iEksodus
10:1 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yiya kuFaro, kuba ndiqaqadekile
intliziyo yakhe, nentliziyo yabakhonzi bakhe, ukuze ndizibonise ezi zam
imiqondiso phambi kwakhe;
10:2 ukuze uthethe ezindlebeni zonyana wakho nezonyana wonyana wakho.
Izinto endizenzileyo eYiputa, nemiqondiso yam endayenzayo
phakathi kwabo; ukuze nazi ukuba ndinguYehova.
10:3 Weza uMoses noAron kuFaro, bathi kuye, Utsho
Yehova, uThixo wamaHebhere, Kunini na ungavumi ukuzithoba?
phambi kwam? Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza.
10:4 Okanye ukuba uthe akwavuma ukubandulula abantu bam, yabona, ndiya kuzisa ngomso
iinkumbi ezinqunquthayo emdeni wakho;
10:5 Kwaye ziya kugubungela ubuso bomhlaba, ukuba umntu akanako ukuba nako
jonga ilizwe, badle okuseleyo kwabasindileyo;
enishiyelwa sisichotho, niyidle yonke imithi eniyinikayo
iyakukhulela endle;
10:6 Kwaye baya kuzalisa izindlu zakho, nezindlu zabakhonzi bakho bonke, kwaye
izindlu zamaYiputa onke; ezingezizo ooyihlo, nokuba ngabakho
Ooyise babonile kususela kwimini yokubakho kwabo phezu komhlaba
kude kube namhla. Wajika, wemka kuFaro.
10:7 Bathi abakhonzi bakaFaro kuye, Koda kube nini na engumgibe, lo mntu?
kuthi? Bandulule abantu, baye kukhonza uYehova uThixo wabo;
Awukabi nayo na, kusele iYiputa?
10:8 Baza ooMoses noAron babuyiselwa kwakuFaro; wathi kubo
Hambani niye kukhonza uYehova uThixo wenu; kuhamba oobani na ke?
10:9 Wathi uMoses, Siya kuhamba nolutsha neengwevu zakowethu
soba ngoonyana neentombi zethu, nempahla yethu emfutshane, neenkomo zethu;
hamba; ngokuba sisenza umthendeleko kuYehova.
10:10 Wathi kubo, UYehova makabe nani, njengokuba ndinivumela
hambani, nentsapho yenu; ngokuba ububi buphambi kwakho.
10:11 Hayi, hambani ngoku nina bangamadoda, niye kukhonza uYehova; ngokuba nenze oko
umnqweno. Bagxothwa ke phambi koFaro.
10:12 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yolula isandla sakho phezu kwelizwe lakwaSirayeli
iYiputa, ukuze zinyuke iinkumbi, zinyuke phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa;
nidle yonke imifuno yelizwe, yonke into eshiywe sisichotho.
10:13 Wayolula uMoses intonga yakhe phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa, uYehova
kwabakho umoya wasempumalanga kwelo lizwe yonke loo mini nobo busuku bonke; kwaye
kwakusa, umoya wasempumalanga wazithwala iinkumbi.
10:14 Zenyuka iinkumbi kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa, zeza zahlala kulo lonke
emideni yaseYiputa, yayinzima kunene; phambi kwabo kwakungekho
kanjalo akuyi kuba njalo emva kwazo.
10:15 Zabugubungela ubuso behlabathi lonke, laba njalo ilizwe
yenziwe mnyama; Bayidla yonke imifuno yelizwe, neziqhamo zonke zelizwe
imithi eshiywe sisichotho, akwasala namnye uluhlaza
into esemithini, nemifuno yasendle, ezweni lonke
yaseYiputa.
10:16 Wakhawuleza uFaro wababiza uMoses noAron; Wathi, Ndiyifumene
wona kuYehova uThixo wenu, nakuni.
10:17 Khawusixolele ngoko isono sam okwesi sihlandlo sodwa, ubongoze
uYehova uThixo wakho, akususe kum oku kufa kodwa.
10:18 Waphuma kuFaro, wathandaza kuYehova.
10:19 UYehova wawuguqula umoya, waba ngowasentshonalanga onamandla kunene, wawuthabatha
iinkumbi, zabaphosa eLwandle oluBomvu; akwasala nanye inkumbi
kuyo yonke imida yaseYiputa.
10:20 Wayenza lukhuni uYehova intliziyo kaFaro, akavuma
bahambe oonyana bakaSirayeli.
10:21 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yolulela isandla sakho ezulwini, ukuze
kusenokubakho ubumnyama ezweni laseYiputa, ubumnyama obunokubakho
waziva.
10:22 Wasolulela uMoses isandla sakhe ezulwini; kwaye kwakukho ungqimba
ubumnyama ezweni lonke laseYiputa imihla emithathu.
10:23 Ababonana, akwasuka bani endaweni yakhe ngenxa yabathathu
Ke kaloku kwabakho ukukhanya emakhayeni abo bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli.
10:24 UFaro wabiza uMoses, wathi, Hambani niye kukhonza uYehova; vumela kuphela
Impahla yenu emfutshane neenkomo zenu mazisale; nazo iintsapho zenu mazihambe nazo
wena.
10:25 Wathi uMoses, Wena uze usinike imibingelelo namadini anyukayo;
ukuze sibingelele kuYehova uThixo wethu.
10:26 nemfuyo yethu ihambe nathi; akuyi kusala nophuphu olunye
ngasemva; kuba sothabatha kuyo ukukhonza uYehova uThixo wethu; kwaye siyazi
ingabi ngako oko somkhonza ngako uYehova, side sifike khona.
10:27 Wayenza lukhuni uYehova intliziyo kaFaro, akavuma ukubandulula.
10:28 Wathi uFaro kuye, Hamba umke kum, uze uzigcine, ubone.
aniyi kuba saba buso bam; kuba mhlana ububonileyo ubuso bam uya kufa.
10:29 Wathi uMoses, Utyaphile; andisayi kubuya ndibubone ubuso bakho
Kaninzi.