Chapter 14
1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, wathi,
2 Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli ukuba bajike, bamise iintente phambi kwePi-hahiroti, phakathi kweMigdoli nolwandle, phambi kweBhahali-tsefon, malunga nayo, nimise ngaselwandle.
3 Uya kuthi uFaro ngoonyana bakaSirayeli, Badidekile ezweni, intlango ibavingcele.
4 Ndoyenza lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, abasukele, ndizukiseke ngoFaro nangempi yakhe yonke, azi amaYiputa ukuba ndinguYehova. Benjenjalo ke.
5 Waxelelwa ukumkani waseYiputa, ukuba abantu babalekile; yaba yeyimbi intliziyo kaFaro neyabakhonzi bakhe kubantu, bathi, Siyenzele ntoni na le nto, yokusuka simndulule uSirayeli ekusikhonzeni?
6 Wayibopha inqwelo yakhe yokulwa, wabathabatha abantu bakhe, bahamba naye.
7 Wathabatha amakhulu omathandathu eenqwelo zokulwa ezikhethiweyo, neenqwelo zonke zokulwa zaseYiputa, nabaphathi-mikhosi phezu kwazo zonke ziphela.
8 UYehova wayenza lukhuni ke intliziyo kaFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, wabasukela oonyana bakaSirayeli, baye oonyana bakaSirayeli bephume ngesandla esiphakamileyo.
9 AmaYiputa abasukela, enamahashe onke eenqwelo zokulwa kaFaro, nakhwelwayo akhe, nempi yakhe, afika kubo bemise iintente ngaselwandle, ngasePi-hahiroti phambi kweBhahali-tsefon.
10 Wasondela uFaro. Bawaphakamisa amehlo abo oonyana bakaSirayeli, nango amaYiputa efake emva kwabo. Boyika kunene, bakhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova.
11 Bathi kuMoses, kungokuba bekungekho mangcwaba na eYiputa, le nto usithabathileyo ukuba sifele entlango apha? Yini na ukuba usenze into enje, usikhuphe eYiputa?
12 Asililo na eli ilizwi ebesilithetha kuwe eYiputa, sisithi, Siyeke, siwakhonze amaYiputa? Kuba kube kusilungele kanye ukuba sikhonze amaYiputa, kunokuba sifele entlango apha.
13 Wathi uMoses ebantwini, Musani ukoyika; misani, nilubone usindiso lukaYehova aya kunenzela lona namhla; kuba amaYiputa lawo niwabonileyo namhlanje, anisayi kuphinda niwabone naphakade.
14 UYehova uya kunilwela, ke nina niya kuthi cwaka.
15 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yini na ukuba ukhale kum? Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, banduluke.
16 Ke wena, phakamisa intonga yakho, wolule isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, ulwahlule, bahambe oonyana bakaSirayeli phakathi kolwandle, emhlabeni owomileyo.
17 Mna ke, yabona, ndiya kuzenza lukhuni iintliziyo zamaYiputa, angene emva kwabo, ndizukiseke ngoFaro, nangempi yakhe yonke, ngeenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nangabamahashe bakhe;
18 azi amaYiputa ukuba ndinguYehova, ekuzukisekeni kwam ngoFaro nangeenqwelo zakhe zokulwa nangabamahashe bakhe.
19 Sesuka isithunywa sikaThixo, esibe sihamba phambi kwemfuduka yamaSirayeli, sahamba emva kwayo. Wesuka umqulu welifu phambi kwayo, wema emva kwayo;
20 wathi zinzi phakathi kwempi yamaYiputa, nemfuduka yamaSirayeli. Kwabakho ilifu nobumnyama kumaYiputa, labukhanyisela ubusuku kumaSirayeli; akasondelana ubusuku bonke.
21 UMoses wasolula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, walumkisa uYehova ulwandle ngomoya wasempumalanga onamandla, bonke obo busuku, walwenza umhlaba owomileyo ulwandle, ahlulelana amanzi.
22 Bangena oonyana bakaSirayeli elwandle phakathi, kowomileyo; asuka amanzi aba ludonga ngasekunene nangasekhohlo.
23 Asukela amaYiputa, angena emva kwabo elwandle phakathi, enamahashe onke kaFaro, neenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nabamahashe bakhe.
24 Kwathi ngomlindo wokusa, uYehova waqondela empini yamaYiputa esemqulwini womlilo nelifu; wayidubaduba impi yamaYiputa.
25 Wayidonyula imilenze yeenqwelo zawo zokulwa, aziqhuba nzima. Athi amaYiputa, Masisabe phambi kwamaSirayeli, kuba uYehova uyawalwela, esilwa namaYiputa.
26 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yolula isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, amanzi abuyele phezu kwamaYiputa, phezu kweenqwelo zawo zokulwa, naphezu kwabamahashe bawo.
27 Wasolula uMoses isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, ulwandle lwabuyela ebumeni balo, ukuthi qhiphu kokusa; asaba amaYiputa asinga kulo. UYehova wawavuthululela amaYiputa phakathi elwandle.
28 Abuya amanzi, azigubungela iingqwelo zokulwa, nabamahashe, nempi yonke kaFaro eyayingene emva kwawo elwandle; akwasala noko amnye kuwo.
29 Bona oonyana bakaSirayeli bahamba emhlabeni owomileyo phakathi elwandle; asuka amanzi aba ludonga ngasekunene nangasekhohlo.
30 Wawasindisa uYehova ngaloo mini amaSirayeli esandleni samaYiputa; amaSirayeli awabona amaYiputa efile elunxwemeni lolwandle.
31 Asibona amaSirayeli isandla esikhulu asibonakalalisileyo uYehova kumaYiputa. Bamoyika, abantu uYehova, bakholwa nguYehova, nanguMoses umkhonzi wakhe.