40 Day Adventure – Day 3

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.

₉Ngaloo mihla ke weza uYesu, evela eNazarete kwelaseGalili, wabhaptizwa nguYohane eJordan apho. ₁₀Kuthe kwangoko, akuphuma uYesu emanzini, izulu lavuleka, wabona uMoya oyiNgcwele esihla phezu kwakhe njengehobe. ₁₁Kwavakala nelizwi elivela ezulwini, lisithi: “UnguNyana wam endimthandayo wena; ndikholisiwe nguwe.”

₁₂Kwangoko uMoya oyiNgcwele wamqhubela entlango uYesu. ₁₃Waba lapho entlango iintsuku ezimashumi mane, elingwa nguSathana, ephakathi kwezilo zasendle. Izithunywa zezulu ke zazimlungiselela kwiintswelo zakhe.

₁₄Emva kokubanjwa kukaYohane, uYesu waya eGalili, evakalisa iindaba ezimnandi ezivela kuThixo, ₁₅esithi: “Lifikile ngoku ixesha. Luthwasile ulawulo lukaThixo. Guqukani, nikholwe kuzo ezi ndaba zimnandi.”

₁₆Ke kaloku kwathi ehamba ngakuLwandle lwaseGalili, wabona uSimon noAndreya umninawe wakhe bephosa umnatha elwandle. Kaloku bona babengabalobi beentlanzi. ₁₇UYesu wathi kubo: “Yizani apha nindilandele; ndonenza nibe ngabalobi babantu.” ₁₈Bayishiya kwangoko ke iminatha yabo, bamlandela.

₁₉Uthe ke, ehambele phambili kancinane, wabona uYakobi noYohane umninawe wakhe, oonyana bakaZebhedi, besesikhitshaneni sabo, belungisa iminatha yabo. ₂₀Wababiza, baza ke bamshiya uyise uZebhedi esikhitshaneni apho enabaqeshwa, balandela uYesu.