1. UMose waphendula wathi: “Kepha bheka, abayikukholwa yimi, bangalaleli izwi lami, ngokuba bayakusho ukuthi: ‘UJehova akabonakalanga kuwe.’ ”
2. Wayesethi kuye uJehova: “Kuyini lokhu okusesandleni sakho na?”Wathi: “Yinduku.”
3. Khona wathi: “Yiphonse phansi.” Wayeseyiphonsa phansi. Yaphenduka inyoka; uMose wayibalekela.
4. Wayesethi uJehova kuMose: “Yelula isandla sakho, uyibambe ngomsila.” Wayeselula isandla sakhe, wayibamba; yaphenduka induku esandleni sakhe --
5. ukuba bakholwe ukuthi uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ubonakele kuwe.
6. UJehova wathi futhi kuye: “Faka isandla sakho esifubeni sakho.” Wayesefaka isandla sakhe esifubeni sakhe; lapho esesikhipha, bheka, isandla sakhe sasinochoko, sinjengeqhwa.
7. Wayesethi kuye: “Buyisela isandla sakho esifubeni sakho.” Wayesesibuyisela isandla sakhe esifubeni sakhe; kuthe esikhipha esifubeni sakhe, bheka, sase siphendukile, sinjengenyama yakhe.
8. “Kuyakuthi uma bengayikukholwa nguwe, bengalaleli izwi lesibonakaliso sokuqala, bayakukholwa yizwi lesibonakaliso sasemuva.
9. Kuzakuthi-ke uma bengayikukholwa nayilezi zibonakaliso ezimbili, bengalaleli izwi lakho, uyakukha amanzi omfula, uwathele emhlabathini owomileyo; amanzi owakha emfuleni ayakuphenduka igazi emhlabathini owomileyo.”
10. UMose wayesethi kuJehova: “Nkosi, angizange ngibe ngumuntu oyiqaphuqaphu, nakuqala namanje lapho usukhulumile encekwini yakho, ngokuba umlomo wami unzima, unamalimi.”
11. UJehova wayesethi kuye: “Ngubani owenzile umlomo womuntu na? Ngubani owenza isimungulu, nesithulu, nobonayo, nempumputhe na? Akusimina, uJehova, na?
12. Ngalokho hamba; ngizakuba nomlomo wakho, ngikufundise lokho ozakukukhuluma.”
13. Kepha wathi: “O Nkosi, ake uthume ngesandla salowo ozakumthuma.”
14. Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela uMose; wathi: “Akakho umfowenu u-Aroni, umLevi, na? Ngiyazi ukuthi ukhuluma kahle yena. Futhi bheka, uyaphuma ukukuhlangabeza; nalapho ekubona, uyakuthokoza enhliziyweni yakhe.
15. Uyakukhuluma kuye, ufake amazwi emlonyeni wakhe; ngizakuba nomlomo wakho nomlomo wakhe, nginifundise lokho eniyakukwenza.