Eksodusi
5:1 Ngasemuva oMose no-Aroni bangena, bamtshela uFaro, bathi: “Usho kanje uJehova
Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, yekela abantu bami bahambe, bangigcinele umkhosi
ehlane.
" 5:2 UFaro wathi: "Ngubani uJehova, ukuba ngilalele izwi lakhe, ukuze ngivumele
U-Israyeli uyahamba? Angimazi uJehova, futhi ngeke ngivumele u-Israyeli ahambe.
5:3 Bathi, "UNkulunkulu wamaHebheru uhlangene nathi
ake uhambe uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu ehlane, uhlabele uJehova
UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu; funa asehlele ngesifo nangenkemba.
5:4 Inkosi yaseGibhithe yathi kubo: "Kungani nina, Mose no-Aroni?
bayeke abantu emisebenzini yabo? yizani emithwalweni yenu.
5:5 Wathi uFaro: "Bheka, abantu bezwe manje baningi, nani
baphumuze emithwalweni yabo.
5:6 UFaro wayala ngalona lolo suku abacindezeli babantu
izikhulu zabo, bathi,
5:7 Ningabe nisabanika abantu utshani bokwenza izitini, njengangaphambili;
bahambe bazibuthele utshani.
5:8 Futhi inani lezitini, abazenzile ngaphambili, niyobeka
phezu kwabo; aniyikuphungula lutho kuwo, ngokuba ayavilapha;
ngalokho bayakhala, bathi: 'Masihambe sihlabele uNkulunkulu wethu.'
5:9 Makubekwe umsebenzi owengeziwe phezu kwamadoda, ukuze asebenze kuwo;
futhi kabanganaki amazwi ayize.
5:10 Futhi abacindezeli abantu baphuma, nezinduna zabo, futhi bona
wakhuluma ebantwini, wathi: Utsho njalo uFaro: Kangiyikuninika
utshani.
5:11 Hambani nizithathele utshani lapho ningabuthola khona, nokho kungabi ngumsebenzi wenu
izoncipha.
5:12 Ngakho abantu bahlakazeka kulo lonke izwe laseGibhithe ukuze
buthani izinhlanga esikhundleni sotshani.
5:13 Futhi izinduna basheshisa kubo, wathi: "Gcwalisani imisebenzi yenu, usuku ngalunye
imisebenzi, njengalapho kukhona utshani.
5:14 Futhi izinduna zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, okuyinto izisebenzi zikaFaro
ababeke phezu kwabo, bashaywa, babuzwa, Anibanga nalutho
uwufezile umsebenzi wakho wokwenza izitini izolo nanamuhla, njengoba
kuze kube manje?
5:15 Khona-ke izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli zafika zakhala kuFaro.
besithi: Wenzelani kanje ezincekwini zakho?
5:16 Izinceku zakho azinikwa tshani, futhi bathi kithi: 'Yenza.'
bheka, izinceku zakho ziyashaywa; kodwa icala likuwe
abantu siqu.
5:17 Kodwa wathi, "Niyavilapha, niyavilapha. Ngakho nithi, 'Masihambe.'
hlabelani uJehova.
5:18 Ngakho hambani manje nisebenze; ngoba kawuyikunikwa utshani
lizaletha inani lezitini.
5:19 Izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli zabona ukuthi zingenile
icala elibi, sekuthiwa: Aniyikunciphisa lutho ezitini zenu
womsebenzi wakho wansuku zonke.
5:20 Futhi bahlangana noMose no-Aroni, ababemi endleleni, njengoba bephuma
okuvela kuFaro:
5:21 Bathi kubo: "UJehova makakubheke, ahlulele; ngoba wena
senza iphunga lethu laba yisinengiso emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni akhe
amehlo ezinceku zakhe ukuba abeke inkemba esandleni sabo ukuba basibulale.
" 5:22 UMose wabuyela eNkosini, futhi wathi: "Nkosi, kungani wenze kanjalo?
ububi babaphatha kabi laba bantu? ungithumeleni na?
5:23 Ngoba selokhu ngafika kuFaro ukukhuluma egameni lakho, wenzé okubi
laba bantu; futhi awubakhululanga nhlobo abantu bakho.