UEksodusi 19 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

Ukufika eSinayi

¹ Ngenyanga yesithathu emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe, ngalona lolo suku, bafika ehlane laseSinayi.

² Sebesukile eRefidimi, befike ehlane laseSinayi, bamisa ehlane; u-Israyeli wahlala khona phambi kwentaba.

³ UMose wakhuphukela kuNkulunkulu; uJehova esentabeni wamemeza kuye, wathi: “Yisho kuyo indlu kaJakobe, ubatshele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi:

⁴ ‘Nibonile lokhu engikwenzile kwabaseGibithe nokuthi nganithwala ngamaphiko okhozi, nganisondeza kimi.

⁵ Kalokhu uma nilalela nokulalela izwi lami, nigcine isivumelwano sami, niyakuba yigugu kimi kunazo zonke izizwe, ngokuba umhlaba wonke ungowami,

⁶ nibe ngumbuso wabapristi kimi, nesizwe esingcwele. Yilawo mazwi ozakuwakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.’ ”

⁷ UMose wafika, wabiza amalunga abantu, wabeka phambi kwabo onke lawo mazwi uJehova amyale ngawo.

⁸ Bonke abantu baphendula kanyekanye, bathi: “Konke akukhulumileyo uJehova siyakukwenza.” UMose wabuyisela kuJehova amazwi abantu.

⁹ UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bheka, ngiza kuwe ngefu elinzima ukuba abantu bezwe, nxa ngikhuluma nawe, bakholwe nguwe kuze kube phakade.” UMose walandisa uJehova amazwi abantu.

¹⁰ UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Hamba uye kubantu, ubangcwelise namuhla nakusasa, bahlanze izingubo zabo,

¹¹ babe sebelungile ngosuku lwesithathu; ngokuba ngosuku lwesithathu uJehova uyakwehlela entabeni yaseSinayi emehlweni abantu bonke.

¹² Wena-ke wobamisela abantu umkhawulo nxazonke, uthi: ‘Xwayani ukuba ningakhuphukeli entabeni, ningathinti umkhawulo wayo. Lowo othinta intaba uyakubulawa impela;

¹³ makangaphathwa ngesandla, kepha impela uyakukhandwa ngamatshe nokuba ahlatshwe ngemicibisholo; noma kuyinkomo noma kungumuntu, akuyikuphila.’ Nxa icilongo likhala linganqamuki, bayakukhuphukela entabeni.”

¹⁴ UMose wehla entabeni, wabuyela kubantu, wabangcwelisa abantu; bahlanza-ke izingubo zabo.

¹⁵ Wayesethi kubantu: “Anoba senilungile ngosuku lwesithathu; ningasondeli kowesifazane.”

¹⁶ Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu sekusile, kwaba khona ukuduma nokunyazima kombani, nefu elinzima phezu kwentaba, nezwi lecilongo elizwakala kakhulu; bonke abantu abasekamu* bathuthumela.

¹⁷ UMose wayesebakhipha abantu ekamu* ukuba bahlangane noNkulunkulu; bema phansi kwentaba.

¹⁸ Yonke intaba yaseSinayi yathunqa umusi, ngokuba uJehova wehlela phezu kwayo ngomlilo; umusi wayo wenyuka njengomusi wesithando; intaba yonke yazamazama kakhulu.

¹⁹ Kwathi izwi lecilongo lalilokhu lizwakala kakhulu kunakuqala; uMose wakhuluma, uNkulunkulu wamphendula ngezwi elikhulu.

²⁰ UJehova wehlela phezu kwentaba yaseSinayi esiqongweni sentaba; uJehova wambiza uMose ukuba eze esiqongweni sentaba; uMose wakhuphuka-ke.

²¹ UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yehla, ubaxwayise abantu, funa bafohle ukuba babone uJehova, kufe abaningi kubo.

²² Nabapristi abasondela kuJehova mabazingcwelise, funa uJehova abadumele.”

²³ UMose wathi kuJehova: “Abantu abanakukhuphukela entabeni yaseSinayi, ngokuba usiyalisisile, wathi: ‘Yimisele intaba umkhawulo, uyingcwelise.’ ”

²⁴ Wayesethi uJehova kuye: “Hamba wehle, uze ubuye ukhuphuke, wena no-Aroni enawe; kepha abapristi nabantu mabangafohli, bakhuphukele kuJehova, funa abadumele.”

²⁵ UMose wayesehla, waya kubantu, wabatshela.