Bible Reading Plan – Day 18

₂₀Waphinda *uNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: “Vuka kusasa ngomso, uhlangabeze ukumkani xa aya emlanjeni, uthethe naye uthi: ‘UNdikhoyo uthi: “Khulula abantu bam, baye kundikhonza; ₂₁okanye xa ungayenzi loo nto, ndiya kukuthumela ngamabubu eempukane, zikuhlasele wena namaphakathi akho, nabantu bakho. Ziya kuzalisa ezindlwini zakho, nakwezabantu bakho, nakuwo wonke umhlaba waseJiputa. ₂₂Kodwa ke eGoshen, apho kukho abantu bam, aziyi kubakho, khon' ukuze uqonde ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndikho apha kweli lizwe. ₂₃Ndiya kubakhetha abantu bam kubantu bakho ngokubakhusela. Loo mqondiso ke úya kuzibonela ngokwakho kusasa kusile.” ’ ” ₂₄Ngenene ke uNdikhoyo wathumela amabubu eempukane komkhulu nakwimizi yamaphakathi. Lonke elaseJiputa laba semngciphekweni wentshabalalo ngenxa yeempukane.

₂₅Ukumkani wababiza ooMosis noAron, wathi kubo: “Hambani niye kubingelela kuThixo wenu, kodwa ningaphumi kweli lizwe.”

₂₆UMosis waphendula wathi: “Ayinakulunga loo nto. Kaloku isilwanyana esiza kwenza ngaso idini likaNdikhoyo uThixo wethu, silisikizi kumaJiputa. Ngoko ke singathi, siyenzile loo nto phambi kwamaJiputa, asixulube ngamatye, sife. ₂₇Kufuneka sithathe uhambo lweentsuku ezintathu, siye entlango, simenzele khona idini uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu ngokomlomo wakhe.”

₂₈Ukumkani waqhuba wathi: “Ndiyanikhulula nihambe niye kubingelela kuNdikhoyo uThixo wenu entlango, kodwa ke ze ningayi kude kakhulu. Ndithandazele ke!”

₂₉UMosis wathi: “Ndakuba ndimkile ke ndiya kumbongoza uNdikhoyo. Wona ke amabubu eempukane aya kumka aphele ngomso, angabi sakuhlupha wena namaphakathi akho, ngokunjalo nabantu bakho. Kambe ke, wena kumkani, ungaphindi usiqhathe ubalele abantu ukuya kubingelela kuNdikhoyo.”

₃₀Ephumile ke uMosis kwakumkani, watarhuzisa kuNdikhoyo, ₃₁waza wazisusa iimpukane ezo kukumkani, kumaphakathi, nasebantwini bakhe, akwasala nale inye. ₃₂Nakwesi isihlandlo ukumkani waphinda waqaqadeka, wankaniza, akawakhulula amaSirayeli.

₁*UNdikhoyo wabhekisa kuMosis wathi: “Yiya kukumkani waseJiputa, uthi kuye: ‘UNdikhoyo uThixo wamaHebhere uthethe wenjenje: “Khulula abantu bam, baye kundikhonza.” ₂Ukuba uyala ukubakhulula, ₃uNdikhoyo uya kukohlwaya ngokuthumela isibetho esoyikekayo kwimfuyo yakho: amahashe, iidonki, iinkamela, iinkomo, iigusha, neebhokhwe. ₄Uya kuyikhetha imfuyo yamaSirayeli kweyamaJiputa. EyamaSirayeli imfuyo soze ife. ₅Le nto ke iya kwenzeka ngomso.’ ”

₆Ngengomso ke uNdikhoyo wenza njengoko wayethethile. Yonke imfuyo yamaJiputa yafa, kodwa kweyamaSirayeli zange kufe nob' ibe nye. ₇Ukumkani wathuma amadoda aye kukhangela ukuba kube njani na kwimfuyo yamaSirayeli, waza waxelelwa ukuba akufanga nale inye. Naxa kunjalo wankaniza, akavuma ukuwakhulula amaSirayeli.

