Bible Reading Plan – Day 18

₂₀UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Vuka ekuseni kusasa, ume phambi kukaFaro; bheka, uyaphuma ukuya emanzini; thana kuye: ‘UJehova usho kanje, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe bangikhonze. ₂₁Ngokuba uma wenqaba ukuba basuke, bheka, ngizakuthumela kuwe izibawu, nakuzo izinceku zakho, nakubantu bakho, nasezindlini zakho; izindlu zabaseGibithe ziyakugcwala izibawu kanye nomhlabathi ezikuwo.

₂₂“ ‘Ngalolo suku ngiyakwahlukanisa izwe laseGosheni abakhe kulo abantu bami ukuba kungabikho izibawu khona, ukuze wazi ukuthi nginguJehova phakathi kwezwe. ₂₃Ngizakwahlukanisa abantu bami nabantu bakho; ngomuso siyakuvela lesi sibonakaliso.’ ”

₂₄Wenze njalo uJehova; kwangena uswebezane olwesabekayo lwezibawu endlini kaFaro, nasezindlini zezinceku zakhe, nasezweni lonke laseGibithe; izwe lachithwa ngenxa yezibawu.

₂₅Khona uFaro wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Hambani nihlabele uNkulunkulu wenu kuleli zwe.”

₂₆Wayesethi uMose: “Akufanele ukwenze njalo, ngokuba siyakuhlabela uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu lokhu okunengeka kwabaseGibithe; bheka, singahlaba okunengeka kwabaseGibithe emehlweni abo, bangasikhandi ngamatshe, na? ₂₇Siyakuhamba ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu, siye ehlane, sihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, njengalokho ezakusiyala.”

₂₈Wayesethi uFaro: “Ngizakunivumela ukuba nihambe nihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ehlane, kepha ningayi kude kakhulu nokho; ngikhulekeleni.”

₂₉Wathi uMose: “Bheka, ngiyaphuma kuwe; ngiyakuncenga uJehova ukuba izibawu zimuke, zisuke kuFaro, nakuzo izinceku zakhe, nakubantu bakhe ngomuso; kodwa uFaro angabuyi akhohlise ngokungavumeli abantu ukuba bahambe bahlabele uJehova.”

₃₀UMose wayesephuma kuFaro, wamncenga uJehova. ₃₁UJehova wayesenza njengezwi likaMose; wasusa izibawu kuFaro, nakuzo izinceku zakhe, nakubantu bakhe; akwasala nesisodwa. ₃₂UFaro wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe nangaleso sikhathi futhi, kabavumelanga abantu ukuba bahambe.

₁UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ngena kuFaro, umtshele ukuthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze. ₂Ngokuba uma wenqaba ukuba bahambe usababambile, ₃bheka, isandla sikaJehova siyakuba phezu kwemfuyo yakho esendle, naphezu kwamahhashi, naphezu kwezimbongolo, naphezu kwamakamela, naphezu kwezinkomo, naphezu kwezimvu, silethe isifo esinzima kakhulu. ₄UJehova uyakwahlukanisa imfuyo yakwa-Israyeli nemfuyo yaseGibithe, kungafi lutho kukho konke okwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.’ ”

₅UJehova wanquma isikhathi, wathi: “Kusasa uJehova uzakwenza lokhu ezweni.” ₆Wakwenza-ke lokho uJehova ngangomuso; yafa yonke imfuyo yaseGibithe, kepha emfuyweni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli akwafa neyodwa. ₇UFaro wathumela; bheka, emfuyweni yakwa-Israyeli akufanga neyodwa; kepha inhliziyo kaFaro yayilukhuni, kabavumelanga abantu ukuba bahambe.

₈UJehova wayesethi kuMose naku-Aroni: “Caphunani izinkweshe zomlotha waseziko uMose awusakazele ngasezulwini phambi kukaFaro. ₉Uyakuba yibhuqu ezweni lonke laseGibithe, uphenduke amathumba ayakuqhamuka nezilonda kubantu nasezinkomeni ezweni lonke laseGibithe.”

