UMoses uya kuFaro; isibetho sokuqala
1Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Khangela, ndikwenzé uthixo kuFaro; ke uAron umkhuluwa wakho woba ngumprofeti wakho. 2Wena wothetha zonke izinto endikuwisele umthetho ngazo; ke uAron umkhuluwa wakho wothetha kuFaro, aze abandulule oonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni lakhe. 3Ke mna ndiya kuyiqaqadekisa intliziyo kaFaro, ndiyandise imiqondiso yam nezimanga zam ezweni laseYiputa. 4Akayi kuniphulaphula uFaro. Ke mna iYiputa ndiya kuyisa isandla, ndiyikhuphe imikhosi yam, abantu bam oonyana bakaSirayeli, ezweni laseYiputa ngezigwebo ezikhulu; 5azi amaYiputa, ekusoluleni kwam isandla sam phezu kweYiputa, ukuba ndinguYehova; ndibakhuphe oonyana bakaSirayeli phakathi kwawo.
6Wenza ke uMoses noAron; ngoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho ngako, benjenjalo. 7UMoses ubeminyaka imashumi asibhozo ezelwe, noAron ubeminyaka imashumi asibhozo anamithathu ezelwe, ukuthetha kwabo kuFaro.
8Wathetha uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, wathi, 9Xa athe uFaro wathetha kuni, esithi, Ndiboniseni isimanga, wòthi wena kuAron, Thabatha intonga yakho, uyiphose phambi koFaro; yoba yinyoka. 10Wangena uMoses noAron kuFaro; benza njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho, uAron wayiphosa intonga yakhe phambi koFaro, naphambi kwabakhonzi bakhe, yaba yinyoka. 11Naye uFaro wazibiza izilumko nabakhafuli; zenjenjalo nezazi ezo zaseYiputa, ngobugqi bazo. 12Elowo waphosa phantsi intonga yakhe, yaba yinyoka; yasuka intonga ka-Aron yaziginya iintonga zabo. 13Yaba lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro; akabaphulaphula, njengoko wayetshilo uYehova.
14Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Intliziyo kaFaro iqaqadekile, akavumi ukubandulula abantu. 15Yiya kuFaro kusasa, nanko ephuma esiya emanzini. Uze ume elunxwemeni lomlambo malunga naye; intonga eyaguqukayo yaba yinyoka yiphathe esandleni. 16Uze uthi kuye, UYehova, uThixo wamaHebhere, undithume kuwe, esithi, Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza entlango; yabona ke, akuphulaphulanga unangoku. 17Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Uya kwazi ngale nto ke ukuba ndinguYehova. Yabona, ndiya kubetha ngentonga esesandleni sam emanzini omlambo, aguqulwe abe ligazi, 18zife iintlanzi ezisemlanjeni, unuke umlambo, amaYiputa abe nesicaphucaphu akuwasela amanzi omlambo.
19Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yithi kuAron, Thabatha intonga yakho, wolule isandla sakho phezu kwamanzi aseYiputa, phezu kwemilambo yabo, naphezu kwemijelo yabo, naphezu kwamachibi abo, naphezu kweentlangano zonke zamanzi abo; abe ligazi, ibe ligazi ezweni lonke laseYiputa, nasemiphandeni yemithi neyamatye. 20OoMoses noAron benza njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho; wayiphakamisa intonga, wawabetha amanzi omlambo phambi koFaro, naphambi kwabakhonzi bakhe; aza aguquka onke amanzi omlambo, aba ligazi. 21Zafa iintlanzi ezisemlanjeni, wanuka umlambo, akaba nako amaYiputa ukuwasela amanzi omlambo; laba ligazi ezweni lonke laseYiputa. 22Zenjenjalo ke nezazi zaseYiputa ngobugqi bazo. Yaba lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, akabaphulaphula, njengoko wayetshilo uYehova. 23Wajika uFaro, waya endlwini yakhe, akayibekela ntliziyo nale nto. 24Onke amaYiputa emba amanzi okusela ngeenxa zonke emlanjeni; kuba ebengenakuwasela amanzi omlambo. 25Kwazaliseka isixhenxe seentsuku emveni kokuwubetha kwakhe uYehova umlambo.
