iEksodus
32:1 Ke babona abantu ukuba uMoses ulibele, akehli emnqubeni
entabeni, bahlanganisana abantu kuAron, bathi kuye
Sukume, usenzele uthixo oya kuhamba phambi kwethu; kuba uMoses lo.
indoda eyasinyusayo ezweni laseYiputa, asazi ukuba iyintoni na
ibe nguye.
32:2 Wathi uAron kubo, Qhawulani amajikazi egolide akuyo
indlebe yabafazi bakho, oonyana bakho, neentombi zakho, uzise
bona kum.
32:3 Bawaqhawula ke bonke abantu amajikazi egolide abesezintweni zabo
ezindlebeni zabo, wazizisa kuAron.
32:4 Wazamkela ezandleni zabo, wayikrola ngokrolo
wenza ithole lenkomo, wayenza ithole elityhidiweyo, bathi, Zezakho ezo
Thixo, Sirayeli, owakukhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa.
32:5 Wabona uAron, wakha isibingelelo phambi kwalo; wenza uAron
kwamenywa, kwathiwa, Ngumthendeleko kuYehova ngomso.
32:6 Bavuka kusasa ngengomso, banyusa amadini anyukayo;
bazisa imibingelelo yoxolo; bahlala phantsi abantu, badla basela.
waphakama ukuba adlale.
32:7 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Hamba uhle; ngenxa yabantu bakho
owabakhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, bonakalisile;
32:8 Batyeke kamsinya endleleni endabawisela umthetho ngayo;
bazenzele ithole elityhidiweyo, balinqula, baliqubuda
wabingelela kuyo, wathi, Naba oothixo bakho abanako, Sirayeli
wakukhupha ezweni laseYiputa.
32:9 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Ndibakhangele aba bantu;
ngabantu abantamo ilukhuni.
32:10 ngoku ndiyeke, uvuthe ubushushu bam kubo, uvuthe umsindo wam
ukuze ndibagqibe, ndikwenze uhlanga olukhulu.
32:11 UMoses wambongoza uYehova uThixo wakhe, wathi, Yini na, Yehova, ukuba uvuthe umsindo wakho?
vutha umlilo kubantu bakho, obakhuphileyo kubo
ilizwe laseYiputa ngamandla amakhulu, nangesandla esithe nkqi?
32:12 Yini na ukuba athethe amaYiputa, athi, Uzisele ububi?
babakhuphele, bababulalele ezintabeni, babagqibezele
ubuso bomhlaba? Buya ekuvutheni komsindo wakho, uzohlwaye ngobu bubi
ngokuchasene nabantu bakho.
32:13 Khumbula uAbraham noIsake noSirayeli, abakhonzi bakho, Owabafungelayo
wena ngokwakho, wathi kubo, Ndiya kuyandisa imbewu yenu
neenkwenkwezi zezulu, nalo lonke eli lizwe ndithethileyo ngalo
nembewu yakho ilidle ilifa ngonaphakade.
32:14 Wazohlwaya ke uYehova ngobubi abethe uya kubenza kuye
abantu.
32:15 Wajika uMoses, wehla entabeni, ekunye namacwecwe omabini
babenobungqina esandleni sakhe; amacwecwe lawo ebhalwe kuwo omabini
macala; zazibhalwe ngapha nangapha.
32:16 Amacwecwe lawo ebengumsebenzi kaThixo, nombhalo ubungumbhalo wakhe
UThixo, ekrolwe etafileni.
32:17 Waliva uYoshuwa izwi labantu ekudumeni kwabo, wathi
kuMoses, Lilizwi lemfazwe eminqubeni.
32:18 Wathi yena, Asilizwi labakhwazayo ukuba babe kwangaxeshanye, nokuba lilizwi labadumayo
Lilizwi labakhalayo ngenxa yokwayiwa, sisandi sodwa
abavumayo ndiyabeva.
32:19 Kwathi, akusondela eminqubeni, wabona
Wavutha umsindo kaMoses, wayiphosa inkomo
iitafile esandleni sakhe, waziqhekeza phantsi kwentaba.
32:20 Walithabatha ithole ababelenzile, walitshisa ngomlilo
yayisila yaluthuthu, wayigalela emanzini, wayenza
basela kuyo oonyana bakaSirayeli.
32:21 Wathi uMoses kuAron, Benze ntoni na aba bantu kuwe, ukuba uze?
ubazisele isono esingaka?
32:22 Wathi uAron, Umsindo wenkosi yam mawungavuthi.
abantu, ukuba bathe phithi bububi.
32:23 Bathi kum, Senzele uthixo oya kuhamba phambi kwethu;
kuba lo Moses, le ndoda yasinyusayo ezweni laseYiputa, thina
andazi ukuba kwenzeke ntoni kuye.
32:24 Ndathi kubo, Ubani onegolide makayiqhawule; Ngoko
bandinika yona, ndayiphosa emlilweni, kwaphuma yona
ithole.
32:25 Wababona uMoses abantu, ukuba baqhawule umkhala; ngokuba uAron ebezenzile
beze, balihlazo phakathi kweentshaba zabo;
32:26 Wema uMoses esangweni eminqubeni, wathi, OngokaYehova
icala? makeze kum. Bahlanganisana bonke oonyana bakaLevi
ndawonye kuye.
32:27 Wathi kubo, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Bekani elowo;
ikrele lakhe ecaleni kwakhe, liphuma liphuma esangweni, liye kwelinye
neminquba, babulale elowo umzalwana wakhe, elowo uwabo,
elowo ummelwane wakhe.
32:28 Benza oonyana bakaLevi ngokwelizwi likaMoses;
Kwawa ebantwini loo mini ngathi ngamawaka amathathu amadoda.
32:29 Wathi uMoses, Zimiseleni namhla kuYehova, into yonke
umntu achase unyana wakhe, nomzalwana wakhe; ukuze abeke phezu kwenu a
sikelela olu suku.
32:30 Kwathi ngengomso, wathi uMoses ebantwini, Nina
ndonile ngoku, ndiye kuYehova;
mhlawumbi ndingacamagushela isono senu.
32:31 UMoses wabuyela kuYehova, wathi, Yoo!
isono esikhulu sibenze oothixo begolide.
32:32 Khawusixolele ngoko isono sabo; ukuba akunjalo, ndicela undicime
kuwe, encwadini yakho oyibhalileyo.
32:33 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Ubani osukuba onile kum, woba nguye yedwa
Ndiyicimile incwadi yam.
32:34 Ke ngoko hamba ubalathise abantu, baye kuloo ndawo ndathethayo ngayo
yabona, isithunywa sam siya kuhamba phambi kwakho;
ngemini yokuvelela kwam, ndiya kusivelela isono sabo kubo.
32:35 Ke uYehova wababulala abantu ngenxa yokuba belenzile ithole elo uAron
yenziwe.