I-Eksodusi 16:1-11

I-Eksodusi 16:1-11 ZUL20

Lonke ibandla labantu bakwa-Israyeli lasuka e-Elimu laze layofika ehlane iSini phakathi kwe-Elimu neSinayi, ngosuku lwe-15, ngenyanga yesibili bephumile eGibhithe. Lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli lakhononda ngoMose no-Aroni ehlane. Abantu bakwa-Israyeli bathi kubo: “Sengathi ngabe safa ngesandla sikaSimakade eGibhithe, lapho sasihlala ngasemabhodweni, sidle inyama nokunye ukudla sisuthe; kunokuba nisilethe lapha kuleli hlane, nizobulala lonke leli bandla ngendlala.” USimakade wayesethi kuMose: “Bheka, ngizonisela kini isinkwa esivela ezulwini, abantu bazophuma nsuku zonke babuthe esanele lolo lusuku. Ngaleyo ndlela ngizobavivinya ukuthi bazowugcina yini umthetho wami noma qha. Ngosuku lwesithupha bazobutha okuphindiwe kunalokho abakubutha nsuku zonke.” UMose no-Aroni bathi kubantu bakwa-Israyeli: “Kusihlwa nizokwazi ukuthi nguSimakade owanikhipha eGibhithe. Ekuseni nizobona inkazimulo kaSimakade, ngokuba ukuzwile ukukhononda kwenu ngaye. Ngokuba besingobani thina ukuba ningakhononda ngathi na?” UMose wayesethi: “Lapho uSimakade enipha inyama ukuba nidle kusihlwa, nesinkwa esanele ekuseni, kungokuba uSimakade ekuzwile enikhononda ngakho ngaye, thina-ke besingobani? Ukukhononda kwenu anikubhekisile kithi, kodwa kuSimakade.” UMose wathi ku-Aroni: “Tshela bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Sondelani kuSimakade, ngokuba ukuzwile ukukhononda kwenu.’ ” Kwathi nje u-Aroni esakhuluma nabantu bonke bakwa-Israyeli, baphenduka babheka ngasehlane; bheka, babona inkazimulo kaSimakade efini. USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi