¹ Napanupanuma ya kucitika kwa ifi fintu, Mose na Aroni baike kuli Farao no Kuti,'' Ifi efyo Yawe, Lesa wa kwa Isreali, alelanda: 'Leka abantu bandi baleya, pakuti bakakwate icamutebeto candi mu Mumatolo.''' ² Nao Farao atile, ''Nga Yawe nani? cinshi imfwile naumfwila kwishiwi lyakwe no kuleka Abana ba Israeli ukuya? Ine nshamwishiba Yawe; nangu cibe ifyo nshaleke abena Isreali ukuya.'' ³ Nabo batile, ''Lesa wa ba Hehere alandile naifwe. Leka ifwe tuleya mulwendo lwa nshiku shitatu mumatololo nokwipaila Yawe Lesa wesu ilambo eoali atwipaya kucikuko nangu ku lupanga.'' ⁴ Lelo imfumu ya ku Egupti Yatile kuli bene, ''Mose na Aron, cinshi mulefumisha abantu kumilimo yabo? Kabiyeni mubwelele kumilimo yenu.'' ⁵ Nakabili atile, ''Nabafula nomba muoanga Yesu, elo mulelenga baleke incito yabo.'' ⁶ Bgulya bwine ubushiku, Farao akonkomeshe abalepatikisha abantu ukubomba. Atile, ⁷ '''Ngefyo caba kunuma, mwilabapela nomba icani cakupangila injelwa. Muleke abene beka baleya mukuikolonganikila. ⁸ Lelo, mubebe ukupanga injelwa impendwa imo ine bapanga kunuma. Mwilasumina ipendwa iyinono, pantu banangani. Efyo balebilikisha no kulalandi ati, 'tulekeni tuleya no kuyapela Lesa wesu ilambo.' ⁹ Mufushe imilimo iya bashitata ukuti abasendele inshita pakuti belaumfwa kufyabufi.'' ¹⁰ Awe ab alepatikisha abantu ukubomba elyo na bacilolo babo baile no kweba abantu. Batile,'' ifi efyo Farao alelanda. Nshakula mipela nomba icani. ¹¹ Mufwile mwebene mwaya kolonganika icani uko konse mwinga cisng, Lelo imilimo mufwile mwabomba tayacefeshiweko.'' ¹² Elo abantu basangene mupanga ya Egupti bonse mukukolonganika icani. ¹³ Abalepatikisha abantu ukubomba batwalile ukubebekesha belelanda ati, ''Mupwishe imilimo Yenu nge caleba ilyo icani cale pelwa ku imwe.'' ¹⁴ Nabalepatiskisha abantu ukubomba abakwa Farao baleuma bacilolo ba bena Isreali, abobene abantu babikile ukumwenenena aba bomfi. Abale patikisha abantu ukubomba bakonkenyepo ukubepukisha, ''Finshi tamulepangila injelwa mufwile mwapanga, mailo na lelo ngefyo mwalecita kunuma?'' ¹⁵ Eifyo abaleangalila imilimo abena Iseali baishile kuli Farao no kulilila kuli ena. Batile Finshi ifyo iwe ulecushisha aba bomfi bobe mumusango uyu? ¹⁶ Takuli icani icilepelwa ku bobomfi bobe nomba, Lelo nanombaline baletweba ati, 'pangeni injelwa!' ifwe, fwebabomfi bobe baletuma nomba tekuluba kwesu lelo kuluba kwa bantu bobe. ¹⁷ Lelo Farao atile muli banang'ani! muli banang'ani! Mutila, 'Tusuminishe ukuyapela ilambo kuli Yawe.' ¹⁸ Nomba bweleleni kumilimo Yenu Takuli icani icikapelwa kuli imwe lelo mufwile ukupanga iya njelwa cimo cine.'' ¹⁹ Nabakangalila babena Iseali balimwene ukuti bali mubwafya ilyo ba ebelwe ati, ''Tamufwile mwacefya impendwa yakupanga iya injelwa.'' ²⁰ Bakumenye na Mose na Aroni, abaiminine panse yamusumba, ilyo baleya ukufuma kuli Farao. ²¹ Batile kuli Mose na Aroni, ''Awe Yawe alolekeshe pali imwe no ku mupanika, pantu namulenga ifwe ukuba abamulandu mumenso yakwa Farao na babomfi bakwe, Namubika ulupanga muminwe yabo ukuti batwi paye.'' ²² Mose abwelel kuli Yawe no kutila, mwe mfumu, finshi mweleka aba bantu baba mubwafya? Napakuba cinshi mwantuminine? ²³ Elyo naisa kuli Farao kukulanda nankwe mwishina lyobe, nalenga aba bantu ukuba mubwafy, naiwe taubalubwile napo.''