U-Eksodusi 8
1 UThixo wathi kuMosi, “Buyela njalo kuFaro uthi kuye, ‘UThixo uthi, Vumela abantu bami bahambe bayengikhonza.
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Kɔ Farao hɔ bio na kɔka kyerɛ no se, ‘Awurade se, Ma me nkurɔfo no kwan na wɔnkɔsom me.
2 Ungala ngizathumela uhlupho lwamaxoxo elizweni lakho.
Sɛ woampene so amma wɔankɔ a, mɛma mpɔtorɔ abɛhyɛ asase no so ma.
3 Umfula uNayili uzagcwala amaxoxo. Azangena esigodlweni sakho lasendlini yakho yokulala, lasembhedeni wakho; angene lezindlini zezikhulu zakho lezabantu bakho. Azagcwala ezindaweni zenu zokuphekela, lasemiganwini yenu yokuvubela izinkwa.
Mpɔtorɔ bɛhyɛ Asubɔnten Nil ma. Wɔbɛba wʼahemfi, na wɔakɔ mo mpia mu, na afoforo akɔ mo mpa so, mo nkurɔfo ne mpanyimfo afi mu, ne mo fononoo ne nea mode fɔtɔw asikresiam nyinaa amaama.
4 Amaxoxo la azakuba phezu kwakho laphezu kwabantu bakho kanye lezikhulu zakho.’”
Mpɔtorɔ no bɛba mo nkurɔfo ne mpanyimfo nyinaa so.’”
5 UThixo wasesithi kuMosi, “Tshela u-Aroni akhombele intonga emifuleni, lasezifudlaneni lasezizibeni zonke zaseGibhithe ukuze kube lamaxoxo ezindaweni zonke zelizwe.”
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Ka kyerɛ Aaron na ɔmfa pema no nkyerɛ nsubɔnten, nsuwa ne atare a ɛwɔ Misraim nyinaa so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, mpɔtorɔ bebu so wɔ ɔman no afanan nyinaa.”
6 U-Aroni welulela isandla sakhe emanzini eGibhithe, amaxoxo agcwala ilizwe lonke.
Aaron teɛɛ ne nsa wɔ Misraim nsu so maa mpɔtorɔ bɛhyɛɛ ɔman no mu nyinaa ma tɔ.
7 Kodwa-ke izanuse lazo zenzanjalo ngemilingo yazo yensitha, zenza kwaba lamaxoxo elizweni lonke leGibhithe.
Nanso nkonyaayifo no nso yɛɛ saa ara maa mpɔtorɔ baa asase no so.
8 UFaro wabiza uMosi lo-Aroni wathi kubo, “Ncengani uThixo asuse amaxoxo kimi lebantwini bami, lami ngizavumela abantu bakhe ukuba bahambe bayenikela imihlatshelo kuThixo.”
Afei, Farao frɛɛ Mose ne Aaron ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monkɔsrɛ Awurade na onyi mpɔtorɔ no mfi asase yi so, na mɛma mo nkurɔfo no kwan na wɔakɔbɔ no afɔre.”
9 UMosi wathi, kuFaro “Ngikutshiya kuwe ukuba ubeke isikhathi sokuthi ngikukhulekele wena lezikhulu zakho labantu bakho ukuze lina lezindlu zenu lilanyulelwe emaxoxweni, ngaphandle kwalawo azasala kuNayili.”
Mose nso ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kyerɛ me bere ko a wopɛ sɛ wɔkɔ. Me nso mɛbɔ ho mpae ama mpɔtorɔ no nyinaa awuwu wɔ baabiara wɔ bere a wobɛhyɛ me no mu, na aka asubɔnten no mu mpɔtorɔ no nko ara.”
10 UFaro wathi, “Kwenze kusasa.” UMosi wasesithi, “Kuzakuba njengokutsho kwakho ukuze ukwazi ukuthi kakho omunye onjengoThixo uNkulunkulu wethu.
Farao kae se, “Monyɛ no ɔkyena nko ara.” Mose buae se, “Mate, ɛbɛba mu sɛnea woaka no na ama woahu sɛ obiara nni hɔ sɛ Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn, no nko ara.
