July 17, 2013, Ho bala

Exoda 3:1-6, 9-12

1 Moses was looking after the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, moprista oa Midiane; he led it to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

2 The angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame blazing from the middle of a bush. Moseslooked; there was the bush blazing, but the bush was not being burnt up.

3 Moshe o boletse, ‘I must go across and see this strange sight, and why the bush is not being burnt up.’

4 When Yahweh saw him going across to look, God called to him from the middle of the bush. ‘Moses, Moshe!’ a rialo. ‘Here I am,’ he answered.

5 ‘Come no nearer,’ a rialo. ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

6 I am the God of your ancestors,’ a rialo, ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and theGod of Jacob.’ At this Moses covered his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

9 Yes indeed, the Israelites’ cry for help has reached me, and I have also seen the cruel way in which the Egyptians are oppressing them.

10 So now I am sending you to Pharaoh, for you to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.’

11 Moshe a re ho Modimo, ‘Who am I to go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?’

12 ‘I shall be with you,’ God said, ‘and this is the sign by which you will know that I was the one who sent you. After you have led the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.’