₁₀Base bethatha umlotha waseziko, bema phambi kukaFaro; uMose wawusakazela ngasezulwini, waphenduka amathumba aqhamuka nezilonda kubantu nasezinkomeni. ₁₁Izanusi zazingenakuma phambi kukaMose ngenxa yamathumba, ngokuba amathumba ayekhona kuzo izanusi nakubo bonke abaseGibithe. ₁₂UJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, kabalalelanga, njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuMose.

₁₃UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Vuka ekuseni kusasa, ume phambi kukaFaro, uthi kuye: ‘UJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, usho kanje, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze. ₁₄Ngokuba kulesi sikhathi ngizakuthuma zonke izinhlupho zami enhliziyweni yakho, nasezincekweni zakho, nakubantu bakho, ukuze wazi ukuthi akakho onjengami emhlabeni wonke. ₁₅Ngokuba ngase ngiselule isandla sami, ngakushaya wena nabantu bakho ngesifo, uze uchitheke emhlabeni, ₁₆kepha ngikumise ngalokhu ukuba ngikubonise amandla ami, igama lami lishunyayelwe emhlabeni wonke. ₁₇Usabavimbela abantu bami, ungabavumeli ukuba bahambe, na? ₁₈Bheka, kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngiyakuwisa isichotho esinzima kakhulu, esingazange sibe khona esingaka eGibithe, selokhu lakhiwa kuze kube manje. ₁₉Ngalokho thuma, ubuyise imfuyo yakho nakho konke onakho endle; bonke abantu nazo zonke izinkomo okuyakufunyanwa endle kungagoduswanga kuyakuwelelwa yisichotho, kufe.’ ”

₂₀Yena owalesaba izwi likaJehova phakathi kwezinceku zikaFaro wazenza izinceku zakhe nezinkomo zakhe ukuba zibalekele ezindlini. ₂₁Kepha onganakanga izwi likaJehova washiya izinceku zakhe nemfuyo yakhe endle.

₂₂Wayesethi uJehova kuMose: “Yelula isandla sakho ngasezulwini ukuba kuwe isichotho ezweni lonke laseGibithe, phezu kwabantu, naphezu kwazinkomo naphezu kwayo yonke imifino ezweni lonke laseGibithe.” ₂₃UMose wayeselula induku yakhe ngasezulwini; uJehova wathuma ukuduma nesichotho; nomlilo wehlela emhlabeni; uJehova wawisa isichotho phezu kwezwe laseGibithe. ₂₄Kwase kuwa isichotho nomlilo owanyazima njalo phakathi kwesichotho; kwakunzima kakhulu, okwakungazange kube khona ezweni laseGibithe okungangako, selokhu laba yisizwe. ₂₅Isichotho sashaya konke okwakusendle, abantu nezinkomo, ezweni lonke laseGibithe; isichotho sashaya yonke imifino yasendle, saphula yonke imithi yasendle. ₂₆Ezweni laseGosheni kuphela, lapho babe khona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kwakungawi sichotho.

₂₇UFaro wathuma wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi kubo: “Ngonile lesi sikhathi; uJehova ulungile, kepha mina nabantu bami sibabi. ₂₈Ncengani kuJehova, ngokuba sekwanele lokhu kuduma okungaka nesichotho; ngizakunivumela ukuba nihambe, ningabe nisahlala.”

₂₉Wayesethi uMose kuye: “Nxa sengiphumile emzini, ngizakwelula izandla zami kuJehova; kuyakunqamuka ukuduma, nesichotho asisayikuba khona, ukuze wazi ukuthi umhlaba ungokaJehova. ₃₀Kepha wena nezinceku zakho ngiyazi ukuthi anikamesabi uJehova uNkulunkulu.”

₃₁Kwashaywa ifilakisi* nebhali,* ngokuba ibhali lalikhahlele, nefilakisi laliqhakazile. ₃₂Kepha ukolweni nespelite* akushaywanga, ngokuba kwakungakakhuli.

