U-Eksodusi 13:1-22
13 UJehova waphinda wakhuluma loMosi wathi:
2 “Ngingcwelisela* wonke amazibulo esilisa phakathi kwama-Israyeli. Wonke umfana olizibulo ozazalwa ngowami njalo yonke inyamazana enduna ezazalwa kuqala ngeyami.”+
3 UMosi wasesithi ebantwini: “Khumbulani ilanga leli elisuke ngalo ebugqilini elizweni laseGibhithe+ ngoba uJehova ulikhiphe lapha+ ngesandla esilamandla. Ngakho akulalutho olulemvubelo okumele ludliwe.
4 Lamuhla liyaphuma ngalelilanga ngenyanga ka-Abhibhi.*+
5 Nxa uJehova eselingenisile elizweni lamaKhenani, lamaHithi, lama-Amori, lamaHivi kanye lamaJebusi,+ ilizwe afunga kubokhokho benu ukuthi uzalipha lona+ njalo eligeleza uchago loluju,+ kumele linanze umkhosi lo ngalinyanga.
6 Kufanele lidle isinkwa esingelamvubelo+ okwamalanga ayisikhombisa njalo ngelanga lesikhombisa kuzakuba lomkhosi kaJehova.
7 Isinkwa esingelamvubelo kumele sidliwe okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ Akulalutho olulemvubelo okumele lutholakale kini+ futhi akumelanga kutholakale imvubelo* kini kuzo zonke izindawo zenu.
8 Kumele utshele lendodana yakho ngalelolanga uthi, ‘Kungenxa yalokho engakwenzelwa nguJehova ngesikhathi ngiphuma eGibhithe.’+
9 Lokhu kuzakuba njengophawu esandleni sakho lanjengesikhumbuzo ebunzini+ lakho, ukuze umthetho kaJehova ube semlonyeni wakho ngoba uJehova wakukhipha eGibhithe ngesandla esilamandla.
10 Kumele ugcine umlayo lo minyaka yonke+ ngesikhathi sawo esibekiweyo.
11 “Nxa uJehova esekungenisile elizweni lamaKhenani, lelo afunga ukuthi uzalinika wena labokhokho+ bakho,
12 kumele unikele kuJehova wonke amazibulo esilisa, kanye lazo zonke izifuyo ezinduna ezizalwa kuqala ozazithola. Konke lokhu ngokukaJehova.+
13 Wonke ubabhemi ozalwa kuqala kumele umhlenge ngemvu, nxa ungamhlenganga kumele umephule intamo. Kumele uhlenge+ labo bonke abafana abangamazibulo amadodana akho.
14 “Nxa indodana yakho ingakubuza ithi, ‘Kutshoni lokhu?’ Kumele uthi kuyo, ‘UJehova wasikhipha ngesandla esilamandla eGibhithe, elizweni lobugqili.+
15 UFaro waba yisiqholo wala ukusivumela ukuthi sihambe,+ uJehova wasebulala wonke amazibulo elizweni laseGibhithe, amazibulo abantu kanye lawezinyamazana.+ Yikho ngisenzela uJehova umhlatshelo ngazo zonke izifuyo ezinduna ezizelwe kuqala njalo ngihlenga lawo wonke amazibulo amadodana ami.’
16 Lokhu kumele kube njengophawu esandleni sakho lanjengophawu* ebunzini+ lakho ngoba uJehova wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla esilamandla.”
17 UFaro wathi esevumile ukuthi abantu bahambe, uNkulunkulu kazange abakhokhele ngendlela edlula elizweni lamaFilisti lanxa yayiseduze, ngoba uNkulunkulu wathi: “Nxa abantu bangadibana lempi bangatshintsha ingqondo babuyele eGibhithe.”
18 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wenza ukuthi abako-Israyeli babhode ngendlela edabula enkangala yoLwandle Olubomvu,+ njalo baphuma eGibhithe behlelwe kuhle njengamabutho.
19 Kanti njalo uMosi wathatha amathambo kaJosefa wahamba lawo ngoba uJosefa wayefungise amadodana ka-Israyeli wathi: “UNkulunkulu uzalikhumbula sibili njalo kumele lisuke lamathambo ami lapha.”+
20 Basuka eSukhothi bayakhempa e-Ethamu emngceleni wenkangala.
21 Emini uJehova wayehamba phambi kwabo ebakhokhela+ ngensika yeyezi njalo ebusuku wayebakhokhela ngensika yomlilo ukuze abakhanyisele benelise ukuhamba emini lebusuku.+
22 Insika yeyezi yayingasuki phambi kwabantu emini, lensika yomlilo yayingasuki phambi kwabo ebusuku.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “Ngahlukanisela.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-B15.
^ Kumbe, “ifulawa evutshiweyo yafakwa imvubelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “lanjengelembu elibotshelwe.”
