Inhlupheko yesibili: Amaxoxo

8INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Yana kuFaro uthi kuye: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Yekela abantu bami bahambe ukuze bangikhonzea. 2 Uba-ke usala ukubayekela bahambeb, khangela, ngizatshaya yonke imingcele yakho ngamaxoxoc. 3 Njalo umfula uzanyakazela ngamaxoxo, azakhuphuka, angene endlini yakho, lekamelweni lakho lokulalad, laphezu kombheda wakho, lendlini yenceku zakho, laphezu kwesizwe sakho, lemaziko akho, lemiganwini yakho yokuxovela ukudla; 4 lamaxoxo azakhuphukela kuwe, lesizweni sakho lezincekwini zakho zonke.

5 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Tshono kuAroni uthi: Yelula isandla sakhoe ngentonga yakho phezu kwemifula, phezu kwezifula, laphezu kweziziba, wenze amaxoxo akhuphukele elizweni leGibhithe. 6 UAroni waseselula isandla sakhe phezu kwamanzi eGibhithe; lamaxoxo akhuphuka, asibekela ilizwe leGibhithef. 7 Labalumbi benza njalo ngamalumbo abog, benza amaxoxo akhuphukela elizweni leGibhithe.

8 UFaro wasebabiza oMozisi loAroni wathi: Ncengani iNkosih ukuthi isuse amaxoxo kimi lesizweni sami; njalo ngizayekela isizwe sihambe ukuthi bahlabele iNkosi. 9 UMozisi wasesithi kuFaro: Woba lodumo ngaphezu kwami. Ngizakuncengela nini lenceku zakho, lesizwe sakho, ukuchitha amaxoxo asuke kuwe lendlini zakho, asale emfuleni kuphela? 10 Wasesithi: Kusasa. Wathi-ke: Njengelizwi lakho, ukuze wazi ukuthi kakho onjengeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethui. 11 Njalo amaxoxo azasuka kuwe lezindlini zakho lezincekwini zakho lesizweni sakho, asale emfuleni kuphela. 12 UMozisi loAroni basebephuma kuFaro. UMozisi wakhala eNkosini ngenxa yamaxoxo eyayiwabekile phezu kukaFaro. 13 INkosi yenza-ke njengelizwi likaMozisi; amaxoxo asesifa ephuma ezindlini, emagumeni lemasimini. 14 Basebewabuthelela inqwaba ngenqwaba; lelizwe laba levumba. 15 Kodwa uFaro ebona ukuthi sekungconoj, wenza inhliziyo yakhe yaba nzimak, ukuthi kabalalelanga, njengokutsho kweNkosi.

Inhlupheko yesithathu: Imiyane

16 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Tshono kuAroni uthi: Yelula intonga yakho, utshaye uthuli lomhlaba, ukuze lube yimiyane elizweni lonke leGibhithe. 17 Basebesenza njalo; ngoba uAroni welula isandla sakhel silentonga yakhe, watshaya uthuli lomhlaba; lemiyane yaba khona ebantwini lezifuywenim; lonke uthuli lwaba yimiyane elizweni lonke leGibhithe. 18 Labalumbi benza njalo ngamalumbo abon ukuveza imiyane, kodwa babengeke. Ngakho imiyane yaba sebantwini lezifuyweni. 19 Labalumbi bathi kuFaro: Lokhu kungumunwe kaNkulunkuluo. Kodwa inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhunip, kazabezwa, njengokutsho kweNkosi.

Inhlupheko yesine: Izibawu

20 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Vuka ekuseni kakhulu, uzimise phambi kukaFaroq; khangela uphuma esiya emanzini, njalo uthi kuye: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Yekela abantu bami bahambe bangikhonzer. 21 Ngoba uba ungasiyekeli isizwe sami sihambe, khangela ngizathumela umtshitshi wezibawu kuwe lezincekwini zakho lesizweni sakho lendlini zakho; lezindlu zamaGibhithe zizagcwala umtshitshi wezibawu futhi lomhlabathi ezikuwo. 22 Kodwa ngalolosuku ngizakwehlukanisa ilizwe leGoshenis esihlala kulo isizwe sami, ukuthi kungabi khona lapho umtshitshi wezibawu, ukuze wazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi phakathi kwelizwet. 23 Njalo ngizamisa umehluko phakathi kwesizwe sami lesizwe sakho; kusasa kuzakuba lesibonakaliso lesi. 24 INkosi yasisenza njalo; kwasekufika umtshitshi onzima wezibawuu endlini kaFaro lezindlini zezinceku zakhe lelizweni lonke leGibhithe; ilizwe lonakala ngenxa yomtshitshi wezibawu.

25 UFaro wasebabiza oMozisi loAroni, wathi: Hambani, lihlabele uNkulunkulu wenu kulelilizwe. 26 Kodwa uMozisi wathi: Kakulunganga ukwenza njalo, ngoba sizahlabela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu okunengekayo kwamaGibhithev; khangela, uba sihlaba okunengekayo kwamaGibhithe phambi kwamehlo awo, kawayikusikhanda ngamatshe yiniw? 27 Sizahamba ummango wensuku ezintathu enkangala, sihlabele-ke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu njengoba izakutsho kithix. 28 UFaro wasesithi: Mina ngizaliyekela lihambe ukuthi lihlabele iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu enkangala; kodwa lingayi khatshana kakhulu; lingincengeley. 29 UMozisi wasesithi: Khangela, ngiyasuka kuwe, ngizayincenga iNkosi ukuze umtshitshi wezibawu usuke kuFaro, ezincekwini zakhe, lesizweni sakhe kusasa; kuphela uFaro angaphindi akhohlise ngokungayekeli isizwe sihambe, sihlabele iNkosiz.

30 UMozisi wasephuma kuFaro, wayincenga iNkosi. 31 INkosi yasisenza njengelizwi likaMozisi; yasusa umtshitshi wezibawu kuFaro, ezincekwini zakhe lesizweni sakhe; kakusalanga lesisodwa. 32 Kodwa uFaro wenza inhliziyo yakhe yaba nzimaa langalesisikhathi, kayekelanga isizwe sihambe.