Eksodus
24 Emva koko wathi kuMoses: “Nyuka uye kuYehova, wena, uAron, uNadabhi, uAbhihu+ nabadala bakwaSirayeli abayi-70, nize niqubude nithe qelele. 2 UMoses makasondele yedwa kuYehova, kodwa abanye mabangasondeli, nabantu mabangenyuki naye.”+
3 UMoses wayokubaxelela abantu yonke into ethethwe nguYehova nayo yonke imithetho yakhe,+ baza bonke abantu baphendula ngazwi-nye bathi: “Sizimisele ukuyenza yonke into ayithethileyo uYehova.”+ 4 Emva koko uMoses wawabhala phantsi onke amazwi kaYehova.+ Wavuka ekuseni, wakha isibingelelo emazantsi entaba, neentsika eziyi-12 ngokwezizwe zakwaSirayeli eziyi-12. 5 Emva koko wathuma amadodana akwaSirayeli ukuba abingelele ngeminikelo etshiswayo, abingelele kuYehova ngeenkunzi zeenkomo zibe yimibingelelo yobuhlobo.+ 6 Wathatha ihafu yegazi, wayigalela ezityeni. Enye ihafu yegazi wafefa ngayo esibingelelweni. 7 Emva koko wathatha incwadi yesivumelwano, wayifunda abantu besiva,+ baza abantu bathi: “Yonke into ayithethileyo uYehova sikulungele ukuyenza, yaye siza kuthobela.”+ 8 Ngoko uMoses wathatha igazi, wabafefa ngalo abantu,+ wathi: “Eli ligazi lesivumelwano asenze nani uYehova ngokuvumelana nawo onke la mazwi.”+
9 UMoses noAron, uNadabhi noAbhihu nabadala bakwaSirayeli abayi-70 banyuka, 10 baza bambona uThixo kaSirayeli.+ Phantsi kweenyawo zakhe kwakukho indawo ethe tyaba eyenziwe ngamatye esafire, icwenge njengamazulu ngokwawo.+ 11 Akazange awabethe la madoda abalaseleyo akwaSirayeli,+ kodwa abona nje umbono woThixo wokwenene aza atya, asela.
12 UYehova wathi kuMoses: “Nyuka uze kum entabeni, ulinde khona. Ndiza kukunika amacwecwe amatye anomthetho nomyalelo endiza kuwubhala ukuze abantu bafundiswe.”+ 13 Ngoko uMoses wahamba noYoshuwa isicaka sakhe,+ waya entabeni yoThixo wokwenene.+ 14 Kodwa wathi kubadala: “Silindeni apha side sibuye.+ UAron noHure+ baza kushiyeka nani. Ukuba kukho nabani na onetyala afuna lichotshelwe, makaye kubo.”+ 15 Emva koko uMoses wanyuka loo ntaba yayogqunywe lilifu.+
16 Uzuko lukaYehova+ lwahlala phezu kweNtaba YaseSinayi,+ laza ilifu layogquma kangangeentsuku ezintandathu. Ngosuku lwesixhenxe, uThixo wabiza uMoses ephakathi efini. 17 KumaSirayeli awayebukele, olo zuko lukaYehova lwalufana nomlilo omkhulu encotsheni yentaba. 18 UMoses wangena kwelo lifu waza wanyuka intaba.+ Wahlala apho entabeni iintsuku eziyi-40 neengokuhlwa eziyi-40.+