Eksodusi
12:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni ezweni laseGibithe, wathi:
12:2 Le nyanga iyakuba kini isiqalo sezinyanga;
inyanga yokuqala onyakeni kuwe.
12:3 Yisho kuyo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: 'Ngosuku lweshumi
ngale nyanga bayakuzithathela, kube yilowo nalowo iwundlu, njengomthetho kaJehova
indlu yawoyise, iwundlu ngendlu;
12:4 Futhi uma indlu incane kakhulu kunewundlu, myeke yena neyakhe
umakhelwane oseduze nendlu yakhe yithathe njengenani lendlu
imiphefumulo; yilowo nalowo njengokudla kwakhe uyakubalela uJehova
inyama yemvu.
12:5 Iwundlu lenu makube elingenasici, iduna elinomnyaka munye;
likhiphe ezimvini noma ezimbuzini;
12:6 Niyakuyigcina kuze kube lusuku lweshumi nane lwaleyo nyanga
yonke inhlangano yenhlangano yakwa-Israyeli iyakulihlaba phakathi
kusihlwa.
12:7 Futhi kumelwe bathathe igazi, futhi bagcobe ngalo ezinsikeni ezimbili eziseceleni
nasensikeni yomnyango ongaphezulu wezindlu abayakudlela kuzo.
12:8 Futhi bayodla inyama ngalobo busuku, eyosiwe ngomlilo, futhi
isinkwa esingenamvubelo; bayakuyidla kanye nemifino ebabayo.
12:9 Ningayidli iluhlaza, noma iphekwe nakanye ngamanzi, kodwa yosiwe ngomlilo;
ikhanda lakhe kanye nemilenze yalo kanye nomhlwehlwe walo.
12:10 Ningashiyi lutho lwalo kuze kube sekuseni; kanye nalokho
okuseleyo kuwo kuze kuse nikushise ngomlilo.
12:11 Niyakudla kanjalo; niboshiwe izinkalo zenu, nezicathulo zenu ziphezu kwakho
izinyawo, nodondolo lwakho esandleni sakho; niyakukudla ngokuphangisa;
iphasika likaJehova.
12:12 Ngoba ngizodabula ezweni laseGibhithe ngalobu busuku, futhi ngiyoshaya bonke
izibulo ezweni laseGibithe, abantu nezinkomo; futhi ngokumelene nabo bonke
onkulunkulu baseGibithe ngiyakwenza izahlulelo; nginguJehova.
12:13 Igazi liyakuba yisibonakaliso kini ezindlini lapho nikhona.
futhi lapho ngibona igazi, ngizodlula phezu kwenu, futhi isifo ngeke
makube phezu kwenu ukunibhubhisa, lapho ngishaya izwe laseGibithe.
12:14 Futhi lolu suku luyoba yisikhumbuzo kini; futhi lizayigcina a
idili kuJehova ezizukulwaneni zenu; anoligcina libe ngumkhosi
ngesimiso kuze kube nininini.
12:15 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo; ngisho ngosuku lokuqala niyakuba
khiphani imvubelo ezindlini zenu, ngokuba yilowo nalowo odla isinkwa esivutshelweyo
kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube lusuku lwesikhombisa lowomuntu uzaqunywa
kwa-Israyeli.
12:16 Futhi ngosuku lokuqala kuyakuba khona umhlangano ongcwele, futhi ngo
ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyakuba ngumhlangano ongcwele kini; alukho uhlobo lomsebenzi
kuyakwenziwa kuzo, ngaphandle kwalokho wonke umuntu afanele ukukudla, kuphela
makwenziwe ngawe.
12:17 Niyakugcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo; ngoba nakulokhu
ngiwakhiphile amabutho akho ezweni laseGibithe;
niyakugcina lolu suku ezizukulwaneni zenu ngesimiso esiphakade.
12:18 Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga, kusihlwa, niyakuba
udle isinkwa esingenamvubelo, kuze kufike usuku lwamashumi amabili nanye lwenyanga
ngisho.
12:19 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa akuyikuba khona imvubelo ezindlini zenu, ngoba noma ubani
odla okuvutshelweyo, lowo mphefumulo uyakunqunywa ekudleni
inhlangano ka-Israyeli, noma engowezizwe, noma engowokuzalwa ezweni.
12:20 Ningadli lutho olufakwe imvubelo; kuzo zonke izindlu zenu niyakudla
isinkwa esingelamvubelo.
12:21 UMose wabiza onke amadoda amadala akwa-Israyeli, futhi wathi kuwo:
phumani nizithathele iwundlu ngokwemindeni yenu, nilihlabe
iphasika.
12:22 Niyakuthabatha isixha sehisopi, nisicwilise egazini elisegazini.
umcengezi, ushaye ikhothamo nezinsika zombili zezinhlangothi ngegazi
lokho kusitsha; futhi kakho kini ozaphuma ngomnyango wendlu yakhe
endlini kwaze kwasa.
