Isihlahla Esivuthayo

UMose wahlala kwaMidiyani iminyaka engu-40. Washada futhi waba nezingane. Ngolunye usuku lapho elusa izimvu zakhe eduze kweNtaba iSinayi, wabona into eyisimanga. Isihlahla sameva sasivutha umlilo kodwa singashi! Lapho uMose esondela ukuze abone ukuthi kungani singashi, wezwa izwi livela phakathi esihlahleni lithi: ‘Mose! Ungasondeli. Khumula izimbadada zakho ngoba le ndawo omi kuyo ingcwele.’ KwakunguJehova owayekhuluma esebenzisa ingelosi.

UMose wayethukile, ngakho wafihla ubuso bakhe. UJehova wathi: ‘Ngikubonile ukuhlupheka kwama-Israyeli. Ngizowasindisa kwabaseGibhithe futhi ngizowayisa ezweni elihle. Nguwe ozohola abantu bami ubakhiphe eGibhithe.’ Awucabange nje ukuthi kwammangaza kanjani lokho uMose!

UMose wabuza: ‘Ngizothini lapho abantu bengibuza ukuthi ubani ongithumile?’ UNkulunkulu waphendula: ‘Uzobatshela ukuthi uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka noNkulunkulu kaJakobe ukuthumile.’ UMose wabe esethi: ‘Ngizokwenzekanjani uma abantu bengangilaleli?’ UJehova wanika uMose ubufakazi bokuthi uzomsiza. Watshela uMose ukuba aphonse induku yakhe phansi. Induku yavele yaphenduka inyoka! Lapho uMose ebamba le nyoka ngomsila, yaphenduka yaba induku. UJehova wathi: ‘Lapho wenza lokhu abantu bayobona ukuthi yimi okuthumile.’

UMose wathi: ‘Angikwazi ukukhuluma kahle.’ UJehova wamthembisa: ‘Ngizokutshela ukuthi uzothini futhi ngizothumela umfowenu u-Aroni ukuba akusize.’ Azi ukuthi uJehova uzomsiza, uMose wathatha umkakhe namadodana akhe waphindela eGibhithe.