1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses nakuAron ezweni laseYiputa, wathi,
2 Le nyanga kuni iyintloko yeenyanga; kuni yeyokuqala ezinyangeni zomnyaka.
3 Thethani kwibandla lonke lakwaSirayeli, nithi, Ngolweshumi usuku kule nyanga elowo makazithabathele ixhwane, ngokwenzindlu zooyise, ixhwane ngendlu.
4 Ukuba ithe indlu yancinane exhwaneni, makathabathe ixhwane yena enommelwane wakhe okufuphi nendlu yakhe, ngokwenani labantu; elowo ngangokokudla kwakhe nombalela exhwaneni.
5 Ixhwane lenu malibe liduna eligqibeleleyo, elimnyaka mnye; nolithabatha ezigusheni nokuba kusezibhokhweni.
6 Nize niligcine kude kube lusuku lweshumi elinesine lwale nyanga, silixhele ke sonke isikhungu sebandla lakwaSirayeli lakutshona ilanga;
7 bacaphule egazini, baliqabe emigubasini yomibini nasemqadini wezindlu eliya kudlelwa kuzo ngabo;
8 bayidle inyama ngobo busuku, yosiwe ngomlilo, inezonka ezingenagwele, bayidle nemithana ekrakra.
9 Musani ukudla ndawo ikrwada kuyo, nandawo ikuphekwa iphekwe ngamanzi; mayosiwe ngomlilo: intloko yalo namanqina alo nezibilini zalo.
10 Nize ningasalisi ndawo yalo kude kuse; okuseleyo kulo kwada kwasa nokutshisa ngomlilo.
11 Nize nenjenje ukulidla; nodla nibhinqile, nineembadada ezinyaweni zenu, ninentonga esandleni senu, nilidle buphuthuphuthu: leyo yipasika kuYehova.
12 Ndiya kucanda ezweni laseYiputa ngobu busuku, ndibethe onke amazibulo ezweni laseYiputa, ndithabathele emntwini ndise enkomeni, ndenze izigwebo koothixo bonke baseYiputa, mna Yehova.
13 Igazi elo loba ngumqondiso kuni ezindlwini enikuzo. Ndolibona igazi, ndigqithe kuni, singabikho kuni isibetho esonakalisayo, ekulibetheni kwam ilizwe laseYiputa.
14 Le mini yoba sisikhumbuzo kuni, niyenze umthendeleko kuYehova; ezizukulwaneni zenu niyenze ummiselo ongunaphakade.
15 Nodla izonka ezingenagwele iintsuku zibe sixhenxe; kwangosuku lokuqala nolisusa igwele ezindlwini zenu; kuba bonke abadla isonka esinegwele, kususela kolokuqala kude kube lusuku lwesixhenxe, bonqanyulwa bangabikho kwaSirayeli.
16 Ngomhla wokuqala kobakho intlanganiso engcwele, nangomhla wesixhenxe kobakho intlanganiso engcwele kuni. Akuyi kwenziwa msebenzi ngawo, ingengulowo wokudla komntu; nguwo wodwa eningazenzelayo.
17 Nize nigcine umthendeleko wezonka ezingenagwele; kuba kanye ngayo loo mini ndayikhupha imikhosi yenu ezweni laseYiputa; niwugcine loo mhla kwizizukulwana zenu, ube ngummiselo ongunaphakade.
18 Ngeyokuqala inyanga, ngosuku lweshumi elinesine enyangeni leyo, ngokuhlwa, nodla izonka ezingenagwele, kude kuse kusuku lwamashumi omabini analunye lwenyanga leyo, ngokuhlwa.
19 Ze kungafunyanwa gwele ezindlwini zenu iintsuku ezisixhenxe; kuba bonke abadla into enegwele bonqanyulwa bangabikho ebandleni lakwaSirayeli, nokuba ngumphambukeli, nokuba ngozalelwe kuloo ndawo.
20 Yonke into enegwele nize ningayidli; emakhayeni enu onke nodla izonka ezingenagwele.
21 Wawabiza uMoses onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, wathi kuwo, Hambani niye, nizithabathele ixhwane ngokwemizalwane yenu, nixhele ipasika.
22 Nithabathe isipha sehisope, nisithi nkxu egazini elisengqayini, niqabe emqadini nasemigubasini yomibini ngegazi elisengqayini; ke kuni ze kungaphumi mntu emnyango wendlu yakhe kude kuse.
23 UYehova uya kucanda, awabulale amaYiputa. Akulibona igazi emqadini nasemigubasini yomibini, wogqitha uYehova emnyango, angamvumeli umonakalisi ukuba angene ezindlwini zenu, abulale.