12:23 Ngoba uJehova uyakudabula ukuze ashaye abaseGibhithe; nalapho ebona
igazi ekhothameni nasezinsikeni zombili zezinhlangothi, uJehova uyakudlula
phezu komnyango, futhi ngeke avumele umchithi ukuba angene kini
izindlu ukukushaya.
12:24 Futhi niyogcina le nto kube yisimiso kuwe nakumadodana akho
kuze kube phakade.
12:25 Futhi kuyothi lapho usufike ezweni uJehova
uyakuninika njengokusho kwakhe ukuthi nikugcine lokhu
isevisi.
12:26 Kuyothi, lapho abantwana benu bayothi kini, 'Yini
usho ukuthini ngalenkonzo?
12:27 Niyakusho ukuthi: 'Kungumhlatshelo wephasika leNkosi, ngubani
wadlula ezindlini zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibithe mhla ebulala
abaseGibhithe, bakhulula izindlu zethu. Bagebisa amakhanda abantu
futhi wakhuleka.
12:28 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba, futhi benza njengoba nje uJehova ayebayalile
oMose no-Aroni benze njalo;
12:29 Kwathi phakathi kwamabili, uJehova wabulala wonke amazibulo
ezweni laseGibithe, kusukela ezibulo likaFaro owayehlezi phezu kwelakhe
isihlalo sobukhosi kulo izibulo lomthunjwa owayesetilongweni; futhi
onke amazibulo ezinkomo.
12:30 UFaro wavuka ebusuku, yena nezinceku zakhe zonke, futhi bonke
abaseGibhithe; kwaba khona ukukhala okukhulu eGibithe; ngoba kwakungekho ndlu
lapho okungafanga khona.
12:31 Futhi wabiza oMose no-Aroni ebusuku, futhi wathi: "Vuka, futhi ulande
phumani phakathi kwabantu bami, nina nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; futhi
hambani nimkhonze uJehova njengokusho kwenu.
12:32 Thathani izimvu zenu nezinkomo zenu, njengoba nje nishilo, nihambe; futhi
nami ngibusise.
12:33 Futhi abaseGibhithe babacindezela abantu, ukuze babathumele
aphume ezweni ngokuphangisa; ngoba bathi: Sonke singabafileyo.
12:34 Futhi abantu bathatha inhlama yabo ingakavutshelwa, yabo
imikhumbi yokuxova isinkwa iboshelwe ezingutsheni zabo emahlombe abo.
12:35 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengezwi likaMose; futhi bona
waboleka kwabaseGibithe izinto zesiliva, nezinto zegolide, kanye
ingubo:
12:36 Futhi uJehova wanika abantu umusa emehlweni abaseGibhithe, ngakho
ukuthi babanike lokho abakucelayo. Futhi bona
abaseGibhithe.
12:37 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka eRameses eSukoti, cishe eziyisithupha
abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu abahamba ngezinyawo ababengamadoda ngaphandle kwabantwana.
12:38 Futhi isixuku esiyingxubevange wenyuka kanye nabo; nezimvu, nezinkomo,
ngisho nezinkomo eziningi kakhulu.
12:39 Babhaka amaqebelengwane angenamvubelo enhlama ababelethwe
eGibithe, ngokuba yayingavutshelwe; ngoba baxotshiwe
iGibhithe, futhi kayilibalanga, futhi babengazilungiseleli lutho
okokudla.
12:40 Manje sojourning yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ababehlala eGibhithe, kwaba
iminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu.
12:41 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu.
kwathi ngalona lolo suku, onke amabutho kaJehova
waphuma ezweni laseGibithe.
12:42 Kungubusuku okumelwe bagcinelwe uJehova ukuze abakhiphe
ezweni laseGibithe: lobu yilobo busuku bukaJehova okumelwe bukhunjulwe
bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezizukulwaneni zabo.
" 12:43 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose no-Aroni: "Lokhu kuyisimiso sikaJehova
iphasika: owezizwe makangalidli;
12:44 Kodwa zonke izinceku ezithengwa ngemali, uma unayo
uma esoka, khona-ke uyakukudla.
12:45 Umfokazi nesisebenzi esiqashiwe ngeke badle kuwo.
12:46 Iyakudlelwa endlini eyodwa; awuyikukhipha lutho lwe
inyama ngaphandle kwendlu; futhi aniyikuphula ithambo layo.
12:47 Ibandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli uyakuligcina.
12:48 Futhi lapho umfokazi ehlala njengowezizwe nawe, futhi uyogcina iphasika
kuJehova, bonke abesilisa bakhe mabasokwe, andukuba eze
eduze futhi uyigcine; futhi uyakuba njengowokuzalwa ezweni, ngokuba
kayikudla ongasokanga.
12:49 Uyakuba munye umthetho kowokuzalwa ekhaya nakumfokazi lowo
ugogobele phakathi kwenu.
12:50 Benza kanjalo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose
Aroni, benze njalo-ke.
12:51 Kwathi ngalona lolo suku, uJehova wayiletha
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bephuma ezweni laseGibithe ngamabandla abo.