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33 UJehova waphinda wathi kuMosi: “Suka uhambe labantu laba owabakhipha elizweni laseGibhithe. Yanini elizweni engafunga ngalo ku-Abrahama lo-Isaka loJakhobe ngathi, ‘Ngizalinika inzalo yakho.’+ 2 Ngizathuma ingilosi phambi kwenu,+ ngidudule amaKhenani, lama-Amori, lamaHithi, lamaPherizi, lamaHivi kanye lamaJebusi.+ 3 Yanini elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju.+ Kodwa mina angisoze ngihambe lani ngoba lingabantu abayiziqholo,*+ phela ngingacina ngilitshabalalisa endleleni.”+
4 Abantu bathi besizwa amazwi la abuhlungu baqalisa ukukhala futhi kakho loyedwa owagqoka imiceciso yakhe. 5 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Tshela abako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Lingabantu abayiziqholo.*+ Ngesikhatshana nje ngingadabula phakathi kwenu ngilitshabalalise.+ Ngakho lingayigqoki imiceciso yenu njengoba ngisacabanga ukuthi ngilenzeni.’” 6 Yikho kusukela entabeni iHorebhi kusiya phambili ama-Israyeli ayengasayigqoki* imiceciso yawo.
7 UMosi wasethatha itende lakhe wayalimisa ngaphandle kwezihonqo. Walimisa bucwadlana lezihonqo, waselibiza ngokuthi litende lokuhlangana. Wonke umuntu owayefuna ukubuza kuJehova+ wayesiya etendeni lokuhlangana elaliphandle kwezihonqo. 8 Kwakusithi nxa uMosi ephuma nje esiya etendeni bonke abantu basukume bame eminyango yamatende abo njalo babemkhangela aze ayengena etendeni. 9 Kwakusithi nxa uMosi engena nje etendeni, insika yeyezi+ yehle iyekuma emnyango walo ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu esakhuluma loMosi.+ 10 Bonke abantu babesithi bangabona insika yeyezi imi emnyango wetende, ngamunye wabo akhothame emnyango wetende lakhe. 11 UJehova wayekhuluma loMosi ubuso ngobuso+ njengoba nje umuntu engakhuluma lomunye umuntu bekhangelene. UMosi wayesithi nxa esephendukile ezihonqweni, inceku yakhe uJoshuwa+ indodana kaNuni, eyayingumsizi+ wakhe yayiqhubeka isetendeni.
12 UMosi wasesithi kuJehova: “Nguwe othe kimi, ‘Khokhela abantu laba,’ kodwa awungitshelanga ukuthi ngubani ozamthuma ukuthi ahambe lami. Uphinde wathi, ‘Ngikwazi ngebizo* futhi usuthole umusa kimi.’ 13 Nxa ngithole umusa kuwe, ngicela ungifundise indlela+ zakho ukuze ngikwazi njalo ngiqhubeke ngithola umusa kuwe. Khumbula lokuthi abantu+ laba bayisizwe sakho.” 14 Ngakho yena wathi: “Mina ngokwami ngizahamba lawe+ njalo ngizakunika ukuphumula.”+ 15 UMosi wasesithi kuye: “Nxa ungasoze uhambe lathi ungasisusi endaweni le. 16 Abantu bazakwazi njani ukuthi mina labantu bakho sithole umusa kuwe? Phela nxa ungahamba lathi+ kuzakhanya ukuthi mina labantu bakho sehlukene labo bonke abantu abakhona emhlabeni.”+
17 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Ngizakwenza lalokho okucelayo ngoba uthole umusa kimi njalo ngikwazi ngebizo.” 18 UMosi wasesithi: “Ngicela ungitshengise inkazimulo yakho.” 19 Kodwa yena wathi kuye: “Ngizakwenza ukuthi ubuhle bami budlule phambi kobuso bakho njalo ngizamemezela ibizo likaJehova+ phambi kwakho. Ngizakuba lomusa kulowo engifuna ukuba lomusa kuye, ngibe lesihawu kulowo engifuna ukuba lesihawu kuye.”+ 20 Waseqhubeka wathi: “Awusoze ububone ubuso bami ngoba akulamuntu ongangibona aphile.”
21 UJehova waphinda wathi: “Nansi indawo eduze kwami. Mana phezu kwedwala elikhonapho. 22 Nxa inkazimulo yami isidlula, ngizakufaka engoxweni yedwala njalo ngikusithe ngesandla sami ngize ngidlule. 23 Ngemva kwalokho ngizasusa isandla sami ubusubona umhlane wami. Kodwa ubuso bami ngeke bubonwe.”+