Eksodusi
13:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
13:2 Ngingcwelise wonke amazibulo, noma yini evula isizalo phakathi
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abantu nezilwane, kungokwami.
" 13:3 UMose wathi kubantu: "Khumbulani lolu suku eniphume ngalo
eGibithe, endlini yobugqila; ngoba ngamandla esandla
uJehova unikhiphile kule ndawo; akusayikuba khona imvubelo
kudliwe.
13:4 Namuhla niphume ngenyanga ka-Abibi.
13:5 Futhi kuyothi lapho uJehova eyakuletha wena ezweni
amaKhanani, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaHivi, namaHiti
amaJebusi, awafunga koyihlo ukukunika wona, izwe eligelezayo
ngobisi nezinyosi, ukuba ugcine le nkonzo ngale nyanga.
13:6 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo, futhi ngosuku lwesikhombisa uyakudla
kube ngumkhosi kaJehova.
13:7 Isinkwa esingenamvubelo siyakudliwa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; kungabikho mvubelo
isinkwa sibonakale kuwe, kungabonwa mvubelo kuwe
yonke indawo yakho.
13:8 Futhi uzoyibonisa indodana yakho ngalolo suku, uthi: 'Lokhu kwenziwe ngenxa.'
lokho uJehova akwenza kimi ekuphumeni kwami eGibithe.
13:9 Futhi kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe esandleni sakho, futhi kube yisikhumbuzo
phakathi kwamehlo akho, ukuze umthetho kaJehova ube semlonyeni wakho;
isandla esinamandla uJehova ukukhiphile eGibithe.
13:10 Ngakho-ke uzogcina lesi simiso ngesikhathi saso unyaka nonyaka
unyaka.
13:11 Kuyothi lapho uJehova eyakuletha wena ezweni lasezweni
amaKhanani, njengalokho afunga kini nakoyihlo, ukuba alinike
wena,
13:12 Ukuze wahlukanisele uJehova konke okuvula isizalo, futhi
onke amazibulo esilwane onawo; abesilisa bayakuba
makube ngekaJehova.
13 Onke amazibulo ezimbongolo wowahlenga ngewundlu; futhi uma wena
ungalihlengi, uyakwephula intamo yalo;
izibulo lomuntu kubantwana bakho wolihlenga.
13:14 Kuyothi lapho indodana yakho ikubuza ngesikhathi esizayo, wathi, 'Ini
Ingabe lokhu? uyakuthi kuye: ‘Ngamandla esandla sikaJehova
wasikhipha eGibithe, endlini yobugqila;
13:15 Kwathi lapho uFaro kwaba nzima ukuba sihambe, uJehova
wabulala wonke amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe, amazibulo omuntu;
nezibulo lezilwane; ngalokho ngiyakuhlabela uJehova konke lokho
uvula isibeletho, abesilisa; kodwa wonke amazibulo ebantwaneni bami ngi
hlenga.
13:16 Futhi kuyakuba luphawu esandleni sakho, futhi isisekelo phakathi
amehlo akho, ngokuba ngesandla esinamandla uJehova wasikhipha
iGibhithe.
13:17 Kwathi uFaro esebadedele abantu, uNkulunkulu wabahola
hhayi ngendlela yezwe lamaFilisti, nakuba lokho
laliseduze; ngoba uNkulunkulu wathi: Hleze abantu baphenduke lapho bona
babone impi, babuyele eGibithe;
13:18 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wabahola abantu, ngendlela yasehlane
uLwandle Olubomvu: abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka behlomile bephuma ezweni lase-Araba
iGibhithe.
13:19 UMose wathatha amathambo kaJosefa, wahamba nawo, ngokuba wayefungile nokufunga.
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ethi: 'UNkulunkulu uyakunihambela nokunihambela; futhi niyakwenza
ngikhuphule amathambo ami nisuke lapha nani.
13:20 Basuka eSukoti, bamisa inkamba e-Ethamu, ngasentshonalanga.
emaphethelweni ehlane.
13:21 Futhi uJehova wahamba phambi kwabo emini, ngensika yefu, ukuze abahole
nabo indlela; nasensikeni yomlilo ebusuku ukubakhanyisela; ku
hamba imini nobusuku:
13:22 Ayisusanga insika yefu emini, noma insika yomlilo
ebusuku, phambi kwabantu.