Baza Izibhebhe Ezintsha
UMose ubaza izibhebhe ezintsha, bese uBaba wethu edlula ememezela elakhe igama: onesihe nomusa, wephuza ukuthukuthela, uchichima uthando lwesivumelwano, uyathethelela — kodwa akamyeki onecala engajeziswanga. Isivumelwano siyavuselelwa, futhi uMose wehla nobuso angazi ukuthi buyakhazimula.
34 1UBaba wethu wathi kuMose: “Zibazele izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala. Ngizawaloba kuzo amazwi ayesezibhebheni zokuqala owaziphula. 2Lunga ekuseni. Khuphukela entabeni iSinayi, uzethule kimi khona phezu kwentaba. 3Makungabikho muntu okhuphuka nawe, noma obonakala nomaphi entabeni; ngisho nemihlambi yezimvu neyezinkomo mayingadli malunga naleyo ntaba.”
4UMose wabaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala, wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wakhuphukela entabeni iSinayi njengokuba uBaba wethu ayemyalile, ephethe izibhebhe zombili zamatshe esandleni sakhe. 5UBaba wethu wehla ngefu, wema naye khona, wamemezela igama likaBaba wethu.
6UBaba wethu wadlula phambi kwakhe, ememezela wathi: “uBaba wakho—onesihawu nomusa, ophuza ukuthukuthela, ochichima uthando lwesivumelwano nokwethembeka, 7ogcina uthando lwesivumelwano kwabayizinkulungwane, othethelela icala, ukuhlubuka, nesono; kodwa ongeke amyeke onecala, ehlisela icala labazali phezu kwabantwana nabazukulu, kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sesithathu nesesine.”
8UMose washesha wakhothamela phansi, wakhuleka. 9Wathi: “Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, Baba oyiNkosi, akahambe uBaba oyiNkosi phakathi kwethu, nakuba laba bantu beyisizwe esilukhuni. Sithethelele icala lethu nesono sethu, usithathe sibe yifa lakho.”
10Wathi: “Ngenza isivumelwano. Phambi kwabo bonke abantu bakho ngizakwenza izimangaliso ezingazange zenziwe kunoma yisiphi isizwe noma kuwo wonke umhlaba. Bonke abantu ohlala phakathi kwabo bayawubona umsebenzi kaBaba wakho, ngokuba lokhu engikwenza nawe kuyesabeka. 11Gcina lokho engikuyala ngakho namuhla. Bheka, ngixosha phambi kwakho ama-Amori, amaKhanani, amaHeti, amaPherizi, amaHivi, namaJebusi. 12Qaphela: ungenzi isivumelwano nalabo abahlala ezweni ongena kulo, funa babe yisicupho phakathi kwakho. 13Kunalokho, diliza ama-altare abo, uphahlaze izinsika zabo, ugawule izigxobo zabo zika-Ashera. 14Ungakhothameli komunye unkulunkulu—igama likaBaba wakho linguNomhawu; unguBaba onomhawu.” a a v14 Umhawu kaBaba wethu awusiwo umona omncane, kodwa uthando olunamandla, oluvikelayo lomyeni ngomlobokazi wakhe — ngeke ahlanganyele izinhliziyo zabantwana bakhe nezithombe ezibabhubhisayo.
15“Ungenzi isivumelwano nabahlali balelo zwe, ngokuba lapho bephinga kubonkulunkulu babo, behlabela kubo, bayakukumema, udle emhlatshelweni wabo; 16uthathele amadodana akho amadodakazi abo, amadodakazi abo abesephinga kubonkulunkulu babo, aholele amadodana akho ukuba enze okufanayo.”
17“Ningazenzeli onkulunkulu ababunjwe ngensimbi encibilikisiwe.”
18“Gcina uMkhosi weSinkwa Esingenamvubelo: udle isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, njengokuba ngakuyala, ngesikhathi esimisiwe enyangeni ka-Abhibhi—ngokuba ngenyanga ka-Abhibhi waphuma eGibhithe.”
19“Lonke izibulo elivula isizalo lingelami—konke okuduna emfuyweni yakho, izibulo lenkomo nelemvu.”
20“Izibulo likambongolo ulihlenge ngewundlu; uma ungalihlengi, wephule intamo yalo. Amazibulo onke amadodana akho uwahlenge. Makungabonakali muntu phambi kwami engaphethe lutho.”
21“Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyasebenza; ngosuku lwesikhombisa uphumule—ngisho ngesikhathi sokulima nesokuvuna, phumula.”
22“Gcina uMkhosi wamaViki ngezithelo zokuqala zokuvuna kukakolweni, noMkhosi wokuButha ekuphetheni konyaka.”
23“Kathathu ngonyaka bonke abesilisa bakho bayakubonakala phambi kukaBaba oyiNkosi ka-Israyeli. 24Ngokuba ngizakuxosha izizwe phambi kwakho, ngikhulise imingcele yakho; akukho muntu oyakufisa izwe lakho lapho ukhuphuka uyobonakala phambi kukaBaba wakho kathathu ngonyaka.”
25“Unganikeli igazi lomhlatshelo wami kunoma yini enemvubelo, futhi ungavumeli umhlatshelo womkhosi wePhasika usale kuze kuse.”
26“Letha izithelo zokuqala ezinhle kakhulu zomhlabathi wakho endlini kaBaba wakho. Ungapheki izinyane lembuzi obisini lukanina.”
27UBaba wethu wathi kuMose: “Loba la mazwi, ngokuba ngokwala mazwi ngenze isivumelwano nawe no-Israyeli.”
28UMose wahlala khona noBaba wethu izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, engadli sinkwa, engaphuzi manzi. Waloba amazwi esivumelwano—amazwi ayishumi—ezibhebheni.
UMose Uyehla
29Kwathi uMose esehla entabeni iSinayi ephethe izibhebhe zombili zobufakazi esandleni sakhe, wayengazi ukuthi ubuso bakhe babukhazimula ngenxa yokukhuluma noBaba wethu. 30U-Aroni nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babona ukuthi ubuso bukaMose buyakhazimula, besaba ukusondela kuye. 31UMose wababiza; u-Aroni nabo bonke abaholi bebandla babuyela kuye, uMose wakhuluma kubo. 32Emva kwalokho bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basondela, wabayala konke uBaba wethu ayekukhulumile kuye entabeni iSinayi. 33Kwathi lapho uMose eseqedile ukukhuluma nabo, wafaka isimbozo ebusweni bakhe. 34Kodwa njalo lapho uMose engena phambi kukaBaba wethu ukuba akhulume naye, wayesisusa isimbozo aze aphume; bese ephuma, atshele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli lokho ayekuyalwe ngakho. 35Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babebona ukuthi ubuso bukaMose buyakhazimula, bese uMose ebuyisela isimbozo ebusweni bakhe aze angene ukuyokhuluma noBaba wethu futhi.
