Ndiyindoda – Day 5

₈Emva koko uNdikhoyo uThixo wenza umyezo eIdeni empumalanga, wambeka apho loo mntu wayemenzile. ₉Wahlumisa iindidi zemithi emihle eneziqhamo ezinomtsalane apho eIdeni. Phakathi esidikidikini somyezo kwakukho umthi onika ubomi, nomthi wokucalula okubi nokuhle.

₁₅Umntu wabekwa nguNdikhoyo uThixo emyezweni waseIdeni ukuze awulime, awulondoloze.

₂₈Wabathamsanqelisa uThixo wathi: “Yandani, inzala yenu ilizalise ilizwe, nilongamele. Ndininika igunya phezu kweentlanzi, iintaka, nazo zonke izilo elizweni.

₂₄Ayikho enye into angayenzayo umntu ngaphandle kokuba atye asele, ahlale anelisekile kukubulaleka kwakhe. Phofu ke naleyo ndafumanisa ukuba iphuma kwasesandleni sikaThixo, ₂₅kuba kaloku ngaphandle kwakhe akukho mntu ungatyayo okanye onwabe.

₆Ndiyaniyala, mawethu, ngegunya legama leNkosi uYesu Krestu, ukuba nizikhwebule nakubani othi ulikholwa abe engenwe ngumkhwa wokungakhathali, nakulowo uyidelayo imfundiso yethu. ₇Nazi mhlophe ukuba nina nimelwe kukuhamba ekhondweni lam. Mna bendingavilaphi phakathi kwenu. ₈Bendingenanto ndiyifumana nje mahala, ndingayisebenzelanga. Bendisebenza nzima ubusuku nemini, endaweni yokuba ndibe ngumthwalo kuni. ₉Ewe, bendinalo ilungelo lokuyifumana kuni inkxaso, koko ndithande ukuninika umzekelo. ₁₀Kaloku ndandithe kuni: “Umntu olinqenerha makangaphiwa kutya.”

₁₁Le ntetho ndiyenziswa kukuba ndive ukuba abanye kuni bahlala ngokungakhathali. Akukho nto bayenzayo ngaphandle nje kokuzifaka kwimicimbi yabanye abantu. ₁₂Bonke ke abo ndibayala egameni leNkosi uYesu Krestu, ndisithi mabaziphathe kakuhle, basebenze, bazixhase.

₁₃Kwangentseni ngomhla olandelayo uMosis waba sisinxadanxada, echophele amatyala, esombulula iingxaki zamaSirayeli kwada kwahlwa.

₁₄Uthe ke uJetro akuyibona le meko yokuxakeka kukaMosis, wabuza wathi: “Khawutsho, yintoni kanye le niyenzayo naba bantu bakho? Khona, ngani ukuba ube wedwa, bona beze bengumngcelele, bafike bakuphahle kwangentseni kude kuhlwe?”

₁₅UMosis waphendula wathi: “Kaloku aba bantu beza kum khon' ukuze ndibabeke emkhondweni mayela nentando kaThixo, ₁₆kuthi xa benembambano beze kum ukuze ndibalamle ndibachazele imimiselo nemiyalelo kaThixo.”

