Eksodusi 15:1-27
15 Ngaleso sikhathi uMose nama-Israyeli baculela uJehova le ngoma: +
“Mangiculele uJehova ngoba uye waphakama kakhulu. +
Ihhashi nomgibeli walo ukuphonse olwandle. +
2 UJah* ungamandla ami nezikhwepha zami, ngoba uyangisindisa. +
Lona uNkulunkulu wami, ngizomdumisa; + uNkulunkulu kababa, + ngizomphakamisa. +
3 UJehova uyiqhawe elinamandla. + NguJehova igama lakhe. +
4 Izinqola zikaFaro nebutho lakhe ukuphonse olwandle, +Namaqhawe akhe ekhethelo acwiliswe oLwandle Olubomvu. +
5 Amanzi agubhayo abamboza; behlela ekujuleni njengetshe. +
6 Isandla sakho sokudla, Jehova, sinamandla amakhulu; +Isandla sakho sokudla, Jehova, singaphihliza isitha.
7 Ngobukhulu bakho obubabazekayo ungabawisa labo abakuvukelayo; +Uthumela intukuthelo yakho evuthayo, ibadla ibaqede njengezinhlanga.
8 Ngomoya ophuma emakhaleni akho amanzi abuthelwa ndawonye;Ama, avimba izikhukhula;Amanzi agubhayo ajiya phakathi nolwandle.
9 Isitha sathi: ‘Ngizobajaha! Ngizobafica!
Ngizohlukanisa impahla ephangiwe ngize nganeliseke!
Ngizohosha inkemba yami! Isandla sami sizobanqoba!’ +
10 Wafutha ngomoya wakho, ulwandle lwabamboza; +Bacwila njengomthofu emanzini amaningi.
11 Ubani onjengawe, Jehova, + phakathi konkulunkulu?
Ubani onjengawe, omkhulu ngobungcwele? +
Lowo okumelwe esatshwe ngezingoma zokudumisa, Lowo owenza izimangaliso. +
12 Welula isandla sakho sokudla, umhlaba wabagwinya. +
13 Ngothando lwakho oluqotho uhole abantu obathengile; +Ngamandla akho uzobaqondisa endaweni yakho engcwele yokuhlala.
14 Izizwe kumelwe zizwe; + ziyoqhaqhazela;Abakhe eFilistiya bayokhathazeka kakhulu.*
15 Ngaleso sikhathi abaholi bakwa-Edomi bayokwethuka,Ababusi abanamandla* bakwaMowabi bayoqhaqhazela. +
Bonke abakhe eKhanani bayophela amandla. +
16 Ukwesaba novalo kuyokwehlela phezu kwabo. +
Ngenxa yobukhulu bengalo yakho bayokuma banganyakazi njengetsheSize sidlule isizwe sakho Jehova,Size sidlule isizwe sakho osenzile. +
17 Uyosiletha usitshale entabeni yefa lakho, +Indawo emisiwe oyilungisele ukuba uhlale kuyo Jehova,Indawo engcwele Jehova, izandla zakho eziyimisile.
18 UJehova uyobusa njengenkosi kuze kube phakade naphakade. +
19 Lapho amahhashi kaFaro kanye nezinqola zakhe zempi namabutho akhe agibele amahhashi kungena olwandle, +
UJehova wabuyisa amanzi olwandle phezu kwabo, +
Kodwa abantu bakwa-Israyeli bahamba emhlabathini owomile benqamula ulwandle.” +
20 UMiriyamu umprofethikazi, udadewabo ka-Aroni, wadlala ithamborini, bonke abesifazane bamlandela namathamborini bedansa.
21 UMiriyamu wacula enanela emadodeni ethi:
“Culela uJehova ngoba uphakeme kakhulu. +
Ihhashi nomgibeli walo ukuphonse olwandle.” +
22 Kamuva uMose wahola ama-Israyeli ewasusa oLwandle Olubomvu, aya ehlane laseShuri ahamba ehlane izinsuku ezintathu, kodwa awawatholanga amanzi.
23 Afika eMara, *+ kodwa awakwazanga ukuphuza amanzi aseMara ngoba ayebaba. Yingakho yaqanjwa ngokuthi iMara.
24 Ngakho abantu baqala ukububula ngoMose, + bathi: “Sizophuzani?”
25 Wakhala kuJehova, + uJehova wamqondisa esihlahleni esincane. Lapho uMose esiphonsa emanzini, amanzi aba mtoti.
Kuleyo ndawo uNkulunkulu wabamisela umthetho necala eliwumhlahlandlela, wabavivinya. +
26 Wathi: “Uma uzolilalelisisa izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wenze okulungile emehlweni akhe, ulalele imiyalo yakhe, ugcine yonke imithetho yakhe, + ngeke ngehlisele kuwe nesisodwa sezifo engizehlisele kwabaseGibhithe; + ngoba mina Jehova ngiyakwelapha.” +
27 Ngemva kwalokho bafika e-Elimi, lapho kwakukhona iziphethu zamanzi ezingu-12 nezihlahla zesundu ezingu-70. Ngakho bamisa amatende lapho ngasemanzini.
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Elithi “Jah” liyisifushaniso segama elithi Jehova.
^ NgesiHebheru, “bayoba nemihelo.”
^ Noma, “abanonya.”
^ Incazelo: “Ukubaba.”
