Bible Reading Plan – Day 21

₁Ke kaloku uyise womka-Mosis uJetro, owayengumbingeleli waseMidiyan, weva ngezinto awayezenzelwe nguThixo uMosis kunye namaSirayeli, ukubakhupha kwakhe eJiputa. ₂Wasuka weza kuMosis, ehamba noZipora umka-Mosis, ₃noGershom noElizere oonyana bakhe, kuba kaloku bona wayebabuyisele ebukhweni bakhe. UMosis wathi xa ethiya omnye woonyana bakhe wathi nguGershom, kuba esithi: “Ndandingumbhaceli kwelasemzini.” ₄Waza ke omnye wathi nguElizere, kuba esithi: “UThixo woobawo wandinceda wandihlangula kwikrele lokumkani waseJiputa.”

₅OoJetro ke badibana noMosis entlango, emise ngasentabeni kaThixo. ₆Lafika ke ilizwi kuMosis, livela kuJetro, esithi: “Ndiyeza nomkakho noonyana bakho bobabini.” ₇Waphuma ke uMosis, wabahlangabeza. Akufika kuyise womkakhe wakhahlela wamanga. Babuzana impilo ke, baya kungena endlwini kaMosis.

₈UMosis wabalisela uJetro ngazo zonke izenzo *zikaNdikhoyo kumaJiputa, ngokunjalo nangamasuka-ndihlala amaSirayeli ekuphumeni kwawo eJiputa ekhokelwa nguNdikhoyo. ₉UJetro wavuya kakhulu akuziva ezo ndaba zimnandi zokuhlangulwa kwamaSirayeli nguNdikhoyo kumaJiputa. ₁₀Wadanduluka wathi: “Makabongwe uNdikhoyo onihlangule kukumkani waseJiputa nabantu bakhe. ₁₁Ngoku nam ndiyangqina ukuba ehlabathini akakho olingana noNdikhoyo, kuba yena amaSirayeli uwahlangule kolungaka lona ulunya lwamaJiputa.” ₁₂Ngoko ke uJetro wenzela uThixo idini elitshiswayo neminye imibingelelo. Ke uAron, ekunye namadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, beza baxhamla izidlo ezo kunye noJetro umkhwe kaMosis, bekhonza uThixo.

₁₃Kwangentseni ngomhla olandelayo uMosis waba sisinxadanxada, echophele amatyala, esombulula iingxaki zamaSirayeli kwada kwahlwa.

₁₄Uthe ke uJetro akuyibona le meko yokuxakeka kukaMosis, wabuza wathi: “Khawutsho, yintoni kanye le niyenzayo naba bantu bakho? Khona, ngani ukuba ube wedwa, bona beze bengumngcelele, bafike bakuphahle kwangentseni kude kuhlwe?”

₁₅UMosis waphendula wathi: “Kaloku aba bantu beza kum khon' ukuze ndibabeke emkhondweni mayela nentando kaThixo, ₁₆kuthi xa benembambano beze kum ukuze ndibalamle ndibachazele imimiselo nemiyalelo kaThixo.”

₁₇Ke yena uJetro wathi kuMosis: “Hayi, nyana, olu hlobo wenza ngalo alulunganga. ₁₈Ngale ndlela uqhuba ngayo uyaziqoba. Uya kuxhwaleka uphel' amandla; naba bantu baya kudinwa yile nto. Kaloku umsebenzi onje awukulingananga uwedwa. ₁₉Khawuphulaphule ke ndikucebise; ngamana wakunceda ke uThixo. Into ofanelwe kukuyenza kukuzakuzelela abantu kuThixo, use imicimbi yabo kuye. ₂₀Wena kufuneka ubafundise imimiselo nomthetho kaThixo, ubacacisele indlela yokuziphatha, nako konke okulindelekileyo kubo. ₂₁Ngaphezulu khetha amadoda aziinkokheli ezifanelekileyo, uwamisele phezu kwamaqela ahlulwa-hlulwe angamawaka, amakhulu, namashumi angamahlanu njalo-njalo. La madoda ke mayibe ngabantu abamthobelayo uThixo, abathembekileyo, abantu abanganyobekiyo. ₂₂Wona isigxina sawo mayibe kukuchophela imicimbi yaba bantu. Imicimbi elula makayiphicothe ayilungise ngokwawo, ke yona imicimbi ewaxakayo ayizise kuwe. Ngale ndlela ke nawo aya kuba nenxaxheba kulo msebenzi wakho, akuphungulele umthwalo. ₂₃Ukuba wenjenje ke ngokuvuma kukaThixo, awuyi kuqobeka, futhi ke nabantu aba baya kutsho bavisisane.”

