Isahluko 31
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UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
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“Bheka, ngibize ngegama uBesaleli indodana ka-Uri kaHuri, owesizwe sakwaJuda.
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Ngimgcwalisile ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, ngokuhlakanipha nangokuqonda nangokwazi nangamandla emisebenzini yonke,
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ukuba aqambe imisebenzi yobungcweti, asebenze ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangethusi,
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nangokuqopha amatshe okufakwa, nangokuqopha imithi, yebo, ukuba asebenze imisebenzi yonke.
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Bheka, mina ngimisile kanye naye u-Oholiyabe indodana ka-Ahisamaki, owesizwe sakwaDani; ezinhliziyweni zazo zonke eziyizingcweti ngenhliziyo ngifake ukuhlakanipha ukuba zikwenze konke engikuyale ngakho:
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itende lokuhlangana, nomphongolo wobufakazi, nesihlalo somusa esiphezu kwawo, nezimpahla zonke zetende,
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netafula nezitsha zalo, nothi oluhle lwezibani nezitsha zonke zalo, ne-altare lempepho,
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ne-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa nezitsha zonke zalo, nomcengezi nesinqe sawo,
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nezingubo ezifekethisiweyo, nezambatho ezingcwele zika-Aroni umpristi nezambatho zamadodana akhe zokuba bakhonze esikhundleni sobupristi,
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namafutha okugcoba, nempepho yamakha athaphukayo yendawo engcwele, yebo, zenze njengakho konke engikuyale ngakho.”
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UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
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“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Anogcina amasabatha, ngokuba aluphawu phakathi kwami nani ezizukulwaneni zenu ukuba nazi ukuthi nginguJehova oningcwelisayo.
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“ ‘Gcinani isabatha, ngokuba lingcwele kini; yilowo nalowo olonayo uyakubulawa nokubulawa, ngokuba osebenza umsebenzi ngalo uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.
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Izinsuku eziyisithupha kosetshenzwa, kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyisabatha lokuphumula, lingcwele kuJehova: bonke abasebenza umsebenzi ngosuku lwesabatha bayakubulawa nokubulawa.
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Ngalokho abakwa-Israyeli bayakuligcina isabatha, balilonde ezizukulwaneni zabo libe yisivumelwano esiphakade.
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Liluphawu phakathi kwami nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, ngokuba ngezinsuku eziyisithupha uJehova walenza izulu nomhlaba, kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa waphumula, waqabuleka.’ ”
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Eseqedile ukukhuluma noMose entabeni yaseSinayi wamnika izibhebhe zombili zobufakazi, izibhebhe zamatshe, zilotshiwe ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu.