IZenzo
7:1 Wathi ke umbingeleli omkhulu, Zinjalo na ke ezi ndawo?
7:2 Uthe ke yena, Madoda, bazalwana, nani bobawo, phulaphulani. UThixo wozuko
wabonakala kubawo wethu uAbraham, eseMesopotami, phambi kwakhe
wahlala eCharan,
7:3 Wathi kuye, Hamba, umke ezweni lakowenu, nakwimizalwane yakho;
uze ezweni endiya kukubonisa lona.
7:4 Waphuma ke ezweni lamaKaledi, wahlala eHaran.
Wathi akuba efile uyise, wamsusa apho
ilizwe enihleli kulo ngoku.
7:5 Akamnika lifa kulo, nokuba lilifa lelakhe
ngenyawo; noko wabeka idinga lokuba womnika ibe ngomnye;
nakwimbewu yakhe emva kwakhe, engekabi namntwana.
7:6 Wenjenje uThixo ukuthetha, wathi, Imbewu yakhe iya kuphambukela ezweni lasemzini;
umhlaba; nokuba bazinikele ebukhobokeni, bababongoze
ububi iminyaka engamakhulu amane.
7:7 Nohlanga olo, ethe yangamakhoboka kulo, ndiya kulugweba mna, watsho uThixo.
yaye emva koko baya kuphuma bandikhonze kule ndawo.
7:8 Waza wamnika umnqophiso wolwaluko, wathi ngokunjalo wazala uAbraham
uIsake wamalusa ngomhla wesibhozo; uIsake ke wazala uYakobi; kwaye
UYakobi wazala oomawokhulu abalishumi elinababini.
7:9 Bathi oomawokhulu, bemmonele, bathengisa ngoYosefu eYiputa;
naye,
7:10 wamhlangula kuzo zonke iimbandezelo zakhe, wambabala, wambabala
ubulumko emehlweni kaFaro ukumkani waseYiputa; wammisa ke ukuba abe yirhuluneli
phezu kweYiputa nendlu yakhe yonke.
7:11 Ke kaloku kwafika indlala kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa nelakwaKanan
Imbandezelo enkulu; baye oobawo bethu bengafumani kudla.
7:12 Akuva ke uYakobi ukuba kukho ingqolowa eYiputa, wasisusa
ootata kuqala.
7:13 Kwathi okwesibini wabonakala uYosefu kubazalwana bakhe; kwaye
Isizalwana sikaYosefu saziswa kuFaro.
7:14 Wathumela ke uYosefu, wambiza uyise uYakobi, nentsapho yakhe yonke
yimiphefumlo emashumi asixhenxe anantlanu.
7:15 Wehla ke uYakobi, waya eYiputa, wabhubha yena noobawo bethu.
7:16 baza bathwalwa basiwa kwaShekem, babekwa engcwabeni elalilapho
UAbraham wathenga ngexabiso lemali koonyana bakaHamore, uyise kaHamore
iShekem.
7:17 Lithe ke lasondela ixesha ledinga, awalifungayo uThixo
Ke uAbraham, banda abantu, banda eYiputa;
7:18 kwada kwavela kumkani wumbi, ubengamazi uYosefu.
7:19 Lowo wabalumkisa abakowethu, wabaphatha kakubi
ooyise, ukuba babalahle abantwana babo, kude kube sekupheleni
usenokungaphili.
7:20 Ekuthe ke kwelo xesha, kwazalwa uMoses;
Endlwini kayise iinyanga zantathu.
7:21 Elahliwe ke, yamchola intombi kaFaro, yazondlela
yena ngenxa yonyana wakhe.
7:22 Waqeqeshwa ke uMoses kubo bonke ubulumko bamaYiputa, waza womelela
ngamazwi nangezenzo.
7:23 Kuthe ke, kwakuzaliseka kuye ixesha leminyaka emashumi mane, kwafika entliziyweni yakhe ukukhe amvele
abazalwana bakhe oonyana bakaSirayeli.
7:24 Wabona omnye ephathwa kakubi, wamthethelela, emphindezela
wacudiswayo, wamxabela umYiputa.
7:25 wayeba ke yena boqonda abazalwana bakhe ukuba uThixo ngeyakhe
isandla sabahlangula, abaqondanga.
7:26 Kananjalo ngengomso wabonakala kubo besilwa, bethanda
Babuya bona baxolisana, besithi, Madoda, ningabazalwana; kutheni na
engalunganga omnye komnye?
7:27 Ke yena lowo wayemona ummelwane wakhe wamgiba, esithi, Ngubani na owenze
Ungumlawuli nomgwebi phezu kwethu?
7:28 Uya kundibulala na nam, njengokuba umbulele umYiputa izolo?
7:29 Wasaba ke uMoses ngelo lizwi, waba ngumphambukeli ezweni lakwaKanan
Madiyan, apho wazala oonyana ababini.
7:30 Kuthe ke kwakuzaliseka iminyaka emashumi mane, kwabonakala kuye emkhumbini
kwintlango yentaba iSinayi isithunywa seNkosi elangatyeni lomlilo e
ityholo.
