Bible Reading Plan – Day 17

₁Ke kaloku uMosis noAron baya kukumkani waseJiputa, bathetha naye bathi: “Wenjenje ukuthetha *uNdikhoyo uThixo wamaSirayeli: ‘Khulula abantu bam bahambe baye kundenzela itheko entlango.’ ”

₂Ukumkani ke yena waphendula wathi: “Kanti kuxa engubani uNdikhoyo ukuba ndingade ndimthobele ndiwakhulule amaSirayeli? Hayi bo! Andazani naye mna; ngoko ke amaSirayeli àkahamb' apha.”

₃Ke bona bathi: “Sibonene naye uThixo wamaHebhere. Siyakubongoza ke ngoko ukuba usivumele sithathe uhambo lweentsuku ezintathu, siye entlango, siyokwenzela uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu idini; kungenjalo úya kusihlasela ngezibetho okanye ngekrele.”

₄Ukumkani wabaphendula ooMosis noAron wathi: “Kutheni ke ngoku nibaphazamisa nje aba bantu emsebenzini wabo? Buyelani emsebenzini!” ₅Waza ukumkani waleka ngelithi: “Niyabona ukuba olu hlanga lwenu selwande kakhulu, kodwa nina nithi maluyeke lungasebenzi!”

₆Kwangaloo mini ukumkani wabhekisa kwiinduna kunye namagosa abasebenzi, ₇wathi: “Ze ningabi sabanika ingca yokwenza izitena abasebenzi njengangaphambili, koko mabazizabalazele ngokwabo, ₈kodwa lona inani lezitena abazenzayo lingabi ngaphantsi nakancinci kwelesiqhelo, kuba bangenwe bubuvila, yiyo le nto sebekhala ngokuya kubingelela kuThixo wabo. ₉Ngamampunge lawo; baqhubeni basebenze bathi nca, khon' ukuze bangabi nalo ithuba lokuphulaphula imbudede yobuxoki.”

₁₀Ngoko ke iinduna namagosa zabaxelela abasebenzi zathi: “Ukumkani uthi anisazukuyinikwa ingca yokwenza izitena, ₁₁koko noyichola-chola ngokwenu naphi na apho ninokuyizuza khona; kambe ke lona inani lezitena akufuneki lihle nakancinci.”

₁₂Abasebenzi ke bathi saa kulo lonke elaseJiputa, berhugula ingca. ₁₃Ke zona iinduna zazingabaphi thuba, zisithi: “Wugqibeni umsebenzi wosuku ngalunye ngokwesiqhelo, njengangokuya beniyinikwa ingca.”

₁₄Amagosa angamaSirayeli awayemiselwe ziinduna ezingamaJiputa ayekatswa zizo, kusithiwa: “Kutheni izitena zingafikeleli nje kwinani lesiqhelo?”

₁₅Kwesi sithuba ke amagosa lawo aya kukhalaza kukumkani, athi: “Mhlekazi, ngani ukuba uziphathe ngolu hlobo izicaka zakho? ₁₆Awusasiniki ingca yokwenza izitena, kodwa siyaqhutywa, kusithiwa masenze izitena. Ewe, siyabethwa, kanti isizathu sisebantwini bakho.”

₁₇Ukumkani waphendula wathi: “Niyanqena, mavilandini! Yiyo le nto nibhomboloza ngokuya kubingelela kuNdikhoyo. ₁₈Hambani nimk' apha! Emsebenzini! Anizukunikwa nangca apha, ibe ke zona izitena enimiselwe ukuba nizenze soze ziwe phantsi.”

₁₉Amagosa lawo athe akuva kusithiwa inani lezitena soze lihle, aqonda ukuba lixubayele. ₂₀Athi ke akudibana noMosis noAron, bevela kwakumkani: ₂₁“Wanga uNdikhoyo wayibona le nto wanigweba, kuba nisigqwalisile kukumkani neenduna zakhe; ngoku bafumene isizathu sokusibulala.”

₂₂UMosis ke waya kukhala *kuNdikhoyo, wathi: “Awu, Mhlekazi, ngani ukuba aba bantu ubazisele ishwangusha elinje? Wawundithumela ntoni kakade? ₂₃Kuba ke oko ndaya kuthetha nokumkani ngenxa yakho, wabaphatha gadalala, ibe ke nawe awubahlanguli konke.”

