U-Eksodusi 8:2-14 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

2. Uma wenqaba ukuba basuke, bheka, mina ngiyakushaya izwe lakho lonke ngamasele;

3. umfula uyakuvama amasele; ayakukhuphuka, angene endlini yakho, nasekamelweni lakho lokulala, naphezu kombhede wakho, nasendlini yezinceku zakho, naphezu kwabantu bakho, nasemaziko akho, nasezingqwembeni zakho zokuxova izinkwa.

4. Yebo, kuwena, nakubantu bakho, nasezincekwini zakho zonke ayakwenyukela amasele.’ ”

5. UJehova wathi kuMose: “Yisho ku-Aroni, uthi: ‘Yelula isandla sakho nenduku yakho phezu kwemifula, naphezu kweminonjana, naphezu kweziziba, wenyusele ezweni laseGibithe.’ ”

6. U-Aroni wayeselula isandla sakhe phezu kwamanzi aseGibithe; amasele akhuphuka-ke, asibekela izwe laseGibithe.

7. Izanusi zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo, zenyusela amasele ezweni laseGibithe.

8. Khona uFaro wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Ncengani uJehova ukuba asuse amasele kimi nakubantu bami; ngizakuvumela abantu ukuba bahambe, bahlabele uJehova.”

9. UMose wathi kuFaro: “Ziphakamise phezu kwami, usho ukuthi ngizakukuncengela ngasiphi isikhathi wena nezinceku zakho, nabantu bakho ukuba achithwe amasele kuwe nasezindlini zakho, asale emfuleni kuphela.”

10. Wayesethi: “Ngomuso.”Wathi: “Makube njengezwi lakho ukuba wazi ukuthi akakho onjengaye uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

11. Amasele ayakusuka kuwe, nasezindlini zakho, nasezincekwini zakho, nakubantu bakho, asale emfuleni kuphela.”

12. OMose no-Aroni baphuma kuFaro; uMose wakhala kuJehova ngamasele ayewalethile kuFaro.

13. UJehova wenza njengezwi likaMose; amasele afa ezindlini, nasemagcekeni, nasemasimini.

14. Bawabuthela izinqwaba ngezinqwaba, izwe lanuka.

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