Eksodusi
34:1 UJehova wathi kuMose: "Zibaze izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezifana nezakho
okokuqala: futhi ngizobhala phezu kwalezi zibhebhe amazwi ayekuzo
amatafula okuqala owawaphula.
34:2 Futhi ulungele ekuseni, futhi ekuseni ukhuphukele entabeni
iSinayi, ume lapho kimi esiqongweni sentaba.
34:3 Futhi akekho oyokhuphuka nawe, futhi kungabikho muntu kubonakale
kuyo yonke intaba; makungadli izimvu nezinkomo ngaphambili
leyo ntaba.
34:4 Wasebaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala; wasukuma uMose
ekuseni kakhulu, wenyukela entabeni yaseSinayi, njengalokho uJehova enzile
wamyala, waphatha esandleni sakhe izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe.
34:5 Futhi uJehova wehla ngefu, wema naye lapho, futhi
wamemezela igama likaJehova.
34:6 Futhi uJehova wadlula phambi kwakhe, futhi wamemezela: "UJehova, uJehova
UNkulunkulu, onesihawu nomusa, obekezelayo, nochichima ubuhle futhi
iqiniso,
34:7 Ogcinela abayizinkulungwane umusa, othethelela ububi neziphambeko kanye
isono, futhi lokho akusoze kwakhulula onecala; ehambela ububi
yoyise phezu kwabantwana, naphezu kwabantwana babantwana, ukuze
esesithathu nesesine isizukulwane.
34:8 UMose washesha, wakhothamisa ikhanda lakhe emhlabathini
bakhonzwa.
34:9 Wathi, "Uma manje ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, O Jehova, ake wami."
Jehova ake uhambe phakathi kwethu; ngoba bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni; futhi
thethelela ububi bethu nezono zethu, usithathe sibe yifa lakho.
34:10 Wathi: "Bheka, Ngenza isivumelwano: phambi kwabo bonke abantu bakho ngiyakusenza
izimangaliso ezingazange zenziwe emhlabeni wonke nakusiphi isizwe.
bonke abantu ophakathi kwabo bayawubona umsebenzi kaJehova;
ngoba kubi kakhulu engizakwenza kuwe.
34:11 Gcina lokho engikuyala ngakho namuhla: bheka, ngiyakuxosha
phambi kwakho ama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaHeti, namaH
namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi.
34:12 Ziqaphele, funa wenze isivumelwano nabakhileyo
izwe oya kulo, funa libe lugibe phakathi kwalo
wena:
34:13 Kodwa kumelwe nichithe ama-altare abo, niwaphihlize izithombe zabo, futhi niyogawula
izindawo zabo:
34:14 Ngoba ungakhonzi omunye unkulunkulu, ngoba uJehova, ogama lakhe
Umona, unguNkulunkulu onomona:
34:15 Hleze wenze isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni, futhi bahambe
baphinge ngokulandela onkulunkulu babo, bahlabela onkulunkulu babo, munye
akubize, udle umhlatshelo wakhe;
34:16 Futhi uyothathela amadodana akho emadodakazini abo, futhi amadodakazi abo a
uphinge nonkulunkulu babo, wenze ukuba amadodana akho aphinge ngokulandela awo
onkulunkulu.
34:17 Ungazenzeli onkulunkulu obunjiweyo.
34:18 Umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo uyakuwugcina. Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakudla
isinkwa esingenamvubelo, njengalokho ngakuyala, ngesikhathi senyanga ka-Abibi;
ngoba ngenyanga ka-Abibi waphuma eGibhithe.
34:19 Konke okuvula i-matrix kungokwami; nawo onke amazibulo phakathi kwakho
inkomo, noma inkomo, noma imvu, iyiduna.
34:20 Kodwa izibulo lembongolo wolihlenga ngewundlu;
ungamhlengi, khona uyakwaphula intamo yakhe. Onke amazibulo akho
amadodana wowahlenga. Futhi akuyikubonakala muntu phambi kwami engaphethe lutho.
34:21 Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa uyakuphumula
ngesikhathi sokulima nokuvuna uyakuphumula.
34:22 Futhi uyogcina umkhosi wamasonto, izithelo zokuqala zikakolweni
ukuvuna, nomkhosi wokubutha ekupheleni konyaka.
34:23 Kathathu ngomnyaka bonke abesilisa bakho bayakubonakala phambi kukaJehova
uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
34:24 Ngoba ngiyozilahla izizwe phambi kwakho, futhi ngiyokwandisa imingcele yakho.
akuyikubakho muntu ofisa izwe lakho, lapho ukhuphuka ukuyobonakala
phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kathathu ngomnyaka.
34:25 Igazi lomhlatshelo wami awuyikunikela kanye nemvubelo; noma
umhlatshelo womkhosi wephasika uyakushiyelwa kuJehova
ekuseni.
34:26 Ukuqala kolibo lwezwe lakho uyakuletha endlini
kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Ungapheki izinyane lembuzi obisini lukanina.
" 34:27 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Loba lawa mazwi, ngoba ngemva kwezwi
ngokwala mazwi ngenze isivumelwano nawe no-Israyeli.
28 Wayelapho noJehova izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane; wenza
ungadli isinkwa, ungaphuzi manzi. Wabhala ezibhebheni
amazwi esivumelwano, imiyalo eyishumi.
34:29 Kwathi, lapho uMose ehla entabeni yaseSinayi kanye laba ababili
izibhebhe zobufakazi esandleni sikaMose, lapho ehla entabeni.
ukuthi uMose wayengazi ukuthi isikhumba sobuso bakhe sasikhazimula lapho ekhuluma naye
yena.
34:30 Kwathi u-Aroni nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bembona uMose, bheka!
isikhumba sobuso bakhe sasikhazimula; besaba ukusondela kuye.
34:31 UMose wababiza; no-Aroni nazo zonke izikhulu zenkosi
isixuku sabuyela kuye; uMose wakhuluma nabo.
34:32 Ngasemuva bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basondela, futhi wabanikela
wayala ngakho konke uJehova akukhulume kuye entabeni yaseSinayi.
34:33 UMose waze waqeda ukukhuluma nabo, wafaka iveli ebusweni bakhe.
34:34 Kodwa lapho uMose engena phambi kukaJehova ukuze akhulume naye, walithatha
zimboze, aze aphume. Waphuma, wakhuluma kubo
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli lokho ayekuyaliwe.
34:35 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babona ubuso bukaMose, ukuthi isikhumba
Ubuso bukaMose bakhazimula; uMose wabuye walifaka iveli ebusweni bakhe, waze wafa
wangena ukukhuluma laye.