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9 Yeke uJehova wathi kuMosi: “Khamba uye kuFaro ufese uthi, ‘UJehova uZimu wamaHebheru uthi: “Khambisa abantu bami ukwenzela bona bayongilotjha.+ 2 Kodwana nawubhala ukubakhambisa usolo ubabambile 3 isandla sakaJehova+ sizokumadlha ifuywakho emasimini, simadlhe iinjomani zakho, abodumbana, amakamela, iinkomo nezimvu zakho. Kuzokuba sibetho esinamandla.+ 4 UJehova uzokwenza umehluko phakathi kwefuyo yama-Israyeli nefuyo yamaGibhide, akunafuyo yama-Israyeli ezokufa.”’”+ 5 UJehova ubeke isikhathi wathi: “Kusasa mina Jehova ngizokwenza lokhu enarheni.”
6 UJehova wenza lokhu ngelanga elilandelako begodu yoke imihlobo yefuyo yamaGibhide yafa+ kodwana ayikho nayinye eyafako yama-Israyeli. 7 UFaro wathumela iinsebenzi zakhe bona ziyokuhlola ukuthi ifuyo ife kangangani, zafumana ukuthi ayikho nayinye efileko yama-Israyeli. Nanyana kunjalo, uFaro wasolo anekani begodu akhenge avumele abantu bona bakhambe.+
8 UJehova wathi kuMosi no-Aroni: “Zalisani izandla zenu ngomlotha we-ondweni begodu uMosi kufuze awurhatjhe phezulu uFaro aqalile. 9 Uzokuphenduka ithuli kiyo yoke inarha yeGibhide begodu ube mathumba abhibhidlhako ebantwini neenlwaneni zeGibhide.”
10 Nje-ke bathatha umlotha nge-ondweni baya kuFaro, uMosi wawurhatjha phezulu, waphenduka amathumba abhibhidlhako aphuma ebantwini neenlwaneni. 11 Abaphristi abenza imilingo akhenge bakghone ukujama phambi kwakaMosi ngebanga lamathumba ngombana amathumba la nabo bewabavelile, avele nawo woke amaGibhide.+ 12 UJehova wavumela uFaro waba nekani, nje-ke akhenge abalalele njengombana uJehova atjela uMosi.+
13 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Vuka ekuseni ukhambe uyokujama phambi kwakaFaro uthi kuye, ‘UJehova uZimu wamaHebheru uthe: “Vumela abantu bami bakhambe bayongilotjha. 14 Nje-ke ngithumela zoke iimbetho zami kuwe, eensebenzini zakho nebantwini bakho ukwenzela bona wazi ukuthi akekho onjengami ephasini loke.+ 15 Khona nje bengizokusebenzisa amandlami bona ngikujezise ngesibetho esibuhlungu begodu bewuzokuqedwa nya ephasini. 16 Ngikulise waphila ngebanga lokuthi bengifuna ukukutjengisa amandlami bengenze negama lami limenyezelwe ephasini loke.+ 17 Kghani usesenekani na begodu awufuni ukukhambisa abantu bami? 18 Kusasa ngesikhathesi ngizokuletha isinanja esikhulu, esingakhenge khesibe khona eGibhide solo yaba khona. 19 Nje-ke thumela iinsebenzi zakho bona ziyokuthatha ifuywakho nakho koke okungokwakho okusemasimini kuze ebuphephelweni. Nakunomuntu namkha isilwana esizokuba semasimini singakangeni ngendlini nakuna isinanja sizokufa.”’”
20 Nanyana ngubani eensebenzini zakaFaro obekasaba uJehova wangenisa iinsebenzi zakhe nefuywakhe msinya ngendlini, 21 kodwana nanyana ngubani ongakhenge alalele ilizwi lakaJehova walisa iinsebenzi zakhe nefuywakhe emasimini.
22 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Lulela isandla sakho ezulwini ukwenzela bona kune isinanja kiyo yoke inarha yeGibhide,+ simadlhe abantu, iinlwana, neentjalo zeGibhide.”+ 23 Nje-ke uMosi welulela intongakhe ezulwini, uJehova wathumela umdumo nesinanja nomlilo* owehlela ephasini. UJehova wasolo enza ukuthi kune isinanja eGibhide. 24 Kwaba nesinanja begodu kwaba nomlilo omanyazelako hlangana nesinanjeso. Isinanja esikhulu esingakhenge khesibe khona enarheni yeGibhide solo yaba sitjhaba.+ 25 Isinanja satjhabalalisa yoke into ebeyisesimini enarheni yeGibhide, kusukela emuntwini kuya esilwaneni. Satjhabalalisa zoke iintjalo nayo yoke imithi yemmangweni.+ 26 KuseGotjheni kwaphela lapho bekuhlala khona ama-Israyeli ekungakhenge kune isinanja khona.+
27 UFaro wathumela bona kubizwe uMosi no-Aroni wathi kibo: “Kwanje ngiyavuma ukuthi ngonile, uJehova ulungile, mina nabantu bami sizizoni. 28 Ncengani uJehova ukuthi aphelise ukuduma nesinanja. Ngizimisele ukunikhambisa, angekhe nisahlala lapha.” 29 UMosi wathi: “Nangiphuma edorobheni ngizokuphakamisa izandla zami phambi kwakaJehova, umdumo nesinanja kuzokuphela khona uzokwazi ukuthi iphasi ngelakaJehova.+ 30 Kodwana malungana nawe neensebenzi zakho ngazi kuhle ukuthi ngitjho nangesikhatheso angekhe nimsabe uJehova uZimu.”
31 Iflaksi* nebhali zibetjhwe sinanja ngombana ibhali besele ilungele ukuvunwa neflaksi besele itlhurhile. 32 Ikoroyi* akhenge ibetjhwe sinanja ngombana beyivuthwa lada. 33 UMosi waphuma ngedorobheni asuka kuFaro, walulela izandla zakhe phambi kwakaJehova, umdumo nesinanja kwathula nezulu lathula.+ 34 UFaro nakabona ukuthi izulu, isinanja nomdumo kuthulile, wona godu waba nekani+ yena neensebenzi zakhe. 35 UFaro waraga nekani, akhenge akhambise ama-Israyeli njengombana uJehova atjho ngoMosi.+