UEksodusi 1
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Eksodusi 1
Ama-Israyeli eGibhithe njengezigqila
1Lawa angamagama abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abafika eGibithe; bonke beza noJakobe kanye nendlu yakhe.
2ORubeni, noSimeyoni, noLevi, noJuda,
3u-Isakare, uZebuloni, noBenjamini,
4uDani noNafetali, uGadi no-Asheri.
5Yonke imiphefumulo eyaphuma okhalweni lukaJakobe yayiyimiphefumulo engamashumi ayisikhombisa, ngoba uJosefa wayeseGibhithe kakade.
6UJosefa wafa kanye nabo bonke abafowabo naso sonke isizukulwane.
7Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazala, banda, banda, baba namandla kakhulu; izwe lagcwala bona.
8Kwasekuvela inkosi entsha phezu kweGibhithe uJosefa ayengayazi.
9Wathi kubantu bakhe: “Bhekani, abantu babantwana bakwa-Israyeli baningi, banamandla kunathi;
10Wozani sibaphathe ngokuhlakanipha; ukuze bangande, futhi uma kuqubuka noma iyiphi impi, nabo bazihlanganisa nezitha zethu futhi balwe nathi futhi kanjalo bahoxe ezweni.
11Ngakho babeka phezu kwabo abaphathi bezisebenzi ukuze babacindezele ngemithwalo yabo. Bamakhela imizi eyingcebo uFaro, nePitomu, neRamesesi.
12Kodwa lapho bebacindezela kakhulu, kwayikhona banda, bakhula; Basebedabuka ngabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
13AbaseGibithe benza abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhonza kalukhuni;
14Bazenza zaba muncu ukuphila kwabo ngobugqila obulukhuni, ngokunameka, nangokufaka izitini, nangayo yonke imisebenzi yasensimini; yonke inkonzo yabo ababekhonza kuyo yayilukhuni.
15Inkosi yaseGibithe yakhuluma kubabelethisi bamaHeberu, igama lomunye lalinguShifra, igama lomunye lalinguPhuwa;
16Wasesithi: Uba ubelethisa amaHebherukazi, ubabona besesendle; uma kungumfana, nimbulale; kepha uma kuyindodakazi, iyakuphila.
17Kepha ababelethisi babemesaba uNkulunkulu, abenzanga njengalokho inkosi yaseGibithe yayibayalile, bazala abafana.
18Inkosi yaseGibithe yayisibiza ababelethisi, yathi kubo: “Nenzeleni lokho, navusa abafana na?
19Ababelethisi base bethi kuFaro: “Ngokuba abafazi bamaHeberu abafani nabesifazane baseGibithe; ngokuba bayaphila, babelethile, ababelethisi bengakangeni kubo.
20Ngakho uNkulunkulu wabaphatha kahle ababelethisi, futhi abantu banda baba namandla kakhulu.
21Futhi ngokuba ababelethisi babemesaba uNkulunkulu, wabenzela izindlu.
22UFaro wayala bonke abantu bakhe, wathi: “Wonke amadodana azozalwa niwaphonse emfuleni iNayile, nawo wonke amadodakazi niwasindise ephila.
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UEksodusi 1: CZB24
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