Indaba 31

UMosisi No-Aroni Baya KuFaro

LOKHA uMosisi sele abuyile eGibhide watjela umnakwabo u-Aroni ngazo zoke iimbonakaliso aziboniswe nguZimu. Kuthe uMosisi no-Aroni nababonisa ama-Israyeli iimbonakaliswezo, boke abantu bakholelwa bona uJehova unabo.

Ngemva kwalokho uMosisi no-Aroni baya kuFaro. Bathi kuye: ‘UJehova uZimu wama-Israyeli wathi: “Vumela abantu bami bakhambe amalanga amathathu, bangenzele umgidi emangweni.”’ Kodwana uFaro waphendula: ‘Angikholelwa kuJehova. Angekhe ngiwalise ama-Israyeli akhambe.’

UFaro bekakwate khulu ngombana abantu bebafuna abatjhaphulule bona bayokukhulekela uJehova. Ngalokho wabakatelela bonyana baberege budisi khulu. Ama-Israyeli asola uMosisi ngokuphathwa kumbi kwawo, begodu kwamphatha kumbi lokho uMosisi. Kodwana uJehova wamtjela bona angatshwenyeki ngalokho. UJehova wathi: ‘Ngizokwenza uFaro alise abantu bami bakhambe.’

UMosisi no-Aroni baya kuFaro godu. Bafika benza isibonakaliso. U-Aroni waphosela intongakhe phasi yaba yinyoka ekulu. Kodwana amadoda ahlakaniphileko abizwe nguFaro, nawo aphosela iintonga zawo phasi, nazo zaba ziinyoka. Kodwana qala! Inyoka ka-Aroni idla iinyoka zamadoda ahlakaniphileko. Namtjhana kunjalo uFaro uyabhala ukutjhaphulula ama-Israyeli.

Isikhathi safika lapho uJehova afundisa uFaro isifundo. Uyazi bonyana wakwenza njani lokho? Ngokubathumela iimbetho eziyi-10 eGibhide.

Ngemva kweembetho ezinengi, uFaro ubiza uMosisi, wathi kuye: ‘Susa isibethwesi ngizokulisa u-Israyeli akhambe.’ Kodwana lokha nakupheliswa isibetho, uFaro bekantjhentjha umcabangwakhe. Angabavumeli abantu bona bakhambe. Kodwana ngemva kwesibetho sesi-10, uFaro wawavumela ama-Israyeli bona akhambe.

Uyasazi ngasinye seembetho eziyi-10? Vula ikhasi elilandelako sifunde ngazo.

Eksodosi 4:27-31; 5:1-23; 6:1-13, 26-30; 7:1-13.