U-Eksodusi 34:1-35
34 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Baza amatshe amabili ayizibhebhedu anjengawokuqala.+ Ngizabhala kuwo amazwi abebhalwe ematsheni+ okuqala owaphahlazileyo.+
2 Lungiselela ngoba kusasa ekuseni kuzamele ukhwele entabeni iSinayi uyekuma phambi kwami phezulu esiqongweni sentaba.+
3 Kodwa akungabi lomuntu ozaqansa lawe njalo kakho okumele abonakale loba ngaphi kwentaba. Ngitsho lemihlambi yezimvu leyenkomo akumelanga idle phansi kwaleyontaba.”+
4 Ngakho uMosi wabaza amatshe amabili aba yizibhebhedu njengawokuqala, wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu wakhwela entabeni iSinayi njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo futhi wayephethe amatshe amabili esandleni sakhe.
5 UJehova wasesehla+ ngeyezi wama laye khonapho, wamemezela ibizo likaJehova.+
6 UJehova wadlula phambi kwakhe ememeza esithi: “UJehova, uJehova, uNkulunkulu olozwelo*+ lesihawu,+ ophuza ukuthukuthela,+ ogcwele uthando oluqotho+ kanye leqiniso,*+
7 otshengisa uthando oluqotho kuzinkulungwane,+ oxolela amacala leziphambeko lezono.+ Kodwa kayekeli ukumjezisa umuntu olecala+ njalo ujezisa amadodana labazukulu ngenxa yecala laboyise kuze kufike kusizukulwane sesithathu lesizukulwane sesine.”+
8 Masinyane nje uMosi waguqa phansi wakhothamisa ikhanda.
9 Wasesithi: “Awu Jehova, nxa ngithole umusa kuwe ngicela uJehova ahambe lathi, abe phakathi kwethu+ lanxa singabantu abayiziqholo.*+ Sithethelele isiphambeko sethu lesono sethu,+ usithathe sibe lilifa lakho.”
10 Yena wasesithi: “Sengisenza isivumelwano lani: Ngizakwenza izinto ezimangalisayo phambi kwabo bonke abantu bakini, izinto ezingakaze zenzakale* emhlabeni wonke loba phakathi kwezizwe+ zonke. Bonke abantu elihlala phakathi kwabo bazawubona umsebenzi kaJehova ngoba engizalenzela khona kukhulu kakhulu.+
11 “Lalelani lokho engilitshela khona lamuhla.+ Sengiwaxotsha phambi kwenu ama-Amori, lamaKhenani, lamaHithi, lamaPherizi, lamaHivi kanye lamaJebusi.+
12 Nanzelelani ukuthi alenzi isivumelwano labantu abahlala elizweni eliya kulo.+ Phela lokho kungacina kungumjibila phakathi kwenu.+
13 Kumele lidilize ama-alithare abo, liphahlaze lensika abazikhonzayo njalo ligamule+ lezithombe zika-Ashera.*
14 Akumelanga likhothamele omunye unkulunkulu+ ngoba uJehova ufuna abantu bazinikele kuye kuphela. UnguNkulunkulu ofuna umuntu azinikele kuye kuphela.+
15 Nanzelelani ukuthi alenzi isivumelwano labantu abahlala elizweni lelo ngoba nxa sebekhonza* onkulunkulu babo,+ benikela lemihlatshelo kubo bangacina belinxusa lani ukuthi liyekudla labo imihlatshelo yabo.+
16 Lizacina lithatha amadodakazi abo ukuthi abe ngabafazi bamadodana enu+ njalo amadodakazi lawo azaqala ukungathembeki ngokukhonza onkulunkulu* babo abesebangela ukuthi lamadodana enu angathembeki ngokukhonza onkulunkulu* babo.+
17 “Lingazenzeli onkulunkulu bensimbi.”+
18 Kumele linanze uMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo.+ Lizakudla isinkwa esingelamvubelo njengoba nje ngitshilo kini. Kwenzeni lokhu okwamalanga ayisikhombisa, ngesikhathi esibekiweyo ngenyanga ka-Abhibhi*+ ngoba laphuma eGibhithe ngenyanga ka-Abhibhi.
