Inhlupheko yesihlanu: Isifo sezifuyo

9INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Yana kuFaroa uthi kuye: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamaHebherub, ithi: Yekela abantu bami bahambe ukuthi bangikhonze. 2 Ngoba uba usala ukubayekela bahambe, ulokhu ubabambile, 3 khangela, isandla seNkosi sizakuba phezu kwezifuyo zakho ezisegangeni, phezu kwamabhiza, phezu kwabobabhemi, phezu kwamakamela, phezu kwenkomo laphezu kwezimvu, umatshayabhuqe wesifo onzima kakhuluc. 4 Kodwa iNkosi izakwenza umehluko phakathi kwezifuyo zakoIsrayeli lezifuyo zeGibhithed, kuze kuthi kakuyikufa lutho kukho konke okwabantwana bakoIsrayeli. 5 INkosi yasimisa isikhathi esimisiweyo, isithi: Kusasa iNkosi izakwenza linto elizweni. 6 INkosi yayenza-ke linto kusisa; lazo zonke izifuyo zeGibhithe zafae; kodwa kakufanga lesisodwa ezifuyweni zabantwana bakoIsrayeli. 7 UFaro wasethuma, khangela-ke, kakufanga ngitsho lesisodwa ezifuyweni zakoIsrayeli. Kodwa inhliziyo kaFaro yaba nzimaf, kasiyekelanga isizwe sihambe.

Inhlupheko yesithupha: Amathumba

8 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi lakuAroni: Zithatheleni izandla zenu ezigcweleyo zomlotha weziko, njalo uMozisi awutsahazele emazulwini phambi kwamehlo kaFaro. 9 Njalo uzakuba luthuli olucolekileyo phezu kwelizwe lonke leGibhithe, njalo luzakuba phezu kwabantu laphezu kwezifuyo lube lithumba eliphihlika amathuthuvag elizweni lonke leGibhithe. 10 Basebethatha umlotha weziko, bema phambi kukaFaro; uMozisi wasewutsahazela emazulwini, waba lithumba eliphihlika amathuthuva ebantwini lezifuywenih. 11 Njalo abalumbii babengeme phambi kukaMozisi ngenxa yamathumba; ngoba amathumba ayephezu kwabalumbi laphezu kwawo wonke amaGibhithe. 12 Kodwa iNkosi yayenza yaba lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaroj, njalo kazabezwa, njengokutsho kweNkosi kuMozisi.

Inhlupheko yesikhombisa: Isiqhotho

13 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Vuka ekuseni kakhulu, uzimise phambi kukaFaro uthi kuyek: Itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru ithi: Yekela isizwe sami sihambe bangikhonzel. 14 Ngoba ngalesisikhathi ngizathumela zonke inhlupheko zami enhliziyweni yakho laphezu kwenceku zakho laphezu kwesizwe sakho, ukuze wazi ukuthi kakho onjengami emhlabeni wonkem. 15 Ngoba khathesi ngizaselula isandla sami ukuze ngikutshaye lesizwe sakho ngomatshayabhuqe wesifo, ubusuchitheka usuke emhlabeni. 16 Kodwa isibili ngalokhu ngikumisile ukuze ngikutshengise amandla ami lokuze ibizo lami lilandiswe emhlabeni wonken. 17 Usaziphakamisa umelana labantu bami, ukuthi ungabayekeli bahambe yini? 18 Khangela, kusasa ngalesisikhathi ngizanisa isiqhotho esinzima kakhulu, esingazanga sibe khona esinjalo eGibhithe kusukela ngosuku lisekelwa kuze kube khathesi. 19 Khathesi-ke thuma, ubuthe izifuyo zakho lakho konke olakho ensimini; wonke umuntu layo yonke inyamazana okuficwa ensimini okungabuthelwanga ekhaya, nxa isiqhotho siwela phezu kwakho, kuzakufa. 20 Lowo olesabayo ilizwi leNkosi phakathi kwenceku zikaFaro wenza izisebenzi zakhe lezifuyo zakhe zibalekele ezindlini; 21 kodwa lowo ongabekanga inhliziyo yakhe elizwini leNkosi watshiya izisebenzi zakhe lezifuyo zakhe ensimini.

22 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Yelulela isandla sakho emazulwini, ukuze kube khona isiqhothoo elizweni lonke leGibhithe, phezu kwabantu laphezu kwezinyamazana laphezu kwemibhida yonke yensimu elizweni leGibhithe. 23 UMozisi waseselulela intonga yakhe emazulwini; iNkosi yasiletha imidumo lesiqhothop; lomlilo wehlela emhlabeni; leNkosi yanisa isiqhotho elizweni leGibhithe. 24 Kwasekusiba khona isiqhotho, lomlilo uzixubanise esiqhothweniq; okunzima kakhulu; okungazanga kube khona okunjengakho elizweni lonke leGibhithe selokhu laba yisizwe. 25 Isiqhotho sasesitshaya elizweni lonke leGibhithe konke okusegangeni, kusukela ebantwini kusiya ezinyamazaneni; lesiqhotho satshaya wonke umbhida weganga, sephula sonke isihlahla segangar. 26 Kuphela elizweni leGosheni lapho ababekhona abantwana bakoIsrayeli kwakungekho isiqhothos.

27 UFaro wasethuma wabiza uMozisi loAroni, wathi kubo: Ngonile ngalesisikhathit; iNkosi ilungile, kanti mina labantu bami sibabiu. 28 Ncengani iNkosiv, ngoba sekwanele, ukuze kungabi lemidumo elamandla lesiqhotho; besengiliyekela lihambe, lingabe lisahlala. 29 UMozisi wasesithi kuye: Nxa sengiphumile emzini, ngizachaya izandla zami eNkosiniw; kuzaphela imidumo lesiqhotho kasisayikuba khona, ukuze wazi ukuthi umhlaba ungoweNkosix. 30 Kodwa wena lenceku zakho, ngiyazi ukuthi kalikayesabi iNkosi uNkulunkulu. 31 Kwasekutshaywa ifilakisi* lebhali*; ngoba ibhali yayisesikwetshini, lefilakisi yayisithela amalubay. 32 Kodwa ingqoloyi lespelite* kakutshaywanga, ngoba kwakungakavuthwa. 33 UMozisi wasephuma emzini evela kuFaro, wachaya izandla zakhe eNkosiniz; kwasekusima imidumo lesiqhotho, lezulu kalabe lisathululeka emhlabeni. 34 Kwathi uFaro esebonile ukuthi izulu lesiqhotho lemidumo sekumile, wengezelela ukona, wayenza yaba nzima inhliziyo yakhe, yena lenceku zakhea. 35 Njalo inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhunib, kazabayekela abantwana bakoIsrayeli bahambe, njengalokhu iNkosi yayitshilo ngesandla sikaMozisi.