Ukubazwa Kwamacwecwe Amatsha
UMoses ubaza amacwecwe amatsha, waza uBawo wethu wadlula evakalisa igama lakhe: onemfesane nobabalo, ozeka kade umsindo, omkhulu ngenceba yomnqophiso, oxolela — kodwa engamenzi msulwa onetyala. Umnqophiso uyahlaziywa, waza uMoses wehla enobuso angaziyo ukuba buyabengezela.
34 1UBawo wethu wathi kuMoses: “Zibazele amacwecwe amabini amatye, njengawokuqala. Ndiya kubhala kuwo amazwi abekwawokuqala amacwecwe, lawo wawaqhekezayo. 2Uze ulungele kusasa. Wandule unyuke intaba yeSinayi, uzibonakalise kum khona encotsheni yentaba. 3Makungabikho namnye onyuka nawe, kungabonwa namnye entabeni yonke; nempahla emfutshane neenkomo mazingadli malunga naloo ntaba.”
4Wawabaza ke uMoses amacwecwe amabini amatye njengawokuqala, wavuka kusasa, wenyuka intaba yeSinayi njengoko wayemwisele umthetho uBawo wethu, ephethe amacwecwe amabini amatye esandleni sakhe. 5Wehla ke uBawo wethu efini, wema naye khona, wavakalisa igama likaBawo wethu.
6Wadlula uBawo wethu phambi kwakhe, evakalisa esithi: “uBawo wakho—onemfesane nobabalo, ozeka kade umsindo, omkhulu ngenceba nenyaniso, 7ogcina inceba kumawaka, oxolela ubugwenxa, isikreqo, nesono; kodwa engeze amenze msulwa onetyala, ovelela ubugwenxa booyise koonyana nakubazukulwana, kwesesithathu nakwesesine isizukulwana.”
8Wakhawuleza uMoses waqubuda emhlabeni, wanqula. 9Wathi: “Ukuba ndibabalwe emehlweni akho, Nkosi Bawo, iNkosi uBawo makahambe phakathi kwethu, nangona bengabantu abantamo ilukhuni. Sixolele ubugwenxa bethu nesono sethu, usenze ilifa lakho.”
10Wathi: “Ndenza umnqophiso. Phambi kwabantu bakho bonke ndiya kwenza imimangaliso engazanga yadalwa kuluphi na uhlanga nasehlabathini lonke. Bonke abantu ophila phakathi kwabo baya kuwubona umsebenzi kaBawo wakho, kuba oku ndikwenzayo nawe koyikeka. 11Gcina oko ndikuwisela umthetho ngawo namhlanje. Ndiyazigxotha phambi kwakho ama-Amori, namaKanan, namaHeti, namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi. 12Zilumkele: ungenzi mnqophiso nabo bemi ezweni ongena kulo, hleze babe ngumgibe phakathi kwakho. 13Endaweni yoko, zidilize izibingelelo zabo, uqhekeze izimiso zabo zamatye, ugawule ooAshera babo. 14Uze ungaqubudi nakuwuphi na omnye uthixo—kuba igama likaBawo wakho linguNekhwele; unguBawo onekhwele.” a a v14 Ikhwele likaBawo wethu asiyomona ongephi, kodwa luthando olunamandla, nolukhuselayo lwendoda kumtshakazi wayo — akayi kwabelana nezithixo ngeentliziyo zabantwana bakhe, izithixo ezibatshabalalisayo.
15“Uze ungenzi mnqophiso nabemi belizwe, kuba bakuhenyuza koothixo babo baze babingelele kubo, baya kukumema, uze udle kumbingelelo wabo; 16uze uthabathe iintombi zabo zibe ngabafazi boonyana bakho, zithi iintombi zabo zihenyuze koothixo bazo, zitsalela oonyana bakho ukuba benjenjalo.”
17“Uze ungazenzeli oothixo abatyhidiweyo.”
18“Uze uwugcine umthendeleko wezonka ezingenagwele; iintsuku ezisixhenxe uze udle izonka ezingenagwele, njengoko ndakuwisela umthetho, ngexesha elimisiweyo enyangeni enguAbhibhi—kuba ngenyanga enguAbhibhi waphuma eYiputa.”
19“Lonke izibulo elivula isizalo lelam—yonke into eyindoda emfuyweni yakho, amazibulo enkomo negusha.”
20“Izibulo le-esile uze ulikhulule ngemvana; ukuba akulikhululi, uze uliqhawule intamo. Onke amazibulo oonyana bakho uze uwakhulule. Makungabonakali bani phambi kwam engaphethe lutho.”
21“Iintsuku ezintandathu uze usebenze; ngosuku lwesixhenxe uze uphumle—nasexesheni lokulima nelokuvuna, uze uphumle.”
22“Uze wenze umthendeleko weeveki ngentlahlela yokuvuna ingqolowa, nomthendeleko wokuhlanganisa ekujikeni komnyaka.”
23“Izihlandlo ezithathu ngomnyaka, yonke into eyindoda yakowenu mayibonakale phambi kweNkosi uBawo wakwaSirayeli. 24Kuba ndiya kuzigxotha iintlanga phambi kwakho, ndiwenze banzi umda wakho; akukho bani uya kuwunqwenela umhlaba wakho, xa usenyuka uye kubonakala phambi koBawo wakho izihlandlo ezithathu ngomnyaka.”
25“Uze unganikeli ngegazi lombingelelo wam kunye nento enegwele, ungavumeli umbingelelo womthendeleko wepasika usale kude kuse.”
26“Iintlahlela ezincamisileyo zomhlaba wakho uze uzise endlwini kaBawo wakho. Itakane uze ungalipheki ngobisi lonina.”
27Wandula uBawo wethu wathi kuMoses: “Wabhale la mazwi, kuba ngokwala mazwi ndenze umnqophiso nawe namaSirayeli.”
28Wahlala khona uMoses noBawo wethu iimini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane, engadli sonka, engaseli manzi. Wawabhala amazwi omnqophiso—aMazwi aLishumi—emacwecweni.
UMoses Uyehla
29Kwathi uMoses esihla entabeni yeSinayi ephethe amacwecwe amabini esingqino esandleni sakhe, wayengazi ukuba ubuso bakhe bubengezela ngenxa yokuthetha noBawo wethu. 30UAron noonyana bonke bakaSirayeli babubona ubuso bukaMoses bubengezela, boyika ukusondela kuye. 31UMoses wababiza; babuya uAron nabo bonke abaphathi bebandla, waza uMoses wathetha nabo. 32Emva koko kwasondela amaSirayeli onke, wabawisela imithetho ngako konke awayekuthethe kuye uBawo wethu entabeni yeSinayi. 33Akugqiba uMoses ukuthetha nabo, wabeka isigqubuthelo ebusweni bakhe. 34Kodwa xa uMoses angena phambi koBawo wethu ukuba athethe naye, wayesisusa isigqubuthelo ade aphume; aze aphume axelele oonyana bakaSirayeli oko wayekuwiselwe umthetho. 35Oonyana bakaSirayeli babebubona ubuso bukaMoses bubengezela, aze uMoses abuyisele isigqubuthelo ebusweni bakhe ade angene aye kuthetha noBawo wethu kwakhona.