₁₇Ke yena uJetro wathi kuMosis: “Hayi, nyana, olu hlobo wenza ngalo alulunganga. ₁₈Ngale ndlela uqhuba ngayo uyaziqoba. Uya kuxhwaleka uphel' amandla; naba bantu baya kudinwa yile nto. Kaloku umsebenzi onje awukulingananga uwedwa. ₁₉Khawuphulaphule ke ndikucebise; ngamana wakunceda ke uThixo. Into ofanelwe kukuyenza kukuzakuzelela abantu kuThixo, use imicimbi yabo kuye. ₂₀Wena kufuneka ubafundise imimiselo nomthetho kaThixo, ubacacisele indlela yokuziphatha, nako konke okulindelekileyo kubo. ₂₁Ngaphezulu khetha amadoda aziinkokheli ezifanelekileyo, uwamisele phezu kwamaqela ahlulwa-hlulwe angamawaka, amakhulu, namashumi angamahlanu njalo-njalo. La madoda ke mayibe ngabantu abamthobelayo uThixo, abathembekileyo, abantu abanganyobekiyo. ₂₂Wona isigxina sawo mayibe kukuchophela imicimbi yaba bantu. Imicimbi elula makayiphicothe ayilungise ngokwawo, ke yona imicimbi ewaxakayo ayizise kuwe. Ngale ndlela ke nawo aya kuba nenxaxheba kulo msebenzi wakho, akuphungulele umthwalo. ₂₃Ukuba wenjenje ke ngokuvuma kukaThixo, awuyi kuqobeka, futhi ke nabantu aba baya kutsho bavisisane.”

₂₄Ngenene ke uMosis wenza ngokwecebo likaJetro, ₂₅wawakhetha amadoda afanelekileyo kumaSirayeli, wawamisela aziinkokheli phezu kwamaqela ahlulwa-hlulwe angamawaka, amakhulu, namashumi ngamahlanu njalo-njalo. ₂₆Wona ke aba ngabalamli abavunyiweyo bokuphicotha imicimbi yamaSirayeli. Yonke imicimbi elula yayisonjululwa ngawo, ithi ke ewaxakayo ayigqithisele kuMosis.

₃₆Ekuhambeni kwexesha wathi uPawulos kuBharnabha: “Makhe sityelele amakholwa kuzo zonke iidolophu apho sasikhe salishumayela khona ilizwi leNkosi, siqonde ukuba aphila njani na.” ₃₇UBharnabha wafuna ukuba kuhanjwe noYohane Marko, ₃₈kodwa uPawulos yena akathandanga ukuba bahambe naye, kuba ngokuya babehambe naye kuqala wajika esithubeni, wabashiya ePamfili. ₃₉Baxambulisana ke ngale ndawo, bada bagqibela ngokwahlukana. UBharnabha wahamba noMarko, basinga eSipro ngesikhephe. ₄₀Waza yena uPawulos wakhetha ukuhamba noSilas. Ke amakholwa abanikela ezibeleni zikaThixo, bemka.

₁Kwesi sithuba ke uMosis namaSirayeli bahlabela le ngoma, bedumisa *uNdikhoyo:

₃eyaqondayo ukuba uJosefu wayephantsi kogcino lukaNdikhoyo, yaye yayinesandla sikaNdikhoyo yonke into ayenzayo. ₄Wakholiseka nguJosefu uPotifare, wamenza intonga yakhe yasekhosi. Ngoko ke wamenza induna yomzi wakhe nomlawuli wempahla yakhe yonke. ₅Ukususela ngoko uNdikhoyo wawuthamsanqelisa umzi waloo mJiputa, kunye nemfuyo yakhe, namasimi akhe, nayo yonke into awayenayo, ngenxa kaJosefu. ₆Yonke into yakhe ke uPotifare wayinikela elulawulweni lukaJosefu, akwabikho nto yimbi azikhathaza ngayo ngaphandle nje kokuthatha icephe atye.

UJosefu wayemile kakuhle, eyinzwana yomfana. ₇Kwakuba mzuzu umka-Potifare wafikelwa ngumnqweno ngoJosefu, wazicelela isondo kuye. ₈UJosefu wala, esithi: “Inkosi yam ijonge kum, mna Josefu, ngento yonke yayo; ayisazikhathazi nganto, kuba ithembe mna. ₉Yaye indinike lonke igunya emzini wayo; nguwe kuphela endingenagunya kuye. Ke ndingathini mna ukwenza into embi kangako, ndimone uThixo?” ₁₀Naxa wazingayo lo mfazi ukucela isondo kuJosefu mihla le, uJosefu yena wala ukuyenza loo nto.