₈*UNdikhoyo wabiza uMosis noAron, wathi kubo: “Yikhani uthuthu ngezandla, nize niye kwakumkani, uMosis aluphose phezulu ukumkani ebukele. ₉Luya kuphephetheka njengothuli kulo lonke elaseJiputa. Luya kudala amathumba aya kubhidla abe zizilonda ebantwini nasezilwanyaneni kulo lonke elaseJiputa.” ₁₀Baluthatha ke uthuthu eziko, baya kwakumkani, waza uMosis waluphosa phezulu ekho nokumkani. Lwaphephetheka ke, lwaza lwadala amathumba asuka abhidla aba zizilonda ebantwini nasezilwanyaneni. ₁₁Ngenxa yamathumba abo abemilingo bona abazange babe nako ukumelana noMosis. Kaloku onke amaJiputa ayenamathumba. ₁₂Kambe ke uNdikhoyo, njengoko wayetshilo kwangaphambili, wamenza waneenkani ukumkani, akavuma ukuphulaphula ooMosis noAron.

₁₃*UNdikhoyo waphinda wathetha noMosis wathi: “Vuka kusasa ngomso, uye kukumkani, umxelele ukuba uNdikhoyo uThixo wamaHebhere uthi: ‘Khulula abantu bam, baye kundikhonza. ₁₄Kwesi sihlandlo ndiya kukuhlabanisela ngezibetho, wena namaphakathi nabantu bakho, nitsho niqonde ukuba ehlabathini liphela akakho onjengam. ₁₅Ukuba bendithanda ngesendisolule isandla sam, ndanitshayela ngesibetho, nanyamalala emhlabeni. ₁₆Kodwa ke ndisaniyekile, kuba ndifuna ukunibonisa ubungangamsha bam, luze luthi nodumo lwam lunwenwe ehlabathini liphela. ₁₇Njengokuba usazingca nje, ungavumi ukubakhulula abantu bam, ₁₈uyabona ke, ngomso ngeli xesha ndiya kuthumela isitshu sesichoto esingazanga sabonwa nanini na ezimbalini zeJiputa. ₁₉Ngoko ke thumela iye kuqokelelwa yonke imfuyo yakho, ivalelwe, khon' ukuze isinde. Kaloku ukufika kwaso yonke into ephandle, umntu kwanesilwanyana, iya kutshabalala.’ ” ₂₀Ke kaloku loo maphakathi kakumkani ayenevuso ngenxa yomlomo kaNdikhoyo, athumela amakhoboka, yaqokelelwa imfuyo yawo, yavalelwa. ₂₁Kambe ke lawo angazange alikhathalele ilizwi likaNdikhoyo awayeka emadlelweni amakhoboka kunye nemfuyo yawo.

₂₂UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: “Phakamisela isandla sakho esibhakabhakeni, ukuze kuwe isichotho kulo lonke elaseJiputa, sibethe abantu, izilwanyana, nako konke okuntshula emhlabeni.” ₂₃UMosis ke wayiphakamisa induku yakhe, waza uNdikhoyo wayivulela imibane, iindudumo, nesichotho, zatsho kwakubi kwelaseJiputa. ₂₄Wasithulula isichotho, yalenyeza imibane, zatsho ngenzwinini eyayingazange yabonwa ezimbalini zeJiputa. ₂₅Eso sichotho sageqa konke okwakuphandle, abantu, izilwanyana, izityalo, kunye nemithi, kulo lonke elaseJiputa. ₂₆Kanti ke eGoshen, umhlaba wamaSirayeli, zange sifike isichotho.

₂₇Ukumkani ke wathumela buphuthu-phuthu, wathi makubizwe uMosis noAron, waza wathi kubo: “Ngoku ndiyavuma, ndonile mna nabantu bam; uNdikhoyo yena akaphazamanga. ₂₈Khawuncede umbongoze uNdikhoyo. Kwanele ngoku – ezi ndudumo nemibane zisongamele! Ndiza kunikhulula ndingaphozisanga maseko!”

₂₉Waphendula uMosis wathi: “Nje ukuba ndiphume apha esixekweni, ndiya kuzolulela kuNdikhoyo izandla zam, sitsho sithothe isiphango, sinqamke isichotho, khon' ukuze uqonde ukuba lelikaNdikhoyo ihlabathi liphela. ₃₀Kambe ke wena namaphakathi akho ndiyanibona ukuba anikamqondi uNdikhoyo uThixo.”

₃₁Umqhaphu nerhasi zavuthuluka zatshabalala. Kaloku irhasi yona kwakuxa ihlanzayo; umqhaphu ke wona kuxa udubulayo. ₃₂Kanti ke ingqolowa nehabile zange zonakale, kuba zazisephantsi.

