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5 Ngemuva kwaloko boMosi na-Aroni baya kuFaro, bafike batsi: “Naku Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lakushoko: ‘Khulula bantfu bami kuze bayongentela umkhosi ehlane.’” 2 Kodvwa Faro watsi: “Ungubani Jehova+ kutsi ngingamlalela, ngikhulule ema-Israyeli?+ Angimati nekumati loJehova futsi nje angeke ngize ngiwavumele ema-Israyeli kutsi ahambe.”+ 3 Bona batsi: “Nkulunkulu wemaHebheru ukhulume natsi. Ngako sicela kutsi umane usivumele sitsatse luhambo lwemalanga lamatsatfu, siye ehlane futsi sentele Jehova Nkulunkulu+ wetfu umhlatjelo, ngobe nasingakwenti loko utawusishaya ngesifo nobe asibulale ngenkemba.” 4 Inkhosi yaseGibhithe yatsi kubo: “YeMosi nawe Aroni, kungani nifuna kuyekelisa labantfu imisebenti yabo? Asenibuyele emisebentini yenu!”+ 5 Faro wachubeka watsi: “Asenibuke nje kutsi labantfu banyenti kangakanani, kodvwa nine senifuna kubayekelisa imisebenti yabo.”
6 Ngalelolanga Faro watjela emadvodza labecondzisa umsebenti kanye netindvuna tawo watsi: 7 “Ningasabaniki labantfu tinhlanga tekubhaka titini.+ Kepha abahambe batifunele bona. 8 Kodvwa linani letitini lokufanele batibhake ngelilanga kufanele lingashintji, kufanele lilingane nalelo lebebasolo balibhaka. Ningalinciphisi, ngobe labantfu bayavilapha. Kungako nje balibele kutsi: ‘Sifuna kuhamba, sifuna kuyowentela Nkulunkulu wetfu umhlatjelo!’ 9 Bangeteleni umsebenti futsi bahlale basebenta kuze bangawalaleli lamanga.”
10 Ngako lamadvodza labecondzisa umsebenti+ kanye netindvuna tawo aya kulabantfu, atsi: “Naku Faro lakushoko: ‘Angeke ngisaninika tinhlanga. 11 Ngako-ke hambani niyotifunela tinhlanga nobe ngukuphi lapho ningatitfola khona, kodvwa imisebenti yenu angeke ize incishiswe.’” 12 Labantfu basakateka kuyo yonkhe iGibhithe bafuna tinhlanga. 13 Lamadvodza labecondzisa umsebenti abesolo atsi kubo: “Nguloyo naloyo kufanele awucedze umsebenti lanikwe wona lilanga nelilanga, njengobe nje benenta ngesikhatsi nisaniketwa tinhlanga.” 14 Abeshaya+ naletindvuna tema-Israyeli lebetibekwe ngulabacondzisi bemsebenti kutsi tibuke lama-Israyeli. Abetibuta atsi: “Anikabhaki ngani linani letitini lenikalelwe kutsi nilibhake ngelilanga, linani lebenivame kulenta? Nayitolo anikalihlanganisi, nalamuhla nehlulekile.”
15 Ngako letindvuna tema-Israyeli taya kuFaro takhala tatsi: “Utiphatselani ngalendlela tinceku takho? 16 Asisanikwa netinhlanga, kodvwa solo kutsiwa: ‘Bhakani titini!’ Bayasishaya nekusishaya, kube kubantfu bakho labaneliphutsa.” 17 Faro watsi: “Niyavilapha, anifuni kusebenta!+ Kungako nje nitsi: ‘Sifuna kuhamba, sifuna kuyowentela Jehova umhlatjelo.’+ 18 Sukani lapha, buyelani emsebentini! Angeke ninikwe tinhlanga, kodvwa linani letitini lokufanele nilibhake kufanele nilihlanganise njengakucala.”
19 Ngako letindvuna tema-Israyeli tabona kutsi tisenkingeni lenkhulu ngobe bekutsiwe: “Ningacali nilinciphise linani letitini lokufanele nilibhake ngelilanga.” 20 Ngemuva kwaloko letindvuna tatsi natiphuma kuFaro tahlangana naboMosi na-Aroni, njengobe bebasolo bamele tona. 21 Tatsi kubo: “Shengatsi Jehova anganibona aphindze anehlulele, ngobe nente kutsi Faro netinceku takhe basenyanye kakhulu* futsi nyalo batasibulala.”+ 22 Mosi wabese ukhuluma naJehova, watsi: “Jehova, ubaviseleni buhlungu labantfu? Vele ungitfumeleni? 23 Kusukela ngesikhatsi lengiye ngaso enkhosini ngiyoba ngumkhulumeli wakho,+ yona ibese ibaphatsa kabi kakhulu labantfu,+ kodvwa solo awubakhululi.”+