Bible Reading Plan – Day 17

₁Ngasemuva oMose no-Aroni bafika, bathi kuFaro: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangenzele umkhosi ehlane.’ ”

₂Wathi uFaro: “Ngubani uJehova ukuba ngilalele izwi lakhe, ngimyeke u-Israyeli ukuba ahambe na? Angimazi uJehova, futhi angiyikumvumela u-Israyeli ukuba ahambe.”

₃Base bethi: “UNkulunkulu wamaHeberu uhlangene nathi; ake sihambe ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu, siye ehlane, sihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, funa asehlele ngesifo nangenkemba.”

₄Inkosi yaseGibithe yathi kubo: “Nibakhumulelani abantu emithwalweni yabo nina Mose no-Aroni na? Hambani, niye emisebenzini yenu.” ₅UFaro wathi: “Bheka, abantu sebebaningi ezweni, nokho niyabaphumuza emithwalweni yabo.”

₆Ngalona lolo suku uFaro wayala abaphathi babantu nezinduna zabo, wathi: ₇“Anisayikubanika abantu utshani bokwenza izitini njengaphambili; mabahambe bazibuthele utshani. ₈Kepha isilinganiso sezitini ekade besenza, bamiseleni sona, ningasinciphisi, ngokuba bayenqena; ngalokho bayakhala bathi: ‘Masihambe sihlabele uNkulunkulu wethu.’ ₉Mayenziwe ibe nzima imisebenzi phezu kwabantu, bayisebenze, banganakekeli amazwi okukhohlisa.”

₁₀Baphuma-ke abaphathi babantu nezinduna zabo, bakhuluma kubantu, bathi: “UFaro usho uthi: ‘Angisayikuninika utshani.’ ₁₁Hambani nina, nizifunele utshani, lapho ningabuthola khona, ngokuba imisebenzi yenu ayiyikuncishiswa ngalutho.” ₁₂Base behlakazeka abantu ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukuyobutha izinhlanga zibe yibona tshani babo. ₁₃Abaphathi babaqhuba, bathi: “Qedani imisebenzi yenu, imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla, njengasezinsukwini kusekhona utshani.” ₁₄Izinduna zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abazibeke phezu kwabo abaphathi bakaFaro zashaywa, zabuzwa ukuthi: “Aniqedanga ngani umsebenzi wenu izolo nanamuhla ukubumba izitini njengaphambili na?”

₁₅Zase zifika izinduna zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, zakhala kuFaro, zathi: “Uziphathelani izinceku zakho kanje na? ₁₆Izinceku zakho aziphiwanga tshani; nokho bathi kithi: ‘Bumbani izitini.’ Futhi bheka, izinceku zakho ziyashaywa, kepha icala likubantu bakho.”

₁₇Kepha wathi: “Yinina enenqena, yebo, niyenqena; ngalokho nithi: ‘Ake sihambe sihlabele uJehova.’ ₁₈Ngalokho hambani nisebenze, ngokuba aniyikuphiwa tshani, kepha isilinganiso sezitini niyakusiqeda.”

₁₉Izinduna zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli zabona ukuthi basekuhluphekeni, lapho kuthiwa: “Aniyikunciphisa izitini zenu esilinganisweni semihla ngemihla.” ₂₀Zahlangana noMose no-Aroni ababemi khona ukuzihlangabeza zisaphuma kuFaro. ₂₁Zathi kubo: “UJehova makanibheke, ahlulele, ngokuba nilenzile iphunga lethu linuke kabi emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe, nibeke inkemba esandleni sabo ukuba basibulale.”

₂₂UMose wayesebuyela kuJehova, wathi: “Nkosi, wenzeleni okubi kulaba bantu na? Ungithumeleni mina na? ₂₃Selokhu ngafika kuFaro ukukhuluma egameni lakho, ubaphathe kabi laba bantu, nawe awubophulanga nakanci abantu bakho.”