₂₄Ngenene ke uMosis wenza ngokwecebo likaJetro, ₂₅wawakhetha amadoda afanelekileyo kumaSirayeli, wawamisela aziinkokheli phezu kwamaqela ahlulwa-hlulwe angamawaka, amakhulu, namashumi ngamahlanu njalo-njalo. ₂₆Wona ke aba ngabalamli abavunyiweyo bokuphicotha imicimbi yamaSirayeli. Yonke imicimbi elula yayisonjululwa ngawo, ithi ke ewaxakayo ayigqithisele kuMosis. ₂₇Ke kaloku uMosis wamkhulula uJetro, waphindela kwelakowabo.

_1-2Kanye ukuphela kwenyanga yesithathu amaSirayeli aphumayo eJiputa, amaSirayeli anduluka eRefidim, aya kugaleleka kwintlango yeSinayi, emisa phantsi kwentaba iSinayi. ₃Ke yena uMosis wenyuka intaba, waya kuThixo. *UNdikhoyo wambiza wathi: “Thetha namaSirayeli, inzala kaYakobi, uthi: ₄‘Niyibonile imimangaliso endiyenzileyo mna Ndikhoyo kumaJiputa, nokuba nani ndanisondeza ndanithwala ngokokhozi luthwele amathole alo. ₅Ngoku ke, ukuba niyandithobela, nenze ngokomnqophiso wam, niya kuba ngabantu bam ncakasana. Kaloku lelam ihlabathi liphela, ₆kambe ke nina niya kuba ngababingeleli basebhotwe, nibe luhlanga olulodwa.’ Ngawo la ke amazwi omawuwabhekise kumaSirayeli.” ₇UMosis wehla ke entabeni, wawadibanisa amadoda amakhulu, wawaneka umyalelo kaNdikhoyo phambi kwawo.

₈Aphendula ke amaSirayeli xa ewonke athi: “Zonke izinto azithethayo uNdikhoyo siya kuzenza.” UMosis wawugqithisa ke umlomo wamaSirayeli kuNdikhoyo.

₉UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: “Ndiza kuza kuwe ndikwilifu elingqingqwa, ukuze ndithethe nawe amaSirayeli ekho, khon' ukuze angaze akuthandabuze.” UMosis waxelela uNdikhoyo akuthethileyo amaSirayeli.

₁₀UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis wathi: “Yitsho bonke abantu bazenze nyulu, bacoceke ngokupheleleyo namhlanje nangomso, balungiselele ukunqula. Impahla yabo mabayihlambe ₁₁ukuze ngomsomnye babe sebelungile. Ngaloo mini ke ndiya kuhla ndize apha eSinayi, nabantu bebukele. ₁₂Jikeleza intaba le, wenze umda ongayi kutsitywa ngamaSirayeli. Ngokunjalo baxelele abantu ukuba mabangasondeli okanye benyuke entabeni apho. Umntu okhe wathi cakatha entabeni apho makabulawe. ₁₃Ewe, umntu onjalo makagityiselwe ngamatye, okanye achanwe ngotolo, afe engachukunyiswanga ngasandla. Nesilwanyana esisondeleyo ke masibulawe kwangaloo ndlela. Kuya kuthi ke wakuvakala umntyangampo wokukhala kwexilongo, abantu benyuke beze entabeni.”