₁Wathi ke uNdikhoyo kuMosis: “Uza kuyibona ke ngoku into endiza kuyenza kukumkani waseJiputa. Ngamandla am ndomnyanzela abakhulule aba bantu; enyanisweni ndiza kumenza abagxothe ngokwakhe emhlabeni wakhe.”

₂UThixo wathetha noMosis wathi: “*NdinguNdikhoyo. ₃Ndabonakala kuAbraham nakuIsake nakuYakobi njengoThixo uSomandla, kodwa ke andizange ndizazise kubo ngegama lam uNdikhoyo. ₄Ngaphezu koko ndênza umnqophiso nabo, ndathi ndobanika ilizwe laseKanana, apho boma khona baxhwarhe okwabahambi. ₅Ngoku ke ndisivile isingqala samaSirayeli ngenxa yokukhotyozwa ngamaJiputa, ndaye ke ndiwukhumbule loo mnqophiso. ₆Ngoko ke yithi kumaSirayeli: ‘NdinguNdikhoyo, ndaye ke ndiza kunikhupha kwingcinezelo yamaJiputa, ndinikhulule kwiimbophelelo zawo. Ndiya kunihlangula ngesandla esigadalala nangezigwebo ezingqongqo. ₇Ndiya kunenza abantu bam, mna ndibe nguThixo wenu. Nani ke niya kuqonda ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndinguThixo wenu onikhulule ebukhobokeni eJiputa. ₈Ndiya kunikhokela, ndinise kwilizwe endafungayo ukuba ndolinika uAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi. Ndiya kunipha lona, libe lelenu; kaloku mna ndinguNdikhoyo.’ ” ₉La mazwi uMosis wawaxela kumaSirayeli, kodwa ngenxa yokudakumba nangenxa yenkohlakalo yasebukhobokeni akamphulaphulanga.

₁₀Wathi ke uNdikhoyo kuMosis: ₁₁“Hamba uye kukumkani waseJiputa, uthi ndithi kuye makawakhulule amaSirayeli, aphume emhlabeni wakhe.”

₁₂UMosis waphendula wathi: “Njengokuba engandiphulaphuli nje amaSirayeli, uya kundiphulaphula njani ke ukumkani? Ibe ke andililo naciko.”

₁₃Naxa kunjalo uNdikhoyo wathetha nabo ooMosis noAron, wabathumela kumaSirayeli nakukumkani, esithi amaSirayeli makakhutshwe aphume eJiputa.

₁₄Nazi iintloko zezindlu. Oonyana bakaRubhen amazibulo kaSirayeli, nguHanoki, noPalu, noHezeron, noKarmi. Ezo ke zizindlu zakwaRubhen. ₁₅Oonyana bakaSimon nguJemuweli, noJamin, no-Ohadi, noJakin, noZoware, kunye noShawule unyana womKananakazi. Ezi ke zizindlu zakwaSimon. ₁₆Oonyana bakaLevi ngokuzana kwabo nguGershon, noKohati, noMerari. ULevi ke wahlala iminyaka elikhulu elinamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe. ₁₇Naba oonyana bakaGershon ngokwezindlu zabo: nguLibheni noShimeyi. ₁₈Oonyana bakaKohati nguAmram, noIzare, noHebron, noUziyeli. Ke yena uKohati wahlala iminyaka elikhulu elinamashumi amathathu anantathu. ₁₉Oonyana bakaMerari nguMalin Mushi. Ezi ke zizindlu zakwaLevi ngokokuzana kwazo.

₂₀UAmram wathatha udade boyise uJokobhedi, owamzalela uAron noMosis. UAmram wahlala iminyaka elikhulu elinamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe. ₂₁Oonyana bakaIzare nguKora, noNifege, noZikri. ₂₂Oonyana bakaUziyeli nguMishayeli, noElifazan, noSitri.

₂₃UAron wathatha uElishebha intombi ka-Aminadabhi, udade boNashon, owazala uNadabhi, noAbhihu, noElazare. ₂₄Oonyana bakaKora nguAsire, noElikana, noAbhiyasafu. Ezo ke zizindlu zakwaKora. ₂₅UElazare unyana ka-Aron wathatha enye yeentombi zikaPutiyeli eyazala uFineyasi. Ezi ke ziintloko zezindlu zakwaLevi.

₂₆Ngulaa Aron ke lo wathi benoMosis bathunywa nguNdikhoyo wathi: “Hambani niyokukhupha amaSirayeli eJiputa.” ₂₇Ngabo abâthetha nokumkani waseJiputa ngokukhululwa kwamaSirayli eJiputa, lo Mosis nalo Aron.

