iEksodus
2:1 Kwaphuma indoda yendlu kaLevi, yazeka intombi
kaLevi.
2:2 Wamitha umfazi lowo, wazala unyana; wambona ukuba unguye
Umntwana omhle, wamfihla iinyanga ezintathu.
2:3 Akuba engasenako ukumfihla, wamthabathela umkhombe wegolide
Wayityabeka ngebhitumene netela, wamfaka umntwana
kuyo; wayibeka engcotyeni elunxwemeni lomlambo.
2:4 Udade wabo wema mgama, ukuze ayazi into eya kwenzeka kuye.
2:5 Yehla ke intombi kaFaro, isiya kuqubha emlanjeni; kwaye
Iintombi zayo zahamba ngasecaleni lomlambo; wathi akuwubona umkhombe
phakathi kweendwe, wathumela umkhonzazana wakhe ukuba aye kuyithabatha.
2:6 Yawunqika, yambona umntwana, nantso inkwenkwana
walila. Wesuka wavelana naye, wathi, Ngomnye wabaniniwo
abantwana bamaHebhere.
2:7 Wathi udade wabo kwintombi kaFaro, Ndiye kukubiza na
owanyisayo kumaHebherekazi, akwanyisele umntwana?
2:8 Yathi intombi kaFaro kuye, Hamba. Yaya ke intombi leyo, yambiza
umama womntwana.
2:9 Yathi intombi kaFaro kuye, Thabatha lo mntwana, umanyise
ngokuba wam, ndokunika umvuzo wakho. Umfazi wamthabatha umntwana;
wayincancisa.
2:10 Wakhula umntwana, wamsa ke kwintombi kaFaro;
waba ngunyana wakhe. Wamthiya igama elinguMoses, wathi, Ndim
wamrhola emanzini.
2:11 Kwathi ke ngaloo mihla, akukhula uMoses, wahamba
Waphuma waya kubazalwana bakhe, ekhangela imithwalo yabo, wababona
UmYiputa ebetha umHebhere wakubazalwana bakhe.
2:12 Wabhekabheka, wabona ukuba akukho nto
indoda leyo, wayibulala umYiputa, yamngcwabela entlabathini.
2:13 Waphuma ngomhla wesibini, wabona amadoda amabini angamaHebhere
sabambana naye, wathi komoni, Yini na?
Uyambetha na ummelwane wakho?
2:14 Wathi yena, Umiswe ngubani na ukuba ube ngumthetheli nomgwebi phezu kwethu? ufuna wena
ufuna ukundibulala nam, njengokuba umbuleleyo umYiputa? Woyika uMoses, wathi,
Ngokuqinisekileyo iyaziwa le nto.
2:15 UFaro wayiva le nto, wafuna ukumbulala uMoses. Kodwa uMoses
Wasaba ebusweni bukaFaro, wahlala ezweni lakwaMidiyan
wahlala phantsi ngasequleni.
2:16 Ke kaloku umbingeleli wakwaMidiyan wayeneentombi ezisixhenxe; zeza kuzala
zaza zayizalisa imikhumbi ukuba ziseze impahla emfutshane kayise.
2:17 Bafika abalusi, bazigxotha. Wesuka wema uMoses
bawancedisa, wayiseza impahla yabo emfutshane.
2:18 Afika kuRehuweli uyise, wathi, Ninjani na?
ufike ngokukhawuleza kangaka namhlanje?
2:19 Bathi ke, Sahlangulwa ngumYiputa esandleni sokumkani
nabalusi, basikhelela amanzi, bayiseza impahla emfutshane.
2:20 Wathi ezintombini zakhe, Uphi na? kutheni na ukuba unayo
wayishiya indoda? Mbizeni, ukuze adle isonka.
2:21 Wakholwa uMoses kukuhlala naloo ndoda; yamnika uMoses uTsipora
intombi yakhe.
2:22 Yazala unyana, wathi igama lakhe nguGershom, kuba ubesithi, Ndim
kuba ngabaphambukeli kwilizwe lasemzini.
2:23 Kwathi ekuhambeni kwexesha wafa ukumkani waseYiputa
Bancwina oonyana bakaSirayeli ngenxa yomsebenzi, bakhala, bathi,
kwenyuka ukuzibika kwabo, kwaya kuThixo, ngenxa yomsebenzi.
2:24 Wakuva uThixo ukugula kwabo, wawukhumbula uThixo umnqophiso wakhe
UAbraham, noIsake, kunye noYakobi.
2:25 UThixo wababona oonyana bakaSirayeli, wabajonga uThixo
bona.