Amatshwenyeko wentethe
1USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Khamba uye kuFaro ngombana ngimi engikhunyalalise ihliziywakhe neenhliziyo zeenkhulu zakhe ukuze ngenze iimbonakaliso zami phakathi kwabo. 2Wena-ke uzakwazisa abantwabakho neenzukulwana zakho ngeembonakaliso zami engazenza phakathi kwamaGibhide nokobana ngadlala kangangani ngawo. Ngalokho nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.”
3Yeke uMosi no-Aroni baya kuFaro bathi kuye: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu wamaHebheru, ‘Kuzabe kube nini usoloko wala ukuzithoba phambi kwami? Tjhaphulula abantu bami bakhambe ukuze bangilotjhe. 4Nawulokhu ubalela bonyana bakhambe, ngizakwehlisela intethe esifundeni sakho kusasa. 5Izakwembatha ihlabathi yoke ingasabonakala. Izakuqothula nokuncani okukusaleleko nakuna isinanja, irhiribidele ngitjho nayo yoke imithi emila emasiminakho. 6Izakuzala ngesigodlweni sakho, ngeenkumbeni zeenkhulu zakho zoke nakiwo woke amaGibhide. Kuzakuba yinto engazange kheyenzeke kiboyihlo nakiboyihlomkhulu ukusuka mhlana bathoma ukuhlala lapha bekube kunamhlanjesi.’ ”
Yeke uMosi wafulathela uFaro wakhamba.
7Iinkhulu zakaFaro zathi kuye: “Kuzabe bekube nini umrhali lo alokhu ayipehli kithapha? Tjhaphulula amadoda wakhona lawo akhambe ukuze alotjhe uSomnini uZimawo. Kghani awuboni bonyana iGibhide iyaphela na?”
8Yeke uMosi no-Aroni babuyiselwa kuFaro wathi kibo: “Khambani niyokulotjha uZimenu! Kuhlekuhle bobani okhamba nabo?”
9UMosi wathi: “Sizokukhamba nabo boke abadala nabancani, amadodana namadodakazethu, izimvu neembuzi kanye neenkomo zethu ngombana siyokugidinga imbedla yomnyanya kuSomnini.”
10UFaro wathi kibo: “Nidlumbana bonyana uSomnini unani kangako kobana ngingabeze nginitjhaphulule nikhambe nababuthakathaka benu na? Ngambala ninamaqhinga nina! 11Angeze kwaba njalo! Khambani namadoda kwaphela niyokulotjha uSomnini ngombana vele beniseze nibawa lokho.”
Baqotjhwa njalo-ke uMosi no-Aroni phambi kwakaFaro.
12USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Phakamisela isandla sakho phezu kweGibhide; kuzakufika iwoma lentethe likhithikele phezu kweGibhide bese lirhiribidela koke okuhlaza enarheni, koke okutjhiywe sinanja.”
13Yeke uMosi waphakamisa idondolo lakhe phezu kweGibhide, uSomnini wenza bonyana kuvunguze ummoya wepumalanga, wadabula inarha mhlokho nobusuku boke. Kwathi nakusako kwabe ummoya sele ulethe intethe. 14Yakhithikela phezu kweGibhide yoke beyahlala ngobunengi bayo esifundeneso. Azange khekube nesinyokotho esingakaya samatshwenyeko wentethe phambilini begodu angeze sisaba khona. 15Yembatha yoke ihlabathi yaba nzima. Yarhiribidela koke okuhlaza enarheni, kanye neenthelo zoke zemithi yenarha, koke okutjhiywe sinanja. Akunahlaza elasalako kiyo yoke inarha yeGibhide, emithini namkha eentjalweni.
16UFaro warhaba wabiza uMosi no-Aroni wathi kibo: “Ngonile phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu naphambi kwenu. 17Ngibawa ningilibalele godu bese niyathandaza kuSomnini uZimenu bonyana asuse ukufokhu kimapha!”
18UMosi wafulathela uFaro wakhamba wayokuthandaza kuSomnini. 19USomnini watjhugulula ummoya waba mumoya onamandla wetjingalanga. Wathatha intethe wayiphephulela ngelwandle lomGaba. Azange kusale ngitjho nayinye intethe eGibhide. 20Kodwana uSomnini wakhunyalalisa ihliziyo kaFaro. Azange atjhaphulule ama-Israyeli bonyana akhambe.
Amatshwenyeko wobumnyama
21USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Phakamisela isandla sakho emkayini ukuze kube nobumnyama phezu kweGibhide. Kube bumnyama obunga buyathinteka.”
22Yeke uMosi waphakamisela isandla sakhe emkayini, kwavela ubumnyama obunzima tshu obembatha iGibhide yoke amalanga amathathu. 23Abantu bebangabonani begodu bangakghoni ukususa inyawo amalanga amathathu woke. Kodwana lapha bekuhlala khona ama-Israyeli umkhanyo gade ukhona.
24UFaro wabiza uMosi wathi kuye: “Kwanje khona khambani noke niyokulotjha uSomnini. Ababuthakathaka benu nabo abakhambe nani kodwana nitjhiye izimvu neembuzi kanye neenkomo zenu.”
25UMosi waphendula wathi: “Nanyana wena bewungasipha imihlabelo yetjhebiswano neyokutjhiswa bona sihlabele uSomnini uZimethu, 26ifuywethu yona kumele ikhambe nathi. Akuzukusala ngitjho neqatjhana lesilwana lapha. Kumele sisebenzise ezinye zazo ekulotjheni uSomnini uZimethu. Angeze sazi nasisese lapha nje bonyana ngiziphi esizazisebenzisa ekulotjheni uSomnini, kuzakubonakala sesifikile.”
27Kodwana uSomnini wakhunyalalisa ihliziyo kaFaro. Azange azimisele ukubatjhaphulula. 28UFaro wathi kuMosi: “Suka phambi kwamapha! Utjheje bona ungasabonakala phambi kwamapha godu! Ngiqinisile ngithi mhlana ubeka umqonjwanakho lapha, ufile wena!”
29UMosi wathi: “Vele, angeze bewusangibona!”