11 Amaxoxo azasuka kini lezindlini zenu lezezikhulu labantu benu abesesala emfuleni uNayili kuphela.”
Mpɔtorɔ no nyinaa bewuwu ama aka wɔn a wɔwɔ asubɔnten no mu no.”
12 UMosi lo-Aroni basuka kuFaro. UMosi wakhala kuThixo ukuba asuse amaxoxo ayewathumele kuFaro.
Mose ne Aaron fii Farao anim kɔe. Mose kɔsrɛɛ Awurade sɛ onyi mpɔtorɔ a ɔde wɔn abegu Farao so no.
13 UThixo wenza lokho uMosi ayekucelile. Amaxoxo afa ezindlini lemagumeni lemasimini.
Awurade tiee Mose nkotosrɛ no. Mpɔtorɔ wuwu hyɛɛ ɔman no mu ne afi mu ma tɔ.
14 Bawabuthelela aba zinqwabanqwaba; ilizwe lonke lanuka phu ngamaxoxo.
Wɔboaboaa mpɔtorɔ a wɔawuwu no ano akuw akɛseakɛse maa ɔman no mu bɔn yiye.
15 Kodwa uFaro ebona ukuthi udubo soluphungukile womisa inhliziyo yakhe wala ukulalela uMosi lo-Aroni njengokwakuvele kukhulunywe nguThixo.
Nanso Farao huu sɛ mpɔtorɔ no kɔ no, ɔsan pirim ne koma bio enti wamma nnipa no ankɔ sɛnea Awurade aka ato hɔ no.
16 UThixo wasesithi kuMosi, “Tshela u-Aroni uthi, ‘Phakamisa intonga yakho utshaye uthuli lomhlabathi,’ uthuli luzaphenduka lube zintwala elizweni lonke laseGibhithe.”
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Ka kyerɛ Aaron se, ‘Teɛ wo pema no bɔ fam mfutuma na ɛbɛdan ntontom ahyɛ Misraim asase no so ma tɔ.’”
17 Benza njengokulaywa kwabo, kwathi u-Aroni eselule isandla sakhe ephethe intonga watshaya uthuli, intwala zahlasela abantu lezifuyo zabo. Uthuli lonke eGibhithe lwaphenduka lwaba zintwala.
Mose ne Aaron yɛɛ nea Awurade hyɛɛ wɔn no maa ntontom bɛhyɛɛ ɔman mu no ne mu nnipa ne wɔn nyɛmmoa so ma tɔ. Misraim mfutuma nyinaa dan ntontom.
18 Izanuse lazo zazama ukwenza intwala ngemilingo yazo, kodwa zehluleka. Njengoba intwala zazisebantwini lezinyamazaneni,
Nkonyaayifo no pɛɛ sɛ wɔn nso de wɔn anyankamade yɛ saa ara, nanso wɔantumi.
19 izanuse zathi kuFaro, “Lokhu kungumunwe kaNkulunkulu.” Kodwa inhliziyo kaFaro yayilukhuni, kabalalelanga njengoba uThixo wayevele etshilo.
Nkonyaayifo no kyerɛɛ Farao se, “Eyi de Onyankopɔn nsa wɔ mu.” Nanso Farao pirim ne koma enti wantie wɔn sɛnea Awurade aka ato hɔ no.
20 UThixo wasesithi kuMosi, “Kusasa ubovuka ekuseni kakhulu uhlangabeze uFaro lapho esiya emanzini. Ubokuthi kuye, ‘Vumela abantu bami bahambe bayengikhonza.
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Sɔre anɔpatutuutu kohyia Farao bere a ɔrekɔ asubɔnten no mu no na, ka akyerɛ no se, ‘Awurade se: Ma me nkurɔfo nkɔ na wɔnkɔsom me.
21 Ungala, ngizathumela umtshitshi wempukane kuwe, ebantwini bakho lezindlini zenu. Izindlu zabantu baseGibhithe zizagcwala impukane lomhlabathi ugcwale zona.
Na sɛ woamma me nkurɔfo ankɔ a, mɛma nwansena agye Misraim afa. Mo afi mu ne asase no nyinaa bɛyɛ nwansena manyamanya.
22 Kodwa ngalolosuku akuyikuba njalo eGosheni lapho okuhlala khona abantu bami. Akuyikuba lemitshitshi yempukane khona. Ngakho uzakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo womhlaba wonke.
