Inceba Ibamba Ubukho Bakhe
Bexelelwe ukuba baya kulifumana ilizwe kodwa bengayi kuba nobukho bakhe, abantu benza isijwili, bazihluba izihombo zabo. UMoses, othetha noBawo wethu ubuso ngobuso njengesihlobo, akavumi ukunyathela nanyathelo ngaphandle kwakhe, waza wacela ukubona ubuqaqawuli bakhe, wafihlwa eliweni.
33 1uBawo wethu wathi kuMoses: “Nduluka apha, wena nabantu obakhuphileyo eYiputa, niye ezweni endalifungela uAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi, ndisithi: Ndolinika imbewu yakho. 2Ndothumela isithunywa phambi kwakho, ndiwagxothe amaKanan, nama-Amori, namaHeti, namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi. 3Nyuka uye ezweni elibaleka amasi nobusi; kodwa andiyi kunyuka ndibe phakathi kwenu, kuba ningabantu abantamo ilukhuni, hleze ndinitshabalalise endleleni.”
4Bathi abantu bakuva ezi ndaba zibuhlungu, benza isijwili, akwabakho namnye owanxiba izihombo zakhe.
5Kaloku uBawo wethu wathi kuMoses: “Yithi koonyana bakwaSirayeli: Ningabantu abantamo ilukhuni. Ukuba bendingangena phakathi kwenu nangephanyazo nje, bendiya kunitshabalalisa. Ngoko ke zisuseni izihombo zenu, ukuze ndikwazi ukuba ndikwenze ntoni na kuni.”
6Baza oonyana bakwaSirayeli bazihluba izihombo zabo, bathabathela entabeni yeHorebhe.
Intente Yokuhlangana
7UMoses wayesithi athabathe intente, ayimise ngaphandle kweminquba, kude neminquba, ayibize ngokuthi yintente yokuhlangana. Wonke umntu owayefuna uBawo wethu waphuma aye ententeni yokuhlangana, engaphandle kweminquba. 8Kwakusithi xa uMoses ephuma esiya ententeni, basuke bonke abantu beme, elowo emnyango wentente yakhe, bebonela uMoses ade angene. 9Kwakusithi xa uMoses engena ententeni, ihle intsika yelifu, ime emnyango, athethe uBawo wethu noMoses. 10Bathi bonke abantu bakuyibona intsika yelifu emi emnyango wentente, basuke baqubude, elowo emnyango wentente yakhe. 11uBawo wethu wayethetha noMoses ubuso ngobuso, njengokuba umntu ethetha nomhlobo wakhe. UMoses wabuyela eminqubeni, kodwa umfana owayemkhonza, uYoshuwa unyana kaNun, wayengaphumi ententeni. a a v11 Ukuthetha “ubuso ngobuso” kuthetha ukuba uBawo wethu wathetha noMoses ngokungqalileyo nangasondeleyo, njengoko besenza abahlobo — kungekhona ukuba uMoses wabubona ubuso bakhe obungagqunyekwanga, into evesi 20 ethi akukho mntu unokuyisinda.
Ubukho bukaBawo Wethu Nathi
12UMoses wathi kuBawo wethu: “Khawubone, uthi kum: ‘Benyuse aba bantu,’ kodwa akundixelelanga ukuba uya kuthumela bani na nam. Kanti wathi: ‘Ndiyakwazi ngegama, kananjalo ufumene ububele emehlweni am.’ 13Ngoko ke, ukuba ndithe ndafumana ububele emehlweni akho, khawundibonise iindlela zakho, ukuze ndikwazi ndize ndihlale ndifumane ububele emehlweni akho. Khumbula kananjalo—olu hlanga ngabantu bakho.”
14Wathi yena: “Ubuso bam buya kuhamba nawe, ndaye ndikunike ukuphumla.”
15UMoses wathi kuye: “Ukuba ubuso bakho abuhambi nathi, ungasinyusi apha. 16Kungaziwa ngantoni na enye ukuba ndithe ndafumana ububele kuwe, mna nabantu bakho? Asikuko na ngokuhamba kwakho nathi, ukuze sahlulwe, mna nabantu bakho, kubo bonke abanye abantu abasemhlabeni?”
17uBawo wethu wathi kuMoses: “Nale nto kanye uyicelayo ndoyenza, kuba ufumene ububele emehlweni am, ndaye ndikwazi ngegama.”
18Wandula uMoses wathi: “Khawundibonise uzuko lwakho.”
19Wathi: “Ndiya kudlulisa konke ukulunga kwam phambi kwakho, ndivakalise igama lam phambi kwakho. Ndiya kumbabala lowo ndithanda ukumbabala, ndibe nemfesane kulowo ndithanda ukuba nemfesane kuye.” 20Kodwa wathi: “Awunakububona ubuso bam, kuba akukho mntu unokundibona aphile.” 21uBawo wethu wathi: “Kukho indawo ecaleni kwam; uya kuma phezu kweliwa, 22kuthi, xa ludlula uzuko lwam, ndikubeke engxingweni yeliwa, ndikuvale ngesandla sam, ndide ndigqithe. 23Ndandule ukususa isandla sam, ubone umhlana wam; bona ubuso bam abuyi kubonakala.”
