U-Eksodusi
19 Ngenyanga yesithathu abako-Israyeli bephume elizweni leGibhithe, ngalo kanye lelolanga,* bafika enkangala yeSinayi. 2 Basuka eRefidimu+ bafika enkangala yeSinayi, basebemisa ametende khonapho enkangala. Abako-Israyeli bamisa amatende abo phambi kwentaba.+
3 UMosi waseqansa waya kuNkulunkulu weqiniso, uJehova wambiza esentabeni+ wathi: “Nanku okumele ukutsho kwabendlu kaJakhobe, okumele ukutshele abako-Israyeli, 4 ‘Lizibonele ngawenu lokho engikwenze kumaGibhithe+ ukuze ngiliphakamise ngamaphiko ezinkozi ngililethe kimi.+ 5 Nxa lingalalela ilizwi lami kukho konke, ligcine lesivumelwano sami, lizakuba yimpahla yami eqakathekileyo* phakathi kwabo bonke abantu,+ ngoba umhlaba wonke ngowami.+ 6 Lizakuba ngumbuso wabaphristi kimi, libe yisizwe esingcwele.’+ La yiwo amazwi okumele uwatshele abako-Israyeli.”
7 Ngakho uMosi wahamba wayabiza abadala babantu wabatshela wonke amazwi uJehova ayemtshele wona.+ 8 Ngemva kwalokho bonke abantu baphendula kanye kanye bathi: “Konke uJehova akukhulumileyo sizimisele ukukwenza.”+ UMosi wahle wahambisa impendulo yabantu kuJehova. 9 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Ngiza kuwe ngiseyezini elimnyama ukuze abantu bazwe nxa sengikhuluma lawe lokuthi bahlale bekukholwa.” UMosi wasebikela uJehova lokho abantu ababekutshilo.
10 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Hamba ebantwini ufike ubangcwelise lamuhla lakusasa futhi kumele bawatshe izigqoko zabo. 11 Kanti njalo kumele balungele ilanga lesithathu ngoba ngelanga lesithathu uJehova uzakwehlela entabeni iSinayi phambi kwabo bonke abantu. 12 Kumele ufakele abantu imingcele egombolozele yonke intaba, ubususithi kubo, ‘Nanzelelani ukuthi aliqansi entabeni njalo lingathinti umngcele wayo. Loba ngubani othinta intaba uzakufa loba sekutheni. 13 Akungabi lesandla esizamthinta lowomuntu, kodwa uzakhandwa ngamatshe kumbe agwazwe.* Kungelani lokuthi yinyamazana kumbe ngumuntu akusoze kuphile.’+ Kodwa nxa bangezwa ukukhala kophondo+ lwenqama bangasondela entabeni.”
14 UMosi wasesehla entabeni waya ebantwini, waqalisa ukubangcwelisa njalo bawatsha izigqoko zabo.+ 15 Wasetshela abantu wathi: “Lungiselelani ilanga lesithathu njalo lingayi emacansini.”*
16 Ekuseni ngelanga lesithathu kwaba lomdumo lombane njalo kwakuleyezi elijiyileyo+ entabeni kanye lomsindo wophondo omkhulu kakhulu. Ngakho bonke abantu ezihonqweni baqalisa ukuqhuqha+ ngenxa yokwesaba. 17 UMosi wasekhiphela abantu phandle kwezihonqo ukuze bayehlangana loNkulunkulu weqiniso njalo bafika bama phansi kwentaba. 18 Kwathunqa intuthu kuyo yonke indawo entabeni iSinayi ngoba uJehova wehlela kuyo esemlilweni.+ Intuthu yayo yayilokhu iphakama njengentuthu ephuma endaweni okutshiselwa kuyo* njalo intaba yonke yayinyikinyeka kakhulu.+ 19 Umsindo wophondo wathi ulokhu usiba mkhulu ngamandla uMosi wakhuluma, ilizwi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso laselimphendula.
20 UJehova wehlela esiqongweni sentaba iSinayi. UJehova wasebiza uMosi ukuthi abuye phezu kwentaba njalo uMosi waqansa waya phezulu.+ 21 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Buyela phansi uyexwayisa abantu ukuthi bangazami ukweqa umngcele befuna ukubona uJehova ngoba bangenza njalo abanengi babo bazabhubha. 22 Abaphristi abahlala bebuya phambi kukaJehova abazihlambulule* ukuze uJehova angababulali.”+ 23 UMosi wasesithi kuJehova: “Abantu ngeke baqanse intaba iSinayi ngoba uvele wasixwayisa wathi, ‘Fakani imingcele egombolozele yonke intaba liyenze ibe ngcwele.’”+ 24 Kodwa uJehova wathi kuye: “Yehla ubusuphenduka lo-Aroni kodwa ungavumeli ukuthi abaphristi labantu bazame ukweqa imingcele besiza kuJehova ngoba bangenza njalo angababulala.”+ 25 Ngakho uMosi wehla waya ebantwini wafika wabatshela lokho.