Bible Reading Plan – Day 19

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.

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₂“Ngahlukanisele onke amazibulo, konke okuvula isizalo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kubantu nasezinkomeni; kungokwami.”

₃UMose wayesethi kubantu: “Khumbulani lolu suku eniphume ngalo eGibithe, indlu yobugqila, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uJehova unikhiphile kule ndawo: akuyikudliwa sinkwa esivutshelweyo. ₄Namuhla niyaphuma, ngenyanga ka-Abibi. ₅Kuyakuthi nxa uJehova ekungenisile ezweni lamaKhanani, nelamaHeti, nelama-Amori, nelamaHivi, nelamaJebusi alifungela koyihlo ukukunika lona, izwe elivama ubisi nezinyosi, uyakugcina le nkonzo kule nyanga. ₆Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngolwesikhombisa kube khona umkhosi kaJehova. ₇Isinkwa esingenamvubelo siyakudliwa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; akuyikubonakala sinkwa esivutshelweyo kuwe, kungabonwa namvubelo ezweni lakho lonke. ₈Uzakutshela indodana yakho ngalolo suku, uthi: ‘Kungenxa yalokho uJehova angenzela khona ekuphumeni kwami eGibithe.’ ₉Kuyakuba luphawu kuwe esandleni sakho, kube yisikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo akho, ukuze umthetho kaJehova ube semlonyeni wakho, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uJehova wakukhipha eGibithe. ₁₀Ngakho uyakuwugcina lo mthetho ngesikhathi sawo iminyaka ngeminyaka.

₁₁“Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova esezakukungenisa ezweni lamaKhanani, njengalokho wafunga kuwe nakoyihlo, akuphe lona, ₁₂wodlulisela kuJehova konke okuvula isizalo nawo onke amazibulo ezinkomo onawo; amaduna onke azakuba ngakaJehova. ₁₃Onke amazibulo ezimbongolo wowahlenga ngewundlu; uma ungawahlengi, wowaphula intamo; amazibulo onke abantu kumadodana akho wowahlenga.

₁₄“Kuyakuthi lapho indodana yakho ikubuza ngesikhathi esizayo, ithi: ‘Kuyini lokhu?’ wothi kuyo: ‘Ngesandla esinamandla uJehova wasikhipha eGibithe, indlu yobugqila. ₁₅Kwathi uFaro evuma kalukhuni ukuba sihambe, uJehova wabulala amazibulo onke asezweni laseGibithe, amazibulo abantu namazibulo ezinkomo; ngalokho ngiyahlabela uJehova konke okuvula isizalo okungamaduna; kepha onke amazibulo amadodana ami ngiyawahlenga.’ ₁₆Kuyakuba luphawu esandleni sakho nesikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo akho, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uJehova wasikhipha eGibithe.”

₁₇Kwathi uFaro esebavumele abantu ukuba bahambe, uNkulunkulu akabaholanga ngendlela yasezweni lamaFilisti, noma kwakuyiyona eseduze; ngokuba uNkulunkulu wathi: “Funa mhlawumbe abantu bazisole, nxa bebona impi, babuyele eGibithe.” ₁₈Kepha uNkulunkulu wabagwegwisa abantu ngendlela yasehlane ngaseLwandle Olubomvu; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka ezweni laseGibithe behlomile.

₁₉UMose wathatha amathambo kaJosefa, wahamba nawo, ngokuba wayebafungisile nokubafungisa abakwa-Israyeli, ethi: “Impela uNkulunkulu uyakunihambela nokunihambela, nikhuphule lapha amathambo ami kanye nani.”

₂₀Basuka eSukoti; baya bamisa e-Etamu eceleni kwehlane. ₂₁UJehova wahamba phambi kwabo emini ngensika yefu eyobahola endleleni, nasebusuku ngensika yomlilo eyobakhanyisela ukuba bahambe imini nobusuku. ₂₂Insika yefu emini nensika yomlilo ebusuku ayisukanga ebusweni babantu.

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₂“Yisho kwabakwa-Israyeli ukuba babuyele emuva, bamise ngaphambi kwePhi Hahiroti, ngaphakathi kweMigidoli nolwandle, phambi kweBali Sefoni; anomisa ngaselwandle, nibhekane nalo. ₃UFaro uyakuthi ngabantwana bakwa-Israyeli: ‘Badidekile ezweni, ihlane libavalele.’ ₄Ngiyakuyenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, abalandele; ngiyakudunyiswa ngoFaro nangebandla lakhe lonke; abaseGibithe bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.” Benze njalo-ke.

