U-Eksodusi

¹⁰Wayesethi kubo: “Makabe nani-ke uJehova, njengokuba ngizakunivumela ukuba nihambe nezingane zenu; bhekani, ngokuba okubi kuphambi kwenu. ¹¹Kungabi njalo; hambani nina madoda nimkhonze uJehova, ngokuba yikho enikufunayo.” Base bexoshwa ebusweni bukaFaro. ¹²UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yelula isandla sakho phezu kwezwe laseGibithe, kufike isikhonyane ukuba senyukele ezweni laseGibithe, sidle imifino yonke, konke okwashiywa yisichotho.” ¹³ UMose wayeselula induku yakhe phezu kwezwe laseGibithe; uJehova waletha umoya wasempumalanga ezweni ngalo lonke lolo suku nobusuku bonke; sekusile umoya wasempumalanga waletha isikhonyane. ¹⁴Isikhonyane senyukela ezweni lonke laseGibithe, sahlala ezweni lonke laseGibithe, sasinzima kakhulu; ngaphambi kwaso kwakungazange kube khona isikhonyane esingangaso, nangasemva kwaso asisayikuba khona esingangaso. ¹⁵Ngokuba sasibekela ubuso bonke bomhlaba, laze laba mnyama izwe. Sadla imifino yonke nezithelo zonke zemithi ezishiywe yisichotho; akwasala lutho oluluhlaza emithini nasemifinweni yasendle ezweni lonke laseGibithe. ¹⁶Khona uFaro washesha wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Ngonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nakinina.