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IKosi Engakalungi Ibusa IGibhide

AMADODA la akatelela abantwaba bona baberege. Qala indoda le, ebetha isiberegi ngesibebhu! Iimberegezi mndeni kaJakobho, begodu babizwa bona ma-Israyeli. Amadoda abakatelela ukuberega la, maGibhide. Ama-Israyeli sele aziingqila zamaGibhide. Kwenzeke bunjani lokhu?

Kudlule iimnyaka umndeni kaJakobho uhlala kamnandi eGibhide. UJosefa indoda egade iqakathekile embusweni kaFaro eGibhide, nguye ogade atlhogomela ama-Israyeli. Kodwana uJosefa wafa. Kodwana kwaba nekosi etja eGibhide egade ingawathandi ama-Israyeli.

Ikosi engakalungi le, yenza ama-Israyeli aba ziingqila. Begodu yabeka amadoda anehloyo nelunya. Amadoda la akatelela ama-Israyeli bona aberege budisi akhela uFaro izindlu. Namtjhana kunjalo ama-Israyeli aragela phambili nokwanda. Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi amaGibhide athoma ukubethwa livalo lokobana ama-Israyeli azokwanda ukudlula wona.

Uyazi bonyana uFaro wenzani? Wakhuluma nababelethisi bama-Israyeli wathi kibo: ‘Nibulale boke abantwana babesana ababelethwako.’ Kodwana ababelethisaba bebalungile, bebangeke bababulale abantwanabo.

Ngalokho uFaro wathi ebantwini bakhe: ‘Thathani abantwana bama-Israyeli ababesana nibabulale. Nitjhiye abantwana babantazana kwaphela.’ Intwembi kangangani le uFaro ayenzako! Akhe sibone bonyana omunye umsanyana wasinda bunjani.

Eksodosi 1:6-22.