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Isahluko 18

UJetiro umpristi wakwaMidiyani, umukhwe kaMose, wezwa konke uNkulunkulu abenzele khona oMose no-Israyeli abantu bakhe, ukuthi uJehova wayemkhiphile u-Israyeli eGibithe.
2 UJetiro umukhwe kaMose wathatha uSipora umkaMose, yena esekade embuyisile,
3 namadodana akhe omabili, igama lenye linguGereshomu, ngokuba wayethe: “Ngangingumfokazi kwelinye izwe,”
4 igama lenye lalingu-Eliyezeri, ngokuba wathi: “UNkulunkulu kababa ubelusizo lwami, wangophula enkembeni kaFaro.”
5 UJetiro umukhwe kaMose wafika namadodana akhe nomkakhe kuMose ehlane, lapho wayemise khona ngasentabeni kaNkulunkulu.
6 Wathi kuMose: “Mina mukhwe wakho uJetiro ngize kuwe, kanye nomkakho, namadodana akhe omabili enaye.”
7 UMose waphuma ukumhlangabeza umukhwe wakhe, wamkhothamela, wamanga; babuzana impilo, bangena etendeni.
8 UMose wayesemlandisa umukhwe wakhe konke uJehova abekwenzile kuFaro nakubo abaseGibithe ngenxa ka-Israyeli, konke ukushikashikeka okwabehlela endleleni, nokuthi uJehova wabophula.
9 UJetiro wathokoza ngakho konke okuhle uJehova akwenzile ku-Israyeli, ebophulile esandleni sabaseGibithe.
10 Wathi uJetiro: “Makabongwe uJehova onophulile esandleni sabaseGibithe nasesandleni sikaFaro, ebophulile abantu phansi kwesandla sabaseGibithe.
11 Kalokhu ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova mkhulu kunabo bonke onkulunkulu, yebo, kulokhu ababebagabisela ngakho.”
12 UJetiro umukhwe kaMose wamthathela uNkulunkulu umnikelo wokushiswa nemihlatshelo; weza u-Aroni kanye nawo onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli ukuyokudla nomukhwe kaMose phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
13 Kwathi ngangomuso uMose wayehlala ukwahlulela abantu; abantu babemi ngakuMose kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwahlwa.
14 Umukhwe kaMose esebona konke abenzela khona abantu, wathi: “Kuyini lokhu obenzela khona bantu na? Uhlalelani wedwa, abantu bonke bemi ngakuwe kusukela ekuseni kuze kuhlwe na?”
15 UMose wathi kumukhwe wakhe: “Kungokuba abantu beza kimi ukuyombuza uNkulunkulu.
16 Uma benendaba, beza kimi; ngiyahlulela phakathi komuntu nomakhelwane wakhe, ngibazise izimiso zikaNkulunkulu nemithetho yakhe.”
17 Umukhwe kaMose wathi kuye: “Lokhu okwenzayo akukuhle.
18 Uyakudinwa nokudinwa, wena nalaba bantu abanawe, ngokuba lokhu kuyakusinda; awunakukwenza uwedwa.
19 Kalokhu lalela izwi lami, ngikululeke, uNkulunkulu abe nawe; ngithi: ‘Yiba ngumkhulumeli wabantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ulethe izindaba kuNkulunkulu,
20 ubafundise izimiso nemithetho, ubatshengise indlela abayakuhamba ngayo, nomsebenzi abayakuwenza.
21 Futhi-ke wozifunela phakathi kwabantu bonke amadoda anamandla amesabayo uNkulunkulu, amadoda athembekileyo, azonda inzuzo engalungile, uwabeke phezu kwabo, abe yizinduna zezinkulungwane, nezinduna zamakhulu, nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, nezinduna zamashumi.
22 Akube yizona ezahlulela abantu ngezikhathi zonke, kulethwe kuwe zonke izindaba ezinkulu; kepha zonke izindaba ezincane zahlulelwe yizo uqobo, kuze kube lula kuwe, zithwalisane nawe.
23 Uma wenza lokhu, noNkulunkulu ekuyala kanje, uzakuba namandla okuma, nabo bonke laba bantu bayakubuyela ezindaweni zabo benokuthula.’ ”
24 UMose walalela izwi lomukhwe wakhe, wakwenza konke akushilo.
25 UMose wakhetha amadoda anamandla phakathi kuka-Israyeli wonke, wawabeka aba yizinhloko phezu kwabantu, izinduna zezinkulungwane, nezinduma zamakhulu, nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, nezinduna zamashumi.
26 Zahlulela abantu ngezikhathi zonke; izindaba ezilukhuni zazidlulisela kuMose, kepha zonke izindaba ezincane zahlulelwa yizo uqobo.
27 UMose wamvalelisa umukhwe wakhe; wasuka wabuyela ezweni lakubo.