¹ Panuma ilyo ifi fintu fya citika, Mose elo na Aaron baishile kuya kuli Farao elo baishile kulanda ati, ''Ifi efyo Yaweh, Lesa wa bena Israeli, alanda: 'Leka abantu bandi bale kuya, pakwebati bakaye ku nkwatila inshiku nkulu mu matololo.''' ² Farao aishile kulanda ati, ''Nga Yaweh ninani? Cindo ico ningomfwila kwishiwi lyakwe elo ndeke abena Iraeli balekuya? Ntamwishiba Yaweh; nakucilisha, Ntakaleke abena Israeli ukuya.'' ³ Baishile kulanda ati, Lesa waba Hibulu alikumene na fwebo. Leka tulekuya ulwendo lwa nshiku shitatu mu matololo elo tukaye kupela Lesa wesu ilambo pakuti tatwipeye ku cikuko nangu kulupanga. ⁴ Lelo imfumu ya Egypto yaishile kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Mose na Aaron, cindo mukofumisha abantu ku milimo yabo? Bwekeleni ku milimo yenu.'' ⁵ Kabili yaishile kulanda ati, ''muli nomba abantu abengi mu ncende yandi, elo mukobakanya ukubomba incito yabo.'' ⁶ Pali ububwine bushiku, Farao aishile kupela icipope ku bantu bakangalila elo naba kapitao. aishile kulnda ati, ⁷ ''Ntacitemwa napamo, mwilakubapela abantu indaka shakupangilako amabwe. Muleke baye kuifwila indaka abene. ⁸ Lelo, mufwile ukukabila kuli bo impendwa imoine iyamatafwali iyo bakopanga kunuma. Mwisuminisha nangu umo ukuleka, pantu banang'ani. Emulandu wine bakokutila elo no kulanda ukuti, 'Tusumunishe tulekuya no kuya kupela ilambo kuli Lesa wesu. ⁹ Bakushisheni ukubomba aba bantu pakutila bakonkanyepo pali ici elo balekumfwa kumashiwi yabufi. ¹⁰ Eico bakangalila elo naba kapitao baishile kupitamo elo baishile kwishibisha abantu. Baishile kulanda ati, ¹¹ ''Ifi efyo Farao alandile: Naleka ukumipela indaka iili yonse. Imwe mwebene mufwile ukuya elo nokuya kuifwaila indaka konse uko mwingaisanga, lelo impendwa yama tawali tifwile ukufumishiwako. ¹² Eluntu abantu baishile kusalangana impanga yonse iya mu Egypto muku tolelesha indaka. ¹³ Bakangalila bakonkenyepo ukulabapatikisha elo no kulanda ati, ''Pwisheni incito yenu, ngefyo caleba ilyo indaka yali kupelwa kuli mwebo.'' ¹⁴ Bakangalila bakwa Farao balikuma nabakalamba ba milimo abamu Israeli, abobene abantu bamo bene abo bakile ukuba abakalamba baba bomfi. Bakangalila bakonkenyepo ukubepusha, ''Cindo imwe tamupwishishe ukutama amabwe yonse ayakokabilwa kuli mwebo, nangu nimailo elo na lelo, ngefyo mwaliucita akale?'' ¹⁵ Eico bakapitao bamu bena Israeli baishile kuya kuli Farao elo balila kuli ye. Baishile kulanda ati, ''Cindo ico ukocushisha abasha bobe uyu musango? ¹⁶ Takuli idaka iipelwa ku basha bobe nangu imo, lelo balitwalilile ukutweba, 'pangeni amatafwali!' Fwebo, abasha bobe, bakotuma kabili, lelo kukabila kwa bantu benu.'' ¹⁷ Lelo Farao aishile kulanda ati, ''Muli banang'ani! Mukolanda ati, 'Tusuminishe tuye no kuyapela ilambo kuli Yaweh.' ¹⁸ Eico nomba kabiyeni mu bwekele mukubomba. Takuli indaka iyakulapelwa kuli mwebo, lelo mulingile ukupanga impendwa imoine iya mabwe. ¹⁹ Nba kapitao bamu bena Israeli baishile ku bona ukuti bali mu bwafya uluntu baishike kubeba, ''Tamufwile uku cefya impedwa ya cila bushiku iya mabwe.'' ²⁰ Baishile kuku manya Mose elo na Aaron, abataleme kunse ya cipango, ilyo balikufuma kuli Farao. ²¹ Baishile kulanda kuli Mose elo na Aaron ati, ''Lekeni Yaweh aloleshe pali mwebo elo apanike mwebo, pantu muli tulengele ukupatwa mu menso yakwa Farao elo na basha bakwe. Muli bikile ulupanga mu minwe yabo mwipaya fwebo.'' ²² Mose aishile kuya kuli Yawe elo aishile kulanda ati, ''We mfumu, cindo wabikila ubucushi pali aba bantu? Cindo ico wa ntumine kuli ino ncende? ²³ Ukufumafye epo naishila kuli Farao ukulanda kuli ye mwishina lyenu, alibika ulupato pali aba bantu, elo na webo tawalubula abantu bobe na pamo.