UYitro Uza eNtabeni kaBawo wethu
UYitro uzisa umka-Moses noonyana bakhe, eve konke awakwenzayo uBawo wethu, aze anqule. Uza kubukela uMoses egweba yedwa kusasa kuse ngokuhlwa, athi ngokucacileyo: oku akulungile, uya kudinwa. Kumiselwa amadoda anobunkunkqele anyanisileyo phezu kwamawaka, namakhulu, namashumi ngamahlanu, namashumi ngamanye.
18 1UYitro, umbingeleli wakwaMidiyan, uyise womkaMoses, weva konke awakwenzayo uBawo wethu kuMoses nakumaSirayeli abantu bakhe, ukuwakhupha kwakhe amaSirayeli eYiputa. 2Ke kaloku uYitro, uyise womkaMoses, wayemthabathile uTsipora, umkaMoses, emva kokuba uMoses wayemndulule ebuyela ekhaya, 3kunye noonyana bakhe bobabini—omnye wayethiywe igama elinguGershom, kuba uMoses wathi: “Ndaba ngumphambukeli ezweni lolunye uhlanga,” 4omnye wayethiywe igama elinguEliyezere, kuba wathi: “uThixo kabawo wandinceda, wandihlangula ekreleni likaFaro.” a a v4 UEliyezere kuthetha ukuthi “uThixo wam uluncedo lwam” — igama uMoses awalinika unyana wakhe ebulela ngokuhlangulwa kuFaro. 5UYitro, uyise womkaMoses, weza noonyana bakaMoses nomkakhe kuye eminqubeni yakhe entlango, entabeni kaBawo wethu. 6Wathi kuMoses: “Mna, uYitro, uyise womkakho, ndiza kuwe nomkakho noonyana bakhe bobabini.”
7UMoses waphuma waya kukhawulela uyise womkakhe, waqubuda, wamanga. Babulisana, babuzana ukuphila kwabo, baza bangena ententeni. 8UMoses wamxelela uyise womkakhe konke awakwenzayo uBawo wethu kuFaro nakwaYiputa ngenxa yamaSirayeli, konke ukuxhamleka ababehlangabezana nako endleleni, nendlela awabahlangula ngayo. 9UYitro wavuya ngenxa yako konke okuhle awakwenzela amaSirayeli uBawo wethu, ekubahlangula esandleni samaYiputa. 10UYitro wathi: Makadunyiswe uBawo wethu, onihlangule kwisandla saseYiputa nakwisandla sikaFaro, waza wabakhulula abantu phantsi kolawulo lwamaYiputa. 11Ngoku ndiyazi ukuba uBawo wethu mkhulu kunabo bonke oothixo, kuba wawoyisa kuloo nto ayenekratshi ngayo. 12Waza uYitro, umkhwe kaMoses, weza nedini elinyukayo nemibingelelo kuBawo wethu; kweza noAron, kunye nawo onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, ukuba badle isonka nomkhwe kaMoses phambi koBawo wethu.
13Kwathi ngengomso uMoses wahlala phantsi ukuba agwebe abantu, baza bema bemngqongile ukususela kusasa kuse ngokuhlwa. 14Uthe uyise womkakhe akubona konke awakwenzela abantu, wathi: “Yintoni na le nto uyenzayo ebantwini? Yini na ukuba uhlale wedwa, wona onke abantu bemi bekungqongile ukususela kusasa kuse ngokuhlwa?”
15Wathi uMoses kuyise womkakhe: “Kungokuba abantu beza kum ukuza kubuza kuBawo wethu; 16xa benembambano, beza kum; ndigwebe phakathi komntu nommelwane wakhe, ndibazise imimiselo kaBawo wethu nemiyalelo yakhe.” 17Wathi uyise womkaMoses kuye: “Ayilunganga le nto uyenzayo. 18Uya kudinwa kakhulu, wena kwanaba bantu—kuba lo msebenzi unzima kuwe; awunako ukuwenza wedwa. 19Ke ngoku ndiphulaphule, ndikucebise; uBawo wethu makabe nawe. Mela wena abantu phambi kwakhe, uzise amatyala abo kuye. 20Ubaqononondise ngemimiselo nangemiyalelo, ubabonise indlela abaya kuhamba ngayo nomsebenzi abaya kuwenza. 21Kubantu bonke, ukhethe amadoda anobukroti, awoyika uBawo wethu, athembekileyo, athiyayo inzuzo embi; uwamise abe ziintloko—abathetheli bamawaka, nabathetheli bamakhulu, nabathetheli bamashumi ngamahlanu, nabathetheli bamashumi ngamanye. 22Mabawagwebe abantu ngamaxesha onke, bazise kuwe onke amatyala amakhulu, kodwa bona bawagwebe onke amatyala amancinane—benze lube lula uxanduva lwakho, ngokuluthwala kunye nawe. 23Ukuba uthe wayenza le nto, waza uBawo wethu wakuwisela umthetho, uya kunyamezela, baze bonke aba bantu baye endaweni yabo benoxolo.”
24UMoses waliphulaphula ke izwi likayise womkakhe, wenza konke abekutshilo. 25UMoses wanyula amadoda anobukroti kumaSirayeli onke, wawamisa aba ziintloko phezu kwabantu—abathetheli bamawaka, nabathetheli bamakhulu, nabathetheli bamashumi ngamahlanu, nabathetheli bamashumi ngamanye. 26Agweba abantu ngamaxesha onke; amatyala anzima awazisa kuMoses, kodwa onke amatyala amancinane awagweba ngokwawo. 27Waza uMoses wamndulula uyise womkakhe, wahamba wabuyela ezweni lakowabo.
