Eksodus 18:1-27
18 UYitro umbingeleli wakwaMidiyan, umkhwe kaMoses+ wakuva konke oko uThixo wakwenzela uMoses namaSirayeli abantu bakhe, indlela uYehova awamkhupha ngayo uSirayeli eYiputa.+
2 Ngoko uYitro, umkhwe kaMoses, wamthabatha uTsipora, umfazi kaMoses, emva kokuba wayemndulule,
3 noonyana bakhe bobabini,+ igama lomnye lalinguGershom,+ kuba wathi, “bendingumphambukeli ezweni lasemzini”;
4 yaye igama lomnye lalinguEliyezere,+ kuba wathi, “uTHIXO kabawo ube ngumncedi wam, wandihlangula ekreleni likaFaro.”+
5 UYitro, umkhwe kaMoses, weza noonyana bakhe nomfazi wakhe kuMoses entlango apho wayemise khona inkampu, entabeni kaTHIXO oyinyaniso.+
6 Ngoko wathumela ilizwi kuMoses, esithi: “Mna, Yitro,+ ongumkhwe wakho, ndize kuwe nomfazi wakho enoonyana bakhe bobabini.”
7 Ngoko nangoko uMoses waphuma waya kumhlangabeza umkhwe wakhe, waqubuda waza wamanga;+ babuzana impilo. Emva koko bangena ententeni.
8 UMoses wambalisela umkhwe wakhe konke awayekwenzile uYehova kuFaro nakwiYiputa ngenxa kaSirayeli,+ nabo bonke ubunzima obabahlelayo endleleni,+ nokuhlangulwa kwabo nguYehova.+
9 Wachulumanca uYitro ngako konke ukulunga akwenzileyo uYehova kuSirayeli ngokubahlangula esandleni samaYiputa.+
10 Wathi uYitro: “Makabongwe uYehova onihlanguleyo esandleni samaYiputa nasesandleni sikaFaro, obahlanguleyo abantu kwisandla samaYiputa.+
11 Ngoku ndiyazi ukuba uYehova mkhulu kunabo bonke abanye oothixo,+ njengoko kubonakele kuwo kanye lo mcimbi abaye babakhukhumalela ngawo.”
12 Wandula ke uYitro, umkhwe kaMoses, wamenzela uThixo umnikelo otshiswayo nemibingelelo;+ weza uAron namadoda amakhulu onke akwaSirayeli ukuze adle isonka nomkhwe kaMoses, phambi koTHIXO oyinyaniso.+
13 Kwathi ngemini elandelayo uMoses wahlala phantsi njengesiqhelo ukuze agwebe abantu,+ baza bema phambi koMoses abantu kususela kusasa kwada kwangokuhlwa.
14 Wakubona umkhwe kaMoses konke abekwenzela abantu. Ngoko wathi: “Hlobo luni lomsebenzi olu ulwenzela abantu? Kutheni le nto uhlala wedwa baze bonke abantu beme phambi kwakho kususela kusasa kude kuhlwe?”
15 Wathi uMoses kumkhwe wakhe: “Kungenxa yokuba abantu beza kum ukuze ndibabuzele kuThixo.+
16 Xa benesimangalo,+ bamele basizise kum ukuze ndigwebe phakathi kwelinye iqela nelinye, ndibazise izigqibo zikaTHIXO oyinyaniso nemithetho yakhe.”+
17 Wathi umkhwe kaMoses kuye: “Ayilungile le ndlela wenza ngayo.
18 Ngokuqinisekileyo uya kuphelelwa ngamandla, wena nesi sizwana unaso, kuba lo msebenzi ungumthwalo omkhulu kuwe.+ Akunakuwenza wedwa.+
19 Liphulaphule ke ilizwi lam.+ Ndiza kukucebisa, aze ke uThixo abe nawe.+ Wena yiba ngummeli wabantu phambi koTHIXO oyinyaniso,+ uzise izimangalo zabo kuTHIXO oyinyaniso.+
20 Uze ubalumkise ngemimiselo nemithetho,+ ubazise indlela abaya kuhamba ngayo nomsebenzi abaya kuwenza.+
21 Kodwa wena ufanele uzikhethele ebantwini bonke amadoda afanelekileyo,+ amoyikayo uThixo,+ amadoda akholosekileyo,+ ayithiyileyo ingeniso yokungekho sikweni;+ uze uwamise phezu kwabo, abe ziintloko zamawaka,+ neentloko zamakhulu, neentloko zamashumi ngamahlanu kwaneentloko zamashumi.+
22 Zimele zibagwebe abantu ngazo zonke izihlandlo ezifanelekileyo; zize ke amatyala amakhulu ziwazise kuwe,+ kodwa onke amatyala amancinane zowasingatha ngokwazo njengabagwebi. Ngoko zenzele khaphukhaphu umthwalo wakho, zize zona zikuthwalise.+
23 Ukuba uthe wayenza le nto, waza wakuyalela uThixo, ngokuqinisekileyo woba nako ukuma, size, ngapha koko, nesi sizwana sonke sifike endaweni yaso sinoxolo.”+
24 Ngoko nangoko uMoses waliphulaphula ilizwi lomkhwe wakhe waza wakwenza konke awakuthethayo.+
25 Wanyula ke uMoses amadoda afanelekileyo kuSirayeli ephela waza wawanika izikhundla zokuba ziintloko phezu kwabantu,+ aba ziintloko zamawaka, iintloko zamakhulu, iintloko zamashumi ngamahlanu neentloko zamashumi.
26 Yaye ayegweba amatyala abantu ngezihlandlo zonke ezifanelekileyo. Ityala elinzima ayelizisa kuMoses,+ kodwa onke amatyala amancinane ayewasingatha ngokwawo njengabagwebi.
27 Emva koko uMoses wampheleka umkhwe wakhe,+ waya ezweni lakowabo.
