U-Eksodusi 1–2

Umntwana uMose

Ukuvikela umholi wakusasa wama-Israyeli

Umndeni kaJakobe waba ngabantu abakhulu eGibithe. Babebizwa ngama-Israyeli. UFaro, iNkosi yaseGibithe, wayesaba ukuthi ngelinye ilanga kuyoba khona ama-Israyeli amaningi kangangokuthi ayothatha futhi abuse eGibithe, ngakho-ke wawenza izigqila zakhe.

U-Eksodusi 1:7–14

UFaro wabe eseyala ukuthi makubulawe bonke abantwana babafana bama-Israyeli abasanda kuzalwa. Imindeni yakwa-Israyeli yayesaba kakhulu.

U-Eksodusi 1:15–22

Umama ungum-Israyeli obizwa ngoJokebedi wacabanga indlela yokusindisa indodana yakhe eyayisanda kuzalwa. Wafaka umntwana wakhe kubhasikidi wawufihla otshanini obude eMfuleni iNayili. Udade womntwana uMiriyamu wayelokhu embhekile ukumgcina ephephile.

U-Eksodusi 2:1–4

Ngesikhathi egeza emfuleni, indodakazi kaFaro yawubona ubhasikidi. Yambona umntwana ongom-Israyeli ekhala futhi yafuna ukumukhulisa njengomntwana wayo. UMiriyamu weza kundodakazi kaFaro ezocela ukuletha owesifazane ongum-Israyeli ukuzonakekela umntwana.

U-Eksodusi 2:5–6

UMiriyamu waletha unina, uJokobedi, kundodakazi kaFaro. Indodakazi kaFaro yavuma ukukhokhela uJokobedi ukunakekela umntwana.

U-Eksodusi 2:8–9

Umntwana ongu-Israyeli wakhula. Indodakazi kaFaro yamkhulisa njengendodana yayo. Yamqamba ngokuthi uMose.

U-Eksodusi 2:10