Eksodusi 16:1-36
16 Kamuva basuka e-Elimi,+ futhi yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekugcineni yafika ehlane laseSini,+ eliphakathi kwe-Elimi neSinayi, ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesibili ngemva kokuphuma kwayo ezweni laseGibhithe.
2 Yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli yaqala ukububula ngoMose no-Aroni ehlane.+
3 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babelokhu bethi kubo: “Ngabe kungcono ukube safa+ ngesandla sikaJehova ezweni laseGibhithe lapho sasihlala ngasezimbizeni zenyama,+ lapho sasidla isinkwa size saneliseke, ngoba usikhiphele kuleli hlane ukuze ubulale lonke leli bandla ngendlala.”+
4 Khona-ke uJehova wathi kuMose: “Bheka ngininisela isinkwa esivela emazulwini;+ abantu kumelwe baphume babuthe yilowo nalowo isilinganiso sakhe sosuku nosuku,+ ukuze ngibavivinye ngibone ukuthi bazohamba yini emthethweni wami noma cha.+
5 Ngosuku lwesithupha+ kumelwe balungise lokho abazokungenisa, futhi kumelwe kube okuphindwe kabili kulokho abakubutha njalo usuku nosuku.”+
6 Ngakho uMose no-Aroni bathi kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Kusihlwa nizokwazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi nguJehova onikhiphe ezweni laseGibhithe.+
7 Futhi ekuseni nizoyibona impela inkazimulo kaJehova,+ ngoba ukuzwile ukububula kwenu ngoJehova. Siyini thina ukuba ningabubula ngathi?”
8 UMose waqhubeka wathi: “Lokho kuzokwenzeka lapho uJehova enipha inyama kusihlwa ukuba nidle nesinkwa ekuseni nize nisuthe, ngoba uJehova ukuzwile ukububula kwenu ngaye. Thina siyini? Anibubuli ngathi kodwa nibubula ngoJehova.”+
9 UMose wathi ku-Aroni: “Yisho kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uthi, ‘Sondelani phambi kukaJehova, ngoba ukuzwile ukububula kwenu.’”+
10 Khona-ke kwathi ngokushesha nje lapho u-Aroni esekhulumile kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, baphenduka babheka ngasehlane, bheka! inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala efwini.+
11 UJehova wakhuluma noMose, wathi:
12 “Ngikuzwile ukububula kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.+ Khuluma nabo, uthi, ‘Phakathi kokuhlwa okubili nizodla inyama futhi ekuseni nisuthe isinkwa;+ nizokwazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’”+
13 Kanjalo kwathi kusihlwa izigwaca+ zaqala ukufika zasibekela ikamu, futhi ekuseni kwakuvelé umlalela wamazolo nxazonke zekamu.+
14 Ngemva kwesikhathi wahwamuka umlalela wamazolo futhi phezu kobuso behlane kwakukhona into ecolekileyo eyizingcwecwana,+ icoleke njengesithwathwa+ phezu komhlaba.
15 Lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli beyibona, bathi omunye komunye: “Kuyini lokhu?” Ngoba babengazi ukuthi kuyini. Ngakho uMose wathi kubo: “Yisinkwa uJehova aniphe sona ukuba sibe ukudla.+
16 UJehova uyale ngaleli zwi, ‘Buthani esinye saso, ngamunye ngokulingana nokudla kwakhe. Kumelwe nithathe i-omere+ lomuntu ngamunye ngokwesibalo semiphefumulo umuntu ngamunye kini anayo etendeni lakhe.’”
17 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baqala ukwenza kanjalo; basibutha, abanye bebutha kakhulu abanye bebutha kancane.
18 Lapho besilinganisa nge-omere, owayebuthe kakhulu akabanga nensalela nowayebuthe kancane akantulanga.+ Basibutha ngamunye ngokulingana nokudla kwakhe.
19 Khona-ke uMose wathi kubo: “Makungabikho muntu osishiyayo kuze kube sekuseni.”+
20 Kodwa abamlalelanga uMose. Kwakuthi lapho abanye abantu besishiyile kwaze kwaba sekuseni, sizalele izibungu futhi sinuke;+ kangangokuthi uMose wabathukuthelela.+
21 Babesibutha njalo ekuseni,+ ngamunye ngokulingana nokudla kwakhe. Lapho ilanga selishisa, sasincibilika.
22 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithupha babutha isilinganiso sesinkwa esiphindwe kabili,+ ama-omere amabili umuntu emunye. Ngakho zonke izikhulu zenhlangano zeza zabika kuMose.
23 Wathi kuzo: “Yilokho uJehova akukhulumile. Kusasa kuzogcinelwa uJehova isabatha elingcwele.+ Eningakubhaka, kubhakeni, nalokho eningakubilisa, kubiliseni,+ futhi konke okusele zigcineleni kona njengento okumelwe igcinwe kuze kube sekuseni.”
24 Ngakho bakugcina kwaze kwaba sekuseni, njengoba nje uMose ayeyalile; akunukanga futhi akuvelanga izimpethu.+
25 Khona-ke uMose wathi: “Yidlani kona namuhla, ngoba namuhla yisabatha+ kuJehova. Namuhla ngeke nikuthole esigangeni.
26 Niyokubutha izinsuku eziyisithupha, kodwa ngosuku lwesikhombisa yisabatha.+ Ngeke kwakheke ngalo.”
27 Nokho, kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa abanye babantu baphuma beyokubutha, kodwa abatholanga lutho.
28 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuMose: “Kuyoze kube nini nenqaba ukugcina imiyalo yami nemithetho yami?+
29 Liphawuleni iqiniso lokuthi uJehova uninike isabatha.+ Kungaleso sizathu ngosuku lwesithupha eninika isinkwa sezinsuku ezimbili. Yilowo nalowo makahlale endaweni yakhe.+ Makungabikho muntu ophumayo endaweni yakhe ngosuku lwesikhombisa.”
30 Abantu baligcina isabatha ngosuku lwesikhombisa.+
31 Indlu ka-Israyeli yaqala ukubiza igama lako ngokuthi “imana.” Kwakumhlophe njengembewu yekoriyanderi, futhi ukunambitheka kwako kwakufana nokwamaqebelengwane ayisicaba anoju.+
32 Khona-ke uMose wathi: “UJehova uyale ngaleli zwi, ‘Gcwalisa i-omere lalo njengento okumelwe igcinwe kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu,+ ukuze zisibone isinkwa engenza ukuba nisidle ehlane lapho nginikhipha ezweni laseGibhithe.’”+
33 Ngakho uMose wathi ku-Aroni: “Thatha imbiza ufake kuyo i-omere eligcwele lemana ulibeke phambi kukaJehova njengento okumelwe igcinwe kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu.”+
34 Njengoba nje uJehova ayemyalile uMose, u-Aroni walibeka phambi kobuFakazi+ njengento okumelwe igcinwe.
35 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli badla imana iminyaka engamashumi amane,+ kwaze kwaba yilapho befika ezweni elakhiweyo.+ Imana yilo abalidla baze bafika emngceleni wezwe laseKhanani.+
36 I-omere lingokweshumi kwe-efa.
