U-Eksodusi 33
1 UThixo wasesithi kuMosi, “Suka kule indawo wena labantu owabakhupha elizweni laseGibhithe, uye elizweni engalithembisa u-Abhrahama lo-Isaka loJakhobe ngifunga ngisithi, ‘Ngizalinika inzalo yakho.’
Yahweh anasema na Musa, “Nenda kutoka hapa, wewe na watu ulio watoa kutoka nchi ya Misri. Nenda kwenye nchi nilio fanya nadhiri na Ibrahimu, Isaka, Yakobo, nilipo sema, 'Nitakupa wewe na uzao wako'.'
2 Ngizathuma ingilosi ihambe phambi kwakho ixotshe amaKhenani, ama-Amori, amaHithi, amaPherizi, amaHivi lamaJebusi.
Nitatuma malaika mbele yako, na kuwaondoa Wakanani, Waamori, Wahiti, Waperizi, Wahivi, na Wayebusi.
3 Yana elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju. Kodwa mina angiyikuhamba lani ngoba lingabantu abantamo zilukhuni, hlezi ngilibhubhise endleleni.”
Nenda kwenye hiyo nchi, inayo tiririka kwa maziwa na asali, lakini sitaenda nawe, kwasababu ninyi ni watu wajehuri. Ninaweza kuwaharibu njiani.”
4 Kwathi lapho abantu sebezwe amazwi la adabukisayo baqalisa ukukhala, akwaze kwaba loyedwa owagqiza izigqizo zakhe.
Watu walipo sikia haya maneno ya kushtua, walilia, na hakuna aliye vaa mikufu.
5 Phela uThixo wayethe kuMosi, “Tshela abako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Lina lingabantu abantamo zilukhuni. Nxa ngingahamba lani loba okomzuzwana nje, ngingalibhubhisa. Khathesi khululani izigqizo zenu; ngizakwenza isinqumo ukuthi ngenzeni ngani.’”
Yahweh alisema kwa Musa, “Waambie Waisraeli, 'Ninyi ni watu wakorofi. Kama ningeenda miongoni mwenu ata kwa muda kidogo, nigewaharibu ninyi. Hivyo sasa, toa mikufu yenu ili niamue nini cha kufanya kwenu.”'
6 Ngakho-ke abako-Israyeli bazikhipha izigqizo zabo entabeni yeHorebhi.
Hivyo Waisraeli hawaku vaa mikufu kutoka Mlima Horebu na kwendelea.
7 UMosi wayejwayele ukuthatha ithente ayelimisa ngaphandle bucwadlana lezihonqo. Walibiza ngokuthi “lithente lokuhlangana.” Ubani lobani owayedinga uThixo wayesiya ethenteni lokuhlangana ngaphandle kwezihonqo.
Musa akachukua hema na kukita nje ya kambi, umbali kidogo na kambini. Aliita hema ya kukutania. Kila mtu alliye muuliza Yahweh kitu chochote alienda kwenye hema ya kukutania, nje ya kambi.
8 Kwakusithi-ke lapho uMosi ephuma esiya kulelothente abantu bonke babesukuma bame eminyango yamathente abo bakhangele uMosi aze angene ethenteni.
Kisha Musa alipo enda kwenye hema, watu wote walisima kando ya hema yao na kumuangalia Musa hadi alipo ingia ndani.
9 Kwakusithi uMosi esengena ethenteni insika yeyezi yehlele phansi ime emnyango wethente lapho uThixo ekhuluma loMosi.
Wakati wowote Musa alipo ingia hemani, nguzo ya wingu ilishuka chini na kusimama nje ya lango la hema, na Yahweh alizungumza na Musa.
10 Kwakusithi abantu bangabona insika yeyezi isimi emnyango wethente basukume bonke bakhonze; lowo lalowo emnyango wethente lakhe.
Wakati wowote watu walipo ona nguzo ya wingu imesimama langoni mwa hema, waliamka na kuabudu, kila langoni mwa hema yake.
11 UThixo wayekhuluma loMosi ubuso ngobuso njengomuntu ekhuluma lomngane wakhe. Ngemva kwalokho uMosi wayebuyela ezihonqweni, kodwa umncedisi wakhe owayesesemncane, uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, wayengasuki ethenteni.
