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5 Kuzwa waawo Musa a Aroni bakaunka kuli Farao akumwaambila kuti: “Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova Leza wa Israyeli, ‘Leka bantu bangu baunke kutegwa bakandicitile pobwe munkanda.’” 2 Pele Farao wakati: “Ino Jehova nguni,+ kuti ndiswiilile jwi lyakwe akuleka bana Israyeli kuti baunke?+ Tandimuzyi Jehova naaceya, alimwi buya tandikoobazumizya bana Israyeli kuti baunke.”+ 3 Pele bakati: “Leza waba Hebrayo wakabandika andiswe. Akaka, tuyanda kuunka lweendo lwamazuba otatwe munkanda akuyootuula cipaizyo kuli Jehova Leza wesu;+ buyo-buyo ulatujaya acilwazi naa apanga.” 4 Kumane mwami wa Egepita wakabaingula kuti: “Ino nkaambo nzi nywebo, Musa a Aroni, ncomulesya bantu kubeleka? Amupiluke kumilimo yanu!”+ 5 Alimwi Farao wakati: “Amubone, bantu aaba mbanji, alimwi mubapa kuti baleke kubeleka milimo yabo.”
6 Buzuba mbubonya oobo, Farao wakalailila bakapitawu alimwi abasilutwe babo kuti: 7 “Tamuceelede kupa bantu bwizu* bwakuumya zitina.+ Amubaleke kabaliyandawida beni. 8 Pele mweelede kubaambila kuuma mweelwe wazitina mbubonya mbobakali kuuma kaindi. Tamweelede kuucesya pe, nkaambo batalika kuba batolo. Nkakaambo kaako ncobalilauka akwaamba kuti, ‘Tuyanda kuunka, tuyanda kuyootuula cipaizyo kuli Leza wesu!’ 9 Amubabelesye canguzu akubajatya bubi kutegwa batabikkili maano kumajwi aakubeja.”
10 Aboobo bakapitawu+ abasilutwe babana Israyeli bakaunka akuyakwaambila bantu kuti: “Mboobu mbwaamba Farao, ‘Kuzwa sunu ndacileka kumupa bwizu. 11 Kamuya mukaliyandawide bwizu kufwumbwa nkomuyoobujana, pele milimo yanu tiikoocesyegwa pe.’” 12 Mpoonya bantu bakamwaikizyanya mucisi coonse ca Egepita kuyoobwezelela makuba muciindi cabwizu. 13 Alimwi bakapitawu bakazumanana kubabinzya kabati: “Umwi aumwi weelede kumanizya mulimo wakwe wabuzuba abuzuba mbubonya mbuli kaindi nomwakali kupegwa bwizu.” 14 Abalo basilutwe babana Israyeli, aabo bakapitawu ba Farao mbobakabikkide kuti kabasololela, bakaumwa.+ Bakababuzya kuti: “Ino nkaambo nzi jilo asunu ncomwatakkwanya mweelwe wazitina mbuli mbomwali kucita lyoonse?”
15 Aboobo basilutwe babana Israyeli bakaunka kuyootongookela Farao kuti: “Ino nkaambo nzi ncootucitila boobu tobabelesi bako? 16 Taakwe bwizu mbobatupa tobabelesi bako pele batwaambila kuti, ‘Amuume zitina!’ Tobabelesi bako tulaumwa, kakuli bantu bako mbabalubizyide.” 17 Pele walo wakati: “Muli batolo! Muli batolo!+ Nkakaambo kaako ncomwaambila kuti, ‘Tuyanda kuunka, tuyanda kuyootuula cipaizyo kuli Jehova.’+ 18 Lino kamuya mukabeleke! Taakwe bwizu mbomutiipegwe pe, pele mweelede kukkwanya mweelwe wazitina uuyandika.”
19 Mpoonya basilutwe babana Israyeli bakabona kuti zintu zyababijila nobakamvwa majwi aakuti: “Tamweelede naaceya kucesya mweelwe wazitina nzyomweelede kuuma abuzuba.” 20 Kumane bakajana Musa a Aroni, kabaimvwi aawo kulindila kuti baswaangane ambabo nibakazwa kuli Farao. 21 Mpoonya aawo bakati kulimbabo: “Jehova abone ncomwacita akumubeteka, nkaambo mwapa kuti Farao ababelesi bakwe batusulaike* alimwi mwabikka panga mujanza lyabo kuti batujaye.”+ 22 Mpoonya Musa wakapiluka kuli Jehova akuti: “Jehova, ino nkaambo nzi ncoobaletela mapenzi bantu aaba? Ino wakanditumina nzi? 23 Kuzwa ciindi nindakaunka kuli Farao akumwaambila muzina lyako,+ waindila kubapenzya bantu bako+ aaba alimwi masimpe kunyina noobavwuna bantu bako pe.”+