U-EKSODUSI 1
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Ukugandelelwa kwama-Israyeli
1U-Israyeli onguJakopo waya eGibhide. Amadodanakhe akhamba naye, enye nenye nomndenayo. Naka amabizwawo:
2uRubeni, uSimiyoni, uLevi noJuda;
3u-Isakari, uZebuloni noBhenjamini;
4uDani noNafitali;
uGadi no-Atjheri.
5Ngesikhatheso uJosefa bekasele aseGibhide. Yeke iinzukulwana zakaJakopo gade zimatjhumi alikhomba ngesibalo.
6UJosefa nabo boke abafowabo kanye nazo zoke iinzukulwanezo bahlongakala, 7kodwana ama-Israyeli abeletha, ahluma abe anda ngesibalo kangangobana azala inarha yeGibhide.
8Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi eGibhide kwaba nekosi etja egade ingamazi uJosefa. 9Yathi ebantwini bayo: “Qalani, ama-Israyeli kwanjesi sele andile kunathi. 10Yeke asibeni nelisu ngawo, sikhandele bona angandi. Nakungasinjalo nakube kuyenzeka bona siqalane nepi azakuba libutho nezitha zethu bese alwa nathi, athumbe inarha.”
11Ngalokho bawabekela abatjhotjhozeli kobana bawagandelele emsebenzinawo okatelelako. Bekufuze akhe iPitomu neRamesese njengamadorobho wakaFaro wokubeka ipahla. 12Kodwana bathi nabarhagala ngokuwagandelela nawo arhagala ngokwanda, anaba. Ngalokho amaGibhide athoma ukukhathazeka khulu ngama-Israyeli. 13Nje-ke aqinisa isandla phezu kwawo, 14abe enza ipilo yama-Israyeli bona ibe munyu ngokuwasebenzisa umsebenzi obudisi weentina nedaka nangayo yoke imihlobo yemisebenzi yemasimini. Kiyo yoke imisebenzi ebudisi, amaGibhide asebenzisa ama-Israyeli ngesihluku.
15Ikosi yeGibhide yakhuluma kuTjhifira noPuwa okubabelethisi bamaHebheru 16yathi: “Lokha nanisiza abafazi bamaHebheru ukubeletha bese nanibona kumsana, mbulaleni, nakumntazana mliseni aphile.”
17Kodwana ababelethisi besaba uZimu, azange benze lokho ikosi yeGibhide ethe bakwenze. Balisa abesana baphila. 18Nje-ke ikosi yeGibhide yabiza ababelethisi yababuza yathi: “Nikwenzeleni lokhu? Kubayini nilise abesana baphile na?”
19Ababelethisi baphendula uFaro bathi: “Abafazi bamaHebheru abafani nebamaGibhide, bona banamandla, kuthi umbelethisi angakafiki ibe sebabelethile.”
20Ngalokho uZimu waba nomusa ebabelethisini, nabantu banda baba banengi khulu ukudlula. 21Ngebanga lokobana ababelethisi besaba uZimu, wabapha imbeleko.
22Yeke uFaro wakhupha umyalo othi: “Boke abesana ababelethwako baphoseleni emlanjeni iNayili, kodwana abentazana bona nibalise baphile.”
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