UEKSODUSI 7

₁UJehova wathi kuMose: Bheka, ngikwenzé ube-njengonkulunkulu kuFaro; uAroni umfowenu uyakuba-ngumprofethi wakho.

₂Wena uyakukhuluma konke engikuyala ngakho; uAroni umfowenu uyakukhuluma kuFaro ukuba abavumele abantwana bakwaIsrayeli ukuphuma ezweni lakhe.

₃Mina ngiyakuyenza inhliziyo kaFaro ibe-lukhuni, ngandise izibonakaliso zami nezimangaliso zami ezweni laseGibithe.

₄Kepha uFaro akayikunilalela; ngiyakubeka isandla sami phezu kweGibithe, ngikhiphe amabandla ami, isizwe sami, abantwana bakwaIsrayeli, ezweni laseGibithe ngezahlulelo ezinkulu.

₅AbaseGibithe bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, nxa ngelula isandla sami phezu kweGibithe, ngikhiphe abantwana bakwaIsrayeli phakathi kwabo.

₆OMose noAroni benze njalo; njengalokho uJehova ebayalile, benze njaloke.

₇UMose wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, uAroni eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nantathu, mhla bekhuluma kuFaro.

₈UJehova wakhuluma koMose noAroni, wathi:

₉Nxa uFaro ekhuluma kini, ethi: Zifakazeleni ngesimangaliso, uyakusho kuAroni ukuthi: Thatha induku yakho, uyiphonse phansi phambi kukaFaro, ukuze iphenduke inyoka.

₁₀OMose noAroni bangena kuFaro, benza njengalokho uJehova ebayalile; uAroni waphonsa phansi induku yakhe phambi kukaFaro naphambi kwezinceku zakhe, yaphenduka inyoka.

₁₁Khona uFaro wabiza izihlakaniphi nabalumbi; izanusi zaseGibithe nazo zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo.

₁₂Ngokuba yilowo nalowo waphonsa phansi induku yakhe, zaphenduka izinyoka; kepha induku ka-Aroni yagwinya izinduku zabo.

₁₃Inhliziyo kaFaro yaba-lukhuni, kabalalelanga, njengalokho eshilo uJehova.

₁₄UJehova wayesethi kuMose: Inhliziyo kaFaro ilukhuni: uyenqaba ukuba abantu bahambe.

₁₅Yana kuFaro kusasa ekuseni; bheka, uyaphuma ukuya emanzini; yima ogwini lomfula ukumhlangabeza; induku eyaphenduka inyoka woyiphatha ngesandla sakho.

₁₆Wothi kuye: UJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, ungithumé kuwe, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe bangikhonze ehlane; bheka, kuze kube-manje awulalelanga.

₁₇UJehova usho kanje, uthi: Ngalokhu uyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova: bheka, ngenduku esesandleni sami ngiyakushaya phezu kwamanzi asemfuleni, aphenduke igazi.

₁₈Izinhlanzi ezisemfuleni ziyakufa, umfula unuke; abaseGibithe bayakunengwa ngukuphuza amanzi emfuleni.

₁₉UJehova wathi kuMose: Yisho kuAroni, uthi: Thatha induku yakho, welule isandla sakho phezu kwamanzi aseGibithe, naphezu kwemifula, naphezu kweminonjana yabo, naphezu kweziziba, naphezu kwamachibi amanzi abo onke ukuba aphenduke igazi, kube-khona igazi ezweni lonke laseGibithe ezitsheni zemithi nasezitsheni zamatshe.

₂₀OMose noAroni base bekwenza-ke njengalokho uJehova ebayalile; waphakamisa induku, washaya amanzi asemfuleni emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe; onke amanzi asemfuleni aphenduka igazi.

₂₁Izinhlanzi zasemfuleni zafa; umfula wanuka; abaseGibithe babengenakuphuza amanzi asemfuleni; igazi lalikhona ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

₂₂Izanusi zaseGibithe zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo, yaze yaba-lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro; kabalalelanga, njengalokho eshilo uJehova.

₂₃UFaro waphenduka wangena endlini yakhe, kayibekanga inhliziyo yakhe nakulokho.

₂₄AbaseGibithe bemba nxazonke zomfula ukuthola amanzi okuphuza, ngokuba babengenakuphuza amanzi asemfuleni.

₂₅Zaphelela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, selokhu uJehova eshayile umfula.