Yahweh alizungumza na Musa uso kwa uso, kama mtu anapo zungumza na rafiki yake. Kisha Musa alirudi kambini, lakini mtumishi wake Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, kijana, alibaki hemani.
12 UMosi wathi kuThixo, “Ubulokhu ungitshela usithi, ‘Khokhela abantu laba,’ kodwa kawungazisanga ukuthi ngubani ozamthuma ukuba ahambe lami. Utshilo wathi, ‘Ngiyakwazi ngebizo, njalo ufumene umusa kimi.’
Musa alisema na Yahweh, “Ona, umekuwa ukisema na mimi, 'Chukuwa watu hawa safarini,' lakini hauja niambia nani utamtuma na mimi. Umesema, 'Nina kujua kwa jina, na umepata upendeleo kwangu.'
13 Nxa uthokoza ngami, ngifundisa izindlela zakho ukuze ngikwazi, ngiqhubeke ngithola umusa kuwe. Khumbula futhi lokuthi isizwe lesi singabantu bakho.”
Kama nimepata upendeleo machoni pako, nionyeshe njia zako ili nikujue na kuendelea kupata upendeleo machoni pako. Kumbuka ili taifa ni watu wako.”
14 UThixo waphendula wathi, “NgoBukhona bami ngizahamba lawe ngikuphumuze.”
Yahweh akajibu, “Uwepo wangu utaenda nawe, na nitakupa pumziko.”
15 UMosi wathi kuye, “Nxa uBukhona bakho bungahambi lathi, ungasisusi lapha.
Musa akasema, “Kama uwepo wako hautaenda nasi, usitutoe hapa.
16 Umuntu angakwazi njani ukuthi mina labantu bakho sifumene umusa kuwe ngaphandle kokuba uhamba lathi na? Kuyini okunye okungasiphawula, mina labantu bakho, kwabanye abantu bonke emhlabeni na?”
Au je, itajulikanaje niimepata upendeleo machoni pako, mimi na watu wako? Haitakuwa kuwa tu kama ukienda nasi mimi na watu wako tutakuwa na utofauti na watu wengine wote waliopo katika uso wa dunia?”
17 UThixo wathi kuMosi, “Ngizakwenza khona kanye lokhu okucelileyo ngoba ngiyathokoza ngawe, njalo ngikwazi ngebizo.”
Yahweh akamwambia Musa, “Nitafanya pia hichi kitu ulicho niomba, kwa kuwa umepata upendeleo machoni mwangu, na nina kujua kwa jina lako.”
18 UMosi wasesithi, “Ngicela ukuba ungitshengise inkazimulo yakho.”
Musa akasema, Tafadhali nionyeshe utukufu wako.”
19 UThixo wasesithi, “Ngizakwenza ukulunga kwami kudlule phambi kwakho, njalo ngizamemezela ibizo lami, uThixo, phambi kwakho. Ngizakuba lesihawu kulowo engizakuba lesihawu kuye njalo ngibe lesisa kulowo engizakuba lesisa kuye.”
Yahweh akasema, “Nitafanya wema wangu wote ujulikani kwako, na nitatangaza jina langu 'Yahweh' kwako. Nitakuwa na neema kwake nitakae kuwa na neema, na nitaonyesha rehema kwake nitakaye onyesha rehema.”
20 UThixo waqhubeka wathi, “Kodwa, ubuso bami awungeke ububone, ngoba kakho ongangibona aphile.”
Lakini Yahweh akasema, “Hauta ona uso wangu, kwa kuwa hakuna aonaye uso wangu na kuiishi.”
21 UThixo wabuya wathi, “Kulendawo phansi kwami lapho ongema khona phezu kwedwala.
Yahweh akasema, “Ona, hapa kuna sehemu yangu; utasimama kwenye huu mwamba.
22 Kuzakuthi lapho inkazimulo yami isedlula eduze, ngizakufaka emnkenkeni wedwala ngikusithe ngesandla sami ngize ngidlule.
Wakati utukufu wangu unapita, nitakuweka kwenye shimo kubwa la mwamba na kukufunika kwa mkono wangu mpaka nitakapo pita.
23 Emva kwalokho ngizasusa isandla sami ubone umhlane wami; kodwa ubuso bami akumelanga ububone.”
Kisha nitaondoa mkono wangu, na utaona mgongo wangu, ila uso wangu hautaonekana.”
