Exoda
7 Jehova a re ho Moshe: “Ke u entse hore u be joaloka Molimo* ho Faro ’me abuti oa hao Arone e tla ba moprofeta oa hao.+ 2 U tla bolella abuti oa hao Arone litaelo tsohle tseo ke tla u fa tsona, eena o tla bua le Faro ’me Faro o tla leleka Baiseraele naheng ea hae. 3 Ke tla tlohela Faro hore a be manganga+ ’me ke tla etsa lipontšo le mehlolo e mengata naheng ea Egepeta.+ 4 Empa Faro a ke ke a le mamela ’me ke tla bontša Egepeta matla a ka ka hore ke ntše sechaba sa ka se sengata* sa Baiseraele naheng ea Egepeta ka likotlo* tse kholo.+ 5 Baegepeta ba tla tseba hore ke ’na Jehova+ ha ke otlolla letsoho la ka ke otla Egepeta ke bile ke ntša Baiseraele har’a bona.” 6 Moshe le Arone ba etsa kamoo Jehova a neng a ba laetse kateng. Ba fela ba etsa joalo. 7 Moshe o ne a le lilemo li 80 ’me Arone a le lilemo li 83 ha ba bua le Faro.+
8 Jehova a re ho Moshe le Arone: 9 “Haeba Faro a re ho lona, ‘Etsang mohlolo,’ joale uena u re ho Arone, ‘Nka molamu oa hao ’me o u lahlele fatše ka pel’a Faro.’ O tla fetoha noha e kholo.”+ 10 Moshe le Arone ba ea ho Faro ’me ba etsa hantle feela joalokaha Jehova a ne a ba laetse. Arone a lahlela molamu oa hae fatše ka pel’a Faro le bahlanka ba hae ’me oa fetoha noha e kholo. 11 Leha ho le joalo, Faro a bitsa banna ba bohlale le baloi ’me baprista ba maselamose ba Egepeta+ le bona ba etsa ntho e tšoanang.+ 12 Kaofela ba lahlela melamu fatše eaba e fetoha linoha tse kholo empa molamu oa Arone oa koenya melamu ea bona. 13 Ho ntse ho le joalo, Faro a ba manganga*+ eaba ha a ba mamele feela joalokaha Jehova a ne a buile.
14 Jehova a re ho Moshe: “Faro o manganga.+ O hanne ho tlohela sechaba hore se tsamaee. 15 Hoseng u ee ho Faro hobane o tla be a ea nokeng. U eme moeling oa Noka ea Nile hore u kopane le eena ’me u nke molamu o ileng oa fetoha noha.+ 16 U re ho eena, ‘Jehova Molimo oa Baheberu o nthomile ho uena+ ’me o re: “Tlohela batho ba ka hore ba tsamaee e le hore ba tle ba ntšebeletse lefeelleng” empa le hona joale u ntse u e-s’o mamele. 17 Jehova o itse: “U tla tseba ka sena hore ke ’na Jehova.+ Ke otla metsi a Nokeng ea Nile ka molamu o letsohong la ka ’me a tla fetoha mali. 18 Litlhapi tse Nokeng ea Nile li tla shoa ’me Noka ea Nile e tla nkha hampe. Baegepeta ba ke ke ba khona ho noa metsi a Noka ea Nile.”’”
19 Jehova a re ho Moshe: “E-re ho Arone, ‘Nka molamu oa hao ’me u otlollele letsoho la hao holim’a metsi a Egepeta,+ linoka, melatsoana,* matamo a nang le lehlaka+ le holim’a metsi ’ohle a bokelletsoeng, hore a tle a fetohe mali.’ Ho tla ba le mali naheng eohle ea Egepeta esita le metsi a ka lijaneng tsa lepolanka le tsa lejoe a tla fetoha mali.” 20 Kapele-pele Moshe le Arone ba etsa feela joalokaha Jehova a laetse. Arone a phahamisa molamu ’me a otla metsi a Noka ea Nile ka pel’a Faro le bahlanka ba hae eaba metsi ’ohle a noka a fetoha mali.+ 21 Litlhapi tse ka nokeng tsa shoa+ ’me noka ea nkha hampe. Baegepeta ba ne ba sa khone ho noa metsi a Noka ea Nile.+ Metsi ’ohle naheng ea Egepeta a ne a fetohile mali.
22 Leha ho le joalo, baprista ba maselamose ba Egepeta ba etsa ntho e tšoanang.+ Faro a ’na a ba manganga eaba ha a ba mamele feela joalokaha Jehova a ne a buile.+ 23 Faro a khutlela ntlong ea hae ’me lintho tse etsahetseng ha aa ka a li nkela hloohong. 24 Baegepeta bohle ba ne ba cheka ho potoloha Noka ea Nile hore ba fumane metsi a nooang hobane ba ne ba sa khone ho noa metsi a Noka ea Nile. 25 Jehova a etsa hore metsi a Noka ea Nile a fetohe mali ka matsatsi a supileng.