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7Umpristi omkhulu wasesithi: Kambe lezizinto zinjalo? 2 Wasesithi: Madoda, bazalwane labobaba, lalelania. UNkulunkulu wenkazimulo wabonakala kubaba wethu uAbrahama eseMesopotamiyab, engakahlali eHaranic, 3 wasesithi kuye: Phuma elizweni lakini lezihlotsheni zakho, uze elizweni engizakutshengisa lonad. 4 Wasesuka elizweni lamaKhaladiya wahlala eHaranie; kwathi esuka lapho, emva kokufa kukayisef, wamsusa wamhlalisa kulelilizwe elihlezi kilo lina khathesig; 5 kodwa kamnikanga ilifa kilo, hatshi lanyathelah; kodwa wathembisa ukumnika lona libe ngelakhe, lelenzalo yakhe emva kwakhei, engakabi lamntwanaj. 6 UNkulunkulu wasekhuluma kanje esithi inzalo yakhe izakuba yisihambi elizweni lemzini, bazayenza isigqili bazayiphatha kubik, iminyaka engamakhulu amanel; 7 kodwa lesosizwe, abazakuba yizigqili kuso, ngizasigweba mina, kutsho uNkulunkulu; njalo emva kwalezizinto bazaphuma, bangikhonze kulindawom. 8 Wasemnika isivumelwano sokusokan; ngokunjalo wazala uIsaka, wamsoka ngosuku lwesificaminwembilio; loIsaka wazala uJakobep, loJakobeq okhokho abalitshumi lambilir. 9 Okhokhos basebesiba lomonat bathengisa uJosefa eGibhitheu; kodwa uNkulunkulu wayelayev, 10 wasemkhulula kuzo zonke inhlupheko zakhe, wamnika umusa lenhlakanipho phambi kukaFaro inkosi yeGibhithe; wasembeka ukuba ngumbusi phezu kweGibhithe lowendlu yakhe yonkew. 11 Kwasekufika indlala elizweni lonke leGibhithe leleKhanani, lokuhlupheka okukhulu; labobaba bethu kabatholanga ukudlax. 12 Kodwa uJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona amabele eGibhithe, wathuma obaba bethu okokuqalay. 13 Kwathi ngokwesibiliz uJosefa waziswa kubafowaboa, labakibo kaJosefa babonakaliswa kuFarob. 14 UJosefa wasethumela wabizela kuye uyise uJakobec, lalo lonke usendo lwakhed, kulemiphefumuloe engamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanuf. 15 UJakobe wasesehlela eGibhitheg, wasesifa yenah labobaba bethui; 16 basebethwalelwaj eShikemik, balaliswa engcwabeni uAbrahama ayelithenge ngentengo yemalil kumadodana kaHamorimn weShikemio. 17 Kwathi sesisondele isikhathi sesithembiso uNkulunkulu ayesifunge kuAbrahamap, bakhula abantu banda eGibhitheq, 18 kwaze kwavela enye inkosi, eyayingamazi uJosefar. 19 Yona yasiphatha ngobuqili isizukulu sakithi, yabahlupha obaba bethus, ukubalahlisa insane zabot, ukuze zingaphiliu. 20 Ngalesosikhathi kwazalwa uMozisiv, waba muhle kuNkulunkulu; owondliwa endlini kayise inyanga ezintathuw. 21 Eselahliwe, indodakazi kaFaro yamdobha, yazondlela yena ukuthi abe yindodanax. 22 Njalo uMozisi wafundiswa kuyo yonke inhlakanipho yamaGibhithey; wasesiba lamandla ngamazwi langemisebenziz. 23 Kwathi eselesikhathi seminyaka engamatshumi amane agcweleyo, kwafika enhliziyweni yakhea ukuthi ahambele abafowabo abantwana bakoIsrayelib. 24 Kwathi ebona omunye ephathwa kubi, wamvikela wamphindisela ohlutshwayo, watshaya umGibhithe; 25 njalo wayethemba ukuthi abafowabo bazaqedisisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanika inkululeko ngesandla sakhe; kodwa kabaqedisisanga. 26 Njalo ngosuku olulandelayo wazibonakalisa kubo ababesilwa, wabalamula ngamandla, esithi: Madoda, lingabazalwane; liphathanelani kubic? 27 Kodwa lowo owayemona umakhelwane wamsunduza, esithi: Ubekwe ngubani ukuba ngumbusi lomahluleli phezu kwethu? 28 Usufuna ukungibulala yini, njengoba ubulele umGibhithe izolod? 29 Ngalelilizwi uMozisi wasebaleka, waba ngowemzini elizweni leMadiyanie, lapho azala khona amadodana amabilif. 30 Kwathi sekugcwaliseke iminyaka engamatshumi amane, kwabonakala kuye enkangalag yentaba iSinayi ingilosi yeNkosi phakathi kwelangabi lomlilo esihlahlenih. 31 Kwathi uMozisi esebonile wamangala ngalowombono; esasondela ukuthi akhangelisise, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuye lisithii: 32 Mina nginguNkulunkulu waboyihlo, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama loNkulunkulu kaIsaka loNkulunkulu kaJakobej. UMozisi wasethuthumelak, kazaba lesibindi sokukhangelisisal. 