Bible Reading Plan – Day 19

₁*UNdikhoyo wabayalela ooMosis noAron kwelaseJiputa, wathi: ₂“Le iya kuba yinyanga yenu yokuqala enyakeni. ₃Thetha namaSirayeli, uthi ngomhla weshumi kule nyanga umzi ngamnye mawuzifunele ixhwane. ₄Kambe ke ukuba umzi lowo unabantu abambalwa, awunako ukulitya uligqibe ixhwane, mawudibane nommelwane, yomibini ihlanganyele ixhwane elinye ngokobubanzi beentsapho zayo. Ngoko ke umzi ngamnye uya kulinganiselwa ixhwane kwangaphambili. ₅Ixhwane elo lichongwayo malingabi nasiphako, libe nonyaka ubudala. Ingalelegusha okanye elebhokhwe. ₆Maligcinwe kude kube ngumhla weshumi elinesine wenyanga, apho liya kuthi lonke ibandla lamaSirayeli liwaxhele amaxhwane alo ngorhatya. ₇Ngaloo mini ke baya kuthatha igazi lexhwane elo, bayidyobhe ngalo imigubasi yaloo ndlu batyela kuyo, ngapha nangapha naphezulu. ₈Ngobo busuku inyama leyo ze bayose, bayifake umthi womkrakriso, bayitye, bayidibanise nesonka esenziwe ngentlama engenagwele. ₉Ningakhe nilinge niyitye iluhlaza, okanye iphekiwe. Mayosiwe xa iyonke; nditsho nentloko namanqina nezibilini. ₁₀Le nyama ke ize ingabekelwa ingomso. Xa kwenzekile yasala, ize itshiswe ngomlilo kusasa. ₁₁Uyabona ke ze nenjenje: Yityeni seningxamele ukuhamba; nifinyezile, iimbadada zisezinyaweni, induku isesandleni. Kaloku esi sisidlo sePasika kaNdikhoyo.

₁₂“Kanye ngobo busuku ndiya kulityhutyha elaseJiputa, ndihambe ndiwabulala onke amazibulo, ndiqalele kwawabantu, ndiyokutsho nakwawemfuyo. Mna Ndikhoyo ndiya kuba ngumgwebi phezu *koothixo bamaJiputa. ₁₃Izindlu enikuzo ndiya kuzibona ngegazi; lona loba ngumqondiso endininika wona. Ndiya kuthi ndakubona igazi ndigqithe, angafiki kuni ubhubhani xa nditshabalalisa amaJiputa. ₁₄Le mini ke ize ibe sisikhumbuzo kuni. Ze ningayilibali, ngayo nibhiyozele uNdikhoyo, niyenze ibe ngummiselo olisiko nakwizizukulwana.”

₁₅Waqhuba *uNdikhoyo wathi: “Uyabona ke, niya kuthatha iintsuku ezisixhenxe nisitya isonka esenziwe ngentlama engenagwele. Ngosuku lokuqala ze niligqogqe nilikhuphe lingabikho igwele ezindlwini zenu. Kwezi ntsuku ke umntu okhe watya into enegwele uya kuhlanjwa kwibandla lamaSirayeli. ₁₆Umhla wokuqala nomhla wesixhenxe uya kuba ngumhla owodwa wenkonzo; akukho msebenzi uya kwenziwa ngayo ngaphandle kokupheka. ₁₇Lo msitho ke ze niwugcine, kuba ngawo nokhumbula umhla endanikhupha ngawo eJiputa ningamabutho ngamabutho. Ngoko ke wenzeni ube ngummiselo kammiselo. ₁₈Ukususela kurhatya lomhla weshumi elinesine, kuye kutsho kurhatya lomhla wamashumi amabini ananye, ze ningasityi isonka esinyusiweyo. _19-20Ngezo ntsuku zisixhenxe malingabikho igwele ezindlwini zenu, kuba okhe watya into enegwele uya kuhlanjwa ebandleni likaSirayeli, noba uyinzalelwane, okanye ngumngeneleli. Naphi na apho nikhoyo ze nitye isonka esinganyuswanga; esinegwele ze ningasifaki emlonyeni.”

