Amatshwenyeko kabhubhani wefuyo
1USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Khamba uye kuFaro uthi kuye, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu wamaHebheru: Tjhaphulula abantu bami ukuze bangilotjhe. 2Nawala bonyana bakhambe uragele phambili ngokubabambezela, 3isandla sakaSomnini sizokwehlisela ubhubhani phezu kwefuywakho esemrhuleni: iinjomani, abodumbana, amakamela, iinkomo, izimvu neembuzi. 4Kodwana uSomnini uzakwenza umahluko phakathi kwefuyo yama-Israyeli neyamaGibhide ngendlela yokobana akunasilwana sama-Israyeli esizakufa. 5USomnini ubeke isikhathi wathi: Kusasa uSomnini uzakwenza isigesi enarheni.’ ”
6Ngelanga elilandelako uSomnini wenza isigeso: Yoke ifuyo yamaGibhide yafa, kodwana kuma-Israyeli azange kufe ngitjho nayinye ifuyo. 7UFaro wabikelwa bonyana mbala akunafuyo nayinye yama-Israyeli efileko. Kodwana khonapho ihliziywakhe yayilokhu ikhunyalele. Azange atjhaphulule abantu bona bakhambe.
Amatshwenyeko wamathumba
8USomnini wathi kuMosi no-Aroni: “Rhurhulani umule nge-ondweni ekulu nizalise izandla bese uMosi awurhatjhe emmoyeni phambi kwakaFaro. 9Uzakuphenduka ithuli phezu kweGibhide yoke bese kuqubuka amathumba abhibhidlhako ebantwini neenlwaneni enarheni yoke.”
10Yeke barhurhula umule, bajama ngaphambi kwakaFaro. UMosi wawurhatjha emmoyeni, kwaqubuka amathumba abhibhidlhako ebantwini neenlwaneni. 11Abosomlingo babhalelwa kujama phambi kwakaMosi ngebanga lamathumba ebegade aqubuke kibo nemaGibhideni woke. 12Kodwana uSomnini waqinisa ihliziyo kaFaro wangalalela uMosi no-Aroni. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini atjho kuMosi.
Amatshwenyeko wesinanja
13USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Vuka ekuseni, ujamelane noFaro uthi kuye, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu wamaHebheru: Tjhaphulula abantu bami, bakhambe ukuze bangilotjhe! 14Gadesi khona ngizokumadlha neenkhulu zakho kanye nabantu bakho ngamatshwenyekwami anzima. Ngalokho uzakwazi kuhle bonyana akakho ofana nami ephasinapha. 15Iye, ngesikhathesi bekusemandlenami kobana ngiphakamise isandla sami ngikumadlhe wena nabantu bakho ngamatshwenyeko uphele nya ephasini. 16Kodwana ngikubabalele ngomnqopho wokukukhombisa amandlami nokobana ibizo lami libatjazwe iphasi loke. 17Nawusoloko uphatha abantu bami makghwakghwa ngokubalela bona bakhambe, 18ngiyakutjela hi, ngesikhathesi kusasa ngizokwehlisa isinanja esikhulu nesingazange khesibe khona eGibhidapha soloko yaba khona bekube gadesi. 19Nje-ke thumela bonyana kubuthwe yoke ifuywakho nakho koke kwakho okusemrhuleni kulethwe esidalasini ngombana isinanja sizakwehlela phezu kwawo woke umuntu nakizo zoke iinlwana ezingakakhoseliswa ezisasabalele emrhuleni, zizakufa ngiyakutjela.’ ”
20Iinkhulu zakaFaro ezesaba ilizwi lakaSomnini zarhaba zaletha amakhobokazo nefuywazo ngesidalasini. 21Kodwana lezo ezabeba ilizwi lakaSomnini zalisa amakhobokazo nefuywazo emrhuleni.
22USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Lulela isandla sakho emkayini ukuze isinanja sehlele phezu kweGibhide: phezu kwabantu neenlwana naphezu kwaso soke isivuno emasimini wamaGibhide.”
23Lokha uMosi naphakamisela idondolo lakhe emkayini, uSomnini wathumela umdumo nesinanja. Umbani wamekezela ehlabathini, isinanja sarhulukela enarheni yeGibhide. 24Kwaphambana imibani njalo phakathi kwesiwuruwuru sesinanja. Kwaba yinto engazange kheyibe khona emlandweni woke weGibhide. 25Kiyo yoke iGibhide isinanja sarhayila koke okusemrhuleni, abantu neenlwana. Sarhayila soke isivuno emasimini, sarwadlha nayo yoke imithi esemmangweni. 26Kodwana lapha bekuhlala khona ama-Israyeli, eGotjheni, azange kube nesinanja.
27UFaro wathumela ilizwi bona kubizwe uMosi no-Aroni, wathi kibo: “Awa kwanje khona ngonile. USomnini uqinisile, mina nabantu bami sinephoso. 28Akhese nithandaze nisirabhelele kuSomnini. Sekwanele kwanjesi ngomdumo osabekako nangesinanja esingaka. Ngizanitjhaphulula-ke, ningasahlala.”
29UMosi wathi: “Ngizakuthi ngingaphuma ngedorobhenapha, ngilule izandla zami ngithandaze kuSomnini. Umdumo uzakuthula begodu kungasaba nesinanja ukuze wazi bonyana iphasi ngelakaSomnini. 30Kodwana ngiyazi bonyana wena neenkhulu zakho anikabukwesaba uSomnini uZimu.”
31(Isitjalo selineni nebhali kwarhayileka ngombana ibhali besele iphalazile nesitjalo selineni sithuthumbile. 32Ikoroyi nesakoroyi nokho azange zirhayileke ngombana zona zivuthwa muva.)
33UMosi wasuka kuFaro waphumela ngaphandle kwedorobho. Welulela izandla zakhe kuSomnini, umdumo nesinanja zathula nezulu azange lisawulukela enarheni. 34Kuthe lokha uFaro nabona bonyana izulu lisile, isinanja nomdumo zithulile, wona godu: Yena neenkhulu zakhe bakhunyalalisa iinhliziyo zabo. 35Ngaleyondlela ihliziyo kaFaro yaqina, azange atjhaphulule ama-Israyeli. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini atjho ngoMosi.
