1 UJehova wathi kuMose: “Zibazele izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala, ngilobe ezibhebheni amazwi ayesezibhebheni zokuqala owazaphulayo.
2 Mawube usulungele kusasa, ukhuphukele entabeni yaseSinayi ekuseni, ume khona phambi kwami esiqongweni sentaba.
3 Akuyikukhuphuka muntu nawe, kungabonakali muntu entabeni yonke, futhi kungaklabi zimvu nazinkomo ngaphambi kwaleyo ntaba.”
4 Wayesebaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala; uMose wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wakhuphukela entabeni yaseSinayi, njengalokho uJehova emyalile; waphatha ngesandla sakhe izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe.
5 UJehova wehla ngefu, wema naye lapho, wamemezela igama likaJehova.
6 UJehova wadlula phambi kwakhe, wamemeza wathi: “NguJehova! NguJehova! NguNkulunkulu ogcwele isihe, onomusa, ophuza ukuthukuthela, novame ubumnene neqiniso,
7 ogcinela abayizinkulungwane umusa, othethelela ububi neziphambeko nezono, ongayikuyekela onecala, ehambela ububi bawoyise kubantwana nakubantwana babantwana, kwabesizukulwane sesithathu nesesine.”
8 UMose washesha wakhothamela emhlabathini, wakhuleka.
9 Wathi: “Nkosi, uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, iNkosi mayihambe iphakathi kwethu, ngokuba bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni; usithethelele ububi bethu nokona kwethu, usithabathe sibe yifa lakho.”
10 Wayesethi: “Bheka, ngiyenza isivumelwano; phambi kwabantu bonke bakho ngiyakuzenza izimangaliso ezingazange zenziwe emhlabeni wonke nakusiphi isizwe; bonke abantu okhona phakathi kwabo bayakuwubona umsebenzi kaJehova, ngokuba kuyesabeka lokhu engikwenza kuwe.
11 Qaphela lokhu engikuyala ngakho namuhla: bheka, ngixosha phambi kwakho ama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi.
12 Xwaya ukuba ungasenzi isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni oya kulo, funa babe lugibe kuwe.
13 Kepha niyakuwadiliza ama-altare abo, niziphahlaze izinsika zabo, nibagawule o-Ashera* babo,
14 ngokuba awuyikukhonza omunye unkulunkulu, lokhu uJehova, igama lakhe linguMhawu, unguNkulunkulu onomhawu,
15 funa wenze isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni, baye baphinge nawonkulunkulu babo, bahlabele onkulunkulu babo, omunye akumeme, udle umhlatshelo wakhe,
16 uthathele amadodana akho amadodakazi abo, amadodakazi abo aye aphinge nawonkulunkulu babo, enze ukuba amadodana akho aye aphinge nawonkulunkulu babo.
17 “Awuyikuzenzela onkulunkulu ababunjiweyo.
18 “Umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo wowugcina. Uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, njengalokho ngakuyala, ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo senyanga ka-Abibi, ngokuba ngenyanga ka-Abibi waphuma eGibithe.
19 “Konke okuvula isizalo kungokwami, nawo onke amaduna ezinkomo zakho, amazibulo ezinkomo nawezimvu.
20 Kepha izibulo lembongolo wolihlenga ngewundlu; uma ungalihlengi, ulaphule intamo. Amazibulo onke amadodana akho wowahlenga, kungabonakali muntu phambi kwami engaphethe lutho.
21 “Wosebenza izinsuku eziyisithupha, uphumule ngosuku lwesikhombisa; uyakuphumula ngesikhathi sokulima nangokuvuna.
22 “Uyakugcina umkhosi wamasonto, owolibo lukakolweni ovuniweyo, nomkhosi wokuvuna ngasekupheleni komnyaka.
23 Kathathu ngomnyaka abesilisa bakho bonke bayakubonakala phambi kweNkosi uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
24 Ngokuba ngiyakuxosha izizwe phambi kwakho, ngandise imikhawulo yakho; akuyikubakho muntu olifisa izwe lakho, nxa ukhuphuka uya ukubonakala phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kathathu ngomnyaka.
25 “Awuyikunikela ngegazi lomhlatshelo womkhosi wephasika kuze kuse.
26 “Izandulela zolibo lwezwe lakho woziyisa endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Awuyikupheka izinyane lembuzi obisini lukanina.”
27 UJehova wathi kuMose: “Zilobele lawa mazwi, ngokuba ngokwalawa mazwi ngenzile isivumelwano nawe nabakwa-Israyeli.”
28 Wayelapho noJehova izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, kadlanga lutho, kaphuzanga manzi. Waloba ezibhebheni amazwi esivumelwano, imiyalelo eyishumi.
29 Kwathi uMose esehla entabeni yaseSinayi, izibhebhe zombili zobufakazi zisesandleni sikaMose esehla entabeni, uMose wayengazi ukuthi isikhumba sobuso bakhe sasikhazimula ngenxa yokukhuluma kwakhe naye.
30 Bathi u-Aroni nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bembona uMose, bheka, isikhumba sobuso bakhe sasikhazimula, besaba ukusondela kuye.
31 UMose wayesebabiza; u-Aroni nazo zonke izinduna zenhlangano babuyela-ke kuye; uMose wayesekhuluma kubo.
32 Ngasemuva bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basondela, wabayala ngakho konke uJehova akukhulume kuye entabeni yaseSinayi.
33 UMose eseqedile ukukhuluma nabo, wafaka iveli ebusweni bakhe.
34 Kepha uMose esezakungena phambi kukaJehova ukukhuluma naye, walikhumula iveli waze waphuma; waphuma, wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli lokho akuyalelweyo.
35 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babubona ubuso bukaMose ukuthi isikhumba sobuso bukaMose sasikhazimula; uMose wayesebuye walifaka iveli ebusweni bakhe waze wangena ukuyokhuluma naye.