1 Ngenyanga yesithathu emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe, ngalona lolo suku, bafika ehlane laseSinayi.
2 Sebesukile eRefidimi, befike ehlane laseSinayi, bamisa ehlane; u-Israyeli wahlala khona phambi kwentaba.
3 UMose wakhuphukela kuNkulunkulu; uJehova esentabeni wamemeza kuye, wathi: “Yisho kuyo indlu kaJakobe, ubatshele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi:
4 ‘Nibonile lokhu engikwenzile kwabaseGibithe nokuthi nganithwala ngamaphiko okhozi, nganisondeza kimi.
5 Kalokhu uma nilalela nokulalela izwi lami, nigcine isivumelwano sami, niyakuba yigugu kimi kunazo zonke izizwe, ngokuba umhlaba wonke ungowami,
6 nibe ngumbuso wabapristi kimi, nesizwe esingcwele. Yilawo mazwi ozakuwakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.’ ”
7 UMose wafika, wabiza amalunga abantu, wabeka phambi kwabo onke lawo mazwi uJehova amyale ngawo.
8 Bonke abantu baphendula kanyekanye, bathi: “Konke akukhulumileyo uJehova siyakukwenza.” UMose wabuyisela kuJehova amazwi abantu.
9 UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bheka, ngiza kuwe ngefu elinzima ukuba abantu bezwe, nxa ngikhuluma nawe, bakholwe nguwe kuze kube phakade.” UMose walandisa uJehova amazwi abantu.
10 UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Hamba uye kubantu, ubangcwelise namuhla nakusasa, bahlanze izingubo zabo,
11 babe sebelungile ngosuku lwesithathu; ngokuba ngosuku lwesithathu uJehova uyakwehlela entabeni yaseSinayi emehlweni abantu bonke.
12 Wena-ke wobamisela abantu umkhawulo nxazonke, uthi: ‘Xwayani ukuba ningakhuphukeli entabeni, ningathinti umkhawulo wayo. Lowo othinta intaba uyakubulawa impela;
13 makangaphathwa ngesandla, kepha impela uyakukhandwa ngamatshe nokuba ahlatshwe ngemicibisholo; noma kuyinkomo noma kungumuntu, akuyikuphila.’ Nxa icilongo likhala linganqamuki, bayakukhuphukela entabeni.”
14 UMose wehla entabeni, wabuyela kubantu, wabangcwelisa abantu; bahlanza-ke izingubo zabo.
15 Wayesethi kubantu: “Anoba senilungile ngosuku lwesithathu; ningasondeli kowesifazane.”
16 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu sekusile, kwaba khona ukuduma nokunyazima kombani, nefu elinzima phezu kwentaba, nezwi lecilongo elizwakala kakhulu; bonke abantu abasekamu* bathuthumela.
17 UMose wayesebakhipha abantu ekamu* ukuba bahlangane noNkulunkulu; bema phansi kwentaba.
18 Yonke intaba yaseSinayi yathunqa umusi, ngokuba uJehova wehlela phezu kwayo ngomlilo; umusi wayo wenyuka njengomusi wesithando; intaba yonke yazamazama kakhulu.
19 Kwathi izwi lecilongo lalilokhu lizwakala kakhulu kunakuqala; uMose wakhuluma, uNkulunkulu wamphendula ngezwi elikhulu.
20 UJehova wehlela phezu kwentaba yaseSinayi esiqongweni sentaba; uJehova wambiza uMose ukuba eze esiqongweni sentaba; uMose wakhuphuka-ke.
21 UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yehla, ubaxwayise abantu, funa bafohle ukuba babone uJehova, kufe abaningi kubo.
22 Nabapristi abasondela kuJehova mabazingcwelise, funa uJehova abadumele.”
23 UMose wathi kuJehova: “Abantu abanakukhuphukela entabeni yaseSinayi, ngokuba usiyalisisile, wathi: ‘Yimisele intaba umkhawulo, uyingcwelise.’ ”
24 Wayesethi uJehova kuye: “Hamba wehle, uze ubuye ukhuphuke, wena no-Aroni enawe; kepha abapristi nabantu mabangafohli, bakhuphukele kuJehova, funa abadumele.”
25 UMose wayesehla, waya kubantu, wabatshela.