Ukufika eSinayi
1Ngenyanga yesithathu emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe, ngalona lolo suku, bafika ehlane laseSinayi. 2Sebesukile eRefidimi, befike ehlane laseSinayi, bamisa ehlane; u-Israyeli wahlala khona phambi kwentaba.
3UMose wakhuphukela kuNkulunkulu; uJehova esentabeni wamemeza kuye, wathi: “Yisho kuyo indlu kaJakobe, ubatshele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: 4‘Nibonile lokhu engikwenzile kwabaseGibithe nokuthi nganithwala ngamaphiko okhozi, nganisondeza kimi. 5Kalokhu uma nilalela nokulalela izwi lami, nigcine isivumelwano sami, niyakuba yigugu kimi kunazo zonke izizwe, ngokuba umhlaba wonke ungowami, 6nibe ngumbuso wabapristi kimi, nesizwe esingcwele. Yilawo mazwi ozakuwakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.’ ”
7UMose wafika, wabiza amalunga abantu, wabeka phambi kwabo onke lawo mazwi uJehova amyale ngawo. 8Bonke abantu baphendula kanyekanye, bathi: “Konke akukhulumileyo uJehova siyakukwenza.” UMose wabuyisela kuJehova amazwi abantu.
9UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bheka, ngiza kuwe ngefu elinzima ukuba abantu bezwe, nxa ngikhuluma nawe, bakholwe nguwe kuze kube phakade.” UMose walandisa uJehova amazwi abantu.
10UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Hamba uye kubantu, ubangcwelise namuhla nakusasa, bahlanze izingubo zabo, 11babe sebelungile ngosuku lwesithathu; ngokuba ngosuku lwesithathu uJehova uyakwehlela entabeni yaseSinayi emehlweni abantu bonke. 12Wena-ke wobamisela abantu umkhawulo nxazonke, uthi: ‘Xwayani ukuba ningakhuphukeli entabeni, ningathinti umkhawulo wayo. Lowo othinta intaba uyakubulawa impela; 13makangaphathwa ngesandla, kepha impela uyakukhandwa ngamatshe nokuba ahlatshwe ngemicibisholo; noma kuyinkomo noma kungumuntu, akuyikuphila.’ Nxa icilongo likhala linganqamuki, bayakukhuphukela entabeni.”
14UMose wehla entabeni, wabuyela kubantu, wabangcwelisa abantu; bahlanza-ke izingubo zabo. 15Wayesethi kubantu: “Anoba senilungile ngosuku lwesithathu; ningasondeli kowesifazane.”
16Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu sekusile, kwaba khona ukuduma nokunyazima kombani, nefu elinzima phezu kwentaba, nezwi lecilongo elizwakala kakhulu; bonke abantu abasekamu* bathuthumela. 17UMose wayesebakhipha abantu ekamu* ukuba bahlangane noNkulunkulu; bema phansi kwentaba. 18Yonke intaba yaseSinayi yathunqa umusi, ngokuba uJehova wehlela phezu kwayo ngomlilo; umusi wayo wenyuka njengomusi wesithando; intaba yonke yazamazama kakhulu. 19Kwathi izwi lecilongo lalilokhu lizwakala kakhulu kunakuqala; uMose wakhuluma, uNkulunkulu wamphendula ngezwi elikhulu.
20UJehova wehlela phezu kwentaba yaseSinayi esiqongweni sentaba; uJehova wambiza uMose ukuba eze esiqongweni sentaba; uMose wakhuphuka-ke. 21UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yehla, ubaxwayise abantu, funa bafohle ukuba babone uJehova, kufe abaningi kubo. 22Nabapristi abasondela kuJehova mabazingcwelise, funa uJehova abadumele.”
23UMose wathi kuJehova: “Abantu abanakukhuphukela entabeni yaseSinayi, ngokuba usiyalisisile, wathi: ‘Yimisele intaba umkhawulo, uyingcwelise.’ ”
24Wayesethi uJehova kuye: “Hamba wehle, uze ubuye ukhuphuke, wena no-Aroni enawe; kepha abapristi nabantu mabangafohli, bakhuphukele kuJehova, funa abadumele.”
25UMose wayesehla, waya kubantu, wabatshela.
