U-EKSODUSI 6 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation1 USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Uzakubukela kwanjesi bonyana ngizomenzani uFaro: Ngebanga lesandla sami esinamandla uzatjhaphulula ama-Israyeli; iye, ngesandla sami esinamandla awaqotjhe enarhenakhe le.” 2 UZimu godu wakhuluma noMosi wathi: “NginguSomnini. 3 Ngaziveza ku-Abrahamu, u-Isaka nakuJakopo njengoZimu oSabekako, kodwana angizange ngibazise ibizo lami elithi Somnini. 4 Godu ngenza isivumelwano sami nabo kobana ngibaphe inarha yeKanana lapha bakhonza khona njengamaphandle. 5 Ngambala ngikuzwile ukububula kwama-Israyeli akhobongwe maGibhide, yeke ngisikhumbulile isivumelwano sami. 6 “Ngalokho tjela ama-Israyeli uthi, ‘NginguSomnini begodu ngizonikhupha emsebenzini okatelelako wamaGibhide. Nginitjhaphulule ekubeni makhobokawo, nginihlenge ngomkhono olulekileko nangokugweba amaGibhide ngesigwebo esikhulu. 7 Ngizanenza isizwe sami, mina ngibe nguZimenu. Ngalokho nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini uZimenu owanikhupha emsebenzini okatelelako wamaGibhide. 8 Ngizanisa enarheni engayifungela ngokuphakamisa isandla sami kobana ngiyiphe u-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo. Ngizanipha yona kube lilifa lenu lasafuthi. NginguSomnini.’ ” 9 UMosi wabikela ama-Israyeli indaba le, kodwana azange amlalele ngombana gade anyamile ngebanga lokugandelelwa kwawo. UZimu uyala uMosi bona ayokhuluma noFaro godu 10 USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 11 “Khambani niyokutjela uFaro ikosi yeGibhide bonyana atjhaphulule ama-Israyeli aphume enarheni le.” 12 Kodwana uMosi wathi kuSomnini: “Kosami, ama-Israyeli akangilaleli, alo uFaro yena uzangilalela njani-ke? Mina angisiso isikhulumi.” 13 Nje-ke uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi no-Aroni babobabili, wabayala ngama-Israyeli noFaro ikosi yeGibhide bonyana kufuze bona ama-Israyeli aphume eGibhide. Umndeni kaMosi nowaka-Aroni 14 UMosi no-Aroni gade bangebemindeni elandelako: URubeni bekalizibulo laka-Israyeli. Amadodana kaRubeni kungu-Inogo noPalu, uRhetsironi noKarimi. Bona bebaziinhloko zemindeni kaRubeni. 15 USimiyoni bekalama uRubeni. Amadodana kaSimiyoni kunguJemuweli, uJamini, u-Ohadi, uJakini, uTsorhari noSawula indodana yomfazi weKanana. Bona bebaziinhloko zemindeni kaSimiyoni. 16 ULevi bekalama uSimiyoni. Lawa bekumabizo wamadodana kaLevi ukuya ngokutloliswa kwawo: uGeritjhoni, uKhehathi noMerari. ULevi waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namikhomba. 17 Iinzukulwana zakaGeritjhoni bekunguLibhina noTjhimeyi nemindenabo. 18 Amadodana kaKhehathi bekungu-Amramu, uJitsihari, uRhebroni no-Uziyeli. UKhehathi waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namithathu. 19 Amadodana kaMerari bekunguMarhili noMutjhi. Bona bebamindeni edabuka kuLevi. 20 U-Amramu wathatha ukghariyakhe uJokobedi bona abe mkakhe. Yena wambelethela u-Aroni noMosi. U-Amramu waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namikhomba. 21 Amadodana kaJitsihari bekunguKhorarhi, uNefegi noZikiri. 22 Amadodana ka-Uziyeli bekunguMitjhayeli, u-Elitsafana noSitiri. 23 U-Aroni wathatha u-Elitjheba indodakazi ka-Aminadaba nongudadwabo kaNarhitjhoni. Wambelethela uNadabi no-Abihu, u-Elazara no-Itamara. 24 Amadodana kaKhorarhi bekungu-Asiri, u-Elikhana no-Abiyasafi. Bona bebaziinzukulwana zakaKhorarhi. 25 U-Elazara indodana ka-Aroni wathatha enye yamadodakazi kaPuthiyeli. Indodakazi leyo yambelethela uFiniyasi. Bona bebaziinhloko zemindeni yamaLevi neenzukulwana zabo. 26 U-Aroni noMosi okukhulunywe ngabo lapha, ngibo uSomnini athi kibo: “Khuphani ama-Israyeli eGibhide ngombana agandelelwe ngomsebenzi.” 27 Ngibo abo-Aroni noMosi abakhuluma noFaro ikosi yeGibhide bona akhuphe ama-Israyeli eGibhide. Umyalo kaZimu kuMosi 28 Lokha uSomnini nakhuluma noMosi eGibhide, 29 wathi kuye: “NginguSomnini. Tjela uFaro ikosi yeGibhide koke engikutjele khona.” 30 Kodwana uMosi wathi kuSomnini: “Kosami, mina angisiso isikhulumi. Alo, uFaro yena uzangilalela njani?” |
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