7 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: “Hamba wehle, ngokuba abantu bakho owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe benzile isono;
8 baphambukile masinyane endleleni engabayala ngayo. Bazenzele ithole elibunjiweyo, balikhonza, balihlabela, bathi: ‘Nampa onkulunkulu bakho, Israyeli, abakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe.’ ”
9 UJehova wathi kuMose: “Ngibabonile laba bantu; bheka, bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni.
10 Ngalokho ngiyeke ukuba ulaka lwami lubavuthele, ngibaqede, ngikwenze ube yisizwe esikhulu.”
11 UMose wamshweleza uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, wathi: “Jehova, ulaka lwakho lubavuthelelani abantu bakho owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe ngamandla amakhulu nangesandla esiqinileyo na?
12 AbaseGibithe bayakusholoni ukuthi: ‘Wabakhiphela okubi ukuba ababulale ezintabeni, abaqothule ebusweni bomhlaba.’ Phenduka olakeni lwakho oluvuthayo, uguquke kulobu bubi ngakubantu bakho.
13 Khumbula o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, no-Israyeli, izinceku zakho, owazifungela kubo, wathi kubo: ‘Ngiyakwandisa inzalo yenu ibe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, nginike inzalo yenu lonke leli zwe engikhulumile ngalo, idle ifa lalo kuze kube phakade.’ ”