U-Eksodusi 6:7-25 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

7. Ngiyakunithatha nibe yisizwe sami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu; niyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu onikhipha emithwalweni yabaseGibithe.

8. Ngiyakuningenisa ezweni engaphakamisa isandla sami ngalo ukulinika u-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe; ngiyakunipha lona libe yifa; nginguJehova.’ ”

9. UMose wakhuluma-ke kanjalo kubo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; kepha abamlalelanga uMose ngenxa yenhliziyo encane nemisebenzi esindayo.

10. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

11. “Ngena ukhulume kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukuba ivumele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuphuma ezweni lakhe.”

12. UMose wakhuluma ebusweni bukaJehova, wathi: “Bheka, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abangilalelanga; uFaro angangilalela kanjani, nginezindebe zomlomo ezingasokwanga, na?”

13. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni ukuba bayale abakwa-Israyeli noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukukhipha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe.

14. Laba bayizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise: amadodana kaRubeni izibulo lika-Israyeli: ngoHanoki, noPhalu, noHesironi, noKarmi; yile imindeni kaRubeni.

15. Amadodana kaSimeyoni: ngoJemuweli, noJamini, no-Ohade, noJakini, noSohari, noShawule indodana yowesifazane waseKhanani; yile imindeni kaSimeyoni.

16. Lawa angamagama amadodana kaLevi ngezizukulwane zawo: ngoGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari; iminyaka yokuhamba kukaLevi yayiyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa.

17. Amadodana kaGereshoni: ngoLibini noShimeyi ngemindeni yawo.

18. Amadodana kaKohati: ngo-Amramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, no-Uziyeli; iminyaka yokuhamba kukaKohati yayiyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nantathu.

19. Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli noMushi; yile imindeni yamaLevi ngezizukulwane zayo.

20. U-Amramu wazithathela uJokebedi udadewabo kayise, abe ngumkakhe; wamzalela o-Aroni noMose; iminyaka yokuhamba kuka-Amramu yayiyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa.

21. Amadodana kaJisihari: ngoKora, noNefegi, noZikiri.

22. Amadodana ka-Uziyeli: ngoMishayeli, no-Elisafani, noSitri.

23. U-Aroni wazithathela u-Elisheba indodakazi ka-Aminadaba, udadewabo kaNaheshoni, abe ngumkakhe; wamzalela oNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari.

24. Amadodana kaKora: ngo-Asiri, no-Elkana, no-Abiyasafa; yile imindeni kaKora.

25. U-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni wazithathela enye yamadodakazi kaPhuthiyeli, ibe ngumkakhe; yamzalela uFinehasi. Yilezi izinhloko zawoyise bamaLevi ngemindeni yawo.

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