¹ Jethro, umpristi wa Midian, babetala wa Mose, weva konke Nkulunkulu lakwentele Mose futsi nebantfu base Israyeli. Weva kutsi Simakadze ukhiphe bantfwana baka Israyeli e Gibhithe. ² Jethro, babetala wa Mose, watsatsa Zipporah, umka Mose, emvakwekutsi ambeke, ³ kanye nemadvodzana lamabili; Libito layinye indvodzana bekungu Gershom, ngobe Mose washo, ''Bengisihambi endzaweni yetihambi.'' ⁴ Libito lalolo munye bekungu Eliezer, ngoba watsi Mose, ''Nkulunkulu wabobabe bekalisito. Ungikhululile enkembeni ya Faro.'' ⁵ Jethro, babetala wa Mose, weta nemadvodzana a Mose kanye nemka Mose ehlane lebekahleti khona entsabeni ya Nkulunkulu. ⁶ Watsi ku Mose, '' Mine babetala wakho Jethro, ngita kuwe nemkakho kanye nemadvodzana akho lamabili.'' ⁷ Mose waphuma wayohlangabeta babetala wakhe, wagucaphansi, wase uyamcabula. Babutana ngemphilo base baya ethendeni. ⁸ Mose wacocela uyisetala ngako konkhe Simakadze lakwente ku Faro nema Gibhithe Kusita ema Israyeli, ngabo konkhe bundzima lobabehlakalela ngendlela, phindze nekutsi Simakadze wabakhulula njani. ⁹ Jethro wajabula tukwemsebenti lomuhle lowentiwa ngu Simakadze lawente kuma Israyeli, lapho wabakhulula etandleni tema Gibhithe. ¹⁰ Jethro watsi, ''Ngatsi Simakadze angadvumiswa, ngobe unikhululile etandleni tema Gibhithe kanye nase sandleni sa Faro, futsi wakhulula bantfu etandleni tema Gibhithe. ¹¹ Nyalo sengiyati kutsi Simakadze mukhulu kunabonkulunkulwana, ngoba lapho emaGibhithe lebekaphatsa ema Israyeli ngebudlame, Nkulunkulu wakhulila bantfu bakhe.'' ¹² Jethro, babetala wa Mose, waletsa umhlatjelo wemnikelo loshile wanikela ku Nkulunkulu. Aroni kanye nabo bonkhe labadzala baka Israyeli beta kutodla phambi kwaSimakadze kanye nababetala wa Mose. ¹³ Elangeni lelilandzelako Mose wahlala phansi phansi wahlulela labantfu. Labantfu bamgegeletela kusukela ekuseni laze layoshona. ¹⁴ Uma babetala waMose abona konkhe lakwentela labantfu, watsi, ''Yini loku lokwenta kulabantfu? Yini lelekwenta uhlale wedvwa bese bonkhe labantfu bayakumela kusukela ekuseni lize lishone?'' ¹⁵ Mose watsi kubabetala wakhe, ''Labantfu beta kimi batocela Nkulunkulu abakhombe indlela. ¹⁶ Lapho bangavumelani khona, beta kimi. Bese ngiyahlukanisa emkhatsini wemuntfu munye nalolomuye, bese ngibafundzisa ngemtsetfo nemyalo waNkulunkulu.'' ¹⁷ Babetala wa Mose watsi kuye, ''Lolokwentako akusiko kuhle kakhulu. ¹⁸ Utawudzinwa, wena nalabantfu labanawe. Lomtfwalo mukhulu kuwe. Ngeke ukhone kutentela wena uwedvwa. ¹⁹ Lalela mine. Ngitakunika umyalo, futsi Nkulunkulu utabanawe, ngobe ulincusa lebantfu kuNkulunkulu, futsi baletsa emacala kuye. ²⁰ Bafundzise lemiyalo nemitsetfo yakhe. Kumele ubakhombe indlela lokufuna bayihambe futsi nemsebenti lokufuna bawente. ²¹ Ngetulu kwaloko, khetsa emadvodza lafanele kubobonkhe labantfu, emadvodza lahlonipha Nkulunkulu, emadvodza eliciniso lete bucili. Lotababeka tikwe bantfu, kutsi bahole bantfu labatinkhulingwane, emakhulu, emashumi lasihlanu, futsi nebemashumi. ²² Batohlulela bantfu kuto tonkhe tindlela, kodvwa emacala landzima batowaletsa kuwe. Kepha onkhe lalamancane emacala, batowahlulela bona. Ngaleyondlela kutaba melula kuwe, phindze batakutfwala lomtfwalo nawe. ²³ Nawenta loku, futsi nangabe Nkulunkulu akuniketa umlayeto kutsi umente, ngako batokhona kukwenta, nebantfu bonkhe batokhona kuyemakhaya banetisekile.'' ²⁴ Ngako Mose wawalalela emagama ababetala wakhe futsi wenta konkhe lakushito. ²⁵ Mose wakhetsa emadvodza lafanele aka Israyeli wase uwenta tinhloko tebantfu tikwe bantfu, wababeka baba baholi betinkhulungwane, emakhulu, emashumi lasihlanu, kanye nemashumi. ²⁶ Behlulela bantfu ngatotonkhe tindlela. Emacala lalikhuni bawanika Mose, kepha batehlulela lalamancane emacala. ²⁷ Wase Mose uyekela babetala wakhe uyahamba, Jethro wabuyela emuva eveni lakhe.