Bible Reading Plan – Day 21

₁UJetiro umpristi wakwaMidiyani, umukhwe kaMose, wezwa konke uNkulunkulu abenzele khona oMose no-Israyeli abantu bakhe, ukuthi uJehova wayemkhiphile u-Israyeli eGibithe.

₂UJetiro umukhwe kaMose wathatha uSipora umkaMose, yena esekade embuyisile, ₃namadodana akhe omabili, igama lenye linguGereshomu, ngokuba wayethe: “Ngangingumfokazi kwelinye izwe,” ₄igama lenye lalingu-Eliyezeri, ngokuba wathi: “UNkulunkulu kababa ubelusizo lwami, wangophula enkembeni kaFaro.”

₅UJetiro umukhwe kaMose wafika namadodana akhe nomkakhe kuMose ehlane, lapho wayemise khona ngasentabeni kaNkulunkulu. ₆Wathi kuMose: “Mina mukhwe wakho uJetiro ngize kuwe, kanye nomkakho, namadodana akhe omabili enaye.”

₇UMose waphuma ukumhlangabeza umukhwe wakhe, wamkhothamela, wamanga; babuzana impilo, bangena etendeni. ₈UMose wayesemlandisa umukhwe wakhe konke uJehova abekwenzile kuFaro nakubo abaseGibithe ngenxa ka-Israyeli, konke ukushikashikeka okwabehlela endleleni, nokuthi uJehova wabophula.

₉UJetiro wathokoza ngakho konke okuhle uJehova akwenzile ku-Israyeli, ebophulile esandleni sabaseGibithe. ₁₀Wathi uJetiro: “Makabongwe uJehova onophulile esandleni sabaseGibithe nasesandleni sikaFaro, ebophulile abantu phansi kwesandla sabaseGibithe. ₁₁Kalokhu ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova mkhulu kunabo bonke onkulunkulu, yebo, kulokhu ababebagabisela ngakho.” ₁₂UJetiro umukhwe kaMose wamthathela uNkulunkulu umnikelo wokushiswa nemihlatshelo; weza u-Aroni kanye nawo onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli ukuyokudla nomukhwe kaMose phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

₁₃Kwathi ngangomuso uMose wayehlala ukwahlulela abantu; abantu babemi ngakuMose kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwahlwa. ₁₄Umukhwe kaMose esebona konke abenzela khona abantu, wathi: “Kuyini lokhu obenzela khona bantu na? Uhlalelani wedwa, abantu bonke bemi ngakuwe kusukela ekuseni kuze kuhlwe na?”

₁₅UMose wathi kumukhwe wakhe: “Kungokuba abantu beza kimi ukuyombuza uNkulunkulu. ₁₆Uma benendaba, beza kimi; ngiyahlulela phakathi komuntu nomakhelwane wakhe, ngibazise izimiso zikaNkulunkulu nemithetho yakhe.”

₁₇Umukhwe kaMose wathi kuye: “Lokhu okwenzayo akukuhle. ₁₈Uyakudinwa nokudinwa, wena nalaba bantu abanawe, ngokuba lokhu kuyakusinda; awunakukwenza uwedwa. ₁₉Kalokhu lalela izwi lami, ngikululeke, uNkulunkulu abe nawe; ngithi: ‘Yiba ngumkhulumeli wabantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ulethe izindaba kuNkulunkulu, ₂₀ubafundise izimiso nemithetho, ubatshengise indlela abayakuhamba ngayo, nomsebenzi abayakuwenza. ₂₁Futhi-ke wozifunela phakathi kwabantu bonke amadoda anamandla amesabayo uNkulunkulu, amadoda athembekileyo, azonda inzuzo engalungile, uwabeke phezu kwabo, abe yizinduna zezinkulungwane, nezinduna zamakhulu, nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, nezinduna zamashumi. ₂₂Akube yizona ezahlulela abantu ngezikhathi zonke, kulethwe kuwe zonke izindaba ezinkulu; kepha zonke izindaba ezincane zahlulelwe yizo uqobo, kuze kube lula kuwe, zithwalisane nawe. ₂₃Uma wenza lokhu, noNkulunkulu ekuyala kanje, uzakuba namandla okuma, nabo bonke laba bantu bayakubuyela ezindaweni zabo benokuthula.’ ”

₂₄UMose walalela izwi lomukhwe wakhe, wakwenza konke akushilo. ₂₅UMose wakhetha amadoda anamandla phakathi kuka-Israyeli wonke, wawabeka aba yizinhloko phezu kwabantu, izinduna zezinkulungwane, nezinduma zamakhulu, nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, nezinduna zamashumi. ₂₆Zahlulela abantu ngezikhathi zonke; izindaba ezilukhuni zazidlulisela kuMose, kepha zonke izindaba ezincane zahlulelwa yizo uqobo.