₃₃UMose waphuma emzini kaFaro, welula izandla zakhe kuJehova; kwanqamuka-ke ukuduma nesichotho, alabe lisana emhlabeni. ₃₄UFaro esebonile ukuthi imvula nesichotho nokuduma sekunqamukile, wabuye wona, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, yena nezinceku zakhe. ₃₅Inhliziyo kaFaro yayilukhuni, kabavumelanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bahambe, njengalokho uJehova eshilo ngoMose.

₁UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ngena kuFaro, ngokuba ngenze lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe nenhliziyo yezinceku zakhe ukuba ngizenze lezi zibonakaliso zami phakathi kwabo, ₂ukuze utshele indodana yakho ezindlebeni nendodana yendodana yakho lokho engikwenzele iGibithe, nezibonakaliso zami engizenzile phakathi kwabo, nize nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”

₃OMose no-Aroni bangena-ke kuFaro, bathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, uthi: ‘Koze kube nini wenqaba ukuzithoba phambi kwami na? Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze. ₄Ngokuba uma wenqaba ukuba abantu bami bahambe, bheka, ngomuso ngizakuletha isikhonyane ezweni lakho. ₅Siyakusibekela ubuso bomhlaba, ukuze kungabe kusabonwa mhlabathi; siyakudla okuseleyo okusindile, enikushiyelwe yisichotho, sidle yonke imithi enimilelayo endle. ₆Izindlu zakho, nezindlu zezinceku zakho zonke, nezindlu zabo bonke abaseGibithe ziyakugcwaliswa yiso, abangazange basibone esinjalo oyihlo nawoyise bawoyihlo, selokhu bafika emhlabeni kuze kube namuhla.’ ” Waphenduka, waphuma kuFaro.

₇Kepha izinceku zikaFaro zathi kuye: “Lo muntu uzakuba lugibe kuze kube nini na? Bavumele abantu ukuba bahambe bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Awukwazi ukuthi iGibithe seliyashabalala na?”

₈OMose no-Aroni babuyiselwa kuFaro; wathi kubo: “Hambani nimkhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; kepha ngobani abazakuhamba na?”

₉UMose wathi: “Siyakuhamba nabasha bethu, nabadala bethu, namadodana ethu, namadodakazi ethu, nezimvu zethu, nezinkomo zethu, ngokuba sinomkhosi kaJehova.”

₁₀Wayesethi kubo: “Makabe nani-ke uJehova, njengokuba ngizakunivumela ukuba nihambe nezingane zenu; bhekani, ngokuba okubi kuphambi kwenu. ₁₁Kungabi njalo; hambani nina madoda nimkhonze uJehova, ngokuba yikho enikufunayo.” Base bexoshwa ebusweni bukaFaro.

₁₂UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yelula isandla sakho phezu kwezwe laseGibithe, kufike isikhonyane ukuba senyukele ezweni laseGibithe, sidle imifino yonke, konke okwashiywa yisichotho.”

₁₃UMose wayeselula induku yakhe phezu kwezwe laseGibithe; uJehova waletha umoya wasempumalanga ezweni ngalo lonke lolo suku nobusuku bonke; sekusile umoya wasempumalanga waletha isikhonyane. ₁₄Isikhonyane senyukela ezweni lonke laseGibithe, sahlala ezweni lonke laseGibithe, sasinzima kakhulu; ngaphambi kwaso kwakungazange kube khona isikhonyane esingangaso, nangasemva kwaso asisayikuba khona esingangaso. ₁₅Ngokuba sasibekela ubuso bonke bomhlaba, laze laba mnyama izwe. Sadla imifino yonke nezithelo zonke zemithi ezishiywe yisichotho; akwasala lutho oluluhlaza emithini nasemifinweni yasendle ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

₁₆Khona uFaro washesha wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Ngonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nakinina. ₁₇Ngalokho ake nithethelele isono sami ngalesi sikhathi esisodwa nje, nincenge uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukuba asuse kimi lokhu kufa kuphela.”

