Eksodusi
19:1 Ngenyanga yesithathu, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebephumile
ezweni laseGibithe, ngalona lolo suku bafika ehlane laseSinayi.
19:2 Ngoba basuka eRefidim, futhi bafika ehlane
iSinayi, wamisa ehlane; u-Israyeli wamisa lapho ngaphambili
intaba.
19:3 UMose wakhuphukela kuNkulunkulu, futhi uJehova wambiza ephakathi
entabeni, uthi: Uzakutsho njalo kuyo indlu kaJakobe, utshele
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
19:4 Nikubonile lokho engakwenza kwabaseGibhithe, futhi kanjani wathwala phezu kwenu
ngamaphiko ezinkozi, nganiletha kimi.
19:5 Manje, uma uzolalela izwi lami ngempela, futhi ugcine isivumelwano sami,
khona niyakuba yigugu kimi ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke, kubo bonke
umhlaba ungowami;
19:6 Futhi niyakuba kimi umbuso wabapristi, futhi isizwe esingcwele. Lezi
amazwi ozakuwakhuluma kubantwana bakoIsrayeli.
19:7 UMose wafika, wabiza amalunga abantu, wabeka phambi
ubuso babo onke lawa mazwi uJehova amyale ngawo.
" 19:8 Futhi bonke abantu baphendula kanyekanye, wathi: "Konke uJehova anakho
okukhulunywayo sizokwenza. UMose wabuyisela amazwi abantu kuJehova
NKOSI.
19:9 UJehova wathi kuMose: "Bheka, ngiza kuwe ngefu elinzima.
ukuze abantu bezwe lapho ngikhuluma lawe, bakholwe nguwe
njalo. UMose wamtshela uJehova amazwi abantu.
" 19:10 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Hamba uye kubantu, futhi ubangcwelise
usuku nakusasa mabahlanze izingubo zabo;
19:11 Futhi nilungele usuku lwesithathu, ngoba ngosuku lwesithathu uJehova uyofika
phansi kwamehlo abantu bonke entabeni yaseSinayi.
19:12 Futhi uyobeka imingcele kubantu nxazonke, uthi: 'Qaphela
ukuze ningenyukeli entabeni, ningathinti umkhawulo wayo
yilowo nalowo othinta intaba wobulawa nokubulawa.
19:13 Akuyikuthinta isandla kuso, kodwa ngokuqinisekile uyokhandwa ngamatshe noma adutshulwe
ngokusebenzisa; noma kuyisilwane noma kungumuntu, akuyikuphila: lapho kukhala icilongo
uma kuzwakala isikhathi eside, bayakukhuphukela entabeni.
19:14 UMose wehla entabeni, waya kubantu, wayingcwelisa ithempeli
abantu; bahlanza izingubo zabo.
19:15 Wathi kubantu, "Lungisani ngosuku lwesithathu
abafazi benu.
19:16 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu ekuseni, kwaba khona
ukuduma nemibani, nefu elinzima phezu kwentaba, nezwi
kwecilongo elizwakala kakhulu; ukuze bonke abantu ababephakathi
ikamu lathuthumela.
19:17 UMose wabakhipha abantu ekamu ukuba bahlangane noNkulunkulu; futhi
bema phansi kwentaba.
19:18 Intaba yaseSinayi yashinqa umusi yonke, ngokuba uJehova wehla
phezu kwalo emlilweni: umusi walo wenyuka njengomusi we
eziko, nentaba yonke yazamazama kakhulu.
19:19 Futhi lapho izwi lecilongo lizwakala isikhathi eside, futhi landa kakhulu futhi.
kakhulu, uMose wakhuluma, futhi uNkulunkulu wamphendula ngezwi.
19:20 Futhi uJehova wehlela phezu kwentaba iSinayi, esiqongweni sentaba
uJehova wambiza uMose ukuba akhuphukele esiqongweni sentaba; uMose wakhuphuka.
" 19:21 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Yehla, ubaxwayise abantu, funa
bhodla kuJehova ukuze abuke, futhi abaningi babo bayabhubha.
19:22 Futhi abapristi, abasondela eNkosini, mabangcwelise
bona, funa uJehova abafohlele.
19:23 UMose wathi kuJehova: "Abantu abanakukhuphukela entabeni yaseSinayi.
ngoba wasiyala wathi: Beka imingcele entabeni, ungcwelise
yona.
19:24 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Hamba, wehle, futhi uzokwenyuka.
wena no-Aroni enawe, kepha abapristi nabantu mabangafohli
ukuze enyukele kuJehova, funa abafohlele.
19:25 Ngakho uMose wehlela kubantu, futhi wakhuluma kubo.