U-Eksodusi 15:1-27
15 Ngalesosikhathi uMosi lama-Israyeli bahlabelela uJehova+ ingoma le:
“Ngizahlabelela uJehova ngoba usethole udumo+ olumangalisayo.
Usephosele ibhiza lomgadi walo elwandle.+
2 UJah* ungamandla ami lomvikeli wami ngoba usebe yinsindiso yami.+
UnguNkulunkulu wami njalo ngizamdumisa;+ unguNkulunkulu+ kababa futhi ngizamphakamisa.+
3 UJehova uliqhawe elilamandla.+ UJehova yilo ibizo lakhe.+
4 Usephosele inqola zikaFaro lebutho lakhe elwandle,+
Lamaqhawe akhe athenjiweyo asegalule eLwandle Olubomvu.+
5 Amanzi agubhazelayo abambokothile; bacwila phansi enzikini njengelitshe.+
6 Jehova, isandla sakho sokudla silamandla amakhulu;+Jehova, isandla sakho sokudla siyenelisa ukuphahlaza isitha.
7 Ngobukhulu bakho obumangalisayo uyabaphosela phansi labo abamisana lawe;+Uthumela ulaka lwakho oluvuthayo lubatshise balobe njengamahlanga.
8 Ngomoya ophuma emakhaleni akho wenze amanzi abuthana;Ama athi mpo, abamba izikhukhula.
Amanzi agubhazelayo ajiya phakathi laphakathi kolwandle.*
9 Isitha sathi: ‘Ngizabaxotshanisa ngize ngibafice.
Ngehlukanise impahla yabo ngize ngisuthiseke.
Ngizahwatsha inkemba yami njalo isandla sami sizabanqoba.’+
10 Uvuthele umoya wakho, ulwandle lwabasibekela;+Bacwila njengensimbi esindayo emanzini amanengi.
11 Awu Jehova,+ ngubani onjengawe phakathi kwabonkulunkulu?
Kambe ngubani onjengawe, otshengisa ukuthi ulobungcwele+ obumangalisayo?
Okumele esatshwe njalo adunyiswe ngezingoma, yena owenza izimanga.+
12 Welule isandla sakho sokudla, umhlaba wabaginya.+
13 Ukhokhele abantu obahlengileyo+ ngothando lwakho oluqotho;Ngamandla akho uzabakhokhela ubase endaweni yakho yokuhlala engcwele.
14 Izizwe kumele zizwe,+ zizaqhaqhazela,Izakhamizi zeFilistiya zizakhathazeka kakhulu.*
15 Ngalesosikhathi izinduna zako-Edomi zizabanjwa ngumhedehede,Ababusi bakoMowabi+ abalamandla bazaqhuqha.
Zonke izakhamizi zaseKhenani zizaphela amandla.+
16 Bazafikelwa yikwesaba, batshaywe luvalo.+
Abasoze banyikinyeke njengelitshe ngenxa yobukhulu bengalo yakho,Abantu bakho baze badlule phambi kwabo, awu Jehova,Baze badlule+ abantu owabenzayo.+
17 Uzabaletha ubahlanyele entabeni yelifa+ lakho,Indawo emisiweyo ozilungisele yona ukuze uhlale kuyo Jehova,Indawo engcwele emiswe yizandla zakho Jehova.
18 UJehova uzakuba yiNkosi kuze kube nini lanini.+
19 Amabhiza kaFaro lezinqola zakhe zempi kanye labagadi bamabhiza bangene elwandle,+UJehova wasebuyisela amanzi olwandle phezu kwabo,+Kodwa abako-Israyeli bahambe emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi laphakathi kolwandle.”+
20 UMiriyamu umphrofethikazi udadewabo ka-Aroni wasethatha ithamborini njalo abesifazana bonke bamlandela bethwele amathamborini begida.
21 UMiriyamu wavuma ingoma eyayihlatshelwa ngamadoda wahlabela wathi:
“Hlabelelani uJehova ngoba usethole udumo+ olumangalisayo.
Usephosele ibhiza lomgadi walo elwandle.”+
22 Ngemva kwesikhathi uMosi wakhokhela abako-Israyeli basuka eLwandle Olubomvu baya enkangala yaseShuri. Bahamba enkangala le okwamalanga amathathu kodwa abazange bathole amanzi.
23 Bafika eMara*+ kodwa behluleka ukunatha amanzi akuleyondawo ngoba ayebaba. Yikho yabizwa ngokuthi yiMara.
24 Abantu baqalisa ukukhonona kuMosi+ besithi: “Pho sizanathani?”
25 UMosi wakhala kuJehova,+ uJehova wasemtshengisa isihlahla, wathi esiphosela emanzini atshintsha aba mnandi.
UNkulunkulu wabanika umthetho kuleyondawo, wabatshela lalokho okwakuzabenza bahlulelwe njalo wabalinga+ ukuze abone ukuthi babezamlalela yini.
26 Wathi kubo: “Nxa lingalalelisisa ilizwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, lenze okulungileyo emehlweni akhe, lilalele lemithetho yakhe futhi ligcine yonke imilayo+ yakhe, angisoze ngililethele ngitsho lowodwa umkhuhlane engawulethela abaseGibhithe+ ngoba mina Jehova ngiyalisilisa.”+
27 Ngemva kwalokho bafika e-Elimi lapho okwakulemithombo yamanzi engu-12 lezihlahla zelala ezingu-70. Ngakho bakhempa khonapho eduze kwamanzi.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Lesi yisifitshaniso sebizo elithi Jehova ngesiHebheru.
^ NgesiHebheru, “enhliziyweni yolwandle.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “zizabanjwa yimihelo yokubeletha.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ukubaba.”
