4. UJehova uyakwahlukanisa imfuyo yakwa-Israyeli nemfuyo yaseGibithe, kungafi lutho kukho konke okwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.’ ”
5. UJehova wanquma isikhathi, wathi: “Kusasa uJehova uzakwenza lokhu ezweni.”
6. Wakwenza-ke lokho uJehova ngangomuso; yafa yonke imfuyo yaseGibithe, kepha emfuyweni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli akwafa neyodwa.
7. UFaro wathumela; bheka, emfuyweni yakwa-Israyeli akufanga neyodwa; kepha inhliziyo kaFaro yayilukhuni, kabavumelanga abantu ukuba bahambe.
8. UJehova wayesethi kuMose naku-Aroni: “Caphunani izinkweshe zomlotha waseziko uMose awusakazele ngasezulwini phambi kukaFaro.
9. Uyakuba yibhuqu ezweni lonke laseGibithe, uphenduke amathumba ayakuqhamuka nezilonda kubantu nasezinkomeni ezweni lonke laseGibithe.”
10. Base bethatha umlotha waseziko, bema phambi kukaFaro; uMose wawusakazela ngasezulwini, waphenduka amathumba aqhamuka nezilonda kubantu nasezinkomeni.
11. Izanusi zazingenakuma phambi kukaMose ngenxa yamathumba, ngokuba amathumba ayekhona kuzo izanusi nakubo bonke abaseGibithe.
12. UJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, kabalalelanga, njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuMose.
13. UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Vuka ekuseni kusasa, ume phambi kukaFaro, uthi kuye: ‘UJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, usho kanje, uthi: Bavumele abantu bami ukuba bahambe, bangikhonze.
14. Ngokuba kulesi sikhathi ngizakuthuma zonke izinhlupho zami enhliziyweni yakho, nasezincekweni zakho, nakubantu bakho, ukuze wazi ukuthi akakho onjengami emhlabeni wonke.
15. Ngokuba ngase ngiselule isandla sami, ngakushaya wena nabantu bakho ngesifo, uze uchitheke emhlabeni,
16. kepha ngikumise ngalokhu ukuba ngikubonise amandla ami, igama lami lishunyayelwe emhlabeni wonke.
17. Usabavimbela abantu bami, ungabavumeli ukuba bahambe, na?
18. Bheka, kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngiyakuwisa isichotho esinzima kakhulu, esingazange sibe khona esingaka eGibithe, selokhu lakhiwa kuze kube manje.
19. Ngalokho thuma, ubuyise imfuyo yakho nakho konke onakho endle; bonke abantu nazo zonke izinkomo okuyakufunyanwa endle kungagoduswanga kuyakuwelelwa yisichotho, kufe.’ ”
20. Yena owalesaba izwi likaJehova phakathi kwezinceku zikaFaro wazenza izinceku zakhe nezinkomo zakhe ukuba zibalekele ezindlini.
21. Kepha onganakanga izwi likaJehova washiya izinceku zakhe nemfuyo yakhe endle.