iEksodus 5:1 Emveni koko beza ooMoses noAron, bathi kuFaro, Utsho uYehova ukuthi Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, bandulule abantu bam, bandenzele umthendeleko entlango. 5:2 Wathi uFaro, Ngubani na uYehova, ukuba ndiphulaphule izwi lakhe, ukuba ndilikhulule USirayeli uyahamba? Andimazi uYehova, kwaye andiyi kumndulula uSirayeli. 5:3 Bathi ke bona, UThixo wamaHebhere uhlangene nathi; khawuncede uhambe iintsuku zibe ntathu entlango, ubingelele kuYehova Yehova, Thixo wethu; hleze asiqwele ngendyikitya yokufa nangekrele. 5:4 Wathi ukumkani waseYiputa kubo, Yini na, nina Moses noAron? Bayeke abantu emisebenzini yabo? yiyani emithwalweni yenu. 5:5 Wathi uFaro, Yabonani, baninzi abantu belizwe ngoku, nani nina baphumze emithwalweni yabo. 5:6 Kwangaloo mini uFaro wabawisela umthetho abaqhubi-kalukhuni babantu abaphathi babo, besithi, 5:7 ningabi sabanika abantu mququ wokwenza izitena, njengokwangaphambili; baya kuzibuthela umququ. 5:8 Ke inani lezitena ababelenza ngaphambili, nolibala phezu kwabo; ize ningalinciphisi, kuba bayahiliza; ngenxa yoko bakhala, besithi, Masiye kubingelela kuThixo wethu. 5:9 Makeze umsebenzi phezu kwamadoda, asebenze wona; bangayiphathi into engento. 5:10 Baphuma ke abaphathi nabaqhubi-kalukhuni babantu, nababhali babo, kwanabo wathi ebantwini, Utsho uFaro ukuthi, Andiyi kuninika umququ. 5:11 yiyani nina, nizithabathele umququ apho ningawufumana khona; iya kuncitshiswa. 5:12 Baphalazeka abantu ezweni lonke laseYiputa butha iindiza endaweni yomququ. 5:13 Abaqhubi-kalukhuni babantu babangxamisa, besithi, Yisebenzeni imisebenzi yenu, imini yonke imisebenzi, njengaxa kukho iindiza. 5:14 Abaphathi boonyana bakaSirayeli, abo baqhutywa nguFaro Bamisa phezu kwabo, batyakatywa, kusithiwa, Yini na ukuba ningabi nako? uwufezile umsebenzi wakho wokwenza izitena izolo nanamhla, njengoko ngaphambili? 5:15 Baya abaphathi boonyana bakaSirayeli, bakhala kuFaro. besithi, Yini na ukuba wenjenje kubakhonzi bakho? 5:16 Abakhonzi bakho aba abanikwa mququ; Yabona, abakhonzi bakho bayabethwa; ke ityala likuwe abantu bakho. 5:17 Wathi ke yena, Kuhiliza nina, niyahiliza; kungoko nithi, Masihambe siye bingelela kuYehova. 5:18 Hambani ke ngoku, nisebenze; kuba aniyi kunikwa mququ inani lezitena nolikhupha. 5:19 Babona abaphathi boonyana bakaSirayeli ukuba bangenile ububi, ekubeni kuthiwe, Aniyi kunciphisa nto eziteneni zenu yomsebenzi wakho wemihla ngemihla. 5:20 Baqubisana noMoses noAron, bema endleleni ekuphumeni kwabo evela kuFaro: 5:21 Bathi kubo, UYehova makanikhangele, agwebe; ngokuba nina silinukisile ivumba lethu phambi koFaro naphambi kwamehlo kaFaro ukuba abeke ikrele lokusibulala esandleni sabakhonzi bakhe. 5:22 UMoses wabuyela kuYehova, wathi, Yehova, yini na ukuba ube nenjenje? benze ububi kwaba bantu? Undithume ntoni na? 5:23 Kususela koko ndangenayo kuFaro, ndithetha egameni lakho, yena wenze ububi kuye aba bantu; akubahlangulanga nokubahlangula abantu bakho.