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6 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuMosi: “Khathesi uzabona engizakwenza kuFaro.+ Isandla sami esilamandla sizamenza avumele abantu bahambe efuna engafuni njalo isandla sami esilamandla sizamfuqa ukuthi abasuse elizweni+ lakhe.”
2 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuMosi: “NginguJehova
3 njalo ngangijayele ukubonakala ku-Abrahama lo-Isaka loJakhobe nginguNkulunkulu uSomandla,+ kodwa ibizo lami elithi Jehova+ angizange ngiliveze ngokugcweleyo kubo.+
4 Ngaphinda ngenza isivumelwano sami labo esokuthi ngibanike ilizwe leKhenani ababehlezi kulo njengabezizweni.+
5 Mina ngokwami sengikuzwile ukububula kwabantu bako-Israyeli abenziwa izigqili ngamaGibhithe futhi ngiyasikhumbula isivumelwano+ sami.
6 “Yikho-ke tshela abako-Israyeli uthi: ‘NginguJehova, ngizalikhipha ngaphansi kwemithwalo enzima yamaGibhithe, ngilikhulule elizweni lobugqili.+ Ngizalihlenga ngengalo yami eyeluliweyo* langezahlulelo+ ezinkulu.
7 Ngizalithatha libe ngabantu bami futhi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wenu.+ Lizakwazi sibili ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu olikhipha ngaphansi kwemithwalo enzima yamaGibhithe.
8 Kanti njalo ngizalisa elizweni engafunga* ukuthi ngizalipha u-Abrahama lo-Isaka loJakhobe, ngiliphe lona libe ngelenu.+ NginguJehova.’”+
9 Ngemva kwesikhathi uMosi wethula amazwi la kwabako-Israyeli kodwa abazange bamlalele ngenxa yokuthi babengasela themba langenxa yokuthi babehlukuluzwa kabuhlungu besenziwa izigqili.+
10 UJehova wasekhuluma loMosi wathi:
11 “Hamba kuFaro, inkosi yaseGibhithe uyemtshela ukuthi avumele abako-Israyeli basuke elizweni lakhe.”
12 Kodwa uMosi waphendula uJehova wathi: “Njengoba ubona ukuthi abako-Israyeli abangilalelanga,+ pho uFaro yena angangilalela yini njengoba ngivele ngikhuluma nzima?”*+
13 Lanxa kunjalo, uJehova waphinda wanika uMosi lo-Aroni imilayo okwakumele bayitshele abako-Israyeli kanye loFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe ukuze abako-Israyeli bakhitshwe elizweni laseGibhithe.
14 Nanka amabizo abakhokheli bezindlu zaboyise: Amadodana kaRubheni izibulo+ lika-Israyeli kwakunguHanokhi, loPhalu, loHezironi kanye loKhami.+ Laba yibo-ke abemuli kaRubheni.
15 Amadodana kaSimiyoni kwakunguJemuweli, loJamini, lo-Ohadi, loJakhini, loZohari kanye loShawuli indodana yowesifazana ongumKhenani.+ Laba yibo-ke abemuli kaSimiyoni.
16 La ngamabizo amadodana kaLevi+ kusiya ngosendo lwezimuli zawo: UGeshoni loKhohathi loMerari.+ ULevi waphila iminyaka engu-137.
17 Amadodana kaGeshoni kwakunguLibhini loShimeyi kusiya ngezimuli zawo.+
18 Amadodana kaKhohathi kwakungu-Amramu, lo-Izihari, loHebroni kanye lo-Uziyeli.+ UKhohathi waphila iminyaka engu-133.
19 Amadodana kaMerari kwakunguMahili loMushi.
Lezi yizo okwakuzimuli zamaLevi kusiya ngosendo+ lwezimuli zawo.
20 U-Amramu wathatha+ uJokhebhedi udadewabo kayise njalo wamzalela u-Aroni loMosi.+ U-Amramu waphila iminyaka engu-137.
21 Amadodana ka-Izihari kwakunguKhora+ loNefegi kanye loZikhiri.
22 Amadodana ka-Uziyeli kwakunguMishayeli lo-Elizafani+ kanye loSithiri.
23 U-Aroni wathatha u-Elishebha indodakazi ka-Aminadabi eyayingudadewabo kaNashoni.+ U-Elishebha wamzalela uNadabi, lo-Abhihu, lo-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari.+
24 Amadodana kaKhora kwakungu-Asiri lo-Elikhana kanye lo-Abhiyasafi.+ Lezi yizo okwakuzimuli zabakoKhora.+
25 U-Eliyazari+ indodana ka-Aroni wathatha enye yamadodakazi kaPhuthiyeli njalo yamzalela uFiniyasi.+
Laba yibo abakhokheli bezindlu zamaLevi kusiya ngezimuli zawo.+
26 Lo nguye u-Aroni loMosi labo uJehova abatshela wathi: “Khiphani abantu bako-Israyeli elizweni laseGibhithe, iqembu ngeqembu.”*+
27 Yibo abakhuluma loFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe ukuthi abavumele bakhiphe abantu bako-Israyeli eGibhithe. Nguye kanye uMosi lo-Aroni.+
28 Ngelanga uJehova akhuluma ngalo loMosi elizweni laseGibhithe,
29 uJehova wathi kuMosi: “NginguJehova. Khuluma loFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe umtshele konke engikutshela khona.”
30 UMosi wasesithi phambi kukaJehova: “UFaro angangilalela+ yini njengoba ngivele ngikhuluma nzima?”*
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “elamandla.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “engaphakamisa isandla sami.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngingasokwanga ezindebeni.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “kusiya ngamabutho abo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngingasokwanga ezindebeni.”
