UBaba Wethu Ukhuluma kuMose
Lonke izibulo lingelikaBaba wethu, lihlengwa ngomeleli, ngoba wathatha amazibulo eGibhithe ukuze akhulule indodana yakhe. Umkhosi kanye nophawu esandleni nasebunzini kukhona ukuze umbuzo wengane uthole impendulo. Ubahola ngendlela yasehlane, ebahamba phambili ngefu nangomlilo.
13 1UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose:
2“Ngingcwelisele onke amazibulo. Konke okokuqala ukuvula isizalo phakathi kwama-Israyeli kungokwami, kungaba ngumuntu noma yisilwane.” a a v2 UBaba wethu ubanga onke amazibulo njengawakhe — isibango esifinyelela ekupheleleni kwaso kuJesu, izibulo uBaba asinikela lona ngenxa yethu.
3UMose wathi kubantu: “Khumbulani lolu suku eniphuma ngalo eGibhithe, endlini yobugqila, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uBaba wethu wanikhipha kule ndawo. Ningadli isinkwa esenziwe ngemvubelo. 4Namuhla, ngenyanga ka-Abibi, niyaphuma. 5Lapho uBaba wethu eningenisa ezweni lamaKhanani, lamaHeti, lama-Amori, lamaHivi, namaJebusi—izwe alithembisa okhokho benu ukulinika nina, eligeleza ubisi noju—nigcine le nkonzo ngale nyanga. 6Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo, kuthi ngosuku lwesikhombisa kube khona umkhosi kuBaba wethu. 7Yidlani isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Makungabonakali sinkwa esinemvubelo phakathi kwenu, nemvubelo ingabonakali emingceleni yakho yonke. 8Ngalolo suku utshele indodana yakho uthi: “Lokhu kungenxa yalokho uBaba wethu akwenza kimi mhla ngiphuma eGibhithe.” 9Kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe esandleni sakho, kube yisikhumbuzo ebunzini lakho, ukuze imfundiso kaBaba wethu ibe sezindebeni zakho; ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uBaba wethu wakukhipha eGibhithe. 10Ngakho-ke uyakugcina lesi simiso ngesikhathi saso esimisiwe, unyaka nonyaka.
11Lapho uBaba wethu esekungenisa ezweni lamaKhanani, alinike wena, njengoba afunga kuwe nakokhokho bakho, 12uhlukanisele uBaba wethu konke okokuqala ukuvula isizalo; wonke amazibulo aduna emfuyo yakho angakaBaba wethu. 13Lonke izibulo lembongolo uyakulihlenga ngewundlu, kodwa uma ungenzi njalo, ugqabule intamo yalo. Lonke izibulo phakathi kwamadodana akho uyakulihlenga. 14Lapho indodana yakho ikubuza kamuva ithi, ‘Kusho ukuthini lokhu?’ uyakuyitshela uthi: “Ngesandla esinamandla uBaba wethu wasikhipha eGibhithe, endlini yobugqila. 15Lapho uFaro enqaba ngenkani ukusivumela ukuba sihambe, uBaba wethu wabulala onke amazibulo eGibhithe, kusukela emazibulweni abantu kuze kube semazibulweni ezilwane. Ngakho-ke ngihlabela uBaba wethu konke okuduna okuqala ukuvula isizalo, kodwa ngihlenga lonke izibulo elingumfana.” 16Kuyakuba yisibonakaliso esandleni sakho, kube yibhande ebunzini lakho, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uBaba wethu wasikhipha eGibhithe.”
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17Kwathi lapho uFaro esebayekile abantu bahamba, uBaba wethu akazange abahole ngendlela edabula izwe lamaFilisti, nakuba yayiseduze; ngokuba uBaba wethu wathi: “Uma bebhekana nempi, bangase baguqule imiqondo yabo babuyele eGibhithe.”
18Ngakho uBaba wethu wabahola abantu ngendlela ezungezayo yehlane eya oLwandle Olubomvu. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benyuka eGibhithe behlomele impi. b b v18 NgesiHeberu: Yam Suf, okungukuthi “uLwandle Lwemihlanga.”
19UMose wathatha amathambo kaJosefa, ngokuba uJosefa wayebafungisile abantwana bakwa-Israyeli wathi: “Impela uBaba wethu uyakunivakashela, futhi niyakuwakhuphula amathambo ami niwasuse lapha kanye nani.” 20Basuka eSukoti bamisa amatende e-Ethamu, onqenqemeni lwehlane. 21UBaba wethu wayehamba phambi kwabo emini ngensika yefu ukubakhombisa indlela, ebusuku ngensika yomlilo ukubakhanyisela, ukuze bakwazi ukuhamba imini nobusuku. 22Insika yefu emini nensika yomlilo ebusuku ayizange isuke endaweni yayo phambi kwabantu.
