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7:1 Wayesethi umpristi omkhulu: "Zinjalo lezi zinto?
2 Wathi: "Madoda, bazalwane, nawobaba, lalelani; Nkulunkulu wenkazimulo
wabonakala kubaba wethu u-Abrahama, eseMesophothamiya, ngaphambi kwakhe
wahlala eCharan,
7:3 Wathi kuye, Phuma ezweni lakini nasezihlotsheni zakho.
ungene ezweni engiyakukukhombisa lona.
7:4 Khona-ke waphuma ezweni lamaKaledi, futhi wahlala eHarana.
wasuka lapho, esefile uyise, wamsusa kulelo
izwe enihlala kulo manje.
7:5 Futhi akamnikanga ifa kulo, cha, ngisho nokubeka eyakhe
ngonyawo: kepha wathembisa ukumnika yona ibe ngeyakhe.
nasenzalweni yakhe emva kwakhe, engakakabi namntwana.
7:6 UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kanje, ukuthi inzalo yakhe izoba njengowezizwe ongaziwa
umhlaba; nokuthi babenze izigqila, babancenge
okubi iminyaka engamakhulu amane.
7:7 Futhi isizwe esiyakuba yizigqila zaso ngiyakusahlulela mina, kusho uNkulunkulu.
emva kwalokho bayakuphuma, bangikhonze kule ndawo.
7:8 Futhi wamnika isivumelwano sokusoka, futhi kanjalo u-Abrahama wazala
u-Isaka, wamsoka ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili; u-Isaka wazala uJakobe; futhi
uJakobe wazala okhokho abayishumi nambili.
7:9 Okhokho baba nomona, bathengisa uJosefa eGibithe, kepha uNkulunkulu wayenjalo
naye,
7:10 Futhi wamkhulula kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zakhe, futhi wamnika umusa futhi
ukuhlakanipha emehlweni kaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; wamenza umbusi
phezu kweGibhithe nendlu yakhe yonke.
7:11 Manje kwafika indlala ezweni lonke laseGibhithe naseKhanani, futhi
usizi olukhulu: obaba bethu kabatholanga ukudla.
7:12 Kodwa lapho uJakobe ezwa ukuthi kukhona amabele eGibhithe, wathumela wethu
obaba kuqala.
7:13 Kwathi ngokwesibili uJosefa wabonakala kubafowabo; futhi
Umndeni kaJosefa waziswa kuFaro.
7:14 Khona-ke uJosefa wathumela, futhi wabiza uyise uJakobe kanye nabo bonke bakhe
izihlobo, imiphefumulo engamashumi ayisikhombisa neshumi nanhlanu.
7:15 Ngakho uJakobe wehlela eGibhithe, futhi wafa, yena nawobaba bethu.
7:16 Futhi bawelela eShekemi, futhi babekwa ethuneni elalilapho
UAbrahama wathenga ngenani lemali kumadodana kaHamori uyise ka
iShekemi.
7:17 Kodwa lapho sisondela isikhathi sesithembiso, uNkulunkulu ayesifunge
U-Abrahama, abantu banda, banda eGibithe;
7:18 Kwaze kwavuka enye inkosi eyayingamazi uJosefa.
7:19 Lowo waphatha ngobuqili izihlobo zethu, futhi waphatha kabi yethu
oyise, baze balahle abantwana babo, kuze kube sekupheleni
angase angaphili.
7:20 Ngaleso sikhathi uMose wazalwa, futhi wayemuhle kakhulu, futhi wondliwa
endlini kayise izinyanga ezintathu.
7:21 Futhi lapho elahliwe, indodakazi kaFaro yamthatha, futhi wamondla
yena ngenxa yendodana yakhe.
7:22 Futhi uMose wafundiswa kukho konke ukuhlakanipha kwabaseGibhithe, futhi waba namandla
ngamazwi nangezenzo.
7:23 Futhi lapho eseneminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala, kwafika enhliziyweni yakhe ukuvakashela
abafowabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
7:24 Futhi ebona omunye wabo ephathwa kabi, wamvikela, futhi wamphindisela
owacindezelwayo, watshaya umGibhithe.
7:25 Ngoba wayecabanga ukuthi abafowabo bazaqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngaye
isandla sabakhulula, kepha abaqondanga.
7:26 Futhi ngangomuso wazibonakalisa kubo njengoba belwa bethanda
babuye babuyisana, bathi: Madoda, ningabazalwane; kungani wena
okungalungile komunye nomunye?
7:27 Kodwa owayemonile umakhelwane wakhe wamsunduza, ethi: Ngubani owenze
ungumbusi nomahluleli phezu kwethu na?
7:28 Usufuna ukungibulala, njengoba ubulele owaseGibhithe izolo?
7:29 Khona-ke uMose wabaleka ngaleli zwi, futhi waba umfokazi ezweni
Madian, lapho azala amadodana amabili.
7:30 Kwathi isiphelile iminyaka engamashumi amane, kwabonakala kuye ethempelini
ihlane leNtaba iSinayi ingelosi yeNkosi elangabini lomlilo e
ihlathi.