₂₁UMosis ke wawabiza amadoda amakhulu amaSirayeli, wathi kuwo: “Hambani ngoku nizifunele amaxhwane ngokwemizi yenu, nixhelele *iPasika. ₂₂Umntu makathathe amahlamvu ehisopu, awathi nkxu kwigazi lexhwane elisesityeni, afefe imigubasi yomibini naphezu kwayo. Akuyi kuphuma mntu ke apho kuloo ndlu kude kube kusasa ngengomso. ₂₃Kaloku xa *uNdikhoyo ejikeleza, ehamba ebulala amaJiputa, uya kuthi akubona igazi emigubasini, awugqithe loo mnyango, angamvumeli umtshabalalisi angene anibulale. ₂₄Ze niyilulamele le miyalelo ibe ngummiselo kuni nakwizizukulwana. ₂₅Naxa senide nafika nakwelo lizwe nathenjiswa ngalo nguNdikhoyo ze ningayilibali. ₂₆Niya kuthi ke xa nibuzwa ngabantwana benu ngalo msitho, besithi ngaba uthetha ntoni na, ₂₇nibaxelele nithi: ‘Ngalo msitho sitya idini lePasika lokudumisa uNdikhoyo, sikhumbula mhla wazigqitha izindlu zamaSirayeli eJiputa, mhlenikwezeni watshabalalisa amaJiputa, wasisindisa ke thina.’ ” AmaSirayeli ke asuka athi guqaqa, anqula uNdikhoyo. ₂₈Ahamba ke amaSirayeli aya kwenza ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo kuMosis noAron.

₂₉Kwathi ke ezinzulwini zobusuku *uNdikhoyo walihlasela elaseJiputa, wawabulala onke amazibulo, kuqalela kwelikakumkani lowo wayengqendeve ebhotwe, kuye kuqhina kwelombanjwa owayengaphaya kwezitshixo, ngokunjalo nawemfuyo. ₃₀Ke kaloku ngobo busuku ukumkani, amaphakathi, nawo onke amaJiputa, baphaphama, bevuswa sisimbonono sesijwili. Kaloku kwakungekho mzi ungafelwanga. ₃₁Kwangobo busuku ukumkani waseJiputa wathumela buphuthu-phuthu ukuba kubizwe uMosis noAron. Befikile ke, wathi kubo: “Vukani nihambe, niphume phakathi kwabantu bam; nditsho nina namaSirayeli jikelele. Hambani niye kukhonza uNdikhoyo njengoko nanicelile. ₃₂Thathani konke okwenu, ningayishiyi imihlambi yenu yeenkomo, neegusha, neebhokhwe, niphel' emehlweni – nam nindithamsanqelise!”

₃₃AmaJiputa athundeza amaSirayeli ukuba emke, esithi: “Singabafileyo xa enokungahambi amaSirayeli.” ₃₄Ngoko ke amaSirayeli azalisa izitya zawo zokuxovela ngentlama engenagwele, aza azisongela ngeempahla, azixway' emagxeni. ₃₅Bayenza nento ababeyiyalelwe nguMosis, kuba bacela izinto zesiliva nezegolide, kunye nempahla yokunxiba, kumaJiputa. ₃₆UNdikhoyo wawenza axatyiswa amaSirayeli ngamaJiputa, aza awaxhobisa ngako konke awayekufuna. Ngaloo ndlela ke amaSirayeli awaphanga amaJiputa.

₃₇Ke kaloku anduluka amaSirayeli eRamesi, aya kutsho eSukoti. Inani lamadoda ngaphandle kwelabafazi nabantwana lalingamakhulu amathandathu amawaka. ₃₈Kanti ke kwabakho nengxubevange yabantu ehamba namaSirayeli, ngokunjalo nemihlambi yeenkomo, neebhokhwe, neegusha. ₃₉Babhaka izonka ngaloo ntlama inganyuswanga babemke nayo eJiputa. Kaloku lalingekho igwele, ibe ke ukuphuma kwabo eJiputa bagxagxanyiswa kangangokuba bangabi nako nokuzenzela nomphako lo.

