Eksodus
14 Wathi ke uYehova kuMoses: 2 “Xelela amaSirayeli ukuba ajike aze amise inkampu phambi kwePihahiroti, phakathi kweMigdoli nolwandle, ngaseBhahali-tsefon.+ Nize nimise inkampu phambi kwayo, ngaselwandle. 3 UFaro uza kuthi ngamaSirayeli, ‘Nabo besehla benyuka elizweni, babhidekile. Intlango ibavingcele.’ 4 Ndiza kuyiyeka ibe lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro,+ awaleqe amaSirayeli ndize ndizizukise ngoFaro nangawo wonke umkhosi wakhe,+ yaye amaYiputa aza kwazi nakanjani ukuba ndinguYehova.”+ Ayenza ke amaSirayeli loo nto.
5 Ethubeni ukumkani waseYiputa waxelelwa ukuba abantu babalekile. Ngoko nangoko, uFaro nezicaka zakhe bajibilika,+ baza bathi: “Siyenzele ntoni le nto, yokusuka siwakhulule amaSirayeli ekubeni engamakhoboka ethu?” 6 Ngoko walungisa iinqwelo zakhe zokulwa, waza wahamba nabantu bakhe.+ 7 Wathatha iinqwelo eziyi-600 ezikhethekileyo, wathatha nazo zonke ezinye iinqwelo zaseYiputa, kwabe kukhwele amajoni kuzo zonke. 8 UYehova wayiyeka yaba lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, wawaleqa amaSirayeli, nangona ayemke elizweni ngomzimba ongenaxhala.*+ 9 AmaYiputa awaleqa,+ yaye onke amahashe arhuqa iinqwelo zikaFaro, amajoni akhe akhwele amahashe nomkhosi wakhe waya usondela kumaSirayeli awayemise inkampu ngaselwandle, ngasePihahiroti, phambi kweBhahali-tsefon.
10 Wathi akusondela uFaro, awaphakamisa amehlo awo amaSirayeli aza abona ukuba amaYiputa ayawaleqa. Oyika kakhulu amaSirayeli aza akhalela uYehova.+ 11 Athi kuMoses: “Bekunqabe amangcwaba na eYiputa le nto usizise apha ukuze sifele entlango?+ Usikhuphele ntoni eYiputa? 12 Besingakuxelelanga na eYiputa sisithi, ‘Siyeke sisebenzele amaYiputa’? Kuba kungcono sisebenzele amaYiputa kunokuba sifele entlango.”+ 13 Ngoko wathi uMoses ebantwini: “Sanukoyika.+ Qinani, niza kuyibona indlela aza kunisindisa ngayo uYehova namhlanje.+ Kuba la maYiputa niwabonayo namhlanje, soze niphinde niwabone.+ 14 UYehova uza kunilwela ngokwakhe,+ nina niza kuthi cwaka.”
15 Wathi ke uYehova kuMoses: “Kutheni wandikhalela? Xelela amaSirayeli ukuba achithe inkampu. 16 Wena ke, phakamisa intonga yakho uze wolule isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, ulwahlukanise, ukuze amaSirayeli ahambe emhlabeni owomileyo phakathi elwandle. 17 Mna ke ndiziyekile zaba lukhuni iintliziyo zamaYiputa, ukuze angene emva kwamaSirayeli, ngaloo ndlela ndiza kuzizukisa ngoFaro nangawo wonke umkhosi wakhe, ngeenqwelo zakhe zemfazwe nangamajoni akhe akhwele amahashe.+ 18 AmaYiputa aza kwazi nakanjani na ukuba ndinguYehova, xa ndizizukisa ngoFaro, ngeenqwelo zakhe zemfazwe nangamajoni akhe akhwele amahashe.”+
19 Emva koko ingelosi kaThixo wokwenene+ eyayihamba phambi kweqela lamaSirayeli yaya emva kwalo, nomqulu welifu owawuphambi kwalo waya emva kwalo.+ 20 Waba phakathi kweqela lamaYiputa neqela lamaSirayeli.+ Kwelinye icala waba lilifu elimnyama, waza kwelinye wakhanyisa.+ Ngoko elinye iqela alizange lisondele kwelinye ubusuku bonke.
21 UMoses wasolula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle,+ waza uYehova wawadudula amanzi olwandle ngomoya omkhulu wasempuma ubusuku bonke, walutshintsha ulwandle lwaba ngumhlaba owomileyo,+ ahlukana amanzi.+ 22 Ngoko amaSirayeli angena phakathi elwandle kumhlaba owomileyo,+ abe wona amanzi eludonga macala.+ 23 AmaYiputa awaleqa, nawo onke amahashe kaFaro, iinqwelo zakhe zemfazwe, namajoni akhe akhwele amahashe, awaleqa de ayokufika phakathi elwandle.+ 24 Kwathi ngexesha loonogada lakusasa,* uYehova walijonga iqela lamaYiputa esemqulwini womlilo nelifu,+ wenza kwakho isiphithi-phithi kwelo qela. 25 Wawatoncula amavili eenqwelo zawo, aziqhuba nzima, aza athi amaYiputa: “Masiwabalekeni amaSirayeli kuba uYehova uyawalwela kumaYiputa.”+
26 Emva koko uYehova wathi kuMoses: “Yolula isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, ukuze amanzi abuyelane phezu kwamaYiputa, phezu kweenqwelo zawo zokulwa, naphezu kwamajoni awo akhwele amahashe.” 27 UMoses wakhawuleza wasolula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, yaye xa kwakusondela ukusa, ulwandle lwabuyela kulaa ndlela lwaluyiyo. Athi esabaleka amaYiputa, uYehova wawaphosa phakathi elwandle.+ 28 Amanzi abuyelana, azogquma iinqwelo zokulwa, amajoni akhwele amahashe nawo wonke umkhosi kaFaro owawungene elwandle uleqa amaSirayeli.+ Akukho nokuba abe mnye owasindayo.+
29 Wona amaSirayeli ahamba emhlabeni owomileyo phakathi elwandle,+ yaye amanzi ayeludonga macala.+ 30 Waba ke uYehova uyawasindisa amaSirayeli ngaloo mini esandleni samaYiputa,+ aza amaSirayeli azibona izidumbu zamaYiputa ziqungquluze elunxwemeni. 31 AmaSirayeli awabona amandla* amakhulu kaYehova awawabonakalisa kumaYiputa, yaye abantu bamoyika uYehova baza bakholwa kuYehova nakuMoses umkhonzi wakhe.+