1. UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ngena kuFaro, ngokuba ngenze lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe nenhliziyo yezinceku zakhe ukuba ngizenze lezi zibonakaliso zami phakathi kwabo,
2. ukuze utshele indodana yakho ezindlebeni nendodana yendodana yakho lokho engikwenzele iGibithe, nezibonakaliso zami engizenzile phakathi kwabo, nize nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”
3. OMose no-Aroni bangena-ke kuFaro, bathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, uthi: ‘Koze kube nini wenqaba ukuzithoba phambi kwami na? Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze.
4. Ngokuba uma wenqaba ukuba abantu bami bahambe, bheka, ngomuso ngizakuletha isikhonyane ezweni lakho.
5. Siyakusibekela ubuso bomhlaba, ukuze kungabe kusabonwa mhlabathi; siyakudla okuseleyo okusindile, enikushiyelwe yisichotho, sidle yonke imithi enimilelayo endle.
6. Izindlu zakho, nezindlu zezinceku zakho zonke, nezindlu zabo bonke abaseGibithe ziyakugcwaliswa yiso, abangazange basibone esinjalo oyihlo nawoyise bawoyihlo, selokhu bafika emhlabeni kuze kube namuhla.’ ” Waphenduka, waphuma kuFaro.
7. Kepha izinceku zikaFaro zathi kuye: “Lo muntu uzakuba lugibe kuze kube nini na? Bavumele abantu ukuba bahambe bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Awukwazi ukuthi iGibithe seliyashabalala na?”