Isahluko 11
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UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ngisezakuletha inhlupheko eyodwa kuFaro nakulo iGibithe; ngasemuva uyakunivumela ukuba nisuke lapha; yebo, nxa eniyeka ukuba nihambe, uzakunixosha nokunixosha lapha.
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Khuluma manje ezindlebeni zabantu ukuba yilowo nalowo mlisa acele kumakhelwane wakhe, yilowo nalowo wesifazane acele kumakhelwane wakhe izinto zesiliva nezinto zegolide.”
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UJehova wabapha abantu umusa emehlweni abaseGibithe. Futhi lowo muntu uMose wayemkhulu kakhulu ezweni laseGibithe emehlweni ezinceku zikaFaro nasemehlweni abantu.
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UMose wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngaphakathi kwamabili ngizakuphuma, ngiye phakathi kweGibithe;
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amazibulo onke asezweni laseGibithe ayakufa, kusukela kulo izibulo likaFaro ohlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi kuze kube kulo izibulo lencekukazi engasetsheni lokugaya, kanye namazibulo onke ezinkomo.
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Kuyakuba khona ukukhala okukhulu ezweni lonke laseGibithe, okungazange kube khona okungangako, okungasayikuba khona futhi okungangako.
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Kepha kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli akuyikubakho nanja eyakugwavumela umuntu nenkomo,’ ukuze nazi ukuthi uJehova uyahlukanisa iGibithe no-Israyeli.
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Zonke lezi zinceku zakho ziyakwehla, zifike kimi, zingikhothamele, zithi: ‘Phuma wena nabantu bonke abakulandelayo; emva kwalokho ngizakuphuma.’ ” Waphuma kuFaro evutha ulaka.
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Wayesethi uJehova kuMose: “UFaro akayikukulalela ukuba izimangaliso zami zande ezweni laseGibithe.”
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OMose no-Aroni bazenza zonke lezi zimangaliso ebusweni bukaFaro; uJehova wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro, kabavumelanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuphuma ezweni lakhe.