₂₈Mhlenikwezeni uNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis kwelaseJiputa, ₂₉wathi kuye: “NdinguNdikhoyo; ukumkani waseJiputa mxelele yonke into endiyithetha kuwe.”

₃₀Kambe ke uMosis wathi: “Uyandazi ukuba andilociko lokuthetha; angandiphulaphula njani ukumkani?”

₁*UNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis, wathi: “Uyabona ke, wena ndiza kukwenza ube ngathi unguThixo kukumkani waseJiputa, yena umkhuluwa wakho abe *ngumshumayeli wakho. ₂UAron uze umxelele konke endikuyalela kona, ke yena uya kubhekisa kukumkani, atsho akhulule amaSirayeli aphume emhlabeni wakhe. ₃Kambe ke ndiya kumqaqadekisa ukumkani, angavumi ukuwakhulula amaSirayeli noba sendiyiphinda-phinda kangakanani na imiqondiso nemimangaliso yam kwelaseJiputa. ₄Ngoko ke ndiya kuba ngqongqo kwelaseJiputa, ndilohlwaye. Ke bona abantu bam amaSirayeli ndiya kubakhupha ngendlu yabo. ₅Igunya endiya kuwakhupha ngalo amaSirayeli eJiputa liya kubetha aqonde amaJiputa ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”

₆Ke uMosis noAron bênza kanye ngendlela ababeyalelwe ngayo nguNdikhoyo. ₇Ukuthetha kwabo nokumkani waseJiputa uMosis wayenamashumi asibhozo eminyaka, ke yena uAron emashumi asibhozo nantathu.

₈*UNdikhoyo wabayala ooMosis noAron, wathi: ₉“Xa ukumkani esithi: ‘Ndibonise ummangaliso,’ uze uthi kuAron: ‘Phosa induku yakho phambi kokumkani.’ Yojika ke ibe yinyoka.”

₁₀Bahamba ke uMosis noAron, baya kukumkani, benza njengoko babeyalelwe nguNdikhoyo. UAron wayiphosa phambi kokumkani namaphakathi akhe induku yakhe, yaza yajika yayinyoka. ₁₁Kuthe ke kwakuba nje, ukumkani wabiza oosiyazi namaqili elaseJiputa, nabo bazijika ezabo iinduku ngemilingo yabo. ₁₂Ewe, baziphosa phantsi, yayileyo yajika yaba yinyoka; koko ke yona eka-Aron yasuka yaziginya zonke. ₁₃Kodwa ke ukumkani wenza njengoko wayetshilo uNdikhoyo, intliziyo yakhe yaqaqadeka, akabaphulaphula.

₁₄Ke kaloku *uNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: “Ukumkani uneenkani; akavumi ukubakhulula abantu bam. ₁₅Ngoko ke, phumani kusasa xa aya emlanjeni, niyokumlindela elunxwemeni lomlambo, niphethe laa nduku yayijike yaba yinyoka. ₁₆Thethani naye nenjenje: ‘UNdikhoyo uThixo wamaHebhere wandithuma esithi: “Khulula abantu bam, baye kundinqula entlango!” Kambe ke awukayenzi loo nto unangoku. ₁₇Ngoku ke uNdikhoyo uthi: “Nantsi ke into eza kukwenza ukuba uqonde ukuba mna ndinguNdikhoyo” – la manzi omlambo iNayile ndiza kuwabetha ngale nduku isesandleni sam, atsho ajike abe ligazi. ₁₈Iintlanzi ziya kufa, umlambo utsho unuke, amaJiputa atsho awacekise amanzi eNayile.’ ”

₁₉UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis ukuba athi kuAron: “Thatha induku yakho, uwalekuze ngayo amanzi aseJiputa, emilanjeni, ezintlanjeni, emachibini, nasemaquleni, atsho ajike abe ligazi. Koba ligazi ke kulo lonke elaseJiputa; nditsho nasezityeni zomthi nakwezamatye.”

₂₀UMosis noAron benza njengoko babeyalelwe nguNdikhoyo. UAron wayiphakamisa induku yakhe ekho ukumkani namaphakathi akhe, wawabetha amanzi omlambo iNayile, aza ke onke amanzi omlambo lowo ajika aba ligazi. ₂₁Zafa ke iintlanzi apho emlanjeni, aza amanzi awo anuka kangangokuba amaJiputa angabi nako ukuwasela; yaba ligazi nje konke kwelaseJiputa.