₂₇UMose wamvalelisa umukhwe wakhe; wasuka wabuyela ezweni lakubo.

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.

₁UNkulunkulu wakhuluma onke lawa mazwi, wathi:

₂“NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, indlu yobugqila.

₃“Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.

₄“Ungazenzeli izithombe ezibaziweyo, namfanekiso wokusezulwini ngaphezulu, nowokusemhlabeni phansi, nowokusemanzini phansi komhlaba; ₅ungazikhothameli, ungazikhonzi, ngokuba mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho nginguNkulunkulu onomhawu, ngihambela ububi bawoyise kubantwana kuso isizukulwane sesithathu nesesine sabangizondayo, ₆kepha ngibenzela umusa abayizinkulungwane abangithandayo, bagcine imiyalelo yami.

₇“Ungaliphathi ngeze igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba uJehova akayikumyeka oliphatha ngeze igama lakhe.

₈“Khumbula usuku lwesabatha, ulungcwelise. ₉Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho; ₁₀kepha usuku lwesikhombisa luyisabatha likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; awuyikusebenza msebenzi ngalo, wena nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nezinkomo zakho, nomfokazi osemzini wakho; ₁₁ngokuba ngezinsuku eziyisithupha uJehova wenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho, waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa; ngalokho uJehova walubusisa usuku lwesabatha, walungcwelisa.

₁₂“Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko, ukuze izinsuku zakho zibe zinde ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.

₁₃“Ungabulali.

₁₄“Ungaphingi.

₁₅“Ungebi.

₁₆“Ungafakazi amanga ngomakhelwane wakho.

₁₇“Ungafisi indlu yomakhelwane wakho; ungafisi umfazi womakhelwane wakho, nenceku yakhe, nencekukazi yakhe, nenkabi yakhe, nembongolo yakhe, nokunye okomakhelwane wakho.”

₁₈Bonke abantu babona ukuduma nokunyazima kombani, nezwi lecilongo, nentaba ithunqa; kwathi abantu sebebonile, bathuthumela, bema kude. ₁₉Bathi kuMose: “Khuluma wena kithi, sizwe; kepha uNkulunkulu makangakhulumi kithi, funa sife.”

₂₀UMose wayesethi kubantu: “Ningesabi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uze ukuba anivivinye, ukumesaba kube semehlweni enu, ukuze ningoni.”

₂₁Abantu bema kude; uMose wasondela ebumnyameni obunzima, lapho ekhona uNkulunkulu.

₂₂UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yisho kanje kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Nibonile nani uqobo ukuthi ngikhulumile kini ngisezulwini. ₂₃Aniyikwenza lutho olungaphandle kwami; onkulunkulu besiliva nawonkulunkulu begolide aniyikuzenzela bona.

₂₄“ ‘Wongenzela i-altare lomhlabathi, unikele phezu kwalo iminikelo yakho yokushiswa neminikelo yakho yokuthula, izimvu zakho nezinkomo zakho; ezindaweni zonke lapho ngilenza ukuba likhunjulwe khona igama lami, ngiyakuza kuwe, ngikubusise. ₂₅Uma ungenzela i-altare ngamatshe, awuyikulakha ngamatshe abaziweyo, ngokuba uma uphakamisela kulo ingwedo yakho, ulingcolisile. ₂₆Awuyikukhwela e-altare lami ngezikhwelo, funa kwambulwe ubunqunu bakho.’

₁“Yilezi izahlulelo ozakuzimisa phambi kwabo.

₂“Uma uthenga isigqila esingumHeberu, siyakusebenza iminyaka eyisithupha; ngowesikhombisa siyakuphuma sikhululekile ngesihle. ₃Uma singena sisodwa, siyakuphuma sisodwa; uma siganiwe, umkaso uyakuphuma naso. ₄Uma inkosi yaso isinika umfazi, yena esizalela amadodana noma amadodakazi, umfazi nabantwana bakhe bayakuba ngabenkosi yakhe, sona siphume sodwa.

₅“Uma isigqila siyakusho nokusho ukuthi: ‘Ngiyathanda inkosi yami, nomkami, nabantwana bami, angiyikuphuma ngikhululekile,’ ₆khona inkosi yaso iyakusiyisa kuNkulunkulu, isimise emnyango noma ensikeni yomnyango, inkosi yaso ibhoboze indlebe yaso ngosungulo, size simkhonze kuze kube phakade.

