UMoses noAron Bamiselwa
UMoses wenziwa njengoThixo kuFaro, uAron abe ngumprofeti wakhe. Ngelizwi likaBawo wethu intonga ka-Aron iba yinyoka ize iginye iintonga zezazi. Yaza iNayile, ubomi baseYiputa, iguquke ibe ligazi; iintlanzi zife, umlambo unuke. Izazi ziyakuxelisa oko, yaye uFaro akashukumi.
7 1Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Khawubone, ndikwenze waba njengoThixo kuFaro, noAron umkhuluwa wakho uya kuba ngumprofeti wakho. 2Wena uya kuthetha konke endikuwisela umthetho ngako; uAron umkhuluwa wakho uya kumxelela uFaro ukuba abandulule oonyana bakaSirayeli baphume ezweni lakhe. 3Kodwa mna ndiya kuyenza lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, ndiyandise ezweni laseYiputa izimanga nemiqondiso yam. 4UFaro akayi kuniphulaphula, ngako oko ndiya kubeka isandla sam kwelaseYiputa, ndikhuphe imikhosi yam—abantu bam, oonyana bakaSirayeli—ezweni laseYiputa ngezigwebo ezikhulu. 5Aya kwazi amaYiputa ukuba ndinguBawo, xa ndisolula isandla sam phezu kwelaseYiputa, ndibakhuphe oonyana bakaSirayeli phakathi kwawo.”
6Benjenjalo ke uMoses noAron; benza kanye njengoko uBawo wethu wayebawisele umthetho ngako. 7UMoses wayeminyaka imashumi asibhozo ezelwe, uAron wayeminyaka imashumi asibhozo anamithathu ezelwe, oko bathetha noFaro.
8Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses nakuAron:
9xa athe uFaro kuni: “Zibonakalisani ngesimanga,” uze uthi kuAron: “Thabatha intonga yakho, uyiphose phambi koFaro, iya kuba yinyoka.”
10Baya ke uMoses noAron kuFaro, benza njengoko uBawo wethu wayebawisele umthetho. UAron waphosa phantsi intonga yakhe phambi koFaro nabakhonzi bakhe, yasuka yaba yinyoka. 11Wababiza ke naye uFaro amadoda asisilumko nabakhafuli, zenjenjalo nezazi zaseYiputa ngobugqi bazo. 12Elowo wayiphosa intonga yakhe, yaza yaba yinyoka. Kodwa intonga ka-Aron yaziginya iintonga zazo. 13Yaba lukhuni ke intliziyo kaFaro, akabaphulaphula, njengoko watshoyo uBawo wethu.
Umlambo Uba Ligazi
14Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Intliziyo kaFaro ilukhuni; uyala ukubandulula abantu. 15Yiya kuFaro kusasa, xa ephuma esiya emanzini. Uze ume elunxwemeni lomlambo ukuba umkhawulele, uthabathe esandleni sakho intonga leyo yaguquka yaba yinyoka. 16Uze uthi kuye: uBawo wethu wamaHebhere undithumile kuwe, esithi: “Bandulule abantu bam baye kundikhonza entlango.” Kanti unanamhla awukaphulaphuli. 17Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Ngayo le nto uya kwazi ukuba ndinguBawo: khawubone, ngentonga esesandleni sam ndiya kubetha amanzi omlambo, aza abe ligazi. 18Ziya kufa iintlanzi ezisemlanjeni, unuke umlambo, angabi nako amaYiputa ukusela amanzi omlambo.”’” 19Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Yithi kuAron: Yolula isandla sakho esinentonga yakho ngaphezu kwamanzi aseYiputa—phezu kwemilambo yawo, naphezu kwemijelo, naphezu kwamachibi, naphezu kwazo zonke iindawo zawo zamanzi—abe ligazi. Lize lizalise ilizwe lonke laseYiputa igazi, kwanasezityeni zomthi nezamatye.”
20Benza ke uMoses noAron njengoko uBawo wethu wayebawisele umthetho: phambi koFaro naphambi kwabakhonzi bakhe, uAron wayiphakamisa intonga, wawabetha amanzi omlambo, aza onke amanzi awo aguquka aba ligazi. 21Zafa iintlanzi ezisemlanjeni, wanuka umlambo, aza amaYiputa akaba nako ukusela amanzi omlambo. Igazi laba kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. 22Kodwa zenjenjalo nezazi zaseYiputa ngobugqi bazo. Yahlala ke ilukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, akabaphulaphula, njengoko watshoyo uBawo wethu. 23Wajika uFaro, wangena endlwini yakhe, akayibeka nasentliziyweni nale nto. 24Onke amaYiputa emba ngasemlanjeni, efuna amanzi okusela, ngokuba ayengenako ukusela amanzi omlambo. 25Kwaphela iintsuku ezisixhenxe ezizele, emveni kokuba uBawo wethu ewubethile umlambo.
