U-Eksodusi 12

₁UJehova wayesekhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni ezweni laseGibithe, ethi: ₂“Le nyanga iyakuba kini inhloko yezinyanga, ibe yinyanga yokuqala emnyakeni kini. ₃Khulumani kuyo inhlangano yonke yakwa-Israyeli, nithi: ‘Ngolweshumi lwale nyanga yilowo nalowo makazithathele iwundlu ngokwezindlu zawoyise, kube yiwundlu ngendlu; ₄uma abomuzi bengalaneli iwundlu, wolithatha nomakhelwane wakhe oseduze nomuzi wakhe njengenani labantu; kulelo nalelo wundlu anobala inani elithile njengokudla kwalowo nalowo muntu. ₅Iwundlu malingabi nasici, libe ngeleduna, libe nomnyaka munye, nilithathe ezimvini noma ezimbuzini; ₆niyakuligcina kuze kube sosukwini lweshumi nane lwaleyo nyanga; ibandla lonke lenhlangano yakwa-Israyeli liyakulihlaba ngakusihlwa. ₇Bazakuthabatha igazi, balibhece ezinsikeni zombili zomnyango nasekhothameni lomnyango ezindlini abayakulidlela kuzo. ₈Bazakuyidla inyama ngalobo busuku, yosiwe ngomlilo; bayakuyidla kanye nesinkwa esingenamvubelo nemifino ebabayo. ₉Ningalidli liseluhlaza, noma liphekwe nokuphekwa ngamanzi, kepha losiwe ngomlilo, ikhanda lalo kanye nemilenze yalo nezibilini zalo. ₁₀Ningashiyi lutho kuze kube sekuseni; kepha okusele kulo kuze kube sekuseni nizakukushisa ngomlilo. ₁₁Niyakulidla kanje: izinkalo zenu ziboshiwe, izicathulo zenu zisezinyaweni zenu, nezindondolo zenu zisezandleni zenu; niyakulidla ngokushesha; kuyiphasika likaJehova.

₁₂“ ‘Ngokuba ngiyakudabula izwe laseGibithe ngalobo busuku, ngibulale onke amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe, abantu nezinkomo, ngenze izahlulelo kuzo zonke izithixo zaseGibithe; nginguJehova. ₁₃Igazi liyakuba luphawu lwenu ezindlini lapho nikhona; nanxa ngibona igazi, ngiyakudlula kini, ningehlelwa yisifo sokunibhubhisa, lapho ngibulala izwe laseGibithe.

₁₄“ ‘Lolo suku luyakuba yisikhumbuzo kini, nilugcine lube ngumkhosi kaJehova; anolugcina izizukulwane ngezizukulwane ngokomthetho waphakade. ₁₅Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo; yebo, ngosuku lokuqala noyikhipha imvubelo ezindlini zenu, ngokuba bonke abadla okuvutshelweyo, kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kufike usuku lwesikhombisa, labo bantu bayakunqunywa kwa-Israyeli. ₁₆Ngosuku lokuqala niyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele, nangosuku lwesikhombisa nibe nomhlangano ongcwele; kungasetshenzwa ngazo, kuphela okudliwa ngabantu bonke; lokhu kodwa makwenziwe yinina.

₁₇“ ‘Niyakugcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngokuba ngalona lolo suku ngikhiphile amabandla enu ezweni laseGibithe; ngalokho anogcina lolu suku ezizukulwaneni zenu zonke ngokomthetho waphakade. ₁₈Ngenyanga yokuqala ngosuku lweshumi nane ngakusihlwa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo, kuze kufike usuku lwamashumi amabili nanye lwenyanga ngakusihlwa. ₁₉Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa akuyikutholakala mvubelo ezindlini zenu, ngokuba yilowo nalowo odlayo okuvutshelweyo yena uyakunqunywa ebandleni lakwa-Israyeli, noma engumfokazi noma engowokuzalwa ezweni. ₂₀Ningadli lutho oluvutshelweyo; ezindlini zenu zonke anodla isinkwa esingenamvubelo.’ ”

₂₁UMose wayesebiza amalunga akwa-Israyeli, wathi kuwo: “Hambani nizithathele amawundlu ngokwemindeni yenu, nihlabe iphasika. ₂₂Nothatha isithungu sehisopi,* nisicwilise egazini elisemcengezini, nibhece ikhothamo nezinsika zombili zomnyango ngegazi elisemcengezini; akuyikuphuma muntu emnyango waleyo ndlu kuze kube sekuseni. ₂₃Ngokuba uJehova uyakudabula ukuyoshaya abaseGibithe; nanxa ebona igazi elisekhothameni nasezinsikeni zombili, uJehova uyakudlula kulowo mnyango, angamvumeli umbhubhisi ukuba angene ezindlini zenu ukuyobulala.

