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₁*UNdikhoyo wabhekisa kuMosis wathi: ₂“Ndiphawulele onke amazibulo azalwayo kwaSirayeli abe ngawam, nditsho awabantu nawemfuyo.”

₃UMosis wathetha nabantu wathi: “Ze ningaze niwulibale lo mhla wokukhululeka kwenu ebukhobokeni kwelaseJiputa. Kaloku nikhululwe bubungangamsha *bukaNdikhoyo. Ngawo makungatyiwa sonka sinyusiweyo. ₄Lo mhla wale nyanga inguAbhibhi yimini yokunduluka kwenu. ₅UNdikhoyo wabathembisa ookhokho benu ukuba uya kubanika ilizwe lamaKanana, amaHiti, ama-Amori, amaHivi, namaJebhusi. Nakufika kwelo lizwe lihle liyinzwakazi, livuza ubisi nobusi, ze nenze isikhumbuzo ngawo wona lo mhla wale nyanga minyaka le. ₆Niya kutya isonka esinganyuswanga iintsuku zibe sixhenxe. Ngolu lwesixhenxe ke niya kwenza itheko lokuwonga uNdikhoyo. ₇Niya kutya isonka esinganyuswanga iintsuku zibe sixhenxe; into evutyelweyo okanye igwele lingakhe lifumaneke kummandla wenu. ₈Xa nisenza eli theko ke, ze nibaxelele abantwana benu, nithi: ‘Ngalo mhla siwonga uNdikhoyo ngokusikhupha kwakhe eJiputa.’ ₉Lo mbhiyozo ke uya kufana nomqondiso osesandleni okanye ebunzi, ukuze ningalibali ukubalisa ngommiselo kaNdikhoyo. Kaloku kwaba ngesandla sakhe ukuphuma kwenu eJiputa. ₁₀Ngoko ke eli siko lenzeni ngexesha lalo minyaka le.”

₁₁“Ke kaloku xa *uNdikhoyo ede wakufikisa kwelaseKanana njengoko wakuthembisayo wena nooyihlo, ₁₂uze umphawulele onke amazibulo azalwayo. Onke amazibulo emfuyo yakho angamaduna ngakaNdikhoyo. ₁₃Ke lona izibulo ledonki uya kulikhulula ngokulihlawulela ngexhwane; ungayenzanga loo nto uze ulophule ilungu lentamo. Nonyana wakho wamazibulo uze umkhulule ngentlawulo. ₁₄Kuya kuthi ke xa oonyana bebuza ukuba lithetha ntoni na elo siko, uthi: ‘Sisikhumbuzo sokuba saphuma ebukhobokeni baseJiputa ngokusebenza kwamandla kaNdikhoyo. ₁₅Kaloku wathi ukumkani waseJiputa akungavumi ukusikhulula, uNdikhoyo wawabulala amazibulo abantu nawemfuyo kwelaseJiputa. Ngesi sizathu ke amazibulo angamaduna kwimfuyo ndenzela ngawo uNdikhoyo idini. Ke wona amazibulo oonyana ndiwakhulula ngokuwahlawulela. ₁₆Eli siko ke liya kufana nomqondiso osesandleni okanye ebunzi, lihlale lisikhumbuza ukuba kukusebenza kwamandla kaNdikhoyo okwasikhupha eJiputa.’ ”

₁₇Wathi ukumkani waseJiputa akuwakhulula amaSirayeli, uThixo akawakhokela ngendlela ecanda kwelamaFilistiya, nakuba yayiyeyona imfutshane. Kaloku uThixo wathi: “AmaSirayeli akuzibona egaxeleka emfazweni, angafuna ukubuyela eJiputa.” ₁₈Ngoko ke uThixo wawakhokela ngendlela yasentlango esinga kuLwandle oluBomvu. AmaSirayeli ke aphuma eJiputa exhobele imfazwe.

₁₉Ke kaloku uMosis wawathatha wahamba nawo amathambo kaJosefu, kuba uJosefu wayethe kumaSirayeli: “Ngenye imini uThixo uya kuze anivelele, anikhuphe nimke apha; ngoko ke fungani ukuba niya kuhamba nawo amathambo am.”

₂₀AmaSirayeli ke anduluka eSukoti, aya kuphumla e-Etam enyeleni yentlango. ₂₁Apho ke eluhambeni *uNdikhoyo wayewakhokela ngomqulu welifu emini, aze ebusuku awakhokele ngesithatha somlilo. ₂₂Lo mqulu welifu ke wawuhlala uhamba phambi kwawo emini, nesithatha somlilo sisenjenjalo ebusuku.