₁₄UMosis wehla ke entabeni, wabaxelela abantu ukuba mabalungele ukunqula. Ngenene ke bahlamba bacoceka. ₁₅Ngaphezu koko ke wabayala ukuba babe sebelungile ngomsomnye; ngelo thuba ke amadoda angahlangani nababhinqileyo. ₁₆Ngentsasa yomhla wesithathu ke zavakala izabhokhwe zeendudumo, yabe yona ke imibane itshawuza, kwaza kwabonakala nelifu elingqingqwa apho entabeni. Asisathethi ke ngomtyangampo wexilongo owabetha kwathi nkxwee, kangangokuba abantu bagubha luloyiko esikhululweni. ₁₇Ke kaloku uMosis waphuma nabo besiya kuThixo, baza ke bema emazantsi entaba. ₁₈Yonke intaba iSinayi yambathiswa sisithokothoko somsi, kuba uNdikhoyo wehlela kuyo engathi ungumlilo. Umsi lowo ke wanyuquza ngathi uphuma eziko, yaza intaba yanyikima ngamandla. ₁₉Kanti ke nesandi sexilongo saya sikhula ngakumbi. Waza wathetha ke uMosis, naye uThixo waphendula ngeendudumo. ₂₀Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wehla wathi ngcu phezu kwencochoyi yentaba iSinayi, wathi kuMosis makenyukele khona naye, ₂₁waza ke wathuma uMosis, wathi: “Yihla ufike ubayale abantu hleze bawutsibe umda, beze kundibuka, kuba xa beyenzile loo nto luya kufa uninzi lwabo. ₂₂Nkqu nababingeleli abasondelayo kum mabahlambuluke, hleze ndibatshabalalise.”

₂₃UMosis waphendula wathi: “Kaloku, *Mhlekazi, abantu abanako ukunyuka beze entabeni, kuba ubusiyalile wathi intaba masiyahlule siyijikeleze ngomda, khon' ukuze kungabikho nto isondelayo kuyo.”

₂₄UNdikhoyo wathi kuye: “Hamba uye kuthatha uAron, uze naye apha. Kodwa ke bona ababingeleli kunye nabanye abantu bangàkhe balinge bawutsibe umda, hleze ndibatshabalalise.” ₂₅Ngenene ke uMosis wehla, wafika wabaxelela abantu into ethethwe nguNdikhoyo.

₁Ke kaloku uThixo wathetha wenjenje: ₂“Mna *ndinguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho owakukhulula eJiputa apho wawulikhoboka khona.

₃“Ungaze unqule *thixo wumbi ngaphandle kwam.

₄“Ungaze uziqingqele umfanekiso wothixo, nditsho nokuba ngowantoni na esesibhakabhakeni phezulu, okanye esemhlabeni phantsi, okanye nokuba yeyasemanzini aphantsi komhlaba. ₅Ungaze ukhahlele unqule umfanekiso oqingqiweyo; kuba mna Ndikhoyo Thixo wakho ndinguThixo onekhwele. Ndiyabohlwaya abandithiyileyo; ewe, ndohlwaya ooyise ndide ndiye kuqhina kwesesithathu nakwesesine isizukulwana sabo. ₆Kodwa ke ndiphuphuma izibele kumawaka-waka abo bandithandayo, beyithobela imiyalelo yam.

₇“Ungaze ulikhankanye ngelize igama lam; kaloku mna Ndikhoyo Thixo wakho andiyi kumxolela ofumana alibize igama lam.

₈“Hlala uwukhumbula *uMhla wokuPhumla, uwugcine ulusuku olulodwa lukaNdikhoyo. ₉Sebenza imihla emithandathu, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho. ₁₀Ke wona umhla wesixhenxe lusuku lwam olulodwa lokuphumla. Ngoko ke makungabikho mntu usebenzayo ngalo mhla; nditsho nawe, umntwana wakho, nesicaka sakho, nemfuyo yakho, ngokunjalo nomngeneleli ohlala phakathi kwenu. ₁₁Kaloku mna Ndikhoyo ndênza umhlaba, nesibhakabhaka, nolwandle, nako konke okulapho kwezo zinto, ngeentsuku ezintandathu, ndaza ke ndaphumla ngomhla wesixhenxe. Ngenxa yaloo nto ke lo mhla ndawukhetha ukuze ube lusuku olulodwa lokuphumla.

₁₂“Mhlonele uyihlo ndawonye nonyoko, khon' ukuze ube nokuzinza kwelo lizwe ndikunika lona mna Ndikhoyo Thixo wakho.

₁₃“Musa ukuba sisibulala-mntu.

₁₄“Musa ukukrexeza.

₁₅“Musa ukûba.

₁₆“Musa ukungqina ubuxoki ngomnye umntu.

