Eksodusi
24:1 Wathi kuMose: "Khuphukela kuJehova, wena no-Aroni, Nadabi.
no-Abihu, namashumi ayisikhombisa kumalunga akwa-Israyeli; nikhuleke nikude.
2 UMose yedwa uyakusondela kuJehova, kepha bona abayikusondela;
nabantu kabayikukhuphuka naye.
24:3 UMose weza watshela abantu wonke amazwi kaJehova, futhi wonke
izahlulelo; bonke abantu baphendula ngazwi linye, bathi: Nonke
amazwi uJehova awakhulumile siyakuwenza.
24:4 UMose waloba wonke amazwi kaJehova, futhi wavuka ekuseni
ekuseni, wakha i-altare phansi kwentaba, nezinsika eziyishumi nambili;
ngokwezizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.
24:5 Wathuma izinsizwa zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ababenikela ngokushiswa
iminikelo yokuthula, bahlabela uJehova iminikelo yokuthula yezinkabi.
6 UMose wathatha inxenye yegazi, wayithela ezitsheni; kanye nengxenye ye
igazi walifafaza e-altare.
24:7 Wathatha incwadi yesivumelwano, wayifunda ezindlebeni zeNkosi
abantu: bathi: “Konke akukhulumileyo uJehova siyakukwenza, sibe yikho
elalelayo.
24:8 UMose walithatha igazi, wafafaza ngalo phezu kwabantu, wathi:
Bhekani igazi lesivumelwano uJehova asenze nani
ngawo wonke lawa mazwi.
24:9 Khona-ke oMose, no-Aroni, uNadabi, no-Abihu, futhi amashumi ayisikhombisa akhuphuka
abadala bakwa-Israyeli:
24:10 Futhi babona uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, futhi kwakukhona ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe kungathi
umsebenzi ogandayiwe wetshe lesafire, futhi sengathi umzimba wezulu phakathi
ukucaca kwakhe.
24:11 Futhi akasibekanga isandla sakhe phezu izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
babona uNkulunkulu, badla, baphuza.
" 24:12 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Khuphukela kimi entabeni, futhi
khona: ngiyakukunika izibhebhe zamatshe, nomthetho, nemiyalo
engikubhalile; ukuze ubafundise.
24:13 UMose wasuka, noJoshuwa, isikhonzi sakhe, uMose wakhuphukela phakathi
intaba kaNkulunkulu.
24:14 Wathi kumalunga, "Silindeni lapha, size sibuye."
bhekani, o-Aroni noHure bakini; uma ekhona
okubalulekile, makeze kubo.
24:15 UMose wakhuphukela entabeni, futhi ifu lasibekela intaba.
24:16 Futhi inkazimulo kaJehova wahlala phezu kweNtaba iSinayi, futhi ifu lasibekela
izinsuku eziyisithupha; ngosuku lwesikhombisa wambiza uMose ephakathi
eyefu.
24:17 Futhi umbono wenkazimulo kaJehova wawunjengomlilo oshwabadelayo phezu kwethempeli
esiqongweni sentaba emehlweni abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
24:18 UMose wangena phakathi kwefu, wakhuphukela kuye
uMose wayesentabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane.