Sehluko 3
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Ngesikhatsi Mose asalusa umhlambi waJethro babetala wakhe, umpristi wase Midiyana. Mose wahola umhlambi bucalu kulencenye yesiganga wefikela eHorebi, intsaba ya Nkulunkulu.
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lapho ingilozi yaSomandla yavela kuye njenge lilangabi lemulilo ehlatsini. Mose wabuka,kepha buka lelihlatsi belivutsa, kepha lingashi.
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Mose watsi, ''Ngitawu gucukela eceleni ngibone lentfo lesimangaliso. leni lelihlatsi lingashi liphele.''
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Uma Simakadze sabonile kutsi sewugucukele kubuka, Nkulunkulu wambita asehlatsini watsi '' Mose, Mose'', Mose watsi, '' ngilana.''
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Nkulunkulu watsi, '' ungasa sondzeli madvutane! Khumula ticatfulo takho etinyaweni, ngoba lomuhlabatsi lomekuwo uhlukaniselwe mine.''
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Wangeta, '' ngingu Nkulunkulu weyise wakho, Nkulunkulu waAbrahama,Nkulunkulu wa Isaya, naNkulunkulu waJakobe.'' Laphoke Mose wavala buso bakhe, ngoba bekasaba kubuka Nkulunkulu.
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Simakadze watsi, '' ngikubonile kuhlupheka kwebantfu bami eGibithe. Ngibevile bememeta ngenca yebagcilati babo, ngoba ngiyati ngeku hlukubeteka kwabo.
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Ngehlele phasi kuto bakhulula emandleni emaGibhithe nekubasusa kulomuhlaba loya baye kulomuhle, endzaweni lenkhulu,kuya endzaweni lokugeleta khona lubisi neluju; kuya esigodzini semaKhenani,emaHethi, lemaAmori, lema Pherethi, lemaHevithi, nelemaJebusi.
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Nyalo tikhalo tebantfu baka Israyeli setifikile kimi. Lokunye, ngikubonile kucindzeteleka lokubangwe maGibhithe.
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Nyaloke, ngitakutfumela kuFaro kute utewubuyisa bantfu bami, baka Israyeli, ngaphandle kwe Gibhithe.''
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Kepha Mose watsi kuNkulunkulu, ''Ngingubani mine kutsi ngingaya kuFaro ngikhiphe emaIsrayeli eGibhithe''
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Nkulunkulu waphendvula, '' Ngitawuhlale nginawe ngiyacinisa. loku kutawuba luphawu kutsi utfunywe ngimi. Uma sewubakhiphile bantfu eGibhithe, utangikhonta kulentsaba lena.''
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Mose watsi kuNkulunkulu, '' Uma ngiya kumaIsrayeli ngiwatjela , ''Nkulukulu wabokhokho benu ungitfumele kini, nasebatsi kimi, ''Ngubani libito lakhe?'' Ngitawutsini kubo?''
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Nkulunkulu watsi kuMose,'' NGINGUYE LENGINGUYE.'' Nkulunkulu watsi, '' kufanele utsi kuma Israyeli, LONGUYE, ungitfumile kini.''
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Nkulunkulu waphindze watsi kuMose, kufanele utsi kuma Israyeli, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemadloti enu, Nkulunkulu wabo Abrahama, Nkulunkulu wa Isaya, naNkulunkulu waJakobe, ungitfumele kini. Leli libito lami inguna phakadze, futsi ngitawu londvolotwa ngalena ndlela etingcodvweni tetitukulwane tonkhe.''
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Hamba uyobutsisa labadzala base Israyeli ndzawonye. Utsi kubo, ''Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemadloti enu, Nkulunkulu waAbrahama, waIsaya, newaJakobe, utivetile kimi watsi, '' Empeleni ngikunakile ngaphindze ngakubona kutsi kwentekeni kini eGibhithe.
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Ngitsembisile kunikhipha ekucindzetelekeni kwenu eGibhithe niye eveni lema Khenani, lemaHethi, lemaAmoni, lema Pherethi, lemaHevi,, nema Jebusi, live leliconsa lubisi neluju.''
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Batakulalela. Wena nalabadzala base Israyeli kufanele niye eNkhosini yase Gibhithe, bese uyamutjela, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema Hebheru, sohlangene natsi. Ngakoke asambeni lihambo lemalanga lamatsatfu ehlane, kute kutsi sinikele umnikelo kuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wetfu.''
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Kepha ngiyati kutsi Inkhosi yase Gibhithe ayinawuvuma kutsi nihambe, ngaphandle kwekutsi sandla sakhe siphoceleke.
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Ngitawufinyelela ngesandla sami ngihlasele emaGibhithe ngayo yonkhe imilingo lengiyitawuyenta emukhatsisini kwabo. Emvakwaloko, utawunikhulula. Ngitawentela labantfu bubele lobuvela eGibhithe, kute kutsi nanihamba, ningahambi nilengisa tandla. Wonkhe umfati utawucela bucwebe belisiliva neligolide kane netimbatfo kubomakhelwane bakhe base Gibhithe naye wonkhe umfati lohlala etindlini tamakhelwane wakhe. Nitawutifaka emadvodzaneni nemadvodzakatni enu. Ngalendlela nitawamuka emaGibhithe.