U-Eksodusi 10:1-29
10 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Hamba kuFaro ngoba sengivumele ukuthi yena lezinceku zakhe bomise izinhliziyo+ zabo ukuze ngenze izibonakaliso zami phambi kwakhe,+
2 lokuthi ulandisele amadodana akho labazukulu bakho inhlupho engazehlisela abaseGibhithe kanye lezibonakaliso engazenza kubo,+ njalo lizakwazi sibili ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”
3 Ngakho uMosi lo-Aroni baya kuFaro bathi kuye: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru uthi, ‘Kuzaze kube nini ungafuni ukuzehlisa kimi?+ Vumela abantu bami bahambe ukuze bayengikhonza.
4 Phela nxa ulokhu ungafuni ukuvumela abantu bami bahambe ngizaletha intethe elizweni lakho kusasa.
5 Zizasibekela umhlaba, umhlabathi usale ungasakhanyi. Zizakudla konke elisele lakho okutshiywe yisiqhotho, zidle lazo zonke izihlahla zenu ezikhulayo egangeni.+
6 Zizagcwala ezindlini zakho, lakuzo zonke izindlu zezinceku zakho, lakuzo zonke izindlu zamaGibhithe njalo lokhu kuzabe kuyinto oyihlo kanye laboyihlomkhulu abangazange bake bayibone selokhu bahlala elizweni leli kuze kube lamuhla.’”+ Esetsho njalo watshibilika wasuka kuFaro.
7 Izinceku zikaFaro zasezisithi kuye: “Kambe kuzaze kube nini indoda le ilokhu isithwalise nzima?* Vumela abantu laba bahambe ukuze bayekhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Awuboni yini ukuthi iGibhithe isitshabalele?”
8 Ngakho uMosi lo-Aroni baphendukiswa kuFaro wasesithi kubo: “Hambani liyekhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Kodwa ngobani vele abahambayo?”
9 UMosi wasesithi: “Sizahamba labasakhulayo bethu labagugileyo, lamadodana lamadodakazi ethu, lezimvu lenkomo zethu+ ngoba sizakwenzela uJehova+ umkhosi.”
10 UFaro wathi kubo: “Nxa ngingaliyekela lihambe lonke labantwabenu, uJehova uyabe elani+ sibili! Kusegcekeni ukuthi kulento embi elifuna ukuyenza.
11 Hatshi, akuhambe amadoda kuphela ayekhonza uJehova ngoba yikho elakucelayo.” Ngakho baxotshwa phambi kukaFaro.
12 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Yelulela isandla sakho kulo lonke elaseGibhithe ukuze intethe zibuye elizweni lelo futhi zidle zonke izimila eziselizweni, konke nje okwatshiywa yisiqhotho.”
13 UMosi wahle waphatha intonga yakhe welulela isandla sakhe kulo lonke elaseGibhithe, uJehova wasesenza ukuthi umoya wempumalanga uvunguze elizweni ilanga lonke lobusuku bonke. Kwathi kusisa, umoya wempumalanga waletha intethe.
14 Intethe lezo zagcwala ilizwe lonke laseGibhithe+ njalo zahlala kuyo yonke indawo elizweni lelo. Zazizinengi okwesabekayo,+ kwakungakaze kube lentethe ezinengi kangako njalo azisoze ziphinde zibe khona ezinengi kangako.
15 Zasibekela ilizwe lonke njalo kwaba mnyama tshu elizweni ngenxa yazo. Zatshaya zabhuqa zonke izimila elizweni kanye lazo zonke izithelo zezihlahla ezazitshiywe yisiqhotho. Akulalutho oluluhlaza olwasalayo ezihlahleni kumbe kuzo zonke izimila elizweni laseGibhithe.
16 Yikho uFaro wabiza uMosi lo-Aroni masinyane wathi kubo: “Ngonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu lakini.
17 Ngicela lingixolele kanye nje kuphela ngenxa yesono engisenzileyo njalo lincenge uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukuthi alususe kimi uhlupho lolu olubhubhisayo.”
18 Ngakho wasuka* kuFaro wayancenga uJehova.+
19 UJehova wasesenza ukuthi umoya utshintshe njalo waba ngumoya olamandla ovelela entshonalanga, wasuthwala intethe lezo wazisa eLwandle Olubomvu. Akula leyodwa intethe eyasalayo kulo lonke elaseGibhithe.
20 Lanxa kunjalo, uJehova wavumela ukuthi inhliziyo kaFaro ibe lukhuni+ futhi kazange avume ukuthi ama-Israyeli ahambe.
21 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Yelulela isandla sakho emazulwini ukuze kube mnyama elizweni laseGibhithe, ubumnyama obujiye okokuthi bungabambeka ngezandla.”
22 UMosi wahle welulela isandla sakhe emazulwini njalo kwaba mnyama tshu okwamalanga amathathu+ kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe.
23 Abantu baseGibhithe babengasabonani njalo kakho owasuka lapho ayekhona okwamalanga amathathu; kodwa ezindaweni ezazihlala ama-Israyeli kwakukhanya.+
24 UFaro wasebiza uMosi wathi kuye: “Hambani liyekhonza uJehova.+ Labantwabenu lingahamba labo. Litshiye izimvu zenu lenkomo zenu kuphela.”
25 Kodwa uMosi wathi kuye: “Wena uzasinika* imihlatshelo kanye leminikelo yokutshiswa njalo sizayinikela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.+
26 Izifuyo zethu sizahamba lazo. Akula lesisodwa esizasala ngoba sizasebenzisa ezinye zakhona ukuze sikhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu njalo asikwazi ukuthi kuyini esizakunikela kuJehova, sizabona nxa sesikhonale.”
27 Ngakho uJehova wavumela ukuthi inhliziyo kaFaro ibe lukhuni njalo uFaro kazange avume ukubayekela bahambe.+
28 UFaro wathi: “Phuma uphele lapha! Woba leqiniso lokuthi awusoze uphinde ubuye uzongibona, ngoba mhla ungibona futhi, nguwe ufile.”
29 UMosi wasesithi: “Njengoba usitsho, angisoze ngiphinde ngibuye ngizokubona.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ingumjibila kithi.”
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo uMosi.
^ Kumbe, “uzasivumela ukuthi sithathe.”
