1 UJehova wayesekhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni ezweni laseGibithe, ethi:
2 “Le nyanga iyakuba kini inhloko yezinyanga, ibe yinyanga yokuqala emnyakeni kini.
3 Khulumani kuyo inhlangano yonke yakwa-Israyeli, nithi: ‘Ngolweshumi lwale nyanga yilowo nalowo makazithathele iwundlu ngokwezindlu zawoyise, kube yiwundlu ngendlu;
4 uma abomuzi bengalaneli iwundlu, wolithatha nomakhelwane wakhe oseduze nomuzi wakhe njengenani labantu; kulelo nalelo wundlu anobala inani elithile njengokudla kwalowo nalowo muntu.
5 Iwundlu malingabi nasici, libe ngeleduna, libe nomnyaka munye, nilithathe ezimvini noma ezimbuzini;
6 niyakuligcina kuze kube sosukwini lweshumi nane lwaleyo nyanga; ibandla lonke lenhlangano yakwa-Israyeli liyakulihlaba ngakusihlwa.
7 Bazakuthabatha igazi, balibhece ezinsikeni zombili zomnyango nasekhothameni lomnyango ezindlini abayakulidlela kuzo.
8 Bazakuyidla inyama ngalobo busuku, yosiwe ngomlilo; bayakuyidla kanye nesinkwa esingenamvubelo nemifino ebabayo.
9 Ningalidli liseluhlaza, noma liphekwe nokuphekwa ngamanzi, kepha losiwe ngomlilo, ikhanda lalo kanye nemilenze yalo nezibilini zalo.
10 Ningashiyi lutho kuze kube sekuseni; kepha okusele kulo kuze kube sekuseni nizakukushisa ngomlilo.
11 Niyakulidla kanje: izinkalo zenu ziboshiwe, izicathulo zenu zisezinyaweni zenu, nezindondolo zenu zisezandleni zenu; niyakulidla ngokushesha; kuyiphasika likaJehova.
12 “ ‘Ngokuba ngiyakudabula izwe laseGibithe ngalobo busuku, ngibulale onke amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe, abantu nezinkomo, ngenze izahlulelo kuzo zonke izithixo zaseGibithe; nginguJehova.
13 Igazi liyakuba luphawu lwenu ezindlini lapho nikhona; nanxa ngibona igazi, ngiyakudlula kini, ningehlelwa yisifo sokunibhubhisa, lapho ngibulala izwe laseGibithe.
14 “ ‘Lolo suku luyakuba yisikhumbuzo kini, nilugcine lube ngumkhosi kaJehova; anolugcina izizukulwane ngezizukulwane ngokomthetho waphakade.
15 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo; yebo, ngosuku lokuqala noyikhipha imvubelo ezindlini zenu, ngokuba bonke abadla okuvutshelweyo, kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kufike usuku lwesikhombisa, labo bantu bayakunqunywa kwa-Israyeli.
16 Ngosuku lokuqala niyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele, nangosuku lwesikhombisa nibe nomhlangano ongcwele; kungasetshenzwa ngazo, kuphela okudliwa ngabantu bonke; lokhu kodwa makwenziwe yinina.
17 “ ‘Niyakugcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngokuba ngalona lolo suku ngikhiphile amabandla enu ezweni laseGibithe; ngalokho anogcina lolu suku ezizukulwaneni zenu zonke ngokomthetho waphakade.
18 Ngenyanga yokuqala ngosuku lweshumi nane ngakusihlwa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo, kuze kufike usuku lwamashumi amabili nanye lwenyanga ngakusihlwa.
19 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa akuyikutholakala mvubelo ezindlini zenu, ngokuba yilowo nalowo odlayo okuvutshelweyo yena uyakunqunywa ebandleni lakwa-Israyeli, noma engumfokazi noma engowokuzalwa ezweni.
20 Ningadli lutho oluvutshelweyo; ezindlini zenu zonke anodla isinkwa esingenamvubelo.’ ”
21 UMose wayesebiza amalunga akwa-Israyeli, wathi kuwo: “Hambani nizithathele amawundlu ngokwemindeni yenu, nihlabe iphasika.
22 Nothatha isithungu sehisopi,* nisicwilise egazini elisemcengezini, nibhece ikhothamo nezinsika zombili zomnyango ngegazi elisemcengezini; akuyikuphuma muntu emnyango waleyo ndlu kuze kube sekuseni.
