Inhlupheko yesibili: amasele
1UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ngena kuFaro, uthi kuye: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze. 2Uma wenqaba ukuba basuke, bheka, mina ngiyakushaya izwe lakho lonke ngamasele; 3umfula uyakuvama amasele; ayakukhuphuka, angene endlini yakho, nasekamelweni lakho lokulala, naphezu kombhede wakho, nasendlini yezinceku zakho, naphezu kwabantu bakho, nasemaziko akho, nasezingqwembeni zakho zokuxova izinkwa. 4Yebo, kuwena, nakubantu bakho, nasezincekwini zakho zonke ayakwenyukela amasele.’ ”
5UJehova wathi kuMose: “Yisho ku-Aroni, uthi: ‘Yelula isandla sakho nenduku yakho phezu kwemifula, naphezu kweminonjana, naphezu kweziziba, wenyusele ezweni laseGibithe.’ ”
6U-Aroni wayeselula isandla sakhe phezu kwamanzi aseGibithe; amasele akhuphuka-ke, asibekela izwe laseGibithe. 7Izanusi zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo, zenyusela amasele ezweni laseGibithe.
8Khona uFaro wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Ncengani uJehova ukuba asuse amasele kimi nakubantu bami; ngizakuvumela abantu ukuba bahambe, bahlabele uJehova.”
9UMose wathi kuFaro: “Ziphakamise phezu kwami, usho ukuthi ngizakukuncengela ngasiphi isikhathi wena nezinceku zakho, nabantu bakho ukuba achithwe amasele kuwe nasezindlini zakho, asale emfuleni kuphela.”
10Wayesethi: “Ngomuso.”
Wathi: “Makube njengezwi lakho ukuba wazi ukuthi akakho onjengaye uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. 11Amasele ayakusuka kuwe, nasezindlini zakho, nasezincekwini zakho, nakubantu bakho, asale emfuleni kuphela.”
12OMose no-Aroni baphuma kuFaro; uMose wakhala kuJehova ngamasele ayewalethile kuFaro. 13UJehova wenza njengezwi likaMose; amasele afa ezindlini, nasemagcekeni, nasemasimini. 14Bawabuthela izinqwaba ngezinqwaba, izwe lanuka. 15Esebona uFaro ukuthi kuyiphefu, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, kabalalelanga, njengalokho eshilo uJehova.
Inhlupheko yesithathu: omiyane
16UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yisho ku-Aroni, uthi: ‘Yelula induku yakho, ushaye uthuli lomhlabathi, lube ngomiyane ezweni lonke laseGibithe.’ ” 17Benze njalo-ke; u-Aroni welula isandla sakhe nenduku yakhe, washaya uthuli lomhlabathi, lwaba ngomiyane kubantu nasezinkomeni; uthuli lonke lomhlabathi lwaba ngomiyane ezweni lonke laseGibithe. 18Nezanusi zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo ukuba ziveze omiyane, kepha zahluleka. Omiyane babe khona kubantu nasezinkomeni.
19Zase zithi izanusi kuFaro: “Lokhu kungumunwe kaNkulunkulu.” Kepha inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni, kabalalelanga, njengalokho eshilo uJehova.
Inhlupheko yesine: izibawu
20UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Vuka ekuseni kusasa, ume phambi kukaFaro; bheka, uyaphuma ukuya emanzini; thana kuye: ‘UJehova usho kanje, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe bangikhonze. 21Ngokuba uma wenqaba ukuba basuke, bheka, ngizakuthumela kuwe izibawu, nakuzo izinceku zakho, nakubantu bakho, nasezindlini zakho; izindlu zabaseGibithe ziyakugcwala izibawu kanye nomhlabathi ezikuwo.
22“ ‘Ngalolo suku ngiyakwahlukanisa izwe laseGosheni abakhe kulo abantu bami ukuba kungabikho izibawu khona, ukuze wazi ukuthi nginguJehova phakathi kwezwe. 23Ngizakwahlukanisa abantu bami nabantu bakho; ngomuso siyakuvela lesi sibonakaliso.’ ”
24Wenze njalo uJehova; kwangena uswebezane olwesabekayo lwezibawu endlini kaFaro, nasezindlini zezinceku zakhe, nasezweni lonke laseGibithe; izwe lachithwa ngenxa yezibawu.
25Khona uFaro wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Hambani nihlabele uNkulunkulu wenu kuleli zwe.”
26Wayesethi uMose: “Akufanele ukwenze njalo, ngokuba siyakuhlabela uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu lokhu okunengeka kwabaseGibithe; bheka, singahlaba okunengeka kwabaseGibithe emehlweni abo, bangasikhandi ngamatshe, na? 27Siyakuhamba ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu, siye ehlane, sihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, njengalokho ezakusiyala.”
28Wayesethi uFaro: “Ngizakunivumela ukuba nihambe nihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ehlane, kepha ningayi kude kakhulu nokho; ngikhulekeleni.”
29Wathi uMose: “Bheka, ngiyaphuma kuwe; ngiyakuncenga uJehova ukuba izibawu zimuke, zisuke kuFaro, nakuzo izinceku zakhe, nakubantu bakhe ngomuso; kodwa uFaro angabuyi akhohlise ngokungavumeli abantu ukuba bahambe bahlabele uJehova.”
30UMose wayesephuma kuFaro, wamncenga uJehova. 31UJehova wayesenza njengezwi likaMose; wasusa izibawu kuFaro, nakuzo izinceku zakhe, nakubantu bakhe; akwasala nesisodwa. 32UFaro wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe nangaleso sikhathi futhi, kabavumelanga abantu ukuba bahambe.
