iEksodus
12:1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses nakuAron ezweni laseYiputa, wathi,
12:2 Le nyanga kuni iyintloko yeenyanga;
yinyanga yokuqala enyakeni kuwe.
12:3 Thethani kwibandla lonke lakwaSirayeli, nithi, Ngomhla weshumi
kule nyanga baya kuzithabathela elowo ixhwane, ngokwesiko lakhe
izindlu zooyise, ixhwane kwindlu.
12:4 Ukuba ithe indlu yancinane exhwaneni, makayithabathe neyakhe
Ummelwane okufuphi nendlu yakhe, yithabathe ngokwenani
imiphefumlo; elowo uya kubalela ngokudla kwakhe
inyama yegusha.
12:5 Ixhwane lenu malibe liduna eligqibeleleyo, elimnyaka mnye
yithabathe ezigushani, nokuba ezibhokhweni;
12:6 Nize niyigcine kude kube lusuku lweshumi elinesine lwaloo nyanga
Lonke ibandla lebandla lakwaSirayeli liya kuyixhela phakathi
ngokuhlwa.
12:7 bacaphule egazini, baliqabe emigubasini yomibini;
nasemgubasini ophezulu wezindlu apho baya kudlelwa khona.
12:8 bayidle inyama ngobo busuku, yosiwe ngomlilo, ne
isonka esingenagwele; bayidle nemithana ekrakra.
12:9 Musani ukuyidla ikrwada, nandawo ikuphekwa iphekwe ngamanzi;
intloko yalo namanqina alo, nobungcwalisa bayo.
12:10 Nize ningasalisi nto yalo kude kuse; kunye naloo nto
okuseleyo kuwo kude kuse notshisa ngomlilo.
12:11 Nize nenjenje ukulidla; ubhinqiwe esinqeni sakho, unxibe iimbadada zakho
iinyawo, umsimelelo wakho esandleni sakho; niyidle buphuthuphuthu;
ipasika kaYehova.
12:12 Ndiya kucanda ezweni laseYiputa ngobu busuku, ndibethe bonke;
amazibulo ezweni laseYiputa, ethabathela emntwini esa enkomeni; kwaye ngokuchasene nabo bonke
oothixo baseYiputa ndiya kwenza izigwebo, mna Yehova.
12:13 Igazi loba ngumqondiso kuni ezindlwini enikuzo.
Ndolibona igazi, ndidlule kuni, singabikho isibetho
makube phezu kwenu ukuba ndinitshabalalise, ekulibetheni kwam ilizwe laseYiputa.
12:14 Le mini yoba sisikhumbuzo kuni; nize niyigcine a
umthendeleko kuYehova kwizizukulwana zenu; nowenza umthendeleko
ngummiselo ongunaphakade.
12:15 Nodla izonka ezingenagwele iintsuku zibe sixhenxe; noba ngomhla wokuqala
lisuseni igwele ezindlwini zenu; kuba bonke abadla isonka esinegwele
kususela kumhla wokuqala kude kube lusuku lwesixhenxe, wonqanyulwa loo mphefumlo
evela kwaSirayeli.
12:16 Ngomhla wokuqala kobakho intlanganiso engcwele nangomhla
Ngomhla wesixhenxe kobakho intlanganiso engcwele kuni. akukho ndlela yokusebenza
makwenziwe kuzo, kungengako oko amelwe kukudla wonke umntu, kube kuphela
makwenzeke ngawe.
12:17 Ize niwugcine umthendeleko wezonka ezingenagwele; kuba nakule nto nayo
Yimini ndayikhupha imikhosi yakho ezweni laseYiputa
niwugcine loo mhla kwizizukulwana zenu, ube ngummiselo ongunaphakade.
12:18 Ngeyokuqala inyanga, ngosuku lweshumi elinesine enyangeni leyo, lakutshona ilanga
nidle izonka ezingenagwele, kude kuse kusuku lwamashumi omabini analunye lwenyanga leyo
ngokulinganayo.
12:19 Ze kungafunyanwa gwele ezindlwini zenu iintsuku ezisixhenxe;
ulidla into enegwele, loo mphefumlo wonqanyulwa, ungabikho phakathi kwenu
ibandla lakwaSirayeli, nokuba ngumphambukeli, nokuba ngozalelwe kuloo ndawo.
12:20 Yonke into enegwele nize ningayidli; nodla emakhayeni enu onke
izonka ezingenagwele.
12:21 Wawabiza uMoses onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, wathi kuwo, Bekani
nizithabathele ixhwane ngokwemizalwane yenu, nixhele
ipasika.
12:22 nithabathe isipha sehisope, nisithi nkxu egazini elisesandleni.
uphahle umqadi nemigubasi yomibini ngegazi
leyo isesitya; ze kungaphumi mntu ngomnyango wendlu yakhe
indlu kwada kwasa.
