Eksodus
7 UYehova wathi kuMoses: “Uyabona, ndikwenze wanjengoThixo* kuFaro, yena uAron umntakwenu uza kuba ngumprofeti wakho.+ 2 Umele uphinde yonke into endiza kukuyalela yona, yena uAron umntakwenu uza kuthetha kuFaro, aze uFaro abakhulule abantu bam kwilizwe lakhe. 3 Mna ndiza kuyiyeka ibe lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro,+ ndize ndiyiphindaphinde imiqondiso yam nemimangaliso yam kwilizwe laseYiputa.+ 4 Kodwa uFaro akazukunimamela, ngoko ke ndiza kubeka isandla sam phezu kweYiputa, ndiyikhuphe inyambalala* yabantu bam amaSirayeli kwilizwe laseYiputa ngezigwebo eziqatha.+ 5 Ngokuqinisekileyo amaYiputa aza kutsho andazi ukuba ndinguYehova+ xa ndisolulela eYiputa isandla sam, ndiwakhuphe amaSirayeli phakathi kwawo.” 6 UMoses noAron benza kanye ngendlela ababeyalelwe ngayo nguYehova. Benza kanye ngaloo ndlela. 7 Xa baya kuthetha noFaro, uMoses wayeneminyaka eyi-80+ yena uAron eneminyaka eyi-83.
8 UYehova wathi kuMoses nakuAron: 9 “Ukuba uFaro uthi kuni, ‘Khanenze ummangaliso,’ uze uthi kuAron, ‘Thatha intonga yakho uyiphose phambi koFaro.’ Iza kuba yinyoka enkulu.”+ 10 Ngoko uMoses noAron baya kuFaro baza benza kanye ngendlela ababeyalelwe ngayo nguYehova. UAron wayiphosa phambi koFaro nezicaka zakhe intonga yakhe yaza yaba yinyoka enkulu. 11 Kodwa ke noFaro wabiza izilumko, abathakathi nababingeleli baseYiputa abenza imilingo,+ baza benza kwainto efanayo ngemilingo yabo.*+ 12 Ngamnye wabo wayiphosa phantsi intonga yakhe, zaza zaba ziinyoka ezinkulu, kodwa intonga ka-Aron yaziginya iintonga zabo. 13 Sekunjalo, intliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni,+ akabamamela, kanye njengokuba uYehova wayetshilo.
14 UYehova wathi kuMoses: “Intliziyo kaFaro ilukhuni.+ Akavumanga ukubakhulula abantu. 15 Uze uye kuye kusasa. Jonga! Uza kube esiya emanzini! Uze uyokudibana naye elunxwemeni loMlambo UmNayile. Phatha laa ntonga ibijike yaba yinyoka.+ 16 Uthi kuye, ‘UYehova uThixo wamaHebhere undithume apha kuwe,+ esithi: “Bayeke bahambe abantu bam bayokundikhonza entlango,” kodwa khange uthobele kwada kwangoku. 17 Uthi uYehova: “Ngoku uzokutsho ubone ukuba ndinguYehova.+ Ndiza kubetha amanzi oMlambo UmNayile ngale ntonga isesandleni sam, ajike abe ligazi. 18 Iintlanzi ezikumNayile ziza kufa, unuke umNayile, aze amaYiputa angakwazi ukusela amanzi awo.”’”
19 UYehova wathi kuMoses: “Yithi kuAron, ‘Thatha intonga yakho uze wolule isandla sakho phezu kwamanzi aseYiputa,+ phezu kwemilambo yayo, phezu kwemijelo yayo,* phezu kwemigxobhozo+ yayo naphezu kwabo bonke oovimba bamanzi ayo, ukuze abe ligazi.’ Kuza kuba zizantyalantyala zegazi kwilizwe lonke laseYiputa. Kuza kuba ligazi nje kwimiphanda yomthi nakwimiphanda yamatye.” 20 Ngoko nangoko uMoses noAron benza kanye ngendlela awayebayalele ngayo uYehova. Wayiphakamisa intonga, wawabetha amanzi oMlambo UmNayile, uFaro nezicaka zakhe bejongile, aza ajika onke amanzi omlambo aba ligazi.+ 21 Zafa iintlanzi ezazisemlanjeni,+ wanuka umlambo, aza amaYiputa akakwazi ukuwasela amanzi omNayile,+ ibe kwakuligazi nje kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa.
22 Nabo ke ababingeleli baseYiputa abenza imilingo, benza kwainto efanayo ngemilingo yabo,+ yaza intliziyo kaFaro yaqhubeka ilukhuni, akabamamela kanye njengokuba wayetshilo uYehova.+ 23 Emva koko uFaro wagoduka, akazikhathaza nangale into. 24 Ngoko onke amaYiputa awujikeleza umNayile esimba, efuna amanzi okusela, kuba ayengakwazi ukusela nethontsi lamanzi omNayile. 25 Kwagqitha iintsuku zasixhenxe uYehova ewubethile umNayile.