Eksodusi
15:1 Khona-ke uMose nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlabelela leli culo kuJehova, futhi
wakhuluma, wathi: Ngiyakuhlabelela kuJehova, ngokuba enqobile
ihhashi nomgibeli walo ukuphonse olwandle.
15:2 UJehova ungamandla ami nesihlabelelo sami, futhi uye waba insindiso yami
uNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakumlungisela indawo yokuhlala; uNkulunkulu kababa, nami
izomphakamisa.
15:3 UJehova uyindoda yempi, nguJehova igama lakhe.
15:4 Izinqola zikaFaro nempi yakhe ukuphonse olwandle, abakhethiweyo bakhe
nezinduna ziminzile oLwandle Olubomvu.
15:5 Utwa lubasibekele, bashona phansi njengetshe.
15:6 Isandla sakho sokunene, O Jehova, sikhazimula ngamandla, esokunene sakho, O
Jehova uphahlaze izitha.
15:7 Futhi ngobukhulu bobukhosi bakho, wena uye wagumbuqela labo
wakuvukela; wathuma ulaka lwakho, lwabaqeda
njengamabibi.
15:8 Ngokufutha kwamakhala akho amanzi abuthana ndawonye.
izikhukhula zema zaba yinqwaba, notwa lwajiya
inhliziyo yolwandle.
15:9 Isitha sathi: "Ngiyakubaxosha, ngifice, ngahlukanise impango;
ukunxanela kwami kuyakwaneliswa phezu kwabo; Ngizohosha inkemba yami, isandla sami
izobabhubhisa.
15:10 Waphephetha ngomoya wakho, ulwandle lwabasibekela, bacwila njengomthofu
emanzini anamandla.
15:11 Ngubani onjengawe, O Jehova, phakathi kwawonkulunkulu? ngubani onjengawe,
lenkazimulo ebungcweleni, leyesabekayo ekudumiseni, lenza izimangaliso?
15:12 Wena welula isandla sakho sokunene, umhlaba wabagwinya.
15:13 Ngomusa wakho wabahola abantu obahlengileyo.
ngamandla akho ubaholele endlini yakho engcwele.
15:14 Abantu bayokuzwa, futhi besabe, usizi luyakubamba
abahlali basePalestina.
15:15 Khona-ke izikhulu zakwa-Edomi ziyomangala; amadoda anamandla akwaMowabi,
ukuthuthumela kuyakubamba phezu kwabo; bonke abakhileyo eKhanani bayakuba
ncibilika.
15:16 Ukwesaba nokwesaba kuyoba phezu kwabo; ngobukhulu bengalo yakho bona
izothula njengetshe; baze badlule abantu bakho, Jehova, baze badlule
abantu bayawela, othengileyo.
15:17 Uyobangenisa, futhi utshale kubo entabeni yakho
ifa endaweni ozenzele yona, Jehova
hlala endaweni engcwele, Jehova, ezimisileyo izandla zakho.
15:18 UJehova uyakubusa kuze kube phakade naphakade.
15:19 Ngoba ihhashi likaFaro wangena nezinqola zakhe kanye nabamahhashi bakhe
elwandle, uJehova wabuyisela amanzi olwandle phezu kwawo
bona; kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kwezwe
ulwandle.
15:20 UMiriyamu umprofethikazi, udadewabo ka-Aroni, wathatha isigubhu ngesandla sakhe.
isandla; bonke abesifazane baphuma bamlandela bephethe izigubhu
imidanso.
15:21 UMiriyamu wawaphendula wathi: "Hlabelelani kuJehova, ngokuba unqobile.
ngokukhazimulayo; ihhashi nomgibeli walo ukuphonse olwandle.
15:22 UMose wayesebahola u-Israyeli besuka oLwandle Olubomvu, bangena elwandle
ihlane laseShuri; bahamba izinsuku ezintathu ehlane, futhi
angatholanga manzi.
15:23 Futhi lapho befika eMara, babengenakuwaphuza amanzi
iMara, ngokuba babebaba; ngalokho igama lalo laqanjwa ngokuthi iMara.
24 Abantu bakhonona ngoMose, bathi: "Siyakuphuzani na?"
15:25 Wakhala kuJehova; uJehova wamkhombisa umuthi, lapho
wawaphonsa emanzini, amanzi aba mnandi; wenza khona lapho
kwaba yisimiso nesimiso, wabavivinya khona;
15:26 Wathi: "Uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova wakho
uNkulunkulu, uyakwenza okulungile emehlweni akhe, abeke indlebe kuye
imiyalo yakhe, futhi nigcine zonke izimiso zakhe, ngeke ngibeke namunye wale
izifo phezu kwakho, engizehlisele phezu kwabaseGibithe, ngokuba mina
uJehova okuphilisayo.
15:27 Bafika e-Elimi, lapho kwakukhona imithombo eyishumi nambili namashumi ayisithupha
namasundu ayishumi; bamisa khona ngasemanzini.