Eksodusi
24 Nkulunkulu wabese utsi kuMosi: “Khuphuka uye kuJehova, wena na-Aroni, naNadabi, na-Abihu+ kanye nemadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli langu-70, futsi niguce phansi nisesekhashane. 2 Nguwe kuphela lokufanele usondzele kuJehova, kodvwa lalabanye bona bangasondzeli, futsi sonkhe lesive akukafaneli sikhuphuke.”+
3 Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi waya kulabantfu, wabatjela konkhe loko Jehova bekakushito kanye nayo yonkhe imitsetfo Nkulunkulu lebekamtjele yona.+ Bonkhe baphendvula ngavi linye batsi: “Konkhe loko Jehova lakushito sitimisele kukwenta.”+ 4 Ngako Mosi wakubhala phansi konkhe loko Jehova labekushito.+ Ngemuva kwaloko wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wakha li-al’thare phansi kwentsaba, wabeka nematje esikhumbuto langu-12 lamelele tive letingu-12 taka-Israyeli. 5 Nakacedza, watfuma emajaha aka-Israyeli, futsi enta iminikelo yekushiswa anikela nangetinkhabi taba yimihlatjelo yekuthula+ kuJehova. 6 Mosi wabese utsatsa ihhafu yalengati wayifaka etindishini, lelenye ihhafu wayifafata e-al’thare. 7 Watsatsa nencwadzi yesivumelwane wayifundzela labantfu,+ bona batsi: “Konkhe loko Jehova lakushito sitimisele kukwenta, futsi sitakulalela.”+ 8 Ngako Mosi watsatsa lengati, wafafata ngayo labantfu+ futsi watsi: “Lena yingati yesivumelwane Jehova lasente nani ngekuvumelana nawo onkhe lamavi.”+
9 Mosi na-Aroni, naNadabi na-Abihu kanye nalamadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli langu-70 bakhuphuka, 10 futsi babona Nkulunkulu wa-Israyeli.+ Ngephansi kwetinyawo takhe bekunalokunjengesiyilo sesafire, kuhlanteke njengemazulu lucobo lwawo.+ 11 Nkulunkulu akazange abalimate labaholi bema-Israyeli.+ Bambona Nkulunkulu weliciniso embonweni futsi badla baphindze banatsa.
12 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: “Wota lapha kimi entsabeni futsi uhlale khona. Ngitakuniketa tibhelekece tematje lengitawubhala kuto imitsetfo nemiyalo kute ngifundzise labantfu.”+ 13 Ngako Mosi wesuka naJoshuwa inceku yakhe,+ futsi wakhuphukela entsabeni yaNkulunkulu weliciniso.+ 14 Kodvwa watjela lamadvodza lamadzala watsi: “Salani lapha nisimele size sibuye.+ Bakhona bo-Aroni naHure,+ ngako nobe ngubani lonetinkinga angaya kubo.”+ 15 Mosi wabese ukhuphukela kulentsaba, futsi beyisembonywe lifu.+
16 Inkhatimulo yaJehova+ yachubeka ikuleNtsaba iSinayi,+ nalelifu layimbonya emalanga lasitfupha. Ngelilanga lesi-7 Nkulunkulu wabita Mosi akulelifu. 17 Kuma-Israyeli lebekabukele, lenkhatimulo yaJehova lebeyibonakala esicongweni salentsaba beyinjengemlilo locotfulako. 18 Mosi wangena kulelifu futsi wenyukela kulentsaba.+ Wahlala khona emalanga langu-40 nebusuku lobungu-40.+