Isibetho Setjhumi

UMosi wathembisa uFaro bona angekhe asaphinde eze azombona. Kodwana ngaphambi kobana akhambe, watjela uFaro wathi: ‘Phakathi kobusuku namhlanje, woke amazibulo eGibhide azokufa, ukusuka endodaneni kaFaro ukuya emadodaneni weengqila, woke azokufa.’

UJehova wathi ama-Israyeli awabe nesidlo esikhethekileko. Wathi: ‘Bulalani imvana namkha imbuzana eduna enomnyaka, nizese iingazi zayo egosenini yomnyango walapho nikhona. Kufanele nigome inyama ebaswe emlilweni, niyitjhebe ngoburotho obunganasibiliso. Kufuze nimbathe amapatlagwanenu, nilungele ukukhamba. Ebusukwinobu, ngizonitjhaphulula.’ Ungayicabanga na indlela ama-Israyeli athaba ngayo?

Phakathi nobusuku, ingilozi kaJehova yangena kiyo yoke imizi yeGibhide. Izibulo lalapho kunganatshwayo leengazi emnyango, belihlongakala. Bese kuthi ingilozi nayibona umuzi onetshwayo leengazi emnyango, ingangeni emzini loyo. Woke umndeni wamaGibhide, anjingileko nanganalitho, woke afelwa bantwana. Kodwana akukho namunye umntwana omIsrayeli owafako.

Ngitjho nendodana kaFaro, nayo yahlongakala. Kilokhu uFaro wabhalelwa kukghodlhelela. Wavele watjela uMosi no-Aroni wathi: ‘Khambani! Khambani niyokulotjha uZimenu. Thathani izimvu neembuzi zenu, nikhambe!’

Ama-Israyeli aphuma ngobusuku obunenyezi asuka eGibhide, akhamba ngokwemindeni. Bekumadoda nabafazi kunye nabantwana abazii-600 000. Godu kwaba nesiqubuthu sabantu abavela kwezinye iintjhaba esakhamba nawo bona naso siyokulotjha uJehova. Ekugcineni u-Israyeli watjhaphuluka!

Ukuze bakhumbule bona uJehova wabatjhaphulula njani, bebaba nesidlo esikhethekileko qobe mnyaka. Besibizwa ngokuthi yiPhasika.