24 Woligcina elo zwi libe ngummiselo kuwe, nakoonyana bakho kude kuse ephakadeni.
25 Nothi, nakufika ezweni aya kuninika uYehova, njengoko watshoyo, niyigcine le nkonzo.
26 Kothi, xa bathe oonyana benu kuni, Iyintoni na le nkonzo kuni?
27 nithi ke, Ngumbingelelo wepasika kuYehova, owagqitha ezindlwini zoonyana bakaSirayeli eYiputa; ekubulaleni kwakhe amaYiputa, wazihlangula izindlu zethu.
28 Bathoba abantu, baqubuda. Bahamba oonyana bakaSirayeli, baya kwenza; njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho uMoses noAron, benjenjalo.
29 Kwathi ke phakathi kobusuku, uYehova wawabulala onke amazibulo ezweni laseYiputa, kwathabathela kowamazibulo kaFaro ohleliyo etroneni yakhe, kwasa kowamazibulo omthinjwa osentolongweni engumhadi, namazibulo onke eenkomo.
30 Wavuka uFaro ebusuku, yena nabakhonzi bakhe bonke, namaYiputa onke; kwabakho isikhalo esikhulu eYiputa; kuba akubangakho ndlu ingenamntu ufileyo.
31 Wabiza uMoses noAron ebusuku, wathi, Sukani niphume phakathi kwabantu bam, nina aba noonyana bakaSirayeli, nihambe niye kumkhonza uYehova, njengokutsho kwenu;
32 nempahla yenu emfutshane neenkomo zenu zithabatheni, njengoko natshoyo, nihambe; nam nindisikelele.
33 AmaYiputa ajokisa ukubandulula abantu ngobungxamo kwelo zwe; kuba abesithi, Sonke sesifile.
34 Abantu bayithabatha intlama yabo ingekabi nagwele, imikhumbi yabo yokuxovulela isongelwe ezingutyeni zabo, ibotshelelwe emagxeni abo.
35 Oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ngokwelizwi likaMoses; bacela kumaYiputa iimpahla zesilivere, neempahla zegolide, neengubo.
36 UYehova wabababala abantu phambi kwamaYiputa, abenza ukuba bacele. Bawaphanga ke amaYiputa.
37 Banduluka ke oonyana bakaSirayeli eRameses, baya eSukoti, amadoda eenyawo engathi akumakhulu omathandathu amawaka, ngaphandle kosapho.
38 Kwenyuka ke nabo inkitha engumxube, nempahla emfutshane, neenkomo, imfuyo eninzi kunene.
39 Bosa amaqebengwana angenagwele entlama, ababephume nayo eYiputa, kuba ibingenagwele; kuba bagxothwa eYiputa ababa nakulibala, kananjalo babengazenzelanga mphako.
40 Ke ukuhlala koonyana bakaSirayeli, abakuhlalayo eYiputa, yiminyaka emakhulu mane aneminyaka emanci mathathu.
41 Ekupheleni kweminyaka emakhulu mane, aneminyaka emanci mathathu, kwathi, kanye ngayo loo mini, yaphuma yonke imikhosi kaYehova ezweni laseYiputa.
42 Bubusuku obo bokugcina kukaYehova, kuba wabakhupha ezweni laseYiputa. Bubusuku bukaYehova obo bokugcinwa ngoonyana bakaSirayeli bonke, ezizukulwaneni zabo.
43 Wathi uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, Ummiselo wepasika ngulo: Bonke oonyana bolunye uhlanga abasayi kudla kuyo.
44 Onke amakhoboka, abantu abazuzwe ngemali, uze uwaluse, andule ke ukudla kuyo.
45 Olundwendwe nongumqeshwa akasayi kudla kuyo.
46 Yodlelwa ndlwini-nye; akusayi kusa nto yaloo nyama ngaphandle kwendlu, anisayi kwaphula thambo layo.
47 Lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli loyenza loo nto.
48 Xa athe owasemzini waphambukela kuwe, wenza ipasika kuYehova, mayaluswe yonke into eyindoda kuye, andule ke ukusondela, ayenze, abe njengozalelwe kwelo zwe; bonke abangaluswanga abasayi kudla kuyo.
49 Woba mnye umyalelo, kozalelwe kwelo zwe, nakowasemzini ophambukele phakathi kwenu.
50 Benza ke bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli; njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho uMoses noAron, benjenjalo.
51 Kwathi, ngayo kanye loo mini, uYehova wabakhupha oonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa ngokwemikhosi yabo.