₁UJehova wathi kuMose: “Manje usuzakubona lokho engiyakukwenza kuFaro, ngokuba ngenxa yesandla esiqinileyo uyakubayeka ukuba bahambe, nangenxa yesandla esinamandla uyakubaxosha ezweni lakhe.”

₂UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi kuye: “NginguJehova; ₃ngabonakala ku-Abrahama, naku-Isaka, nakuJakobe njengoSomandla, kepha ngegama lami lokuthi uJehova ngangingaziwa kubo. ₄Futhi ngamisa isivumelwano sami nabo ukuyobanika izwe laseKhanani, izwe lokugogobala kwabo, lapho bebegogobala khona. ₅Yebo, futhi ngizwile ukububula kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abenziwe izigqila ngabaseGibithe; ngiyakhumbula isivumelwano sami.

₆“Ngalokho yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi: ‘NginguJehova; ngizakunikhipha emithwalweni yabaseGibithe, nginikhulule ebugqileni benu, nginihlenge ngengalo eyeluliweyo nangezahlulelo ezinkulu. ₇Ngiyakunithatha nibe yisizwe sami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu; niyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu onikhipha emithwalweni yabaseGibithe. ₈Ngiyakuningenisa ezweni engaphakamisa isandla sami ngalo ukulinika u-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe; ngiyakunipha lona libe yifa; nginguJehova.’ ”

₉UMose wakhuluma-ke kanjalo kubo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; kepha abamlalelanga uMose ngenxa yenhliziyo encane nemisebenzi esindayo.

₁₀UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₁₁“Ngena ukhulume kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukuba ivumele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuphuma ezweni lakhe.”

₁₂UMose wakhuluma ebusweni bukaJehova, wathi: “Bheka, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abangilalelanga; uFaro angangilalela kanjani, nginezindebe zomlomo ezingasokwanga, na?”

₁₃UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni ukuba bayale abakwa-Israyeli noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukukhipha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe.

₁₄Laba bayizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise: amadodana kaRubeni izibulo lika-Israyeli: ngoHanoki, noPhalu, noHesironi, noKarmi; yile imindeni kaRubeni.

₁₅Amadodana kaSimeyoni: ngoJemuweli, noJamini, no-Ohade, noJakini, noSohari, noShawule indodana yowesifazane waseKhanani; yile imindeni kaSimeyoni.

₁₆Lawa angamagama amadodana kaLevi ngezizukulwane zawo: ngoGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari; iminyaka yokuhamba kukaLevi yayiyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa.

₁₇Amadodana kaGereshoni: ngoLibini noShimeyi ngemindeni yawo.

₁₈Amadodana kaKohati: ngo-Amramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, no-Uziyeli; iminyaka yokuhamba kukaKohati yayiyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nantathu.

₁₉Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli noMushi; yile imindeni yamaLevi ngezizukulwane zayo.

₂₀U-Amramu wazithathela uJokebedi udadewabo kayise, abe ngumkakhe; wamzalela o-Aroni noMose; iminyaka yokuhamba kuka-Amramu yayiyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa.

₂₁Amadodana kaJisihari: ngoKora, noNefegi, noZikiri.

₂₂Amadodana ka-Uziyeli: ngoMishayeli, no-Elisafani, noSitri.

₂₃U-Aroni wazithathela u-Elisheba indodakazi ka-Aminadaba, udadewabo kaNaheshoni, abe ngumkakhe; wamzalela oNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari.

₂₄Amadodana kaKora: ngo-Asiri, no-Elkana, no-Abiyasafa; yile imindeni kaKora.

₂₅U-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni wazithathela enye yamadodakazi kaPhuthiyeli, ibe ngumkakhe; yamzalela uFinehasi. Yilezi izinhloko zawoyise bamaLevi ngemindeni yawo.

₂₆Yibo labo o-Aroni noMose uJehova athi kubo: “Khiphani ezweni laseGibithe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngamabandla abo.” ₂₇Yibo labo ababekhuluma kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukuba akhiphe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibithe; yibo oMose no-Aroni.

