Eksodusi
1 La magama wamadodana ka-Israyeli* eza nawo eGibhide, indoda ngayinye yeza nomndenayo:+ 2 NguRubeni, uSimiyoni, uLevi, uJuda,+ 3 u-Isakari, uZebuloni, uBhenjamini, 4 uDani noNafitali; uGadi no-Atjheri.+ 5 Zoke iinzukulwana zakaJakopo bezima-70 kodwana uJosefa besele aseGibhide.+ 6 Ekugcineni uJosefa+ nabo boke abafowabo bahlongakala kuhlanganise naso soke isizukulwaneso. 7 Ama-Israyeli aba nabantwana, athoma ukwanda, asolo anda, akhula, aba namandla ngendlela ebabazekako kangangobana inarha yazala wona.+
8 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi kwaba nekosi etja eGibhide, ebeyingamazi uJosefa. 9 Nje-ke yathi ebantwini bayo: “Qalani abantu bakwa-Israyeli sebabanengi khulu begodu banamandla ukudlula thina.+ 10 Asibahlakanipheleni, nakungasinjalo bazokuragela phambili nokwanda begodu nakungavela ipi, bazosihlanganyela namanabethu, balwe nathi bebakhambe enarheni.”
11 Babeka iinduna bona zibakatelele ukuthi basebenze budisi+ begodu bakhela uFaro amadorobho amabili wokubeka izinto, okuyiPitomu neRamasese.+ 12 Njengombana bebaragela phambili nokubagandelela, banda khulu bebarhatjheka, yeke bathukwa khulu ngebanga lama-Israyeli.+ 13 AmaGibhide agqilaza ama-Israyeli awakatelela bona asebenze budisi.+ 14 Enza ipilwawo yaba budisi ngokuwenzisa idaka ngebumba, awenzisa iintina begodu awasebenzisa budisi emasimini. Awasebenzisa kabuhlungu ekwenzeni yoke imisebenzi yobugqila.+
15 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi ikosi yeGibhide yakhuluma noTjhifira noPuwa ababelethisi abamaHebheru, 16 yathi kibo: “Lokha nanibelethisa abafazi abamaHebheru,+ kufuze nimqalisise umntwana loyo, nangabe msana, kufuze abulawe nangabe mntazana, kufuze aphile.” 17 Ababelethisi abamaHebheru bebasaba uZimu weqiniso, akhenge benze lokho ikosi yeGibhide ebatjele bona bakwenze, balisa abantwana babesana baphila.+ 18 Ekukhambeni kwesikhathi ikosi yeGibhide yabiza ababelethisi yathi kibo: “Kubayini nilise abantwana babesana baphila?” 19 Ababelethisi bathi kuFaro: “Abafazi bamaHebheru abafani nabafazi beGibhide, baphilile begodu babeletha msinyana ngaphambi kokuthi umbelethisi afike kibo.”
20 Nje-ke uZimu wababusisa ababelethisi begodu abantu baragela phambili banda baba namandla khulu. 21 UZimu weqiniso wanikela ababelethisaba imindeni ngebanga lokuthi bebamsaba. 22 Emaswapheleni uFaro walayela abantu bakhe wathi: “Kufuze niphosele abantwana bamaHebheru, babesana eMlanjeni iNayili kodwana nilise babantazana baphila.”+