UBawo Uyawuhlaziya UmThendeleko wePasika

Ipasika igcinwa entlango, yaye amadoda enziwe iinqambi ngofileyo akavalelwa ngaphandle nje—uBawo wethu ubanika ixesha lesibini emva kwenyanga. Ilifu eliphezu komnquba limisa ikhondo: amaSirayeli ahamba amise kuphela xa ehamba yena.

Isahluko 9.

Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses entlango yaseSinayi, ngenyanga yokuqala ngomnyaka wesibini wokuphuma kwabo eYiputa, esithi:

“Oonyana bakaSirayeli mabayenze ipasika ngexesha layo elimisiweyo. Ngosuku lweshumi elinesine kule nyanga, lakutshona ilanga, niyenze ngexesha elimisiweyo layo, ngokwemimiselo yonke yayo nangokwamasiko onke ayo.”

Wathetha ke uMoses koonyana bakaSirayeli, esithi mabayenze ipasika. Entlango yaseSinayi bayenza ipasika ngosuku lweshumi elinesine lwenyanga yokuqala, lakutshona ilanga, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwisela umthetho uMoses; benjenjalo ke oonyana bakaSirayeli. Kwakukho amanye amadoda ayeziinqambi ngofileyo, engenakuyenza ipasika ngaloo mini; eza ke phambi koMoses noAron ngaloo mini. Loo madoda athi kuye: “Thina siziinqambi ngofileyo. Yini na ukuba sithintelwe ekusondezeni umnikelo kaBawo wethu ngexesha lawo elimisiweyo phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli?”

Wathi uMoses kuwo: “Yimani apha, ndide ndive ukuba uBawo wethu uya kuthini na ngale nto.”

Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, esithi,

“Yithi koonyana bakaSirayeli: Ukuba nabani na kuni nokuba kwizizukulwana zenu uthe waba yinqambi ngofileyo, nokuba useluhambeni olukude, noko makayenze ipasika kuBawo wethu. Ngenyanga yesibini, ngosuku lweshumi elinesine, lakutshona ilanga, mabayenze; bayidle inezonka ezingenagwele nemithana ekrakra. Mabangasalisi nto yayo kude kuse, bangaliqhekezi thambo layo, bayigcine ngokwemimiselo yonke yepasika. Kodwa ukuba umntu uhlambulukile engaseluhambeni, aze angayenzi ipasika, loo mntu wonqanyulwa, angabikho ebantwini bakowabo, ngokuba engawusondezanga umnikelo kaBawo wethu ngexesha elimisiweyo; lowo mntu wosithwala isono sakhe. ^a

“Ukuba umphambukeli ophambukele phakathi kwenu uthanda ukuyenza ipasika kuBawo wethu, makalandele ummiselo wepasika nesiko layo. Woba mnye ummiselo kumphambukeli nakozalelwe kwelo zwe.”

Ilifu Likhokela Indlela

Mhla wamiswa umnquba—intente yesingqino—layigubungela ilifu; kususela ngokuhlwa kude kuse labonakala lingathi ngumlilo phezu komnquba. Yayisoloko injalo ke: ilifu belisigubungela emini, nembonakalo yomlilo ebusuku. Xa ilifu linyuswe phezu kwentente, banduluka oonyana bakaSirayeli; naphi na apho belihlala khona ilifu, bamise iintente khona oonyana bakaSirayeli. Ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu banduluka oonyana bakaSirayeli, ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu bamisa iintente. Yonke imihla ilifu belihleli phezu komnquba, behleli emizini yabo. Xa belisolokile ilifu phezu komnquba imihla emininzi, oonyana bakaSirayeli bayigcina imimiselo kaBawo wethu, banganduluki. Ngamanye amaxesha ilifu belisibekela emnqubeni imihla embalwa; ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu bamise iintente, ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu banduluke. Ngamanye amaxesha ilifu belihleli kususela ngokuhlwa kude kuse; xa linyuswe kusasa, banduluke. Nokuba emini, nokuba ebusuku, xa linyuswe ilifu, banduluke. Nokuba ziintsuku zibe mbini, nokuba yinyanga, nokuba lixesha elide, xa ilifu belihleli phezu komnquba, amaSirayeli ahlala emizini yawo anganduluki; xa linyuswe, anduluke. Ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu bamise iintente; ngokomlomo wakhe banduluke. Bayigcina imimiselo yakhe, ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu ngesandla sikaMoses.