Eksodusi
19 Ngenyanga yesitsatfu ema-Israyeli aphumile eveni laseGibhithe, efika ehlane laseSinayi ngalo lelolanga.* 2 Esuka eRefidimu+ ahamba aze efika ehlane laseSinayi, amisa emathende khona. Awamisa abukana nentsaba.+
3 Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi waya kuNkulunkulu weliciniso futsi Jehova wambita akulentsaba+ watsi: “Naku lokufanele ukusho endlini yaJakobe, kubantfu baka-Israyeli: 4 ‘Nikubonile loko lengakwenta kubantfu baseGibhithe+ kute nginetfwale ngemaphiko etinsweti, nginiletse kimi.+ 5 Nangabe nitalilalelisisa livi lami, nigcine nesivumelwane sami, nitawuba yimphahla yami lekhetsekile* emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive,+ ngobe wonkhe umhlaba ngewami.+ 6 Kimi nitawuba ngumbuso webaphristi nesive lesingcwele.’+ Nguloko-ke lokufanele ukusho kuma-Israyeli.”
7 Ngako Mosi wahamba wayawubita emadvodza lamadzala alesive, wawatjela onkhe lamavi Jehova labemtjele wona.+ 8 Ngemuva kwaloko, bonkhe bantfu baphendvula ngavi linye batsi: “Konkhe loko Jehova lakushito sitimisele kukwenta.”+ Ngekushesha Mosi wahamba wayawutjela Jehova ngaloko lebekushiwo ngulabantfu. 9 Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Ngitawuta kuwe ngelifu lelikhulu lelimnyama, kuze labantfu beve nangikhuluma nawe futsi batewuhlale bakukholwa.” Ngako Mosi wabikela Jehova ngaloko lebekushiwo ngulabantfu.
10 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Hamba uye kulabantfu ufike ubangcwelise, lamuhla nakusasa, futsi kufanele bawashe timphahla tabo. 11 Kufanele balungele lilanga lesitsatfu, ngobe ngalelilanga lesitsatfu Jehova utakwehlela eNtsabeni iSinayi embikwabo bonkhe bantfu. 12 Ubokwakhela labantfu imincele kulentsaba, bese utsi kubo: ‘Nibocaphela kutsi ningenyukeli kulentsaba nobe ninyatsele emaphetselo ayo. Nobe ngubani loyitsintsako utawubulawa. 13 Loyo muntfu akukafaneli atsintfwe ngesandla, kodvwa kufanele agcotjwe ngematje nobe agwazwe.* Ngisho nobe kusilwane nobe kungumuntfu, kufanele kubulawe.’+ Nabeva umsindvo weluphondvo*+ sebangasondzela kulentsaba.”
14 Ngako Mosi wehla kulentsaba waya kulabantfu, wafike wabangcwelisa futsi bawasha netimphahla tabo.+ 15 Watsi kubo: “Lungelani lilanga lesitsatfu, futsi ningayi nasecansini.”*
16 Ekuseni ngelilanga lesitsatfu, kwaba nekudvuma nemibane, kwaba nelifu lelikhulu lelimnyama+ kulentsaba, kwevakala nemsindvo lomkhulu weluphondvo. Bonkhe bantfu kulenkambu besaba kakhulu.+ 17 Mosi wabese uyabakhipha kulenkambu kuze batewuhlangana naNkulunkulu weliciniso. Ngako bema phansi kwalentsaba. 18 Kwaba nentfutfu kuyo yonkhe iNtsaba iSinayi ngobe Jehova bekehlele kuyo ngemlilo.+ Lentfutfu beyiphakama njengentfutfu lesuka etiko, futsi yonkhe lentsaba yatamatama kamatima.+ 19 Njengobe lomsindvo weluphondvo bewusolo ukhula, Mosi wakhuluma, futsi livi laNkulunkulu weliciniso lamphendvula.
20 Ngako Jehova weta eNtsabeni iSinayi, wehlela esicongweni sayo. Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova wabita Mosi kutsi ete esicongweni salentsaba, Mosi wabese ukhuphukela khona.+ 21 Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Yehla uyewucwayisa labantfu kutsi bangetami kusondzela batewubuka Jehova, ngobe nabenta njalo kutawufa incumbi yebantfu. 22 Tjela nebaphristi, lokungibo labahlale basondzela kuJehova kutsi abatingcwelise kute Jehova angababulali.”+ 23 Mosi wabese utsi kuJehova: “Labantfu ngeke bakhuphukele eNtsabeni iSinayi, ngobe wena usecwayisile, watsi: ‘Yakhani imincele kulentsaba, futsi lentsaba niyente ibe ngcwele.’”+ 24 Kodvwa Jehova watsi kuye: “Yehla, bese ubuya na-Aroni kodvwa ungabavumeli baphristi kanye nalabantfu kutsi basondzele kuJehova, kuze ngingababulali.”+ 25 Ngako Mosi wehla waya kulabantfu, wafike wabatjela.