Eksodusi
8:1 UJehova wayesethi kuMose: "Yana kuFaro, uthi kuye: 'Kanjalo.'
usho uJehova, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze.
8:2 Futhi uma wenqaba ukuba bahambe, bheka, Ngizoshaya yonke imingcele yakho
namaxoxo:
8:3 Futhi umfula uyokhipha amaxoxo ngobuningi, okuyinto uyokhuphuka futhi
ngena endlini yakho, nasekamelweni lakho lokulala, naphezu kombhede wakho, na
endlini yezinceku zakho, naphezu kwabantu bakho, nasendlini yakho
nasezitsheni zakho zokuxova;
8:4 Futhi amasele ayokhuphukela kuwe, nakubantu bakho, futhi phezu kwakho
zonke izinceku zakho.
" 8:5 UJehova wathi kuMose: "Yisho ku-Aroni, 'Yelula isandla sakho
ngenduku yakho phezu kwemifula, naphezu kwemifula, naphezu kwamachibi, naphezu kweziziba
khuphuka amasele ezweni laseGibithe.
8:6 U-Aroni welula isandla sakhe phezu kwamanzi aseGibhithe; kanye namaxoxo
wenyuka, wasibekela izwe laseGibithe.
8:7 Nezanusi zenza njalo ngemilingo yazo, zakhuphula amasele
phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe.
8:8 UFaro wayesebabiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Ncengani uJehova,
ukuze asuse amasele kimi nakubantu bami; futhi ngizokwenza
yekela abantu ukuba bahambe, ukuze bahlabele uJehova.
" 8:9 UMose wathi kuFaro: "Zikhazimulise phezu kwami;
wena, nezinceku zakho, nabantu bakho, ukubhubhisa amasele
kuwe nezindlu zakho, ukuze zihlale emfuleni kuphela?
8:10 Wathi, Kusasa. Wathi: "Makube njengezwi lakho."
wazi ukuthi akakho ofana noJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
8:11 Futhi amasele ayosuka kuwe, nasezindlini zakho, futhi kusukela yakho
izinceku, nakubantu bakho; bayakusala emfuleni kuphela.
8:12 OMose no-Aroni baphuma kuFaro, futhi uMose wakhala kuJehova
ngenxa yamasele ayewalethile kuFaro.
8:13 UJehova wenza njengezwi likaMose; amasele afa
ezindlini, emizaneni, nasemasimini.
8:14 Bawabutha izinqwaba, futhi izwe wanuka.
8:15 Kodwa lapho uFaro ebona ukuthi kukhona ukuphumula, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe
kabalalelanga; njengokutsho kukaJehova.
" 8:16 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Yisho ku-Aroni, 'Yelula induku yakho, futhi
shaya uthuli lwezwe, lube omiyane phakathi kwalo lonke
izwe laseGibhithe.
8:17 Benze njalo; ngoba u-Aroni wayeselula isandla sakhe esinenduku yakhe, futhi
washaya uthuli lomhlaba, lwaba omiyane kubantu nasezilwaneni;
lonke uthuli lwezwe lwaba ngomiyane ezweni lonke laseGibithe.
8:18 Zakwenza njalo izanusi ngemilingo yazo ukuze ziveze omiyane.
kepha abakwazanga; kwaba khona omiyane phezu kwabantu nasezinkomeni.
8:19 Khona-ke izanusi zathi kuFaro: "Lokhu kungumunwe kaNkulunkulu."
Inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni, kabalalelanga; njenge
Wayeshilo uJehova.
" 8:20 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Vuka ekuseni kakhulu, futhi ume
phambi kukaFaro; bheka, uphumela emanzini; athi kuye: Kanjalo
usho uJehova, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze.
8:21 Uma kungenjalo, uma ungabavumeli abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bheka, ngiyakuthuma izixuku zezulu.
izimpukane phezu kwakho, nezinceku zakho, futhi phezu kwabantu bakho, futhi phakathi
izindlu zakho; izindlu zabaseGibithe ziyakugcwala iziswebezane
izimpukane, kanye nomhlabathi ezikuwo.
8:22 Futhi ngizohlukanisa ngalolo suku izwe laseGosheni, lapho abantu bami
hlalani, kungabikho uswebezane lwezibawu lapho; kuze kube sekupheleni ungakwenza
yazini ukuthi nginguJehova phakathi komhlaba.
8:23 Futhi ngiyobeka umehluko phakathi kwabantu bami nabantu bakho: kusasa
lesisibonakaliso sizakuba khona.
24 Wenze njalo uJehova; kwangena uswebezane lwezimpukane
endlini kaFaro, nasezindlini zezinceku zakhe, nasezweni lonke
laseGibithe: izwe lonakalisiwe ngoswebezane lwezibawu.
" 8:25 UFaro wabiza oMose no-Aroni, futhi wathi: "Hambani niyohlabela
kuNkulunkulu wakho ezweni.
8:26 UMose wathi: "Akulungile ukwenza kanjalo; ngoba siyakuhlabela
ayisinengiso kwabaseGibithe kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu; bheka, siyakuhlabela
izinengiso zabaseGibhithe phambi kwamehlo abo, futhi ngeke
usikhanda ngamatshe?
8:27 Siyakuhamba uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu ehlane, sihlabele uJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, njengokusiyala kwakhe.
" 8:28 UFaro wathi, "Ngizonikhulula, ukuze nihlabele uJehova
uNkulunkulu wakho ehlane; kuphela ningayi kude kakhulu; ncengani
kwami.
" 8:29 UMose wathi: "Bheka, Ngiyaphuma kuwe, futhi ngizomncenga uJehova
ukuze uswebezane lwezibawu lusuke kuFaro, nasezincekwini zakhe, futhi
kubantu bakhe kusasa, kepha uFaro makangakhohlisi muntu
kakhulu ekungabavumeli abantu ukuthi bayehlabela i Nkosi.
8:30 UMose waphuma kuFaro, futhi wamncenga uJehova.
8:31 UJehova wenza njengezwi likaMose; wayisusa
izibawu ezivela kuFaro, ezincekwini zakhe, nakubantu bakhe;
akwasala noyedwa.
8:32 UFaro wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe nangalesi sikhathi, futhi akavumanga
abantu bayahamba.