Bible Reading Plan – Day 20

₁Base behlabelela uMose nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli leli gama, bekhuluma bethi:

₁₉Ngokuba amahhashi kaFaro angena elwandle kanye nezinqola zakhe nabamahhashi bakhe, uJehova wabuyisela amanzi olwandle phezu kwabo; kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba emhlabathini owomileyo ngaphakathi kolwandle. ₂₀UMiriyamu umprofethikazi, udadewabo ka-Aroni, waphatha isigubhu ngesandla sakhe; bonke abesifazane baphuma emva kwakhe bephethe izigubhu, besina. ₂₁UMiriyamu wabaphendula ngokuthi:

₂₂UMose wayesebahola abakwa-Israyeli besuka eLwandle Olubomvu, baya ehlane laseShuri; bahamba ehlane izinsuku ezintathu bengafumani manzi. ₂₃Sebefika eMara babengenakuphuza amanzi aseMara, lokhu ayebaba; ngalokho igama lalo lathiwa iMara.* ₂₄Abantu bakhonona ngoMose, bathi: “Siyakuphuzani na?”

₂₅Wayesekhala kuJehova; uJehova wambonisa umuthi; wawuphonsa emanzini, amanzi aba mtoti. Wabamisela khona isimiso nomthetho; wabavivinya lapho, ₂₆wathi: “Uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukwenze okulungile emehlweni akhe, ulalele imiyalo yakhe, ugcine izimiso zakhe zonke, angiyikubeka phezu kwakho nasinye salezo zifo engizibeke phezu kwabaseGibithe, ngokuba nginguJehova okuphilisayo.”

₂₇Bafika e-Elimi, lapho kwakukhona imithombo eyishumi nambili yamanzi namasundu angamashumi ayisikhombisa; bamisa khona ngasemanzini.

₁Basuka e-Elimi; ibandla lonke labantwana bakwa-Israyeli lafika ehlane laseSini eliphakathi kwe-Elimi neSinayi ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesibili emva kokuphuma ezweni laseGibithe. ₂Lonke ibandla labantwana bakwa-Israyeli lakhonona ngoMose nango-Aroni ehlane. ₃Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathi kubo: “Sengathi nga safa ngesandla sikaJehova ezweni laseGibithe, lapho sasihlezi ngasemakhanzini enyama, sidla isinkwa sisutha, ngokuba nisiphumisele kuleli hlane ukuyobulala lonke leli bandla ngendlala.”

₄UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Bheka, ngizakuninisela isinkwa esivela ezulwini; abantu bayakuphuma, babuthe isabelo sosuku imihla ngemihla, ukuze ngibavivinye ukuthi bazakuhamba yini emthethweni wami noma qha. ₅Kuzakuthi ngosuku lwesithupha bakulungise abakungenisileyo; kuzakuba ngokuphindwe kabili kwalokhu abakubutha imihla ngemihla.”

₆OMose no-Aroni bathi kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Ngakusihlwa niyakwazi ukuthi uJehova unikhiphile ezweni laseGibithe. ₇Kusasa niyakubona inkazimulo kaJehova, lokhu ezwile izinkonono zenu ngoJehova; thina siyini ukuba nikhonone ngathi na?” ₈UMose wathi: “Lokhu kuzakwenzeka, lapho uJehova eyakuninika inyama kusihlwa ukuba nidle, nasekuseni isinkwa ukuze nisuthe; ngokuba uJehova uyezwa izinkonono zenu enikhonona ngaye ngazo; thina siyini? Izinkonono zenu azingathi, zingoJehova.”

₉UMose wathi ku-Aroni: “Yisho kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi: ‘Sondelani phambi kukaJehova, ngokuba uzwile izinkonono zenu.’ ”

₁₀Kwathi u-Aroni esakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, babheka ngasehlane; bheka, inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala efwini.

₁₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₁₂“Ngizwile izinkonono zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; khuluma kubo, uthi: ‘Ngakusihlwa niyakudla inyama, kusasa nisuthe isinkwa, nize nazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”

₁₃Kwathi kusihlwa kwenyuka izigwaca, zasibekela ikamu;* ngakusasa kwakulele amazolo ekamu nxazonke. ₁₄Esenyukile amazolo akade elele khona, bheka, nakho okuthile okuncane okunjengenkwethu, kuncane njengongqoqwane emhlabathini. ₁₅Bakubona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bathi omunye komunye: “Yini le?” ngokuba babengazi ukuthi kuyini. UMose wathi kubo: “Kuyisinkwa uJehova aninike sona ukuba nisidle. ₁₆Lokhu kuyikho uJehova ayalile ngakho ukuthi: ‘Kubutheni, kube yilowo nalowo njengokudla kwakhe; anothatha iyomere* ngomuntu ngokwenani labantu benu, yilowo nalowo abathathele abasetendeni lakhe.’ ”

₁₇Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benze njalo: abanye babutha okuningi abanye okuyingcosana. ₁₈Lapho sebelinganisa ngeyomere,* yena owayebuthe okuningi akabanga nokuseleyo, nowayebuthe okuyingcosana akaswelanga. Yilowo nalowo wabutha njengokudla kwakhe.

₁₉UMose wayesethi kubo: “Makungashiywa lutho kukho ngumuntu kuze kuse.”

₂₀Kodwa abamlalelanga uMose; abanye kubo bashiya okunye kwaze kwasa, kwazala izimpethu, kwanuka, uMose waze wabathukuthelela.

