Eksodusi
10:1 UJehova wayesethi kuMose: "Ngena kuFaro, ngokuba ngiye lukhuni
inhliziyo yakhe, nenhliziyo yezinceku zakhe, ukuze ngibonise lokhu okwami
izimpawu phambi kwakhe:
10:2 Futhi ukuze ukhulume ezindlebeni zendodana yakho nezendodana yendodana yakho.
engikwenzile eGibithe, nezibonakaliso zami engizenzile
phakathi kwazo; ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
10:3 OMose no-Aroni bangena kuFaro, bathi kuye: "Usho kanje
uJehova uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, koze kube nini wenqaba ukuzithoba na?
phambi kwami? yekela abantu bami bahambe, ukuze bangikhonze.
10:4 Uma kungenjalo, uma wenqaba ukukhulula abantu bami, bheka, kusasa ngizoletha
isikhonyane endaweni yakho.
10:5 Futhi bayosibekela ubuso bomhlaba, ukuthi umuntu ngeke akwazi
bona umhlaba, badle insali yalabo abasindileyo;
elinishiyele isichotho, lidle yonke imithi eninayo
ikhulela kuwe endle;
10:6 Futhi bayogcwalisa izindlu zakho, futhi izindlu zonke izinceku zakho, futhi
izindlu zabo bonke abaseGibhithe; okungayisibo oyihlo, kumbe abakho
oyise baboyise babonile kusukela osukwini ababekhona emhlabeni
kuze kube lamuhla. Waphenduka, waphuma kuFaro.
" 10:7 Izinceku zikaFaro zathi kuye: "Koze kube nini lo muntu ewugibe?
kithi? yekela abantu ukuba bahambe, bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo;
awukasho ukuthi iGibithe selibhujisiwe na?
10:8 OMose no-Aroni babuyiselwa kuFaro, wathi kubo
wathi kubo: “Hambani nikhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu;
10:9 Wathi uMose: "Sizohamba nabancane bethu nabadala bethu, kanye nathi
siyakwenza amadodana namadodakazi ethu, nezimvu zethu, nezinkomo zethu
hamba; ngokuba simelwe ukumenzela umkhosi uJehova.
" 10:10 Wathi kubo, "Makube njalo uJehova nawe, njengoba nje ngizokuvumela
hambani, nabancane benu; ngoba ububi buphambi kwakho.
10:11 Akunjalo. Hambani manje nina madoda, nikhonze uJehova; ngokuba nenzile lokho
isifiso. Futhi baxoshwa phambi kukaFaro.
" 10:12 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Yelula isandla sakho phezu kwezwe
IGibhithe ngenxa yesikhonyane, ukuze sikhuphukele phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe, futhi
nidle yonke imifino yezwe, konke okushiywe yisichotho.
10:13 UMose wayeselula induku yakhe phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe, futhi uJehova
waletha umoya wasempumalanga phezu kwezwe lonke lolo suku nabo bonke lobo busuku; futhi
sekusile, umoya wasempumalanga waletha isikhonyane.
10:14 Isikhonyane senyukela kulo lonke izwe laseGibhithe, futhi sahlala kulo lonke
imikhawulo yaseGibithe, yayinzima kakhulu; ngaphambi kwabo kwakungekho
isikhonyane esinjengaso, asiyikuba njalo emva kwaso.
10:15 Ngoba zasibekela ubuso bomhlaba wonke, kangangokuthi izwe kwaba
mnyama; zadla yonke imifino yezwe, nazo zonke izithelo zayo
imithi esasiyishiyile isichotho, akwasala lutho oluluhlaza
ezihlahleni, noma emithini yasendle, ezweni lonke
waseGibhithe.
10:16 UFaro washesha wababiza oMose no-Aroni; wathi: Nginayo
ngonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nakuni.
10:17 Manje, ngicela uthethelele isono sami kanye kuphela, futhi unxuse
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze asuse kimi lokhu kufa kuphela.
10:18 Waphuma kuFaro, futhi wamncenga uJehova.
10:19 Futhi iNkosi yawuphendula umoya onamandla wasentshonalanga, owasusa umoya
isikhonyane, wasiphonsa eLwandle Olubomvu; akusalanga sikhonyane nesisodwa
kuzo zonke izifunda zaseGibhithe.
10:20 Kodwa uJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, kangangokuthi akabavumelanga
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahambe.
" 10:21 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Yelulela isandla sakho ezulwini, ukuze
kungase kube khona ubumnyama phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe, ngisho nobumnyama obungaba khona
wezwa.
10:22 UMose wayeselula isandla sakhe ngasezulwini; futhi kwakukhona ugqinsi
ubumnyama ezweni lonke laseGibithe izinsuku ezintathu;
10:23 Ababonanga omunye komunye, futhi akekho owasukuma endaweni yakhe kwabathathu
izinsuku, kepha bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kwaba nokukhanya ezindaweni zabo zokuhlala.
" 10:24 UFaro wabiza uMose, wathi: "Hambani niyokhonza uJehova; vuma kuphela
izimvu zenu nezinkomo zenu zisale; abancane benu mabahambe nabo
wena.
10:25 Wathi uMose: "Kumelwe usinike imihlatshelo neminikelo yokushiswa.
ukuze sihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
10:26 Imfuyo yethu izohamba nathi; akuyikushiywa inselo
ngemuva; ngoba siyakuthatha kukho ukukhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu; futhi siyazi
kungeyisikho esimelwe ukumkhonza ngakho uJehova, size sifike khona.
10:27 Kodwa uJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, futhi akabavumelanga ukuba bahambe.
10:28 UFaro wathi kuye: "Suka kimi, uziqaphele, ubone.
ubuso bami bungabe busaba; ngokuba ngalolo suku oyobona ngalo ubuso bami uyakufa.
" 10:29 UMose wathi: "Ukhulume kahle, ngeke ngiphinde ngibubone ubuso bakho."
Okuningi.