1USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Uzakubukela kwanjesi bonyana ngizomenzani uFaro: Ngebanga lesandla sami esinamandla uzatjhaphulula ama-Israyeli; iye, ngesandla sami esinamandla awaqotjhe enarhenakhe le.”
2UZimu godu wakhuluma noMosi wathi: “NginguSomnini. 3Ngaziveza ku-Abrahamu, u-Isaka nakuJakopo njengoZimu oSabekako, kodwana angizange ngibazise ibizo lami elithi Somnini. 4Godu ngenza isivumelwano sami nabo kobana ngibaphe inarha yeKanana lapha bakhonza khona njengamaphandle. 5Ngambala ngikuzwile ukububula kwama-Israyeli akhobongwe maGibhide, yeke ngisikhumbulile isivumelwano sami.
6“Ngalokho tjela ama-Israyeli uthi, ‘NginguSomnini begodu ngizonikhupha emsebenzini okatelelako wamaGibhide. Nginitjhaphulule ekubeni makhobokawo, nginihlenge ngomkhono olulekileko nangokugweba amaGibhide ngesigwebo esikhulu. 7Ngizanenza isizwe sami, mina ngibe nguZimenu. Ngalokho nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini uZimenu owanikhupha emsebenzini okatelelako wamaGibhide. 8Ngizanisa enarheni engayifungela ngokuphakamisa isandla sami kobana ngiyiphe u-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo. Ngizanipha yona kube lilifa lenu lasafuthi. NginguSomnini.’ ”
9UMosi wabikela ama-Israyeli indaba le, kodwana azange amlalele ngombana gade anyamile ngebanga lokugandelelwa kwawo.
UZimu uyala uMosi bona ayokhuluma noFaro godu
10USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 11“Khambani niyokutjela uFaro ikosi yeGibhide bonyana atjhaphulule ama-Israyeli aphume enarheni le.”
12Kodwana uMosi wathi kuSomnini: “Kosami, ama-Israyeli akangilaleli, alo uFaro yena uzangilalela njani-ke? Mina angisiso isikhulumi.”
13Nje-ke uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi no-Aroni babobabili, wabayala ngama-Israyeli noFaro ikosi yeGibhide bonyana kufuze bona ama-Israyeli aphume eGibhide.
Umndeni kaMosi nowaka-Aroni
14UMosi no-Aroni gade bangebemindeni elandelako: URubeni bekalizibulo laka-Israyeli. Amadodana kaRubeni kungu-Inogo noPalu, uRhetsironi noKarimi. Bona bebaziinhloko zemindeni kaRubeni.
15USimiyoni bekalama uRubeni. Amadodana kaSimiyoni kunguJemuweli, uJamini, u-Ohadi, uJakini, uTsorhari noSawula indodana yomfazi weKanana. Bona bebaziinhloko zemindeni kaSimiyoni.
16ULevi bekalama uSimiyoni. Lawa bekumabizo wamadodana kaLevi ukuya ngokutloliswa kwawo: uGeritjhoni, uKhehathi noMerari. ULevi waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namikhomba. 17Iinzukulwana zakaGeritjhoni bekunguLibhina noTjhimeyi nemindenabo. 18Amadodana kaKhehathi bekungu-Amramu, uJitsihari, uRhebroni no-Uziyeli. UKhehathi waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namithathu. 19Amadodana kaMerari bekunguMarhili noMutjhi.
Bona bebamindeni edabuka kuLevi.
20U-Amramu wathatha ukghariyakhe uJokobedi bona abe mkakhe. Yena wambelethela u-Aroni noMosi. U-Amramu waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namikhomba.
21Amadodana kaJitsihari bekunguKhorarhi, uNefegi noZikiri.
22Amadodana ka-Uziyeli bekunguMitjhayeli, u-Elitsafana noSitiri.
23U-Aroni wathatha u-Elitjheba indodakazi ka-Aminadaba nongudadwabo kaNarhitjhoni. Wambelethela uNadabi no-Abihu, u-Elazara no-Itamara.
24Amadodana kaKhorarhi bekungu-Asiri, u-Elikhana no-Abiyasafi. Bona bebaziinzukulwana zakaKhorarhi.
25U-Elazara indodana ka-Aroni wathatha enye yamadodakazi kaPuthiyeli. Indodakazi leyo yambelethela uFiniyasi.
Bona bebaziinhloko zemindeni yamaLevi neenzukulwana zabo.
26U-Aroni noMosi okukhulunywe ngabo lapha, ngibo uSomnini athi kibo: “Khuphani ama-Israyeli eGibhide ngombana agandelelwe ngomsebenzi.” 27Ngibo abo-Aroni noMosi abakhuluma noFaro ikosi yeGibhide bona akhuphe ama-Israyeli eGibhide.
Umyalo kaZimu kuMosi
28Lokha uSomnini nakhuluma noMosi eGibhide, 29wathi kuye: “NginguSomnini. Tjela uFaro ikosi yeGibhide koke engikutjele khona.”
30Kodwana uMosi wathi kuSomnini: “Kosami, mina angisiso isikhulumi. Alo, uFaro yena uzangilalela njani?”