₅Inkosi yaseGibithe yabikelwa ukuthi abantu sebebalekile; inhliziyo kaFaro neyezinceku zakhe yabaguqukela abantu, bathi: “Yini lokhu esikwenzileyo, sabavumela abakwa-Israyeli ukuba bahambe, bangasikhonzi, na?” ₆Wabophela inqola yakhe, wahamba nabantu bakhe. ₇Wathatha izinqola ezingamakhulu ayisithupha ezikhethiweyo, nezinqola zonke zaseGibithe, nezinduna zazo zonke. ₈UJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; waxosha abakwa-Israyeli; ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphuma ngesandla esiphakamileyo. ₉AbaseGibithe babaxosha, amahhashi onke, nezinqola zikaFaro, nabamahhashi bakhe, nempi yakhe, babafica bemise ngaselwandle ngasePhi Hahiroti ngaphambi kweBali Sefoni.

₁₀UFaro esesondela, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphakamisa amehlo abo; bheka, abaseGibithe babebalandela; base besaba kakhulu; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuJehova. ₁₁Bathi kuMose: “Kungokuba kwakungekho mathuna eGibithe usikhiphile ukuba sifele ehlane na? Usenzeleni lokhu, wasikhipha eGibithe, na? ₁₂Leli alisilo izwi esalikhuluma kuwe eGibithe, sithi: ‘Siyeke, sikhonze abaseGibithe,’ na? Ngokuba bekuyakuba ngcono kithi ukubakhonza abaseGibithe kunokuba sifele ehlane.”

₁₃UMose wathi kubantu: “Ningesabi; qinani, nibone ukusindisa kukaJehova azakunenzela khona namuhla, ngokuba abaseGibithe enibabonile namuhla anisayikubuye nibabone naphakade.” ₁₄UJehova uzakunilwela, nothula nina.

₁₅UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ukhalelani kimi na? Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bahambe. ₁₆Phakamisa wena induku yakho, welule isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, ulwahlukanise; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazakuhamba phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo. ₁₇Bheka, mina ngiyakuzenza lukhuni izinhliziyo zabaseGibithe, babalandele; ngizakudunyiswa ngoFaro nangempi yakhe yonke, ngezinqola zakhe nangabamahhashi bakhe. ₁₈AbaseGibithe bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, nxa ngidunyisiwe ngoFaro, ngezinqola zakhe nangabamahhashi bakhe.”

₁₉Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu eyayihambile phambi kwempi ka-Israyeli yasuka yahamba emva kwabo, nensika yefu yasuka phambi kwabo, yema emva kwabo. ₂₀Yafika phakathi kwempi yaseGibithe nempi yakwa-Israyeli; kwakukhona ifu nobumnyama, noma ikhanya ebusuku, ukuze izimpi zingakwazi ukusondelana ubusuku bonke.

₂₁UMose wayeselula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle; uJehova wamukisa amanzi ngomoya onamandla wasempumalanga ubusuku bonke, waphendula ulwandle lwaba ngumhlabathi owomileyo, amanzi ahlukana. ₂₂Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bangena phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo; amanzi aba lugange kubo ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo.

₂₃AbaseGibithe babaxosha, bangena emva kwabo ngaphakathi kolwandle, namahhashi onke kaFaro, nezinqola zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe. ₂₄Kwathi ngomlindo wokusa uJehova walunguza impi yabaseGibithe, esensikeni yomlilo neyefu, wayidunga impi yabaseGibithe. ₂₅Wawisa amasondo ezinqola ukuba bahambise kalukhuni, baze bathi abaseGibithe: “Masibaleke ebusweni buka-Israyeli, ngokuba uJehova uyabalwela emelene nabaseGibithe.”

₂₆Wayesethi uJehova kuMose: “Yelula isandla sakho phezu kolwandle ukuba amanzi abuyele phezu kwabaseGibithe, phezu kwezinqola zabo nabamahhashi babo.” ₂₇UMose wayeselula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, ulwandle lwabuyela endaweni yalo ngokufika kokusa; abaseGibithe balubalekela; uJehova wabathuntuthela abaseGibithe phakathi kolwandle. ₂₈Amanzi abuyela, asibekela izinqola, nabamahhashi, nayo yonke impi kaFaro eyangena elwandle emva kwazo; akwasala noyedwa kubo.

₂₉Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kolwandle; amanzi aba lugange kubo ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo. ₃₀Kanjalo uJehova wasindisa u-Israyeli esandleni sabaseGibithe; u-Israyeli wababona abaseGibithe befile ogwini lolwandle. ₃₁U-Israyeli wabona umsebenzi omkhulu uJehova awenzile phezu kwabaseGibithe; abantu base bemesaba uJehova, bakholwa nguJehova nenceku yakhe uMose.