7:31 Uthe ke akukubona oko uMoses, wamangaliswa ngumbono lowo;
nalo ilizwi likaYehova lifika kuye, lisithi,
7:32 Mna ndinguThixo wabo ooyihlo, uThixo ka-Abraham, uThixo ka-Abraham
uIsake, uThixo kaYakobi. Wagubha uMoses, akaba nabuganga, akukhangela.
7:33 Ithe ke kuye iNkosi, Khulula iimbadada zakho ezinyaweni zakho;
indawo omi kuyo ingumhlaba ongcwele.
7:34 Ndikubonile ndakubona ukuphathwa kakubi kwabantu bam abaseYiputa.
ndikuvile ukuncwina kwabo, ndihlile, ukuze ndibahlangule. Kwaye
yiza ngoku, ndikuthume eYiputa.
7:35 Lo Moses bamkhanyelayo, besithi, Umiswe ngubani na, ukuba ube ngumphathi nomahluli?
nguye owamthumayo uThixo ukuba abe ngumlawuli nomhlanguli ngesandla sikaYehova
isithunywa esabonakala kuye etyholweni.
7:36 Wabakhupha ke, emveni kokuba enze izimanga nemiqondiso ebandleni
ilizwe laseYiputa, naseLwandle oluBomvu, nasentlango, iminyaka emashumi mane.
7:37 Lowo nguloo Moses wathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, Umprofeti
INkosi uThixo wenu iya kunivelisela kubazalwana benu, njengalowo unjalo
mna; nize nimve yena.
7:38 Nguye lo owayesebandleni entlango, ndawonye nesithunywa sezulu
owathetha naye entabeni yeSinayi, noobawo bethu;
amazwi aphilileyo, ukuba asinike wona;
7:39 lowo bangavumiyo ukumphulaphula oobawo, besuka bamtyhalela kubo, bamngenisa ngaphakathi
iintliziyo zabo zabuyela eYiputa.
7:40 bathi kuAron, Senzele uthixo oya kuhamba phambi kwethu;
owasikhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, asazi ukuba kwenzeke ntoni na
yena.
7:41 Benza ithole ngaloo mihla, babingelela kwisithixo eso.
Bagcobela imisebenzi yezandla zabo.
7:42 Wajika ke uThixo, wabanikela ukuba baqubude kumkhosi wezulu; njengoko
kubhaliwe encwadini yabaprofeti kwathiwa, Nina ndlu kaSirayeli
ndanikela kum iminyaka emashumi mane amadini namadini
entlango?
7:43 Nathwala umnquba kaMoleki, Nenkwenkwezi yothixo wenu.
Remfan, Imifanekiso ke leyo enayenzayo ukuba niqubude kuyo; ndonithwala mna
kude ngaphaya kweBhabhiloni.
7:44 Umnquba wesingqino wawukoobawo bethu entlango, njengaye
wamisa, wathetha kuMoses, ukuba enze ngokomthetho kaYehova
ifashoni awayeyibonile.
7:45 Lo kanjalo bawungenisayo, bawungenisa oobawo bethu, bekunye noYesu
ilifa leentlanga, ezo wazigxothayo uThixo ebusweni bethu
ooyise, kwada kwayimihla kaDavide;
7:46 owababalwayo nguThixo, wacela ukuba afumanele uYehova umnquba
Thixo kaYakobi.
7:47 Ke uSolomon wamakhela indlu.
7:48 Osenyangweni yena akahlali zitempileni zenziwe ngazandla; njengoko isitsho
umprofeti,
7:49 Izulu liyitrone yam, ihlabathi sisihlalo seenyawo zam;
mna? itsho iNkosi; Yiyiphi na yona indawo yokuphumla kwam?
7:50 Asisandla sam sazenza zonke na ezo zinto?
7:51 Nina bantamo zilukhuni, bangalukileyo ngentliziyo, nangendlebe, nihleli nibambene
uMoya oyiNgcwele: njengoko benza ngako ooyihlo, nani ninjalo.
7:52 Kubo abaprofeti nguwuphi na ongatshutshiswanga ngooyihlo? kwaye banayo
ababulalayo abo bakuxelayo ngenxa engaphambili ukufika kwalowo uliLungisa; enithetha ngaye nina
ngoku babengabangcatshi nababulali.
7:53 nina nawamkelayo umthetho ngesandla sezithunywa zezulu, anawufumana
wayigcina.
7:54 Ke kaloku, bathi bakukuziva ezi zinto, bahlabeka ezintliziyweni zabo
Bamtshixizela amazinyo.
7:55 Ke yena, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele, waqwalasela ezulwini.
Wabubona ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo, noYesu emi ngasekunene kukaThixo.
7:56 Wathi, Yabonani, ndiwabona amazulu evulekile, noNyana woMntu emi
ngasekunene kukaThixo.
7:57 Badanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, bazivingca iindlebe zabo, babaleka
phezu kwakhe ngamxhelo mnye,
7:58 bamkhuphela ngaphandle komzi, bamgibisela ngamatye;
behle iingubo zabo ezinyaweni zomfana ogama linguSawule.
7:59 Ayemgibisela ngamatye uStefano, yena ebiza esithi, Nkosi Yesu!
wamkele umoya wam.
7:60 Wathoba phantsi, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, Nkosi, musa ukusibeka esi sono
kwintlawulo yabo. Akutsho walala ubuthongo.