23. UMose wayeselula induku yakhe ngasezulwini; uJehova wathuma ukuduma nesichotho; nomlilo wehlela emhlabeni; uJehova wawisa isichotho phezu kwezwe laseGibithe.
24. Kwase kuwa isichotho nomlilo owanyazima njalo phakathi kwesichotho; kwakunzima kakhulu, okwakungazange kube khona ezweni laseGibithe okungangako, selokhu laba yisizwe.
25. Isichotho sashaya konke okwakusendle, abantu nezinkomo, ezweni lonke laseGibithe; isichotho sashaya yonke imifino yasendle, saphula yonke imithi yasendle.
26. Ezweni laseGosheni kuphela, lapho babe khona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kwakungawi sichotho.
27. UFaro wathuma wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi kubo: “Ngonile lesi sikhathi; uJehova ulungile, kepha mina nabantu bami sibabi.
28. Ncengani kuJehova, ngokuba sekwanele lokhu kuduma okungaka nesichotho; ngizakunivumela ukuba nihambe, ningabe nisahlala.”
29. Wayesethi uMose kuye: “Nxa sengiphumile emzini, ngizakwelula izandla zami kuJehova; kuyakunqamuka ukuduma, nesichotho asisayikuba khona, ukuze wazi ukuthi umhlaba ungokaJehova.
30. Kepha wena nezinceku zakho ngiyazi ukuthi anikamesabi uJehova uNkulunkulu.”
31. Kwashaywa ifilakisi* nebhali,* ngokuba ibhali lalikhahlele, nefilakisi laliqhakazile.
32. Kepha ukolweni nespelite* akushaywanga, ngokuba kwakungakakhuli.
33. UMose waphuma emzini kaFaro, welula izandla zakhe kuJehova; kwanqamuka-ke ukuduma nesichotho, alabe lisana emhlabeni.
34. UFaro esebonile ukuthi imvula nesichotho nokuduma sekunqamukile, wabuye wona, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, yena nezinceku zakhe.
35. Inhliziyo kaFaro yayilukhuni, kabavumelanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bahambe, njengalokho uJehova eshilo ngoMose.