Eksodusi
33:1 UJehova wathi kuMose: "Suka, futhi ukhuphuke lapha, wena kanye nendodana
abantu owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, wabayisa
izwe engalifungela u-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe, ngathi: Kuyo
ngiyakunika inzalo yakho;
33:2 Ngiyakuthuma ingelosi phambi kwakho; futhi ngizobaxosha
namaKhanani, nama-Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaHivi,
namaJebusi:
33:3 Ngiye ezweni eligeleza ubisi nezinyosi, ngoba ngeke ngikhuphukele kulo
phakathi kwakho; ngokuba ningabantu abantamo ilukhuni, funa nginiqedele
indlela.
33:4 Futhi lapho abantu bezwa lezi zindaba ezimbi, balila, futhi akukho muntu
wamgqokisa izivunulo zakhe.
33:5 Ngokuba uJehova wayeshilo kuMose: "Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, 'Nina
ningabantu abantamo ilukhuni; ngiyakwenyukela phakathi kwenu e
ake umzuzwana, ngikuqede; ngalokho susa manje imihlobiso yakho kuwe;
ukuze ngazi ukuthi ngenzeni kuwe.
33:6 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlubula imihlobiso yabo nge
entabeni yaseHorebe.
33:7 UMose walithatha itabernakele, walimisa ngaphandle kwekamu, kude
ekamu, walibiza ngokuthi, itende lokuhlangana. Futhi yona
kwathi bonke ababemfuna uJehova baphuma baya ezweni
itabernakele lokuhlangana, elalingaphandle kwekamu.
33:8 Kwathi, lapho uMose ephuma eya etabernakele, ukuthi bonke
abantu basukuma, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngasemnyango wetende lakhe, babheka
emva kukaMose, waze wangena etendeni.
33:9 Kwathi lapho uMose engena etabernakele, ifu
insika yehla, yema ngasemnyango wetabernakele, neNkosi
wakhuluma noMose.
33:10 Bonke abantu bayibona insika yefu imi ngasemnyango wetabernakele.
basukuma bonke abantu, bakhuleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngasemnyango wetende lakhe.
33:11 Futhi uJehova wakhuluma kuMose ubuso nobuso, njengoba nje umuntu ekhuluma kowakhe
umngane. Wabuyela ekamu; kepha inceku yakhe uJoshuwa, uJehova
indodana kaNuni, insizwa, kasukanga etendeni.
" 33:12 UMose wathi kuJehova: "Bheka, wena uthi kimi: 'Yenyusa lokhu.'
abantu: futhi awungazisanga ukuthi uzomthuma bani nami. Nokho
uthe, Ngikwazi ngegama, futhi ufumene umusa
ukubona kwami.
33:13 Manje, ngiyakuncenga, uma ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ngibonise
manje indlela yakho, ukuze ngikwazi, ukuze ngithole umusa emehlweni akho.
futhi uqaphele ukuthi lesi sizwe singabantu bakho.
33:14 Wathi, "Ubuso bami buyakuhamba nawe, futhi ngizokunika ukuphumula.
33:15 Wathi kuye, Uma ubuso bakho bungahambi nami, ungasikhuphuli
ngakho.
33:16 Ngoba kuyokwaziwa kuphi lapha ukuthi mina nabantu bakho sithole
umusa emehlweni akho? akusikho ukuthi uhambe nathi na? siyakuba njalo
ngahlukanisa, mina nabantu bakho, kubo bonke abantu abasebusweni
zomhlaba.
" 33:17 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Nale nto onayo ngizoyenza
ngokuba ufumene umusa emehlweni ami, futhi ngikwazile ngegama.
33:18 Wathi, "Ngicela ungibonise inkazimulo yakho."
33:19 Wathi: "Ngizokwenza zonke izenzo zami ezinhle kudlule phambi kwakho, futhi ngizokwenza
memezelani igama likaJehova phambi kwenu; futhi uyoba nomusa kubani
ngiyakuba nomusa, ngimhawukele engimhawukelayo.
33:20 Wathi: "Awunakubona ubuso bami, ngokuba akukho muntu oyongibona.
futhi uphile.
" 33:21 Futhi uJehova wathi: "Bheka, kukhona indawo eduze kwami, futhi kumelwe ume
phezu kwedwala:
33:22 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, lapho inkazimulo yami idlula, ukuthi mina ngibeke
wena emfanteni wedwala, futhi ngiyokusibekela ngesandla sami ngisalokhu
bengidlula:
33:23 Futhi ngiyosusa isandla sami, futhi uzobona izinqe zami, kodwa yami
ubuso abuyikubonwa.