¹ Ngemuva kwekutsi loku kwenteke, Mosi naAroni baya kuFaro batsi, '' Nguloku Simakadze, NKulunkulu wakaIsrayeli, lakushoko: ' Khulula bantfu bami bahambe, kute batawuba nemgubho wami ehlane.'' ² Faro watsi, ''Ngubani Simakadze? Kungani kumele ngilalele livi lakhe futsi ngikhulule Israyeli ahambe? Angimati Simakadze; futsi, Angeke ngikhulule Israyeli ahambe.'' ³ Batsi, ''LoNkulunkulu wameHebheru uhlangene natsi. Asambeni indlela yemalnga lamatsatfu ehlane futsi sente umhlatjelo kuSimakdze Nkulunkulu wetfu kute angasihlaseli tsine ngesifo lesibulalako noma ngenkemba.'' ⁴ Kodvwa inkhosi yaseGibhithe yatsi kubo, '' Mosi naAroni, Nibatsatselani labantfu emsebentini wabo? Buyelani emuva emisebentini yenu.'' ⁵ Waphindze watsi, ''Sekunebantfu labanyenti eveni letfe nyalo, futsi ubenta bemise imisebenti yabo.'' ⁶ Ngalona lelo langa, faro waniketa umyalo kulabaholi bemsebenti nakubaphatsi bekwakha. Watsi '' ⁷ Kungafani njengakucala, ningasabaniketi labantfu emaphayiphi ekwenta titini. Bayekeleni bahambe bayotihlanganisela emaphayiphi ngekwabo. ⁸ Kodvwa, kumele nichubeke nifune tinombolo letifananako naleti bebatenta phambilini. Ningatemukeli letincane, ngoba bayavilapha. Kungako babita ngaphandle batsi, ' Sivumelweni sihambe siyowenta umhlatjelo kuNkulunkulu wetfu. ⁹ Khulisani imisebenti yalamadvodza kute batoyigcina bangaphindzi banake emavini enkhohliso. ¹⁰ Ngako labaphatsi bemsebenti nebaphatsi bekwakha balabantfu baphuma bayokwatisa labantfu. Batsi, ''Nguloku lokushiwo nguFaro: 'Angeke nginike emaphayiphu. ¹¹ Nine lucobo lwenu kumele nihambe noma ngukuphi laningakutfola khona, kodvwa imisebenti yeni inganciphi.'' ¹² Ngako labantfu basakateka kulolonkhe lelive laseGibhithe bayobutsa insalela yalamaphaphu. ¹³ Labaphatsi bemsebenti bachubeka babakhutsata bona batsi, ''Cedzani umsebenti wenu, njengalesikhatsi emaphayiphi aniketwa kini. ¹⁴ ''Baphatsi bemsebenti baFaro bashaya baphatsi bekwakha bemaIsrayeli, wona lawo madvodza lebebabawabeke kutsi baphatse letisebenti. Labaphatsi bemsebenti bachubeka bababuta bona, ' Kungani ningakakhichiti tonkhe titini letifunwe kini, noma itolo noma namuhla, njengaloku benenta kadzeni?'' ¹⁵ Ngako labaphatsi bekwakha bakaIsrayeli beta kuFaro bakhala kakhulu kuye. Batsi, ''Kungani uphatsa tisebenti takho ngalendlela? ¹⁶ Kute liphayiphi lelinikwa tisebenti takho nyalo, kodvwa solo bayasitjela tsine, 'Yentani titini!' Tsine, tisebenti takho, sesite siyashaywa nyalo, kodvwa kuliphutsa lebantfu lebantfu bakho.'' ¹⁷ Kodvwa Faro watsi, ''Uyavilapha! Uyavilapha! Utsi, 'Sivumele sihambe siyowenta umhlatjelo kuSimakadze.' ¹⁸ Manje nyalo buyela emsebentini. Sekute liphayiphu lotawuniketwa wena, kodvwa kumele uchubeke wente inombolo lefananako yetitini.'' ¹⁹ Labaphatsi bekwakha bakaIsrayeli babona kutsi bebasenkingeni uma batjelwa, ''Akukafaneli ninciphise etinombolweni tetitini.'' ²⁰ Bahlangana naMosi na Aroni, labebeme ngaphandle kwesigodlo, uma sebahamba kuFaro. ²¹ Batsi kuMosi naAroni, '' Shengatsi Simakadze angakubuka wena futsi akujezise, ngoba usente tedzeleli ebusweni baFaro kanye netisebenti takhe. Ubeke inkemba esandleni sabo kutsi basibulale tsine.'' ²² Mosi wabuyela emuva kuSimakadze watsi, ''Nkhosi, wente leni tinkinga kulabantfu laba? Ungitfumeleni mine ekucaleni? ²³ Kusukela ngefika kuFaro kukhuluma kuye ngeligama lakho, ubange inkinga kulabantfu laba, futsi awukakhululi bantfu bakho sanhlobo.''