¹ Pamene ivi vintu vibachita, Mose na Aroni bana yenda kuli Farao nakukamba kuti, "Ivi ndiye vamene Yehova, Mulungu wa Isilayeli, akamba: 'Leka bantu banga bayende, kuti bakachite pwando muchipululu." ² Farao anakamba, "Yehova nindani? Nichani chamene nizabanvelela kuti niba leka bayende? Sinimuziba Yehova: Sinizaleka Isilayeli kuyenda ³ Banakamba, " Mulungu waba Hebeli atikumanya ise. Lekani tiyende pa ulendo wama masiku yatatu muchipululu na kupelka nsembe kuli Yehova mulungu kuti asabwelese pali ise chilango olo mukondo." ⁴ Koma mufumu ya Igiputo inakamba kulibe, "MOse na Aroni, nichaninmuchos bantu panchito yao? bwelelani pa nchito yanu." ⁵ Anakamba futi, "Manje mulibantu bambili mumalo yatu, anso ulekengesa kuti baleke nchtio yao." ⁶ Pasiku yamene ija, Farao anapeleka lamulo kuli mabwana bakulu nabo onelela nchito ku bantu. Anakamba, ⁷ "Kusiyana nakudala, Osabapase bantu uzu paku panga ma buloko. Baleke bayenda kuzitengela mauzu paboka. ⁸ Koma, mupitilze kubauza kuti bazipanga nambala yama buloko kulingana na yamene banali kupanga kudala. Osavomela chilichonse chachepa apo, chifukwa bali naulesi. Nichifukwa chake bali kuitana na kukamba, Tileke tiyemde anso tikapeleke nsembe kuli Mulungu watu.' ⁹ Ikilaponi nchito yao amuna kuti bapitiliza kukamba na osaikilako nzelu ku mau yao yabo." ¹⁰ Pamene apo bakulu ba nchito na bamuna boyanganila bantu bana yenda naku bauza bantu. Banakamba, "Ivi ndiye vamene Farao akamba: Sinazakupasani imwe mauzu. ¹¹ Imwe mweka muzafunika kuyenda naku zitengela kwamene munga ipeze, koma nhito yanu siyiza chepesewa." ¹² Pamene apo bantu bana salangana pa malo yonse ya Iguputo ku'unjika mauzu. ¹³ Bakulu ba nchito banapitiliza kubalimbisa naku kambakuti, "Silizani nchito yanu, monga mwamene munali kusilizila pamene mauzu yanali kupasiwa kuli imwe." ¹⁴ Bakulu ba nchito ba Farao bana menya boyanganila ba nchito bama Isilayeli, bamene baja banafakiwa kuyanganila ba nchito. Bakulu ba nchito banapitiliza ku bafunsa, "Nichani simuna pange yonse ma buloko yamene mufunikila kupanga, siku yapita na lelo, monga mwamene mwenze kuchitila kudala?" ¹⁵ Manje boyanganila nchtio bana bwela kuli Farao na kulila kuli enve. Banakamba kuti, "nichani chamene mutisungila monga ivi ba ncbito banu? ¹⁶ Kulibe mauzu yapasiwa kuli ba nchito banu, koma bakali kuti uza ise, 'pangani ma buloko!' Ise, ba nchito banu, bamenyewa manje, koma nivuto ya bantu bako." ¹⁷ Koma Farao akamba kuti, "Muli na ulesi! Ukamba kuti! Tivomeleseni kupeleka nsembe kuli Yehova.' ¹⁸ Manje apa bwelelani kusebenza. kulibe mauzu yazapasiwa kuli imwe, koma mufunika kuipanga nambala yama buloko yamene ija." ¹⁹ Oyanganila nchito baku isilayeli anona kuti banali mubvuto pamene banauziwa, "Simufunika kuchepesa nambala yama buloko pasilu." ²⁰ Banakumana Mose na Aroni, bamene banali kuimilila panja panyumba ya mfumu, pamene banali kuchoka kuli Farao. ²¹ Banakamba kuli Mose na Aroni, " Lekani Yehova akuone iwe naku kulanga iwe, chifukwa walengesa ise kuoneka olakwa mumenso ya Farao na banchito bake. Iwe waika mukondo mumanja mwao kuti bati paye ise." ²² Mose anabwelela kuli Yehova naku kamba kuti, "Ambuye, nichani mwanitumila ine kuno? ²³ Kuchokela pamene nin bwelela kuli Farao kukamba kuli enve muzina yanu, apangisa mabvuto kuli bantu aba, anso simunaleke bantu banu kumasuka."