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.