₁₇“Musa ukunqwenela umzi womnye umntu, nokuba ngumfazi wakhe, nokuba sisicaka sakhe okanye isicakakazi sakhe, nokuba yinkomo yakhe, nokuba yidonki yakhe, okanye nantoni na eyeyomnye umntu.”

₁₈Athi ke amaSirayeli akuziva iindudumo, nokuhlokoma kwexilongo, akubona nemibane itshawuza, nentaba ilitsili ngumsi, suka angcangcazela kukoyika, angcachela phaya. ₁₉Abhekisa kuMosis, athi: “Mayibe nguwe othetha nathi; siya kukuva. Mayingabi nguThixo ngokwakhe othetha nathi, hleze sife.”

₂₀UMosis wathi ebantwini: “Sanukoyika, kuba uThixo uyanivavanya nje, khon' ukuze nihlale nimhlonele, ningawexulwa kukona.” ₂₁Kambe ke abantu bona bahlala bechasele, àbavuma ukusondela, yanguMosis yedwa okufuphi kwelo lifu limnyama lingumqondiso wobukho bukaThixo.

₂₂*UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis, wathi: “Yithi kumaSirayeli: ‘Ngoku ke nindivile, mna Ndikhoyo, xa bendithetha nani ndisezulwini. ₂₃Ngoko ke, indim nje uThixo wenu, sanukundidibanisa nezithixo ezenziwe ngesiliva okanye igolide. ₂₄Mna ndenzeleni iqonga lamadini ngomhlaba, nize nithathe iinkomo, iigusha, okanye iibhokhwe, nenze ngazo amadini atshiswayo ngokunjalo namadini obudlelwane. Naphi na apho ndininike khona indawo yokunqula ndiya kuza ndinithamsanqelise. ₂₅Xa nindenzela iqonga lamadini ngamatye sanukuwaqingqa, kuba xa nisebenzisa izixhobo niwaqingqa selexabhelekile kum. ₂₆Xa nindakhela iqonga lamadini makungayiwa ngezinyuko kulo, hleze nithi xa ninyukayo zihlubeke izambatho zenu, nibe ze.’ ”

₁“Nantsi ke imimiselo oya kuyinika amaSirayeli: ₂Umntu othe wathenga ikhoboka elingumHebhere liya kumkhonza iminyaka ibe mithandathu, lize ngowesixhenxe likhululwe lingahlawulelwanga nto. ₃Ukuba langena ebukhobokeni lilisoka, liya kumka lilodwa. Kanti ke ukuba langena ebukhobokeni linomfazi, liya kukhululeka kunye naye. ₄Xa lifike lingenamfazi, yaza inkosi yalo yalinika umfazi, waza wazala abantwana, abo bantwana nalo mfazi ngabenkosi yalo; xa likhululekayo liya kubashiya apho. ₅Kodwa ke xa lithe ngokuphandle: ‘Hayi, ndiyakholwa yinkosi yam, ndiyamthanda nomkam, ngokunjalo nabantwana bam, ngoko ke ndikhetha ukungakhululeki,’ ₆inkosi yalo ke iya kulithatha ilise *esibingelelweni phambi kukaThixo; apho ke iya kulayamisa elucangweni okanye emgubasini, ize iligqobhoze indlebe ngenyatyhoba. Yakuba ilenjenjalo ke, liya kuba ngumkhonzi wayo bonke ubomi balo.

₇“Xa umntu ethengise intombi yakhe yalikhoboka, yona ayinakukhululeka okwekhoboka eliyindoda. ₈Ukuba indoda leyo ibiyithengile ukuba ibe ngumfazi wayo, ize ithi kamva inganeliseki yiyo, kufuneka ivumele abantu bakowayo ukuba bayikhulule ngokuyithenga. Akuvumelekanga ukuba isuke iyithengise kwabasemzini; kaloku izaphule izigqibo. ₉Ukuba iyithengele unyana wayo, mayiyiphathe njengentombi yayo. ₁₀Xa indoda ithatha umfazi wesibini, mayingayeki ukumondla nokumnxiba nokumenza umfazi lo wokuqala. ₁₁Ukuba ayiwafezi la malungelo mayimkhulule angahlawulelwa.”