₃₃Akumka ke uMosis kwakumkani, ephumile nasesixekweni, waphakamela kuNdikhoyo ngomthandazo. Ngoko nangoko sathotha isiphango, yapheza nemvula. ₃₄Uthe ke ukumkani akubona ukuba sithothile isiphango nemvula inqamkile, waphindela ukona oku; kuba waphinda waqaqadeka, wankaniza, yena ngokunjalo namaphakathi akhe. ₃₅Ewe, wankaniza wala ukuwakhulula amaSirayeli ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo kuMosis.

₁*UNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis wathi: “Yiya kwakumkani. Kaloku yena namaphakathi akhe ndibaqaqadekisile, ukuze ndifumane ithuba lokwenza le miqondiso phakathi kwabo, ₂nokuze nibe nako ukubalisela abantwana nabazukulwana benu. Niya kubanika ingcombolo yendlela endabonisa ngayo ubungangamsha bam kumaJiputa, nangemiqondiso endiyenzileyo phakathi kwawo, khon' ukuze nani niqonde ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”

₃UMosis noAron ke baya kwakumkani, bathi kuye: “UNdikhoyo uThixo wamaHebhere uthi: ‘Koda kube nini ungavumi ukuzithoba kum? Khawubakhulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza. ₄Ukuba uyala, ngomso ndiza kuthumela iinkumbi emhlabeni wakho. ₅Ziya kuba yinyambalala eya kuwugquma tu umhlaba wakho xa uwonke. Yonke into esinde kwesiya sichotho ziya kuyinqunqutha iphele tu! Nditsho nomthi lo wembala. ₆Ziya kunyakazela ezindlwini zakho, kwezamaphakathi, nakuzo zonke izindlu zamaJiputa. Lowo iya kuba ngumbono ongazange walanywa ngooyihlo ngokunjalo nooyihlo-mkhulu ezimbalini zeli lizwe.’ ” Akuba etshilo waphuma, wemka kwakumkani.

₇Amaphakathi kakumkani abhekisa kuye athi: “Yaz'ba kode kube nini na lo mfo elukhwembe-khwembe kuthi? Nceda, khulula aba bantu baye kukhonza uNdikhoyo uThixo wabo. Ngaba awukaqondi ukuba iJiputa itshabalele?”

₈Babizwa ke ooMosis noAron, babuyela kukumkani, waza wathi kubo: “Hambani niye kukhonza uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. Kodwa ke ngoobani kanye abaza kuhamba?”

₉UMosis wathi: “Kuza kuhamba abadala nabanci, oonyana neentombi, iigusha neenkomo. Kaloku kufuneka senzele uNdikhoyo itheko.”

₁₀Kambe ke ukumkani waphendula wathi: “Ndifung' uNdikhoyo, soze ndinikhulule nihambe neentsapho zenu. Kakade, nithi andiniboni ukuba nindenzela iyelenqe? ₁₁Hayi, makuhambe amadoda odwa aye kukhonza uNdikhoyo, njengoko nanitshilo kakade.” Baza ke bakhutshwa buphuthu-phuthu apho kwakumkani.

₁₂Kwesi sithuba ke uNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis wathi: “Phakamisa ingalo yakho, uwangawangise kulo lonke elaseJiputa, ukuze kuvele iinkumbi eziya kunqunqutha zonke izityalo nayo yonke into eyasinda esichothweni.” ₁₃UMosis ke wayiphakamisa induku yakhe, wawangawangisa ngayo, waza ke uNdikhoyo wathumela umoya wasempuma, wabhudla loo mini yonke nobusuku bayo. Kwathi kusisa kwaye sekunyakazela ziinkumbi kulo lonke elaseJiputa. ₁₄Zafika zilibubu, zanyakazela kulo lonke elaseJiputa neziphaluka zalo. Ezingako zona zazingazange zabonwa ngaphambili, zaye zingasoze zibonwe nanini na! ₁₅Zaba lukhoko olwawambathisa wonke umhlaba; kwatsho kwamnyama nje! Zanqunqutha zonke izityalo nemithi yeziqhamo, nako konke okwasinda mhla ngesiphango, zatsho akwasala nempunde le yegqabi eliluhlaza kulo lonke elaseJiputa.

₁₆Ukumkani ke wababiza ngobungxamo ooMosis noAron, wathi kubo: “Ndimonile uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, ngokunjalo nani. ₁₇Ndicela uxolo ngesono sam; ndiyanibongoza, okwesi isihlandlo khaninditarhuzisele kuNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, ayisuse le ntshabalalo!” ₁₈Waphuma ke uMosis, waya kuthandaza uNdikhoyo. ₁₉UNdikhoyo ke wathumela umoya wasentshona, wazitshayela zonke iinkumbi, waya kuzeyelisela kuLwandle oluBomvu, akwasala nob' ibe nye inkumbi kwelaseJiputa. ₂₀Kambe ke uNdikhoyo wamqaqadekisa ukumkani waseJiputa, akavuma ukuwakhulula amaSirayeli.