₄₀KwelaseJiputa amaSirayeli ahlala iminyaka engamakhulu amane anamashumi amathathu. ₄₁Kwathi kanye ke ngosuku lokugqibela lokuphela kwaloo minyaka uhlanga lukaNdikhoyo lwaphuma eJiputa lungamabutho ngamabutho. ₄₂Ngenxa yokuba uNdikhoyo walinda ngobo busuku, elindele ukuwakhupha eJiputa, nangoku amaSirayeli anesiko lokulinda ngobu busuku, esenza isikhumbuzo sikaNdikhoyo.

₄₃*UNdikhoyo wabayalela uMosis noAron, wathi: “Nantsi imimiselo emaniyigqale xa kubhiyozelwa *iPasika: Umntu wolunye uhlanga akavumelekanga ukuba abe nenxaxheba. ₄₄Ke lona ikhoboka elithengiweyo livumelekile lakuba lalukile. ₄₅Umhambi okanye umqeshwa makangabi nanxaxheba. ₄₆Inyama leyo yotyelwa kuloo ndlu iphekelwe kuyo, kungàphunywa nayo phandle. Amathambo ayo makangakrotyozwa. ₄₇Lo msitho uya kubhiyozelwa ngamaSirayeli ephela. ₄₈Umngeneleli omi phakathi kwenu, xa enqwenela ukuthatha inxaxheba kulo msitho, makuqale koluswe onke amadoda kuloo ndlu yakhe. Xa kunjalo ke woba nelungelo njengabo bonke abomthonyama. ₄₉Umntu ongalukanga akanalungelo kuloo msitho, nokuba uyinzalewane okanye ngumngeneleli.” ₅₀AmaSirayeli ke ayithobela yonke loo miyalelo kaNdikhoyo kuMosis noAron. ₅₁Ngaloo mini kanye uNdikhoyo wawakhupha amaSirayeli eJiputa engamabutho ngamabutho.

₁*UNdikhoyo wabhekisa kuMosis wathi: ₂“Ndiphawulele onke amazibulo azalwayo kwaSirayeli abe ngawam, nditsho awabantu nawemfuyo.”

₃UMosis wathetha nabantu wathi: “Ze ningaze niwulibale lo mhla wokukhululeka kwenu ebukhobokeni kwelaseJiputa. Kaloku nikhululwe bubungangamsha *bukaNdikhoyo. Ngawo makungatyiwa sonka sinyusiweyo. ₄Lo mhla wale nyanga inguAbhibhi yimini yokunduluka kwenu. ₅UNdikhoyo wabathembisa ookhokho benu ukuba uya kubanika ilizwe lamaKanana, amaHiti, ama-Amori, amaHivi, namaJebhusi. Nakufika kwelo lizwe lihle liyinzwakazi, livuza ubisi nobusi, ze nenze isikhumbuzo ngawo wona lo mhla wale nyanga minyaka le. ₆Niya kutya isonka esinganyuswanga iintsuku zibe sixhenxe. Ngolu lwesixhenxe ke niya kwenza itheko lokuwonga uNdikhoyo. ₇Niya kutya isonka esinganyuswanga iintsuku zibe sixhenxe; into evutyelweyo okanye igwele lingakhe lifumaneke kummandla wenu. ₈Xa nisenza eli theko ke, ze nibaxelele abantwana benu, nithi: ‘Ngalo mhla siwonga uNdikhoyo ngokusikhupha kwakhe eJiputa.’ ₉Lo mbhiyozo ke uya kufana nomqondiso osesandleni okanye ebunzi, ukuze ningalibali ukubalisa ngommiselo kaNdikhoyo. Kaloku kwaba ngesandla sakhe ukuphuma kwenu eJiputa. ₁₀Ngoko ke eli siko lenzeni ngexesha lalo minyaka le.”