₁₂“Umntu obethe omnye wamenzakalisa wafa, makabulawe. ₁₃Kodwa ke ukuba umbulele ngengozi, makabalekele endaweni endiyimisele abasabi. ₁₄Kambe ke yena umntu obulele omnye ngolunya, nokuba angade abalekele eqongeni lamadini, makasuswe apho abulawe.

₁₅“Umntu ohlasela uyise nokuba ngunina, makabulawe.

₁₆“Umntu oqweqwedisa omnye aze amthengise okanye abanjwe esenaye, makabulawe.

₁₇“Umntu othuka uyise nokuba ngunina, makabulawe.

₁₈“Ukuba amadoda amabini axabene, yaza enye yabetha ngelitye okanye ngenqindi yayenzakalisa leyo ibisilwa nayo, kwaza kwafuneka ukuba khe ilale ngandletyana-nye, ₁₉ukuba ibuye yakwazi ukuhamba-hamba isimelela, mayingohlwaywa le yenzakalisileyo, nto nje mayihlawule eli xesha liyilahlekeleyo ngokulala igula, futhi iyinyange ide iphile.

₂₀“Ukuba umntu ulibethe ngentonga ikhoboka lakhe eliyindoda noba libhinqile, laza lafa ngoko nangoko, makohlwaywe. ₂₁Kambe ke ukuba ikhoboka elo life emva kosuku okanye iintsuku ezimbini, akayi kohlwaywa. Kaloku ikhoboka belilelakhe.

₂₂“Xa ababini bethe besilwa baya kuphoseka kumfazi okhulelweyo, waza ngenxa yaloo nto akenzakala kodwa sona isisu saphuma, lo usisizekabani sale ntlekele uya kudliwa ngokubona kwendoda yaloo mfazi, yakuba icetyiswe ngabalamli. ₂₃Kodwa ke ukuba umfazi lowo uthe wenzakala, ubomi mabubuyekezwe ngobomi, ₂₄iliso ngeliso, izinyo ngezinyo, isandla ngesandla, unyawo ngonyawo, ₂₅umlilo ngomlilo, uduma ngoduma, umvumbo ngomvumbo.

₂₆“Xa umntu elibethe walityhaphaza ikhoboka lakhe, liyindoda okanye libhinqile, makalikhulule ukuhlawula elo liso. ₂₇Kanti ke nokuba ulibethe kwapoq' izinyo wolikhulula ukuhlawula elo zinyo.”

₂₈“Xa inkunzi yenkomo yomntu othile ithe yahlaba umntu wafa, mayixulutywe ngamatye ide ife, inyama yayo ingàtyiwa. Ke yena umnini wayo akanatyala. ₂₉Kambe ke ukuba inkomo leyo ibiqhelile ukuhlaba abantu, abe nomniniyo eyaliwe, kodwa akayigcina, yaza yahlaba umntu yambulala, mayixulutywe ngamatye ife, ngokunjalo nomniniyo abulawe. ₃₀Phofu ke ukuba kubonakala ukuba umniniyo lowo makamiselwe umdliwo ukusindisa ubomi bakhe, kofuneka akhuphe loo nto ibizwayo njengoko injalo. ₃₁Nokuba inkomo leyo ihlabe yabulala inkwenkwe okanye intombazana, logwetywa kwangaloo ndlela elo tyala. ₃₂Xa ke inkomo leyo ihlabe yabulala ikhoboka eliyindoda okanye elibhinqileyo, umniniyo wokhupha intlawulo yeesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu, ke yona inkomo leyo ixulutywe.

₃₃“Ukuba umntu ushiye umngxuma uvulekile, okanye umbe umngxuma akawugquma, kwaza kweyela inkomo noba yidonki kuwo, ummbi-mngxuma lowo ₃₄makayihlawule loo nto yeyeleyo, kodwa ke lona ixhoba elo loba lelakhe.

₃₅“Ukuba ke iinkuzi zeenkomo zabantu ababini zenzakalisene, yaza enye yazo yafa, aba babini mabathengise le iphilayo, ize ixabiso layo bahlulelane ngalo, ngokukwanjalo bahlulelane ngayo nale ifileyo. ₃₆Xa le nkomo ibulele enye ibe iqhelile ukwenza lo mkhwa, kodwa akayigcina umniniyo, makavuse le ifileyo ngephilayo; ke yona le ifileyo yoba yeyakhe.”