₂₁Bakubutha ekuseni njalo imihla ngemihla, kwaba yilowo nalowo muntu njengokudla kwakhe; kepha nxa ilanga selibalele, kwancibilika. ₂₂Kwathi ngosuku lwesithupha babutha isinkwa esiphindwe kabili, amayomere* amabili kumuntu munye; zonke izinduna zomhlangano zafika, zamtshela uMose. ₂₃Wathi kuzo: “Lokhu kuyikho uJehova akukhulumileyo: kusasa kulusuku lokuphumula, isabatha elingcwele likaJehova; yosani lokho eniyakukosa, nipheke lokho eniyakukupheka, nizibekele konke okuseleyo, kulondolozwe kuze kuse.”

₂₄Bakubeka kwaze kwasa, njengalokho eyalile uMose; akunukanga, akwaba nampethu. ₂₅Wayesethi uMose: “Yidlani lokhu namuhla, ngokuba namuhla kuyisabatha likaJehova; namuhla aniyikukuthola endle. ₂₆Anokubutha izinsuku eziyisithupha, kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyisabatha; akuyikubakho ngalo.”

₂₇Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa kwaphuma abanye abantu ukuba bakubuthe, kepha kabakutholanga. ₂₈UJehova wathi kuMose: “Niyakwala kuze kube nini ukugcina imiyalo yami nemithetho yami na? ₂₉Bhekani, njengalokho uJehova eniphile isabatha, ngalokho uyaninika ngosuku lwesithupha isinkwa sezinsuku ezimbili; hlalani, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, kungaphumi muntu endaweni yakhe ngosuku lwesikhombisa.” ₃₀Base bephumula-ke abantu ngosuku lwesikhombisa.

₃₁Indlu yakwa-Israyeli yaqamba igama lakho ngokuthi imana;* kwakunjengembewu yekoriyanderi,* kumhlophe; kwezwakala emlonyeni kungathi ngamaqebelengwane anezinyosi. ₃₂UMose wathi: “Lokhu kuyikho uJehova ayalile ngakho ukuthi: ‘Makulondolozwe ezizukulwaneni iyomere* eligcweleyo lalokhu ukuba babone isinkwa enganipha sona ehlane ngisanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe.’ ”

₃₃UMose wathi ku-Aroni: “Thatha isitsha, ufake iyomere* eligcweleyo lemana, ukubeke phambi kukaJehova, kulondolozelwe izizukulwane zenu.”

₃₄Njengalokho uJehova emyala uMose, kanjalo u-Aroni wakubeka phambi kobuFakazi, kulondolozwe. ₃₅Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli badla imana iminyaka engamashumi amane, baze bafika ezweni elakhiweyo; badla imana, baze bafika emikhawulweni yezwe laseKhanani.

₃₆Iyomere* lingokweshumi kwe-efa.*

₁Ibandla lonke labantwana bakwa-Israyeli lasuka ehlane laseSini, bahamba ngamabanga njengesiyalo sikaJehova, bamisa eRefidimi; kwakungekho manzi okuba abantu baphuze. ₂Ngalokho abantu baphikisana noMose, bathi: “Siphe amanzi, siphuze.”

UMose wathi kubo: “Yini ukuba niphikisane nami na? Nimlingelani uJehova na?”

₃Abantu bomela khona amanzi; abantu bakhonona ngoMose, bathi: “Usikhuphuleleni eGibithe ukuba usibulale, thina nabantwana bethu nezinkomo zethu ngokoma, na?”

₄UMose wayesekhala kuJehova, ethi: “Ngizakwenzani kulaba bantu na? Sekukancane ukuba bangikhande ngamatshe.”

₅UJehova wathi kuMose: “Dlulela phambi kwabantu, uthathe amalunga akwa-Israyeli; nenduku yakho owashaya ngayo umfula, yiphathe ngesandla sakho, uhambe. ₆Bheka, ngiyakuma phambi kwakho edwaleni laseHorebe; uzakushaya itshe, kuphume amanzi kulo, abantu baphuze.” Wenze njalo uMose emehlweni amalunga akwa-Israyeli. ₇Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iMasa* neMeriba* ngenxa yokuphikisana kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nangokuba bemlinga uJehova, bethi: “Ukhona yini uJehova phakathi kwethu noma qha?”

₈Kwase kufika u-Amaleki, walwa no-Israyeli eRefidimi. ₉UMose wathi kuJoshuwa: “Sikhethele amadoda, uphume ulwe no-Amaleki; kusasa ngizakuma esiqongweni sentaba, induku kaNkulunkulu isesandleni sami.”

₁₀UJoshuwa wenze njalo, njengalokho uMose eshilo kuye, walwa no-Amaleki; oMose, no-Aroni, noHure bakhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba. ₁₁Kwathi uMose esephakamisile isandla sakhe, u-Israyeli wahlula, kepha nxa esehlisa, u-Amaleki wahlula. ₁₂Kodwa izandla zikaMose zaba nzima; bathatha itshe, walibeka phambi kwakhe, wahlala kulo; o-Aroni noHure basekela izandla zakhe, omunye engalapha, omunye engalapha; zase zihlala ziqinile izandla zakhe laze lashona ilanga. ₁₃UJoshuwa wamchitha u-Amaleki nabantu bakhe ngosiko lwenkemba.

₁₄UJehova wathi kuMose: “Kulobe lokhu kube yisikhumbuzo encwadini, ukubeke ezindlebeni zikaJoshuwa ukuthi ngizakuqothula ukukhunjulwa kuka-Amaleki phansi kwezulu.”

₁₅UMose walakha i-altare, waliqamba igama lokuthi iJehova-Nisi. ₁₆Wathi: “Isandla singasesihlalweni sobukhosi sikaJehova sokuthi uJehova uyakulwa no-Amaleki izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.”