19 “Wonke amazibulo angabafana ngawami,+ lazo zonke izifuyo ezinduna ezizalwa kuqala ngezami, kungaba yinkunzi loba imvu.+
20 Wonke ubabhemi ozalwa kuqala kumele ahlengwe ngemvu. Kodwa nxa lingamhlenganga kumele limephule intamo. Kumele uhlenge wonke amazibulo amadodana akho.+ Kakho okumele azokuma phambi kwami elengise izandla.
21 “Yenzani imisebenzi yenu ngamalanga ayisithupha kodwa ngelanga lesikhombisa kumele liphumule.*+ Kumele liphumule lanxa kuyisikhathi sokulima loba esokuvuna.
22 “Lizananza loMkhosi Wamaviki ngesivuno senu sengqoloyi evuthwa kuqala, njalo ekupheleni komnyaka+ kufanele linanze uMkhosi Wokubutha.*
23 “Kathathu ngomnyaka, wonke amadoda aphakathi kwenu kumele azokuma phambi kweNkosi yeqiniso, uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.+
24 Ngizadudula izizwe phambi kwenu,+ ngiqhelise indawo yenu njalo akulamuntu ozahawukela ilizwe lenu ngesikhathi lisiyakuma phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kathathu ngomnyaka.
25 “Igazi lomhlatshelo wami akumelanga linikelwe laloba yini elemvubelo.+ Umhlatshelo womkhosi wePhasika akumelanga ugcinwe kuze kube sekuseni.+
26 “Izithelo zenu zokuqala ezinhle kakhulu zomhlabathi wenu kumele lizilethe endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.+
“Akumelanga lixhwathise izinyane lembuzi ngochago lukanina.”+
27 UJehova waseqhubeka wathi kuMosi: “Kumele ubhale phansi amazwi+ la ngoba ngenza isivumelwano lawe labantu bako-Israyeli+ ngokuvumelana lamazwi la.”
28 UMosi waqhubeka eloJehova khonapho okwamalanga angu-40 lobusuku obungu-40. Kazange adle lutho njalo kanathanga manzi.+ Amazwi esivumelwano, okutsho iMithetho Elitshumi+ wawabhala* ematsheni ayizibhebhedu.
29 UMosi wasesehla entabeni iSinayi ephethe izibhebhedu ezimbili zamatshe oBufakazi esandleni sakhe.+ Wathi esehla entabeni wayengakwazi ukuthi ubuso bakhe basebukhazimula ngenxa yokuthi wayekhulume loNkulunkulu.
30 U-Aroni labo bonke abako-Israyeli bathi bembona uMosi bananzelela ukuthi ubuso bakhe buyakhazimula futhi besaba ukusondela eduze kwakhe.+
31 Kodwa uMosi wababiza, u-Aroni labo bonke abakhokheli bako-Israyeli basebesiya kuye, uMosi wasekhuluma labo.
32 Ngemva kwalokho bonke abako-Israyeli basondela kuye, wasebanika yonke imilayo ayeyinikwe nguJehova entabeni iSinayi.+
33 UMosi wayesithi angaqeda ukukhuluma labo avale ubuso bakhe ngeveyili.+
34 Kodwa kwakusithi nxa uMosi engena phambi kukaJehova ukuze akhulume laye, wayelikhipha iveyili aze aphume.+ Ngemva kwalokho wayephuma ayetshela abako-Israyeli imilayo ayeyiphiwe.+
35 Abako-Israyeli babebona ukuthi ubuso bukaMosi buyakhazimula, yikho uMosi wayevala ubuso bakhe ngeveyili aze alikhiphe esesiyakhuluma loNkulunkulu.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “lokuthembeka.”
^ Kumbe, “olomusa.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “abalentamo ezilukhuni.”
^ Kumbe, “zidalwe.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “sebefeba labonkulunkulu.”
^ Kumbe, “afebe labonkulunkulu.
^ Kumbe, “ngokufeba labonkulunkulu.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-B15.
^ Kumbe, “ligcine isabatha.”
^ Ubizwa langokuthi nguMkhosi Wezihonqo kumbe Wamathabanikeli.
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo uJehova.
