U-Eksodusi 9:1-35
9 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuMosi: “Hamba kuFaro ufike uthi kuye, ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru uthi: “Vumela abantu bami bahambe ukuze bayengikhonza.+
2 Kodwa nxa ungala ukuthi bahambe, ubulokhu ubagcinile,
3 isandla+ sikaJehova sizamelana lezifuyo zakho ezisemadlelweni. Isifo esesabekayo+ sizakwehlela amabhiza, labobabhemi, lamakamela, lenkomo kanye lezimvu.
4 Loba sekutheni uJehova uzakwenza kube lomahluko phakathi kwezifuyo zama-Israyeli lezifuyo zamaGibhithe. Akulalutho lwama-Israyeli oluzakufa.”’”+
5 UJehova waphinda wabeka isikhathi wathi: “Kusasa uJehova uzakwenza lokhu elizweni.”
6 UJehova wakwenza lokho ngalo kanye ilanga elilandelayo futhi yonke imihlobo yezifuyo zamaGibhithe yaqala ukufa+ kodwa asikho lesisodwa isifuyo sama-Israyeli esafayo.
7 UFaro wathi ebuza wathola ukuthi asikho lesisodwa isifuyo sama-Israyeli esifileyo. Lanxa kunjalo, inhliziyo kaFaro yayilokhu ilukhuni futhi kazange avume ukuthi abantu bahambe.+
8 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi lo-Aroni: “Gcwalisani izandla zenu ngesinyayi esiphuma endaweni okutshiselwa kuyo* njalo uMosi kumele asiphosele emoyeni phambi kukaFaro.
9 Sizatshintsha sibe luthuli olucolekileyo kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe. Uthuli lolo luzakuba ngamathumba aphihlikayo ebantwini lasezinyamazaneni kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe.”
10 Ngakho bathatha isinyayi endaweni okutshiselwa kuyo* bayakuma phambi kukaFaro. UMosi wasesiphosela emoyeni njalo saba ngamathumba aphihlikayo ayephuma ebantwini lasezinyamazaneni.
11 Abaphristi abenza amasalamusi abazange benelise ukuma phambi kukaMosi ngenxa yamathumba ngoba labo ayebahlasele njalo ayephume lakubo bonke abantu baseGibhithe.+
12 Kodwa uJehova wavumela ukuthi inhliziyo kaFaro ibelukhuni njalo uFaro kazange abalalele njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuMosi.+
13 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Vuka ekuseni kakhulu uyekuma phambi kukaFaro uthi kuye, ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru uthi: “Vumela abantu bami bahambe ukuze bayengikhonza.
14 Khathesi zonke inhlupho zami sengiziqondisa kuwe, lasezincekwini zakho lasebantwini bakho ukuze ukwazi ukuthi kakho onjengami emhlabeni wonke.+
15 Sikhuluma nje ngabe sengelule isandla sami ngakutshaya wena labantu bakho ngesifo esesabekayo, futhi ngabe awusekho lasemhlabeni.
16 Kodwa ngikuyekele uphila ukuze ngikutshengise amandla ami, ngenze lokuthi ibizo lami limenyezelwe emhlabeni wonke.+
17 Ulokhu uzikhukhumeza yini umelana labantu bami, ungafuni ukubayekela bahambe?
18 Kusasa ngezikhathi lezi ngizakwenza ukuthi kune isiqhotho esikhulu kakhulu esingakaze sibe khona eGibhithe kusukela yaba khona kuze kube khathesi.
19 Yikho-ke thumela ilizwi lokuthi zonke izifuyo zakho ezisemadlelweni kanye lakho konke okungokwakho okuphandle kungeniswe endaweni ezivikelekileyo. Isiqhotho sizabulala zonke izifuyo ezizabe zisemadlelweni labantu bonke abazabe bengekho ezindlini.”’”
20 Bonke ababesesaba ilizwi likaJehova phakathi kwezinceku zikaFaro bahle baletha izinceku zabo kanye lezifuyo zabo endaweni evikelekileyo,*
21 kodwa abangalinakanga ilizwi likaJehova bayekela izinceku zabo lezifuyo zabo zisemadlelweni.
22 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Yelulela isandla sakho emazulwini ukuze isiqhotho sehlele kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe,+ ebantwini lasezinyamazaneni lakuzo zonke izinto ezimilayo egangeni elizweni lelo.”+
23 Ngakho uMosi waphakamisela intonga yakhe emazulwini, uJehova wasethumela umdumo wezulu, lesiqhotho njalo umlilo* wehlela emhlabeni. UJehova waqhubeka esenza ukuthi kune isiqhotho elizweni laseGibhithe.
24 Kwaba lesiqhotho njalo kwakulavuka umlilo* phakathi kwesiqhotho. Isiqhotho leso sasisesabeka, sasingakaze sibe khona esinjalo selokhu ilizwe laseGibhithe laqala ukuhlalwa ngabantu.+
25 Satshaya salobisa zonke izinto ezaziphandle kulo lonke elaseGibhithe, kusukela ebantwini kusiya ezinyamazaneni, njalo satshaya sabhuqa zonke izimila, saphundla zonke izihlahla egangeni.+
26 Kodwa eGosheni lapho okwakuhlala khona ama-Israyeli yikho kuphela okungazange kube lesiqhotho.+
27 Ngakho uFaro wathi kubizwe uMosi lo-Aroni wasesithi kubo: “Khathesi ngonile sibili. UJehova ulungile, mina labantu bami yithi esiphambanisileyo.
28 Ncengani uJehova amise umdumo wezulu kanye lesiqhotho esivela kuNkulunkulu. Lapho-ke ngizalivumela lihambe futhi alisoze liqhubeke lilapha.”
29 UMosi wasesithi kuye: “Ngizathi ngiphuma nje edolobheni ngelulele izandla zami phambi kukaJehova. Umdumo wezulu uzakuma njalo lesiqhotho sizaphela ukuze ukwazi ukuthi umhlaba ngokaJehova.+
30 Kodwa vele ngiyakwazi ukuthi lanxa sengikwenzile lokho, wena lezinceku zakho alisoze limesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu.”
31 Ngalesosikhathi isiqhotho sasitshaye sabhuqa ibhali kanye lezihlahlakazana zefilakisi* ngoba ibhali yayisikhahlele njalo lazo zaseziqala ukuba lamaluba.
32 Kodwa ingqoloyi kanye lesipelithi* akuzange kutshaywe yisiqhotho ngoba kwakuvuthwa muva.
33 Ngakho uMosi wasuka kuFaro edolobheni welulela izandla zakhe phambi kukaJehova, isiqhotho lomdumo wezulu kwasekusima lezulu lama ukuthululeka emhlabeni.+
34 UFaro wathi ebona ukuthi izulu, lesiqhotho kanye lomdumo wezulu sekumile waphinda wona, womisa inhliziyo+ yakhe, yena kanye lezinceku zakhe.
35 Inhliziyo kaFaro yaqhubeka ilukhuni njalo kazange avume ukuthi abako-Israyeli bahambe njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuMosi.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Le yindawo okwakutshiselwa kuyo izitina, insimbi lokunye nje.
^ Le yindawo okwakutshiselwa kuyo izitina, insimbi lokunye nje.
^ NgesiHebheru, “ezindlini.”
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo umbane olamandla.
^ Kumbe, “umbane.”
^ Lezi yizihlahlakazana zokwenza amalembu elineni ezazilinywa eGibhithe.
^ Lo ngumhlobo wengqoloyi ongelahlonzi owawulinywa eGibhithe yasendulo.
