U-Eksodusi 9

₁UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ngena kuFaro, umtshele ukuthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze. ₂Ngokuba uma wenqaba ukuba bahambe usababambile, ₃bheka, isandla sikaJehova siyakuba phezu kwemfuyo yakho esendle, naphezu kwamahhashi, naphezu kwezimbongolo, naphezu kwamakamela, naphezu kwezinkomo, naphezu kwezimvu, silethe isifo esinzima kakhulu. ₄UJehova uyakwahlukanisa imfuyo yakwa-Israyeli nemfuyo yaseGibithe, kungafi lutho kukho konke okwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.’ ”

₅UJehova wanquma isikhathi, wathi: “Kusasa uJehova uzakwenza lokhu ezweni.” ₆Wakwenza-ke lokho uJehova ngangomuso; yafa yonke imfuyo yaseGibithe, kepha emfuyweni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli akwafa neyodwa. ₇UFaro wathumela; bheka, emfuyweni yakwa-Israyeli akufanga neyodwa; kepha inhliziyo kaFaro yayilukhuni, kabavumelanga abantu ukuba bahambe.

₈UJehova wayesethi kuMose naku-Aroni: “Caphunani izinkweshe zomlotha waseziko uMose awusakazele ngasezulwini phambi kukaFaro. ₉Uyakuba yibhuqu ezweni lonke laseGibithe, uphenduke amathumba ayakuqhamuka nezilonda kubantu nasezinkomeni ezweni lonke laseGibithe.”

₁₀Base bethatha umlotha waseziko, bema phambi kukaFaro; uMose wawusakazela ngasezulwini, waphenduka amathumba aqhamuka nezilonda kubantu nasezinkomeni. ₁₁Izanusi zazingenakuma phambi kukaMose ngenxa yamathumba, ngokuba amathumba ayekhona kuzo izanusi nakubo bonke abaseGibithe. ₁₂UJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, kabalalelanga, njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuMose.

₁₃UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Vuka ekuseni kusasa, ume phambi kukaFaro, uthi kuye: ‘UJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, usho kanje, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze. ₁₄Ngokuba kulesi sikhathi ngizakuthuma zonke izinhlupho zami enhliziyweni yakho, nasezincekweni zakho, nakubantu bakho, ukuze wazi ukuthi akakho onjengami emhlabeni wonke. ₁₅Ngokuba ngase ngiselule isandla sami, ngakushaya wena nabantu bakho ngesifo, uze uchitheke emhlabeni, ₁₆kepha ngikumise ngalokhu ukuba ngikubonise amandla ami, igama lami lishunyayelwe emhlabeni wonke. ₁₇Usabavimbela abantu bami, ungabavumeli ukuba bahambe, na? ₁₈Bheka, kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngiyakuwisa isichotho esinzima kakhulu, esingazange sibe khona esingaka eGibithe, selokhu lakhiwa kuze kube manje. ₁₉Ngalokho thuma, ubuyise imfuyo yakho nakho konke onakho endle; bonke abantu nazo zonke izinkomo okuyakufunyanwa endle kungagoduswanga kuyakuwelelwa yisichotho, kufe.’ ”

₂₀Yena owalesaba izwi likaJehova phakathi kwezinceku zikaFaro wazenza izinceku zakhe nezinkomo zakhe ukuba zibalekele ezindlini. ₂₁Kepha onganakanga izwi likaJehova washiya izinceku zakhe nemfuyo yakhe endle.

₂₂Wayesethi uJehova kuMose: “Yelula isandla sakho ngasezulwini ukuba kuwe isichotho ezweni lonke laseGibithe, phezu kwabantu, naphezu kwazinkomo naphezu kwayo yonke imifino ezweni lonke laseGibithe.” ₂₃UMose wayeselula induku yakhe ngasezulwini; uJehova wathuma ukuduma nesichotho; nomlilo wehlela emhlabeni; uJehova wawisa isichotho phezu kwezwe laseGibithe. ₂₄Kwase kuwa isichotho nomlilo owanyazima njalo phakathi kwesichotho; kwakunzima kakhulu, okwakungazange kube khona ezweni laseGibithe okungangako, selokhu laba yisizwe. ₂₅Isichotho sashaya konke okwakusendle, abantu nezinkomo, ezweni lonke laseGibithe; isichotho sashaya yonke imifino yasendle, saphula yonke imithi yasendle. ₂₆Ezweni laseGosheni kuphela, lapho babe khona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kwakungawi sichotho.

₂₇UFaro wathuma wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi kubo: “Ngonile lesi sikhathi; uJehova ulungile, kepha mina nabantu bami sibabi. ₂₈Ncengani kuJehova, ngokuba sekwanele lokhu kuduma okungaka nesichotho; ngizakunivumela ukuba nihambe, ningabe nisahlala.”

₂₉Wayesethi uMose kuye: “Nxa sengiphumile emzini, ngizakwelula izandla zami kuJehova; kuyakunqamuka ukuduma, nesichotho asisayikuba khona, ukuze wazi ukuthi umhlaba ungokaJehova. ₃₀Kepha wena nezinceku zakho ngiyazi ukuthi anikamesabi uJehova uNkulunkulu.”

₃₁Kwashaywa ifilakisi* nebhali,* ngokuba ibhali lalikhahlele, nefilakisi laliqhakazile. ₃₂Kepha ukolweni nespelite* akushaywanga, ngokuba kwakungakakhuli.

₃₃UMose waphuma emzini kaFaro, welula izandla zakhe kuJehova; kwanqamuka-ke ukuduma nesichotho, alabe lisana emhlabeni. ₃₄UFaro esebonile ukuthi imvula nesichotho nokuduma sekunqamukile, wabuye wona, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, yena nezinceku zakhe. ₃₅Inhliziyo kaFaro yayilukhuni, kabavumelanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bahambe, njengalokho uJehova eshilo ngoMose.