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14 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: 2 “Tshela abako-Israyeli ukuthi babuyele emuva bayekhempa eduze kwePhihahirothi, phakathi laphakathi kweMigidoli lolwandle, bekhangele iBhali-zafoni.+ Kumele likhempe eduze kolwandle maqondana lendawo le. 3 Lapho-ke uFaro uzakhuluma ngabako-Israyeli athi: ‘Sebezulazula elizweni, abasakwazi ukuthi benzeni. Sebeswele ukuthi baphume njani enkangala.’ 4 Ngizavumela ukuthi inhliziyo kaFaro ibe lukhuni,+ uzabahlala izithende njalo ngizazikhazimulisa ngalokho engizakwenza kuFaro lakulo lonke ibutho lakhe.+ AmaGibhithe azakwazi sibili ukuthi nginguJehova.”+ Lakanye abako-Israyeli bakwenza ababekutsheliwe.
5 Ngemva kwesikhathi inkosi yaseGibhithe yabikelwa ukuthi abantu basebebalekile. UFaro lezinceku zakhe bahle batshintsha ingqondo+ bathi: “Sikwenzeleni lokhu? Sizikhululeleni izigqili zethu zako-Israyeli ebezisisebenzela?” 6 Ngakho wahle walungisa izinqola zakhe zempi wabalandela lamasotsha akhe.+ 7 Wathatha izinqola ezingu-600 ezithenjiweyo kanye lazo zonke izinqola zaseGibhithe, inqola ngayinye yayilamabutho. 8 Yikho-ke uJehova wavumela ukuthi inhliziyo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe ibe lukhuni njalo wabahlala izithende abako-Israyeli, kodwa bona babezihambela nje bechelesile.+ 9 AmaGibhithe abaxotshanisa+ abako-Israyeli njalo kwasekuseduze ukuthi abafice ngesikhathi bekhempile ngaselwandle eduze kwePhihahirothi, maqondana leBhali-zefoni. Kwakuyizo zonke inqola zikaFaro ezidonswa ngamabhiza labagadi bakhe bamabhiza lawo wonke amabutho akhe.
10 UFaro wathi esesondele, abako-Israyeli baphakamisa amehlo babona nanka amaGibhithe ayabalandela. Abako-Israyeli batshaywa luvalo baqalisa ukukhala kuJehova.+ 11 Bathi kuMosi: “Kambe bekungelamangcwaba yini eGibhithe uze usilethe lapha ukuthi sizofela enkangala?+ Kuyini lokhu osenze khona? Vele usikhipheleni elizweni laseGibhithe? 12 Ayisikho yini esakutshela khona siseGibhithe? Asitshongo yini ukuthi usiyekele sisebenzele amaGibhithe? Phela kungcono ukuthi sisebenzele amaGibhithe kulokuthi sifele enkangala.”+ 13 UMosi wasetshela abantu wathi: “Lingesabi.+ Manini liqine libone ukuthi uJehova uzalisindisa njani lamuhla.+ AmaGibhithe la eliwabonayo lamuhla alisoze liphinde liwabone futhi.+ 14 UJehova yena ngokwakhe uzalilwela+ njalo lina lizabe lizithulele zwi.”
15 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Kungani ulokhu ukhala kimi? Tshela abako-Israyeli ukuthi baqhubeke ngohambo lwabo. 16 Kodwa wena phakamisela intonga yakho phezu kolwandle ulwehlukanise ukuze abako-Israyeli badabule phakathi kwalo emhlabathini owomileyo. 17 Sengivumela ukuthi izinhliziyo zamaGibhithe zibe lukhuni ukuze abaxotshanise abako-Israyeli. Ngizazikhazimulisa ngalokho engizakwenza kuFaro lawo wonke amabutho akhe lezinqola zakhe zempi kanye labagadi bakhe bamabhiza.+ 18 AmaGibhithe azakwazi sibili ukuthi nginguJehova nxa sengizikhazimulisa ngalokho engizakwenza kuFaro lezinqola zakhe zempi kanye labagadi bakhe bamabhiza.”+
19 Ngemva kwalokho ingilosi kaNkulunkulu+ weqiniso eyayihamba phambi kwabantu bako-Israyeli yasuka yaya ngemuva kwabo, lensika yeyezi eyayiphambi kwabo yasuka yayakuma ngemuva kwabo.+ 20 Yama phakathi laphakathi kwamaGibhithe lama-Israyeli.+ Kwelinye icele yayiliyezi elimnyama kwelinye icele yayikhanyisa ebusuku.+ Ngakho alikho iqembu elasondela eduze kwelinye ubusuku bonke.
21 UMosi waseselulela isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle.+ Ubusuku bonke uJehova wafuqela ulwandle emuva ngomoya wasempumalanga olamandla, wenza ukuthi ngaphansi kolwandle kutshintshe kube ngumhlabathi owomileyo+ njalo amanzi ehlukana phakathi.+ 22 Ngakho abako-Israyeli badabula phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo.+ Amanzi ayemi aba ngumduli esandleni sabo sokudla lakwesenxele.+ 23 AmaGibhithe abahlala izithende, wonke amabhiza kaFaro lezinqola zakhe zempi labagadi bakhe bamabhiza bazithela elwandle+ bebalandela. 24 Kwathi ngomlindo wekuseni,* uJehova wakhangela abaseGibhithe ephakathi kwensika yomlilo leyezi+ njalo walidunga ibutho laseGibhithe. 25 Wayelokhu ekhipha amaviri ezinqola zabo futhi abatshayeli bazo basebethwele nzima. AmaGibhithe asesithi: “Asibalekeni sitshiyane labako-Israyeli ngoba uJehova uyabalwela ukuze bangahlaselwa ngamaGibhithe.”+
26 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Yelulela isandla sakho phezu kolwandle ukuze amanzi ambokothe amaGibhithe lezinqola zawo zempi kanye labagadi bawo bamabhiza.” 27 UMosi wahle welulela isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, amanzi olwandle abuyela endaweni yawo. AmaGibhithe athi ezama ukubaleka uJehova wawathintithela phakathi kolwandle.+ 28 Amanzi asebuyela emuva agubuzela izinqola zempi labagadi bamabhiza lawo wonke amabutho kaFaro ayengene elwandle elandela ama-Israyeli.+ Kakho loyedwa owasilayo+ phakathi kwabo.
29 Kodwa abako-Israyeli bahamba emhlabathini owomileyo+ phakathi kolwandle njalo amanzi ayemi aba ngumduli esandleni sabo sokudla lakwesenxele.+ 30 Ngalelolanga uJehova wasindisa abako-Israyeli esandleni samaGibhithe+ njalo babona amaGibhithe esethe daca ekhunjini lolwandle eseyizidumbu. 31 Abako-Israyeli babona lokuthi uJehova ulamandla amakhulu ngesikhathi etshabalalisa amaGibhithe. Ngakho baqala ukumesaba uJehova lokuba lokholo kuJehova kanye lasencekwini yakhe uMosi.+