UJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama, wathi: “Leli zwe ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho; wamakhela khona i-altare uJehova owabonakala kuye.
UEksodusi 4:5 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Ukuze bakholwe ukuthi uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ubonakele kuwe. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE ukuba bakholwe ukuthi uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ubonakele kuwe. IsiZulu 2020 “Bazokholwa-ke ukuthi uSimakade, uNkulunkulu wokhokho benu, uNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka noNkulunkulu kaJakobe ubonakele kuwe.” |
UJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama, wathi: “Leli zwe ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho; wamakhela khona i-altare uJehova owabonakala kuye.
U-Abrama eseneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye uJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama, wathi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla; hamba phambi kwami futhi uphelele.
INkosi yabonakala kuye emathafeni aseMamre, yahlala ngasemnyango wetende ekushiseni kwemini;
UJehova wabonakala kuye, wathi: “Ungehleli eGibithe; hlala ezweni engizokutshela ngalo:
Bheka, uJehova wema lapho, wathi: “NginguJehova uNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka; izwe olele kulo ngiyakulinika wena nenzalo yakho;
Wambusisa uJosefa, wathi: “UNkulunkulu abahamba phambi kwakhe obaba o-Abrahama no-Isaka, uNkulunkulu ongondlile konke ukuphila kwami kuze kube namuhla;
UJakobe wasesithi kuJosefa: UNkulunkulu uSomandla wabonakala kimi eLusu elizweni leKhanani, wangibusisa.
Kwathi ngesikhathi somhlatshelo womhlatshelo wakusihlwa u-Eliya umprofethi wasondela, wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, no-Isaka, no-Israyeli, makwazeke namuhla ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakho ukhona kwa-Israyeli! nokuthi ngiyinceku yakho, nokuthi ngenzile zonke lezi zinto ngezwi lakho.
Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, basuka baya ehlane laseThekhowa; ekuphumeni kwabo, uJehoshafati wema, wathi: “Ngizweni, Juda, nani bakhileyo eJerusalema! Kholwani nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, niyakuqiniswa; kholwani ngabaprofethi bakhe, niyakuphumelela.
INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Khangela, ngiza kuwe ngiseyezini elinzima, ukuze abantu bezwe, lapho ngikhuluma kuwe, bakholwe kuwe kuze kube nininini. UMose wakhuluma amazwi abantu kuJehova.
Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi kuMose: “Uzakusho kanje kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ungithumile kini: igama lami. Kuze kube phakade, lesi yisikhumbuzo sami ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Hamba, ubuthe amalunga akwa-Israyeli, uthi kuwo: INkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, ka-Isaka, noJakobe, ibonakele kimi, yathi: Nginihambele, ngabona okwenziwa kini. EGibhithe:
Kumelwe ufike, wena namadoda amadala akwa-Israyeli, enkosini yaseGibhithe, nithi kuyo: ‘INkosi, uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru, isihlangabeze; manje masihambe, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu siye ehlane, sihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
Kwathi uJehova ebona ukuthi uphendukile ukuthi abone, uNkulunkulu wambiza esesihlahleni somunga, wathi: “Mose, Mose! Wathi: “Ngilapha.”
Futhi wathi: NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe. UMose wafihla ubuso bakhe; ngoba wayesaba ukubuka uNkulunkulu.
UMozisi wasephendula wathi: Kodwa khangela, kabayikukholwa kimi, kabayikulilalela ilizwi lami, ngoba bazakuthi: I Nkosi kayibonakalanga kuwe.
Abantu bakholwa, sebezwile ukuthi uJehova ubahambele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nokuthi ulubonile usizi lwabo, bakhothama, bakhuleka.
INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Yelula isandla sakho, uyibambe ngomsila. Waselula isandla sakhe, wayithatha, yaba ludondolo esandleni sakhe.
Inhloko ka-Efrayimi yiSamariya, nenhloko yeSamariya yindodana kaRemaliya. Uma ningakholwa, anisoze naqinisekiswa.
UJehova wabonakala kimi kwasendulo, wathi: “Yebo, ngikuthandile ngothando oluphakade; ngalokho ngikudonsile ngomusa.
Mina bengisazi ukuthi uyangizwa njalo, kodwa ngenxa yexuku elibemi khona ngitshilo, ukuze bakholwe ukuthi wena ungithumile.
Khona wathi kuTomase: Letha lapha umunwe wakho, ubone izandla zami; letha isandla sakho, usifake ohlangothini lwami, ungabi ngongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo.
Kodwa lezi zilotshiwe, ukuze likholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu; ukuze ngokukholwa nibe nokuphila ngegama lakhe.
Kepha mina nginobufakazi obukhulu kunobukaJohane, ngokuba imisebenzi uBaba anginike yona ukuba ngiyifeze, yona le misebenzi engiyenzayo, iyangifakazela ukuthi uBaba ungithumile.
Wasesithi: Madoda, bazalwane, labobaba, lalelani; UNkulunkulu wenkazimulo wabonakala kubaba wethu u-Abrahama eseMesophothamiya, engakakhi eHarana;
Kepha manje bafuna izwe elingcono, okungukuthi elasezulwini; ngalokho uNkulunkulu akanamahloni ukubizwa ngokuthi unguNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba ubalungisele umuzi.