Umuthi Ovuthako

UMosi wahlala kwaMidiyani iminyaka ema-40. Watjhada waba nabantwana. Ngelinye ilanga asalusa izimvu hlanu kweNtaba iSinayi, wabona ikarisomraro. Wabona umuthi wamanyeva uvutha kodwana bewungatjhi! Kuthe nakatjhidela kiwo, afuna ukuwubona kuhle, wezwa ilizwi livela emthini loyo lithi: ‘Mosi! Ungatjhideli. Hlubula amapatlagwanakho ngombana indawo ojame kiyo icwengile.’ NguJehova obekakhuluma noMosi asebenzisa ingilozi.

UMosi wathukwa wagubuzesa ubuso bakhe. Ilizwi laraga lathi: ‘Ama-Israyeli angitlhuwisile. Nje-ke ngizobatjhaphulula esandleni samaGibhide ngibase endaweni ehle khulu. Nguwe ozokutjhaphulula abantu bami eGibhide.’ Ucabanga bona lokho kwamrara uMosi?

UMosi wabuza wathi: ‘Manje ngizokuthini kiwo?’ UZimu waphendula wathi: ‘Uzakuthi uZimu wabokhokho benu, uZimu ka-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakopo ungithume kini.’ UMosi wathi: ‘Khesithi ama-Israyeli awangilaleli, ngizokuthini?’ UJehova wamqinisekisa ukuthi uzomsiza. Wamtjela ukuthi aphosele phasi idondolo lakhe. Idondolo laphenduka inyoka! Lokha uMosi nakabamba inyoka ngomsila yabuya yaphenduka idondolo. UJehova wathi: ‘Naso-ke isibonakaliso, ukuze bakholwe bonyana uthunyelwe nguZimu.’

UMosi wathi: ‘Angikwazi kuhle ukukhuluma.’ UJehova wamthembisa wathi: ‘Ngizokusiza bengikutjele ozokutjho begodu ngizokuthumela umfowenu u-Aroni akusize.’ Ngokwazi ukuthi uJehova bekanaye, uMosi wathatha umkakhe namadodanakhe baya eGibhide.