₂₈Kwathi mhla uJehova ekhuluma kuMose ezweni laseGibithe, ₂₉uJehova washo kuMose, wathi: “NginguJehova; khuluma kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe konke engikukhuluma kuwe.”

₃₀Wayesethi uMose ebusweni bukaJehova: “Bheka, ngingowezindebe zomlomo ezingasokiwe; uFaro angangilalela kanjani na?”

₁UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bheka, ngikwenze ube njengonkulunkulu kuFaro; u-Aroni umfowenu uyakuba ngumprofethi wakho. ₂Wena uyakukhuluma konke engikuyala ngakho; u-Aroni umfowenu uyakukhuluma kuFaro ukuba abavumele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuphuma ezweni lakhe. ₃Mina ngiyakuyenza inhliziyo kaFaro ibe lukhuni, ngandise izibonakaliso zami nezimangaliso zami ezweni laseGibithe. ₄Kepha uFaro akayikunilalela; ngiyakubeka isandla sami phezu kweGibithe, ngikhiphe amabandla ami, isizwe sami, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ezweni laseGibithe ngezahlulelo ezinkulu. ₅AbaseGibithe bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, nxa ngelula isandla sami phezu kweGibithe, ngikhiphe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli phakathi kwabo.”

₆OMose no-Aroni benze njalo; njengalokho uJehova ebayalile, benze njalo-ke. ₇UMose wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, u-Aroni eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nantathu, mhla bekhuluma kuFaro.

₈UJehova wakhuluma koMose no-Aroni, wathi: ₉“Nxa uFaro ekhuluma kini, ethi: ‘Zifakazeleni ngesimangaliso,’ uyakusho ku-Aroni ukuthi: ‘Thatha induku yakho, uyiphonse phansi phambi kukaFaro,’ ukuze iphenduke inyoka.”

₁₀OMose no-Aroni bangena kuFaro, benza njengalokho uJehova ebayalile; u-Aroni waphonsa phansi induku yakhe phambi kukaFaro naphambi kwezinceku zakhe, yaphenduka inyoka. ₁₁Khona uFaro wabiza izihlakaniphi nabalumbi; izanusi zaseGibithe nazo zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo. ₁₂Ngokuba yilowo nalowo waphonsa phansi induku yakhe, zaphenduka izinyoka; kepha induku ka-Aroni yagwinya izinduku zabo. ₁₃Inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni, kabalalelanga, njengalokho eshilo uJehova.

₁₄UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Inhliziyo kaFaro ilukhuni: uyenqaba ukuba abantu bahambe. ₁₅Yana kuFaro kusasa ekuseni; bheka, uyaphuma ukuya emanzini; yima ogwini lomfula ukumhlangabeza; induku eyaphenduka inyoka woyiphatha ngesandla sakho. ₁₆Wothi kuye: ‘UJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, ungithume kuwe, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe bangikhonze ehlane; bheka, kuze kube manje awulalelanga. ₁₇UJehova usho kanje, uthi: Ngalokhu uyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova: bheka, ngenduku esesandleni sami ngiyakushaya phezu kwamanzi asemfuleni, aphenduke igazi. ₁₈Izinhlanzi ezisemfuleni ziyakufa, umfula unuke; abaseGibithe bayakunengwa ngukuphuza amanzi emfuleni.’ ”

₁₉UJehova wathi kuMose: “Yisho ku-Aroni, uthi: ‘Thatha induku yakho, welule isandla sakho phezu kwamanzi aseGibithe, naphezu kwemifula, naphezu kweminonjana yabo, naphezu kweziziba, naphezu kwamachibi amanzi abo onke ukuba aphenduke igazi,’ kube khona igazi ezweni lonke laseGibithe ezitsheni zemithi nasezitsheni zamatshe.”