₇“Uma umuntu ethengisa ngendodakazi yakhe, ibe yisigqilakazi, ayiyikuphuma njengalokhu ziphuma izigqila. ₈Uma sisibi emehlweni enkosi yaso ezimisele sona, yovuma ukuba sihlengwe; ayiyukuba namandla okuthengisa ngaso kubo abafokazi, njengokuba isiphathe ngenkohliso. ₉Uma isimisela indodana yayo, yosiphatha njengamadodakazi. ₁₀Uma iyithathela esinye, ayiyikunciphisa ukudla kwaso, nezingubo zaso, namalungelo omshado. ₁₁Uma ingasenzeli lokho okuthathu, siyakuphuma ngesihle ngaphandle kwemali.

₁₂“Oshaya umuntu aze afe, wobulawa nokubulawa. ₁₃Kepha uma ebengamqamekeli, uNkulunkulu emnikela nje esandleni sakhe, ngiyakukumisela indawo ayakubalekela kuyo. ₁₄Uma umuntu esukela umakhelwane wakhe, ambulale ngobuqili, womsusa nase-altare lami ukuba afe.

₁₅“Oshaya uyise nonina wobulawa nokubulawa.

₁₆“Oweba umuntu, athengise ngaye, noma efunyanwa esesesandleni sakhe, wobulawa nokubulawa.

₁₇“Othuka uyise nonina wobulawa nokubulawa.

₁₈“Nxa abantu belwa, omunye ashaye omunye ngetshe noma ngenqindi yakhe, angafi kepha alale embhedeni, ₁₉khona-ke, uma elulama, ahambahambe phandle ngenduku yakhe, owamshayayo uyakuyekelwa, amkhokhele nokho isikhathi sakhe esaphukileyo, elashwe nokwelashwa.

₂₀“Uma umuntu eshaya isigqila sakhe noma isigqilakazi sakhe ngenduku, size sife phansi kwesandla sakhe, wojeziswa nokujeziswa. ₂₁Kepha uma sihlala usuku lube lunye noma zibe zimbili, akayikujeziswa, ngokuba siyimali yakhe.

₂₂“Uma abantu belwa, balimaze owesifazane okhulelweyo, size siphuphume isisu sakhe, kungaveli enye ingozi kodwa, wohlawuliswa impela njengalokho indoda yomfazi iyakubeka kuye, akhokhe njengesinqumo sabahluleli. ₂₃Uma kuvela ingozi, wokwenana ukuphila ngokuphila: ₂₄iso ngeso, izinyo ngezinyo, isandla ngesandla, unyawo ngonyawo, ₂₅ukushiswa ngokushiswa, inxeba ngenxeba, umvimbo ngomvimbo.

₂₆“Uma umuntu eshaya iso lesigqila sakhe noma iso lesigqilakazi sakhe, alibulale, wosikhulula ngenxa yeso laso. ₂₇Uma eshaya izinyo lesigqila sakhe noma izinyo lesigqilakazi sakhe, wosikhulula ngenxa yezinyo laso.

₂₈“Uma inkabi iqhubukusha owesilisa noma owesifazane baze bafe, inkabi yokhandwa ngamatshe impela, inyama yayo ingadliwa; kepha umnininkabi uyakuyekelwa. ₂₉Kepha uma inkabi ibizinge ihlaba nangaphambili, futhi lokhu kufakaziwe kumniniyo, engayigcinanga kodwa, inkabi isibulele owesilisa noma owesifazane, leyo nkabi yokhandwa, abulawe nomniniyo. ₃₀Uma kubekwa phezu kwakhe ihlawulo, uyakukhokha konke okubekwa phezu kwakhe, kube yisihlengo sokuphila kwakhe. ₃₁Noma iqhubukusha indodana noma iqhubukusha indodakazi, makwenziwe kuye njengaleso sahlulelo. ₃₂Uma inkabi iqhubukusha isigqila noma isigqilakazi, uyakunika inkosi yaso amashekeli* angamashumi amathathu esiliva, inkabi ikhandwe ngamatshe.

₃₃“Uma umuntu evula umgodi, noma emba umgodi engawusibekeli, kukhalakathele kuwo inkabi noma imbongolo, ₃₄umninimgodi uyakukhokha, amnike umniniyo imali, efileyo ibe ngeyakhe.

₃₅“Uma inkabi yomuntu ihlaba eyomunye ize ife, bayakuthengisa ngenkabi ephilayo, bahlukaniselane imali yayo, bahlukaniselane nefileyo futhi. ₃₆Kodwa uma kwaziwa ukuthi inkabi ibizinge ihlaba nangaphambili, umniniyo engayigcinanga kodwa, uyakuyikhokha nokuyikhokha inkabi ngenkabi, efileyo ibe ngeyakhe.