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.