U-Eksodusi 7:1-25
7 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Khangela, sengikwenze waba njengoNkulunkulu* kuFaro njalo umfowenu u-Aroni uzakuba ngumphrofethi+ wakho.
2 Kumele utshele umfowenu u-Aroni konke engizakutshela khona, yena abesekhuluma loFaro njalo uFaro uzavumela abako-Israyeli baphume elizweni lakhe.
3 Ngizavumela ukuthi inhliziyo kaFaro ibe lukhuni+ njalo ngizakwandisa izibonakaliso zami lezimangaliso zami elizweni laseGibhithe.+
4 Kodwa uFaro kasoze alilalele. Ngizabeka isandla sami phezu kweGibhithe ngikhiphe amaxuku* ami, abantu bami bako-Israyeli, elizweni laseGibhithe ngezahlulelo+ ezinkulu.
5 Abantu baseGibhithe bazakwazi sibili ukuthi nginguJehova+ nxa sengiselula isandla sami ngimelana leGibhithe njalo ngikhipha ama-Israyeli phakathi kwabo.”
6 UMosi lo-Aroni benza lokho uJehova ayebatshele khona; benza khona kanye ayekutshilo.
7 UMosi wayeleminyaka engu-80, u-Aroni eleminyaka engu-83 ngesikhathi bekhuluma loFaro.+
8 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi lo-Aroni:
9 “Nxa uFaro angathi kini, ‘Yenzani isimangaliso,’ tshela u-Aroni uthi: ‘Thatha intonga yakho uyiphosele phansi phambi kukaFaro.’ Intonga leyo izatshintsha ibe yinkalakatha yenyoka.”+
10 Ngakho uMosi lo-Aroni baya kuFaro bafika benza khona kanye uJehova ayebatshele khona. U-Aroni waphosela intonga yakhe phansi phambi kukaFaro lezinceku zakhe, yatshintsha yaba yinkalakatha yenyoka.
11 Kodwa uFaro wabiza amadoda ahlakaniphileyo lezanuse kanye labaphristi baseGibhithe+ abenza amasalamusi njalo bafika benza okufananayo ngamasalamusi+ abo.
12 Ngamunye wabo waphosela intonga yakhe phansi njalo zatshintsha zaba zinkalakatha zenyoka kodwa intonga ka-Aroni yaziginya intonga zabo.
13 Lanxa kunjalo inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni,+ kazange abalalele njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo.
14 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Inhliziyo kaFaro yomile,+ uyala ukuthi abantu bahambe.
15 Hamba kuFaro ekuseni ngoba uzabe esiya emfuleni. Ufike ume ekhunjini lomfula uNayili ukuze uhlangane laye; njalo kumele uhambe uphethe intonga yakho eyatshintsha yaba yinyoka.+
16 Kumele uthi kuye, ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru ungithumile kuwe,+ uthi: “Vumela abantu bami bahambe ukuze bayengikhonza enkangala,” kodwa lakhathesi ulokhu ungafuni ukulalela.
17 UJehova uthi: “Nanku engizakwenza ukuze ukwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.+ Ngizatshaya amanzi omfula uNayili ngentonga esesandleni sami njalo azatshintsha abe ligazi.
18 Inhlanzi ezisemfuleni uNayili zizakufa njalo iphunga lizabamba nki kuNayili. AmaGibhithe kawasoze enelise ukunatha amanzi kuNayili.”’”
19 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Khuluma lo-Aroni uthi: ‘Thatha intonga yakho welulele isandla sakho phezu kwamanzi aseGibhithe,+ phezu kwemifula yayo, lemisele* yayo yamanzi, lasemaxhaphozini+ ayo lakuwo wonke amachibi ayo ukuze amanzi abe ligazi.’ Kuzakuba ligazi lodwa kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe, ngitsho laphakathi kwezitsha ezenziwe ngesigodo lezenziwe ngamatshe.”
20 UMosi lo-Aroni bahle bakwenza lokho uJehova ayebatshele khona. U-Aroni waphakamisa induku yakhe watshaya amanzi omfula uNayili phambi kukaFaro lezinceku zakhe njalo amanzi wonke ayesemfuleni atshintsha aba ligazi.+
21 Inhlanzi ezazisemfuleni zafa+ kwanuka phu emfuleni njalo amaGibhithe ayengasenelisi ukunatha amanzi omfula uNayili,+ kwasekuligazi lodwa kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe.
22 Lanxa kunjalo abaphristi baseGibhithe abenza amasalamusi+ labo benza okufananayo ngamasalamusi abo ayimfihlo. Ngakho inhliziyo kaFaro yaqhubeka isiba lukhuni njalo kazange abalalele njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo.+
23 Ngemva kwalokho uFaro wabuyela endlini yakhe njalo akuzange kuthi thiki enhliziyweni yakhe.
24 Bonke abantu beGibhithe babegebha yonke indawo eduze komfula uNayili ukuze bathole amanzi okunatha ngoba amanzi ayesemfuleni ayengasanatheki.
25 Kwadlula amalanga ayisikhombisa uJehova etshaye umfula uNayili.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “waba nguNkulunkulu.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “amabutho.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo imisele yamanzi eyayisuka kuNayili.
