U-Eksodusi 34

₁UJehova wathi kuMose: “Zibazele izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala, ngilobe ezibhebheni amazwi ayesezibhebheni zokuqala owazaphulayo. ₂Mawube usulungele kusasa, ukhuphukele entabeni yaseSinayi ekuseni, ume khona phambi kwami esiqongweni sentaba. ₃Akuyikukhuphuka muntu nawe, kungabonakali muntu entabeni yonke, futhi kungaklabi zimvu nazinkomo ngaphambi kwaleyo ntaba.”

₄Wayesebaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala; uMose wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wakhuphukela entabeni yaseSinayi, njengalokho uJehova emyalile; waphatha ngesandla sakhe izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe. ₅UJehova wehla ngefu, wema naye lapho, wamemezela igama likaJehova. ₆UJehova wadlula phambi kwakhe, wamemeza wathi: “NguJehova! NguJehova! NguNkulunkulu ogcwele isihe, onomusa, ophuza ukuthukuthela, novame ubumnene neqiniso, ₇ogcinela abayizinkulungwane umusa, othethelela ububi neziphambeko nezono, ongayikuyekela onecala, ehambela ububi bawoyise kubantwana nakubantwana babantwana, kwabesizukulwane sesithathu nesesine.”

₈UMose washesha wakhothamela emhlabathini, wakhuleka. ₉Wathi: “Nkosi, uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, iNkosi mayihambe iphakathi kwethu, ngokuba bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni; usithethelele ububi bethu nokona kwethu, usithabathe sibe yifa lakho.”

₁₀Wayesethi: “Bheka, ngiyenza isivumelwano; phambi kwabantu bonke bakho ngiyakuzenza izimangaliso ezingazange zenziwe emhlabeni wonke nakusiphi isizwe; bonke abantu okhona phakathi kwabo bayakuwubona umsebenzi kaJehova, ngokuba kuyesabeka lokhu engikwenza kuwe. ₁₁Qaphela lokhu engikuyala ngakho namuhla: bheka, ngixosha phambi kwakho ama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi. ₁₂Xwaya ukuba ungasenzi isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni oya kulo, funa babe lugibe kuwe. ₁₃Kepha niyakuwadiliza ama-altare abo, niziphahlaze izinsika zabo, nibagawule o-Ashera* babo, ₁₄ngokuba awuyikukhonza omunye unkulunkulu, lokhu uJehova, igama lakhe linguMhawu, unguNkulunkulu onomhawu, ₁₅funa wenze isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni, baye baphinge nawonkulunkulu babo, bahlabele onkulunkulu babo, omunye akumeme, udle umhlatshelo wakhe, ₁₆uthathele amadodana akho amadodakazi abo, amadodakazi abo aye aphinge nawonkulunkulu babo, enze ukuba amadodana akho aye aphinge nawonkulunkulu babo.

₁₇“Awuyikuzenzela onkulunkulu ababunjiweyo.

₁₈“Umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo wowugcina. Uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, njengalokho ngakuyala, ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo senyanga ka-Abibi, ngokuba ngenyanga ka-Abibi waphuma eGibithe.

₁₉“Konke okuvula isizalo kungokwami, nawo onke amaduna ezinkomo zakho, amazibulo ezinkomo nawezimvu. ₂₀Kepha izibulo lembongolo wolihlenga ngewundlu; uma ungalihlengi, ulaphule intamo. Amazibulo onke amadodana akho wowahlenga, kungabonakali muntu phambi kwami engaphethe lutho.

₂₁“Wosebenza izinsuku eziyisithupha, uphumule ngosuku lwesikhombisa; uyakuphumula ngesikhathi sokulima nangokuvuna.

₂₂“Uyakugcina umkhosi wamasonto, owolibo lukakolweni ovuniweyo, nomkhosi wokuvuna ngasekupheleni komnyaka. ₂₃Kathathu ngomnyaka abesilisa bakho bonke bayakubonakala phambi kweNkosi uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. ₂₄Ngokuba ngiyakuxosha izizwe phambi kwakho, ngandise imikhawulo yakho; akuyikubakho muntu olifisa izwe lakho, nxa ukhuphuka uya ukubonakala phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kathathu ngomnyaka.

₂₅“Awuyikunikela ngegazi lomhlatshelo womkhosi wephasika kuze kuse.

₂₆“Izandulela zolibo lwezwe lakho woziyisa endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Awuyikupheka izinyane lembuzi obisini lukanina.”

₂₇UJehova wathi kuMose: “Zilobele lawa mazwi, ngokuba ngokwalawa mazwi ngenzile isivumelwano nawe nabakwa-Israyeli.” ₂₈Wayelapho noJehova izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, kadlanga lutho, kaphuzanga manzi. Waloba ezibhebheni amazwi esivumelwano, imiyalelo eyishumi.

₂₉Kwathi uMose esehla entabeni yaseSinayi, izibhebhe zombili zobufakazi zisesandleni sikaMose esehla entabeni, uMose wayengazi ukuthi isikhumba sobuso bakhe sasikhazimula ngenxa yokukhuluma kwakhe naye. ₃₀Bathi u-Aroni nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bembona uMose, bheka, isikhumba sobuso bakhe sasikhazimula, besaba ukusondela kuye. ₃₁UMose wayesebabiza; u-Aroni nazo zonke izinduna zenhlangano babuyela-ke kuye; uMose wayesekhuluma kubo. ₃₂Ngasemuva bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basondela, wabayala ngakho konke uJehova akukhulume kuye entabeni yaseSinayi.

₃₃UMose eseqedile ukukhuluma nabo, wafaka iveli ebusweni bakhe. ₃₄Kepha uMose esezakungena phambi kukaJehova ukukhuluma naye, walikhumula iveli waze waphuma; waphuma, wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli lokho akuyalelweyo. ₃₅Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babubona ubuso bukaMose ukuthi isikhumba sobuso bukaMose sasikhazimula; uMose wayesebuye walifaka iveli ebusweni bakhe waze wangena ukuyokhuluma naye.