U-Eksodusi 16:1-36
16 Abako-Israyeli bathi sebesukile e-Elimi, bafika enkangala yeSini+ ephakathi laphakathi kwe-Elimi leSinayi. Kwakumhlaka 15 ngenyanga yesibili ngemva kokusuka kwabo elizweni leGibhithe.
2 Bonke abako-Israyeli basebeqalisa ukukhonona kuMosi lo-Aroni enkangala.+
3 Babelokhu besithi kubo: “Ngabe uJehova wasibulala elizweni laseGibhithe, lapho esasisidla khona inyama*+ lesinkwa size sisuthe. Khathesi lisilethe enkangala le ukuze libulalise ibandla lonke ngendlala.”+
4 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Ngizakwenza ukuthi kune isinkwa esivela ezulwini+ njalo umuntu ngamunye kumele aphume ayebutha azasidla mhlalokho.+ Ngizakwenza lokhu ukuze ngibalinge ngibone ukuthi bazawulandela yini umthetho wami.+
5 Kodwa ngelanga lesithupha,+ nxa sebelungisa abakubuthileyo kumele kube ngokuphindwe kabili nxa kuqathaniswa lalokho abakubutha ngezinye insuku.”+
6 Ngakho uMosi lo-Aroni batshela bonke abako-Israyeli bathi: “Ntambama lizakwazi mhlophe ukuthi nguJehova owalikhipha elizweni laseGibhithe.+
7 Ekuseni lizayibona inkazimulo kaJehova ngoba uJehova usekuzwile ukukhonona kwenu kuye. Kambe thina singobani ukuthi likhonone kithi?”
8 UMosi waqhubeka wathi: “Nxa uJehova eselinika inyama yokudla ntambama kanye lesinkwa sokuthi lidle ekuseni lize lisuthe, lizabona ukuthi uJehova ulizwile likhonona kuye. Thina singobani kambe? Alikhononi kithi kodwa likhonona kuJehova+ ngokwakhe.”
9 UMosi wasesithi ku-Aroni: “Tshela bonke abako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Wozani phambi kukaJehova ngoba usekuzwile ukukhonona+ kwenu.’”
10 U-Aroni wathi eqeda nje ukukhuluma labo bonke abako-Israyeli, batshibilika bakhangela enkangala njalo inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala eyezini.+
11 UJehova waphinda wakhuluma loMosi wathi:
12 “Sengikuzwile ukukhonona kwabantu bako-Israyeli.+ Wothi kubo, ‘Kuzathi sekuhwalala* lidle inyama, ekuseni lidle isinkwa+ lisuthe. Lizakwazi sibili ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’”+
13 Ngaleyontambama kwabuya izagwaca zagcwala ezihonqweni+ njalo ekuseni kwavuka kulamazolo kuyo yonke indawo ababekuyo.
14 Kwathi amazolo esenyamalele, kwaba khona okuyizicecedwana okusangqwaqwane enkangala+ futhi kwakugcwele phansi yonke indawo.
15 Ama-Israyeli athi ekubona aqalisa ukubuzana esithi, “Kuyini lokhu?” ngoba ayengakwazi ukuthi kwakuyini. UMosi wathi kuwo: “Yisinkwa uJehova alinike sona ukuze lidle.+
16 UJehova uthe, ‘Ngamunye kumele abuthe lokho enelisa ukukudla. Umuntu ngamunye kumele abuthe isilinganiso se-omeri*+ njalo kumele abuthe okuhambelana lenani labantu alabo etendeni lakhe.’”
17 Abako-Israyeli baqalisa ukwenza njengokutshelwa kwabo; babutha izicecedwana lezo njalo abanye babebutha okunengi, abanye bebutha okulutshwana.
18 Bathi sebezilinganisa nge-omeri, lowo owayebuthe okunengi kazange abe lokusalayo njalo owayebuthe okuncane kazange asilele.+ Ngamunye wabutha lokho ayesenelisa ukukudla.
