Exodus - Chapter 13

Verse 1: UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

Verse 2: “Ngahlukanisele onke amazibulo, konke okuvula isizalo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kubantu nasezinkomeni; kungokwami.”

Verse 3: UMose wayesethi kubantu: “Khumbulani lolu suku eniphume ngalo eGibithe, indlu yobugqila, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uJehova unikhiphile kule ndawo: akuyikudliwa sinkwa esivutshelweyo.

Verse 4: Namuhla niyaphuma, ngenyanga ka-Abibi.

Verse 5: Kuyakuthi nxa uJehova ekungenisile ezweni lamaKhanani, nelamaHeti, nelama-Amori, nelamaHivi, nelamaJebusi alifungela koyihlo ukukunika lona, izwe elivama ubisi nezinyosi, uyakugcina le nkonzo kule nyanga.

Verse 6: Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngolwesikhombisa kube khona umkhosi kaJehova.

Verse 7: Isinkwa esingenamvubelo siyakudliwa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; akuyikubonakala sinkwa esivutshelweyo kuwe, kungabonwa namvubelo ezweni lakho lonke.

Verse 8: Uzakutshela indodana yakho ngalolo suku, uthi: ‘Kungenxa yalokho uJehova angenzela khona ekuphumeni kwami eGibithe.’

Verse 9: Kuyakuba luphawu kuwe esandleni sakho, kube yisikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo akho, ukuze umthetho kaJehova ube semlonyeni wakho, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uJehova wakukhipha eGibithe.

Verse 10: Ngakho uyakuwugcina lo mthetho ngesikhathi sawo iminyaka ngeminyaka.

Verse 11: “Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova esezakukungenisa ezweni lamaKhanani, njengalokho wafunga kuwe nakoyihlo, akuphe lona,

Verse 12: wodlulisela kuJehova konke okuvula isizalo nawo onke amazibulo ezinkomo onawo; amaduna onke azakuba ngakaJehova.

Verse 13: Onke amazibulo ezimbongolo wowahlenga ngewundlu; uma ungawahlengi, wowaphula intamo; amazibulo onke abantu kumadodana akho wowahlenga.

Verse 14: “Kuyakuthi lapho indodana yakho ikubuza ngesikhathi esizayo, ithi: ‘Kuyini lokhu?’ wothi kuyo: ‘Ngesandla esinamandla uJehova wasikhipha eGibithe, indlu yobugqila.

Verse 15: Kwathi uFaro evuma kalukhuni ukuba sihambe, uJehova wabulala amazibulo onke asezweni laseGibithe, amazibulo abantu namazibulo ezinkomo; ngalokho ngiyahlabela uJehova konke okuvula isizalo okungamaduna; kepha onke amazibulo amadodana ami ngiyawahlenga.’

Verse 16: Kuyakuba luphawu esandleni sakho nesikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo akho, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uJehova wasikhipha eGibithe.”

Verse 17: Kwathi uFaro esebavumele abantu ukuba bahambe, uNkulunkulu akabaholanga ngendlela yasezweni lamaFilisti, noma kwakuyiyona eseduze; ngokuba uNkulunkulu wathi: “Funa mhlawumbe abantu bazisole, nxa bebona impi, babuyele eGibithe.”

Verse 18: Kepha uNkulunkulu wabagwegwisa abantu ngendlela yasehlane ngaseLwandle Olubomvu; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka ezweni laseGibithe behlomile.

Verse 19: UMose wathatha amathambo kaJosefa, wahamba nawo, ngokuba wayebafungisile nokubafungisa abakwa-Israyeli, ethi: “Impela uNkulunkulu uyakunihambela nokunihambela, nikhuphule lapha amathambo ami kanye nani.”

Verse 20: Basuka eSukoti; baya bamisa e-Etamu eceleni kwehlane.

Verse 21: UJehova wahamba phambi kwabo emini ngensika yefu eyobahola endleleni, nasebusuku ngensika yomlilo eyobakhanyisela ukuba bahambe imini nobusuku.

Verse 22: Insika yefu emini nensika yomlilo ebusuku ayisukanga ebusweni babantu.