Sihlahla Lesivutsako

Mosi wahlala kaMidiyani iminyaka lengu-40. Waba nemfati nebantfwana. Ngalelinye lilanga eluse timvu takhe entsabeni iSinayi wabona intfo lemangalisako. Sihlahla sasivutsa umlilo kodvwa singashi. Watsi nakasondzela weva livi liphuma kulesihlahla litsi: ‘Mosi! Ungasasondzeli. Khumula tincabule takho ngobe lendzawo lome kuyo ingcwele.’ Bekukhuluma Jehova asebentisa ingilosi.

Mosi abesaba, ngako wambonya buso bakhe. Lelivi latsi kuye: ‘Ngikubonile kuhlupheka kwebantfu baka-Israyeli. Ngitabakhulula kulabantfu baseGibhithe, ngibayise eveni lelihle. Nguwe lotawuhola bantfu bami ubakhiphe eGibhithe.’ Ucabanga kutsi kwammangalisa yini loku Mosi?

Mosi wabuta watsi: ‘Kufanele ngitsini-ke kuwo nawangibuta kutsi ngitfunywe ngubani?’ Nkulunkulu waphendvula watsi: ‘Ubotsi kuwo Jehova, Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, Nkulunkulu wa-Isaka naNkulunkulu waJakobe ungitfume kini.’ Mosi wase utsi: ‘Asengitsi abangikholwa futsi abalilaleli livi lami?’ Jehova wacinisekisa Mosi kutsi utawumsita. Watjela Mosi kutsi ajike indvuku yakhe phansi. Lendvuku yagucuka yaba yinyoka. Ngesikhatsi Mosi abamba umsila walenyoka yagucuka yaba yindvuku. Jehova watsi: ‘Nawenta lesimangaliso batawukholwa kutsi ngikutfumile.’

Mosi watsi: ‘Angikaze ngibe sikhulumi lesihle.’ Jehova wametsembisa watsi: ‘Ngitakufundzisa loko lokufanele ukusho, futsi ngitawutfumela Aroni umnakenu kutsi akusite.’ Njengobe bekati kutsi Jehova utawumsita, Mosi wahamba nemfati wakhe kanye nemadvodzana akhe babuyela eGibhithe.