Amasele Agcwala Ilizwe
Amasele anyakazela engena ezikweni nasezililini, waza uFaro wamisela ingomso ukuba libe lixesha loqabulo, kodwa waqaqadeka akufumana olo qabulo. Uthuli lwaba ziingcongconi izazi ezingenako ukuzenza. Ngeempukane uBawo wethu wenza umahluko, egcina iGoshen ingenazo, ukuze iYiputa yazi ukuba lelikabani na ilizwe.
8 1Waza wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Yiya kuFaro, uthi kuye: ‘Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza. 2Kodwa ukuba uthe akwavuma ukubandulula, ndiya kulibetha lonke ilizwe lakho ngamasele. 3Umlambo uya kunyakazela ngamasele, aze anyuke angene endlwini yakho, naphakathi egumbini lakho lokulala, nasesililini sakho, nasezindlwini zabakhonzi bakho, nasebantwini bakho, nasezikweni zakho, nasemikhombeni yakho yokuxovulela intlama. 4Amasele aya kunyukela kuwe, nasebantwini bakho, nakubakhonzi bakho bonke.’” 5Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Yithi kuAron: ‘Yolulela isandla sakho ngentonga yakho phezu kwemilambo, nangaphezu kwemijelo, nangaphezu kwamachibi; wenze amasele enyuke, eze phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa.’”
6UAron wasolula isandla sakhe phezu kwamanzi elizwe laseYiputa; enyuka ke amasele, agubungela lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. 7Kodwa nezazi zakwenza oko ngobugqi bazo, zanyusa amasele phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa.
8UFaro wabiza uMoses noAron, wathi: “Thandazani kuThixo, ukuba awasuse amasele kum nakubantu bam; ndiya kubandulula ke abantu, baye kubingelela kuThixo.”
9Wathi uMoses kuFaro: “Loolwakho uwonga, zimisele wena ixesha: ndokuthandazela nini wena, nabakhonzi bakho, nabantu bakho, ukuze anqanyulwe amasele kuwe nasezindlwini zakho, asale emlanjeni wodwa?”
10Wathi: “Ngomso.” Waphendula uMoses wathi: “Makube njengokuba utshilo, ukuze wazi ukuba akukho bani unjengoBawo wethu.
11Amasele aya kumka kuwe, nasezindlwini zakho, nakubakhonzi bakho, nasebantwini bakho; aya kusala emlanjeni wodwa.”
12Baphuma uMoses noAron kuFaro; wakhala uMoses kuBawo wethu ngenxa yamasele awazise uBawo wethu kuFaro. 13Wenza uBawo wethu njengoko wacela uMoses. Afa amasele ezindlwini, nasemabaleni, nasemasimini. 14Bawaqokelela aba ziimfumba ngeemfumba, lanuka ilizwe. 15Kodwa akubona uFaro ukuba kwee qabu, wayenza lukhuni intliziyo yakhe, akabaphulaphula, njengoko watshoyo uBawo wethu.
Iingcongconi Eziphuma Eluthulini
16Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Yithi kuAron: Yolula intonga yakho, ubethe uthuli lomhlaba, lube ziingcongconi ezweni lonke laseYiputa.”
17Benjenjalo ke. Wasolula uAron isandla sakhe ngentonga yakhe, walubetha uthuli lomhlaba, zaba khona iingcongconi ebantwini nasezilwanyaneni. Lonke uthuli lomhlaba lwaba ziingcongconi ezweni lonke laseYiputa. 18Zalinga izazi ngobugqi bazo ukwenza iingcongconi, azaba nako. Zaba khona iingcongconi ebantwini nasezilwanyaneni. 19Zathi izazi kuFaro: “Lo ngumnwe kaThixo.” Kodwa yaba lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro; akabaphulaphula, njengoko watshoyo uBawo wethu.
Umda Owusikileyo eGoshen
20Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Vuka kusasa, uye ume phambi koFaro, akuphuma esiya emanzini. Uthi kuye: ‘Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza.
21“Ukuba awuvumi ukubandulula abantu bam, ndiya kuthumela impukane ezinyakazelayo kuwe, nakubakhonzi bakho, nasebantwini bakho, nasezindlwini zakho. Zizalise izindlu zamaYiputa iimpukane, nomhlaba wona abemi kuwo. 22Ngaloo mini ndiya kulahlula ilizwe laseGoshen, apho bahlala khona abantu bam, ukuze kungabikho mpukane zinyakazelayo khona, ukuze wazi ukuba mna, Bawo wakho, ndiphakathi kwelizwe. 23Ndiya kwenza umahluko phakathi kwabantu bam nabantu bakho. Ngomso uya kwenzeka lo mqondiso.’”
24Wenjenjalo ke uBawo wethu. Kwangena iimpukane ezibuthontsho-thontsho endlwini kaFaro, nasezindlwini zabakhonzi bakhe; ezweni lonke laseYiputa, lonakala ilizwe ziimpukane ezo.
25UFaro wabiza uMoses noAron, wathi: “Hambani niye kubingelela kuThixo wenu kweli lizwe.”
26Kodwa wathi uMoses: “Oko bekungayi kulungileyo; into esiyibingelela kuBawo wethu ilisikizi kumaYiputa. Ukuba sithe sabingelela into eliyinqambi kuwo phambi kwamehlo awo, akayi kusixuluba na ngamatye? 27Simelwe kukuhamba uhambo lweemini ezintathu, siye entlango, siye kubingelela kuBawo wethu, njengoko esiwisela umthetho.”
28Wathi uFaro: “Mna ndiya kunindulula, niye kubingelela kuNdikhoyo uThixo wenu entlango; kodwa ize ningayi kude kakhulu. Ndithandazeleni.”
29Waza wathi uMoses: “Ndakuphuma nje kuwe, ndiya kuthandaza kuBawo wethu, zize ngomso iimpukane zimke kuFaro, nakubakhonzi bakhe, nasebantwini bakhe. Kuphela makangabuyi uFaro akhohlise ngokungabandululi abantu, baye kubingelela kuBawo wethu.” 30Waphuma ke uMoses kuFaro, wathandaza kuBawo wethu. 31Wenza uBawo wethu njengoko wacela uMoses, wazisusa iimpukane kuFaro, nakubakhonzi bakhe, nasebantwini bakhe; akwasala nanye. 32Kodwa uFaro wayenza lukhuni intliziyo yakhe nangeli xesha, akabandulula abantu.