₂₀OMose no-Aroni base bekwenza-ke njengalokho uJehova ebayalile; waphakamisa induku, washaya amanzi asemfuleni emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe; onke amanzi asemfuleni aphenduka igazi. ₂₁Izinhlanzi zasemfuleni zafa; umfula wanuka; abaseGibithe babengenakuphuza amanzi asemfuleni; igazi lalikhona ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

₂₂Izanusi zaseGibithe zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo, yaze yaba lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro; kabalalelanga, njengalokho eshilo uJehova. ₂₃UFaro waphenduka wangena endlini yakhe, kayibekanga inhliziyo yakhe nakulokho. ₂₄AbaseGibithe bemba nxazonke zomfula ukuthola amanzi okuphuza, ngokuba babengenakuphuza amanzi asemfuleni. ₂₅Zaphelela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, selokhu uJehova eshayile umfula.

₁UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ngena kuFaro, uthi kuye: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze. ₂Uma wenqaba ukuba basuke, bheka, mina ngiyakushaya izwe lakho lonke ngamasele; ₃umfula uyakuvama amasele; ayakukhuphuka, angene endlini yakho, nasekamelweni lakho lokulala, naphezu kombhede wakho, nasendlini yezinceku zakho, naphezu kwabantu bakho, nasemaziko akho, nasezingqwembeni zakho zokuxova izinkwa. ₄Yebo, kuwena, nakubantu bakho, nasezincekwini zakho zonke ayakwenyukela amasele.’ ”

₅UJehova wathi kuMose: “Yisho ku-Aroni, uthi: ‘Yelula isandla sakho nenduku yakho phezu kwemifula, naphezu kweminonjana, naphezu kweziziba, wenyusele ezweni laseGibithe.’ ”

₆U-Aroni wayeselula isandla sakhe phezu kwamanzi aseGibithe; amasele akhuphuka-ke, asibekela izwe laseGibithe. ₇Izanusi zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo, zenyusela amasele ezweni laseGibithe.

₈Khona uFaro wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Ncengani uJehova ukuba asuse amasele kimi nakubantu bami; ngizakuvumela abantu ukuba bahambe, bahlabele uJehova.”

₉UMose wathi kuFaro: “Ziphakamise phezu kwami, usho ukuthi ngizakukuncengela ngasiphi isikhathi wena nezinceku zakho, nabantu bakho ukuba achithwe amasele kuwe nasezindlini zakho, asale emfuleni kuphela.”

₁₀Wayesethi: “Ngomuso.”

Wathi: “Makube njengezwi lakho ukuba wazi ukuthi akakho onjengaye uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. ₁₁Amasele ayakusuka kuwe, nasezindlini zakho, nasezincekwini zakho, nakubantu bakho, asale emfuleni kuphela.”

₁₂OMose no-Aroni baphuma kuFaro; uMose wakhala kuJehova ngamasele ayewalethile kuFaro. ₁₃UJehova wenza njengezwi likaMose; amasele afa ezindlini, nasemagcekeni, nasemasimini. ₁₄Bawabuthela izinqwaba ngezinqwaba, izwe lanuka. ₁₅Esebona uFaro ukuthi kuyiphefu, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, kabalalelanga, njengalokho eshilo uJehova.

₁₆UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yisho ku-Aroni, uthi: ‘Yelula induku yakho, ushaye uthuli lomhlabathi, lube ngomiyane ezweni lonke laseGibithe.’ ” ₁₇Benze njalo-ke; u-Aroni welula isandla sakhe nenduku yakhe, washaya uthuli lomhlabathi, lwaba ngomiyane kubantu nasezinkomeni; uthuli lonke lomhlabathi lwaba ngomiyane ezweni lonke laseGibithe. ₁₈Nezanusi zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo ukuba ziveze omiyane, kepha zahluleka. Omiyane babe khona kubantu nasezinkomeni.

₁₉Zase zithi izanusi kuFaro: “Lokhu kungumunwe kaNkulunkulu.” Kepha inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni, kabalalelanga, njengalokho eshilo uJehova.