Bavalelwe Ngulwandle
Bevaleleke phakathi kolwandle nezinqola zempi zikaFaro, abakwa-Israyeli bathi bekungcono ukuba bahlale beyizigqila. UMose ubatshela ukuba beme bathule babuke uBaba wethu elwa. Ulwandle luyahlukana ngomoya wasempumalanga ovunguza ubusuku bonke, abakwa-Israyeli badlule phakathi, futhi amanzi abuyayo athatha ibutho elalibalandela.
14 1UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:
2“Tshela ama-Israyeli ukuba abuyele emuva, amise amatende phambi kwePhi-Hahirothi, phakathi kweMigidoli nolwandle, phambi kweBhali-Zefoni—amise amatende ngaselwandle, malungana nalo. 3Ngokuba uFaro uyakukhuluma ngama-Israyeli athi: ‘Alahlekile ezweni; ihlane libavalele.’ 4Ngiyakuyenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, abaxoshe; ngiyakuzuza udumo ngoFaro nangempi yakhe yonke, neGibhithe liyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba.” Benza njalo. a a v4 Lapho umBhalo uthi uBaba wethu wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, ubiza ukwahlulela kwakhe enkosini eyayivele isiyenze lukhuni inhliziyo yayo kuye; uPawulu ubhekana nale mfihlakalo efanayo kwabaseRoma 9.
5Kwathi inkosi yaseGibhithe isitsheliwe ukuthi abantu babalekile, uFaro nezikhulu zakhe baguqukela kubo bathi: “Senzeni, siyekele u-Israyeli ukuba ahambe angabe esasikhonza?” 6Wayesebophela inqola yakhe yempi, wathatha abantu bakhe kanye naye. 7Wathatha izinqola zempi ezikhethiweyo ezingamakhulu ayisithupha, nazo zonke ezinye izinqola zempi zaseGibhithe, nezikhulu phezu kwazo zonke. 8UBaba wethu wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe, waze waxosha ama-Israyeli ayephuma ngesibindi. 9AmaGibhithe abaxosha abafica bemise amatende ngaselwandle—onke amahhashi kaFaro, izinqola zempi, abagibeli bamahhashi, nempi yakhe—eduze kwePhi-Hahirothi, malungana neBhali-Zefoni.
10Kwathi uFaro esondela, ama-Israyeli aphakamisa amehlo abona amaGibhithe eza ngemuva kwawo. Ethukile kakhulu, akhala kuBaba wethu. 11Athi kuMose: “Kanti iGibhithe lalingenawo amathuna, usuze wasithatha ukuba sizofela ehlane? Usenzeleni lokhu, usikhipha eGibhithe? 12Asishongo yini kuwe siseGibhithe ukuthi: ‘Siyeke, asikhonze amaGibhithe’? Ukuwakhonza kungcono kunokufela ehlane.”
13UMose wathi kubantu: “Ningesabi. Yimani niqine, nibone uBaba wethu enisindisa namuhla; ngokuba amaGibhithe eniwabona namuhla, anisoze niphinde niwabone, naphakade. 14UBaba wethu uyakunilwela; nina nimane nithule nje.”
15UBaba wethu wathi kuMose: “Ukhalelani kimi? Tshela ama-Israyeli ukuba aqhubekele phambili. 16Phakamisa induku yakho, welulele isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, ulwahlukanise; ama-Israyeli adabule phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo. 17Mina ngenza lukhuni inhliziyo yamaGibhithe, ukuze awalandele angene; ngiyakuzuza udumo ngoFaro, nangempi yakhe yonke, nangezinqola zakhe zempi, nangabagibeli bakhe bamahhashi. 18AmaGibhithe ayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba, lapho ngizuza udumo ngoFaro, nangezinqola zakhe zempi, nangabagibeli bamahhashi.”
19Isithunywa sikaBaba wethu, esasihamba phambi kwekamu lama-Israyeli, sasuka saya ngemuva kwawo; insika yefu yasuka phambi kwawo yema ngemuva kwawo. 20Yangena phakathi kwekamu lamaGibhithe nekamu lama-Israyeli—kwaba yifu nobumnyama, kodwa yakhanyisa ubusuku—kwathi omunye akasondelanga komunye ubusuku bonke.
21UMose welulela isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle. UBaba wethu waluhlehlisa ubusuku bonke ngomoya onamandla wasempumalanga, walwenza umhlabathi owomileyo. Amanzi ahlukana. 22Ama-Israyeli adabula phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo, amanzi engudonga kuwo, ngakwesokudla nangakwesokhohlo. 23AmaGibhithe abaxosha angena phakathi kolwandle—onke amahhashi kaFaro, izinqola zakhe zempi, nabagibeli bakhe bamahhashi. 24Kwathi ngaphambi nje kokusa, uBaba wethu wabheka phansi empini yamaGibhithe esebenzisa insika yomlilo neyefu, wayifaka impi yamaGibhithe ekwethukeni. 25Wavimbanisa amasondo ezinqola zabo zempi, baze bahamba kalukhuni. AmaGibhithe athi: “Asibaleke ku-Israyeli—uNkulunkulu uyabalwela elwa namaGibhithe!”
26UBaba wethu wathi kuMose: “Yelulela isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, ukuze amanzi abuyele phezu kwamaGibhithe, phezu kwezinqola zawo zempi, naphezu kwabagibeli bawo bamahhashi.”
27UMose welulela isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle; kwathi ekuseni ulwandle lwabuyela ekujuleni kwalo kwonke. AmaGibhithe abalekela kulo, uBaba wethu wawaphonsa amaGibhithe phakathi kolwandle. 28Amanzi abuya asibekela izinqola zempi nabagibeli bamahhashi, yonke impi kaFaro eyayibaxoshele olwandle. Akusindanga noyedwa. 29Ama-Israyeli adabula phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo, amanzi engudonga ngakwesokudla nangakwesokhohlo kuwo. 30Ngalolo suku uBaba wethu wawusindisa u-Israyeli esandleni samaGibhithe, u-Israyeli wabona amaGibhithe efile ogwini lolwandle. 31U-Israyeli wabona amandla amakhulu uBaba wethu awasebenzisa kumaGibhithe; bamesaba, bamethemba yena nenceku yakhe uMose.
