I-Eksodusi 15

Ihubo Lokudumisa Kuka-Israyeli

1 UMose nabantu bakwa-Israyeli bahuba leli hubo kuSimakade, bathi:

“Ngizohlabelela kuSimakade,

ngokuba uphakeme kakhulu,

ihhashi nomgibeli walo ukuphonse olwandle.

2 USimakade ungamandla ami nesivikelo sami,

uyinsindiso yami,

lona nguNkulunkulu wami,

ngizokumtusa,

nguNkulunkulu kababa,

ngizokumphakamisa.

3 USimakade uyindoda yempi,

nguSimakade igama lakhe.

4 Izinqola zikaFaro nempi yakhe

ukuphonse olwandle;

izikhulu zakhe ezikhethekileyo

uziminzise oLwandle Lomhlanga.

5 Utwa lwabasibekela;

bashona ezinzulwini njengetshe.

6 “Isandla sakho sokunene Simakade

siyakhazimula ngamandla,

isandla sakho sokunene Simakade

sifihlize isitha.

7 Ebukhulwini bobukhosi bakho

uthele phansi labo

abamelana nawe,

uthumele intukuthelo yakho

yabaqothula njengamahlanga.

8 Ngokufutha kwamakhala akho

amanzi ema aba yinqwaba,

izikhukhula zaphakama njengendunduma,

utwa lwashuba enhliziyweni yolwandle.

9 “Isitha sathi: ‘Ngizokubahubha,

ngize ngibafice,

ngehlukanise impango,

ngizitike ngize ngidele ngabo.

Ngiyakuhosha inkemba yami,

isandla sami sibabhubhise.’

10 Uphephethe ngomoya wakho,

ulwandle lwabemboza,

bacwila njengomthofu

emanzini anamandla.

11 “Ngubani onjengawe Simakade

phakathi konkulunkulu na?

Ngubani onjengawe ngobukhosi nangobungcwele,

omangalisayo ngendumiso,

owenza izimangaliso na?

12 Welule isandla sakho sokunene,

umhlaba wabagwinya.

13 “Ngomusa wakho omiyo njalo

uhole abantu bakho obakhululileyo;

wabahola ngamandla akho

wabayisa endaweni okuhlala kuyo

ubungcwele bakho.

14 Izizwe zizwile,

zathuthumela;

iminjunju yehlela izakhamuzi zaseFilistiya.

15 Izikhulu zakwa-Edomi

zaba netwetwe;

izikhulu zakwaMowabi zathuthumela;

zonke izakhamuzi zaseKhanani

zaphelelwa ngamandla.

16 Behlelwe yingebhe novalo,

ngobukhulu bamandla engalo yakho,

bathulisa okwetshe,

kwaze kwedlula abantu bakho Simakade,

kwaze kwedlula abantu bakho

ozithengele bona.

17 Uyakubabuyisa ubatshale entabeni eyifa lakho,

indawo Wena Simakade ozenzele yona

ukuba uhlale kuyo,

indawo engcwele Simakade,

emiswe yizandla zakho.

18 USimakade uyakubusa phakade naphakade.”

19 Kwathi ukuba amahhashi kaFaro, nezinqola zempi yakhe, nabagibele amahhashi bangene olwandle, uSimakade wawabuyisela phezu kwabo amanzi olwandle, kodwa abantu bakwa-Israyeli badabula behamba emhlabathini owomileyo.

20 Kwase kusuka uMiriyamu umphrofethikazi, udadewabo ka-Aroni, wathatha ithamborini ngesandla sakhe; waphuma nabo bonke abesifazane emva kwakhe, bephethe amathamborini, besina. 21 UMiriyamu wahlabelela wathi:

“Hlabelelelani uSimakade,

ngokuba uphakeme kakhulu,

ihhashi nomgibeli walo ukuphonse olwandle.”

Amanzi Ababayo AseMara

22 UMose wabahola abantu bakwa-Israyeli besuka oLwandle Lomhlanga, baze bafika ehlane iShuri, bahamba izinsuku ezintathu ehlane, kodwa abatholanga manzi. 23 Bafika eMara, kodwa abakwazanga ukuphuza amanzi eMara, ngokuba ayebaba, yingakho igama lendawo kwathiwa yiMara. 24 Abantu bakhononda ngoMose, bathi: “Siyakuphuzani na?”

25 Wakhala kuSimakade, uSimakade wamkhombisa umuthi; wawuphonsa emanzini, amanzi ayeseba mnandi. USimakade wabamisela khona lapho umthetho nesimiso, wayesebavivinya belapho.

26 Wathi: “Uma nililalela ngokucophelela izwi likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu, nenze okulungileyo emehlweni akhe, nigcine imiyalo yakhe, nigcine zonke izimiso zakhe, angiyukunehlisela zonke izifo engazehlisela abaseGibhithe, ngokuba nginguSimakade oniphilisayo.”

27 Bafika e-Elimu, lapho kwakukhona khona imithombo eyi-12 yamanzi, namasundu angama-70, bakanisa lapho ngasemanzini.

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