Indaba 30

Umuthi Ovuthako

UMOSISI wakhamba indlela ede aya entabeni iHorebe ayokufunela izimvu zakhe utjani. Kulapho abona khona umuthi ovuthako, kodwana awutjhi uphele!

UMosisi wacabanga: ‘Into le, iyarara.’ ‘Ngizokutjhidela ngibone bhedere.’ Nekatjhidelako, ilizwi lavela emthini lithi: ‘Ungatjhideli. Hlubula amapatlagwanakho ngombana ujame endaweni ecwengekileko.’ BekunguZimu okhulumako aberegisa ingilozi, ngalokho uMosisi wagubuzesa ubuso.

UZimu wathi: ‘Ngikubonile ukutlhaga kwabantu bami eGibhide. Ngalokho ngizobatjhaphulula, begodu nguwe engikuthumela bonyana ukhiphe abantu bami eGibhide.’ UJehova gade azokuletha abantu bakhe enarheni ehle yeKanana.

Kodwana uMosisi wathi: ‘Ngiyini mina. Ngingakwenza njani lokhu? Nengiyako ama-Israyeli azokuthi kimi, “Uthunywe ngubani?” Ngizokuthini?’

UZimu waphendula wathi kuye: ‘Ngilokhu oyokutjho,’ ‘“UJEHOVA uZimu ka-Abrahama, uZimu ka-Isaka, noZimu kaJakobho ungithume kini.”’ UJehova wangezelela: ‘Leli libizo lami bekube nini nanini.’

UMosisi waphendula wathi: ‘Kodwana akhe sithi abangikholelwa nengithi ngithunywe nguwe.’

UZimu wabuza uMosisi wathi: “Khuyini lokho okusesandleni sakho?”

UMosisi waphendula wathi: “Yintonga.”

UZimu wathi: ‘Ilahle phasi.’ UMosisi nakayilahla phasi, intonga yaphenduka inyoka. UJehova watjengisa uMosisi esinye isibonakaliso. Wathi kuye: ‘Faka isandla sakho esifubeni sakho.’ UMosisi wasifaka, nasikhiphako gade simhlophe njengogabhogo! Isandla sakhe gade sifana nesandla somuntu onobulwelwe obumbi besilepheru. Ngokulandelako uJehova wanikela uMosisi amandla wokwenza isibonakaliso sesithathu. Emaswapheleni wathi: ‘Newenza immangaliswezi ama-Israyeli azokukholelwa bona Ngikuthumile.’

Ngemva kwalokho uMosisi waya ekhaya wafika wathi kuJetiro: ‘Ngibawa ungivumele bona ngibuyele eGibhide ngiyokubona iinhlobo zami bona zihlezi njani.’ UJetiro walayelisa uMosisi, begodu uMosisi wathoma ikhambo lokubuyela eGibhide.

Eksodosi 3:1-22; 4:1-20.