UJetro Uza eNtabeni kaBaba wethu
UJetro ubuyisa umkaMose namadodana akhe, uzwa konke uBaba wethu akwenzile, futhi uyakhonza. Bese ebuka uMose ahlulela yedwa kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa futhi uthi ngokusobala: lokhu akukuhle, uzokhathala uphele. Kubekwa amadoda anekhono athembekile phezu kwezinkulungwane, amakhulu, amashumi amahlanu namashumi.
18 1UJetro, umpristi waseMidiyani, umukhwe kaMose, wezwa konke uBaba wethu akwenzela uMose no-Israyeli isizwe sakhe, ekhipha u-Israyeli eGibhithe. 2UJetro, umukhwe kaMose, wayemthathile uZipora, umkaMose, emva kokuba uMose emmukisile ekhaya, 3kanye namadodana akhe amabili—omunye wayeqanjwe igama elithi uGereshomu, ngokuba uMose wathi: “Ngangingumfokazi ezweni lezizwe,” 4omunye wayeqanjwe igama elithi u-Eliyezeri, ngokuba wathi: “UNkulunkulu kababa wami wangisiza, wangisindisa enkembeni kaFaro.” a a v4 U-Eliyezeri usho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu wami ulusizo lwami” — igama uMose alinika indodana yakhe ngokubonga ukusindiswa kuFaro. 5UJetro, umukhwe kaMose, weza namadodana nomka kaMose kuye ekamu lakhe ehlane, entabeni kaBaba wethu. 6Wathi kuMose: “Mina, umukhwe wakho uJetro, ngiza kuwe nomkakho namadodana akhe womabili.”
7UMose waphuma ukuyohlangabeza umukhwe wakhe, wakhothama, wamanga. Babingelelana bebuzana ngempilo, base bengena etendeni. 8UMose watshela umukhwe wakhe konke uBaba wethu ayekwenzile kuFaro naseGibhithe ngenxa ka-Israyeli, zonke izinsizi ababehlangabezana nazo endleleni, nokuthi wabasindisa kanjani. 9UJetro wathokoza ngakho konke okuhle uBaba wethu ayekwenzele u-Israyeli, ebasindisa esandleni saseGibhithe. 10UJetro wathi: Makabongwe uBaba wethu, onisindise esandleni saseGibhithe nasesandleni sikaFaro, osindise abantu ngaphansi kwesandla saseGibhithe. 11Manje sengiyazi ukuthi uBaba wethu mkhulu kunabo bonke onkulunkulu, ngokuba wabanqoba kulokho ababeziqhenya ngakho. 12UJetro, umukhwe kaMose, wathatha umnikelo wokushiswa nemihlatshelo kuBaba wethu; u-Aroni nabo bonke abadala bakwa-Israyeli beza ukuzodla isinkwa nomukhwe kaMose phambi kukaBaba wethu.
13Ngakusasa uMose wahlala phansi ukwahlulela abantu, abema bemzungeza kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa. 14Kwathi umukhwe wakhe ebona konke akwenzela abantu, wathi: “Yini le oyenzayo? Kungani uhlala wedwa, bonke abantu bekuzungeza kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa?”
15UMose wathi kumukhwe wakhe: “Ngokuba abantu beza kimi ukuzofuna uBaba wethu; 16lapho bephikisana, beza kimi; ngahlulela phakathi komuntu nomakhelwane wakhe, ngichaze izimiso nemithetho kaBaba wethu.” 17Umukhwe kaMose wathi kuye: “Lokho okwenzayo akukuhle. 18Wena nalaba bantu niyokhathala—lo msebenzi unzima kakhulu kuwe; ngeke ukwazi ukuwenza wedwa. 19Manje lalela kimi: ngizokweluleka—sengathi uBaba wethu angaba nawe. Mela abantu phambi kwakhe, uyise izindaba zabo kuye. 20Baxwayise ngezimiso nemithetho, ubakhombise indlela abayohamba ngayo nomsebenzi abayowenza. 21Phakathi kwabo bonke abantu, khetha amadoda anamandla esaba uBaba wethu, aneqiniso azonda inzuzo engalungile; uwabeke abe ngabaholi bezinkulungwane, bamakhulu, bamashumi amahlanu, nabeshumi. 22Mabahlulele abantu ngazo zonke izikhathi, bekulethela zonke izindaba ezinkulu kodwa benqume bona zonke izindaba ezincane—benza umthwalo wakho ube lula njengoba bewuthwala kanye nawe. 23Uma wenza lokhu futhi uBaba wethu ekuyala, uyokwazi ukubekezela, nabo bonke laba bantu bayoya endaweni yabo ngokuthula.”
24Ngakho uMose walalela umukhwe wakhe, wenza konke ayekushilo. 25UMose wakhetha amadoda anekhono kuwo wonke u-Israyeli, wawabeka aba yizinhloko phezu kwabantu—abaholi bezinkulungwane, bamakhulu, bamashumi amahlanu, nabeshumi. 26Bahlulela abantu ngazo zonke izikhathi, beletha izindaba ezinzima kuMose kodwa behlulela bona izindaba ezincane. 27UMose wabe esemukisa umukhwe wakhe, wabuyela ezweni lakibo.