₁₁“Ke kaloku xa *uNdikhoyo ede wakufikisa kwelaseKanana njengoko wakuthembisayo wena nooyihlo, ₁₂uze umphawulele onke amazibulo azalwayo. Onke amazibulo emfuyo yakho angamaduna ngakaNdikhoyo. ₁₃Ke lona izibulo ledonki uya kulikhulula ngokulihlawulela ngexhwane; ungayenzanga loo nto uze ulophule ilungu lentamo. Nonyana wakho wamazibulo uze umkhulule ngentlawulo. ₁₄Kuya kuthi ke xa oonyana bebuza ukuba lithetha ntoni na elo siko, uthi: ‘Sisikhumbuzo sokuba saphuma ebukhobokeni baseJiputa ngokusebenza kwamandla kaNdikhoyo. ₁₅Kaloku wathi ukumkani waseJiputa akungavumi ukusikhulula, uNdikhoyo wawabulala amazibulo abantu nawemfuyo kwelaseJiputa. Ngesi sizathu ke amazibulo angamaduna kwimfuyo ndenzela ngawo uNdikhoyo idini. Ke wona amazibulo oonyana ndiwakhulula ngokuwahlawulela. ₁₆Eli siko ke liya kufana nomqondiso osesandleni okanye ebunzi, lihlale lisikhumbuza ukuba kukusebenza kwamandla kaNdikhoyo okwasikhupha eJiputa.’ ”

₁₇Wathi ukumkani waseJiputa akuwakhulula amaSirayeli, uThixo akawakhokela ngendlela ecanda kwelamaFilistiya, nakuba yayiyeyona imfutshane. Kaloku uThixo wathi: “AmaSirayeli akuzibona egaxeleka emfazweni, angafuna ukubuyela eJiputa.” ₁₈Ngoko ke uThixo wawakhokela ngendlela yasentlango esinga kuLwandle oluBomvu. AmaSirayeli ke aphuma eJiputa exhobele imfazwe.

₁₉Ke kaloku uMosis wawathatha wahamba nawo amathambo kaJosefu, kuba uJosefu wayethe kumaSirayeli: “Ngenye imini uThixo uya kuze anivelele, anikhuphe nimke apha; ngoko ke fungani ukuba niya kuhamba nawo amathambo am.”

₂₀AmaSirayeli ke anduluka eSukoti, aya kuphumla e-Etam enyeleni yentlango. ₂₁Apho ke eluhambeni *uNdikhoyo wayewakhokela ngomqulu welifu emini, aze ebusuku awakhokele ngesithatha somlilo. ₂₂Lo mqulu welifu ke wawuhlala uhamba phambi kwawo emini, nesithatha somlilo sisenjenjalo ebusuku.

₁*UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis wathi: ₂“Yitsho kumaSirayeli abuye umva, afike athi xha phambi kwePi-hahiroti phakathi kweMigdoli noLwandle oluBomvu ngaseBhali-zefon. ₃Yena ukumkani waseJiputa uza kucinga ukuba niyabhadula, nivalelwe yintlango. ₄Ndisaza kumqaqadekisa anisukele, ndize ndithi ndakumoyisa ndawonye nemikhosi yakhe ndizuze udumo. NamaJiputa aya kutsho aqonde ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.” Okunene ke amaSirayeli enza ngokomyalelo lowo.

₅Ukumkani ndawonye namaphakathi akhe bathi, bakuva ukuba ngenene amaSirayeli emkile, bajibilika. Ewe, suka bazisola, bathi: “Besingenwe yini kakade, ukuze senze into enje? Bekutheni ukuze siwayeke amakhoboka ethu emke?” ₆Ngoko ke ukumkani waxhoba, wabopha iinqwelo zakhe zokulwa, waphuma nomkhosi wakhe. ₇Wakhupha nezona nqwelo zithembekileyo zimakhulu omathandathu, zibhexeshwa ziingqwayi-ngqwayi ezaziwayo. Akashiyanga nanye kwiinqwelo zaseJiputa. ₈UNdikhoyo wamenza waneenkani ukumkani waseJiputa, wawasukela amaSirayeli; aye wona phofu ehamba ngesibindi. ₉Yaphuma imikhosi yamaJiputa, yasukela ngeenqwelo zamahashe. Yayiziinqwelo nabeenyawo. Yabafumana bephumle ngakuLwandle oluBomvu, kufutshane nePi-hahiroti neBhali-zefon.

₁₀AmaSirayeli athi akubona umkhosi wokumkani waseJiputa ugaleleka, ankwantya, abhenela kuNdikhoyo. ₁₁Abhekisa kuMosis athi: “Kungokuba kungekho mangcwaba na eJiputa, le nto usizisa entlango, ukuze sifele khona? Uyayibona ke into oyenzileyo ngokusikhupha eJiputa? Asiyiyo le nto sasiyithetha kuwe phambi kokuba sinduluke? ₁₂Ewe, sasitshilo kuwe sathi siyeke sibe ngamakhoboka amaJiputa. Bekubhetele ukuba sibe ngamakhoboka awo endaweni yokuba size kufela kule ntlango!”

