Mozisi naAroni Vanotumwa
Mozisi anoitwa saMwari kuna Farao, Aroni ari muprofita wake. Pashoko raBaba vedu tsvimbo yaAroni inova nyoka ikamedza tsvimbo dzen'anga. Ipapo Nairi, upenyu hweIjipiti, inoshanduka ropa; hove dzinofa uye rwizi runonhuhwa. N'anga dzinoteedzera, uye Farao haashanduki.
7 1Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Tarira, ndakakuita saMwari kuna Farao, uye Aroni mukoma wako achava muprofita wako. 2Iwe uchataura zvose zvandinokurayira; Aroni mukoma wako achaudza Farao kuti aburitse vaIsraeri munyika yake. 3Asi ini ndichaomesa mwoyo waFarao ndigowanza zviratidzo zvangu nezvishamiso zvangu munyika yeIjipiti. 4Farao haangakuteereri, saka ndichaisa ruoko rwangu kurwisa Ijipiti ndigobudisa mauto angu—vanhu vangu, zvizvarwa zvaIsraeri—kubva munyika yeIjipiti nemitongo mikuru. 5VaIjipiti vachaziva kuti ndini Baba pandinotambanudza ruoko rwangu kurwisa Ijipiti ndigobudisa vanhu vaIsraeri pakati pavo.”
6Mozisi naAroni vakaita saizvozvo; vakaita sezvavakanga varayirwa naBaba vedu. 7Zvino Mozisi akanga ava namakore makumi masere okuberekwa, uye Aroni akanga ana makumi masere nematatu, pavakataura naFarao.
8Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi naAroni,
9Farao paachati kwamuri, “Zviratidzei nechishamiso,” iwe uti kuna Aroni, “Tora tsvimbo yako, uikande pasi pamberi paFarao, igova nyoka.”
10Mozisi naAroni vakaenda kuna Farao vakaita sezvavakarayirwa naBaba vedu. Aroni akakanda tsvimbo yake pamberi paFarao navaranda vake, ikava nyoka. 11Saka Farao akadanawo vachenjeri navaroyi, uye nʼanga dzeIjipiti dzakaitawo saizvozvo nouroyi hwadzo hwakavanzika. 12Mumwe nomumwe akakanda pasi tsvimbo yake, dzikava nyoka. Asi tsvimbo yaAroni yakamedza tsvimbo dzavo. 13Mwoyo waFarao wakaoma; haana kuvateerera, sezvakanga zvataurwa naBaba vedu.
Nairi Inoshanduka Kuva Ropa
14Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Mwoyo waFarao wakaoma; anoramba kurega vanhu vachienda. 15Enda kuna Farao mangwanani paanenge achibuda achienda kumvura. Umire pamahombekombe aNairi kuti usangane naye, uye utore muruoko rwako tsvimbo yakashanduka ikava nyoka. 16Uti kwaari: ‘Baba vedu vavaHebheru vakandituma kwauri, vachiti, “Rega vanhu vangu vaende vandishumire murenje.” Asi kusvikira zvino hauna kuteerera. 17Zvanzi naBaba vedu: “Neizvi uchaziva kuti ndini Baba: tarira, netsvimbo iri muruoko rwangu ndicharova mvura yeNairi, igoshanduka kuva ropa. 18Hove dziri muNairi dzichafa, Nairi igonhuhwa, uye vaIjipiti vachasema kunwa mvura inobva muNairi.”’” 19Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Udza Aroni kuti: Tora tsvimbo yako utambanudze ruoko rwako pamusoro pemvura yeIjipiti—pamusoro penzizi dzavo, nemigero, nemadziva, uye nematura avo ose emvura—igova ropa. Ropa richazara muIjipiti mose, kunyange mumidziyo yematanda neyamabwe.”
20Mozisi naAroni vakaita sezvavakarayirwa naBaba vedu: pamberi paFarao navaranda vake, Aroni akasimudza tsvimbo akarova mvura yeNairi, uye mvura yayo yose ikashanduka ikava ropa. 21Hove dzaiva muNairi dzakafa, Nairi ikanhuhwa, uye vaIjipiti vakatadza kunwa mvura yomuNairi. Ropa rakanga riri munyika yose yeIjipiti. 22Asi nʼanga dzeIjipiti dzakaitawo saizvozvo nouroyi hwadzo hwakavanzika. Saka mwoyo waFarao wakaramba wakaoma; haana kuvateerera, sezvakanga zvataurwa naBaba vedu. 23Farao akatendeuka akapinda mumba make, uye haana kutomboisa kunyange izvi mumwoyo make. 24VaIjipiti vose vakachera pedyo neNairi kuti vawane mvura yokunwa, nokuti vakanga vasingagoni kunwa mvura yeNairi. 25Mazuva manomwe akazara akapfuura mushure mokunge Baba vedu varova Nairi.