iZenzo 7:1-53

Wathi ke umbingeleli omkhulu, Zinjalo na ke ezi ndawo? Uthe ke yena: “Madoda, bazalwana, nani bobawo, phulaphulani. uThixo wozuko wabonakala kubawo wethu uAbraham, eseMesopotami, engekami kwelakwaHaran. Wathi kuye, Phuma ezweni lakowenu, kwelokuzalwa kwakho, uye ezweni endiya kukubonisa lona. Wesuka ke ezweni lamaKaledi, wahlala eHaran. Wathi, akuba efile uyise, wamfudusela kweli lizwe nihleli kulo nina ngoku. Akamnika lifa khona, kwanendawo engangonyawo, kodwa wathembisa ukuba uya kumnika ibe yeyakhe, nembewu yakhe emva kwakhe, engekabi namntwana. Wenjenje uThixo ukuthetha, wathi, Imbewu yakhe iya kuba ngabaphambukeli ezweni lasemzini; ukuba baye ebukhobokeni, babaphathe kakubi, iminyaka emakhulu mane. Nohlanga olo, ethe yangamakhoboka kulo, ndiya kulugweba mna, watsho uThixo; yaye, emveni kwezi zinto, iya kuphuma indikhonze kule ndawo. Waza wamnika umnqophiso wolwaluko, wathi ngokunjalo uAbraham wamzala uIsake, wamalusa ngomhla wesibhozo; uIsake ke wazala uYakobi; uYakobi wazala oomawokhulu abalishumi elinababini. Bathi oomawokhulu, bemmonele, bathengisa ngoYosefu eYiputa; wamncothula kuzo zonke iimbandezelo zakhe, wambabala ngobulumko phambi koFaro, ukumkani waseYiputa; wammisa ukuba abe yirhuluneli phezu kweYiputa nendlu yakhe yonke. Ke kaloku kwafika indlala enkulu kulo lonke elaseJiputa nelaseKanana, baza oobawo-mkhulu abazange bafumane kudla. Akuva ke uYakobi ukuba kukho ingqolowa eYiputa, wesusa oobawo bethu okokuqala. Kwathi ngokwesibini uYosefu wabonakalaliswa kubazalwana bakhe; Saza ke isizalwana sikaYosefu saziswa kuFaro. Wathumela uYosefu, wambiza uyise uYakobi, nemizalwane yakhe yonke, imiphefumlo emashumi asixhenxe anantlanu. Wehla ke uYakobi, waya eYiputa, wabhubha yena noobawo bethu; baza bathwalwa basiwa kwaShekem, babekwa engcwabeni awalithengayo uAbraham ngexabiso lemali koonyana bakaHamore, usoShekem. Kuthe ke, lakuba lisondele ixesha ledinga, awalifungayo uThixo kuAbraham, bakhula abantu, banda eYiputa, kwada kwavela kumkani wumbi, ubengamazi uYosefu. Lowo wabalumkisa abakowethu, wabaphatha kakubi oobawo bethu, ngokokuze bazilahle iintsana zabo, ukuze zingabudli ubomi. Ekuthe ke kwelo xesha, kwazalwa uMoses; waye emhle kuThixo, wondliwa iinyanga zantathu endlwini kayise. Wagxothwa ke, yamchola intombi kaFaro, yazondlela ukuba abe ngunyana wayo. Waqeqeshwa ke uMoses kubo bonke ubulumko bamaYiputa; waye ke eyinkunkqele ngamazwi nangezenzo. Kwathi, kwakuba yiminyaka emashumi mane, kwafika entliziyweni yakhe ukukha aye kuvelela abazalwana bakhe, oonyana bakaSirayeli. Waza wabona omnye ephathwa kakubi, wamkhusela, wamphindezelela lowo ucinezelweyo, wambulala umYiputa. Wayeba ke yena boqonda abazalwana bakhe ukuba uThixo ebeya kubasindisa ngesandla sakhe; abaqondanga ke bona. Kwathi ngengomso wabonakala kubo besilwa, wabanyanzela ukuba baxolisane, esithi, Madoda, niyazalana nina; yini na ukuba nonane? Kodwa yena lowo wayemonile ummelwane wakhe wamgiba, esithi, Umiswe ngubani na ukuba ube ngumphathi nomahluli phakathi kwethu? Uza kundibulala na nam, njengokuba umbulele umYiputa izolo? Wasaba ke uMoses ngelo lizwi, waba ngumphambukeli ezweni