“IZibetho zaseYiputa,” Amabali eTestamente eNdala (2022)
“IZibetho zaseYiputa,” Amabali eTestamente eNdala
Eksodus 4–5; 7–12
IZibetho zaseYiputa
Ukukhetha kukaFaro ngokuchasene neNkosi
UMoses wayethembele eNkosini kwaye waye wabuyela eYiputa. UMoses nomntakwabo u-Aron baya kuFaro kwaye bamcela ukuba akhulule amaSirayeli kwaye ahambe kwelaseYiputa. UFaro wabanomsindo kwaye wala. Waye wanyanzelisa amaSirayeli ukuba asebenze kanzima ngakumbi.
Ngenxa yokuba uFaro wayengazange amamele iNkosi, amaYiputa aye aqalekiswa ngezibetho ezoyikekayo. Okokuqala, onke amanzi aseYiputa aye ajika aba ligazi. UMoses waye wacela uFaro kwakhona ukuba akhulule amaSirayeli ahambe, kodwa uFaro wathi hayi.
Okulandelayo, iNkosi yaye yathumela amasele eYiputa. Ayekhona kuyo yonke indawo. UFaro wathi wayeya kuwakhulula amaSirayeli ukuba amasele ayemkile. INkosi yenza amasele anyamalale, kodwa uFaro akazange awakhulule amaSirayeli ukuba ahambe. Emva koko iNkosi yaye yathumela iintwala neempukane.
Okulandelayo, zonke izilwanyana zamaYiputa zasefama zaye zafa, kodwa akukho nasinye isilwanyana samaSirayeli esaye safa. Emva koko amaYiputa aye abanezilonda ezibuhlungu emizimbeni yawo.
Isaqhwithi esikhulu esasihamba nesichotho nomlilo saye seza eYiputa. Oku kwaye kwabangela intshabalalo eyoyikekayo.
UFaro akazange awakhulule amaSirayeli ukuba ahambe nangoku. Emva koko iNkosi yaye yathumela iintethe, kwaye zaye zatya konke ukutya kwabantu.
Emva koko kwaye kwabakho iintsuku ezintathu zobumnyama. Ngexesha lobuninzi bezibetho, uFaro waye wathembisa ukukhulula amaSirayeli ahambe ukuba izibetho zaziya kuphela, kodwa wayexoka ngalo lonke ixesha.
Emva kwezibetho ezilithoba ezahlukeneyo, uFaro wayengafuni ukuwakhulula amaSirayeli ukuba ahambe nangoko. INkosi yaye yaxelela uMoses ukuba esinye isibetho esoyikekayo sasiya kuza. INkosi yaye yawakhokela kwaye yawakhusela amaSirayeli njengoko ayelindele inkululeko yawo.