19 Zase zithi izanusi kuFaro: “Lokhu kungumunwe kaNkulunkulu.” Kepha inhliziyo kaFaro yaba lukhuni, kabalalelanga, njengalokho eshilo uJehova.
20 UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Vuka ekuseni kusasa, ume phambi kukaFaro; bheka, uyaphuma ukuya emanzini; thana kuye: ‘UJehova usho kanje, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe bangikhonze.
21 Ngokuba uma wenqaba ukuba basuke, bheka, ngizakuthumela kuwe izibawu, nakuzo izinceku zakho, nakubantu bakho, nasezindlini zakho; izindlu zabaseGibithe ziyakugcwala izibawu kanye nomhlabathi ezikuwo.
22 “ ‘Ngalolo suku ngiyakwahlukanisa izwe laseGosheni abakhe kulo abantu bami ukuba kungabikho izibawu khona, ukuze wazi ukuthi nginguJehova phakathi kwezwe.
23 Ngizakwahlukanisa abantu bami nabantu bakho; ngomuso siyakuvela lesi sibonakaliso.’ ”
24 Wenze njalo uJehova; kwangena uswebezane olwesabekayo lwezibawu endlini kaFaro, nasezindlini zezinceku zakhe, nasezweni lonke laseGibithe; izwe lachithwa ngenxa yezibawu.
25 Khona uFaro wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Hambani nihlabele uNkulunkulu wenu kuleli zwe.”