₁₈Waphuma kuFaro, wamncenga uJehova. ₁₉UJehova wayesewuphendula umoya waba ngowasentshonalanga onamandla amakhulu; wona wasusa isikhonyane, wasilahla eLwandle Olubomvu; akwasala sikhonyane nesisodwa ezweni lonke laseGibithe. ₂₀Kepha uJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, kabavumelanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bahambe.

₂₁UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yelula isandla sakho ngasezulwini ukuba kube khona ubumnyama ezweni laseGibithe obuphatheka ngesandla.” ₂₂UMose wayeseselula isandla sakhe ngasezulwini; kwaba khona isigayegaye esinzima ezweni lonke laseGibithe izinsuku ezintathu. ₂₃Ababonananga; akusukanga muntu endaweni yakhe izinsuku zaze zaba ntathu; kepha kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kwakukhona ukukhanya emakhaya abo.

₂₄UFaro wambiza uMose, wathi: “Hambani nimkhonze uJehova, kusale kuphela izimvu zenu nezinkomo zenu; izingane zenu zingahamba nani.”

₂₅Wathi uMose: “Wonikela esandleni sethu imihlatshelo neminikelo yokushiswa, ukuze sihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. ₂₆Imfuyo yethu nayo iyakuhamba nathi; akuyikusala nanselo, ngokuba siyakuthatha kuyo lokhu esiyakumkhonza ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu; asikwazi esiyakumkhonza ngakho uJehova, singakafiki khona.”

₂₇Kepha uJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, kabavumelanga ukuba bahambe. ₂₈UFaro wathi kuye: “Suka kimi, uqaphele ukuba ungabuboni ubuso bami futhi; ngokuba mhla ubona ubuso bami, uyakufa.”

₂₉Wathi uMose: “Ukhulume kahle; angisayikubuye ngibone ubuso bakho.”

₁UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ngisezakuletha inhlupheko eyodwa kuFaro nakulo iGibithe; ngasemuva uyakunivumela ukuba nisuke lapha; yebo, nxa eniyeka ukuba nihambe, uzakunixosha nokunixosha lapha. ₂Khuluma manje ezindlebeni zabantu ukuba yilowo nalowo mlisa acele kumakhelwane wakhe, yilowo nalowo wesifazane acele kumakhelwane wakhe izinto zesiliva nezinto zegolide.” ₃UJehova wabapha abantu umusa emehlweni abaseGibithe. Futhi lowo muntu uMose wayemkhulu kakhulu ezweni laseGibithe emehlweni ezinceku zikaFaro nasemehlweni abantu.

₄UMose wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngaphakathi kwamabili ngizakuphuma, ngiye phakathi kweGibithe; ₅amazibulo onke asezweni laseGibithe ayakufa, kusukela kulo izibulo likaFaro ohlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi kuze kube kulo izibulo lencekukazi engasetsheni lokugaya, kanye namazibulo onke ezinkomo. ₆Kuyakuba khona ukukhala okukhulu ezweni lonke laseGibithe, okungazange kube khona okungangako, okungasayikuba khona futhi okungangako. ₇Kepha kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli akuyikubakho nanja eyakugwavumela umuntu nenkomo,’ ukuze nazi ukuthi uJehova uyahlukanisa iGibithe no-Israyeli. ₈Zonke lezi zinceku zakho ziyakwehla, zifike kimi, zingikhothamele, zithi: ‘Phuma wena nabantu bonke abakulandelayo; emva kwalokho ngizakuphuma.’ ” Waphuma kuFaro evutha ulaka.

₉Wayesethi uJehova kuMose: “UFaro akayikukulalela ukuba izimangaliso zami zande ezweni laseGibithe.” ₁₀OMose no-Aroni bazenza zonke lezi zimangaliso ebusweni bukaFaro; uJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, kabavumelanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuphuma ezweni lakhe.