12:23 UYehova uya kucanda, awabulale amaYiputa. naxa ibona
igazi emqadini nasemigubasini yomibini, wodlula uYehova
phezu komnyango, kwaye akayi kumvumela umtshabalalisi ukuba angene kuni
izindlu ukuba zinibethe.
12:24 Woligcina elo zwi libe ngummiselo kuwe, nakoonyana bakho
ngonaphakade.
12:25 Kothi, nakufika ezweni uYehova
njengoko wathembisayo, ukuba nikugcine oko
inkonzo.
12:26 Kothi, xa bathe oonyana benu kuni, Nithini na?
Uthetha ukuthini ngale nkonzo?
12:27 nithi, Ngumbingelelo wepasika kaYehova lowo
wagqitha ezindlwini zoonyana bakaSirayeli eYiputa, ekuxabeleni kwakhe
amaYiputa, wazihlangula izindlu zethu. Bathoba abantu
waqubuda.
12:28 Bahamba oonyana bakaSirayeli, baya kwenza njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho
OoMoses noAron benjenjalo;
12:29 Kwathi phakathi kobusuku, uYehova wawabulala onke amazibulo
ezweni laseYiputa, ethabathela kumazibulo kaFaro, obehleli phezu kwelakhe
itrone kowamazibulo womthinjwa osentolongweni; kwaye
onke amazibulo eenkomo.
12:30 Wavuka uFaro ebusuku, yena nabakhonzi bakhe bonke, nabo bonke abantu
amaJiphutha; kwabakho isikhalo esikhulu eYiputa; ngokuba bekungekho ndlu
apho kungekho bani ufileyo.
12:31 Wabiza uMoses noAron ebusuku, wathi, Vukani nize
phumani phakathi kwabantu bam, nina aba noonyana bakaSirayeli; kwaye
hambani niye kukhonza uYehova, njengokutsho kwenu.
12:32 nempahla yenu emfutshane neenkomo zenu zithabatheni, njengoko natsho, nihambe; kwaye
nam ndisikelele.
12:33 AmaYiputa ajokisa phezu kwabantu, ukuba abathume
uphume elizweni buphuthuphuthu; kuba babesithi, Singabafileyo sonke.
12:34 Bayithabatha ke abantu intlama yabo ingekabi nagwele
imikhumbi yokuxovulela isongelwe ezingutyeni zabo, emagxeni abo.
12:35 Benza oonyana bakaSirayeli ngokwelizwi likaMoses; kwaye bona
waboleka kumaYiputa iimpahla zesilivere, neempahla zegolide, ne
impahla:
12:36 UYehova wabababala abantu phambi kwamaYiputa
babanika oko bakucelayo. Kwaye bonana
amaYiputa.
12:37 Banduluka oonyana bakaSirayeli eRameses, baya eSukoti, malunga nesithandathu
ikhulu lamawaka ahamba ngeenyawo amadoda, ngaphandle kwabantwana.
12:38 Kwenyuka ke nabo inkitha engumxube; nempahla emfutshane, neenkomo;
neenkomo ezininzi kakhulu.
12:39 Bosa amaqebengwana angenagwele entlama, ababeze nayo
iphuma eYiputa, kuba ibingenagwele; ngokuba babekhutshiwe
iYiputa, akaba nalibala, kananjalo akazilungiselelanga nento
ukutya.
12:40 Ke kaloku ukuhlala koonyana bakaSirayeli, ababehleli eYiputa, kwaba
amakhulu amane anamashumi mathathu eminyaka.
12:41 Kwathi, ekupheleni kweminyaka emakhulu mane anamanci mathathu.
kwangayo loo mini, yonke imikhosi kaYehova
waphuma ezweni laseYiputa.
12:42 Bubusuku obo okugcinwa kuso uYehova, ukuba abakhuphe
ezweni laseYiputa: bubusuku bukaYehova obo bokugcinwa ngabo
bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli ngokwezizukulwana zabo.
12:43 Wathi uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, Nguwo lo ummiselo kaYehova
ipasika: owasemzini makangayidli;
12:44 Onke ke amakhoboka, abantu abathengwa ngemali, uba unako
umaluswe, wodla ke kuyo.
12:45 Olundwendwe nongumqeshwa akasayi kudla kuyo.
12:46 Yodlelwa ndlwini-nye; Akuyi kukhupha nto kuyo
inyama ngaphandle kwendlu; anisayi kwaphula thambo layo.
12:47 Lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli loyenza loo nto.
12:48 Xa athe owasemzini waphambukela kuwe, woyenza ipasika
Mayaluswe kuYehova yonke into eyindoda kuye, andule ke ukuza
kufuphi kwaye uyigcine; abe njengozalelwe kwelo zwe;
bonke abangalukileyo abasayi kudla kuyo.
12:49 Woba mnye umyalelo kozalelwe ekhaya, nakowasemzini
uphambukele phakathi kwenu.
12:50 Benza ke bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli; njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses
Benjenjalo ke noAron.
12:51 Kwathi ngayo loo mini, uYehova wawazisa amadoda
oonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa ngokwemikhosi yabo.