UBawo wethu Uthetha noMoses
Sonke isibulo singesikaBawo wethu, sikhululwa ngento emiselwe esikhundleni saso, ngokuba wathabatha isibulo laseYiputa ukuze akhulule unyana wakhe. Umthendeleko nomqondiso osesandleni naphakathi kwamehlo zikho ukuze umbuzo womntwana ufumane impendulo. Ubakhokela ngendlela yasentlango, ehamba phambi kwabo ngelifu nangomlilo.
13 1Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, esithi:
2“Ndingcwalisele onke amazibulo. Konke okuvula isizalo phakathi koonyana bakwaSirayeli kokwam, nokuba kokomntu nokuba kokwenkomo.” a a v2 UBawo wethu ubanga onke amazibulo ukuba ngawakhe — ukubanga oku kuzalisekile ngoYesu, izibulo awasinika lona uYise.
3Wathi uMoses ebantwini: “Khumbulani le mini naphuma ngayo eYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka, kuba uBawo wethu wanikhupha kule ndawo ngesandla esithe nkqi. Ize ningadli sonka sinegwele. 4Niphuma namhlanje, ngenyanga enguAbhibhi. 5Kothi, xa uBawo wethu ekungenisa ezweni lamaKanan, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaHivi, namaYebhusi—ilizwe awathembisa ukukunika lona kooyihlo, elibaleka amasi nobusi—uyigcine le nkonzo kule nyanga. 6Iintsuku ezisixhenxe wodla izonka ezingenagwele, ngomhla wesixhenxe kubekho umthendeleko kuBawo wethu. 7Izonka ezingenagwele zodliwa ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe. Makungabonakali sonka sinegwele phakathi kwenu, lungabonakali negwele kuyo yonke imida yenu. 8Ngaloo mini womxelela unyana wakho, uthi: “Oku kungenxa yoko uBawo wethu wakwenzayo kum ekuphumeni kwam eYiputa.” 9Koba ngumqondiso kuwe esandleni sakho, sibe sisikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo akho, ukuze umyalelo kaBawo wethu ube semlonyeni wakho; kuba uBawo wethu wakukhupha eYiputa ngesandla esithe nkqi. 10Wowugcina ke lo mmiselo ngexesha lawo elimisiweyo, iminyaka ngeminyaka.
11Kothi, xa uBawo wethu ekungenisa ezweni lamaKanan, akunike lona, njengoko wakufungelayo wena nooyihlo, 12wozahlulela uBawo wethu konke okuvula isizalo; onke amazibulo oyinkunzi emfuyweni yakho ngawakaBawo wethu. 13Lonke izibulo le-esile uze ulikhulule ngetakane; ukuba akulikhululi, uze wophule intamo yalo. Onke amazibulo oonyana bakho uze uwakhulule. 14Kothi, xa unyana wakho ethe emva kwexesha wabuza, esithi: ‘Yintoni na le nto?’ uthi kuye: “UBawo wethu wasikhupha eYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka, ngesandla esithe nkqi. 15Kwathi, akuba uFaro wala ngenkani ukusindulula, uBawo wethu wawabulala onke amazibulo ezweni laseYiputa, kususela kumazibulo abantu kuse kumazibulo eenkomo. Kungoko ndibingelela kuBawo wethu yonke into eyinkunzi evula isizalo, ndiwakhulule onke amazibulo oonyana bam.” 16Koba ngumqondiso esandleni sakho, sibe sisibopho phakathi kwamehlo akho, kuba uBawo wethu wasikhupha eYiputa ngesandla esithe nkqi.”
Indlela Ekhuselekileyo
17Kwathi, akuba uFaro ewandulule abantu, uBawo wethu akazange abakhokele ngendlela edlula ezweni lamaFilisti, nangona yayikufuphi; kuba uBawo wethu wathi: “Hleze, xa behlangana nemfazwe, baguquke, babuyele eYiputa.”
18Ngoko uBawo wethu wabakhokela abantu ngendlela ejikelezayo yasentlango, esingisa eLwandle oluBomvu. Benyuka eYiputa oonyana bakwaSirayeli bexhobele imfazwe. b b v18 NgesiHebhere: Yam Suf, oko kukuthi, “uLwandle lweeNgcongolo.”
19UMoses wawathabatha amathambo kaYosefu, kuba uYosefu wayebafungisile oonyana bakwaSirayeli, esithi: “UBawo wethu uya kunivelela ngenene; nize niwanyuse amathambo am apha, ahambe nani.” 20Banduluka eSukoti, bamisa iintente e-Etam, esesiphelweni sentlango. 21UBawo wethu wayehamba phambi kwabo emini ngentsika yelifu ukubakhokela endleleni, nasebusuku ngentsika yomlilo ukubakhanyisela, ukuze bakwazi ukuhamba emini nasebusuku. 22Intsika yelifu emini nentsika yomlilo ebusuku ayizange isuke endaweni yayo phambi kwabantu.
