Kuva
5: 1 Hanyuma Mose na Aroni barinjira, babwira Farawo, Uku ni ko Uwiteka avuga
Uwiteka Imana ya Isiraheli, reka ubwoko bwanjye bugende, bansange ibirori
mu butayu.
Farawo ati: "Uwiteka ni nde, kugira ngo numvire ijwi rye ngo ndeke?"
Isiraheli iragenda? Sinzi Uwiteka, kandi sinzareka Isiraheli.
5: 3 Baravuga bati: "Imana y'Abaheburayo yadusanze: reka tugende."
ndagusengera, urugendo rw'iminsi itatu mu butayu, maze utambire Uwiteka
Uhoraho Imana yacu; kugira ngo atagwa ku cyorezo, cyangwa inkota.
4 Umwami wa Egiputa arababwira ati “Ni iki gitumye Mose na Aroni,
reka abantu bave mu mirimo yabo? ikuzane imitwaro yawe.
5: 5 Farawo ati: "Dore abantu bo mu gihugu ubu ni benshi, namwe
ubaruhure imitwaro yabo.
5: 6 Farawo ategeka uwo munsi abatware b'abantu, kandi
abayobozi babo, baravuga bati:
5: 7 Ntuzongere guha abantu ibyatsi byo kubumba amatafari nk'uko byahoze: reka
baragenda bakusanya ibyatsi ubwabo.
5 Kandi 8 Umugani w'amatafari bakoze mbere, uzayashyireho
kuri bo; Ntuzagabanye igikwiye, kuko ari ubusa;
nuko bararira, bati: "Reka tugende dutambire Imana yacu.
5: 9 Reka hakorwe imirimo myinshi, kugira ngo bakore.
kandi ntibareke amagambo yubusa.
5 Abashinzwe imirimo y'abantu barasohoka, n'abagaragu babo, na bo
abwira rubanda ati: Farawo avuga ati: Sinzaguha
ibyatsi.
5:11 Genda, uzane ibyatsi aho ushobora kubisanga, ariko ntibikwiye umurimo wawe
bizagabanuka.
5:12 Nuko abantu batatanyirizwa mu mahanga mu gihugu cyose cya Egiputa
kusanya ibyatsi aho kuba ibyatsi.
5:13 Abashinzwe imirimo barihuta, bavuga bati: “Uzuza imirimo yawe, buri munsi
imirimo, nkigihe habaye ibyatsi.
5:14 Abatware b'Abisirayeli, abatware ba Farawo
yari yabashyizeho hejuru, barakubitwa, basaba bati: "Kubera iki mutabikoze?"
yujuje inshingano zawe mugukora amatafari haba ejo ndetse numunsi, nk
heretofore?
15 Abagaragu b'Abisirayeli baraza, batakambira Farawo,
Bavuga bati: “Ni iki gitumye ukorera abagaragu bawe?
5:16 Nta byatsi bihabwa abagaragu bawe, baratubwira bati: Kora
amatafari: kandi, abagaragu bawe barakubiswe; ariko ikosa riri mu ryawe
abantu bwite.
5:17 Ariko aravuga ati: Muri abadafite icyo mukora, murakora. Ni yo mpamvu muvuga muti: Reka tugende
gutambira Uhoraho.
5:18 Genda rero, ukore; kuko nta byatsi uzahabwa
uzatanga inkuru y'amatafari.
5 Abagaragu b'Abisirayeli babona ko barimo
urubanza rubi, rumaze kuvugwa ngo, Ntuzagabanye ibikwiye kubumba amatafari yawe
y'akazi kawe ka buri munsi.
5:20 Bahura na Mose na Aroni bahagaze mu nzira, basohoka
Farawo:
5:21 Barababwira bati 'Uwiteka akwitegereze, acire urubanza; kuko mwebwe
batumye impumuro yacu yangwa imbere ya Farawo, no muri
amaso y'abagaragu be, gushyira inkota mu ntoki ngo batwice.
5:22 Mose agaruka kuri Uhoraho, aramubaza ati “Uhoraho, ni iki gitumye ubikora.”
ikibi cyatakambiye aba bantu? Kubera iki wanyohereje?
23 Kuva aho naje kwa Farawo kugira ngo mvuge mu izina ryawe, yagiriye nabi
aba bantu; eka kandi ntiwakijije ubwoko bwawe na busa.