ūths naattil yōbu endra oruvar irundhaar. avar yegōvaavai vananginaar. avar periya panakkaarar. avarukku periya kudumbam irundhadhu. avar ellaaridamum anbaaga irundhaar. ēlaigalukkum, kanavanai ilandha pengalukkum, appaa-ammaa illaadha pillaigalukkum udhavinaar. ivvalavu nallavaraaga vaalndhaalum, avarukku kashtam varaamal irundhadhaa?

saatthaan yōbuvai gavanitthukkondē irundhaan. adhu yōbuvukku theriyaadhu. yegōvaa saatthaanidam, ‘en ūliyan yōbuvai paartthaayaa? avanai pōla indha būmiyil yaarumē illai. avan en pēchai kēttu nadakkiraan, nalladhaiyē seigiraan’ endraar. adharku saatthaan: ‘yōbu ungal pēchai kēttu nadappadhu unmaidhaan. nīngal avanai paadhugaatthu, aasīrvadhikkirīrgal, nilangalaiyum mirugangalaiyum kodukkirīrgal. adhaiyellaam edutthu paarungal, avan ungalai vananguvadhai nirutthividuvaan’ endraan. yegōvaa saatthaanidam, ‘vēndumaanaal nī yōbuvai sōdhitthu paar. aanaal avanai kolla kūdaadhu’ endraar. yōbuvai sōdhikka yegōvaa ēn anumadhitthaar? ēnendraal, yōbu thanakku unmaiyaaga iruppaar endru avar nambinaar.

saatthaan yōbuvukku pala kashtangalai kodukka aarambitthaan. mudhalil, yōbuvin maadugalaiyum kaludhaigalaiyum thiruduvadharku sabēyargal ennum aatkalai anuppinaan. piragu, yōbuvin aadugal ellaam neruppil karugina. adutthu, kaldhēyargal yōbuvin ottagangalai thirudinaargal. avatrai paartthukkonda vēlaikkaarargalaiyum kondraargal. adhan piragu vandha kashtamdhaan bayangaramaanadhu. yōbuvin pillaigal virundhu saappidumpōdhu, vīdu idindhu vilundhu ellaarum setthuppōnaargal. idhaiyellaam avaraal thaangikkolla mudiyavillai. aanaalum, yegōvaavai vananguvadhai avar nirutthavillai.

yōbu innum kashtappada vēndum endru saatthaan ninaitthaan. adhanaal, yōbuvin udambu muluvadhum pungal vara vaitthaan. yōbu valiyil thuditthaar. ēn ippadiyellaam nadakkiradhu endru avarukku theriyaadhu. aanaalum, yegōvaavai thodarndhu vananginaar. nadandha ellaavatraiyum yegōvaa paartthaar. yōbuvai ninaitthu romba sandhōshappattaar.

adutthu, yōbuvai sōdhikka saatthaan mūndru pērai anuppinaan. avargal avaridam: ‘nī ēdhō thappu seidhuvittu adhai maraitthirukkiraai. adhanaaldhaan kadavul unnai dhandikkiraar’ endraargal. adharku yōbu, ‘naan endha thappum seiyavillai’ endraar. indha kashtangalai yegōvaa koduppadhaaga yōbu ninaitthaar. avar thanakku aniyaayam seivadhaaga sonnaar.

ivargal pēsiyadhai ellaam eligū endra ilainyar amaidhiyaaga kēttukkondirundhaar. piragu avargalidam, ‘nīngal sonnadhu ellaamē thavaru. naam ninaippadhaivida yegōvaa romba periyavar. avar yaarukkumē kettadhu seiya maattaar. avar ellaavatraiyum paartthukkondirukkiraar, kashtappadugira makkalukku udhavi seigiraar’ endraar.