19 UMosi wasesithi kubo: “Kakho okumele adle abesegcina okunye kuze kube sekuseni.”+
20 Kodwa abazange bamlalele uMosi. Abanye batshiya okunye kwaze kwaba sekuseni, kwasekuqalisa ukuba lempethu kwanuka phu. UMosi wabazondela kakhulu.
21 Nsuku zonke ekuseni babebutha imana, umuntu ngamunye ebutha lokho ayesenelisa ukukudla. Kwakusithi nxa ilanga lingatshisa kuncibilike.
22 Ngelanga lesithupha babutha okuphindwe kabili,+ umuntu ngamunye ebutha izilinganiso ze-omeri ezimbili. Ngakho bonke abakhokheli babantu bahamba bayabikela uMosi indaba le.
23 Yena wasesithi kubo: “Yikho vele uJehova akukhulumileyo. Kusasa kuzaba lilanga lokuphumula,* isabatha elingcwele kuJehova.+ Phekani elifuna ukukupheka, lixhwathise elifuna ukukuxhwathisa,+ beselibeka eceleni konke okuseleyo likugcine kuze kube sekuseni.”
24 Ngakho bakugcina kwaze kwaba sekuseni njengokutsho kukaMosi njalo akuzange kunuke futhi akuzange kube lempethu.
25 UMosi wasesithi: “Kudleni lamuhla ngoba lamuhla lisabatha likaJehova. Alisoze lithole lutho emhlabathini lamuhla.
26 Lizabutha okwensuku eziyisithupha kodwa ngeSabatha,+ ngelanga lesikhombisa akusoze kube lolutho.”
27 Lanxa kunjalo, abanye bahamba besiyabutha ngelanga lesikhombisa kodwa abatholanga lutho.
28 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Kuzaze kube nini lilokhu lisala ukugcina imilayo yami lemithetho+ yami?
29 Lingakhohlwa ukuthi uJehova ulinike iSabatha.+ Yikho elinika isinkwa samalanga amabili ngelanga lesithupha. Wonke umuntu kumele ahlale lapho akhona. Akulamuntu okumele asuke endaweni yakhe ngelanga lesikhombisa.”
30 Ngakho abantu bananza iSabatha*+ ngelanga lesikhombisa.
31 Abantu bako-Israyeli babiza isinkwa leso ngokuthi “yimana.”* Sasimhlophe njengentanga zekhoriyanda futhi nxa wawusidla sasingathi ngamakhekhe ayisipatalala aloluju.+
32 UMosi wasesithi: “Nanku uJehova athe kwenziwe, ‘Gcwalisani imana ibe yisilinganiso se-omeri esisodwa, liyigcine ukuze zonke izizukulwane+ zenu zibone isinkwa engalinika sona ukuthi lisidle enkangala ngesikhathi ngilikhipha elizweni laseGibhithe.’”
33 Ngakho uMosi wathi ku-Aroni: “Thatha imbiza ufake kuyo imana eyisilinganiso se-omeri esisodwa uyibeke phambi kukaJehova ukuze igcinwe kuzo zonke izizukulwane+ zenu.”
34 U-Aroni wayithatha-ke wayibeka phambi kwebhokisi loBufakazi+ ukuze ilondolozwe njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuMosi.
35 Abako-Israyeli badla imana okweminyaka engu-40+ baze bafika endaweni eyayihlala abantu.+ Badla imana baze bafika emngceleni welizwe laseKhenani.+
36 I-efa eyodwa ilingana lama-omeri alitshumi.*
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “esasihlala khona eduze lembiza zenyama sisidla.”
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo ngesikhathi ilanga selisiyatshona, sekuqalisa ukuba mnyama.
^ I-omeri yayingaba ngamalitha angu-2,2. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “lokugcina isabatha.”
^ Kumbe, “baphumula.”
^ Ibizo leli lingabe livela emutshweni wesiHebheru othi, “Kuyini lokhu?”
^ I-efa yayilingana lamalitha angu-22. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
