1 Ngenyanga yesithathu emveni kokuphuma koonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa, ngayo loo mini, bafika entlango yaseSinayi.
2 Banduluka eRefidim, bafika entlango yaseSinayi, balalisa entlango; amisa iintente apho amaSirayeli malunga nentaba.
3 UMoses wenyuka waya kuThixo, uYehova wadanduluka kuye esentabeni apho, wathi, Yitsho kwindlu kaYakobi, uxelele oonyana bakaSirayeli ukuthi,
4 Nina niyibonile into endiyenzileyo kumaYiputa, ukuba ndanithwala ngamaphiko okhozi, ndanizisa kum.
5 Ngoku ke, ukuba nithe naliphulaphula okunene izwi lam, nawugcina umnqophiso wam, noba yinqobo kum kwizizwe zonke, kuba ihlabathi lonke lelam;
6 nibe bubukumkani bababingeleli kum, nohlanga olungcwele. Ngawo lawo amazwi oya kuwathetha koonyana bakaSirayeli.
7 Weza uMoses, wawabiza amadoda amakhulu abantu, wabeka phambi kwawo onke amazwi uYehova awamwisela umthetho ngawo.
8 Baphendula bonke abantu ngamxhelo mnye, bathi, Konke akuthethileyo uYehova sokwenza. UMoses wayixelela uYehova intetho yabantu.
9 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yabona, ndiyeza kuwe ndiselifini elingqingqwa, ukuze beve abantu ekuthetheni kwam nawe, bakholwe kuwe ngonaphakade. Wawaxela ke uMoses amazwi abantu kuYehova.
10 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yiya ebantwini, ubangcwalise namhla nangomso, bazihlambe iingubo zabo, balunge ngomhla wesithathu;
11 kuba ngomhla wesithathu uya kuhla uYehova phezu kwentaba yeSinayi, emehlweni abantu bonke;
12 ubamisele abantu imida ngeenxa zonke, uthi kubo, Zigcineni ningenyukeli entabeni, ningawachukumisi amazantsi ayo; osukuba eyichukumisa intaba wobulawa afe.
13 Makungafiki sandla kuye; makaxulutywe ngamatye mpela, athi mhlawumbi atolwe nokutolwa; nokuba yinto ezizitho zine, nokuba ngumntu, akayi kuphila. Sakolula isandi sesigodlo ukuhlokoma, banganyuka entabeni bona.
14 Wehla uMoses entabeni, waya ebantwini, wabangcwalisa abantu; bazihlamba iingubo zabo.
15 Wathi ebantwini, Ize nizilungiselele umhla wesithathu, ningasondeli ebafazini.
16 Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu, kwakusa, kwabakho iindudumo, nemibane, nelifu elinzima phezu kwentaba, nesandi sesigodlo esomeleleyo kunene; bagubha bonke abantu abaseminqubeni.
17 UMoses wabakhupha abantu eminqubeni, baya kumkhawulela uThixo; bema emazantsi entaba.
18 Intaba yeSinayi yaba ngumsi yonke iphela, kuba uYehova wehla phezu kwayo esemlilweni. Umsi wayo wenyuka njengomsi weziko lemfutho; yanyikima kunene yonke intaba.
19 Kwabakho isandi sesigodlo esaya sisomelela kakhulu; wathetha uMoses, uThixo wamphendula ngesandi.
20 Wehla ke uYehova phezu kwentaba yeSinayi, encotsheni yentaba; uYehova wambizela uMoses encotsheni yentaba leyo; wenyuka ke uMoses.
21 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yihla, ubaqononondise abantu, hleze batyhobozele kuYehova, bakhangele, kwenzakale into eninzi kubo.
22 Kananjalo ababingeleleli abasondelayo kuYehova, mabazingcwalise, hleze uYehova ababhubhise.
23 Wathi uMoses kuYehova, Abantu abanakunyuka, baye entabeni yeSinayi; kuba wena wasiqononondisa wathi, Yimisele imida intaba, uyingcwalise.
24 Wathi uYehova kuye, Hamba uhle, uze unyuke wena ninoAron; ke ababingeleli nabantu mabangatyhobozi benyuke beze kuYehova, hleze ababhubhise.
25 Wehla ke uMoses, waya ebantwini, watsho kubo.