Eksodusi
18 Jethro umphristi wakaMidiyani, babetala waMosi,+ weva ngako konkhe Nkulunkulu labekwentele Mosi nema-Israyeli, kutsi Jehova wawakhipha njani eGibhithe.+ 2 Jethro, babetala waMosi abenakekela Siphora, umfati waMosi njengobe Mosi ammikisa kuye, 3 kanye nemadvodzana+ akhe lamabili. Libito lalenye indvodzana yakhe bekunguGeshomu,*+ ngobe Mosi abetsite: “Ngisihambi kulelive.” 4 Lelenye yona wayetsa ngekutsi ngu-Eliyezeri,* ngobe watsi: “Nkulunkulu wababe ungumsiti wami longisindzisile enkembeni yaFaro.”+
5 Ngako Jethro, babetala waMosi, nemadvodzana aMosi kanye naSiphora, beta kuMosi ehlane lapho abemise khona emathende, entsabeni yaNkulunkulu weliciniso.+ 6 Jethro+ watfumela umlayeto kuMosi watsi: “Ngita lapho kuwe, ngihamba nemfati wakho nemadvodzana akho lamabili.” 7 Ngekushesha Mosi waphuma wayohlangabeta babetala, wafike wakhotsama futsi wamcabuza. Babutana imphilo, ngemuva kwaloko bangena ethendeni.
8 Mosi wacocela babetala wakhe ngako konkhe Jehova labekwente kuFaro naseveni laseGibhithe ngenca yema-Israyeli.+ Wamcocela nangabo bonkhe bumatima lebebahlangabetane nabo endleleni+ kanye nekutsi Jehova abebakhulule njani. 9 Jethro wajabula nakeva ngato tonkhe letintfo letinhle Jehova labetentele ema-Israyeli ngekuwakhulula eGibhithe.* 10 Ngako Jethro watsi: “Akadvunyiswe Jehova lowanikhulula eGibhithe nakuFaro, wakhulula bantfu bakhe ekugcilatweni eGibhithe. 11 Nyalo sengiyati kutsi Jehova mkhulu kunabo bonkhe labanye bonkulunkulu+ ngenca yaloko lakwentile kulabo lebebatiphakamisa futsi baphatsa kabi bantfu bakhe.” 12 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jethro babetala waMosi waletsa umnikelo wekushiswa kanye nemihlatjelo kuze inikelwe kuNkulunkulu. Aroni kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli, beta badla nababetala waMosi embikwaNkulunkulu weliciniso.
13 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, Mosi wahlala phansi njengenhlalayenta kuze ehlulele bantfu. Labantfu bebasolo befika beme embikwaMosi kusukela ekuseni lize liyoshona. 14 Ngesikhatsi babetala waMosi abona konkhe loko Mosi lebekakwentela labantfu, watsi: “Ukwentelani loku? Kungani uhleti phansi wedvwa, wehlulela bonkhe labantfu labeta kuwe kusukela ekuseni lize liyoshona?” 15 Mosi watsi kuye: “Kungobe labantfu beta kimi kuze bafune sicondziso saNkulunkulu. 16 Nakuvela inkinga, bayiletsa kimi futsi mine kufanele ngehlulele emkhatsini wabo, ngibatjele sincumo saNkulunkulu weliciniso kanye nemitsetfo yakhe.”+
17 Babetala waMosi watsi kuye: “Loku lokwentako akusikahle. 18 Utawugcine udziniwe, wena nalabantfu labeta kuwe, ngobe lomsebenti mkhulu kakhulu kutsi ungawutfwala wedvwa. 19 Ngako-ke ngilalele. Ngitakuniketa seluleko futsi Nkulunkulu utawuba nawe.+ Wena utawukhulumela labantfu kuNkulunkulu weliciniso+ netinkinga tabo utiletse kuye.+ 20 Kufanele ubafundzise ngemiyalo kanye nemitsetfo,+ ubakhombise nendlela lokufanele bahambe ngayo nemsebenti lokufanele bawente. 21 Kodvwa kufanele ukhetse emadvodza lanelikhono+ emkhatsini walabantfu, emadvodza lesaba Nkulunkulu, letsembekile, futsi langafuni kutizuzisa wona.+ Lamadvodza utawabeka kutsi abe baholi betinkhulungwane, baholi bemakhulu, baholi bemashumi lasihlanu kanye nebaholi bemashumi.+ 22 Kufanele ehlulele labantfu nakuvela tinkinga. Tonkhe tinkinga letimatima kakhulu atawutiletsa kuwe,+ kodvwa tinkinga letincane atawutehlulela wona. Yenta lomsebenti ube melula kuwe ngekutsi uwavumele akwetfwalise.+ 23 Nawukwenta loko, futsi Nkulunkulu akuvumela, utawukhona kuwutfwala lomsebenti, nabo bonkhe labantfu batawuhamba benetisekile.”
24 Ngekushesha Mosi wakulalela loko lebekushiwo ngubabetala wakhe futsi wakwenta konkhe labekushito. 25 Mosi wakhetsa emadvodza lanelikhono ka-Israyeli wawabeka kutsi abe baholi balabantfu, aba baholi betinkhulungwane, baholi bemakhulu, baholi bemashumi lasihlanu kanye nebaholi bemashumi. 26 Ngako bekutsi nakuvela tinkinga, lamadvodza abehlulele labantfu. Nakuvela inkinga lematima abeyendlulisela kuMosi,+ kodvwa inkinga lencane abeyehlulela wona. 27 Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi wamvalelisa babetala wakhe+ futsi Jethro wahamba wabuyela eveni lakhe.