23 Ngokuba uJehova uyakudabula ukuyoshaya abaseGibithe; nanxa ebona igazi elisekhothameni nasezinsikeni zombili, uJehova uyakudlula kulowo mnyango, angamvumeli umbhubhisi ukuba angene ezindlini zenu ukuyobulala.
24 “Niyakugcina le nto ibe ngumthetho kuwena nakuwo amadodana akho kuze kube phakade.
25 Kuyakuthi lapho senifike ezweni uJehova azakuninika lona njengesithembiso sakhe, niyakugcina inkonzo yakhe.
26 Kuyakuthi nxa abantwana benu besho kini, bethi: ‘Iyini le nkonzo kini na?’
27 nithi: ‘Kungumhlatshelo wephasika likaJehova owadlula kuzo izindlu zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli mhla ebulala abaseGibithe, ezophula izindlu zethu.’ ” Abantu bakhothama, bakhuleka.
28 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, benze njalo; njengalokho uJehova ebayalile oMose no-Aroni, benze njalo-ke.
29 Kwathi phakathi kwamabili uJehova wabulala onke amazibulo ezweni laseGibithe, kusukela kulo izibulo likaFaro owayehlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi kuze kube kulo izibulo lesiboshwa esasisetilongweni, kanye namazibulo onke ezinkomo.
30 UFaro wavuka ebusuku, yena nezinceku zakhe zonke, nabo bonke abaseGibithe; kwaba khona ukukhala okukhulu eGibithe, ngokuba kwakungekhondlu, lapho kungafanga muntu khona.
31 Wababiza oMose no-Aroni ebusuku, wathi: “Vukani niphume kubantu bami, nina nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nihambe niyokhonza uJehova, njengalokho nishilo.
32 Thathani izimvu zenu nezinkomo zenu, njengalokho nishilo, nihambe, ningibusise nami.”
33 AbaseGibithe babebacindezela abantu ukuba babakhiphe ezweni ngokushesha, ngokuba bathi: “Thina sonke sifile.”
34 Abantu base bethatha inhlama yabo ingakavutshelwa, nezingqwembe zabo zokuxova isinkwa, ziboshwe ezingutsheni zabo emahlombe abo.
35 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza-ke njengezwi likaMose; bacela kwabaseGibithe izinto zesiliva, nezinto zegolide, nezingubo.
36 UJehova wabenzela abantu umusa emehlweni abaseGibithe, babapha lokho abakucelayo. Babaphundla abaseGibithe.
37 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka eRamsesi, bafika eSukoti, kungathi abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha behamba phansi, bengamadoda ngaphandle kwabantwana.
38 Kwenyuka nabo ingxubevange yabantu, nezimvu, nezinkomo, imfuyo eningi kakhulu.
39 Ngenhlama abaphuma nayo eGibithe benza amaqebelengwane angenamvubelo, ngokuba yayingavutshelwe, lokhu baxoshwa eGibithe bengenakulibala, futhi bengazilungiselanga mphako.
40 Ukuhlala kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abakuhlalayo eGibithe kwakuyiminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu.
41 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, kwathi ngalona lolo suku, amabandla onke kaJehova aphuma ezweni laseGibithe.
42 Kungubusuku obuzakugcinelwa uJehova ngokubakhipha kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe, ngubusuku bukaJehova obuzakugcinwa yibo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezizukulwaneni zabo.
43 UJehova wayesethi kuMose naku-Aroni: “Lokhu kungumthetho wephasika: owezizwe makangalidli;
44 kepha zonke izigqila ezithengwa ngumuntu ngemali mazilidle, uma zisokiwe.
45 Izihambi noqashiweyo mabangalidli.
46 “Liyakudliwa endlini inye; ungaphumisi lutho lwenyama ngaphandle kwendlu; ningaphuli thambo lalo.
47 Ibandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli liyakukugcina lokhu.
48 “Nxa umfokazi ogogobeleyo kuwe ezakumgcinela uJehova iphasika, mabasoke bonke abesilisa bakhe, asondele aligcine, abe njengowokuzalwa ezweni; kepha malingadliwa muntu ongasokiwe.
49 Mawube munye umthetho kowokuzalwa ekhaya nakumfokazi ogogobeleyo phakathi kwenu.”
50 Benza kanjalo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; njengalokho ebayalile oMose no-Aroni, benze njalo-ke.
51 Kwathi ngalona lolo suku uJehova wakhipha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe ngamabandla abo.