UFaro walela ama-Israyeli bona alotjhe uSomnini
1Ngemva kwalokho uMosi no-Aroni baya kuFaro bathi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Tjhaphulula abantu bami bakhambe ukuze bangenzele umnyanya erhalawumbeni.’ ”
2UFaro wathi: “Bekangubani uSomnini wakhona loyo bonyana ngingabeze ngimlalele ngitjhaphulule ama-Israyeli? Angimazi uSomnini loyo, ngalokho ngithi nakuma-Israyeli akayi ndawo!”
3Yeke bathi: “UZimu wamaHebheru ubonene nathi. Nje-ke sibawa usivumele sikhambe ikhambo lamalanga amathathu erhalawumbeni siyokuhlabela uSomnini uZimethu. Nakungasinjalo uzasirhadla ngamatshwenyeko namkha ngepi.”
4Kodwana ikosi yeGibhide yathi kibo: “Wena Mosi nawe Aroni, kubayini nifune ukususa abantu emsebenzinabo? Buyelani emsebenzinenu!” 5UFaro waraga wathi: “Qalani bona abantu benu banengi kangangani enarhenapha, kodwana khonapho nina nifuna ukujamisa abasebenzako.”
6Khona mhlokho uFaro wayala abatjhotjhozeli babantu neenduna zabo wathi: 7“Ningasanikela abantu amawunguwungu wekoroyi ukwenza iintina. Abakhambe bayozifunela wona. 8Kodwana nibatjele benze inani leentina elilingana nelaphambilini, ningehlisi inani abafanele balenze ngelanga. Bayadonda abantwaba, ngikho bangenana ngendlebeni nje hlebasithi, ‘Sitjhaphulula siyokuhlabela uZimethu.’ 9Yenzani umsebenzi ube nzima phezu kwendoda kunekuthomeni ukuze basebenze, bangalokhu balalele amala.”
10Yeke abatjhotjhozeli neenduna zaphuma zaya ebantwini zathi kibo: “UFaro uthi angeze abe asaninikela amawunguwungu wekoroyi. 11Nizakufanela bonyana niyozifunela nanyana kukuphi lapha niwafumana khona. Kodwana umsebenzenu angeze wancitjhiswa nakancani.”
12Nje-ke abantu basabalala nenarha yeGibhide yoke bona babuthelele amahlengelo wotjani esikhundleni samawunguwungu wekoroyi. 13Abatjhotjhozeli babahlala entanyeni balokhu basithi: “Qedani umsebenzenu wangamalanga ulingane nalokha nanisanikelwa amawunguwungu wekoroyi.”
14Iinduna zakwa-Israyeli ezakhethwa batjhotjhozeli bakaFaro zadulwa bekwathiwa kizo: “Kubayini ningakafikeleli esibalweni esibekiweko seentina namhlanjesi njengombana benenza phambilini?”
15Iinduna zakwa-Israyeli zakhamba zayokumangala kuFaro zathi: “Kubayini uFaro aphathe iinceku zakhe ngalendlela? 16Iinceku zakhe azisaphiwa amawunguwungu wekoroyi kodwana khonapho kuthiwa asenze iintina; qala bona zidulwa kangangani. Into esiyenziwe babantu bakaFaro le ayisiyihle.”
17UFaro wathi: “Arha sukanapha mavila ndina! Niphethwe buvila! Ngikho nilokhu ningifundekela nithi, ‘Sivumela siyokuhlabela uSomnini.’ 18Ayiye, buyelani emsebenzinenu! Anisazokunikelwa amawunguwungu wekoroyi kodwana kumele nenze inani elifunekako leentina.”
19Amezwi kaFaro wokuthi, “Ninganciphisi isibalo seentina okumele nizenze ngelanga” enza iinduna zakwa-Israyeli zabona bonyana zisemrarweni. 20Kuthe lokha nazisuka kuFaro, zazithela kuMosi no-Aroni bazilindele, 21zathi: “USomnini ukubonile enikwenzileko. Uzonigweba! Nisenze saba nyamanambana kuFaro neenkhulu zakhe nabeka isabula esandleni sabo bona basibulale!”
UZimu uthembisa ukusindisa ama-Israyeli
22UMosi wabuyela kuSomnini wathi: “Maye! Kubayini uSomandla ehlisele amatshwenyeko phezu kwabantwaba? USomandla ungithumeleleni lapha? 23Soloko ngaya kuFaro bona ngikhulume ebizweni lakaSomnini, ngambala uFaro uwurubaja abantwaba. USomnini akazange alamulele abantu bakhe.”
