Mozisi naAroni Pamberi paFarao
Mozisi naAroni vanokumbira Farao mabiko murenje, vonzi haaziwi Mwari uyu. Uswa hunobviswa asi chiyero chezvidhinha chinoramba chakadaro, vatariri vanorohwa, uye Israeri anopomera Mozisi. Mozisi anodzokera obvunza Baba vedu kuti vakamutumirei.
5 1Shure kwaizvozvo Mozisi naAroni vakaenda kuna Farao vakati, “Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu vaIsraeri: Regai vanhu vangu vaende kuti vandiitire mutambo murenje.”
2Farao akati, “Ndiani Mwari, kuti nditeerere inzwi rake ndigorega vaIsraeri vachienda? Handimuzivi Mwari, uye handisi kuzorega vaIsraeri vachienda.”
3Vakati, “Baba vedu vakasangana nesu. Regai tifambe rwendo rwamazuva matatu murenje kuti tinobayire kuna Baba vedu, zvimwe vangatirova nedenda kana nomunondo.”
4Asi mambo weIjipiti akati kwavari, “Mozisi naAroni, munotorerei vanhu pabasa ravo? Dzokerai kubasa renyu!” 5Farao akati, “Tarirai, vanhu venyika zvino vava vazhinji, uye mava kuda kuti varege kushanda!”
6Nezuva iroro Farao akarayira vatariri vamabasa navatungamiri vavanhu, achiti: 7“Regai kupa vanhu uswa hwokuumba zvidhina sezvamaiita kare. Ngavaende vagozviunganidzira uswa ivo pachavo.
8Murambe muchivakumbira chiyero chimwe chete chezvidhina sezvamaiita kare; musachidzikisa. Ivo vane usimbe; ndokusaka vachichema vachiti, ‘Regai tiende tinobayira kuna Mwari wedu.’ 9Itai kuti basa rivaremere varume, kuti varambe vachibata uye varege kuteerera nhema.”
10Vatariri vamabasa navatungamiri vakabuda vakaudza vanhu, vachiti, “Zvanzi naFarao: ‘Handichazokupaizve uswa.’ 11Endai munozvitsvakira uswa hwenyu kwose kwamungahuwana—asi basa renyu harizodzikiswi napaduku.’” 12Saka vanhu vakapararira munyika yose yeIjipiti kuti vaunganidze hundi dzishandiswe seuswa. 13Vatariri vamabasa vakaramba vachivamanikidza, vachiti, “Pedzisai chiyero chenyu chezuva rimwe nerimwe, sezvamaiita pamaiva nouswa.” 14Vatungamiri vavaIsraeri, avo vakanga vagadzwa navatariri vamabasa vaFarao kuti vavatarire, vakarohwa vakabvunzwa kuti, “Seiko musina kuzadzisa chiyero chenyu chezvidhina nezuro nanhasi, sezvamaiita kare?”
15Ipapo vatungamiri vavaIsraeri vakauya vakachema kuna Farao, vachiti, “Munoitirei varanda venyu zvakadai? 16Hapana uswa hunopiwa varanda venyu, asi vanotiudza vachiti, ‘Umbai zvidhina!’ Tarirai, varanda venyu vari kurohwa, asi mhosva ndeyavanhu venyu pachavo.”
17Farao akati, “Simbe! Muri simbe! Ndokusaka muchiti, ‘Regai tiende tinobayira kuna Mwari.’ 18Zvino endai, mushande. Hapana uswa huchapiwa kwamuri, asi munofanira kuvigira chiyero chenyu chizere chezvidhina.”
19Vatungamiri vavaIsraeri vakaona kuti vakanga vava mudambudziko pavakaudzwa kuti, “Musadzikisa chiyero chenyu chezvidhina chezuva rimwe nerimwe.” 20Pavakabva kuna Farao, vakawana Mozisi naAroni vakavamirira kuti vasangane navo, 21vakati kwavari, “Baba vedu ngavakutarirei vagotonga, nokuti makaita kuti tinhuhwe pamberi paFarao navabati vake, muchiisa munondo muruoko rwavo kuti vatiuraye.”
22Ipapo Mozisi akadzokera kuna Baba vedu akati, “Baba vangu Changamire, makauyisirei dambudziko pavanhu ava? Makambondituma neiko?
23Kubvira pandakaenda kuna Farao kuti nditaure muzita renyu, akaitira vanhu ava zvakaipa, uye imi hamuna kununura vanhu venyu zvachose.”