iEksodus
14:1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
14:2 Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuba bajike, bamise iintente phambi kwakho
IPi-hahiroti phakathi kweMigdoli nolwandle, malunga neBhahali-tsefon, ngaphambili
noyimisa ngaselwandle.
14:3 Uya kuthi uFaro ngoonyana bakaSirayeli, Badidekile
ilizwe, intlango ibavingcele.
14:4 Ke mna ndiya kuyenza lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, abasukele; kwaye
Ndiya kuzukiswa ngoFaro nangempi yakhe yonke; ukuba i
azi amaYiputa ukuba ndinguYehova. Benjenjalo ke.
14:5 Waxelelwa ukumkani waseYiputa, ukuba abantu babalekile;
Bajika uFaro nabakhonzi bakhe babachasa abantu;
Wathi, Siyenzele ntoni na le nto, yokusuka simndulule uSirayeli ekusikhonzeni?
14:6 Wayibopha inqwelo yakhe, wabathabatha abantu bakhe, bahamba naye.
14:7 Wathabatha amakhulu amathandathu eenqwelo zokulwa ezikhethiweyo, neenqwelo zonke zokulwa zaseYiputa.
nabathetheli phezu kwabo bonke bephela.
14:8 UYehova wayenza lukhuni ke intliziyo kaFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, wabasukela
balandela oonyana bakaSirayeli, baphuma oonyana bakaSirayeli nabo
isandla esiphezulu.
14:9 AmaYiputa abasukela, enamahashe onke neenqwelo zokulwa
uFaro, nabamahashe bakhe, nempi yakhe, bafika kubo bemise iintente ngakubo
ulwandle, ngasePi-hahiroti, phambi kweBhahali-tsefon.
14:10 Wasondela uFaro. Bawaphakamisa amehlo abo oonyana bakaSirayeli.
nango amaYiputa efake emva kwabo; baba buhlungu
Bakhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova.
14:11 Bathi kuMoses, ngokuba bekungekho mangcwaba eYiputa, khawuleza
Usithabathile ukuba sifele entlango apha? Yini na ukuba wenze le nto?
wenjenje ukuthetha nathi, usikhuphe eYiputa?
14:12 Asililo na eli ilizwi ebesilithetha kuwe eYiputa, sisithi, Siyeke?
sodwa, sikhonze amaYiputa? Kuba bekusilungele kanye ukuba sikwenze oko
sikhonzeni amaYiputa, kunokuba sifele entlango apha.
14:13 Wathi uMoses ebantwini, Musani ukoyika; misani, nibone isibingelelo
usindiso lukaYehova aya kunenzela lona namhla;
amaYiputa lawo niwabonileyo namhla, anisayi kuphinda niwabone
ngonaphakade.
14:14 UYehova uya kunilwela, ke nina niya kuthi cwaka.
14:15 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yini na ukuba ukhale kum? thetha naye
oonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuba banduluke;
14:16 Ke wena, phakamisa intonga yakho, wolule isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, uluthabathe
bacande phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli kowomileyo
phakathi kolwandle.
14:17 Mna ke, yabona, ndiya kuzenza lukhuni iintliziyo zamaYiputa, ukuba abe nako
ndilandeleni, ndizukiseke ngoFaro nangesandla sakhe sonke
umkhosi, phezu kweenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nabamahashe bakhe.
14:18 azi amaYiputa, ekundizuzeni kwam, ukuba ndinguYehova
uzuko ngoFaro, nangeenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nangabamahashe bakhe.
14:19 Sesuka isithunywa sikaThixo, esibe sihamba phambi komkhosi wamaSirayeli
wahamba emva kwabo; wesuka umqulu welifu phambi kwabo
ubuso, wema emva kwabo.
14:20 wathi zinzi phakathi kwempi yamaYiputa, nempi yamaSirayeli;
laba lilifu elimnyama kubo, labakhanyisela ebusuku
aba, ngokokude bangasondeli omnye ubusuku bonke.
14:21 Wasolula uMoses isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle; yaye uYehova wabangela ukuba
ukuba lubuye ulwandle ngomoya wasempumalanga onamandla, bonke obo busuku, walwenza ulwandle
emhlabeni owomileyo, ahlulelana amanzi.
14:22 Bangena oonyana bakaSirayeli elwandle phakathi, kowomileyo
asuka amanzi aba ludonga ngasekunene nangasekhohlo
ekhohlo labo.
14:23 Asukela amaYiputa, angena emva kwawo esazulwini somzi
ulwandle, namahashe onke kaFaro, neenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nabamahashe bakhe.
14:24 Kwathi, ngomlindo wokusa, uYehova wakhangela kuYehova
umkhosi wamaYiputa emqulwini womlilo nelifu,
yawudubaduba umkhosi wamaYiputa;
14:25 Wayidonyula imilenze yeenqwelo zawo zokulwa, aziqhuba nzima.
Athi amaYiputa, Masisabe phambi kwamaSirayeli; ngenxa kaYehova
uyawalwela kumaYiputa.
14:26 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yolula isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, lube phezu kolwandle
amanzi aya kubuyela phezu kwamaYiputa, phezu kweenqwelo zawo zokulwa, kwaye
phezu kwabamahashe bawo.
14:27 Wasolula uMoses isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, ulwandle lwabuyela elwandle
amandla akhe ekuzeni kokusa; asaba amaYiputa
yona; uYehova wawavuthululela amaYiputa phakathi elwandle.
14:28 Abuya amanzi, azigubungela iingqwelo zokulwa, nabamahashe, nabamahashe
wonke umkhosi kaFaro owangena emva kwabo elwandle; Pha
akwahlala noko amnye kubo.
14:29 Ke bona oonyana bakaSirayeli bahamba emhlabeni owomileyo phakathi elwandle;
aba ludonga amanzi kubo ngasekunene kwabo naphezu kwabo
khohlo.
14:30 UYehova wawasindisa ke amaSirayeli ngaloo mini esandleni samaYiputa;
amaSirayeli awabona amaYiputa efile elunxwemeni lolwandle.
14:31 Awubona amaSirayeli umsebenzi omkhulu abewenza uYehova kumaYiputa.
bamoyika abantu uYehova, bakholwa nguYehova nangumkhonzi wakhe
UMoses.