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8 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: “Yani kuFaro ufike utsi: ‘Naku Jehova lakushoko: “Khulula bantfu bami kuze bayongikhonta.+ 2 Nangabe uchubeka wala kubakhulula, ngitawushaya lelive lakho ngeticoco.+ 3 UMfula iNayili utawugcwala ticoco, futsi titawuphuma tigcwale endlini yakho, ekamelweni lakho lekulala, embhedzeni wakho, etindlini tetinceku takho, kubantfu bakho, kubohhavini bakho, nasetitjeni takho tekwentela inhlama.*+ 4 Leticoco titawugcwala kuwe, kubantfu bakho nakuto tonkhe tinceku takho.”’”
5 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Tjela Aroni utsi: ‘Yelula sandla sakho uphakamisele indvuku yakho etikwemifula, etikwemisele yeNayili, nasetikwematete, wente kutsi kuphume ticoco tigcwale kulelive laseGibhithe.’” 6 Aroni welulela sandla sakhe etikwemanti aseGibhithe, kwaphuma ticoco tagcwala kulelive. 7 Baphristi labenta imilingo benta intfo lefanako ngemilingo yabo, nabo benta kutsi ticoco tigcwale kulelive laseGibhithe.+ 8 Faro wabese ubita Mosi na-Aroni, watsi kubo: “Ncengani Jehova kutsi asuse leticoco kimi nakubantfu bami,+ ngobe sengifuna kukhulula labantfu benu kute bayokwentela Jehova umhlatjelo.” 9 Mosi watsi kuFaro: “Ngicela kube nguwe longitjelako kutsi ngimncenge nini Nkulunkulu kutsi asuse leticoco kuwe, etincekwini takho, kubantfu bakho nasetindlini takho. Leticoco titawusala eMfuleni iNayili kuphela.” 10 Ngako Faro watsi: “Kusasa loku lokusako.” Mosi watsi: “Ngitawukwenta njengobe usho, kuze wati kutsi kute lomunye umuntfu lonjengaJehova, Nkulunkulu wetfu.+ 11 Leticoco titawusuka kuwe, etindlini takho, etincekwini takho nakubantfu bakho. Titawusala eMfuleni iNayili kuphela.”+
12 Ngako boMosi na-Aroni besuka kuFaro, futsi Mosi wancenga Jehova kutsi asuse leticoco lebekatiletse kuFaro.+ 13 Jehova wakwenta loko Mosi labekucela. Leticoco lebetisetindlini, emabaleni kanye nasetigangeni, tabese tiyafa. 14 Bantfu baseGibhithe batibutsisa ndzawonye taba ticumbi letinyenti kakhulu, futsi lelive lacala kunuka. 15 Ngesikhatsi Faro abona kutsi leticoco atisekho, wenta inhlitiyo yakhe yaba lukhuni+ futsi wangabalaleli boMosi na-Aroni, njengobe nje Jehova abeshito.
16 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: “Ubotjela Aroni utsi: ‘Tsatsa lendvuku yakho ushaye umhlabatsi futsi lolutfuli lwawo lutawuba timbuzulwane* kulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe.’” 17 BoMosi na-Aroni bakwenta loko. Aroni waphakamisa indvuku yakhe washaya umhlabatsi futsi timbuzulwane tagcwala kubantfu nasetilwaneni. Lonkhe lutfuli lwagucuka lwaba timbuzulwane futsi tagcwala yonkhe iGibhithe.+ 18 Baphristi labenta imilingo nabo betama kukwenta loku ngemilingo yabo,+ kodvwa behluleka. Ngako letimbuzulwane tagcwala kubantfu nasetilwaneni. 19 Labaphristi labenta imilingo batsi kuFaro: “Ngemandla aNkulunkulu*+ lente loku!” Kodvwa inhlitiyo yaFaro yachubeka ilukhuni futsi akazange abalalele boMosi na-Aroni, njengobe nje Jehova abekhulumile.
20 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Ekuseni kakhulu, Faro nakaya emfuleni, uboya kuye ufike utsi: ‘Naku Jehova lakushoko: “Khulula bantfu bami kuze bayongikhonta. 21 Kodvwa nawungabakhululi, ngitawutfumela tibawu* kuwe, etincekwini takho, kubantfu bakho nasetindlini takho. Letibawu titawugcwala etindlini taseGibhithe nakuto tonkhe tindzawo bantfu bakulelive labahlala kuto. 22 Ngalelolanga ngitayivikela indzawo yaseGosheni lapho kuhlala khona bantfu bami. Angeke tibe khona letibawu kuleyondzawo.+ Ngaleso sizatfu utawukwati kutsi mine Jehova ngikhona kulelive.+ 23 Ngitawukwenta kutsi kube nemehluko emkhatsini webantfu bami nebantfu bakho. Lesimangaliso sitakwenteka kusasa loku lokusako.”’”
24 Ngako Jehova wakwenta loko futsi libulo letibawu lagcwala endlini yaFaro nasetindlini tetinceku takhe nakulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe.+ Letibawu+ tenta umonakalo lomkhulu kulelive. 25 Ekugcineni Faro wabita boMosi na-Aroni watsi: “Hambani nentele Nkulunkulu wenu umhlatjelo, kodvwa nimentele khona lapha kulelive.” 26 Kepha Mosi watsi: “Angeke kulunge, ngobe lomhlatjelo lesitawunikela ngawo kuJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu uyintfo leyenyanyekako kubantfu baseGibhithe.+ Angeke yini basigcobe ngematje nasenta umhlatjelo ngentfo leyenyanyekako embikwabo? 27 Sitawutsatsa luhambo lwemalanga lamatsatfu siye ehlane, futsi kulapho-ke sitawumentela khona Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu umhlatjelo, njengobe nje ashito kitsi.”+
28 Faro wase utsi: “Ngitanikhulula kutsi nihambe niyokwentela Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu umhlatjelo ehlane. Kodvwa-ke kufanele ningayi khashane kakhulu. Ngicela ningincengele kuNkulunkulu wenu.”+ 29 Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi watsi: “Nyalo ngiyahamba, futsi ngitakuncengela kuJehova. Kusasa letibawu titawusuka kuwe, nasetincekwini takho kanye nakubantfu bakho. Kodvwa wena Faro kufanele uyekele kudlala ngatsi, ngalokutsi ungabavumeli labantfu bahambe bayokwentela Jehova umhlatjelo.”+ 30 Mosi wase uyesuka kuFaro, futsi wancenga Jehova.+ 31 Ngako Jehova wakwenta loko Mosi labekucela. Letibawu tase tiyesuka kuFaro, nasetincekwini takhe kanye nakubantfu bakhe. Kute ngisho nasinye lesasala. 32 Nobe kunjalo, Faro waphindze wenta inhlitiyo yakhe yaba lukhuni, wangabakhululi labantfu.