U-Eksodasi 10 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

Inhlupheko yesificaminwembili: Isikhongwane

¹ INkosi yasisithi kuMose: Yana kuFaro, ngoba ngiyenze yaba lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe lezinhliziyo zezinceku zakhe ukuze ngibonakalise lezizibonakaliso zami phambi kwabo,

² lokuba utshele indodana yakho lendodana yendodana yakho izinto ezihlekisayo engizenze phezu kwamaGibithe lezibonakaliso engizenze phakathi kwawo, ukuze lazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi.

³ UMose loAroni baya kuFaro bathi kuye: INkosi, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, ithi: Koze kube nini usala ukuzithoba phambi kwami na? Vumela abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bayengikhonza.

⁴ Ngoba uba ungabavumeli ukuba bahambe, ngizakuthumela kusasa elizweni lakho isikhongwane,

⁵ esizakusibekela lonke ilizwe ukuba lingabonakali kumuntu, sidle konke lokho okwasalayo esiqhothweni, sidle zonke izihlahla zakho ezisegangeni.

⁶ Sizagcwala izindlu zakho lezindlu zenceku zakho zonke lezindlu zawo wonke amaGibithe, abangazanga basibone esinje oyihlo laboyise baboyihlo selokhu baba khona emhlabeni kuze kube lamhla. Waphenduka, wasuka kuFaro.

⁷ Inceku zikaFaro zathi kuye: Lumuntu uzasihlupha kuze kube nini na? Bavumele abantu ukuba bahambe, bayekhonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo; kawukazi yini ukuthi iGibithe liyachitheka na?

⁸ UMose loAroni babuyiselwa kuFaro; wathi kubo: Hambani liyeyikhonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. Kodwa ngobani phakathi kwenu abazakuhamba na?

⁹ UMose wathi: Sizahamba labatsha bethu labadala bethu, lamadodana ethu lamadodakazi ethu, lezimvu zethu lezinkomo zethu, siyenzele iNkosi umkhosi.

¹⁰ Wathi kubo: INkosi ibe lani, uba ngilivumela ukuba lihambe labantwana benu! Ngibona ukuba lifuna ukwenza okubi.

¹¹ Atshi! kodwa kakuhambe amadoda, ayeyikhonza iNkosi, ngoba yikho lokhu elikufisayo. Basebexotshwa phambi kukaFaro.

¹² INkosi yathi kuMose: Yelula isandla sakho phezu kwelizwe laseGibithe ukuba kufike isikhongwane elizweni laseGibithe, sidle imibhida yonke lakho konke okwasala esiqhothweni.

¹³ UMose wayiphakamisa intonga yakhe phezu kwelizwe laseGibithe; iNkosi yaletha umoya wasempumalanga elizweni kulo lonke lolosuku lakubo bonke lobobusuku; kwathi sekusile, umoya wasempumalanga waletha isikhongwane.

¹⁴ Isikhongwane safika elizweni lonke laseGibithe, sahlala endaweni zonke zaseGibithe, sasinengi kakhulu. Kwakungazanga kube khona isikhongwane esingangaso ngaphambi kwaso, futhi kakuyikuba khona esingangaso emva kwaso.

¹⁵ Ngoba sagcwala ilizwe lonke, kwaze kwaba mnyama elizweni; sadla yonke imibhida lazo zonke izithelo zezihlahla ezasala esiqhothweni; kakusalanga lutho oluluhlaza, lesihlahla lombhida weganga kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibithe.

¹⁶ UFaro wasephangisa ukubabiza oMose loAroni, wathi kubo: Ngonile eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu lakini.

¹⁷ Ngakhoke ake lingithethelele isono sami okwalesisikhathi esisodwa nje, liyincenge iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ukuze isuse kimi lokhukufa.

¹⁸ UMose waphuma kuFaro, wayincenga iNkosi.

¹⁹ INkosi yaletha umoya olamandla owasentshonalanga owasusa isikhongwane, wasixotshela oLwandle oluBomvu; kakusalanga sikhongwane lesisodwa elizweni lonke laseGibithe.

²⁰ Kodwa iNkosi yenza inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni, kazabavumela abakoIsrayeli ukuba bahambe.

Inhlupheko yesificamunwemunye: Umnyama ophuntshuthwayo

²¹ INkosi yasisithi kuMose: Phakamisela isandla sakho phezulu ukuba kube khona umnyama elizweni laseGibithe, umnyama ongaphuntshuthwa ngesandla.

²² UMose wasephakamisela isandla sakhe phezulu; kwaba khona umnyama omkhulu elizweni lonke laseGibithe insuku ezintathu.

²³ Bahluleka ukubonana, futhi kakusukanga muntu endaweni yakhe insuku zaze zabantathu; kodwa emizini yabakoIsrayeli kwakukhona ukukhanya.

²⁴ UFaro wasembiza uMose wathi: Hambani liyeyikhonza iNkosi, bahambe lani labantwana benu, kodwa kusale izimvu lezinkomo zenu.

²⁵ Kodwa uMose wathi: Kuhle ukuba usivumele ukuba sithathe imihlatshelo leminikelo yokutshiswa, ukuze siyihlabele iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu.

²⁶ Ngakho lezinkomo zethu zizahamba kanye lathi, kungasali emuva lankomo eyodwa; ngoba sifanele sizithathe siyikhonze iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ngazo, ngoba kasikwazi esizakuyikhonza ngakho iNkosi size sifike khona.

²⁷ Kodwa iNkosi yayenza yaba lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, kazabavumela ukuba bahambe.

²⁸ UFaro wathi kuye: Suka lapha, uqaphele ukuba ungabonani lami futhi; ngoba mhla ubonana lami uzakufa.

²⁹ UMose wathi: Ukhulume kuhle, kangisayikubonana lawe.