Eksodusi
7:1 UJehova wathi kuMose: "Bheka, ngikwenze unkulunkulu kuFaro.
u-Aroni umfowenu uyakuba ngumprofethi wakho.
7:2 Uyakukhuluma konke engikuyala ngakho, no-Aroni umfowenu uyakukukhuluma
khuluma kuFaro ukuba abamukise abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphume ezweni lakhe.
7:3 Futhi ngizoyenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, futhi ngiyokwandisa izibonakaliso zami nezimangaliso zami
ezweni laseGibhithe.
7:4 Kodwa uFaro ngeke ukulalela kini, ukuze ngibeke isandla sami phezu
Gibhithe, futhi ukhiphe amabutho ami, futhi abantu bami abantwana
Israyeli, ephuma ezweni laseGibithe ngezahlulelo ezinkulu.
7:5 Futhi abaseGibhithe bayokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, lapho mina ngelulela
isandla sami phezu kweGibhithe, futhi ngikhiphe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli phakathi
bona.
7:6 OMose no-Aroni benza njengalokho uJehova ebayalile, benze njalo-ke.
7:7 UMose wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ubudala, u-Aroni iminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nantathu
abadala, lapho bekhuluma kuFaro.
7:8 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
7:9 Lapho uFaro ekhuluma kini, ethi: 'Nibonise isimangaliso.'
wothi ku-Aroni: 'Thatha induku yakho, uyiphonse phambi kukaFaro,'
lizakuba yinyoka.
7:10 OMose no-Aroni bangena kuFaro, futhi benza njengoba nje uJehova
u-Aroni waphonsa induku yakhe phansi phambi kukaFaro naphambi
izinceku zakhe, futhi yaba inyoka.
7:11 Khona uFaro wabiza izazi nabathakathi;
nezanusi zaseGibithe, nabo benza njalo kwababo
imilingo.
7:12 Ngoba yilowo nalowo waphonsa phansi induku yakhe, futhi zaphenduka izinyoka
induku ka-Aroni yazigwinya izinduku zabo.
13 Wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, akabalalelanga; njenge
Wayeshilo uJehova.
" 7:14 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Inhliziyo kaFaro ilukhuni, futhi uyenqaba
ukudedela abantu.
7:15 Hamba uye kuFaro ekuseni; bheka, uya ngasemanzini;
+ futhi kumelwe ume ngasosebeni lomfula ngokumelene naye; kanye nenduku
eyaphenduka inyoka woyiphatha ngesandla sakho.
7:16 Uzakuthi kuye: INkosi, uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru, ungithumile
kuwe, ethi: Bavumele abantu bami bahambe, ukuze bangikhonze ezweni
ehlane; bheka, awulalelanga kuze kube manje.
7:17 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngalokhu uyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
Ngiyakushaya ngenduku esesandleni sami emanzini akhona
emfuleni, baphenduke igazi.
7:18 Izinhlanzi ezisemfuleni ziyakufa, futhi umfula uyonuka;
abaseGibithe bayakunengwa ukuphuza amanzi omfula.
" 7:19 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Yisho ku-Aroni, 'Thatha intonga yakho, futhi welule
yelulela isandla sakho phezu kwamanzi aseGibithe, phezu kwemifudlana yawo, phezu kwawo
imifula, naphezu kwamachibi abo, naphezu kwawo wonke amachibi abo amanzi, lokho
zingaba yigazi; futhi kube khona igazi kuyo yonke indawo
ezweni laseGibithe, ngezitsha zokhuni nasezitsheni zamatshe.
20 OMose no-Aroni benze njalo, njengalokho uJehova ebayalile; waliphakamisa
induku, washaya amanzi asemfuleni emehlweni ka
uFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe; nawo wonke amanzi ayekhona
emfuleni kwaphenduka igazi.
7:21 Izinhlanzi ezazisemfuleni zafa; futhi umfula wanuka, futhi
abaseGibithe babengenakuphuza amanzi omfula; kwaba khona igazi
kulo lonke izwe laseGibhithe.
7:22 Izanusi zaseGibhithe zenza njalo ngemilingo yazo nezikaFaro
inhliziyo yayilukhuni, kabalalelanga; njengalokho uJehova ayenakho
kusho.
7:23 UFaro waphenduka wangena endlini yakhe, futhi akazange abeke inhliziyo yakhe
nakulokhu futhi.
24 Bonke abaseGibithe bemba amanzi okuphuza nxazonke zomfula;
ngoba babengelakuphuza amanzi omfula.
7:25 Futhi zaphelela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ngemva kokuba uJehova ebashayile
umfula.