Eksodusi
14:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
14:2 Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuthi baphenduke futhi bakanise phambi
IPi-hahiroti, phakathi kweMigidoli nolwandle, malungana neBali Sefoni ngaphambi
niyakumisa ngaselwandle.
14:3 Ngoba uFaro uzakuthi ngabantwana bakoIsrayeli: Babhahile
izwe, ihlane libavalile.
4 Ngiyakuyenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro ukuba abalandele; futhi
ngiyakudunyiswa ngoFaro nangempi yakhe yonke; ukuthi i
abaseGibhithe bazi ukuthi nginguJehova. Benza kanjalo.
14:5 Futhi kwabikwa enkosini yaseGibhithe ukuthi abantu babalekile, futhi inhliziyo
UFaro nezinceku zakhe baphendukela kubantu, nabo
Sathi: “Senzeni lokhu, ukuba simyeke u-Israyeli ekusikhonzeni na?
14:6 Futhi wabopha inqola yakhe, futhi wathatha abantu bakhe naye.
14:7 Wathatha izinqola ezingamakhulu ayisithupha ezikhethiweyo kanye nazo zonke izinqola zaseGibhithe.
nezinduna phezu kwabo bonke.
14:8 Futhi uJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, inkosi yaseGibhithe, futhi waxosha
balandela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphuma nabo
isandla esiphezulu.
14:9 Kodwa abaseGibhithe babaxosha, wonke amahhashi nezinqola
uFaro, nabamahhashi bakhe, nempi yakhe, babafica bemise ngaseceleni kwabo
ulwandle ngasePhi-hahiroti ngaphambi kweBali Sefoni.
14:10 UFaro esesondela, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphakamisa amehlo abo.
bheka, abaseGibithe babalandela; basebebuhlungu
besaba; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuJehova.
14:11 Bathi kuMose: "Ngokuba kwakungekho mathuna eGibhithe
Usithathile ukuba sifele ehlane na? Wenzeni na?
kanjalo nathi, ukuze usikhiphe eGibithe?
14:12 Akulona yini leli izwi esalikhuluma kuwe eGibhithe, sithi, 'Siyeke?'
sodwa, ukuze sikhonze abaseGibithe? Ngoba bekuyoba ngcono ngathi
sikhonze abaseGibithe, kunokuba sifele ehlane.
14:13 UMose wathi kubantu: "Ningesabi; yimani, nibone
insindiso kaJehova, azonenzela yona namuhla:
abaseGibithe enibabonile namuhla anisayikubabona futhi
njalo.
14:14 UJehova uyakunilwela, futhi nina niyothula.
" 14:15 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Ukhalelani kimi? khuluma no
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze baqhubeke;
14:16 Kodwa phakamisa induku yakho, futhi welulele isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, futhi
badabule izwe, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli badabule emhlabathini owomileyo
phakathi kolwandle.
14:17 Futhi mina, bheka, Ngizokwenza lukhuni izinhliziyo zabaseGibhithe, futhi bayohlala
ngilandeleni, ngizuze udumo ngoFaro nangabo bonke owakhe
impi, phezu kwezinqola zakhe, naphezu kwabamahhashi bakhe.
14:18 Futhi abaseGibhithe bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho sengithole kimi
udumo ngoFaro, ngezinqola zakhe, nangabamahhashi bakhe.
14:19 Futhi ingelosi kaNkulunkulu, eyayihamba phambi kwekamu lika-Israyeli, wasusa futhi
wahamba emva kwabo; insika yefu yasuka phambi kwabo
ubuso, wema emva kwabo;
14:20 Yangena phakathi kwempi yabaseGibithe nempi yakwa-Israyeli;
laliyifu nobumnyama kubo, kepha lalibakhanyisela ebusuku
lezi: kangangoba lowo kawusondelanga komunye ubusuku bonke.
14:21 UMose wayeselula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle; uJehova wenza ukuba
ulwandle ukubuyela emuva ngomoya wasempumalanga onamandla bonke lobo busuku, wenza ulwandle
umhlaba owomileyo, amanzi ahlukana phakathi.
14:22 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bangena phakathi kolwandle phezu okomileyo
amanzi aba lugange kubo ngakwesokunene sabo nangaphezulu
kwesokunxele sabo.
14:23 AbaseGibithe babaxosha, bangena emva kwabo, baze bafika phakathi kwezwe
ulwandle, yebo, onke amahhashi kaFaro, nezinqola zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe.
14:24 Kwathi, ngomlindo wokusa, uJehova wabheka ngakuye
impi yabaseGibithe ensikeni yomlilo neyefu, futhi
wahlupha impi yabaseGibhithe,
14:25 Akhuphula amasondo ezinqola zawo, aziqhuba kanzima;
abaseGibithe bathi: “Masibalekele ebusweni buka-Israyeli; ngoba uJehova
uyawalwela emelene nabaseGibithe.
" 14:26 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Yelula isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, ukuze
amanzi angabuyela phezu kwabaseGibhithe, phezu kwezinqola zabo, futhi
phezu kwabagadi bawo bamabhiza.
14:27 UMose wayeselula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, futhi ulwandle wabuyela
amandla akhe ekuzeni kokusa; abaseGibithe babalekela
yona; uJehova wabavuthululela abaseGibithe phakathi kolwandle.
14:28 Amanzi abuya, futhi asibekela izinqola, nabamahhashi, futhi
yonke impi kaFaro eyangena elwandle emva kwabo; Lapho
akwasala ngisho namunye wabo.
14:29 Kodwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kolwandle;
amanzi aba lugange kubo ngakwesokunene sabo nakwesokunene sabo
kwesokunxele.
14:30 Kanjalo uJehova wasindisa u-Israyeli ngalolo suku esandleni sabaseGibhithe;
u-Israyeli wabona abaseGibithe befile ogwini lolwandle.
14:31 U-Israyeli wawubona umsebenzi omkhulu uJehova awenza phezu kwabaseGibhithe.
abantu bamesaba uJehova, bakholwa nguJehova nenceku yakhe
UMose.