Ubusuku Obungakhohlakali
Umuzi ngamunye uthatha iwundlu elingenasici, ugcobe izinsika zeminyango ngegazi lalo, futhi udle ngokushesha, ugqoke ukuhamba. UBaba wethu udlula phezu kwezindlu ezinophawu lwegazi futhi ushaya ezinye, futhi iGibhithe lixosha abakwa-Israyeli ngobusuku obubodwa. Lobo busuku buba umkhosi waphakade, oxoxwa minyaka yonke ezinganeni ezibuzayo.
12 1UBaba wethu wathi kuMose no-Aroni ezweni laseGibhithe:
2“Le nyanga iyisiqalo sezinyanga kini, inyanga yokuqala yonyaka. 3Tshelani lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli: ngosuku lweshumi lwale nyanga, yilowo nalowo makathathe iwundlu ngomndeni, iwundlu ngendlu. 4Uma indlu incane kakhulu ukuthi ingaqeda iwundlu, yena nomakhelwane wakhe oseduze makathathe iwundlu elilodwa ngokwenani labantu, belibala ngokwalokho umuntu ngamunye akudlayo. 5Iwundlu lenu malibe elingenasici, iduna elinonyaka owodwa; lithatheni ezimvini noma ezimbuzini. 6Ligcineni kuze kube usuku lweshumi nane lwale nyanga; lonke ibandla lenhlangano yakwa-Israyeli malilihlabe kusihlwa. 7Bayothatha elinye igazi balifake ezinsikeni zombili zomnyango nasembundwini wezindlu abalidlela kuzo. 8Ngabo lobo busuku kumele badle inyama, yosiwe ngomlilo, kanye nesinkwa esingenamvubelo nemifino ebabayo—kumele bakudle. 9Ningalidli liluhlaza noma liphekwe ngamanzi, kodwa losiwe ngomlilo—ikhanda, imilenze, nezibilini. 10Ningashiyi lutho lwalo kuze kube sekuseni; lokho okusalayo kuze kube sekuseni nikushise. 11Lidleni kanje: ibhande libophelwe, izicathulo zisezinyaweni zenu, udondolo lusesandleni, nidla ngokushesha. YiPhasika likaBaba wethu. 12Ngabo lobo busuku ngiyodlula ezweni laseGibhithe ngibulale onke amazibulo ezweni laseGibhithe, abantu nezilwane, ngehlisele izahlulelo phezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu baseGibhithe. NginguBaba wenu. 13Igazi liyoba yisibonakaliso kini ezindlini enikuzo. Lapho ngibona igazi, ngiyonidlula—akukho nhlupho eyonibulala lapho ngishaya izwe laseGibhithe. a a v13 Igazi emnyango eliphendula isahlulelo likhomba kuJesu, iwundlu lethu lePhasika, elithi igazi lalo livikela bonke abathembela kuye.
14“Lolu suku luyisikhumbuzo kini; lugcineni njengomkhosi kuBaba wenu, lube yisimiso saphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu zonke—lugubheni. 15Dlani isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Susani yonke imvubelo ezindlini zenu ngosuku lokuqala, ngokuba noma ngubani odla okuthile okunemvubelo, kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube olwesikhombisa, uyonqunywa kwa-Israyeli. 16Ngosuku lokuqala nibe nomhlangano ongcwele, nangosuku lwesikhombisa umhlangano ongcwele. Ningenzi msebenzi ngalezo zinsuku, ngaphandle kokulungisa lokho umuntu ngamunye akudlayo—yilokho kuphela eningakwenza. 17Gcinani uMkhosi weSinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngokuba ngqo ngalolu suku ngakhipha amabutho enu ezweni laseGibhithe. Lugcineni lolu suku, isizukulwane ngesizukulwane, njengesimiso esihlala njalo. 18Ngenyanga yokuqala, dlani isinkwa esingenamvubelo kusukela ngakusihlwa kosuku lweshumi nane kuze kube kusihlwa kosuku lwamashumi amabili nanye. 19Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, akuyikutholakala mvubelo ezindlini zenu; noma ngubani odla okuthile okunemvubelo kuwo kumele anqunywe emphakathini wakwa-Israyeli, kungaba umfokazi noma owokuzalwa kwelo zwe. 20Ningadli lutho olwenziwe ngemvubelo; dlani isinkwa esingenamvubelo kuyo yonke indawo enihlala kuyo.”
