U-Eksodusi 12:1-51
12 UJehova wasekhuluma loMosi lo-Aroni elizweni laseGibhithe wathi:
2 “Inyanga le izakuba yinyanga yokuqala ezinyangeni zenu. Izakuba ngeyokuqala ezinyangeni zomnyaka kini.+
3 Khuluma labo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Mhlaka 10 ngayonale inyanga, imuli ngayinye kumele ithathe imvu+ kusiya ngezindlu zaboyise, indlu ngayinye ithathe imvu eyodwa.
4 Kodwa nxa abantu bendlu leyo bebalutshwana okokuthi ngeke bayiqede imvu kumele bayidle lomakhelwane wabo endlini yabo, babelane kusiya ngenani labantu. Kumele likhangele ukuthi umuntu ngamunye angadla inyama enganani.
5 Imvu yakhona kumele kube ngengelasici+ futhi kube ngenduna elomnyaka owodwa. Lingakhetha phakathi kwemvana ezinduna loba emazinyaneni embuzi.
6 Kumele liyigcine kuze kufike umhlaka 14 wenyanga+ le njalo ibandla lonke lako-Israyeli kumele liyihlabe sekuhwalala.*+
7 Kumele bathathe elinye igazi balifafaze emaceleni womabili omgubazi kanye laphezulu emgubazini, eminyango yezindlu abazayidlela kuzo.+
8 “‘Kumele badle inyama yayo ngalobubusuku+ njalo kumele bayose emlilweni, bayidle lesinkwa esingelamvubelo+ kanye lemibhida ebabayo.+
9 Lingayidli iluhlaza kumbe ixhwathisiwe kodwa liyose emlilweni kanye lenhloko yayo, lamangqina lezangaphakathi.
10 Akumelanga liyigcine kuze kube sekuseni, yonke esele kwaze kwaba sekuseni kumele liyitshise ngomlilo.+
11 Kumele liyidle libophe amabhanti enu,* ligqoke amanyathela enu, liphethe lezintonga zenu ezandleni futhi kumele liyidle liphangisa ngoba liPhasika likaJehova.
12 Ngalobobusuku ngizadabula phakathi kwelizwe leGibhithe, ngibulale wonke amazibulo aselizweni laseGibhithe kusukela ebantwini kuze kuyefika enyamazaneni.+ Ngizakwahlulela bonke onkulunkulu baseGibhithe.+ Mina nginguJehova.
13 Igazi lelo lizakuba luphawu ezindlini elikuzo. Ngizathi ngibona igazi ngidlule izindlu zenu futhi uhlupho alusoze lufike kini luzolitshabalalisa nxa sengitshaya ilizwe laseGibhithe.+
14 “‘Ilanga leli lizakuba yisikhumbuzo kini, futhi kumele libe ngumkhosi kaJehova elizawunanza kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona.
15 Kumele lidle isinkwa esingelamvubelo+ okwamalanga ayisikhombisa. Ngelanga lokuqala kumele likhiphe imvubelo* ezindlini zenu ngoba loba ngubani odla ukudla okulemvubelo kusukela ngelanga lokuqala kuze kuyefika kwelesikhombisa, umuntu lowo kumele abulawe.
16 Ngelanga lokuqala lizakwenza umhlangano ongcwele, beselisenza omunye umhlangano ongcwele ngelanga lesikhombisa. Akulamsebenzi okumele wenziwe ngamalanga la.+ Umsebenzi ongenziwa ngowokulungisa lokho umuntu afuna ukukudla kuphela.
17 “‘Kumele ligcine uMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo+ ngoba ngalelilanga ngizakhipha amaxuku* enu elizweni laseGibhithe. Kanti njalo ilanga leli kumele liligcine kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu, kube ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona.
18 Mhlaka 14 ngenyanga yokuqala, kumele lidle isinkwa esingelamvubelo kusihlwa kuze kufike umhlaka 21 kusihlwa+ ngenyanga leyo.
19 Akumelanga kutholakale imvubelo* ezindlini zenu okwamalanga ayisikhombisa, ngenxa yokuthi loba ngubani ozakudla ukudla okulemvubelo kumele abulawe+ kungelani lokuthi ngumuntu wesinye isizwe loba oyisizalwane selizwe.+
20 Akumelanga lidle loba yini elemvubelo. Kuyo yonke imizi yenu kumele lidle isinkwa esingelamvubelo.’”
21 UMosi wahle wabiza bonke abadala bako-Israyeli+ wathi kubo: “Hambani liyekhethela izimuli zenu izifuyo ezincane* emhlambini, lihlabe umhlatshelo wePhasika.
22 Ngemva kwalokho kumele ligxamuze ilixha lehisophi* phakathi kwegazi elisemganwini beselilichela phezulu emigubazini kanye lasemaceleni womabili omgubazi. Akulamuntu okumele aphume emnyango wendlu yakhe kuze kube sekuseni.
23 UJehova uzadlula ukuze atshaye amaGibhithe ngohlupho. Kodwa uzathi ebona igazi elingaphezulu eminyango yenu lasemaceleni womabili emigubazi, uJehova uzawedlula umnyango lowo njalo kasoze avumele ukuthi uhlupho lokufa lungene ezindlini zenu.+
24 “Kumele liwunanze lumkhosi. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kini lasemadodaneni+ enu.
