UEksodusi 6 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

Isithembiso sikaMose siyaphindwa

¹ UJehova wathi kuMose: “Manje usuzakubona lokho engiyakukwenza kuFaro, ngokuba ngenxa yesandla esiqinileyo uyakubayeka ukuba bahambe, nangenxa yesandla esinamandla uyakubaxosha ezweni lakhe.”

² UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi kuye: “NginguJehova;

³ ngabonakala ku-Abrahama, naku-Isaka, nakuJakobe njengoSomandla, kepha ngegama lami lokuthi uJehova ngangingaziwa kubo.

⁴ Futhi ngamisa isivumelwano sami nabo ukuyobanika izwe laseKhanani, izwe lokugogobala kwabo, lapho bebegogobala khona.

⁵ Yebo, futhi ngizwile ukububula kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abenziwe izigqila ngabaseGibithe; ngiyakhumbula isivumelwano sami.

⁶ “Ngalokho yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi: ‘NginguJehova; ngizakunikhipha emithwalweni yabaseGibithe, nginikhulule ebugqileni benu, nginihlenge ngengalo eyeluliweyo nangezahlulelo ezinkulu.

⁷ Ngiyakunithatha nibe yisizwe sami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu; niyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu onikhipha emithwalweni yabaseGibithe.

⁸ Ngiyakuningenisa ezweni engaphakamisa isandla sami ngalo ukulinika u-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe; ngiyakunipha lona libe yifa; nginguJehova.’ ”

⁹ UMose wakhuluma-ke kanjalo kubo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; kepha abamlalelanga uMose ngenxa yenhliziyo encane nemisebenzi esindayo.

¹⁰ UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

¹¹ “Ngena ukhulume kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukuba ivumele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuphuma ezweni lakhe.”

¹² UMose wakhuluma ebusweni bukaJehova, wathi: “Bheka, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abangilalelanga; uFaro angangilalela kanjani, nginezindebe zomlomo ezingasokwanga, na?”

¹³ UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni ukuba bayale abakwa-Israyeli noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukukhipha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe.

Inzalo kaMose neka-Aroni

¹⁴ Laba bayizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise: amadodana kaRubeni izibulo lika-Israyeli: ngoHanoki, noPhalu, noHesironi, noKarmi; yile imindeni kaRubeni.

¹⁵ Amadodana kaSimeyoni: ngoJemuweli, noJamini, no-Ohade, noJakini, noSohari, noShawule indodana yowesifazane waseKhanani; yile imindeni kaSimeyoni.

¹⁶ Lawa angamagama amadodana kaLevi ngezizukulwane zawo: ngoGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari; iminyaka yokuhamba kukaLevi yayiyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa.

¹⁷ Amadodana kaGereshoni: ngoLibini noShimeyi ngemindeni yawo.

¹⁸ Amadodana kaKohati: ngo-Amramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, no-Uziyeli; iminyaka yokuhamba kukaKohati yayiyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nantathu.

¹⁹ Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli noMushi; yile imindeni yamaLevi ngezizukulwane zayo.

²⁰ U-Amramu wazithathela uJokebedi udadewabo kayise, abe ngumkakhe; wamzalela o-Aroni noMose; iminyaka yokuhamba kuka-Amramu yayiyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa.

²¹ Amadodana kaJisihari: ngoKora, noNefegi, noZikiri.

²² Amadodana ka-Uziyeli: ngoMishayeli, no-Elisafani, noSitri.

²³ U-Aroni wazithathela u-Elisheba indodakazi ka-Aminadaba, udadewabo kaNaheshoni, abe ngumkakhe; wamzalela oNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari.

²⁴ Amadodana kaKora: ngo-Asiri, no-Elkana, no-Abiyasafa; yile imindeni kaKora.

²⁵ U-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni wazithathela enye yamadodakazi kaPhuthiyeli, ibe ngumkakhe; yamzalela uFinehasi. Yilezi izinhloko zawoyise bamaLevi ngemindeni yawo.

²⁶ Yibo labo o-Aroni noMose uJehova athi kubo: “Khiphani ezweni laseGibithe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngamabandla abo.”

²⁷ Yibo labo ababekhuluma kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukuba akhiphe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibithe; yibo oMose no-Aroni.

²⁸ Kwathi mhla uJehova ekhuluma kuMose ezweni laseGibithe,

²⁹ uJehova washo kuMose, wathi: “NginguJehova; khuluma kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe konke engikukhuluma kuwe.”

³⁰ Wayesethi uMose ebusweni bukaJehova: “Bheka, ngingowezindebe zomlomo ezingasokiwe; uFaro angangilalela kanjani na?”