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.