₁₃Ke yena uMosis wathi kuwo: “Sanukoyika; qinani! Niza kubona; uNdikhoyo uza kunihlangula namhlanje! Ke wona la maJiputa niwabonayo namhlanje soze niphinde niwabone kwakhona! ₁₄Zolani nina; uNdikhoyo uza kunilwela!”

₁₅UNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis, wathi: “Sesani ke esi sikhalo nisenzayo? Yitsho amaSirayeli ahambele phambili. ₁₆Wena yolula ingalo yakho, uphakamise induku phezu kolwandle. Amanzi aya kuhlukana kubini, aze amaSirayeli awele ehamba emhlabeni owomileyo. ₁₇AmaJiputa ndiya kuwenza abe neenkani, atyhudise emva kwamaSirayeli. Ke mna olwam uloyiso luya kuqaqamba phezu kokumkani nemikhosi yakhe, ngokunjalo neenqwelo zakhe. ₁₈Ndiya kuthi ndakumoyisa ukumkani wamaJiputa nomkhosi wakhe, abantu bakhe batsho bandazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”

₁₉Kwesi sithuba ke isithunywa sikaThixo esasiwakhokele amaSirayeli sajikela ngasemva salandela. Ngokunjalo nomqulu welifu owawuwakhokela ₂₀wajika wema phakathi kwamaSirayeli namaJiputa. Ilifu elo lasitha kwatsho kwasebusuku kumaJiputa, kodwa kwakukhanya kumaSirayeli. Loo nto ke yatsho ayabi nakuhlangana loo mikhosi mibini bonke obo busuku.

₂₁Ngenene ke uMosis wasolula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, waza uNdikhoyo wathumela umoya onzima wasempuma, walududula ulwandle, kwavela umhlaba owomileyo. Umoya lowo wabhudla ubusuku bonke, aza ahlukana kubini amanzi. ₂₂AmaSirayeli awela emhlabeni owomileyo, amanzi eziindonga ngapha nangapha. ₂₃Ke kaloku amaJiputa xa ewonke, neenqwelo kunye namahashe okumkani, axhabasha angena elwandle esukela amaSirayeli. ₂₄Ekuzeni kokusa uNdikhoyo ekwelo lifu neso sithatha somlilo wayijonga imikhosi yamaJiputa, yatsho yaphithizela. ₂₅Amavili eenqwelo amomana, baza baba ngathini abaqhubi zaxinga. AmaJiputa akhala athi: “UNdikhoyo uyawalwela amaSirayeli; masiwayeke sisabe.”

₂₆Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis wathi: “Yolula isandla sakho phezu kolwandle kwakhona, ukuze amanzi awagubungele amaJiputa kunye neenqwelo zawo.” ₂₇UMosis wenza ngokomyalelo lowo, kwaza kwathi ke ngomsobomvu amanzi athi wayi-wayi abuyela endaweni yawo. Athi ke esaduntsuza ezama ukubaleka amaJiputa, uNdikhoyo wawagubungela ngolwandle. ₂₈Ewe, amanzi adibanisa abuyela kwindawo yawo yesiqhelo, aza ke wona amaJiputa neenqwelo zawo nawo wonke umkhosi kakumkani owawuleqa amaSirayeli wantywiliselwa lulwandle, akwasala nomnqongo lo! ₂₉Kanti ke wona amaSirayeli awela emhlabeni owomileyo, amanzi aludonga ngapha nangapha.

₃₀Ngaloo mini ke uNdikhoyo wawasindisa amaSirayeli kumaJiputa. AmaSirayeli ayibona imizimba yamaJiputa iqungquluze elunxwemeni lolwandle. ₃₁Athi amaSirayeli akukubona ukusebenza kwamandla kaNdikhoyo ngokoyisa amaJiputa, angenelwa luloyiko, amhlonela. Ewe, azinikela kuNdikhoyo, akholelwa kwisicaka sakhe uMosis.