< 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.
2 Njalo ngizathuma ingilosi phambi kwakho, ngixotshe amaKhanani, amaAmori, lamaHethi, lamaPerizi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi.
3 Uye elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju; ngoba kangiyikwenyuka phakathi kwakho, ngoba uyisizwe esintamo lukhuni, hlezi ngikuqede endleleni.
4 Kwathi abantu sebezwile lelilizwi elibi, balila; njalo kakulamuntu owafaka izigqizo zakhe;
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.
6 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebezihlubula izigqizo zabo kusukela entabeni yeHorebe.
7 UMozisi wasethatha ithente walimisa ngaphandle kwenkamba, khatshana lenkamba; walibiza ngokuthi lithente lenhlangano. Kwasekusithi wonke odinga iNkosi waphuma waya ethenteni lenhlangano elalingaphandle kwenkamba.
8 Kwakusithi lapho uMozisi ephuma ukuya ethenteni, bonke abantu basukume, beme kube ngulowo lalowo emnyango wethente lakhe; bakhangele emva kukaMozisi aze angene ethenteni;
9 njalo kwakusithi lapho uMozisi esengene ethenteni, insika yeyezi yehle, ime emnyango wethente; ibisikhuluma loMozisi.
10 Lapho bonke abantu beyibona insika yeyezi imi emnyango wethente, bonke abantu basukume bakhonze, kube ngulowo lalowo emnyango wethente lakhe.
11 INkosi yakhuluma-ke kuMozisi ubuso ngobuso, njengomuntu ekhuluma lomngane wakhe. Wasebuyela enkambeni, kodwa uJoshuwa inceku yakhe, indodana kaNuni, ijaha, kasukanga phakathi kwethente.
12 UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: Khangela, uthi kimi: Yenyusa lababantu; kodwa wena kawungazisanga ozamthuma lami. Kanti wena uthe: Ngiyakwazi ngebizo, futhi uthole umusa emehlweni ami.
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.
14 Wasesithi: Ubukhona bami buzahamba lawe, ngikuphumuze.
15 Wasesithi kuye: Uba ubukhona bakho bungahambi lami, ungasenyusi lapha.
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.
17 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Lale into oyitshoyo ngizayenza, ngoba uthole umusa emehlweni ami, njalo ngiyakwazi ngebizo.
18 Wasesithi: Ake ungitshengise inkazimulo yakho.
19 Yasisithi: Mina ngizadlulisa bonke ubuhle bami phambi kwakho, ngimemezele ibizo leNkosi phambi kwakho. Ngizahawukela lowo engizamhawukela, ngibe lomusa kulowo engizakuba lomusa kuye.
20 Yathi futhi: Ungebone ubuso bami; ngoba kakho umuntu ongangibona, aphile.
21 INkosi yasisithi: Khangela, kulendawo ngakimi lapho ozakuma khona edwaleni;
22 kuzakuthi-ke lapho inkazimulo yami isedlula, ngizakufaka esikhexeni sedwala, ngikusibekele ngesandla sami ngize ngidlule;
23 besengisusa isandla sami ubusubona ingemuva yami; kodwa ubuso bami kabuyikubonwa.