21UMose wabiza bonke abadala bakwa-Israyeli wathi kubo: “Khethani amawundlu ngemindeni yenu, bese nihlaba iwundlu lePhasika. 22Thathani isixha sehisopi, nisigxumeke egazini elisemganwini, nithinte umbundu nezinsika zombili zomnyango ngalelo gazi elisemganwini. Akekho kini oyophuma emnyango wendlu yakhe kuze kube sekuseni. 23Ngokuba uBaba wethu uyodlula ukuze ashaye iGibhithe. Lapho ebona igazi embundwini nasezinsikeni zombili zomnyango, uBaba wethu uyodlula emnyango, angamvumeli umbhubhisi ukuba angene ezindlini zenu anishaye. 24Nizakugcina lo myalo njengesimiso esihlala njalo kini nakubantwana benu. 25Lapho ningena ezweni uBaba wethu azoninika lona, njengoba ethembisile, gcinani le nkonzo. 26Kuyothi lapho abantwana benu bethi kini: ‘Isho ukuthini kini le nkonzo?’ 27nizothi: ‘Ngumhlatshelo wePhasika likaBaba wethu: wadlula izindlu zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibhithe, eshaya amaGibhithe kodwa esindisa izindlu zethu.’” Khona-ke abantu bakhothama bakhuleka.
28Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba benza njengoba nje uBaba wethu wayala uMose no-Aroni; benza njalo.
29Phakathi kwamabili uBaba wethu washaya onke amazibulo eGibhithe, kusukela ezibulweni likaFaro elalisesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi kuze kube sezibulweni lesiboshwa esasisejele, nawo wonke amazibulo ezilwane. 30UFaro wavuka ngalobo busuku—yena, izikhulu zakhe, nalo lonke iGibhithe—kwavela ukukhala okukhulu eGibhithe, ngokuba yonke indlu yayinofileyo.
UFaro Uyabayeka Bahambe
31Wabiza uMose no-Aroni ngalobo busuku: “Sukumani, niphume phakathi kwabantu bami—nina nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli—hambani, nikhonze uNkulunkulu njengoba nishilo. 32Thathani nemihlambi yenu yezimvu neyezinkomo, njengoba nishilo, nihambe—ningibusise nami.”
33AmaGibhithe abancenga abakwa-Israyeli ukuba basheshe baphume ezweni, ethi: “Sesiyafa sonke.” 34Abantu bathwala inhlama yabo ingakavuthwa, imiganu yokuxovela isongwe ezingutsheni zabo emahlombe abo. 35U-Israyeli wenza njengoba uMose eshilo: bacela kumaGibhithe isiliva, igolide, nezingubo. 36UBaba wethu wabanika abantu umusa emehlweni amaGibhithe, ngakho abavumela izicelo zabo; kanjalo abantu baphanga amaGibhithe.
37U-Israyeli wasuka eRamesesi waya eSukothi—amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha ahamba ngezinyawo, ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana. 38Nesixuku esikhulu esixubile sakhuphuka nabo, nemihlambi yezimvu, neyezinkomo, nezinkomazi eziningi. 39Babhaka inhlama ababeyiphathe eGibhithe yaba ngamaqebelengwane ayisicaba angenamvubelo, ngokuba yayingakavuthwa—baxoshwa eGibhithe, bengenasikhathi sokulinda noma sokuzilungisela ukudla. 40Isikhathi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abahlala ngaso eGibhithe sasiyiminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu. 41Ngemva kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, ngalo kanye lolo suku, onke amabutho kaBaba wethu aphuma ezweni laseGibhithe. 42Lobu kwakuwubusuku uBaba wethu abulinda, ukuze abakhiphe ezweni laseGibhithe; yilobu kanye ubusuku bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abalindela kubo uBaba wethu, isizukulwane ngesizukulwane.
Ngubani Ongaliphasika
43UBaba wethu wathi kuMose no-Aroni: “Lesi yisimiso sePhasika: akukho mfokazi oyolidla, 44kodwa yonke isigqila esithengwe ngemali singalidla emva kokuba usisokile. 45Akekho ohlala isikhashana noma oqashiwe ongalidla. 46Lidleni endlini eyodwa; ningayithwali inyama iphume ngaphandle kwendlu, futhi ningaphuli namunye wamathambo alo. b b v46 Alikho ngisho nelilodwa lamathambo ewundlu elaliyokwaphulwa—yinto kanye okwakhulunywa ngayo ngoJesu esiphambanweni, iwundlu lePhasika langempela. 47Lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli malilgcine. 48Uma umfokazi ohlala nani efuna ukugcina iPhasika kuBaba wethu, soka bonke abesilisa bakhe; khona-ke angasondela algcine—uba njengowokuzalwa kwelo zwe. Kodwa akekho ongasokile ongalidla. 49Kuyoba khona umthetho owodwa kowokuzalwa nakumfokazi ohlala phakathi kwenu.”
50Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengoba uBaba wethu wayala uMose no-Aroni; benza njalo. 51Ngalo kanye lolo suku uBaba wethu wakhipha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibhithe ngamabutho abo.