“‘Na nsonoe kɛse bɛda ɛha ne Gosen asase a Israelfo no te so no ntam, efisɛ nwansena biara renkɔ hɔ. Na ɛbɛma woahu sɛ, me Awurade mewɔ asase yi so.
23 Ngizakwenza kube lomahluko phakathi kwabantu bami labantu bakho. Lesisimangaliso sizakwenzakala kusasa.’”
Na mɛma wo nkurɔfo ho ada nsow afi me nkurɔfo ho. Saa nsɛnkyerɛnne yi besi ɔkyena.’”
24 UThixo wenza njengoba wayetshilo. Umtshitshi wempukane ezinengi okwesabeka kakhulukazi zagcwala esigodlweni sikaFaro lasezindlini zezikhulu zakhe, lakulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe; zalitshabalalisa.
Awurade yɛɛ nea ɔkae no, enti nwansena bebu faa ɔman no so maa bi kɔhyɛɛ Farao ahemfi ne Misraim afi nyinaa mu amaama.
25 UFaro wabiza uMosi lo-Aroni. Wathi kubo, “Hambani liyehlabela uNkulunkulu wenu likhonapha kulelilizwe.”
Na Farao frɛɛ Mose ne Aaron ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monkɔbɔ afɔre mma mo Nyankopɔn wɔ ɔman yi ara mu.”
26 UMosi waphendula wathi, “Lokho akulunganga. Imihlatshelo yethu esinikela ngayo kuThixo uNkulunkulu wethu iyanengeka ebantwini beGibhithe. Singanikela ngeminikelo abayizondayo kambe kabayikusitshaya ngamatshe na?
Nanso Mose kae se, “Saa de, ɛrenyɛ ye. Yɛn afɔre a yɛbɔ ma Onyankopɔn no yɛ Misraimfo no ani so akyiwade, so wɔrensiw yɛn abo ana?
27 Kumele sithathe uhambo lwezizinsuku ezintathu siye enkangala siyemhlabela khonale uThixo uNkulunkulu wethu njengokusilaya kwakhe.”
Ɛsɛ sɛ yetu nnansa kwan kɔ sare so, na yɛkɔbɔ afɔre ma Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn, sɛnea ɔhyɛ yɛn no.”
28 UFaro wathi, “Ngizalivumela lihambe liyenikela imihlatshelo kuThixo uNkulunkulu wenu enkangala, kodwa lingayi khatshana. Khathesi ngikhulekelani.”
Farao kae se, “Mɛma mo kwan akɔ sare so akɔbɔ afɔre, na mmom, monnkɔ akyiri. Afei, mommɔ mpae mma me.”
29 UMosi waphendula wathi, “Ngizakuthi ngisanda kusuka ngikhuleke kuThixo, njalo kusasa umtshitshi wempukane uzasuka kuFaro, ezikhulwini zakhe lebantwini bakhe. Kodwa uFaro kangasikhohlisi futhi asuke angasavumeli abantu ukuba bahambe bayenikela imihlatshelo kuThixo.”
Mose buae se, “Sɛ mifi ha pɛ a, mɛbɔ Awurade mpae na ɔkyena nwansena bebrebe no ase bɛtɔre afi wo, wo mpanyimfo ne wo nkurɔfo so. Nanso Farao nhwɛ yiye sɛ ɔrennaadaa bio a ɔremma nnipa no nkɔ nkɔbɔ afɔre mma Awurade.”
30 Emva kwalokho uMosi wasuka kuFaro wasekhuleka kuThixo.
Enti Mose fii Farao nkyɛn kɔbɔɔ Awurade mpae,
31 UThixo wenza lokho okwakucelwe nguMosi, umtshitshi wempukane wanyamalala kuFaro lezikhulu zakhe labantu bakhe, akwaze kwasala leyodwa.
na Awurade yɛɛ Mose abisade no. Nwansena no nyinaa ase tɔre fii Farao ne ne mpanyimfo so; anka ɔbaako mpo.
32 Kodwa langalesosikhathi uFaro wenza inhliziyo yakhe yaba lukhuni kazabavumela abako-Israyeli ukuba bahambe.
Nanso Farao san pirim ne koma a wamma nnipa no ankɔ.