₂₁Waphinda *uNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis ukuba aphakamisele isandla sakhe esibhakabhakeni, ukuze kubekho isithokothoko sobumnyama kulo lonke elaseJiputa, esatsho baziimpumputela abantu. ₂₂Wasiphakamisa ke uMosis isandla sakhe, kwaza kwakho isithokothoko sobumnyama esabetha kwathi thsu iintsuku ezintathu kulo lonke elaseJiputa. ₂₃Obo bumnyama ke batsho amaJiputa akabi nako nokubonana oku, engenako nokuphuma endlwini ezo ntsuku zontathu. Kanti ke kwisiphaluka samaSirayeli kwakukhanya.

₂₄Waza ke ukumkani wabiza uMosis, wathi kuye: “Ngoku ningahamba niye kukhonza uNdikhoyo kunye nabafazi nabantwana benu, nishiye imfuyo yenu kuphela.”

₂₅UMosis waphendula wathi: “Kofuneka ke usinike izinto esobingelela ngazo, ngokunjalo nezokwenzela uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu amadini atshiswayo. ₂₆Hayi bo! Asinakuyishiya imfuyo yethu; asinakushiya nob' ibe nye! Kaloku kufuneka sizikhethele ngokwethu leyo siza kuyisebenzisa xa sinqula uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu, ibe ke asinakuyazi esiza kubingelela ngayo side sifike apho siya khona.”

₂₇Kambe ke uNdikhoyo wamqaqadekisa ukumkani, akavuma ukubakhulula. ₂₈Ukumkani wamgxotha uMosis, wathi: “Phuma! Zichithe! Mandingaze ndiphinde ndikubone! Mhla ndakubona ndokucim' igama!”

₂₉UMosis waphendula wathi: “Uthethe kakuhle! Soze uphinde undibone!”

₁*UNdikhoyo wabhekisa kuMosis wathi: “Uyabona ke, ukumkani lo ndawonye nabantu bakhe ndiya kumzisela isibetho sokugqibela. Emva kweso ke uya kunikhulula nihambe. Enyanisweni uya kunigxotha niphume niphele. ₂Ngoku ke yitsho ibe ngulowo nalowo kumaSirayeli acele isiliva negolide kummelwane wakhe.” ₃UNdikhoyo ke wawenza axatyiswa amaSirayeli ngamaJiputa. Ngenene uMosis wayehlonitshwe gqitha ngamaphakathi kakumkani ndawonye nawo onke amaJiputa.

₄UMosis waxelela ukumkani wathi: “UNdikhoyo uthi: ‘Ndiya kuphuma ezinzulwini zobusuku, ndilijikeleze lonke elaseJiputa. ₅Ndiya kuwathi qwaka afe onke amazibulo, kuqalela kwelokumkani ongqendeve ebhotwe, kuye kwelekhoboka elisebenzayo, kuye kuthi xhaxhe kwizibulo lemfuyo. ₆ElaseJiputa liya kuhlahlamba ngesijwilikazi esingazange seviwa ngaphambili, esingayi kuze siviwe nanini na. ₇Kanti ke wona amaSirayeli nemfuyo yawo sobe abe nawo nowempumlo umkrwelo.’ Ngaloo ndlela ke niya kutsho niqonde ukuba uNdikhoyo uyahlula phakathi kwamaJiputa namaSirayeli.”

₈UMosis waqukumbela ngelithi: “Ke wona la maphakathi akho aya kuza kum akhahlele endibongoza esithi: ‘Thatha abantu bakho, niphume niphele kweli.’ Kwakuba njalo ke ndiya kunduluka.” Akukhov' ukutsho ke, uMosis waphuma efuthekile.

₉Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wayethethe noMosis wenjenje: “Ukumkani waseJiputa akayi kukuphulaphula, khon' ukuze ndiyandise imimangaliso yam phakathi kwamaJiputa.” ₁₀Le mimangaliso ke uMosis noAron bayenza phambi kokumkani. Kambe ke uNdikhoyo wamqaqadekisa ukumkani waseJiputa, akavuma ukuwakhulula amaSirayeli emke eJiputa.