7:31 UMose ekubona wamangala ngalowo mbono, futhi njengoba esondela
bheka, izwi likaJehova lafika kuye.
7:32 Wathi: Mina nginguNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama
u-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe. Wayesethuthumela uMose, akaba nasibindi sokubheka.
7:33 Ngakho iNkosi yathi kuye: Khumula izicathulo zakho ezinyaweni zakho
indawo omi kuyo ingumhlabathi ongcwele.
7:34 Ngikubonile, ngikubonile ukuhlupheka kwabantu bami abaseGibhithe.
ngizwile ukububula kwabo, ngehlile ukuba ngibakhulule. Futhi
woza manje, ngizakuthuma eGibithe.
7:35 Lo Mose abamalayo, bathi: "Ubekwe ngubani umbusi nomahluleli?"
yena uNkulunkulu wamthuma ukuba abe ngumbusi nomkhululi ngesandla sikaJehova
ingelosi eyabonakala kuye esihlahleni.
7:36 Wabakhipha, ngemva kokuba enze izimangaliso nezibonakaliso ethempelini
ezweni laseGibithe, naseLwandle Olubomvu, nasehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane.
7:37 Lona nguye uMose, owathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: "Umprofethi."
iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu iyakunivusela kubazalwane benu, njengaye
mina; yena lizamuzwa.
7:38 Lona nguye, owayesebandleni ehlane kanye nengelosi
owakhuluma kuye entabeni yaseSinayi kanye nawobaba bethu;
amazwi aphilayo ukusinika wona.
7:39 Okhokho bethu ababengafuni ukumlalela, kodwa wamxosha kubo, futhi
izinhliziyo zabo zabuyela eGibhithe,
7:40 Wathi ku-Aroni, Senzele onkulunkulu ukuba bahambe phambi kwethu;
owasikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuthi kwenzekeni
yena.
7:41 Benza ithole ngalezo zinsuku, banikela umhlatshelo esithombeni.
basebethokoza ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo.
7:42 Khona-ke uNkulunkulu waphenduka, wabanikela ukuba bakhonze ibandla lezulu; njengoba
kulotshiwe encwadini yabaprofethi ukuthi, Nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, ninakho
wanikela kimi ngemihlatshelo nemihlatshelo iminyaka engamashumi amane
ihlane?
7:43 Yebo, nathwala itabernakele likaMoloki, nenkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu.
Refani, imifanekiso enayenza ukuba nikhuleke kuyo; mina ngiyakunithwala
kude ngale kweBhabhiloni.
7:44 Okhokho bethu babe netabernakele lobufakazi ehlane, njengoba wayenalo
wamisa, ekhuluma kuMose, ukuba akwenze njengokweNkosi
imfashini ayeyibonile.
7:45 Okhokho bethu abayilandela bayingenisa kanye noJesu ethempelini
impahla yabezizwe, uNkulunkulu abaxosha phambi kobuso bethu
obaba kwaze kwaba semihleni kaDavide;
7:46 owathola umusa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi wacela ukutholela uJehova itabernakele
Nkulunkulu kaJakobe.
7:47 Kodwa uSolomoni wamakhela indlu.
7:48 Nokho oPhezukonke akahlali emathempelini enziwe ngezandla; njengoba esho
umprofethi,
7:49 Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi, futhi umhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami;
mina? isho iNkosi; noma iyini indawo yami yokuphumula na?
7:50 Isandla sami asizenzanga zonke lezi zinto?
7:51 Nina bantamo zilukhuni futhi abangasokile enhliziyweni nasezindlebeni, nihlala nimelana
uMoya oNgcwele: njengoba kwenza oyihlo, kanjalo nani.
7:52 Ngumuphi kubaprofethi oyihlo abangamzingelanga? futhi banayo
ababulala labo ababika ngaphambili ngokufika koLungileyo; ngobani nina
manje babengabakhapheli nababulali;
7:53 Abaye bamukela umthetho ngokuhlelwa izingelosi, kodwa abawutholanga
wayigcina.
7:54 Lapho bezwa lezi zinto, bahlabeka enhliziyweni, futhi
bamgedlele amazinyo.
7:55 Kodwa yena egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wagqolozela ezulwini.
wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, noJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu;
7:56 Wathi: "Bheka, ngibona amazulu evulekile, neNdodana yomuntu imi
ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.
7:57 Khona-ke bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, futhi bavala izindlebe zabo, futhi wagijima
phezu kwakhe nganhliziyonye,
7:58 Bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamkhanda ngamatshe, nofakazi babeka
behlisa izingubo zabo ezinyaweni zensizwa egama layo linguSawule.
7:59 Bamkhanda ngamatshe uStefanu, ebiza uNkulunkulu, ethi: Nkosi Jesu!
yemukela umoya wami.
7:60 Waguqa phansi, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, Nkosi, ungasibeki lesi sono
ngecala labo. Eseshilo lokho walala ubuthongo.