₂₂Ngemilingo yawo amaqili aseJiputa nawo ayenza loo nto yayisenziwa ngooMosis. Ngenxa yoko ukumkani waqaqadeka, akavuma ukubaphulaphula ooMosis noAron njengoko wayetshilo uNdikhoyo. ₂₃Ndaweni yaloo nto wasuka wee khwitshi wangena ebhotwe, akayikhathalela le nto ihlileyo. ₂₄AmaJiputa wona azigrumbela amanzi apho kufuphi nomlambo, kuba la omlambo ayengaseleki.

₂₅Kwadlula iintsuku ezisixhenxe emveni kwesibetho saseNayile.

₁*UNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis, wathi: “Yiya kukumkani, uthi ndithi kuye: ‘Khulula abantu bam baye kundinqula. ₂Ukuba uyala ukubakhulula, ilizwe lakho ndiya kulihlasela ngesibetho samasele. ₃Umlambo iNayile uya kuphuphuma ngamasele; oda aye kufika nakwakho. Aya kutaka-taka endlwini yakho yokulala, emandlalweni, ezindlwini zamaphakathi, nasezindlwini zabo bonke abantu bakho. Amasele aya kugxalathelana kumaziko okubhaka, nakwizitya zokuxovela; ₄aya kuxhumela kuwe, kubantu bakho, nakumaphakathi akho.’ ”

₅UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis wathi makathi kuAron: “Yolula isandla sakho, uwalekuze ngenduku leyo amanzi emilambo, aweentlambo, nawamaqula, khon' ukuze kunyakazele amasele kulo lonke elaseJiputa.” ₆Ngenene ke uAron wawalekuza amanzi aseJiputa ngenduku yakhe, kwaza kwavela amasele, anyakazela kulo lonke. ₇Ngemilingo yawo amaqili aseJiputa âkwazi nawo ukuyenza loo nto yayisenziwa nguAron, aza anyakazela amasele kwelaseJiputa.

₈Ke ukumkani wabiza uMosis noAron, wathi kubo: “Khanimbongoze uNdikhoyo awasuse la masele kum nakubantu bam, ukuze mna ndibakhulule abantu bakowenu, baye kubingelela kuNdikhoyo.”

₉UMosis waphendula wathi: “Loo nto ndingayenza ngovuyo, nto nje wena misa ixesha ofuna ndikuthandazele ngalo wena namaphakathi akho nabo bonke abantu bakho, ukuze nahlukane namasele, asale emlanjeni iNayile kuphela.”

₁₀Ukumkani ke waphendula wathi: “Makaphele ngomso.”

Wathi ke uMosis: “Kuya kuba njengokuba uthetha, khon' ukuze uqonde ukuba akakho onjengoNdikhoyo uThixo wethu. ₁₁Amasele aya kumka kuwe nasezindlwini zakho, kumaphakathi nakubantu bakho, asale emlanjeni iNayile kuphela.” ₁₂UMosis noAron bamshiya ke ukumkani. UMosis wambongoza uNdikhoyo ngokubhekisele kumasele awayenyakazela kwakumkani. ₁₃Naye uNdikhoyo wenza ngokwesicelo sikaMosis; aza ke amasele afa ezindlwini, ezinkundleni, nasemasimini. ₁₄Aqokelelwa ke, aba ziinqumba; yeka ke iphunga! ₁₅Njengoko wayetshilo uNdikhoyo, ukumkani uthe akubona ukuba kukho isiqabu, waqal' emva ukuqaqadeka, akavuma ukubaphulaphula ooMosis noAron.

₁₆*UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: “Yitsho kuAron avuse uthuli ngenduku yakhe, ukuze kuvele iimbuzane kulo lonke elaseJiputa.” ₁₇UAron ke waphakamisa induku yakhe, wabetha ngayo emhlabeni, kwaza kwavela iimbuzane, zabahlasela abantu kunye nezilwanyana. Kulo lonke elaseJiputa kwaphithizela iimbuzane. ₁₈Athe ke amaqili aseJiputa, akuzama ukwenza kwaloo nto, suka azavela iimbuzane. Kambe ke zaphithizela iimbuzane kulo lonke, zahlasela umntu kwakunye nesilwanyana. ₁₉Ke wona amaqili angqina athi kukumkani: “Ngumnwe kaThixo lo.” Kambe ke, njengoko uNdikhoyo wayetshilo, yena ukumkani wankaniza, akaphulaphula.