U-Eksodusi 33

1 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Hamba wenyuke lapha wena labantu owabenyusa elizweni leGibhithe, uye elizweni engalifungela uAbrahama, uIsaka loJakobe ngisithi: Inzalo yakho ngizayinika lona.

And the Lord said to Moses, Go forward, go up hence, you and your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, into the land which I swore to Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I will give it to your seed.

2 Njalo ngizathuma ingilosi phambi kwakho, ngixotshe amaKhanani, amaAmori, lamaHethi, lamaPerizi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi.

And I will send at the same time my angel before your face, and he shall cast out the Amorite and the Chettite, and the Pherezite and Gergesite, and Evite, and Jebusite, and Chananite.

3 Uye elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju; ngoba kangiyikwenyuka phakathi kwakho, ngoba uyisizwe esintamo lukhuni, hlezi ngikuqede endleleni.

And I will bring you into a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up with you, because you are a stiff-necked people, lest I consume you by the way.

4 Kwathi abantu sebezwile lelilizwi elibi, balila; njalo kakulamuntu owafaka izigqizo zakhe;

And the people having heard this grievous saying, mourned in mourning apparel.

5 ngoba iNkosi yayithe kuMozisi: Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi: Lingabantu abantamo zilukhuni; ngisenyuka ngiphakathi kwakho ngokucwayiza kwelihlo, ngizakuqeda. Ngakho-ke khupha izigqizo zakho kuwe ukuze ngazi engizakwenza kuwe.

For the Lord said to the children of Israel, You are a stiff-necked people; take heed lest I bring on you another plague, and destroy you: now then put off your glorious apparel, and [your] ornaments, and I will show you what I will do to you.

6 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebezihlubula izigqizo zabo kusukela entabeni yeHorebe.

So the sons of Israel took off their ornaments and their array at the mount of Choreb.

7 UMozisi wasethatha ithente walimisa ngaphandle kwenkamba, khatshana lenkamba; walibiza ngokuthi lithente lenhlangano. Kwasekusithi wonke odinga iNkosi waphuma waya ethenteni lenhlangano elalingaphandle kwenkamba.

And Moses took his tabernacle and pitched it without the camp, at a distance from the camp; and it was called the Tabernacle of Testimony: and it came to pass [that] every one that sought the Lord went forth to the tabernacle which was without the camp.

8 Kwakusithi lapho uMozisi ephuma ukuya ethenteni, bonke abantu basukume, beme kube ngulowo lalowo emnyango wethente lakhe; bakhangele emva kukaMozisi aze angene ethenteni;

And whenever Moses went into the tabernacle without the camp, all the people stood every one watching by the doors of his tent; and when Moses departed, they took notice until he entered into the tabernacle.

9 njalo kwakusithi lapho uMozisi esengene ethenteni, insika yeyezi yehle, ime emnyango wethente; ibisikhuluma loMozisi.

And when Moses entered into the tabernacle, the pillar of the cloud descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and [God] talked to Moses.

10 Lapho bonke abantu beyibona insika yeyezi imi emnyango wethente, bonke abantu basukume bakhonze, kube ngulowo lalowo emnyango wethente lakhe.

And all the people saw the pillar of the cloud standing by the door of the tabernacle, and all the people stood and worshipped every one at the door of his tent.

11 INkosi yakhuluma-ke kuMozisi ubuso ngobuso, njengomuntu ekhuluma lomngane wakhe. Wasebuyela enkambeni, kodwa uJoshuwa inceku yakhe, indodana kaNuni, ijaha, kasukanga phakathi kwethente.

And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as if one should speak to his friend; and he retired into the camp: but his servant Joshua the son of Naue, a young man, departed not forth from the tabernacle.

12 UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: Khangela, uthi kimi: Yenyusa lababantu; kodwa wena kawungazisanga ozamthuma lami. Kanti wena uthe: Ngiyakwazi ngebizo, futhi uthole umusa emehlweni ami.

And Moses said to the Lord, Behold! you say to me, Lead on this people; but you have not showed me whom you will send with me, but you have said to me, I know you above all, and you have favour with me.

13 Ngakho-ke ngicela, uba ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ake ungazise indlela yakho, ukuze ngikwazi, ukuze ngithole umusa emehlweni akho; ukhumbule futhi ukuthi lesisizwe singabantu bakho.

If then I have found favour in your sight, reveal yourself to me, that I may evidently see you; that I may find favour in your sight, and that I may know that this great nation [is] your people.

14 Wasesithi: Ubukhona bami buzahamba lawe, ngikuphumuze.

And he says, I myself will go before you, and give you rest.

15 Wasesithi kuye: Uba ubukhona bakho bungahambi lami, ungasenyusi lapha.

And he says to him, If you go not up with us yourself, bring me not up hence.

16 Ngoba kuzakwaziwa-ke ngani ukuthi ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, mina labantu bakho? Kakusikho yini ekuhambeni kwakho lathi? Ngakho sizakwehlukaniswa, mina labantu bakho, kubo bonke abantu abasebusweni bomhlaba.

And how shall it be surely known, that both I and this people have found favour with you, except only if you go with us? So both I and your people shall be glorified beyond all the nations, as many as are upon the earth.

17 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Lale into oyitshoyo ngizayenza, ngoba uthole umusa emehlweni ami, njalo ngiyakwazi ngebizo.

And the Lord said to Moses, I will also do for you this thing, which you have spoken; for you have found grace before me, and I know you above all.

18 Wasesithi: Ake ungitshengise inkazimulo yakho.

And [Moses] says, Manifest yourself to me.

19 Yasisithi: Mina ngizadlulisa bonke ubuhle bami phambi kwakho, ngimemezele ibizo leNkosi phambi kwakho. Ngizahawukela lowo engizamhawukela, ngibe lomusa kulowo engizakuba lomusa kuye.

And [God] said, I will pass by before you with my glory, and I will call by my name, the Lord, before you; and I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and will have pity on whom I will have pity.

20 Yathi futhi: Ungebone ubuso bami; ngoba kakho umuntu ongangibona, aphile.

And [God] said, You shall not be able to see my face; for no man shall see my face, and live.

21 INkosi yasisithi: Khangela, kulendawo ngakimi lapho ozakuma khona edwaleni;

And the Lord said, Behold, [there is] a place by me: you shall stand upon the rock;

22 kuzakuthi-ke lapho inkazimulo yami isedlula, ngizakufaka esikhexeni sedwala, ngikusibekele ngesandla sami ngize ngidlule;

and when my glory shall pass by, then I will put you into a hole of the rock; and I will cover you over with my hand, until I shall have passed by.

23 besengisusa isandla sami ubusubona ingemuva yami; kodwa ubuso bami kabuyikubonwa.

And I will remove my hand, and then shall you see my back parts; but my face shall not appear to you.