Ukubizwa kukaMozisi

3UMozisi wayeselusa-ke umhlambi kaJetro uyisezala, umpristi weMidiyani; waqhuba umhlambi waya ngaphambili kwenkangalaa waze wafika entabeni kaNkulunkulub, eHorebe. 2 Njalo ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuyec elangabini lomlilo liphuma phakathi kwesihlahlad; wasebona, khangela-ke, isihlahla sivutha umlilo, kodwa isihlahla sasingapheli. 3 UMozisi wasesithi: Ngizaphambuka-ke ngibone lo umbono omkhulu, ukuthi kungani isihlahla singatshi. 4 Kwathi iNkosi isibonile ukuthi uphambukile ukuyabona, uNkulunkulu wambiza ephakathi kwesihlahla, wathi: Mozisi, Mozisi! Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha. 5 Wasesithi: Ungasondeli lapha; khupha amanyathela akho enyaweni zakho, ngoba indawo omi kuyo ingumhlabathi ongcwelee. 6 Wathi futhi: NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama, uNkulunkulu kaIsaka, loNkulunkulu kaJakobef. UMozisi wasefihla ubuso bakhe, ngoba esesaba ukukhangela uNkulunkulug.

7 INkosi yasisithi: Isibili ngibonile ukuhlupheka kwesizwe sami esiseGibhitheh, ngizwile ukukhala kwabo ngenxa yabaqhubi besibhalo baboi; ngoba ngiyazazi insizi zabo; 8 njalo ngehlilej ukusikhulula ezandleni zamaGibhithek, lokusenyusa kulelolizwe, ngisise elizweni elihle elibanzil, siye elizweni eligeleza uchago lolujum, siye endaweni yamaKhanani lamaHethi lamaAmori lamaPerizi lamaHivi lamaJebusin. 9 Khathesi-ke, khangela, ukukhala kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli sekufikile kimio; njalo lami ngibonile ucindezelo amaGibhithe abacindezela ngalo. 10 Khathesi-ke, woza, ngizakuthuma kuFaro ukuze ukhuphe isizwe sami, abantwana bakoIsrayeli, eGibhithe.

11 Kodwa uMozisi wathi kuNkulunkulu: Ngingubani minap ukuthi ngiye kuFaro, lokuthi ngikhuphe abantwana bakoIsrayeli eGibhithe? 12 Wasesithi: Isibili ngizakuba laweq; lalokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe sokuthi mina ngikuthumile; lapho ususikhuphile isizwe eGibhithe, lizamkhonza uNkulunkulu kulintabar. 13 UMozisi wasesithi kuNkulunkulu: Khangela, nxa ngifika kubantwana bakoIsrayeli ngisithi kubo: UNkulunkulu waboyihlo ungithumile kini; bazakuthi kimi: Ungubani ibizo lakhe? Ngizathini kubo? 14 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuMozisi: NGINGUYE ENGINGUYE. Wathi futhi: Uzakutsho njalo kubantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuthi: UNGINGUYEs ungithumile kini. 15 UNkulunkulu wasesithi njalo kuMozisi: Uzakutsho njalo kubantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuthi: INkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama, uNkulunkulu kaIsaka, loNkulunkulu kaJakobet ungithumile kini; leli libizo lami kuze kube ninininiu, njalo lesi yisikhumbuzo sami kusizukulwana kusiya kusizukulwana. 16 Hamba, ubuthanise abadala bakoIsrayeliv, uthi kubo: INkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo ibonakele kimi, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama, kaIsaka, lokaJakobe, isithi: Ngokulihambela ngilihambelew, lalokho elikwenziwe eGibhithe; 17 futhi ngathi ngizalenyusa enhluphekweni yeGibhithe, ngilise elizweni lamaKhanani lelamaHethi lelamaAmori lelamaPerizi lelamaHivi lelamaJebusix, liye elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju. 18 Njalo bazalalela ilizwi lakhoy. Futhi uzakuya, wenaz labadala bakoIsrayeli, enkosini yeGibhithe, lithi kuyo: INkosi, uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru, ihlangene lathia; khathesi-ke, ake usiyekele sihambe ummango wensuku ezintathu siye enkangala ukuze sihlabele iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu. 19 Kodwa mina ngiyazi ukuthi inkosi yeGibhithe kayiyikuliyekela lihambeb, ngitsho langesandla esilamandla. 20 Ngakho ngizakwelula isandla samic ngilitshaye iGibhithe ngezimangaliso zami zonke engizazenza phakathi kwalo; njalo emva kwalokho izaliyekela lihambed. 21 Njalo ngizanika lesisizwe umusa emehlweni amaGibhithee. Kuzakuthi-ke mhla lisukayo, kaliyikusuka lingelalutho, 22 kodwa wonke owesifazana uzacela kumakhelwane wakhe, lakuye ohlezihleziyo endlini yakhe, izinto zesiliva, lezinto zegolide, lemvunulo; lizazifaka emadodaneni enu lemadodakazini enu; lizawaphangaf amaGibhithe1.