U-Eksodusi 31:1-18
31 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi:
2 “Sengikhethe* uBhezaleli+ indodana ka-Uri, indodana kaHuri owesizwana sakoJuda.+
3 Ngizamgcwalisa ngomoya wami ngimuphe ukuhlakanipha lokuzwisisa kanye lolwazi lwayo yonke imisebenzi yobungcitshi,
4 ukuze enze izinto ngobuciko, asebenze ngegolide, lesiliva, lekhopha,
5 abaze amatshe+ aligugu, awahlele kuhle endaweni zawo njalo abaze yonke imihlobo yezinto ezenziwe ngezigodo.+
6 Kanti njalo sengibeke u-Oholiyabhi+ indodana ka-Ahisamakhi owesizwana sakoDani ukuthi amncedise. Sengifaka ukuhlakanipha ezinhliziyweni zabo bonke abazingcitshi ukuze benze konke lokhu engikutshele+ khona, okugoqela:
7 itende lokuhlangana,+ lebhokisi loBufakazi+ kanye lesivalo+ esiphezu kwalo, lazo zonke nje impahla zetende,
8 itafula+ lezitsha zayo, loluthi lwesibane olwenziwe ngegolide elicengekileyo kanye lezitsha+ zalo zonke, le-alithare lokutshisela impepha,+
9 le-alithare lomnikelo wokutshiswa+ kanye lazo zonke izitsha zalo, lenditshi kanye lesisekelo sayo,+
10 lezigqoko ezithungwe kuhle, lezigqoko ezingcwele zika-Aroni umphristi, lezamadodana akhe ukuze abe ngabaphristi,+
11 lamafutha angcwele, lempepha enukelelayo yendawo engcwele.+ Bazakwenza zonke izinto engikutshele ukuthi zenziwe.”
12 UJehova waphinda wathi kuMosi:
13 “Khuluma labako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Wobani leqiniso lokuthi liyawagcina amasabatha ami+ ngoba lokhu kuluphawu phakathi kwami lani kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu ukuze likwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngiyalingcwelisa.
14 Kumele ligcine iSabatha ngoba lingcwele kini.+ Loba ngubani olingcolisayo kumele abulawe. Nxa umuntu angenza umsebenzi ngalelolanga kumele abulawe.+
15 Imisebenzi lingayenza ngamalanga ayisithupha kodwa ilanga lesikhombisa lisabatha lokuphumula okupheleleyo,+ lingcwele kuJehova. Loba ngubani ozakwenza umsebenzi ngelanga leSabatha kumele abulawe.
16 Abako-Israyeli kumele bagcine iSabatha; kumele balinanze iSabatha kuzo zonke izizukulwane zabo. Lesi kuzakuba yisivumelwano esizahlala okwesikhathi eside.
17 ISabatha lizahlala liluphawu phakathi kwami labantu bako-Israyeli+ ngoba ngamalanga ayisithupha uJehova wenza amazulu lomhlaba wasephumula ngelanga lesikhombisa, wama ukusebenza.’”+
18 Wathi eqeda nje ukukhuluma loMosi entabeni iSinayi wasemnika izibhebhedu ezimbili zamatshe oBufakazi,+ izibhebhedu zamatshe ezibhalwe ngomunwe+ kaNkulunkulu.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “sengibize ngebizo.”