lakwaMidiyan, apho wazalela khona oonyana ababini. Kuthe ke kwakuzaliseka iminyaka emashumi mane, kwabonakala kuye kwintlango yentaba yeSinayi isithunywa seNkosi, elangatyeni lomlilo etyholweni. Akukubona oko uMoses, wamangaliswa ngumbono lowo; akusondela ukuba awukhangele, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuye, lisithi, Mna ndinguThixo wabo ooyihlo, uThixo ka-Abraham, uThixo kaIsake, uThixo kaYakobi. Wagubha uMoses, akaba nabuganga, akukhangela. Ithe ke iNkosi kuye, Khulula iimbadada zakho ezinyaweni zakho; kuba indawo leyo umi kuyo ingumhlaba ongcwele. Ndikubonile ndakubona ukuphathwa kakubi kwabantu bam abaseYiputa, ndakuva nokuncwina kwabo, ndihlile, ukuze ndibahlangule. Yiza ngoku, ndikuthume eYiputa. Lo Moses bamkhanyelayo, besithi, Umiswe ngubani na, ukuba ube ngumphathi nomahluli? yena uThixo wamthuma ukuba abe ngumphathi nomhlanguli ngesandla sesithunywa esabonakalayo kuye etyholweni. Yena lowo wabakhupha, emveni kokuba wenze izimanga nemiqondiso ezweni laseYiputa, naseLwandle oluBomvu, nasentlango, iminyaka emashumi mane. Lo nguloo Moses wathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, iNkosi, uThixo wenu, iya kunivelisela umprofeti kubazalwana benu, onjengam nje; nize nimve yena. Nguye lo owayesebandleni entlango, ndawonye nesithunywa sezulu, ebesithetha naye entabeni yeSinayi, enoobawo bethu; Abavumanga ukumphulaphula oobawo, besuka bamgxotha, babuyela eYiputa ezintliziyweni zabo; besithi kuAron, Senzele uthixo oya kuhamba phambi kwethu; kuba lo Moses wasikhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, asazi ukuba uhlelwe yintoni na. Benza ithole ngaloo mihla, benyusa amadini, bewanyusa amadini, baba nemihlali yimisebenzi yezandla zabo. Wajika ke uThixo, wabanikela ukuba bakhonze umkhosi wezulu; njengoko kubhaliweyo encwadini yabaprofeti kwathiwa, Nibe nisondeza kum na kum amadini amadini, ndlu kaSirayeli, iminyaka emashumi mane entlango? Nathwala umnquba kaMoleki, Nenkwenkwezi yothixo wenu uRemfan, Imifanekiso ke leyo enayenzayo ukuba niqubude kuyo; Ndaye ke ndiya kunifudusela ngaphaya kweBhabheli. Umnquba wesingqino wawukoobawo bethu entlango, njengoko wayemisele ngako owayethetha noMoses, ukuba awenze ngokomfanekiso abewubonile; Lowo bawungenisayo, bawungenisayo noYesu ekuthinjweni kweentlanga, ezo wazigxothayo uThixo ebusweni boobawo bethu, kwada kwayimihla kaDavide; owababalwayo nguThixo, wacela ukuba amfumanele uThixo kaYakobi umnquba. Kodwa uSolomon wamakhela indlu. Kodwa Osenyangweni yena akahlali zitempileni zenziwe ngazandla; njengoko watshoyo umprofeti. Izulu liyitrone yam, Ke ihlabathi sisihlalo seenyawo zam; Yindlu enjani na eniya kundakhela yona? itsho iNkosi; Yiyiphi na yona indawo yokuphumla kwam? Asisandla sam na sazenza zonke ezo zinto? Nina bantamo zilukhuni, bangalukileyo ngentliziyo, nangendlebe, nihleli nibambene noMoya oyiNgcwele; kwanjengoko ooyihlo, nani ninjalo. Kubo abaprofeti nguwuphi na ongatshutshiswanga ngooyihlo? bababulala abo babekuxela ngenxa engaphambili ukuza koliLungisa; enithe ke ngoku ningabangcatshi nababulali bakhe; nina nawamkelayo umthetho, niwumiselwa zizithunywa zezulu, anawugcina.