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10 Emva koko uYehova wathi kuMoses: “Yiya kuFaro kuba ndiyiyekile intliziyo yakhe, neentliziyo zezicaka zakhe zaba lukhuni,+ ukuze ndiyenze phambi kwakhe le mimangaliso yam,+ 2 nokuze wena ukwazi ukubalisela oonyana bakho, noonyana boonyana bakho indlela eqatha endenze ngayo kumaYiputa, nemimangaliso endiyenze phakathi kwawo.+ Ngokuqinisekileyo niza kundazi ukuba ndinguYehova.”
3 Ngoko uMoses noAron baya kuFaro baza bathi kuye: “Uthi uYehova uThixo wamaHebhere, ‘Kuza kude kube nini ungavumi ukuzithoba kum?+ Khulula abantu bam bayokundikhonza. 4 Ukuba awude ubakhulule abantu bam, ngomso ndiza kuzisa iinkumbi kwimida yelizwe lakho. 5 Ziza kulogquma lonke ilizwe, lingabonakali. Ziza kutshayela kwanto esinde kwisichotho, zize zitye yonke imithi yenu ehlumileyo endle.+ 6 Ziza kugcwala zithi qhu kwizindlu zenu, kwizindlu zazo zonke izicaka zakho, nakwizindlu zawo onke amaYiputa, ngendlela ootata benu nootatomkhulu benu abangazange bayibona kususela mhla bafika kweli lizwe kude kube namhlanje.’”+ UMoses wajika, wemka kuFaro.
7 Izicaka zikaFaro zathi kuye: “Kuza kude kube nini le ndoda isigrogrisa?* Bakhulule bayokukhonza uYehova uThixo wabo. Awukaboni ukuba iYiputa ivuthulukile?” 8 Ngoko uMoses noAron babuyiselwa kuFaro, waza wathi kubo: “Hambani niyokukhonza uYehova uThixo wenu. Kodwa ngoobani kanye kanye abaza kuhamba?” 9 Wathi uMoses: “Siza kuhamba nolutsha lwethu, iingwevu zethu, oonyana bethu, iintombi zethu, iigusha zethu neenkomo zethu,+ kuba siza kwenzela uYehova itheko.”+ 10 UFaro wathi kubo: “Ukuba ndinokunikhulula, nina nabantwana benu, uYehova uya kuba unani nyhani!+ Izicacele ukuba nifuna ukwenza into embi. 11 Hayi khona! Ngamadoda kuphela amakahambe ayokukhonza uYehova kuba benicele loo nto kakade.” Batsho bagxothwa phambi koFaro.
12 UYehova wathi kuMoses: “Yolula isandla sakho phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa, kunyuke iinkumbi zize kwilizwe laseYiputa, zibudle bonke utyani belizwe nayo yonke into eshiywe sisichotho.” 13 Ngoko nangoko uMoses wayolula intonga yakhe phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa, waza uYehova wenza kwavuthuza umoya wasempuma imini yonke nobusuku bonke kwelo lizwe. Kuthe kwakusa, umoya wasempuma weza nebubu leenkumbi. 14 Iinkumbi zalifikela lonke ilizwe laseYiputa, zahlala kuwo wonke ummandla waseYiputa.+ Zazihlupha kakhulu.+ Zange labonwa ibubu leenkumbi elikhulu kangako, kwaye soze liphinde libekho. 15 Zalogquma lonke ilizwe, laba mnyama zizo. Zabutshabalalisa bonke utyani belizwe nazo zonke iziqhamo zemithi ezazishiywe sisichotho. Zange kusale nto eluhlaza emithini nakutyani basendle kwilizwe lonke laseYiputa.
16 UFaro wakhawuleza wabiza uMoses noAron, wathi: “Ndimonile uYehova uThixo wenu, nani ndinonile. 17 Ndicela nisixolele isono sam kube kanye nje, nize nimcenge uYehova uThixo wenu ukuba asisuse esi sibetho sibulalayo kum.” 18 Waphuma* kuFaro waza wamcenga uYehova.+ 19 Ngoko uYehova wawujika umoya wawenza wasuka ngasentshona unamandla amakhulu, wazidudula iinkumbi waziqhubela kuLwandle Olubomvu. Zange kusale nanye inkumbi kummandla wonke waseYiputa. 20 Kodwa uYehova wayiyeka intliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni,+ waza akawakhulula amaSirayeli.
21 UYehova wathi kuMoses: “Yolulela isandla sakho emazulwini ukuze kubekho ubumnyama kwilizwe laseYiputa, intsunguzi yobumnyama.” 22 Ngoko nangoko uMoses wolulela isandla sakhe emazulwini, kwaza kwabakho ubumnyama kwilizwe lonke laseYiputa iintsuku ezintathu.+ 23 Abazange bakwazi ukubonana, kangangokuba akukho mntu waya ndawo iintsuku ezintathu, kodwa kwakukhanya kwiindawo awayehlala kuzo amaSirayeli.+ 24 Emva koko uFaro wabiza uMoses waza wathi: “Hambani niyokukhonza uYehova.+ Makusale kuphela iigusha neenkomo zenu. Nabantwana benu bangahamba nani.” 25 Kodwa wathi uMoses: “Umele usinike* imibingelelo, neminikelo etshiswayo ukuze sinikele ngayo kuYehova uThixo wethu.+ 26 Iza kuhamba nathi imfuyo yethu. Akuzukushiyeka nokuba sibe sinye isilwanyana* kwimfuyo yethu, kuba siza kuthatha kuyo ukuze sikhonze uYehova uThixo wethu, ibe asazi ukuba siza kumkhonza ngantoni uYehova, siza kuyazi sakufika.” 27 UYehova wayiyeka yaba lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, akavuma ukubakhulula.+ 28 Ngoko uFaro wathi kuye: “Phuma uphele apha! Qiniseka ukuba awuphindi uzame ukuza apha, kuba mhla ndakubona, uya kuba ngofileyo.” 29 Wathi uMoses kuye: “Njengokuba utshilo, andizukuphinda ndize apha.”