¹ Kwasuka umuntu wendlu kaLevi, wathatha indodakazi kaLevi. ² Wakhulelwa lowo mfazi , wazala ind odana; esebonile ukuthi inhle , wayithukusa izinyanga ezintathu. ³ Engasenakuyithukusa wayithathela ibhokisi lebungu , walihuqa ngebitume nangekolitayi, wamfaka umfana kulo , walibeka emhlangeni ngasogwini lomfula. ⁴ Udadewabo wayemi kudana, ukuze azi ukuthi kuyakwenziwani kuye. ⁵ Kwase kwehla indodakazi kaFaro ukuyogeza emfuleni ; amantombazana ayo ahamba eceleni komfula ; ibona ibhokisi emhlangeni yathuma intombazana ukulilanda. ⁶ Yalivula, yabona umntwana ; bheka, kwakungumfana; wakhala. Yamhawukela, yathi: Lona ungowabantwana bamaHeberu. ⁷ Udadewabo wayesethi kuyo indodakazi kaFaro : Ngihambe ngikubizele umzanyana kuwo amaHeberu ukuba akuncelisele ingane na? ⁸ Indodakazi kaFaro yathi kuye : Hamba. Yasuka intombazana, yabiza unina wengane. ⁹ Indodakazi kaFaro yathi kuye : Hamba nalo mntwana , ungincelisele yena ; ngizakukukhokhela. Owesifazane wamthatha-ke umntwana, wamncelisa. ¹⁰ Umfana wakhula, wayiswa kuyo indodakazi kaFaro, waba yindodana yayo. Yamqamba igama lokuthi uMose, ithi: Ngokuba ngamkhipha emanzini. Ukubaleka kukaMose ¹¹ Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku uMose esekhulile , waphuma, waya kubafowabo , wabuka imithwalo yabo ; wabona owaseGibithe eshaya umHeberu , omunye wabafowabo. ¹² Waphendukela ngalapha nangalapha ; esebonile ukuthi akukho muntu , wambulala owaseGibithe, wamthukusa esihlabathini. ¹³ Waphuma nangosuku olulandelayo ; bheka, nanko amadoda amabili amaHeberu exabene; wathi kowonileyo: Umshayelani owakini na? ¹⁴ Wathi yena: Ngubani okumise induna nomahluleli phezu kwethu na? Ufuna ukungibulala mina , njengalokho ubulele owas eGibithe, na? UMose wayesesaba, ethi: Impela le ndaba iyazeka. ¹⁵ UFaro esekuzwile lokho wafuna ukumbulala uMose. Kepha uMose wabaleka ebusweni bukaFaro , wahlala ezweni lakwaMidiyani ; wahlala phansi ngasemthonjeni. ¹⁶ UMpristi wakwaMidiyani wayenamadodakazi ayisikhombisa; afika ukukha amanzi, agcwalisa imiqengqe eyophuzisa izimvu zikayise. ¹⁷ Kwafika abelusi , bawaxosha. Kepha wayesesukuma uMose , wawasiza, waphuzisa izimvu zawo. ¹⁸ Lapho esefika kuRehuweli uyise , wathi yena: Yini ukuba nisheshe nibuye namuhla na? ¹⁹ Athi: OwaseGibithe usophulile esandleni sabelusi, futhi wasikhelela amanzi, waphuzisa izimvu. ²⁰ Wathi kuwo amadodakazi akhe: Uphi yena? Nimshiyeleni na? Mbizeni, eze ukuzokudla. ²¹ UMose wazimisela ukuhlala kulowo muntu ; wamupha uMose uSipora indodakazi yakhe. ²² Wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uGereshomu , ngokuba wathi: Ngangingumfokazi ezweni elingesilo elami. ²³ Kwathi sekudlulile izinsuku eziningi , inkosi yaseGibithe yafa ; abakwa- Israyeli babubula ngenxa yobugqila , bakhala; ukukhala kwabo kw enyukela kuNkulunkulu ngobugqila babo. ²⁴ UNkulunkulu wezwa ukububula kwabo ; uNkulunkulu wakhumbula isivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe. ²⁵ UNkulunkulu wabona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wabanakekela.