kadaisiyil yegōvaa yōbuvidam pēsinaar. ‘naan vaanatthaiyum būmiyaiyum padaitthapōdhu nī engē irundhaai? naan aniyaayam seivadhaaga ēn solgiraai? ēn idhellaam nadakkiradhu endru theriyaamal nī pēsikkondirukkiraai’ endraar. yōbu than thavarai otthukkondaar. ‘naan pēsiyadhu thappudhaan. naan ungalai patri kēlvippattirukkirēn, aanaal ippōdhudhaan ungalai patri nandraaga purindhukondēn. ungalaal mudiyaadhadhu edhuvumē illai. thavaraaga pēsiyadharkaaga ennai mannitthuvidungal’ endraar.

ellaa sōdhanaigalum mudindha piragu yegōvaa yōbuvukku nalla aarōkkiyatthai kodutthaar. munbu irundhadhaivida niraiya sotthugalai kodutthaar. adhan piragu, yōbu pala varushangal sandhōshamaaga vaalndhaar. kashtamaana samayangalilum thanakku kīlppadindhadhaaldhaan yōbuvai yegōvaa aasīrvadhitthaar. enna nadandhaalum, yōbu maadhiriyē nīngalum yegōvaavai eppōdhum vananguvīrgalaa?

egipthil yaakkōbin kudumbatthukku isravēlargal endra peyar vandhadhu. yaakkōbum yōsēppum irandha piragu pudhiya paarvōn aatchi seiya aarambitthaan. egipthiyargalaivida isravēlargal adhigamaagikkondē pōnadhai paartthu paarvōn bayandhaan. adhanaal isravēlargalai adimaigalaakki vēlai vaanginaan. sengalgalai seiya solli kattaayappadutthinaan. vayalgalil kadinamaaga vēlai vaanginaan. egipthiyargal avargalai endhalavukku vēlai vaanginaargalō andhalavukku avargalin ennikkai adhigamaanadhu. paarvōnukku adhu pidikkavillai. adhanaal, isravēlargalukku pirakkira ellaa aan kulandhaigalaiyum kolla vēndum endru kattalai pōttaan. isravēlargal romba bayandhupōyiruppaargal, illaiyaa?

yōgebēth endra isravēl pennukku oru alagaana aan kulandhai pirandhadhu. andha kulandhaiyai aval kaappaatra ninaitthaal. adhanaal, avanai oru kūdaiyil vaitthu, nayil nadhiyōram irundha naanal purkalukku idaiyil olitthuvaitthaal. enna nadakkiradhu endru paarppadharkaaga avanudaiya akkaa miriyaam konja dhūratthil nindrukondaal.

paarvōnin magal angē kulikka vandhapōdhu, andha kūdaiyai paartthaal. adhil oru kulandhai aludhukondirundhadhu. adhai paartthadhum avalukku paavamaaga irundhadhu. appōdhu miriyaam, ‘indha kulandhaikku paal kodukka oru pennai kūttikkondu varattumaa?’ endru kēttaal. ‘sari’ endru paarvōnin magal sonnaal. udanē miriyaam, andha kulandhaiyin ammaa yōgebētthai kūttikkondu vandhaal. ‘indha kulandhaikku paal kodutthu gavanitthukkol, naan panam tharugirēn’ endru paarvōnin magal avalidam sonnaal.

kulandhai valarndha piragu, yōgebēth avanai paarvōnin magalidam konduvandhaal. aval avanukku mōsē endru peyar vaitthu, than sondha maganai pōla valartthaal. mōsē oru ilavarasaraaga valarndhaar. aasaippatta ellaamē avarukku kidaitthadhu. aanaalum, avar yegōvaavai marakkavillai. thaan oru egipthiyan illai, isravēlan enbadhu mōsēkku therindhirundhadhu. adhanaal, yegōvaavai vananga mudivu edutthaar.

mōsēkku 40 vayadhu irundhapōdhu, than makkalukku udhavi seiya vēndum endru avar ninaitthaar. oru isravēlanai oru egipthiyan adippadhai paartthapōdhu, andha egipthiyanai mōsē aditthu kondrupōttaar. piragu, avanudaiya udalai manalukkul pudhaitthaar. paarvōnukku vishayam therindhapōdhu, mōsēyai kolla muyarchi seidhaan. adhanaal, mōsē mīdhiyaan naattukku ōdippōnaar. angē yegōvaa avarai nandraaga paartthukkondaar.