1Yeke uSomnini wathi kuMosi: “Qala, ngikwenze waba njengoZimu kuFaro, umfowenu u-Aroni uzakuba mphorofidakho. 2Wena uzakufanela bonyana ukhulume yoke into engikuyale ngayo, umfowenu u-Aroni yena atjele uFaro bona atjhaphulule ama-Israyeli aphume enarhenakhe. 3Mina ngizaqinisa ihliziyo kaFaro, nanyana ngingabuyelela iimbonakaliso nemikarisomraro yami eGibhide, 4angeze anilalela. Kodwana ngizakubeka isandla sami phezu kweGibhide bese kuthi ngesigwebo sami esikhulu ngikhuphe abantu bami ama-Israyeli barhwante ngeengaba zabo. 5Ngalokho amaGibhide azakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini lokha nangelula isandla sami ngokujamelana neGibhide ngikhuphe ama-Israyeli kiyo.”
6UMosi no-Aroni benza poro njengombana uSomnini abayalile. 7UMosi gade aneminyaka ematjhumi abunane, u-Aroni anamatjhumi abunane namithathu lokha nabakhuluma noFaro.
8USomnini gade athe kuMosi no-Aroni: 9“Lokha uFaro nathi kuwe, ‘Zibonakaliseni ngokwenza umkarisomraro’, wena uthi ku-Aroni, ‘Thatha idondolo lakho uliphosele phasi ngaphambi kwakaFaro’, yeke lizakuba yinyoka.”
10Kwathi lokha uMosi no-Aroni nabaya kuFaro bona benze njengombana uSomnini abayalile, u-Aroni waphosela idondolo lakhe phasi ngaphambi kwakaFaro neenkhulu zakhe. Idondolwelo laphenduka inyoka. 11UFaro wabiza abosiyazi nabaloyi. Abosomlingo beGibhidabo benza soneso ngemilingwabo. 12Omunye nomunye wabo waphosela idondolo lakhe phasi, amadondolo lawo aphenduka iinyoka. Kodwana idondolo laka-Aroni laginya wamaGibhide. 13Khonapho ihliziyo kaFaro yaqina, azange alalele uMosi no-Aroni. Kwaba njengokutjho kwakaSomnini.
Amatshwenyeko weengazi
14USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Ihliziyo kaFaro ikhunyalele, walela abantu bonyana bakhambe. 15Khamba uye kuFaro ekuseni ngesikhathi sokuphuma kwakhe ukuya emlanjeni. Mlinde edongeni lomlambo iNayili umhlangabeze lapho. Uphathe idondolo elaphenduka inyoka, 16uthi kuye, ‘USomnini uZimu wamaHebheru wangithuma bona ngikutjele utjhaphulule abantu bakhe bakhambe ukuze bamlotjhe erhalawumbeni. Kodwana azange ulalele bekube gadesi. 17Godu uSomnini ungitjele bona uzakwazi bonyana unguSomnini ngalokhu okuzakwenzeka nje: Ngedondolo elisesandleni sami ngizobetha amanzi weNayili bese aphenduka iingazi. 18Iinhlambi eziseNayili zizakufa bese umlambo uba nesivunda, amaGibhide azakubhalelwa kusela amanzi weNayili.’ ”
19USomnini wabuya wathi kuMosi: “Tjela u-Aroni athathe idondolo lakhe elulele isandla sakhe ngehla kwamanzi weGibhide, phezu kwemilambo yakhona, okutjho imilanjana yeNayili, iintete nazo zoke izinto eziphatha amanzi. Woke amanzi azakuba ziingazi. Kuzakuba neengazi yoke indawo eGibhide, ngitjho nangakizo zoke izitja zesigodo nezamatje.”
20UMosi no-Aroni benza poro njengombana uSomnini abayalile. Waphakamisa idondolo lakhe phambi kwakaFaro neenkhulu zakhe wabetha amanzi weNayili, nje-ke woke amanzi ajika aba ziingazi. 21Iinhlambi ngeNayili zafa, umlambo waba nesivunda kangangobana amaGibhide azange akwazi ukusela amanzi wakhona. Kwazala iingazi iGibhide yoke. 22Kodwana abosomlingo beGibhide nabo benza soneso ngemilingwabo. Ngalokho ihliziyo kaFaro yakhunyalala, azange alalele uMosi no-Aroni. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini bekatjhwile. 23UFaro wafulathela waziyela esigodlweni sakhe, wakubetha mthalazeni okwenzakeleko.
24AmaGibhide woke emba eqadi kweNayili bona azifunyanele amanzi wokusela ngombana bekungakghoneki ukusela amanzi wemilambo. 25Amatshwenyeko wokuthoma athatha amalanga alikhomba kusukela mhlana uSomnini amadlha iNayili.