₂₄“Niyakugcina le nto ibe ngumthetho kuwena nakuwo amadodana akho kuze kube phakade. ₂₅Kuyakuthi lapho senifike ezweni uJehova azakuninika lona njengesithembiso sakhe, niyakugcina inkonzo yakhe. ₂₆Kuyakuthi nxa abantwana benu besho kini, bethi: ‘Iyini le nkonzo kini na?’ ₂₇nithi: ‘Kungumhlatshelo wephasika likaJehova owadlula kuzo izindlu zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli mhla ebulala abaseGibithe, ezophula izindlu zethu.’ ” Abantu bakhothama, bakhuleka. ₂₈Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, benze njalo; njengalokho uJehova ebayalile oMose no-Aroni, benze njalo-ke.

₂₉Kwathi phakathi kwamabili uJehova wabulala onke amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe, kusukela kulo izibulo likaFaro owayehlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi kuze kube kulo izibulo lesiboshwa esasisetilongweni, kanye namazibulo onke ezinkomo. ₃₀UFaro wavuka ebusuku, yena nezinceku zakhe zonke, nabo bonke abaseGibithe; kwaba khona ukukhala okukhulu eGibithe, ngokuba kwakungekhondlu, lapho kungafanga muntu khona.

₃₁Wababiza oMose no-Aroni ebusuku, wathi: “Vukani niphume kubantu bami, nina nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nihambe niyokhonza uJehova, njengalokho nishilo. ₃₂Thathani izimvu zenu nezinkomo zenu, njengalokho nishilo, nihambe, ningibusise nami.”

₃₃AbaseGibithe babebacindezela abantu ukuba babakhiphe ezweni ngokushesha, ngokuba bathi: “Thina sonke sifile.” ₃₄Abantu base bethatha inhlama yabo ingakavutshelwa, nezingqwembe zabo zokuxova isinkwa, ziboshwe ezingutsheni zabo emahlombe abo. ₃₅Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza-ke njengezwi likaMose; bacela kwabaseGibithe izinto zesiliva, nezinto zegolide, nezingubo. ₃₆UJehova wabenzela abantu umusa emehlweni abaseGibithe, babapha lokho abakucelayo. Babaphundla abaseGibithe.

₃₇Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka eRamesesi, bafika eSukoti, kungathi abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha behamba phansi, bengamadoda ngaphandle kwabantwana. ₃₈Kwenyuka nabo ingxubevange yabantu, nezimvu, nezinkomo, imfuyo eningi kakhulu. ₃₉Ngenhlama abaphuma nayo eGibithe benza amaqebelengwane angenamvubelo, ngokuba yayingavutshelwe, lokhu baxoshwa eGibithe bengenakulibala, futhi bengazilungiselanga mphako.

₄₀Ukuhlala kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abakuhlalayo eGibithe kwakuyiminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu. ₄₁Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, kwathi ngalona lolo suku, amabandla onke kaJehova aphuma ezweni laseGibithe. ₄₂Kungubusuku obuzakugcinelwa uJehova ngokubakhipha kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe, ngubusuku bukaJehova obuzakugcinwa yibo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezizukulwaneni zabo.

₄₃UJehova wayesethi kuMose naku-Aroni: “Lokhu kungumthetho wephasika: owezizwe makangalidli; ₄₄kepha zonke izigqila ezithengwa ngumuntu ngemali mazilidle, uma zisokiwe. ₄₅Izihambi noqashiweyo mabangalidli.

₄₆“Liyakudliwa endlini inye; ungaphumisi lutho lwenyama ngaphandle kwendlu; ningaphuli thambo lalo. ₄₇Ibandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli liyakukugcina lokhu.

₄₈“Nxa umfokazi ogogobeleyo kuwe ezakumgcinela uJehova iphasika, mabasoke bonke abesilisa bakhe, asondele aligcine, abe njengowokuzalwa ezweni; kepha malingadliwa muntu ongasokiwe. ₄₉Mawube munye umthetho kowokuzalwa ekhaya nakumfokazi ogogobeleyo phakathi kwenu.”

₅₀Benza kanjalo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; njengalokho ebayalile oMose no-Aroni, benze njalo-ke. ₅₁Kwathi ngalona lolo suku uJehova wakhipha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe ngamabandla abo.