I-Eksodusi 10

10 ¹Wayesethi uBaba wethu kuMose: “Hamba uye kuFaro, ngokuba ngiyenze lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe nezinhliziyo zezinceku zakhe, ukuze ngibeke izibonakaliso zami phakathi kwabo. ²ukuze uxoxele indodana yakho nomzukulu wakho ngendlela engabhinqa ngayo amaGibhithe nokuthi ngabeka izibonakaliso zami phakathi kwabo, ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu.”

³UMose no-Aroni baya kuFaro bathi: “Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wamaHeberu: ‘Koze kube nini wala ukuzithoba phambi kwami? Vumela abantu bami bahambe bayongikhonza.’ ⁴Ngokuba uma wala ukuvumela abantu bami bahambe, kusasa ngizuletha izintethe ezweni lakho. ⁵Ziyakwembesa ubuso bezwe, kungabe kusabonakala umhlabathi, zidle lokho isichotho esikushiyele kona, zidle nazo zonke izihlahla ezihlumela wena endle. ⁶Ziyakugcwala izindlu zakho, nezezinceku zakho, nezawo wonke amaGibhithe—into oyise bakho nawokhokho bakho abangazange bayibone, kusukela osukwini lwabo emhlabeni kuze kube manje.” Wayesephenduka wamshiya uFaro.

⁷Izikhulu zikaFaro zathi: “Koze kube nini lo muntu esicupha? Vumela abantu bahambe, ukuze bakhonze uNkulunkulu wabo. Awukakazi yini ukuthi iGibhithe selichithekile?”

⁸UMose no-Aroni baphindiselwa kuFaro. “Hambani, nikhonze uNkulunkulu,” washo. “Kodwa ngobani abazohamba?”

⁹UMose wathi: “Sizohamba nabasha bethu nabadala bethu; namadodana ethu, namadodakazi ethu, nemihlambi yethu yezimvu neyezinkomo—sizohamba, ngokuba sinomkhosi kuBaba wethu.”

¹⁰Wathi kubo: “Makabe nani uNkulunkulu—sengathi nje nginganivumela nihambe nabantwana benu abancane! Bhekani, ninobubi enhliziyweni. ¹¹Cha! Hambani nina madoda niyokhonza uNkulunkulu, njengoba yilokho enikufunayo.” Ngakho uFaro wabaxosha ebukhoneni bakhe.

¹²Wayesethi uBaba wethu kuMose: “Yelula isandla sakho phezu kweGibhithe ukuze kwenyuke izintethe phezu kweGibhithe, zidle zonke izimila zezwe isichotho esizishiyile.”

¹³UMose welula induku yakhe phezu kweGibhithe, uBaba wethu wavunguza umoya wasempumalanga ezweni usuku lonke nobusuku bonke; kwathi ekuseni wawusuletha izintethe. ¹⁴Izintethe zenyuka phezu kwalo lonke iGibhithe, zahlala kuwo wonke umkhawulo walo—zaba ziningi kakhulu, zazingakaze zibe khona ngaphambili ezinjengazo, zingasayikuba khona futhi. ¹⁵Zembesa ubuso balo lonke izwe, laze lamnyama, zadla zonke izimila zezwe, nazo zonke izithelo zezihlahla isichotho esizishiyile—akusalanga lutho oluluhlaza esihlahleni noma esimileni sasendle kulo lonke izwe laseGibhithe. ¹⁶UFaro wabe esebiza uMose no-Aroni ngokushesha, wathi: “Ngonile kuNkulunkulu wenu nakini. ¹⁷Ngicela ungithethelele isono sami kulokhu kuphela, unxuse uNkulunkulu wenu ukuba asuse lokhu kufa kuphela kimi.”

¹⁸UMose waphuma kuFaro wancenga uBaba wethu. ¹⁹UBaba wethu wawuguqula umoya waba umoya onamandla kakhulu wasentshonalanga, waziphakamisa izintethe, waziqhubela oLwandle Olubomvu; akusalanga ntethe namnye kuwo wonke umkhawulo weGibhithe. ²⁰Kodwa uBaba wethu wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, akazange abavumele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bahambe.

Izinsuku Ezintathu Zobumnyama

²¹Wayesethi uBaba wethu kuMose: “Yelulela isandla sakho esibhakabhakeni, ukuze ubumnyama bembese izwe laseGibhithe—ubumnyama obuqinile obungaphathwa ngesandla.”

²²UMose welulela isandla sakhe esibhakabhakeni; ubumnyama obukhulu bembesa lonke izwe laseGibhithe izinsuku ezintathu. ²³Akekho owabona omunye, akekho owasuka endaweni yakhe izinsuku ezintathu, kodwa bonke abakwa-Israyeli babenokukhanya emizini yabo.

²⁴UFaro wabiza uMose wathi: “Hambani, nikhonze uNkulunkulu wenu. Ngisho nabantwana benu bangahamba—nishiye kuphela imihlambi yenu yezimvu neyezinkomo.”

²⁵UMose wathi: “Kufanele usiphe nemihlatshelo neminikelo yokushiswa, ukuze sikunikele kuBaba wethu. ²⁶Imfuyo yethu kufanele ihambe nathi futhi—akusali ngisho nesondo linye. Sizothatha ezinye zazo ukuze sikhonze uBaba wethu; ngeke sazi ukuthi yini esiyidingayo ukuba simkhonze size sifike khona.”

²⁷Kodwa uBaba wethu wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, akazimisela ukubavumela ukuba bahambe. ²⁸UFaro wathi kuye: “Suka kimi! Qaphela—ungabe usabubona ubuso bami, ngokuba ngosuku obubona ngalo ubuso bami, uyakufa.”

²⁹UMose wathi: “Ukhulume kahle. Angisayikububona ubuso bakho futhi.”