Eksodusi
6:1 Khona-ke uJehova wathi kuMose: "Manje uzobona engizokwenza kuye
uFaro, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uyakubakhulula, nangesandla esinamandla
isandla iyobaxosha ezweni layo.
6:2 UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi kuye: "NginguJehova.
6:3 Futhi ngabonakala ku-Abrahama, ku-Isaka, futhi kuJakobe, ngegama
Nkulunkulu Somandla, kodwa ngegama lami elithi JEHOVA ngangingaziwa kubo.
6:4 Futhi ngimisile isivumelwano sami nabo, ukuze ngibanike izwe
laseKhanani, izwe lokugogobala kwabo, ababengabafokazi kulo.
6:5 Futhi ngizwile ukububula kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, okuyinto
abaseGibithe bagqilazwa; futhi ngikhumbule isivumelwano sami.
6:6 Ngakho yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, 'NginguJehova, futhi ngizokwenza
nginikhiphe phansi kwemithwalo yabaseGibithe, ngiyakukhulula
wena ekugqilazweni kwabo, futhi ngiyokuhlenga ngokweluliwe
ingalo, nangezigwebo ezinkulu;
6:7 Ngiyakunithatha nibe yisizwe sami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu
niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu onikhiphayo
ngaphansi kwemithwalo yabaseGibithe.
6:8 Futhi ngiyokuletha ezweni, mayelana engafunga
ukulinika u-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe; futhi ngizokunika lona
kube yifa: nginguJehova.
6:9 UMose wakhuluma kanjalo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kodwa abalalelanga
kuMose ngenxa yobuhlungu bomoya nobugqila obunzima.
6:10 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
6:11 Ngena, ukhulume kuFaro, inkosi yaseGibhithe, ukuba avumele abantwana baseGibhithe
u-Israyeli uyaphuma ezweni lakhe.
" 6:12 UMose wakhuluma phambi kukaJehova, wathi: "Bheka, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
aningilalelanga; pho uFaro angangizwa kanjani, ongowami
izindebe ezingasokile?
6:13 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wabayala
kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli nakuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukuletha
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe.
6:14 Laba babe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise: amadodana kaRubeni
izibulo lika-Israyeli; noHanoki, noPhalu, noHesironi, noKarmi;
imindeni yakwaRubeni.
6:15 Amadodana kaSimeyoni; noJemuweli, noJamini, no-Ohadi, noJakini, kanye
uZohari noShawule indodana yowesifazane waseKhanani; yile imindeni
kaSimeyoni.
6:16 Lawa angamagama amadodana kaLevi, ngokwehlukana kwawo
izizukulwane; uGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari, neminyaka yokuphila
kaLevi yayiyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa.
6:17 Amadodana kaGereshoni; noLibini, noShimi ngemindeni yabo.
6:18 Amadodana kaKohati; no-Amramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, no-Uziyeli;
iminyaka yokuhamba kukaKohati yayiyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nantathu.
6:19 Amadodana kaMerari; ngoMahali noMushi: yile imindeni yamaLevi
ngokwezizukulwane zabo.
6:20 U-Amramu wamthatha uJokebedi, udadewabo kayise, abe ngumkakhe; wazala
u-Aroni noMose; iminyaka yokuhamba kuka-Amramu yayilikhulu
futhi iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa.
6:21 Amadodana kaJisihari: uKora, noNefegi, noZikiri.
6:22 Amadodana ka-Uziyeli; uMishayeli, noElitsafani, noZitri.
6:23 U-Aroni wazithathela u-Elisheba, indodakazi ka-Aminadaba, udadewabo kaNaashoni,
kunkosikazi; wamzalela uNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari.
6:24 Amadodana kaKora; ngo-Asiri, no-Elkana, no-Abiyasafa;
imindeni yamaKhori.
25 U-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni, wazithathela enye yamadodakazi kaPhuthiyeli, yaba ngumkakhe;
wamzalela uFinehasi; lezi ziyizinhloko zawoyise bakaJehova
amaLevi ngemindeni yawo.
6:26 Lawa yilabo u-Aroni noMose, uJehova wathi kubo: "Bakhipheni."
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe ngamabandla abo.
6:27 Laba yibo abakhuluma kuFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe ukuba akhiphe
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibithe; yilabo oMose no-Aroni.
6:28 Kwathi ngosuku uJehova akhuluma ngalo kuMose phakathi
ezweni laseGibhithe,
6:29 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: "NginguJehova
uFaro inkosi yaseGibithe konke engikusho kuwe.
6:30 UMose wathi phambi kukaJehova: "Bheka, ngingowomlomo ongasokile, futhi
uFaro angangilalela kanjani na?