iEksodus
4:1 Waphendula uMoses wathi, Uyabona, abayi kukholwa ndim, abayi kukholwa ndim;
Liphulaphule izwi lam, ngokuba baya kuthi, UYehova akabonakalanga
kuwe.
4:2 Wathi uYehova kuye, Yintoni na loo nto isesandleni sakho? Uye wathi, A
intonga.
4:3 Wathi, Yiphose emhlabeni. Wayiphosa emhlabeni, nayo
yaba yinyoka; Wasaba uMoses phambi kwayo.
4:4 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Solule isandla sakho, uyibambe ngesandla
umsila. Wasolula isandla sakhe, wayibamba, yasuka yaba yintonga phakathi
isandla sakhe:
4:5 ukuze bakholwe ukuba uYehova, uThixo wooyise, uThixouThixo wooyise
UAbraham, uThixo kaIsake, uThixo kaYakobi, ubonakele kuye
wena.
4:6 Wathi uYehova kuye, Khawusibeke isandla sakho esandleni sakho
esifubeni. Wasifaka isandla sakhe esifubeni sakhe; wathi akusikhupha.
naso isandla sakhe sineqhenqa njengekhephu.
4:7 Wathi, Sibuyisele isandla sakho esifubeni sakho. Uye wabeka isandla sakhe
esifubeni sakhe kwakhona; Wayincothula esifubeni sakhe, nantso!
wabuya waguqulwa waba yinyama yakhe.
4:8 Kothi, ukuba abathanga bakholwe nguwe, nokuba abakholwa nguwe
liphulaphule izwi lomqondiso wokuqala, ukuze bakholwe lilizwi
yophawu lokugqibela.
4:9 Kothi, ukuba abathanga bakholwe kwanaba bobabini
ungaliphulaphuli ilizwi lakho, xa uthabatha emanzini
nomlambo, uwagalele emhlabeni owomileyo, namanzi onawo
lithatyathwe emlanjeni, libe ligazi emhlabeni owomileyo.
4:10 Wathi uMoses kuYehova, Camagu, Nkosi yam!
nokuba sele uthethile kumkhonzi wakho, kodwa ndiyacotha
Ngentetho, yolwimi olucothayo.
4:11 Wathi uYehova kuye, Ngubani na obeke umlomo emntwini? okanye ngubani na owenza i
sisimumu okanye isithulu okanye obonayo okanye iimfama? Asindim na Yehova?
4:12 Ngoko ke hamba, ndoba nomlomo wakho mna, ndikubonise into oya kuyithetha
Utsho.
" 4:13 Wathi yena, Camagu, Nkosi yam, khawuthumele ngesandla salowo umthandayo
ufuna ukuthumela.
4:14 Wavutha umsindo kaYehova kuMoses, wathi, Hayi
uAron umLevi, umkhuluwa wakho? Ndiyazi ukuba uyakwazi ukuthetha kakuhle. Kwaye kwakhona,
nanko yena ephuma eza kukukhawulela; wokubona, woba
evuya entliziyweni yakhe.
4:15 Wothetha kuye, ubeke amazwi emlonyeni wakhe, ndibe mna
ngomlomo wakho, nangomlomo wakhe, anifundise into eniya kuyenza.
4:16 Yena uya kuba sisithethi sakho ebantwini, yena abe sisithethi sakho
woba ngumlomo kuwe, ube ngumlomo wakhe;
uThixo.
4:17 Ke le ntonga yiphathe ngesandla sakho;
iimpawu.
4:18 Wahamba uMoses, wabuyela kuYitro, uyise womkakhe, wathi kuye
wathi kuye, Makhe ndihambe, ndibuyele kubazalwana bam abaphakathi
yiYiputa, ubone ukuba basahleli na; Wathi uYitro kuMoses, Hamba
ngoxolo.
4:19 Wathi uYehova kuMoses kwaMidiyan, Hamba ubuyele eYiputa;
afile amadoda abezonda ubomi bakho.
4:20 UMoses wathabatha umkakhe noonyana bakhe, wabakhwelisa e-esileni, naye
Wabuyela ezweni laseYiputa; wayithabatha uMoses intonga kaThixo ngesandla sakhe
isandla.
4:21 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Ekubuyeleni kwakho eYiputa, ubone
ukuba uzenze phambi koFaro zonke izimanga, endizibeke kuwe
Ke mna ndiya kuyenza lukhuni intliziyo yakhe, angabandululi abantu.
4:22 Wothi kuFaro, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Unyana wam nguSirayeli;
Nditsho amazibulo am.
4:23 ndithi kuwe, Mndulule unyana wam lowo, andikhonze;
walile ukumndulula, uyabona, ndombulala unyana wakho, amazibulo akho.
4:24 Kwathi, endleleni apho balalisa, uYehova wamhlangabeza, wamkhawulela
wayefuna ukumbulala.
4:25 UTsipora wathabatha intshengece, wanqumla inyama yokwaluswa yonyana wakhe.
Wayiphosa ezinyaweni zakhe, wathi, Ungumyeni wamagazi
mna.
4:26 Wamndulula ke. Wathi yena, Ungumyeni wamagazi;
ulwaluko.
4:27 Wathi uYehova kuAron, Hamba uye kukhawulela uMoses entlango. Kwaye yena
Waya ke, wamkhawulela entabeni kaThixo, wamanga.
4:28 UMoses wamxelela uAron onke amazwi kaYehova, abemthumile, nawo onke
imiqondiso abemwisele umthetho ngayo.
4:29 Wahamba uMoses noAron, bawahlanganisa onke amadoda amakhulu ebandla
oonyana bakaSirayeli:
4:30 Wawathetha uAron onke amazwi abewathethile uYehova kuMoses, nakuMoses
wenza imiqondiso emehlweni abantu.
4:31 Bakholwa abantu, beva ukuba uYehova ubavelele
oonyana bakaSirayeli wazibona iintsizi zabo;
bathoba, baqubuda.