33 INkosi yasisithi kuye: Khulula amanyathela enyaweni zakho; ngoba indawo omi kiyo ingumhlabathi ongcwelem. 34 Ngikubonile lokukubona ukuhlutshwa kwabantu bami abaseGibhithe, njalo ngizwile ukububula kwabo; sengehlile ukuthi ngibakhulule; khathesi-ke woza, ngizakuthuma eGibhithen. 35 UMozisi lo abamalayo besithi: Ubekwe ngubani ukuba ngumbusi lomahluleli? - nguye uNkulunkulu amthumayo ukuba ngumbusi lomkhululi ngesandla sengilosi eyabonakala kuye esihlahlenio. 36 Yena wabakhuphap, esenze izimangaliso lezibonakaliso elizweni leGibhitheq loLwandle oluBomvur, lenkangalas iminyaka engamatshumi amanet. 37 Nguye lowo uMozisi owathi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli: INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu uzalivusela umprofethi kubazalwane benu onjengami; lizamuzwa yenau. 38 Nguye lowov owayesebandleni enkangalaw, kanye lengilosi eyakhuluma laye entabeni iSinayi kanye labobaba bethux; owemukelay amazwi aphilayoz, ukuze asinike; 39 yena obaba bethu abangavumanga ukumlalela, kodwa bamsunduzela eceleni, basebebuyela eGibhithe ngenhliziyo zaboa, 40 besithi kuAroni: Senzele onkulunkulu abazahamba phambi kwethu; ngoba uMozisi lo, owasikhupha elizweni iGibhithe, kasazi ukuthi wehlelwe yinib. 41 Basebesenza ithole ngalezonsukuc, baletha umhlatshelo esithombenid, bajabulae ngemisebenzi yezandla zabof. 42 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wafulathelag, wabanikela ukuthi bakhonzeh ibutho lezului; njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yabaprofethi ukuthi: Laletha kimi yini imihlatshelo leminikelo iminyaka engamatshumi amane enkangala, ndlu kaIsrayelij? 43 Njalo lathatha ithabhanekele likaMoloki lenkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu uRefani, imifanekiso elayenza ukuthi liyikhonzek; njalo ngizalithuthela ngaphambili kweBhabhilonil. 44 Obaba bethu babelalo ithabhanekele lobufakazi enkangalam, njengokulayela kwalowo owakhuluma loMozisi, ukuthi alenze ngomfanekiso ayewubonilen; 45 okwathi futhi obaba bethu abalandelayo sebelemukele balingenisa kanyeo loJoshuwa empahleni yezizwep, uNkulunkulu azixotsha phambi kobuso babobabaq, kwaze kwaba sensukwini zikaDavidar; 46 owathola umusa phambi kukaNkulunkulus, wacela ukutholela uNkulunkulu kaJakobe ithabhanekelet. 47 Kodwa uSolomoni wamakhela indluu. 48 Kodwav oPhezukonkew kahlali ethempelinix elenziwe ngezandlay, njengokutsho komprofethi ukuthi: 49 Izulu kimi liyisihlalo sobukhosi, lomhlaba uyisenabelo senyawo zami; lizangakhela indlu enjani, kutsho iNkosi; kumbe yiyiphi indawo yami yokuphumula? 50 Isandla sami kasizenzanga yini zonke lezizintoz? 51 Lina ntamo zilukhuniab njalo abangasokanga enhliziyweni lendlebenicd, lina limelana njalonjalo loMoya oyiNgcwele; njengaboyihlo, linjalo lanie. 52 Nguwuphi owabaprofethi oyihlo abangamzingelangaf? Basebebulala labo abamemezela ngaphambili ngokuza koLungileyog, yena lo lina khathesi eselabangabanikeli lababulali bakheh; 53 elemukela umlayo ngokuhlela kwezingilosii, kodwa kaliwulondolozangaj.

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54 Bathi sebezwile lezizinto, bahlabeka enhliziyweni zabok, bamgedlela amazinyol. 55 Kodwa yena egcwele uMoya oNgcwelem, wajolozela ezulwini, wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulun, loJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkuluo, 56 wasesithi: Khangelani, ngibona amazulu evulekilep, leNdodana yomuntuq imi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulur. 57 Kodwa bamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, bavala indlebe zabo, batheleka phezu kwakhe bengqondonye; 58 basebemkhuphela ngaphandle komuzis, bamkhanda ngamatshet; labafakaziu babeka phansi izembatho zabo enyaweni zejaha elithiwa nguSawuliv. 59 Bamkhanda ngamatshe uStefanew, ebiza esithi: Nkosi Jesux, yemukela umoya wamiy. 60 Waseguqa ngamadolo, wamemeza ngelizwi elikhuluz esithi: Nkosia, ungababaleli lesisonob. Esetshilo lokhu walalac.