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14 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: 2 “Tjela ema-Israyeli kutsi akajike ayewumisa emathende embikwePhihahirothi, emkhatsini weMigdoli nelwandle, lapho kubonakala khona iBhali-sefoni.+ Kufanele nimise emathende enu ngaselwandle abukane neBhali-sefoni. 3 Ngemuva kwaloko Faro utawukhuluma ngebantfu baka-Israyeli atsi: ‘Bayazulazula futsi badidekile. Sebavimbeleke ehlane.’ 4 Ngitawuvumela inhlitiyo yakhe kutsi ibe lukhuni+ futsi utawubese uyawalandzela. Ngitawutikhatimulisa ngekuncoba Faro nalo lonkhe libutfo lakhe,+ nebantfu baseGibhithe batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”+ Ngako-ke ema-Israyeli enta kanjalo.
5 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Faro inkhosi yaseGibhithe wabikelwa kutsi ema-Israyeli ahambile. Ngekushesha yena netinceku takhe bashintja ingcondvo,+ batsi: “Sikwenteleni vele loku? Siwakhululeleni lama-Israyeli ekubeni tigcili tetfu?” 6 Ngako Faro walungisa tinkalishi takhe temphi, watsatsa nebantfu bakhe wahamba nabo.+ 7 Watsatsa tinkalishi telikhetselo letingu-600 kanye nato tonkhe letinye tinkalishi taseGibhithe. Bekunemasotja kuleyo naleyo nkalishi. 8 Ngako Jehova wavumela inhlitiyo yaFaro inkhosi yaseGibhithe kutsi ibe lukhuni. Faro wacosha ema-Israyeli njengobe abehamba ngesibindzi.*+ 9 Bantfu baseGibhithe bawacosha,+ futsi onkhe emahhashi aFaro ladvonsa tinkalishi, nemasotja akhe lagibele emahhashi kanye nelibutfo lakhe, besebasondzela kuma-Israyeli labemise emathende awo ngaselwandle, edvute nePhihahirothi, abukene neBhali-sefoni.
10 Ngesikhatsi Faro asondzela, ema-Israyeli aphakamisa emehlo awo abona bantfu baseGibhithe betile emvakwawo. Acala kwesaba futsi akhala kuJehova.+ 11 Atsi kuMosi: “Besekute yini tindzawo tekungcwaba eGibhithe kutsi ungasiletsa lapha ehlane sitewufela khona?+ Yini lena losente yona? Usikhipheleni eGibhithe? 12 Akusiko yini loku lebesikutjela kona eGibhithe, ngesikhatsi sitsi: ‘Siyekele sisebentele bantfu baseGibhithe’? Kuncono kutsi sisebentele bona kunekutsi sifele lapha ehlane.”+ 13 Mosi watsi kuma-Israyeli: “Ningesabi.+ Cinani futsi nibone indlela Jehova latanisindzisa ngayo lamuhla.+ Labantfu baseGibhithe lenibabonako, angeke niphindze nibabone.+ 14 Jehova nguye lotanilwela,+ nine nitawuthula nibukele.”
15 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Kungani ukhalela lusito? Tjela ema-Israyeli kutsi akasale esuka kulendzawo. 16 Phakamisa indvuku yakho, welulele sandla sakho elwandle ulwehlukanise ekhatsi, kuze ema-Israyeli atekwewela ahamba emhlabatsini lowomile. 17 Mine ngitawuvumela tinhlitiyo tebantfu baseGibhithe kutsi tibe lukhuni, bese bayawalandzela. Ngako-ke ngitawutikhatimulisa ngekuncoba Faro nalo lonkhe libutfo lakhe, netinkalishi takhe temphi kanye nemasotja akhe lagibele emahhashi.+ 18 Bantfu baseGibhithe batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova nangitikhatimulisa ngekuncoba Faro, netinkalishi takhe temphi kanye nemasotja akhe lagibele emahhashi.”+
19 Lengilosi yaNkulunkulu weliciniso+ lebeyihamba embikwema-Israyeli yabese iyesuka iya ngemuva kwawo, nalensika yelifu lebeyisembikwawo yesuka yaya ngemuva.+ 20 Yema emkhatsini webantfu baseGibhithe nema-Israyeli,+ ngako kulolunye luhlangotsi kwaba mnyama, kulolunye kwakhanya.+ Ngaleso sizatfu, bantfu baseGibhithe abazange basondzele kuma-Israyeli bonkhe lobo busuku.
21 Mosi wabese welulela sandla sakhe elwandle.+ Kulobo busuku, Jehova wehlukanisa lwandle ngemoya lomkhulu lobewuchamuka emphumalanga, womisa umhlabatsi waselwandle,+ futsi wawehlukanisa ekhatsi nemanti alo.+ 22 Ngako ema-Israyeli ewela lolwandle ahamba emhlabatsini lowomile.+ Lamanti akha ludvonga ngesekudla nangesencele sawo.+ 23 Bantfu baseGibhithe bawacosha ema-Israyeli. Onkhe emahhashi aFaro, tinkalishi takhe temphi nemasotja akhe lagibele emahhashi awalandzela angena elwandle.+ 24 Ekuseni ngeluvivi,* Jehova wabuka bantfu baseGibhithe akulensika yemlilo neyelifu,+ wase ubangela kutsi kube nesiphitsiphitsi emkhatsini wabo. 25 Wakhumula emasondvo etinkalishini tabo, kangangekutsi besetihamba kamatima, futsi labantfu baseGibhithe batsi: “Asibalekeni sisuke kuma-Israyeli, ngobe Jehova uyawalwela.”+
26 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: “Yelulela sandla sakho elwandle, kuze lamanti ambonye bantfu baseGibhithe, tinkalishi tabo temphi nemasotja abo lagibele emahhashi.” 27 Ngako Mosi wavele welulela sandla sakhe elwandle, futsi kwatsi nasekusa, lwandle lwabuyela endzaweni yalo. Ngesikhatsi bantfu baseGibhithe babaleka, Jehova wabajika ekhatsi kulolwandle.+ 28 Lamanti abuya ambonya letinkalishi temphi, nalamasotja labegibele emahhashi nalo lonkhe libutfo laFaro lebelingene elwandle lilandzela ema-Israyeli.+ Kute ngisho namunye kubo lowasindza.+
29 Kodvwa ema-Israyeli abehamba emhlabatsini lowomile,+ futsi lamanti bekakhe ludvonga ngesekudla nangesencele sawo.+ 30 Ngako ngalelolanga, Jehova wawasindzisa ema-Israyeli kubantfu baseGibhithe,+ futsi ema-Israyeli ababona bafile elugwini lwelwandle. 31 Ema-Israyeli aphindze abona nemandla* lamakhulu Jehova labewasebentise kubantfu baseGibhithe. Ngako acala kumesaba Jehova futsi akholwa kuJehova nakuMosi,+ inceku yakhe.