakhe.

₈Kuyakuthi uma bengayikukholwa nguwe, bengalaleli izwi lesibonakaliso sokuqala, bayakukholwa yizwi lesibonakaliso sasemuva.

₉Kuzakuthi-ke uma bengayikukholwa nayilezizibonakaliso ezimbili, bengalaleli izwi lakho, uyakukha amanzi omfula, uwathele emhlabathini owomileyo; amanzi owakha emfuleni ayakuphenduka igazi emhlabathini owomileyo.

₁₀UMose wayesethi kuJehova: Nkosi, angizange ngibe-ngumuntu oyiqaphuqaphu, nakuqala namanje lapho usukhulumile encekwini yakho, ngokuba umlomo wami unzima, unamalimi.

₁₁UJehova wayesethi kuye: Ngubani owenzile umlomo womuntu na? Ngubani owenza isimungulu, nesithulu, nobonayo, nempumputhe na? Akusimina, uJehova, na?

₁₂Ngalokho hamba; ngizakuba-nomlomo wakho, ngikufundise lokho ozakukukhuluma.

₁₃Kepha wathi: O Nkosi, ake uthume ngesandla salowo ozakumthuma.

₁₄Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela uMose; wathi: Akakho umfowenu uAroni, umLevi, na? Ngiyazi ukuthi ukhuluma kahle yena. Futhi bheka, uyaphuma ukukuhlangabeza; nalapho ekubona, uyakuthokoza enhliziyweni yakhe.

₁₅Uyakukhuluma kuye, ufake amazwi emlonyeni wakhe; ngizakuba-nomlomo wakho nomlomo wakhe, nginifundise lokho eniyakukwenza.

₁₆Uyakukukhulumela kubantu, abengumlomo kuwe, wena ube-njengoNkulunkulu kuye.

₁₇Uzakuphatha lenduku ngesandla sakho, oyakwenza izibonakaliso ngayo.

₁₈Wayesehamba uMose, wabuyela kuJetiro umukhwe wakhe, wathi kuye: Ake ngihambe, ngibuyele kubafowethu abaseGibithe, ngize ngibone ukuthi basekhona yini. UJetiro wathi kuMose: Hamba nokuthula.

₁₉UJehova wathi kuMose kwaMidiyani: Hamba ubuyele eGibithe, ngokuba sebafa abantu bonke bafuna ukukubulala.

₂₀UMose wayesethatha umkakhe namadodana akhe, wabakhwelisa embongolweni, wabuyela ezweni laseGibithe; uMose waphatha induku kaNkulunkulu ngesandla sakhe.

₂₁UJehova wathi kuMose: Ekuhambeni kwakho usubuyela eGibithe bhekisisa ukuba wenze ebusweni bukaFaro zonke izimangaliso engizibeké esandleni sakho; kepha mina ngiyakuyenza-lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe; akayikubayeka abantu ukuba bahambe.

₂₂Uyakuthi kuFaro: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: UIsrayeli uyindodana yami, uyizibulo lami.

₂₃Ngiyakutshela: Yiyeke indodana yami ukuba ihambe ingikhonze; kepha awuyiyekanga; bheka, sengiyakubulala indodana yakho, izibulo lakho.

₂₄Kwathi endleleni endlini yezihambi uJehova wahlangana naye, wafuna ukumbulala.

₂₅USipora wayesethatha insengetsha, wanquma ijwabu lendodana yakhe, waliphonsa ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: Impela ungumyeni wegazi kimi.

₂₆Wamdedela-ke. Khona wathi: Ngumyeni wegazi ngenxa yokusoka.

₂₇UJehova wayesethi kuAroni: Hamba umhlangabeze uMose ehlane. Wahamba, wahlangana naye entabeni kaNkulunkulu, wamanga.

₂₈UMose wamtshela uAroni onke amazwi kaJehova amthumé nawo, nezibonakaliso zonke amyalé ngazo.

₂₉OMose noAroni baya, babutha onke amalunga abantwana bakwaIsrayeli;

₃₀uAroni wakhuluma onke amazwi uJehova awakhulumé kuMose, wazenza izibonakaliso emehlweni abantu.

₃₁Abantu bakholwa-ke; sebezwile ukuthi uJehova ubahambele abantwana bakwaIsrayeli nokuthi ukubonile ukuhlupheka kwabo, base bekhothama, bakhuleka.