Eksodusi 5:1-23
5 Ngemuva kwaloko boMosi na-Aroni baya kuFaro, bafike batsi: “Naku Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lakushoko: ‘Khulula bantfu bami kuze bayongentela umkhosi ehlane.’”
2 Kodvwa Faro watsi: “Ungubani Jehova+ kutsi ngingamlalela, ngikhulule ema-Israyeli?+ Angimati nekumati loJehova futsi nje angeke ngize ngiwavumele ema-Israyeli kutsi ahambe.”+
3 Bona batsi: “Nkulunkulu wemaHebheru ukhulume natsi. Ngako sicela kutsi umane usivumele sitsatse luhambo lwemalanga lamatsatfu, siye ehlane futsi sentele Jehova Nkulunkulu+ wetfu umhlatjelo, ngobe nasingakwenti loko utawusishaya ngesifo nobe asibulale ngenkemba.”
4 Inkhosi yaseGibhithe yatsi kubo: “YeMosi nawe Aroni, kungani nifuna kuyekelisa labantfu imisebenti yabo? Asenibuyele emisebentini yenu!”+
5 Faro wachubeka watsi: “Asenibuke nje kutsi labantfu banyenti kangakanani, kodvwa nine senifuna kubayekelisa imisebenti yabo.”
6 Ngalelolanga Faro watjela emadvodza labecondzisa umsebenti kanye netindvuna tawo watsi:
7 “Ningasabaniki labantfu tinhlanga tekubhaka titini.+ Kepha abahambe batifunele bona.
8 Kodvwa linani letitini lokufanele batibhake ngelilanga kufanele lingashintji, kufanele lilingane nalelo lebebasolo balibhaka. Ningalinciphisi, ngobe labantfu bayavilapha. Kungako nje balibele kutsi: ‘Sifuna kuhamba, sifuna kuyowentela Nkulunkulu wetfu umhlatjelo!’
9 Bangeteleni umsebenti futsi bahlale basebenta kuze bangawalaleli lamanga.”
10 Ngako lamadvodza labecondzisa umsebenti+ kanye netindvuna tawo aya kulabantfu, atsi: “Naku Faro lakushoko: ‘Angeke ngisaninika tinhlanga.
11 Ngako-ke hambani niyotifunela tinhlanga nobe ngukuphi lapho ningatitfola khona, kodvwa imisebenti yenu angeke ize incishiswe.’”
12 Labantfu basakateka kuyo yonkhe iGibhithe bafuna tinhlanga.
13 Lamadvodza labecondzisa umsebenti abesolo atsi kubo: “Nguloyo naloyo kufanele awucedze umsebenti lanikwe wona lilanga nelilanga, njengobe nje benenta ngesikhatsi nisaniketwa tinhlanga.”
14 Abeshaya+ naletindvuna tema-Israyeli lebetibekwe ngulabacondzisi bemsebenti kutsi tibuke lama-Israyeli. Abetibuta atsi: “Anikabhaki ngani linani letitini lenikalelwe kutsi nilibhake ngelilanga, linani lebenivame kulenta? Nayitolo anikalihlanganisi, nalamuhla nehlulekile.”
15 Ngako letindvuna tema-Israyeli taya kuFaro takhala tatsi: “Utiphatselani ngalendlela tinceku takho?
16 Asisanikwa netinhlanga, kodvwa solo kutsiwa: ‘Bhakani titini!’ Bayasishaya nekusishaya, kube kubantfu bakho labaneliphutsa.”
17 Faro watsi: “Niyavilapha, anifuni kusebenta!+ Kungako nje nitsi: ‘Sifuna kuhamba, sifuna kuyowentela Jehova umhlatjelo.’+
18 Sukani lapha, buyelani emsebentini! Angeke ninikwe tinhlanga, kodvwa linani letitini lokufanele nilibhake kufanele nilihlanganise njengakucala.”
19 Ngako letindvuna tema-Israyeli tabona kutsi tisenkingeni lenkhulu ngobe bekutsiwe: “Ningacali nilinciphise linani letitini lokufanele nilibhake ngelilanga.”
20 Ngemuva kwaloko letindvuna tatsi natiphuma kuFaro tahlangana naboMosi na-Aroni, njengobe bebasolo bamele tona.
21 Tatsi kubo: “Shengatsi Jehova anganibona aphindze anehlulele, ngobe nente kutsi Faro netinceku takhe basenyanye kakhulu* futsi nyalo batasibulala.”+
22 Mosi wabese ukhuluma naJehova, watsi: “Jehova, ubaviseleni buhlungu labantfu? Vele ungitfumeleni?
23 Kusukela ngesikhatsi lengiye ngaso enkhosini ngiyoba ngumkhulumeli wakho,+ yona ibese ibaphatsa kabi kakhulu labantfu,+ kodvwa solo awubakhululi.”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “sibe liphunga lelibi kuFaro nasetincekwini takhe.”
