UNkulunkulu wenza umkhathi wokwehlukanisa amanzi aphansi kwawo naphezu kwawo. Kwaba njalo.
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UNkulunkulu wenza umkhathi wokwehlukanisa amanzi aphansi kwawo naphezu kwawo. Kwaba njalo.
USimakade wamhambela uSara njengoba ayekade eshilo, wamenzela lokho ayemethembise khona.
USimakade wema eduze kwakhe, wathi kuye: “NginguSimakade uNkulunkulu kayihlomkhulu, u-Abhrahama nokayihlo u-Isaka, leli lizwe olele kulo ngiyakulabela wena nezizukulwane zakho.
Wambusisa uJosefa, wathi: “UNkulunkulu abahambe phambi kwakhe okhokho bami o-Abhrahama no-Isaka, uNkulunkulu obe ngumelusi wami yonke impilo yami kuze kube namuhla.
UJosefa wathi kubafowabo: “Sengizokufa mina, kodwa uNkulunkulu akasoze anilibala nakanye, uyonikhuphula kuleli lizwe, aniphindisele ezweni alethembisa ngesifungo ko-Abhrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe.”
Impela iso likaSimakade liphezu kwalabo abamesabayo, kulabo abethembela emseni wakhe,
UMose wathatha amathambo kaJosefa, wahamba nawo, ngokuba wayebafungisile abantu bakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Impela uNkulunkulu uyakunihambela ngokwempela, anikhulule, niyakuwathwala amathambo ami lapha.”
USimakade wathi kuMose: “Hamba phambi kwabantu, uthathe amanye amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nenduku yakho owashaya ngayo umfula, yiphathe ngesandla sakho, uhambe.
UJethro umukhwe kaMose, waletha umnikelo wokushiswa nemihlatshelo kuNkulunkulu; u-Aroni nawo wonke amalunga akwa-Israyeli beza bazokudla nomukhwe kaMose, phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu akazenzakalisanga izikhulu zabantu bakwa-Israyeli, kodwa zambona, zadla, zaphuza.
Ingelosi kaSimakade yabonakala kuye elangabini lomlilo phakathi kwesihlahla. Wabona ukuthi isihlahla siyavutha, kodwa asipheli.
Wayesethi: “NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe.” UMose wafihla ubuso bakhe, ngokuba wayesaba ukubheka uNkulunkulu.
UMose waphendula wathi: “Kepha bheka, ngeke bangikholwe noma bangilalele, bayakuthi: ‘USimakade akabonakalanga kuwe.’ ”
Abantu bakholwa lapho bezwa ukuthi uSimakade uqaphelile, wabona futhi ukuhlupheka kwabo, base bekhothama, bakhuleka.
“Bazokholwa-ke ukuthi uSimakade, uNkulunkulu wokhokho benu, uNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka noNkulunkulu kaJakobe ubonakele kuwe.”
Kwabuthana abaphristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe emzini womphristi omkhulu okuthiwa nguKhayifase.
“Mayibongwe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba ibahambele abantu bayo, yabahlenga.
Zikuqumbe phansi othulini, wena nabantu abanawe; aziyukushiya litshe phezu kwelinye phakathi kwakho. Ngokuba awusazanga isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.”
USimeyoni usechazile ukuthi kwaba kanjani kwasekuqaleni ukuba uNkulunkulu aziqokele kwabezizwe isizwe esibizwa ngegama lakhe.
Ziphatheni kahle phakathi kwabezizwe, ukuze kuthi lapho beninyembenya ngokuthi ningabenzi bokubi, kodwa kuthi lapho bebona imisebenzi yenu emihle, bamdumise uNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuhanjelwa.
Ngakho-ke ngiyawagqugquzela amalunga aphakathi kwenu, mina engiyilunga kanye nawo, nofakazi wezinhlupheko zikaKhristu, nomhlanganyeli enkazimulweni ezakwembulwa, ngithi:
Kuthe eselapho kwaMowabi, uNawomi wezwa ukuthi uSimakade ubahambele abantu bakhe wabapha ukudla, wayeselungiselela ukusuka lapho nomalokazana bakhe.