21 – Imithetho elishumi

_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.