25 Nxa selifikile elizweni uJehova azalinika lona njengokutsho kwakhe, kumele liwugcine umkhosi lo.+
26 Kanti njalo nxa abantwabenu* bangalibuza bathi, ‘Liwenzelani+ umkhosi lo?’
27 Kumele lithi, ‘Ngumhlatshelo wePhasika owenzelwa uJehova yena owadlula izindlu zama-Israyeli eGibhithe ngesikhathi esetshaya amaGibhithe ngohlupho, waziceza izindlu zethu.’”
Abantu basebeguqa bakhothamisa amakhanda phansi.
28 Ngakho abako-Israyeli basuka bayakwenza lokho uJehova ayekulaye uMosi lo-Aroni.+ Benza khona kanye ababekutsheliwe.
29 Kwathi phakathi kwamabili uJehova wabulala wonke amazibulo elizweni laseGibhithe,+ kusukela ezibulweni likaFaro owayehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi kusiya ezibulweni lomuntu othunjiweyo owayesejele kanye lawo wonke amazibulo ezinyamazana.+
30 Ngalobobusuku uFaro wavuka lazo zonke izinceku zakhe kanye labo bonke abantu baseGibhithe futhi kwaba lesililo esikhulu kwabaseGibhithe ngoba kwakufiwe+ kuzo zonke nje izindlu.
31 UFaro wahle wabiza uMosi lo-Aroni+ ebusuku wathi: “Sukani liphume phakathi kwabantu bami, lina labanye bonke abako-Israyeli. Hambani liyekhonza uJehova njengokutsho kwenu.+
32 Lithathe lazo zonke izifuyo zenu lihambe njengoba litshilo.+ Kodwa lingibusise lami.”
33 AbaseGibhithe baqalisa ukuncenga abantu ukuthi baphume masinyane+ elizweni ngoba babesithi, “Phela lingayekela ukuhamba sifile+ sonke lapha.”
34 Ngakho abantu bathwala ifulawa yabo eyayisivutshiwe kodwa ingakafakwa imvubelo, bathatha lemiganu yabo yokuvubela ifulawa bayifaka ehlombe ithandelwe ngezigqoko zabo.
35 Abako-Israyeli bakwenza lokho uMosi ayebatshele khona, bacela izinto ezenziwe ngesiliva langegolide kanye lempahla+ kumaGibhithe.
36 UJehova wenza ukuthi amaGibhithe abe lomusa ebantwini, abapha lokho ababekucela; bayibutha sibili inotho yamaGibhithe.+
37 Abako-Israyeli basebesuka-ke eRamesesi+ besiya eSukhothi.+ Kwakulamadoda angaba ngu-600 000 kungabalwanga abantwana.+
38 Babehamba lexuku labantu abatshiyeneyo*+ kanye lemihlambi yabo njalo izifuyo zabo zazizinengi kakhulu.
39 Baqalisa ukupheka izinkwa ezingelamvubelo eziyisigombolozi ngefulawa evutshiweyo ababesuke layo eGibhithe. Ifulawa leyo yayingelamvubelo ngoba babesuke ngesiphangiphangi eGibhithe, baswela lesikhathi sokulungisa umphako wabo.+
40 Abako-Israyeli bathi bephuma elizweni laseGibhithe+ basebehlale iminyaka engu-430+ bengabezizweni.
41 Yathi iphela iminyaka engu-430, ngalo kanye lelolanga, wonke amaxuku* kaJehova aphuma elizweni laseGibhithe.
42 Lobu yibo ubusuku abazananza ngabo ukukhululwa kwabo nguJehova elizweni laseGibhithe. Ngalobubusuku bonke abantu bako-Israyeli kumele bananze ilanga leli kuzo zonke izizukulwane+ zabo ukuze banike uJehova udumo.
43 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi lo-Aroni, “Nanku umlayo wePhasika: Akulamuntu wesinye isizwe okumele alidle.+
44 Kodwa nxa umuntu elesigqili asithenga ngemali kumele asisoke.+ Lapho-ke sesingadla iPhasika.
45 Akumelanga lidliwe ngumuntu ovela kwelinye ilizwe loba umuntu oqhatshiweyo.
46 Imvana kumele idlelwe endlini eyodwa. Inyama yayo akumelanga ikhitshelwe phandle njalo akumelanga lephule amathambo+ ayo.
47 Bonke abako-Israyeli kumele balinanze iPhasika.
48 Nxa lihlezi lomuntu wesinye isizwe njalo efuna ukunanza iPhasika likaJehova, bonke abesilisa ahlala labo kumele basokwe. Ngemva kwalokho usengalinanza futhi abe njengesizalwane selizwe. Kodwa owesilisa ongasokwanga akumelanga alidle.+
49 Kuzasebenza umthetho owodwa emuntwini oyisizalwane lasemuntwini wesinye isizwe elihlezi laye.”+
50 Ngakho bonke abako-Israyeli bakwenza lokho uJehova ayekulaye uMosi lo-Aroni. Benza khona kanye ababekutsheliwe.
51 Ngalo kanye lelilanga uJehova wakhupha abako-Israyeli kanye lamaxuku* abo elizweni laseGibhithe.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo ngesikhathi ilanga selisiyatshona, sekuqalisa ukuba mnyama.
^ NgesiHebheru, “inkalo zenu zibotshiwe.”
^ Kumbe, “ifulawa evutshiweyo yafakwa imvubelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “amabutho.”
^ Kumbe, “ifulawa evutshiweyo yafakwa imvubelo.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo amazinyane ezimvu kumbe awembuzi.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiHebheru, “amadodana.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo abantu ababengayisiwo ma-Israyeli lamaGibhithe.
^ NgesiHebheru, “amabutho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “lamabutho.”
