Eksodusi
9:1 UJehova wayesethi kuMose: "Ngena kuFaro, umtshele ukuthi: 'Yilokhu
usho uJehova uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bakhonze
mina.
9:2 Ngokuba uma wenqaba ukubakhulula, futhi ubabambe,
9:3 Bheka, isandla sikaJehova siphezu kwezinkomo zakho ezisendle.
ngamahhashi, naphezu kwezimbongolo, naphezu kwamakamela, naphezu kwezinkomo, naphezu kwezinkabi
phezu kwezimvu: kuzakuba khona isililo esibuhlungu kakhulu.
9:4 Futhi uJehova uyakwahlukanisa phakathi kwezinkomo zakwa-Israyeli kanye nezinkomo
iGibhithe: futhi akuyikufa lutho kukho konke okwabantwana bakho
Israyeli.
9:5 Futhi uJehova wamisa isikhathi, wathi: "Kusasa uJehova uzokwenza
le nto emhlabeni.
9:6 Futhi uJehova wayenza le nto ngakusasa, futhi yonke imfuyo yaseGibhithe
kepha emfuyweni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli akufanga neyodwa.
9:7 UFaro wathumela, futhi bheka, kwakungekho neyodwa emfuyweni yaso
Ama-Israyeli afa. Inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni, kabavumanga
yekela abantu bahambe.
" 9:8 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose naku-Aroni: "Zithatheleni izandla zenu
umlotha waseziko, uMose awufafaze ngasezulwini
emehlweni kaFaro.
9:9 Futhi kuyoba uthuli oluncane ezweni lonke laseGibhithe, futhi kuyoba a
amathumba aqhuma imihuzuko kumuntu, naphezu kwezilwane, kukho konke
izwe laseGibhithe.
9:10 Base bethatha umlotha waseziko, bema phambi kukaFaro; kanye noMose
wawufafaza phezulu ezulwini; kwase kuba yithumba eliqhumayo
amabala phezu komuntu, naphezu kwesilwane.
9:11 Izanusi zazingenakuma phambi kukaMose ngenxa yamathumba; okwe
ithumba laba phezu kwezanusi naphezu kwawo wonke amaGibhithe.
9:12 Futhi uJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, futhi akalalelanga
bona; njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile kuMose.
" 9:13 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Vuka ekuseni kakhulu, futhi ume
phambi kukaFaro, uthi kuye: ‘Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaJehova
MaHeberu, Bayeke abantu bami bahambe, bangikhonze.
9:14 Ngoba ngalesi sikhathi ngizothumela zonke izinhlupho zami enhliziyweni yakho, futhi phezu kwakho
izinceku zakho, naphezu kwabantu bakho; ukuze wazi ukuthi kukhona
akakho onjengami emhlabeni wonke.
9:15 Ngoba manje ngiyokwelula isandla sami, ukuze ngishaye wena nabantu bakho
ngesifo esiwumshayabhuqe; futhi uyakunqunywa emhlabeni.
9:16 Futhi ngempela, ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ngikuvusile, ukuze ubonise
wena amandla ami; futhi ukuze igama lami limenyezelwe kulo lonke izwe
umhlaba.
9:17 Namanje usaphakamisa ngokwakho ngokumelene nabantu bami, ukuze ungavumeli
bahambe?
9:18 Bheka, kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngiyokwenza ukuba line kakhulu
isichotho esinzima, esingazange sibe khona esinjalo eGibithe selokhu kwasekelwa
ngakho kuze kube manje.
9:19 Ngakho-ke, thumela manje, futhi uqoqe izinkomo zakho, futhi konke onakho ezweni
inkambu; ngokuba phezu kwawo wonke umuntu nezilwane ezitholakala endle.
futhi ngeke kulethwe ekhaya, isichotho siyokwehlela phezu kwabo, futhi
bayakufa.
9:20 Lowo owesaba izwi likaJehova phakathi kwezinceku zikaFaro wenza
izinceku zakhe nezinkomo zakhe zibalekele ezindlini;
9:21 Futhi lowo owayengalaleli izwi likaJehova washiya izinceku zakhe nezakhe
izinkomo endle.
9:22 Wathi uJehova kuMose: "Yelulela isandla sakho ezulwini.
ukuze kube khona isichotho ezweni lonke laseGibithe, phezu kwabantu naphezu
nezilwane, nakuyo yonke imifino yasendle, ezweni lonke laseGibithe.
9:23 UMose wayeselula induku yakhe ngasezulwini, futhi uJehova wathumela
ukuduma nesichotho, nomlilo wehlela phezu komhlaba; kanye noJehova
lana isichotho phezu kwezwe laseGibithe.
9:24 Kwaba khona isichotho, nomlilo oxubene nesichotho, esibi kakhulu,
njengoba yayingekho enjengayo ezweni lonke laseGibhithe selokhu laba a
isizwe.
9:25 Futhi isichotho sashaya konke okwakusezweni lonke laseGibhithe
insimu, abantu nezilwane; isichotho satshaya yonke imifino yasendle.
waphula yonke imithi yasendle.
9:26 Kuphela ezweni laseGosheni, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babekhona, lapho
akukho sichotho.
9:27 UFaro wathuma, wabiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi kubo: "I
Ngonile ngalesi sikhathi; uJehova ulungile, mina nabantu bami silungile
ababi.
9:28 Ncenga uJehova (ngoba sekwanele) ukuba kungabe kusaba namandla
ukuduma nesichotho; ngiyakunivumela ukuba nihambe, ningahlali
eside.
9:29 UMose wathi kuye: "Nxa ngiphuma emzini, Ngizophuma."
ngelulela izandla zami kuJehova; nokuduma kuyakunqamuka;
nesichotho asisayikuba khona; ukuze wazi ukuthi kanjani
umhlaba ungokaJehova.
9:30 Kepha wena nezinceku zakho, ngiyazi ukuthi aniyikumesaba uJehova
INKOSI uNkulunkulu.
9:31 Ifilakisi nebhali kwashaywa, ngokuba ibhali lase liyisikhwebu.
nefilakisi laligqabukile.
9:32 Kodwa ukolweni nesibeletho akushaywanga, ngoba kwakungasekhulile.
9:33 UMose waphuma emzini kuFaro, futhi welula izandla zakhe
kuJehova: kwanqamuka ukuduma nesichotho, nemvula alabakho
lithululelwe emhlabeni.
9:34 Futhi lapho uFaro wabona ukuthi imvula, isichotho, futhi ukuduma
Wayeka, wabuye wona, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, yena nezinceku zakhe.
9:35 Futhi inhliziyo kaFaro lukhuni, futhi akabavumelanga abantwana
ka-Israyeli hambani; njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile ngesandla sikaMose.