Ukubhubha KwabaseGibhithe OLwandle Lomhlanga
1USimakade wathi kuMose: 2“Khuluma nabantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuze babuyele emuva, bayokanisa phambi kwePhi Hahirothi, phakathi kweMigidoli nolwandle, phambi kweBhali Zefoni; bakanise ngasolwandle babhekane nalo. 3UFaro uyakuthi ngabantu bakwa-Israyeli: ‘Bayazulazula bedidekile ezweni, ihlane libavalele.’
4“Ngiyakuyenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, uyakubalandela, ukuze ngithole udumo ngoFaro nangempi yakhe yonke; abaseGibhithe bayakukwazi ukuthi nginguSimakade.”
Benza kanjalo.
5Yabikelwa inkosi yaseGibhithe ukuthi abantu babalekile. UFaro nezinceku zakhe baguqula umqondo mayelana nabantu, bathi: “Yini le esiyenzileyo ukuba sikhulule abakwa-Israyeli bangabe besasisebenzela na?”
6Wabophela inqola yakhe yempi, wahamba nabantu bakhe; 7wathatha izinqola ezikhethiweyo ezingama-600, nazo zonke ezinye izinqola zempi zaseGibhithe, nezinduna zempi. 8USimakade wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe, wabalandela abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngokuba babephume ngesandla esiphakeme. 9AbaseGibhithe babalandela ngamahhashi, nezinqola zempi zikaFaro, nempi yakhe, babafica bekanise ngasolwandle ePhi Hahirothi, phambi kweBhali Zefoni.
10Kwathi lapho uFaro esesondela, abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphakamisa amehlo abo bababona abaseGibhithe bebalandela, besaba kakhulu abantu bakwa-Israyeli, base bekhala kuSimakade. 11Bathi kuMose: “Yingoba abengekho yini amangcwaba eGibhithe ukuba usikhiphele kuleli hlane sizofela khona na? Yini le osenze yona ngokusikhipha eGibhithe na? 12Asishongo yini kuwe siseseGibhithe sathi: ‘Siyeke ukuze sisebenzele abaseGibhithe’ na? Ngokuba bekungcono ukusebenzela abaseGibhithe kunokuba sizofela ehlane.”
13Kepha uMose wathi kubantu: “Ningesabi, qinani, nibone ukukhululwa uSimakade azonenzela khona namuhla; ngokuba laba baseGibhithe enibabona namuhla anisayukuphinde nibabone naphakade. 14USimakade uzonilwela, nina thulani du.”
15USimakade wathi kuMose: “Ukhalelani kimi na? Khuluma kubantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bahambe. 16Wena phakamisa induku yakho, welulele isandla sakho phezu kolwandle ulwehlukanise, yikhona abantu bakwa-Israyeli bezodabula ulwandle behamba emhlabathini owomileyo. 17Mina ngiyakuyenza lukhuni inhliziyo yabaseGibhithe ukuze banilandele, ngiyofumana udumo ngoFaro nangayo yonke impi yakhe, izinqola zakhe zempi, nabagibele amahhashi. 18AbaseGibhithe bayakukwazi ukuthi nginguSimakade lapho sengizitholele udumo ngoFaro, nezinqola zakhe zempi, nangabagibele amahhashi.”
19Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu eyayihamba phambi kwempi yabakwa-Israyeli yasuka yaya ngemuva kwabo; nensika yefu eyayihamba phambi kwabo yasuka yaba ngemuva kwabo. 20Yaba phakathi kwempi yabaseGibhithe nempi yabakwa-Israyeli. Kwakukhona ifu nobumnyama, ifu lakhanyisa ebusuku kodwa akekho owasondela komunye ubusuku bonke.
21UMose welulela isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, uSimakade walududula ulwandle ubusuku bonke ngomoya wasempumalanga onamandla, ulwandle waluphendula lwaba wumhlabathi owomileyo, amanzi ehlukana. 22Abantu bakwa-Israyeli badabula olwandle behamba emhlabathini owomileyo, amanzi enza udonga kwesokunene nakwesokhohlo sabo. 23AbaseGibhithe ababebaxosha bangena olwandle, amahhashi wonke kaFaro, nezinqola zakhe zempi, nabagibele amahhashi. 24Entathakusa uSimakade esensikeni yomlilo nasefini, wabheka phansi emshungwini wempi yabaseGibhithe, wayenza yadideka impi. 25Izinqola zabo zempi zabhajwa, amasondo ahamba kanzima, ngakho-ke abaseGibhithe bathi: “Masibalekeni phambi kwabakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba uSimakade uyabalwela, umelene nabaseGibhithe.”
26USimakade wathi kuMose: “Yelulela isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, ukuze amanzi abuyele phezu kwabaseGibhithe, naphezu kwezinqola zabo zempi, naphezu kwabagibele amahhashi.”
27UMose welulela isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, ulwandle lwabuyela esimweni salo entathakusa. AbaseGibhithe babaleka, kodwa uSimakade wabaphonsa phakathi kolwandle abaseGibhithe. 28Amanzi abuyela amboza izinqola zempi, nabagibele amahhashi, nayo yonke impi kaFaro eyayibalandela; baminza olwandle, akwaze kwasala namunye.
29Kepha abakwa-Israyeli bahamba emhlabathini owomileyo bedabula ulwandle, amanzi aba wudonga kwesokunene nakwesokhohlo sabo.
30Ngalolo lusuku uSimakade wabasindisa abakwa-Israyeli esandleni sabaseGibhithe; abakwa-Israyeli babona izidumbu zabaseGibhithe ogwini lolwandle. 31U-Israyeli wawabona amandla amakhulu abonakaliswa nguSimakade phezu kwabaseGibhithe, abantu bakholwa nguSimakade nayinceku yakhe uMose.
