Mhashu Dziri Kuuya
Baba vedu vanotumira mhashu kuti dzidye zvose zvakasiyiwa nechimvuramabwe, kusvikira pasisina chinhu chakasvibira; varanda vaFarao vanomubvunza kana asingaoni kuti Ijipiti raparara. Ipapo rima rakakora zvokuti rinogona kubatwa rinofukidza Ijipiti mazuva matatu, asi vaIsraeri vane chiedza. Kutaurirana kunopera Farao achityisidzira upenyu hwaMozisi.
10 1Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Enda kuna Farao, nokuti ndakaomesa mwoyo wake nemwoyo yavaranda vake, kuti ndiise zviratidzo zvangu pakati pavo.” 2“Udza mwanakomana wako nomuzukuru wako kuti ndakavanyomba sei vaIjipiti uye ndakaisa zviratidzo zvangu pakati pavo, kuti muzive kuti ndini Baba venyu.”
3Mozisi naAroni vakaenda kuna Farao vakati, “Zvanzi naBaba vavaHebheru: ‘Uchasvika rinhi uchiramba kuzvininipisa pamberi pangu? Rega vanhu vangu vaende kundishumira.’ 4Nokuti kana ukaramba kurega vanhu vangu vachienda, mangwana ndichauyisa mhashu munyika yako. 5Dzichafukidza pamusoro penyika, nyika ikasaonekwa, dzidye zvakasiyiwa nechimvuramabwe, uye dzidye muti wose unokumerera musango. 6Dzichazadza dzimba dzako, nedzavaranda vako, nedzavaIjipiti vose—zvisina kumboonekwa namadzibaba ako nanasekuru vako, kubvira pamazuva avakavapo panyika kusvikira nhasi.” Ipapo akatendeuka akabva kuna Farao.
7Vakuru vaFarao vakati kwaari, “Munhu uyu achasvika rinhi achititeya? Regai vanhu vaende, kuti vagoshumira Mwari wavo. Hamusati muchiziva here kuti Ijipiti yaparara?”
8Mozisi naAroni vakadzoswa kuna Farao. Akati, “Endai, mushumire Mwari.” Akabvunza kuti, “Asi ndivanaani vachaenda?”
9Mozisi akati, “Tichaenda navaduku vedu navakuru vedu; vanakomana, vanasikana, makwai, nemombe—tichaenda, nokuti tine mutambo waBaba vedu.”
10Iye akati kwavari, “Mwari ngaave nemi—sokunge ndingakuregai muchienda imi nevana venyu vaduku! Tarirai, mune zvakaipa mumwoyo menyu. 11Kwete! Imi varume endai mundoshumira Mwari, sezvo ndizvo zvamunoda.” Saka Farao akavadzinga pamberi pake.
12Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Tambanudza ruoko rwako pamusoro peIjipiti kuti mhashu dziuye pamusoro peIjipiti, dzidye miriwo yose yenyika yakasiyiwa nechimvuramabwe.”
13Mozisi akatambanudza tsvimbo yake pamusoro peIjipiti, Baba vedu vakaunzisa mhepo yokumabvazuva munyika zuva rose nousiku hwose; kwakati kwoedza, mhepo yakanga yauyisa mhashu. 14Mhashu dzakauya pamusoro peIjipiti yose, dzikagara munyika yayo yose—dzaiva zhinji kwazvo zvokuti hapana dzakadai dzakambovapo kare, uyewo hadzizombovapozve. 15Dzakafukidza pamusoro penyika yose, nyika ikasviba, dzikadya miriwo yose yenyika, nemichero yose yemiti yakanga yasiyiwa nechimvuramabwe—hakuna chakasvibira chakasara pamuti kana pamuriwo womusango munyika yose yeIjipiti. 16Saka Farao akakurumidza kudana Mozisi naAroni, achiti, “Ndatadzira Mwari wenyu nemiwo. 17Ndapota, regererai chivi changu kuno kumwe chete, mugokumbira Mwari wenyu kuti abvise rufu urwu bedzi kwandiri.”
18Saka Mozisi akabuda kuna Farao akakumbira zvikuru kuna Baba vedu. 19Ipapo Baba vedu vakashandura mhepo ikava mhepo ine simba guru yokumavirira, yakasimudza mhashu ikadziendesa muGungwa Dzvuku; hakuna kana mhashu imwe chete yakasara munyika yose yeIjipiti. 20Asi Baba vedu vakaomesa mwoyo waFarao, iye akasada kurega vanhu vaIsraeri vachienda.
Mazuva Matatu Erima
21Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Tambanudzira ruoko rwako kudenga, kuti rima rifukidze nyika yeIjipiti—rima rakakora zvokuti ringabatika.”
22Mozisi akatambanudzira ruoko rwake kudenga; rima guru rakafukidza nyika yose yeIjipiti kwamazuva matatu. 23Hapana aigona kuona mumwe, uye hapana akabva panzvimbo yake kwamazuva matatu, asi vaIsraeri vose vakanga vaine chiedza mudzimba dzavo.
24Farao akadana Mozisi akati, “Endai, mushumire Mwari wenyu. Kunyange vana venyu vangaende—asi siyai makwai enyu nemombe dzenyu.”
25Mozisi akati, “Munofanira kutipawo zvibayiro nezvipiriso zvinopiswa zvokuti tibayire kuna Baba vedu. 26Zvipfuwo zvedu zvinofanira kuendawo nesu—hakuna kana gumbo rimwe chete richasara. Tichatora zvimwe kuti tishumire Baba vedu; hatizivi kuti chii chatinoda kuti tivashumire kusvikira tasvikako.”
27Asi Baba vedu vakaomesa mwoyo waFarao, iye akasada kuvarega vachienda. 28Farao akati kwaari, “Ibva pandiri! Chenjera—usazoona chiso changuzve, nokuti nezuva raunoona chiso changu, uchafa.”
29Mozisi akati, “Mataura zvakanaka. Handichazomboona chiso chenyuzve.”