1 Bada ya kukutana na atumia, Musa na Aruni aphiya kpwa Farao achendamuamba, “Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlungu wa Iziraeli anaamba, ‘Ariche atu angu aphiye jangbwani ili akahende sharee ya kuniabudu.’ ” 2 Farao achiamba, “Kpwani ye Mwenyezi Mlungu ni ani hata nimusikize na niriche Aiziraeli auke? Ye Mwenyezi Mlungu simmanya, na nyo Aiziraeli sindaaruhusu auke.” 3 Musa na Aruni achimjibu achimuamba, “Mlungu wa Aeburania wahutsembukira. Sambi huriche huuke charo cha siku tahu kuphiya jangbwani hukamlavire sadaka Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlungu wehu. Mana husiphohenda hivyo, andahuolaga na makongo ama kpwa upanga.” 4 Ela mfalume wa Misiri achiamba, “Musa na Aruni, kpwa utu wani mnalonda muause atu kazini mwao? Haya, uyani kpwenu makazini!” 5 Chisha Farao achienderera kuamba, “Lolani, nyo atu enu ndio anji kuriko nyo enye tsi, tsona mnalonda asihende kazi!”

6 Siku iyo-iyo kare ye Farao waambira aimirizi a Chiiziraeli na akulu aho a Chimisiri achiamba, 7 “Hangu rero hinya atu msiaphe nyasi mbifu* 5:7 Nyasi mbifu nyasi mbifu dza miridza zohumirwa kuenjereza nguvu matofali ga ulongo. za kutengezera matofali, aricheni akaendze enye. 8 Ela aambireni atengeze chiasi cha matofali dza chiratu cha mwandzo, kpwa vyovyosi msigaphunguze hata vichache. Hinya atu ni avivu ndiyo mana anarira anaamba, ‘Huricheni huphiye hukamlavire sadaka Mlungu.’ 9 Apheni kazi ngumu zaidi hinyo alume ili aenderere kuhenda kazi na asiphahe wakati wa kuphundza mambo ga handzo.”

10 Ndipho aimirizi na akulu aho ariphophiya ko kpwa Aiziraeli achendaambira, “Farao anaamba kala kandalavya tsona nyasi mbifu. 11 Phiyani mkaendze enye nyasi mbifu kokosi ambako mundaziphaha, ela chiasi cha matofali muhendacho tachindaphunguzwa bii.” 12 Phahi atu osi atsamukana chila phatu Misiri kuendza nyasi mbifu. 13 Akulu a aimirizi azidi kualazimisha kuhenda kazi, kala achiaambira, “Ni mmale chiasi cha matofali chiratu chitakiwacho kpwa siku, dza pharatu phokala munahewa nyasi mbifu.” 14 Aimirizi a Chiiziraeli kala achipigbwa ni akulu a Farao na kuambwa, “Mbona dzana na rero tamyahenda chiasi cha matofali dza phara mwandzo?”

15 Halafu aimirizi a Aiziraeli akpwendalalama kpwa Farao achiamba, “Mfalume, mbona swino atumishio unahugayisa? 16 Swino tahuhewa tsona nyasi mbifu, ela bado hunaambwa, ‘Tengezani matofali.’ Tsona swiswi atumishio hunapigbwa. Ela makosa gana uwe na atuo.” 17 Farao achiajibu achiamba, “Mu avivu na tamlonda kuhenda kazi! Ndiyo mana munaamba, ‘Huriche hukamlavire sadaka Mwenyezi Mlungu.’ 18 Sambi, uyani kazini. Tamundahewa nyasi mbifu, na ni lazima mtengeze chiasi kamili cha matofali.” 19 Aimirizi a Aiziraeli amanya a mashakani ariphoambwa, “Kpwa vyovyosi msiphunguze isabu ya matofali galondwago kpwa siku.”

20 Ariphouka phara pha Farao, akuta Musa na Aruni anaagodza. 21 Aambira Musa na Aruni, “Mwenyezi Mlungu naalole neno hiri. Naakuamuleni kpwa kuhuhenda swiswi huzirwe ni Farao na atumishie. Maneno genu ndigo goahenda aphahe chisa cha kuhuolagira.”

22 Musa ariphosikira hivyo wauya kpwa Mwenyezi Mlungu achendamuamba, “Aa, Mwenyezi Mlungu, mbona hano atu ukaahendera uyi vino? Dze, gano ndigo goniihira? 23 Kula mwandzo nriphophiya kpwa Farao kpwendagomba manenogo, waatiya mashakani hinya atu, na wala kudzangbwetivya atuo hata vivi.”