iEksodus
13:1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
13:2 Ndingcwalisele onke amazibulo, yonke into evula isizalo phakathi kwawo
oonyana bakaSirayeli, bethabathela emntwini besa nasezinkomeni, yeyam.
13:3 Wathi uMoses ebantwini, Yikhumbuleni le mini niphume ngayo
ndiphuma eYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka; ngokuba unamandla esandla
NguYehova onikhuphileyo kule ndawo; kungabikho nto inegwele;
ityiwe.
13:4 Namhla niphume ngenyanga enguAbhibhi.
13:5 Kothi, xa athe uYehova wakungenisa ezweni laseYiputa
amaKanan, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaHivi, namaHiti
amaYebhusi, awafungayo kooyihlo ukuba wokunika, ilizwe elibalekayo
ngobisi nobusi, uze uwugcine lo nkonzo ngale nyanga.
13:6 Wodla izonka ezingenagwele iintsuku zibe sixhenxe;
makube ngumthendeleko kuYehova.
13:7 izonka ezingenagwele zodliwa iintsuku ezisixhenxe; kungabikho gwele
kungabonwa kuwe isonka, kungabonwa gwele kuwe
zonke iindawo zakho.
13:8 Uze umxelele unyana wakho ngaloo mini, uthi, Kungenxa yoko le nto
oko uYehova wakwenzayo kum ekuphumeni kwam eYiputa;
13:9 kube ngumqondiso kuwe esandleni sakho, ube sisikhumbuzo kuwe
phakathi kwamehlo akho, ukuze umyalelo kaYehova ube semlonyeni wakho;
isandla esithe nkqi uYehova ukukhuphe eYiputa.
13:10 Uze uwugcine lo mmiselo ngexesha lawo elimisiweyo iminyaka ngeminyaka
unyaka.
13:11 Kothi, xa athe uYehova wakungenisa ezweni laseYiputa
namaKanan, njengoko wafungayo kuwe nooyihlo, ukuba wokunika
wena,
13:12 ukuba uyidlulisele kuYehova yonke into evula isizalo, nokuvula isizalo
yonke into elizibulo lenkomo, oya kuba nayo; amadoda aya kuthi
ibe yekaYehova.
13:13 Into yonke elizibulo le-esile woyikhulula ngokuyimisela ngexhwane; kwaye ukuba wena
woyaphula intamo yalo, nelizwe lonke
owamazibulo ngumntu koonyana bakho, wobakhulula ngokumisela.
13:14 Kothi, xa unyana wakho akubuzayo ngexesha elizayo, esithi, Yintoni na?
Ingaba yi? wothi kuye, Kungamandla esandla sikaYehova
wasikhupha eYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka;
13:15 Kwathi, kwakuba nzima uFaro ukusindulula, uYehova
Wababulala bonke abamazibulo ezweni laseYiputa, wathabathela kwizibulo lomntu;
nemazibulo eenkomo; ndiyayibingelela ke kuYehova yonke loo nto
uvula isizalo, eyindoda; kodwa onke amazibulo koonyana bam ndiwam
khulula.
13:16 ibe ngumqondiso esandleni sakho, ibe yintsika phakathi
amehlo akho, kuba uYehova wasikhupha ngesandla esithe nkqi
Jiphethe.
13:17 Kwathi, akubandulula uFaro abantu, uThixo wabakhokela
hayi ngendlela yelizwe lamaFilisti, nangona kunjalo
yayikufuphi; kuba wathi uThixo, hleze bazohlwaye abantu xa bebohlwaya
babone imfazwe, babuyele eYiputa;
13:18 UThixo wabazungulezisa abantu ngendlela yentlango
Banyuka bexhobile oonyana bakaSirayeli, bevela ezweni lase
Jiphethe.
13:19 UMoses wawathabatha wahamba nawo amathambo kaYosefu;
oonyana bakaSirayeli, besithi, UThixo uya kunivelela okunene; nani niya kuyenza
uwanyuse amathambo am, emke nawe apha.
13:20 Banduluka eSukoti, bamisa iintente e-Etam, ngasentabeni.
ekupheleni kwentlango.
13:21 UYehova wahamba phambi kwabo ngomqulu welifu emini, ukuba abakhokele
bona indlela; nangomqulu womlilo ebusuku, ukubakhanyisela; ukuya
hamba imini nobusuku:
13:22 Akawususanga umqulu welifu emini, nomqulu womlilo;
ebusuku, phambi kwabantu.