U-Eksodusi 24:1-18
24 Wasesithi kuMosi: “Khwela uye kuJehova wena, lo-Aroni, loNadabi, lo-Abhihu+ kanye labadala bako-Israyeli abangu-70 lifike likhothame lisesekhatshana.
2 UMosi kumele asondele kuJehova eyedwa kodwa abanye akumelanga basondele njalo abantu akumelanga bakhwele laye.”+
3 UMosi wasebuya walandisela abantu wonke amazwi kaJehova kanye lemithetho yakhe yokwahlulela.+ Bonke abantu baphendula ngazwi linye bathi: “Sizimisele ukwenza konke uJehova akukhulumileyo.”+
4 Ngakho uMosi wawabhala phansi wonke amazwi kaJehova.+ Wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu wakha i-alithare phansi kwentaba kanye lensika ezingu-12 ezazilingana lenani lezizwana zako-Israyeli ezingu-12.
5 Ngemva kwalokho wathuma amajaha ako-Israyeli njalo anikela iminikelo yokutshiswa futhi ahlabela uJehova inkunzi zemihlatshelo yobudlelwano.+
6 UMosi wasethatha enye ingxenye yegazi wayithela emiganwini, enye yakhona wayifafaza e-alithareni.
7 Ngemva kwalokho wathatha ibhuku lesivumelwano wabalela phezulu abantu besizwa.+ Basebesithi: “Sizimisele ukulalela lokwenza konke uJehova akukhulumileyo.”+
8 Ngakho uMosi wathatha igazi wachela ngalo abantu+ esithi: “Leli ligazi lesivumelwano uJehova asenze lani mayelana lawo wonke amazwi la.”+
9 UMosi, lo-Aroni, loNadabi, lo-Abhihu kanye labadala bako-Israyeli abangu-70 baqansa-ke
10 njalo bambona uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.+ Ngaphansi kwenyawo zakhe kwakulokuthile okwakungathi liphansi elenziwe ngamatshe esafire njalo kwakucwebezela angathi yikukhanya kwesibhakabhaka.+
11 Kazange awalimaze amadoda ako-Israyeli ayengabahlonitshwa+ njalo awubona umbono kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, adla futhi anatha.
12 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Woza kimi entabeni uhlale khona. Ngizakupha izibhebhedu zamatshe ezibhalwe umthetho kanye lomlayo engizawubhala ukuze bawufunde.”+
13 Ngakho uMosi wasuka lenceku yakhe uJoshuwa,+ wakhwela entabeni kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+
14 Kodwa engakasuki, watshela abadala bako-Israyeli wathi: “Lisimelele lapha size siphenduke kini.+ U-Aroni loHuri+ bazasala lani. Loba ngubani olodaba olufuna ukwahlulelwa angayalubikela bona.”+
15 UMosi waseqansa entabeni futhi yayilokhu igubuzelwe liyezi.+
16 Inkazimulo kaJehova+ yayilokhu isentabeni iSinayi+ njalo iyezi layisibekela okwamalanga ayisithupha. Ngelanga lesikhombisa wabiza uMosi ephakathi kweyezi.
17 Ebantwini bako-Israyeli ababebukele, inkazimulo kaJehova yayikhanya injengomlilo ovuthayo esiqongweni sentaba.
18 UMosi wasengena phakathi kweyezi, waqhubeka ekhwela esiya phezulu entabeni.+ Wahlala entabeni okwamalanga angu-40 lobusuku obuyi-40.+
