Eksodusi 3:1-22
3 Mosi waba ngumelusi wetimvu tababetala wakhe Jethro,+ umphristi wakaMidiyani. Ngalelinye lilanga ngesikhatsi atiyisa ngasenshonalanga yasehlane, wahamba waze wefika eHorebe,+ entsabeni yaNkulunkulu weliciniso.
2 Ngemuva kwaloko ingilosi yaJehova yabonakala kuye elangabini lemlilo lebelivutsa esihlahleni semanyeva.+ Nakachubeka abuka, wabona kutsi lesihlahla besivutsa kodvwa singashi.
3 Ngako Mosi watsi: “Asengiyewubuka lesimanga, kute ngibone kutsi kungani lesihlahla singashi.”
4 Ngesikhatsi Jehova abona kutsi Mosi sewuya kulesihlahla, wammemeta akulesihlahla watsi: “Mosi! Mosi!” Yena watsi: “Yebo Nkhosi.”
5 Nkulunkulu wabese utsi: “Ungasasondzeli. Khumula tincabule takho ngobe lendzawo lome kuyo ingcwele.”
6 Waphindze watsi: “Mine nginguNkulunkulu wababe wakho, Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama,+ wa-Isaka+ newaJakobe.”+ Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi wambonya buso bakhe, ngobe bekesaba kubuka Nkulunkulu weliciniso.
7 Jehova wachubeka watsi: “Ngikubonile kuhlupheka kwebantfu bami eGibhithe, futsi ngikuvile kukhala kwabo ngenca yendlela labagcilatwa ngayo. Ngako ngibati kahle buhlungu labakubo.+
8 Ngitakuya kubo kuze ngibakhulule kulabantfu baseGibhithe,+ ngibakhiphe kulelo live futsi ngibayise eveni lelihle nalelikhulu, live leligeleta lubisi neluju,+ lokulive lemaKhenani, lemaHethi, lema-Amori, lemaPheresi, lemaHivi nelemaJebhusi.+
9 Ngikuvile kukhala kwebantfu baka-Israyeli, ngayibona nendlela bantfu baseGibhithe lababagcilata ngayo.+
10 Manje-ke ngitakutfuma kuFaro, futsi ubakhiphe eGibhithe+ bantfu bami, ema-Israyeli.”
11 Kodvwa Mosi watsi kuNkulunkulu weliciniso: “Ngingubani nje mine kutsi ngingaya kuFaro, ngikhulule nema-Israyeli eGibhithe?”
12 Ngako Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ngitawuba nawe,+ futsi naku lotawubona ngako kutsi ngimi lokutfumile: Nasewubakhiphile labantfu eGibhithe, nitawubuya ningikhonte kulentsaba,+ mine Nkulunkulu weliciniso.”
13 Mosi watsi kuNkulunkulu weliciniso: “Asesitsi nangiya kuma-Israyeli ngifike ngitsi: ‘Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu ungitfume kini,’ wona bese atsi: ‘Ngubani libito lakhe?’+ Kufanele ngitsini-ke kuwo?”
14 Nkulunkulu watsi kuye: “Ngitawuba Nguloko Lengifuna Kuba Ngiko.”*+ Wachubeka watsi: “Naku lokufanele ukusho kuma-Israyeli: ‘Loyo lonelibito lelisho kutsi: “Ngitawuba Nguloko Lengifuna Kuba Ngiko,” ungitfume kini.’”+
15 Nkulunkulu waphindze watsi kuMosi:
“Naku lokufanele ukusho kuma-Israyeli: ‘Jehova, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama,+ wa-Isaka+ newaJakobe+ ungitfume kini.’ Leli libito lami kuze kube phakadze+ futsi ngitawukhunjulwa ngalo kuto tonkhe titukulwane.
16 Ngako-ke hamba ubite emadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli, utsi kuwo: ‘Jehova, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, wa-Isaka newaJakobe ubonakele kimi, watsi: “Ngininakile+ futsi ngakubona loko lokwentiwa kini eGibhithe.
17 Ngako ngincume kunikhulula ekuhluphekeni+ lenikubangelwa bantfu baseGibhithe, nginiyise eveni lemaKhenani, lemaHethi, lema-Amori,+ lemaPheresi, lemaHivi nelemaJebhusi,+ lokulive leligeleta lubisi neluju.”’+
18 “Nakanjani batalilalela livi lakho,+ futsi wena nemadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli nibokuya enkhosini yaseGibhithe, nifike nitsi kuyo: ‘Jehova Nkulunkulu wemaHebheru+ ukhulume natsi. Ngako sicela kutsatsa luhambo lwemalanga lamatsatfu siye ehlane kuze sentele Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu umhlatjelo.’+
19 Kodvwa-ke ngati kahle kutsi inkhosi yaseGibhithe angeke inivumele kutsi nihambe, ngaphandle nakungaba khona lokungayicindzetela kutsi yente njalo.+
20 Ngako ngitawelula sandla sami ngishaye iGibhithe ngato tonkhe tintfo letimangalisako lengitawutenta kuyo, ngemuva kwaloko lenkhosi itanivumela kutsi nihambe.+
21 Ngitakwenta kutsi bantfu bami batfole umusa kubantfu baseGibhithe, futsi nasenihamba angeke niphume nilengisa tandla.+
22 Nguloyo naloyo mfati kufanele acele tintfo telisiliva neteligolide kanye netimphahla kumakhelwane wakhe nakulomunye umfati lohlala endlini yakhe. Letintfo nitatinika emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, futsi nitawutitsatsa tonkhe tintfo tebantfu baseGibhithe.”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “Ngitawuba Nguloko Lengitawuba Ngiko.” Fundza Sandzisanchazo A4.
