iEksodus
33:1 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Hamba unyuke umke apha, wena nokumkani
abantu obakhuphileyo ezweni laseYiputa, wabazisa kubo
Ilizwe endalifungela uAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi, ndisithi, Kulo
ndiya kuyinika imbewu yakho;
33:2 Ndiya kuthumela isithunywa phambi kwakho; kwaye ndiya kubagxotha
namaKanan, nama-Amori, namaHeti, namaPerizi, namaHivi,
namaYebhusi.
33:3 ndiye ezweni elibaleka amasi nobusi, ngokuba andiyi kunyuka ndiye kulo
phakathi kwakho; ngokuba ningabantu abantamo ilukhuni, hleze ndiniphelise
indlela.
33:4 Baliva ke abantu elo lizwi libi, benza isijwili;
wamnxiba izivatho zakhe.
33:5 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yithi koonyana bakaSirayeli, Nina
ningabantu abantamo ilukhuni. Ndiya kunyuka ndiye phakathi kwenu phakathi kwenu
mzuzwana, ndikuqwenge;
ukuze ndiyazi into endiya kuyenza kuwe.
33:6 Bazihluba oonyana bakaSirayeli izivatho zabo ngeempahla zabo
intaba yeHorebhe.
33:7 Wayithabatha uMoses intente, wayitwabululela ngaphandle kweminquba, kude
Waphuma eminqubeni, wathi yintente yokuhlangana. Kwaye yona
bathi, bonke abamfunayo uYehova baphuma besiya emzini
intente yokuhlangana engaphandle kweminquba.
33:8 Kwathi, xa uMoses aphumayo, esiya ententeni leyo, zesuka zonke ezo zinto
besuka bema abantu, walowo wema emnyango wentente yakhe, bakhangela
emva koMoses, wada waya kungena ententeni leyo.
33:9 Kwathi, xa uMoses wangenayo ententeni leyo, ilifu
Yehla intsika, yema emnyango wentente, phambi koYehova
wathetha noMoses.
33:10 Bawubona bonke abantu umqulu welifu, umi emnyango wentente leyo.
besuka bema bonke abantu, baqubuda, elowo esemnyango wentente yakhe.
33:11 UYehova wathetha kuMoses, bekhangelene ebusweni, njengomntu ethetha nowakhe
umhlobo. Wabuyela enkampini, ke yena umkhonzi wakhe uYoshuwa
unyana kaNun, umfana, akaphumanga ententeni leyo.
33:12 Wathi uMoses kuYehova, Uyabona, uthi kum, Nyusa le nto;
ke wena akundazisanga lowo uya kundithuma naye. Ukanti
uthe, Ndikwazile ngegama, kananjalo ubabalwe
umbono wam.
33:13 Ngoko ke, ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe, ndibonise;
kaloku indlela yakho, ukuze ndikwazi, ukuze undibabale.
uqonde ukuba olu hlanga lungabantu bakho.
33:14 Wathi, Ubuso bam bohamba nawe, ndikunike ukuphumla.
33:15 Wathi kuye, Ukuba ubuso bakho abuhambi nathi, musa ukusinyusa
kungoko.
33:16 Kuya kwaziwa ngantoni na apha, ukuba ndifumene mna nabantu bakho?
Ubabalo emehlweni akho? Akungokuba uhambe nathi na? siya kuba njalo
ndahlula, mna nabantu bakho, ebantwini bonke abaphezu kobuso;
zomhlaba.
33:17 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Nale nto unayo;
ngokuba ndikubabale, ndikwazile ngegama.
33:18 Wathi yena, Khawundibonise ubuqaqawuli bakho.
33:19 Wathi, Ndiya kukudlulisa konke ukulunga kwam phambi kwakho, ndikwenzele
vakalisa igama likaYehova phambi kwakho; kwaye uya kuba nenceba kubani
Ndiya kubabala, ndibe nenceba kosukuba ndinenceba kuye.
33:20 Wathi, Akunakububona ubuso bam, kuba akukho mntu undibonayo;
kwaye uphile.
33:21 Wathi uYehova, Nantsi ke indawo ngakum;
phezu kwelitye:
33:22 Kuya kuthi, xa budlula ubuqaqawuli bam, ndibeke
wena emfanteni yeliwa, ndikugubungele ngesandla sam, nditsho mna
Dlula e:
33:23 ndize ndisuse isandla sam, uwubone umva wam;
ubuso abuyi kubonwa.