iEksodus
7:1 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Khangela, ndikwenze uthixo kuFaro;
uAron umkhuluwa wakho woba ngumprofeti wakho.
7:2 Uze uthethe zonke izinto endikuwisela umthetho ngazo; ke uAron umkhuluwa wakho wothetha
Thetha kuFaro, abandulule oonyana bakaSirayeli, baphume ezweni lakhe.
7:3 Ke mna ndiya kuyiqaqadekisa intliziyo kaFaro, ndiyandise imiqondiso yam nezimanga zam
kwilizwe laseYiputa.
7:4 Akayi kuniphulaphula uFaro, ukuba ndibeke isandla sam phezu kwenu
uyikhuphe iYiputa, uyikhuphe imikhosi yam, nabantu bam, oonyana bayo
uSirayeli, ephuma ezweni laseYiputa ngezigwebo ezikhulu.
7:5 azi amaYiputa ukuba ndinguYehova, ekusoluleni kwam
isandla sam phezu kweYiputa, ndibakhuphe oonyana bakaSirayeli phakathi
bona.
7:6 OoMoses noAron benza njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho, benjenjalo.
7:7 UMoses ubeminyaka imashumi asibhozo ezelwe, noAron ubeminyaka imashumi asibhozo anamithathu
baluphele ekuthetheni kwabo kuFaro.
7:8 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, esithi,
7:9 Xa athe uFaro wathetha kuni, esithi, Ndiboniseni uphawu,
wothi kuAron, Thabatha intonga yakho, uyiphose phambi koFaro;
iya kuba yinyoka.
7:10 Wangena uMoses noAron kuFaro; benjenjalo njengoko uYehova
Wayiphosa phantsi uAron intonga yakhe phambi koFaro, naphambi koFaro
abakhonzi bakhe, yaba yinyoka.
7:11 Naye uFaro wazibiza izilumko nabakhafuli;
nabo benza kwaloo maqili aseYiputa
imilingo.
7:12 Elowo waphosa phantsi intonga yakhe, yaba yinyoka;
yaziginya iintonga zabo intonga ka-Aron.
7:13 Wayenza lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, akabaphulaphula; njenge
Wathi uYehova.
7:14 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Intliziyo kaFaro iqaqadekile, akavumi
ukubandulula abantu.
7:15 Yiya kuFaro kusasa; nanko ephuma esiya emanzini;
Uze ume elunxwemeni lomlambo malunga naye; kunye nentonga
eyaguquka yaba yinyoka woyiphatha ngesandla.
7:16 Uze uthi kuye, UYehova, uThixo wamaHebhere, undithumile
ndithi kuwe, Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza ezweni
yabona ke, akuphulaphulanga unangoku.
7:17 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Uya kwazi ngale nto ke ukuba ndinguYehova.
Ndiya kuwabetha ngentonga esesandleni sam phezu kwamanzi akhoyo
aya kujika abe ligazi.
7:18 zife iintlanzi ezisemlanjeni, unuke umlambo;
amaYiputa aya kukruquka kukusela amanzi omlambo.
7:19 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yithi kuAron, Thabatha intonga yakho, wolule
Solula isandla sakho phezu kwamanzi aseYiputa, phezu kwemilambo yawo, phezu kwawo
imilambo, naphezu kwamachibi abo, naphezu kwamachibi abo onke amanzi, ukuba
anokuba ligazi; ukuze kubekho igazi kulo lonke ilizwe
ilizwe laseYiputa, ngeempahla zomthi nangeempahla zamatye.
7:20 OoMoses noAron benza njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho; waliphakamisa
intonga, wabetha amanzi omlambo phambi kwamehlo kaE
uFaro, nasemehlweni abakhonzi bakhe; nawo onke amanzi abekho
umlambo waba ligazi.
7:21 Zafa ke iintlanzi ezisemlanjeni; wanuka umlambo, newayini
AmaJiputa akaba nako ukuwasela amanzi omlambo; kwabakho igazi
kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa.
7:22 Zenjenjalo ke nezazi zaseYiputa ngobugqi bazo nobukaFaro
Yaba lukhuni intliziyo yabo, akabaphulaphula; njengoYehova
watsho.
7:23 Wajika uFaro, waya endlwini yakhe, akayibekela ntliziyo intliziyo yakhe
nakule nto.
7:24 Onke amaYiputa emba amanzi okusela ngeenxa zonke emlanjeni;
ngokuba ebengenakuwasela amanzi omlambo.
7:25 Kwazaliseka isixhenxe seentsuku emveni kokuwabetha kwakhe uYehova
umlambo.