Exodus 9 (BONCB)
1 UTHIXO wasesithi kuMosi, “Yana kuFaro uthi kuye, ‘Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO, uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru, ukuthi, “Yekela abantu bami bahambe, ukuze bayengikhonza.” 2 Ungabalela ukuthi bahambe ube ulokhu ubabambile 3 UTHIXO uzakwehlisela isifo esibi ezifuyweni zakho emadlelweni, amabhiza enu, obabhemi, amakamela, inkomo, izimvu lembuzi. 4 Kodwa UTHIXO uzakwenza umahluko phakathi kwezifuyo zabako-Israyeli lezamaGibhithe ukuze kungafi lasinye isifuyo sabako-Israyeli.’ ” 5 UTHIXO wamisa isikhathi esithile wathi, “UTHIXO uzakwenza lokhu kusasa elizweni leli.” 6 Lakanye ngelanga elilandelayo UTHIXO wakwenza, zonke izifuyo zamaGibhithe zafa, kodwa akufanga ngitsho lasinye isifuyo sabako-Israyeli. 7 UFaro wathuma amadoda ukuyahlola umonakalo afumana ukuthi kwakungafanga sifuyo lasinye sabako-Israyeli. Kodwa inhliziyo yakhe yala ilokhu ilukhuni, wabalela abantu ukuthi bahambe. 8 UTHIXO wasesithi kuMosi lo-Aroni, “Thathani umlotha omlutshwana eziko lifike kuFaro uMosi awuhazele emoyeni phambi kwakhe. 9 Uzakuba luthuli phezu kwelizwe lonke laseGibhithe, lapho-ke kuzaphihlika amathumba amabi ebantwini lasezinyamazaneni kulolonke ilizwe.” 10 Ngakho bathatha umlotha eziko baya kuFaro. UMosi wawuhazela emoyeni, abantu bonke lezinyamazana zonke kwamilwa ngamathumba aphihlikayo. 11 Izangoma zehluleka ukumisana loMosi ngenxa yamathumba ayezibulala kanye lamaGibhithe wonke. 12 Kodwa UTHIXO wenza yaba lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro wala ukulalela uMosi lo-Aroni njengoba UTHIXO wayevele etshilo kuMosi. 13 UTHIXO wasesithi kuMosi, “Vuka ekuseni kakhulu uye kuFaro, uthi kuye, ‘Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO, uNkulunkulu wamaHebheru, uthi, yekela abantu bami bahambe ukuze bayengikhonza. 14 Kungenjalo kulesisikhathi ngizakwehlisa ubunzima bezinhlupho zami obulesihluku phezu kwakho, phezu kwezinceku zakho labantu bakho ukuze lazi ukuthi kakho omunye onjengami emhlabeni wonke. 15 Kunje nje ngabe sengiselulile isandla sami ngakutshaya kanye labantu bakho ngesifo ebesizakucitsha emhlabeni. 16 Kodwa ngikuphephisile ngayonale injongo yokuthi ngikubonise amandla ami, lokuthi ibizo lami lifakazwe kuwo wonke umhlaba. 17 Ulokhu utshingela abantu bami ubalela ukuthi bahambe. 18 Ngalokho-ke ngalesisikhathi kusasa ngizakwehlisa isiqhotho esingakaze sehlele eGibhithe lilokhu lababala laba khona ilizwe leli. 19 Wohle nje uthumezele ilizwi lokuthi izifuyo zakho lakho konke olakho emadlelweni kubuyiswe kuvalelwe esibayeni esivikelweyo ngoba isiqhotho leso sizatshaya umuntu wonke lesifuyo sonke esingabuthwanga nxa silokhu sisegangeni, konke kuzakufa.’ ” 20 Lezozikhulu zikaFaro ezalesabayo ilizwi LIKATHIXO zaphanga zangenisa izigqili zazo lezifuyo ngaphakathi. 21 Labo abangalinanzanga ilizwi LIKATHIXO izigqili zabo lezifuyo zabo bakuyekela kusegangeni. 22 UTHIXO wasesithi kuMosi, “Yelula isandla sakho siye phezulu ukuze kune isiqhotho kulolonke iGibhithe, phezu kwabantu lezinyamazana laphezu kwakho konke okukhulayo emasimini aseGibhithe.” 23 UMosi wonela ukukhomba ngentonga yakhe phezulu, UTHIXO wehlisa umdumo lesiqhotho, umbane wabaneka phansi emhlabathini. Ngakho UTHIXO wanisa isiqhotho elizweni laseGibhithe. 24 Isiqhotho satshaya umbane wabaneka yonke indawo. Sasingakaze sibe khona isiphepho esinjalo sekulokhu isizwe saseGibhithe saba khona. 25 Isiqhotho satshaya saqothula yonke into egangeni, abantu lezinyamazana; sabhuqa konke okukhulayo emasimini, saphundla izihlahla zonke eGibhithe. 26 Indawo eyasilayo yiGosheni lapho okwakulabako-Israyeli khona. 27 UFaro wasebiza uMosi lo-Aroni. Wathi kubo, “Okwamanje ngenze isono. UTHIXO ulungile, kukanti mina labantu bami siyizoni. 28 Khulekani KUTHIXO, ngoba ukukhwaza kwezulu lesiqhotho sekwanele. Ngizaliyekela lihambe; akusadingeki ukuthi lihlale.” 29 UMosi waphendula wathi. “Nxa sengiphumile edolobheni ngizavula izandla zami ngikhuleke KUTHIXO. Ukuduma kuzakhawula kungabe kusaba lesiqhotho, ukuze wazi ukuthi umhlaba NGOKATHIXO. 30 Kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi wena lezikhulu zakho lilokhu lingamesabi UTHIXO uNkulunkulu.” 31 (Amabele lebhali kwabhuqwa nya ngoba amabele ayeselezikhwebu lophoko selumumethe. 32 Ingqoloyi lenyawuthi khona kakuthintwanga ngoba kuvuthwa muva.) 33 UMosi wasesuka kuFaro waphuma edolobheni. Welulela izandla zakhe KUTHIXO; ukuduma kwezulu lesiqhotho kwakhawula, izulu alabe lisana emhlabeni. 34 Kwathi uFaro ebona ukuthi izulu lesiqhotho lokukhwaza kwezulu kwasekukhawule waphinda wenza isono: Yena lezikhulu zakhe benza inhliziyo zabo zaba lukhuni. 35 Ngakho inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni akaze avumela abako-Israyeli ukuthi bahambe njengoba UTHIXO wayetshilo ngoMosi.