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12 Jehova wase ukhuluma naMosi na-Aroni eveni laseGibhithe, watsi: 2 “Lenyanga itawuba yekucala etinyangeni tenu. Itawuba yinyanga yekucala emnyakeni wenu.+ 3 Khuluma nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Ngelilanga lesi-10 kulenyanga, nguloyo naloyo kufanele akhetsele indlu yababe wakhe imvu,+ indlu ngayinye ibe nemvu yinye. 4 Kodvwa nangabe indlu iyincane kakhulu kutsi ingayidla yonkhe lemvu, labantfu* namakhelwane wabo losedvute kufanele bayidle ndzawonye endlini yinye, kuye ngekutsi kunebantfu labangakhi. Nanibabala, kufanele nibuke kutsi umuntfu ngamunye utawudla inyama lengakanani. 5 Lemvu kufanele kube ngulephile kahle,+ lenemnyaka munye futsi lendvuna. Ningakhetsa etimvini nobe etimbutini letisetincane. 6 Kufanele niyinakekele kuze kube lilanga lesi-14 kulenyanga.+ Onkhe ema-Israyeli kufanele ahlabe letimvu kusengakahlwi.*+ 7 Kufanele atsatse lenye yengati yayo ayifafate etinsikeni totimbili teminyango nangetulu kweminyango yetindlu lapho atawudlela khona lemvu.+
8 “‘Lenyama kufanele ayidle ngalobo busuku.+ Kufanele ayose futsi ayidle kanye nesinkhwa lesite imvubelo+ nemibhidvo lebabako.+ 9 Ningayidli iluhlata nobe ibilisiwe. Kodvwa niboyosa, nose inhloko yayo, imilente kanye nekwangekhatsi. 10 Kufanele kube bete leniyishiya kuze kube sekuseni, kodvwa letawusala kufanele niyishise.+ 11 Nayi indlela lenitayidla ngayo: Niboyidla nibophe emabhande enu, nigcoke tincabule etinyaweni tenu, niphetse netindvuku tenu futsi niyidle nisheshisa. Leli liPhasika laJehova. 12 Mine ngitawufika eveni laseGibhithe kulobo busuku ngibulale onkhe ematibulo akulelive, kusukela ematibulweni ebantfu kuya ematibulweni etilwane.+ Ngitawubehlulela bonkhe bonkulunkulu baseGibhithe.+ NginguJehova. 13 Lengati itawuba luphawu etindlini tenu. Ngitawutsi nangiyibona ngitendlule letindlu tenu, futsi lesishayo ngeke sinibulale nangishaya lelive laseGibhithe.+
14 “‘Lelilanga litawuba sikhumbuto kini, futsi niboligubha nentele Jehova umkhosi kuto tonkhe titukulwane tenu. Kufanele niligubhe, futsi loku kutawuba ngumtsetfo lohlala njalo. 15 Nitawudla sinkhwa lesite imvubelo emalanga langu-7.+ Ngelilanga lekucala kufanele nisuse inhlama lenemvubelo etindlini tenu, ngobe nobe ngubani lodla intfo lenemvubelo kusukela ngelilanga lekucala kuya elangeni lesi-7, loyo muntfu kufanele abulawe. 16 Ngelilanga lekucala nitawuba nembutsano longcwele, bese kutsi ngelilanga lesi-7 nibe nalomunye umbutsano longcwele. Kute umsebenti lokufanele wentiwe ngalawo malanga.+ Yinye kuphela intfo umuntfu langayenta, kutilungisela loko latakudla.
17 “‘Kufanele nente uMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo,+ ngobe ngalelilanga leli ngitawunikhipha ngemacembu enu* eveni laseGibhithe. Lelilanga kufanele niligubhe kuto tonkhe titukulwane tenu, loku kube ngumtsetfo lohlala njalo. 18 Kusihlwa ngelilanga lesi-14 enyangeni yekucala, kufanele nidle sinkhwa lesite imvubelo kuze kube kusihlwa ngelilanga lesi-21 kuleyo nyanga.+ 19 Kute inhlama lenemvubelo lokufanele itfolakale etindlini tenu kulamalanga langu-7, ngobe nangabe umuntfu adla intfo lenemvubelo, ngisho nobe awalesinye sive+ nobe angum-Israyeli ngekutalwa, kufanele abulawe.+ 20 Akukafaneli nidle intfo lenemvubelo. Kufanele nidle sinkhwa lesite imvubelo kuwo onkhe emakhaya enu.’”
21 Ngekushesha Mosi wabita onkhe emadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli,+ watsi kuwo: “Nguloyo naloyo akahambe akhetsele umndeni wakhe silwane lesisesincane,* asihlabe sibe ngumhlatjelo weliPhasika. 22 Ngemuva kwaloko kufanele nitsatse sitfungo sehisophu* nisenye engatini lesesitjeni bese niyifafata ngetulu kweminyango yenu kanye nasetinsikeni tayo totimbili. Kute ngisho namunye kini lokufanele aphume endlini yakhe kuze kube sekuseni. 23 Jehova nakaletsa lesishayo kubantfu baseGibhithe utayibona lengati lefafatwe ngetulu kweminyango yenu nasetinsikeni tayo totimbili. Ngako Jehova utawubese uyayendlula leyondlu, angavumeli kutsi kube khona lobulawa ngulesishayo sekufa.*+
24 “Lomkhosi kufanele niwugcine nine nemadvodzana enu, futsi loku kutawuba ngumtsetfo lohlala njalo.+ 25 Nanifika eveni Jehova lataninika lona, njengobe nje ashito, kufanele niwugcine lomkhosi.+ 26 Emadvodzana enu nakanibuta atsi: ‘Usho kutsini lomkhosi kini?’+ 27 Nibotsi: ‘Lona ngumhlatjelo weliPhasika lesiwentela Jehova, yena lowendlula tindlu tema-Israyeli eGibhithe ngesikhatsi aletsa sishayo kubantfu baseGibhithe, kodvwa tindlu tetfu watiphephisa.’”
