iEksodus
8:1 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yiya kuFaro, uthethe naye, uthi, Yenjenje
utsho uYehova ukuthi, Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza.
8:2 Ke ukuba uthe akwavuma ukubandulula, uyabona, ndoyibetha yonke imida yakho;
namasele:
8:3 Kwaye umlambo uya kukhupha amasele kakhulu, eya kunyuka kwaye
ngena endlwini yakho, nasengontsini yakho yokulala, naphezu kwesingqengqelo sakho, naphezu kwesingqengqelo sakho
endlwini yabakhonzi bakho, nakubantu bakho, nakwakho
nasezityeni zakho zokuxovulela;
8:4 anyuke amasele lawo, eze nakuwe, nakubantu bakho, naphezu kwakho;
bonke abakhonzi bakho.
8:5 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yithi kuAron, Yolula isandla sakho
ngentonga yakho phezu kwemilambo, phezu kwemilambo, naphezu kwamachibi, kunye
nyusa amasele ezweni laseYiputa.
8:6 Wasolula uAron isandla sakhe phezu kwamanzi aseYiputa; namasele
wenyuka waligubungela ilizwe laseYiputa.
8:7 Zenjenjalo nezazi ngobugqi bazo, zawanyusa amasele
phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa.
8:8 UFaro wabiza uMoses noAron, wathi, Thandazani kuYehova, nimboleke.
ukuze awasuse amasele kum nasebantwini bam; kwaye ndiya kwenza njalo
Bandulule abantu, baye kubingelela kuYehova.
8:9 Wathi uMoses kuFaro, Zukisa phezu kwam;
wena, nakubakhonzi bakho, nakubantu bakho, ukuba atshabalalise amasele
kuwe nezindlu zakho, ukuze kuhlale emlanjeni kuphela?
8:10 Wathi yena, Ngomso. Wathi ke, Makube ngokwelizwi lakho
wazi ukuba akukho unjengoYehova uThixo wethu.
8:11 asuke amasele kuwe, nakwizindlu zakho, nakuwe;
nabakhonzi, nakubantu bakho; ziya kusala emlanjeni wodwa.
8:12 Baphuma ooMoses noAron kuFaro;
ngenxa yamasele awawazisileyo kuFaro.
8:13 Wenza uYehova ngokwelizwi likaMoses; afa amasele
ezindlwini, emizaneni, nasemasimini.
8:14 Bawahlanganisa aziimfumba ngeemfumba, lanuka ilizwe.
8:15 Uthe ke uFaro akuba nethuba lokuphefumla, wayenza lukhuni intliziyo yakhe;
akabaphulaphulanga; njengoko wathethayo uYehova.
8:16 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yithi kuAron, Yolula intonga yakho, uze
betha uthuli lwelizwe, lube ziingcongconi ezweni lonke
ilizwe laseYiputa.
8:17 Benjenjalo; Wasolula uAron isandla sakhe eso sinentonga yakhe
lwabetha uthuli lwehlabathi, lwaba ziingcongconi ebantwini nasezinkomeni;
lonke uthuli lwelizwe lwaba ziingcongconi ezweni lonke laseYiputa.
8:18 Zenjenjalo nezazi ngobugqi bazo, ukuba zivelise iingcongconi.
kwabakho iingcongconi ebantwini nasezinkomeni.
8:19 Zathi izazi kuFaro, Ngumnwe kaThixo lo
Yaba lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, akabaphulaphula; njenge
Wathi uYehova.
8:20 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Vuka kusasa, ume
phambi koFaro; nanko ephuma esiya emanzini; uthi kuye, Wenjenje
utsho uYehova ukuthi, Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza.
8:21 Okanye ukuba uthe akwabandulula abantu bam, yabona, ndothumela izibawu.
ziphaphazela kuwe, nakubakhonzi bakho, nakubantu bakho, nakuzo
izindlu zakho; izindlu zamaJiputa ziya kuzala zizibubu
iimpukane, kwanomhlaba ezikuwo.
8:22 ndilibalule ngaloo mini ilizwe laseGoshen, abakulo abantu bam;
hlalani khona, kungabikho zibawu khona; kude kube sekupheleni
yazini ukuba ndinguYehova phakathi kwehlabathi.
8:23 ndimise inkululo phakathi kwabantu bam nabantu bakho;
uya kuba lo mqondiso na.
8:24 Wenjenjalo uYehova; kwaza kwangena ibubu leempukane
nasendlwini kaFaro, nasezindlwini zabakhonzi bakhe, nasezweni lonke
laseYiputa, lalonakele ilizwe ngenxa yeempukane.
8:25 UFaro wabiza uMoses na-Aron, wathi, Hambani niye kubingelela
kuThixo wakho kweli lizwe.
8:26 Wathi uMoses, Akufanelekile ukwenjenjalo; ngokuba soyibingelela
amasikizi amaYiputa kuYehova uThixo wethu; yabona, siya kubingelela
izinto ezinezothe kumaYiputa phambi kwamehlo awo, abasayi kwenjenjalo
sisixulube?
8:27 Siya kuhamba uhambo lweentsuku ezintathu entlango, sibingelele kuYehova;
UYehova uThixo wethu, njengoko wothi asiyalele.
8:28 Wathi uFaro, Ndiya kunindulula nina, niye kubingelela kuYehova
uThixo wakho entlango; kodwa ize ningahambi niye kude; bongozani
ukwenzela mna.
8:29 Wathi uMoses, Yabona, ndiyaphuma kuwe, ndithandaze kuYehova
zimke izibawu kuFaro, nakubakhonzi bakhe;
ebantwini bakhe, ngomso; makangakhohlisi namnye uFaro
engabandululi abantu ukuba baye kubingelela kuYehova.
8:30 Wemka uMoses, wathandaza kuYehova.
8:31 Wenza uYehova ngokwelizwi likaMoses; wayisusa ke
kuFaro, nakubakhonzi bakhe, nakubantu bakhe;
akwasala namnye.
8:32 UFaro wayiqaqadekisa intliziyo yakhe, nangesi sihlandlo, akavuma
abantu bayahamba.