iEksodus
6:1 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Uya kukubona ngoku endiya kukwenza kuye
Faro, kuba uya kubandulula ke ngesandla esithe nkqi
uya kubagqogqa emhlabeni wakhe.
6:2 Wathetha uThixo kuMoses, wathi kuye, NdinguYehova.
6:3 Kwaye ndabonakala kuAbraham, kuIsake, nakuYakobi, egameni
Thixo onguSomandla, ke ngegama lam lokuba nguYehova andazekanga kubo.
6:4 Kananjalo ndawumisa nabo umnqophiso wam wokuba ndibanike ilizwe
ezweni lakwaKanan, ezweni lokuphambukela kwabo, abaphambukela kulo.
6:5 Kananjalo ndikuvile mna ukuncwina koonyana bakaSirayeli
AmaJiputa akhonza ebukhobokeni; ndawukhumbula umnqophiso wam.
6:6 Ngako oko yithi koonyana bakaSirayeli, NdinguYehova, ndiya kuye
ndinikhuphe phantsi kwemithwalo yamaYiputa, ndonikhulula
wena ebukhobokeni babo, ndikukhulule ngentlawulelo;
ingalo, nangezigwebo ezikhulu;
6:7 ndinithabathe nibe ngabantu bam, ndibe nguThixo wenu;
nazi ukuba ndinguYehova uThixo wenu, onikhuphayo
phantsi kwemithwalo yamaYiputa.
6:8 ndinise ezweni endafungayo ngalo
ukuba ayinike uAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi; kwaye ndiya kukunika
ukuba libe lilifa: ndinguYehova.
6:9 Watsho ke uMoses koonyana bakaSirayeli, abaphulaphula
kuMoses ngenxa yokukhathazeka, nangenxa yomsebenzi onzima.
6:10 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
6:11 Ngena uthethe kuFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, abandulule oonyana
USirayeli uyaphuma emhlabeni wakhe.
6:12 Wathetha uMoses phambi koYehova, esithi, Naba oonyana bakaSirayeli
Anindiphulaphulanga; wothini na ke ukundiphulaphula uFaro, ongowam?
imilebe engalukanga?
6:13 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, wabawisela umthetho
koonyana bakaSirayeli, nakuFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, ukuba baziswe
oonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa.
6:14 Zizo ezi iintloko zezindlu zooyise: oonyana bakaRubhen
owamazibulo kaSirayeli; nguHanoki, noPalu, nguHetseron, noKarmi;
imizalwane yakwaRubhen.
6:15 Oonyana bakaSimon nguAsheri; noYemuweli, noYamin, no-Ohadi, noYakin, no
nguTsohare, noSawule, unyana womKananekazi; yiyo leyo imizalwane
kaSimeyon.
6:16 Ngawo la amagama oonyana bakaLevi ngokwezindlu zabo
izizukulwana; UGershon, noKehati, noMerari, iminyaka yobomi
kuLevi yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mathathu anesixhenxe.
6:17 Oonyana bakaGershon nguAsh. noLibheni noShimi ngokwemizalwane yabo.
6:18 Oonyana bakaKehati nguAsheri; noAmram, noItsare, noHebron, noUziyeli;
iminyaka yobomi bukaKehati yaba yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mathathu anamithathu.
6:19 Oonyana bakaMerari nguAsheri; nguMahali noMushi: yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaLevi
ngokwezizukulwana zabo.
6:20 UAmram wazeka uYokebhede, udade boyise, wangumkakhe; wazala
uAron noMoses, iminyaka yobudala buka-Amram yaba likhulu
iminyaka engamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe.
6:21 Oonyana bakaItsare nguItsare; uKora, noNefege, noZikri.
6:22 Oonyana bakaUziyeli nguAziyeli; uMishayeli, noElitsafan, noZitri.
6:23 UAron wazeka uElishebha, intombi ka-Aminadabhi, udade boNashon;
emfazini; wamzalela uNadabhi, noAbhihu, noElazare, noItamare.
6:24 Oonyana bakaKora nguAsheri; ngooAzire, noElikana, noAbhiyasafu
imizalwane yamaKora.
6:25 UElazare, unyana ka-Aron, wazeka umfazi ezintombini zikaPutiyeli;
wamzalela uPinehasi. Zizo ezo iintloko zezindlu zooyise
abaLevi ngokwemizalwane yabo.
6:26 Ngulaa Aron noMoses, wathi kubo uYehova, Bakhupheni oonyana benu;
oonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa ngokwemikhosi yabo.
6:27 Ngabo abo bathethayo kuFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, ukuba abakhuphe;
oonyana bakaSirayeli eYiputa; ngabo uMoses noAron.
6:28 Kwathi, mhlana uYehova wathetha kuMoses phakathi
ilizwe laseYiputa,
6:29 wathetha uYehova kuMoses, wathi, NdinguYehova;
Faro, ukumkani waseYiputa, yonke into endiyithethayo kuwe.
6:30 Wathi uMoses phambi koYehova, Yabona, ndingomlomo ungalukileyo;
wothini na ukundiphulaphula uFaro?