Ngako-ke ema-Israyeli aguca futsi akhotsama. 28 Abese ayahamba enta njengobe nje Jehova abetjele boMosi na-Aroni.+ Akwenta konkhe njengobe nje Nkulunkulu abeshito.
29 Ekhatsi nebusuku Jehova wabulala onkhe ematibulo eveni laseGibhithe,+ kusukela etibulweni laFaro lobekasesihlalweni sebukhosi kuya etibulweni lesiboshwa lebesisejele* kanye nawo onkhe ematibulo etilwane.+ 30 Faro wavuka kulobo busuku nato tonkhe tinceku takhe kanye nabo bonkhe labanye bantfu baseGibhithe. Kwaba nekukhala lokukhulu eGibhithe ngobe bekute indlu lebeyingakafelwa.+ 31 Ngabo lobo busuku wavele wabita boMosi na-Aroni+ futsi watsi kubo: “Hambani la, niphume niphele kubantfu bami, nine nawo onkhe lamanye ema-Israyeli. Hambani niyokhonta Jehova njengekucela kwenu.+ 32 Tsatsani nemihlambi yenu yetimvu, yetimbuti neyetinkhomo nihambe, njengobe nje nishito.+ Kodvwa-ke nami kufanele ningibusise.”
33 Bantfu baseGibhithe bacala kuncenga ema-Israyeli kutsi aphume ngekushesha+ kulelive, batsi: “Ngobe sonkhe kufana nekutsi sesifile!”+ 34 Ngako ema-Israyeli aphatsa inhlama yawo lebeyite imvubelo, agocotela letitja tenhlama ngetimphahla tawo futsi atibophela emahlombe. 35 Ema-Israyeli akwenta loko Mosi labewatjele kona, acela netintfo telisiliva neteligolide kanye netimphahla kubantfu baseGibhithe.+ 36 Jehova wenta kutsi bantfu bakhe batfole umusa emehlweni ebantfu baseGibhithe, futsi babanika loko lebebakucela, batitsatsa tonkhe tintfo tebantfu baseGibhithe.+
37 Ngemuva kwaloko ema-Israyeli esuka eRamsesi+ aya eSukhothi.+ Bekunemadvodza labehamba ngetinyawo langaba ngu-600 000, nabangabalwa bantfwana.+ 38 Bahamba nelicembu*+ lelikhulu lebantfu baletinye tive, kanye nemihlambi yetimvu, yetimbuti neyetinkhomo. Lemfuyo beyiyinyenti kakhulu. 39 Babese batsatsa lenhlama lebebaphume nayo eGibhithe babhaka tinkhwa letiyindingilizi letite imvubelo. Lenhlama beyite imvubelo njengobe bebacoshiwe eGibhithe futsi bangakasitfoli nesikhatsi sekutilungiselela kudla.+
40 Ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibhithe,+ abesacitse iminyaka lengu-430+ aphila njengetihambi. 41 Ekupheleni kwaleminyaka lengu-430, bonkhe bantfu baJehova baphuma bamacembu* eveni laseGibhithe. Baphuma ngalo lelolanga. 42 Lobu busuku labatawukhumbula ngabo sikhatsi Jehova labakhipha ngaso eveni laseGibhithe. Lobusuku kufanele bugcinwe ngibo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli kuto tonkhe titukulwane tabo kuze badvumise Jehova.+
43 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuboMosi na-Aroni: “Nangu umtsetfo weliPhasika: Kute umuntfu wekuhamba lokufanele alidle.+ 44 Kodvwa nangabe kukhona lonesigcili lasitsenga ngemali, kufanele sisokwe.+ Ngemuva kwaloko-ke sesingalidla leliPhasika. 45 Umuntfu lovela kulenye indzawo kanye nesisebenti lesicashiwe akukafaneli balidle. 46 LeliPhasika kufanele lidlelwe endlini yinye. Kute inyama lokufanele niphume nayo endlini, nematsambo ayo kufanele ningawaphuli.+ 47 Onkhe ema-Israyeli kufanele aligubhe. 48 Nangabe kunemuntfu wekuhamba lohlala nani futsi lofuna kugubha leliPhasika kuze advumise Jehova, bonkhe labadvuna bendlu yakhe kufanele basokwe. Ngemuva kwaloko sekangeta atoligubha, futsi utawufana nem-Israyeli wekutalwa. Kute umuntfu longakasokwa lokufanele alidle.+ 49 Kutawusebenta umtsetfo munye kumuntfu longum-Israyeli wekutalwa nakumuntfu wekuhamba lohlala nani.”+
50 Ngako onkhe ema-Israyeli enta njengobe nje Jehova abetjele Mosi na-Aroni. Akwenta konkhe njengobe abeshito. 51 Ngalo lelolanga, Jehova wawakhipha ema-Israyeli ngemacembu* awo eveni laseGibhithe.