U-Eksodusi 8:1-32
8 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Hamba kuFaro ufike uthi kuye, ‘UJehova uthi: “Vumela abantu bami bahambe ukuze bayengikhonza.+
2 Nxa ulokhu ungafuni ukuthi bahambe, ngizaletha uhlupho lwamaxoxo+ kuzo zonke indawo elizweni lakho.
3 Kuzagcwala amaxoxo emfuleni uNayili futhi azaphuma angene endlini yakho, lasendlini yakho yokulala, lasembhedeni wakho, lasezindlini zezinceku zakho, lasebantwini bakho, laphakathi kwamaziko akho kanye lasemiganwini yakho yokuvubela ifulawa.+
4 Amaxoxo azabuya kuwe lasebantwini bakho lakuzo zonke izinceku zakho.”’”
5 Ngemva kwesikhathi uJehova wathi kuMosi: “Tshela u-Aroni uthi, ‘Yelula isandla sakho ophethe ngaso intonga ukhombele imifula, lemisele yeNayili, lamaxhaphozi, wenze amaxoxo agcwale elizweni laseGibhithe.’”
6 Ngakho u-Aroni welulela isandla sakhe phezu kwamanzi aseGibhithe, amaxoxo aphuma agcwala elizweni lonke.
7 Kodwa abaphristi baseGibhithe abenza amasalamusi labo benza okufananayo ngamasalamusi abo ayimfihlo, benza kwaba lamaxoxo elizweni laseGibhithe.+
8 UFaro wasebiza uMosi lo-Aroni wathi: “Ncengani uJehova asuse amaxoxo kimi lasebantwini bami,+ ngoba sengifuna ukuyekela abantu bahambe bayenikela imihlatshelo kuJehova.”
9 UMosi wathi kuFaro: “Ngikutshiyela kuwe ukuthi ungitshele ukuthi ngincenge nini ukuze amaxoxo asuswe kuwe lasezincekwini zakho, lasebantwini bakho lasezindlini zakho. Amaxoxo azasala emfuleni uNayili kuphela.”
10 UFaro waphendula wathi: “Kusasa.” Yena wathi kuye: “Kuzakwenzakala njengokutsho kwakho ukuze ukwazi ukuthi kakho omunye onjengoJehova uNkulunkulu+ wethu.
11 Amaxoxo azasuswa kuwe lasezindlini zakho, lasezincekwini zakho lasebantwini bakho. Azasala emfuleni uNayili+ kuphela.”
12 Ngakho uMosi lo-Aroni basuka kuFaro, uMosi wasencenga uJehova ngendaba yamaxoxo ayewalethe kuFaro.+
13 UJehova wakwenza lokho uMosi ayekucelile njalo amaxoxo aqalisa ukufa ezindlini lasemagumeni lakuzo zonke izindawo.
14 Babewabuthelela esiba zinqumbi ezinengi njalo kwanuka phu elizweni.
15 UFaro wathi ebona uhlupho seluphelile womisa inhliziyo+ yakhe. Wala ukubalalela njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo.
16 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Tshela u-Aroni uthi, ‘Phakamisa intonga yakho utshaye uthuli olusemhlabathini, njalo luzakuba yiminyane kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe.’”
17 Ngakho bakwenza lokho. U-Aroni welula isandla sakhe esasiphethe intonga watshaya uthuli olusemhlabathini, iminyane yagcwala ebantwini lasezinyamazaneni. Lonke uthuli olusemhlabathini lwaba yiminyane kulo lonke elaseGibhithe.+
18 Abaphristi abenza amasalamusi labo bazama ukuthi balethe iminyane ngamasalamusi+ abo ayimfihlo kodwa behluleka. Iminyane yagcwala ebantwini lasezinyamazaneni.
19 Ngakho abaphristi abenza amasalamusi bathi kuFaro: “Lo ngumunwe kaNkulunkulu!”+ Kodwa inhliziyo kaFaro yaqhubeka isiba lukhuni, kazange abalalele njengoba uJehova wayetshilo.
20 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Vuka ekuseni kakhulu ufike ume phambi kukaFaro nxa esesiza emfuleni. Kumele uthi kuye, ‘UJehova uthi: “Vumela abantu bami bahambe ukuze bayengikhonza.
21 Kodwa nxa ungafuni ukuvumela abantu bami bahambe ngizathumela izibawu* kuwe, lasezincekwini zakho lasebantwini bakho lasezindlini zakho. Izibawu zizagcwala ezindlini zamaGibhithe futhi zizasibekela umhlabathi abami* kuwo.
22 Ngalelolanga ngizakwehlukanisa indawo yaseGosheni lapho okuhlala khona abantu bami. Akusoze kube lezibawu kuleyondawo+ njalo lokhu kuzakwenza ukwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngilapha elizweni.+
23 Ngizakwehlukanisa abantu bami labantu bakho. Isibonakaliso lesi sizakwenzakala kusasa.”’”
24 Lakanye uJehova wakwenza ayekutshilo, izibawu zagcwala ngobunengi bazo endlini kaFaro lasezindlini zezinceku zakhe lakulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe.+ Ilizwe laba ngokunye ngenxa yezibawu+ lezo.
25 Ekucineni uFaro wabiza uMosi lo-Aroni wathi kubo: “Hambani liyenikela imihlatshelo kuNkulunkulu wenu khonapha elizweni.”
26 Kodwa uMosi wathi: “Akuvumi ukuthi senze njalo ngoba imihlatshelo esizayinikela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu iyenyanyeka kumaGibhithe.+ Nxa amaGibhithe angasibona sinikela umhlatshelo owenyanyekayo kuwo, ngeke asikhande ngamatshe yini?
27 Sizathatha uhambo lwamalanga amathathu siqonde enkangala siyenikela imihlatshelo yethu kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, njengoba nje etshilo.”+
28 UFaro wasesithi: “Ngizalivumela ukuthi lihambe liyenikela imihlatshelo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enkangala. Kodwa akumelanga liye khatshana kakhulu. Ngincengelani-ke+ kuNkulunkulu.”
29 UMosi wathi: “Khathesi sengisuka kuwe njalo ngizamncenga uJehova; kusasa izibawu zizasuka kuFaro lasezincekwini zakhe kanye lasebantwini bakhe. Kodwa uFaro kayekele ukube elokhu edlala ngathi esala ukuthi abantu bahambe bayenikela imihlatshelo kuJehova.”+
30 UMosi wasesuka kuFaro wayancenga uJehova.+
31 Ngakho uJehova wenza okwakukhulunywe nguMosi, izibawu zasuka kuFaro lasezincekwini zakhe lasebantwini bakhe. Akula lesisodwa esasalayo.
32 Lanxa kunjalo, uFaro waphinda womisa inhliziyo yakhe njalo kavumanga ukuthi abantu bahambe.
