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9 Ngako Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Hamba uye kuFaro ufike utsi: ‘Naku Jehova Nkulunkulu wemaHebheru lakushoko: “Khulula bantfu bami kuze bayongikhonta.+ 2 Kodvwa nawungabakhululi kutsi bahambe futsi uchubeka ubavimba, 3 sandla saJehova+ sitawushaya imfuyo yakho. Emahhashi, timbongolo, emakamela, imihlambi yetinkhomo neyetimvu kutawushaywa ngesishayo lesibulalako.+ 4 Jehova utakwenta kutsi kube nemehluko emkhatsini wemfuyo yema-Israyeli nemfuyo yebantfu baseGibhithe. Kute lutfo lwema-Israyeli lolutawukufa.”’”+ 5 Ngetulu kwaloko, Jehova wabeka sikhatsi, watsi: “Kusasa loku lokusako mine Jehova ngitawukwenta loku kulelive.”
6 Ngakusasa, Jehova wakwenta loko. Yonkhe inhlobo yemfuyo yaseGibhithe yafa,+ kodvwa kute ngisho nayinye imfuyo yema-Israyeli leyafa. 7 Ngesikhatsi Faro abuta, watfola kutsi kute ngisho nasinye silwane emfuyweni yema-Israyeli lesasifile. Nobe kunjalo, inhlitiyo yakhe yachubeka ilukhuni, wangabakhululi labantfu kutsi bahambe.+
8 Jehova wase utsi kuMosi na-Aroni: “Tsatsani umlotsa etiko niwugcwalise etandleni tenu. Mosi kufanele awujike emoyeni embikwaFaro. 9 Lomlotsa utawuba lutfuli lolutawugcwala kulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe, uvete ematfumba lamabi kubantfu nasetilwaneni kulo lonkhe lelive.”
10 Ngako batsatsa umlotsa etiko base baya kuFaro. Mosi wafike wawujika emoyeni futsi kwavela ematfumba lamabi kubantfu nasetilwaneni. 11 Baphristi labenta imilingo abazange bakhone kuya kuMosi ngenca yalamatfumba. Lamatfumba avela nakulabaphristi kanye nakubo bonkhe bantfu baseGibhithe.+ 12 Kodvwa Jehova wavumela inhlitiyo yaFaro kutsi ibe lukhuni. Faro akazange abalalele boMosi na-Aroni, njengobe nje Jehova abeshito kuMosi.+
13 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Ubovuka ekuseni kakhulu uye kuFaro, ufike utsi kuye: ‘Naku Jehova Nkulunkulu wemaHebheru lakushoko: “Khulula bantfu bami kuze bayongikhonta. 14 Nyalo ngitawuletsa tonkhe tishayo tami kute ngishaye wena* netinceku takho kanye nebantfu bakho, khona utokwati kutsi kute lomunye lofana nami emhlabeni wonkhe.+ 15 Ngobe nanyalo ngabe sengiselulile sandla sami, ngakushaya wena nebantfu bakho ngesishayo lesibulalako, futsi ngabe sengikucotfulile emhlabeni. 16 Kodvwa ngikuyekele ngesizatfu sekutsi ngifuna kukukhombisa emandla ami, ngente nekutsi libito lami limenyetelwe kuwo wonkhe umhlaba.+ 17 Nanyalo solo unenkhani, awubakhululi bantfu bami. 18 Ngaleso sizatfu, kusasa ngalesikhatsi ngitawuletsa sangcotfo lesikhulu lesingazange sesihlasele iGibhithe kusukela yaba khona kuze kube ngunyalo. 19 Ngako-ke tfumela livi lekutsi yonkhe imfuyo yakho nato tonkhe tintfo takho letingephandle kungeniswe ngekhatsi. Bonkhe bantfu kanye netilwane lokutawutfolakala kungephandle kungakangeniswa, kutawufa nakufika lesangcotfo.”’”
20 Tonkhe tinceku taFaro letalilalela livi laJehova tatsatsa tinceku tato ngekushesha kanye nemfuyo yato takungenisa ngekhatsi, 21 kodvwa labo labangazange balilalele livi laJehova batishiya ngephandle tinceku tabo kanye nemfuyo yabo.
22 Jehova wase utsi kuMosi: “Phakamisela sandla sakho emazulwini, kuze kwehle sangcotfo kulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe,+ kubantfu nasetilwaneni nakuto tonkhe titjalo letikulelive.”+ 23 Ngako Mosi waphakamisela indvuku yakhe emazulwini. Jehova watfumela kudvuma nesangcotfo, futsi umlilo* wehlela emhlabeni. Jehova wenta kutsi kuchubeke kunesangcotfo eveni laseGibhithe. 24 Kwaba nesangcotfo, futsi kulesangcotfo bekwehla nemlilo. Besisikhulu kakhulu, futsi besingakaze sesibe khona lesifana naso kusukela sive saseGibhithe saba khona.+ 25 Sashaya yonkhe intfo lebeyingephandle eveni laseGibhithe, kusukela kubantfu kuya etilwaneni, sashaya tonkhe titjalo, saphindze savitsita tonkhe tihlahla lebetikhona.+ 26 Kusendzaweni yaseGosheni kuphela lapho bekute khona sangcotfo, ngobe kulapho ema-Israyeli abehlala khona.+
27 Ngemuva kwaloko Faro wabita boMosi na-Aroni, watsi kubo: “Nyalo sengiyavuma kutsi ngonile. Jehova ulungile, kodvwa ngimi nebantfu bami lesineliphutsa. 28 Ncengani Jehova kute kuphele lokudvuma nalesangcotfo lasiletsile. Ngemuva kwaloko ngitanikhulula kutsi nihambe, ngeke ngisanivimba.” 29 Mosi watsi kuye: “Ngekushesha nje nangiphuma kulelidolobha, ngitawuphakamisela tandla tami kuJehova. Lokudvuma kutawuphela, nalesangcotfo angeke sisachubeka, kuze wati kutsi umhlaba waJehova.+ 30 Kodvwa ngiyati kutsi nangemuva kwaloku, wena netinceku takho angeke nimesabe Jehova Nkulunkulu.”
31 Lesangcotfo savitsita iflekisi* kanye nebhali, ngobe ibhali beseyilungele kuvunwa naleflekisi beseyinetimbali. 32 Kodvwa kolo* wona asiwuvitsitanga, ngobe bewusengakavutfwa. 33 Mosi wase uyesuka kuFaro, waphuma kulelidolobha futsi waphakamisela tandla takhe kuJehova. Lokudvuma kanye nalesangcotfo kwaphela, nalemvula yayekela kuna.+ 34 Faro watsi nakabona kutsi lemvula, nesangcotfo kanye nalokudvuma sekuphelile waphindze wona. Yena netinceku takhe batenta taba lukhuni tinhlitiyo tabo.+ 35 Inhlitiyo yaFaro yachubeka ilukhuni, futsi akazange awakhulule ema-Israyeli kutsi ahambe, njengobe nje Jehova abeshito asebentisa Mosi.+