mōsē mīdhiyaan naattil 40 varushangal vaalndhaar. angē avarukku kalyaanam aanadhu, pillaigalum pirandhaargal. orunaal sīnaai malaikku pakkatthil avar aadu mēitthukkondirundhapōdhu adhisayamaana ondrai paartthaar. oru mutpudhar erindhukondirundhadhu, aanaal adhu karugavē illai! enna nadakkiradhu endru paarppadharkaaga mōsē pakkatthil pōnaar. appōdhu mutpudharilirundhu oru kural, ‘mōsē! pakkatthil varaadhē. un seruppai kalatru. nī nirpadhu parisutthamaana idam’ endru sonnadhu. mōsēyidam pēsiyadhu yaar theriyumaa? yegōvaadhaan oru dhēvathūdhar mūlam pēsinaar.

mōsē bayandhupōi than mugatthai mūdikkondaar. appōdhu andha kural, ‘naan isravēlargal padugira kashtatthai paartthēn. egipthiyargal kaiyilirundhu avargalai kaappaatri oru nalla dhēsatthukku avargalai kūttikkondu pōvēn. nīdhaan avargalai egipthilirundhu kūttikkondu vara vēndum’ endru sonnadhu. adhai kēttapōdhu mōsēkku romba aachariyamaaga irundhirukkum, illaiyaa?

‘unnai yaar anuppiyadhu endru makkal kēttaal naan enna solvadhu?’ endru mōsē kēttaar. adharku kadavul, ‘aabiragaamin kadavulum, īsaakkin kadavulum, yaakkōbin kadavulumaana yegōvaadhaan ennai anuppinaar endru sol’ endraar. adharku mōsē, ‘naan solvadhai avargal kētkavillai endraal enna seivadhu?’ endru kēttaar. mōsēkku thaan thunaiyaaga iruppadhai kaattuvadharkaaga yegōvaa sila adaiyaalangalai kodutthaar. mudhalil, mōsēyidam avarudaiya kōlai kīlē pōda sonnaar. andha kōl paambaaga maariyadhu! mōsē adhan vaalai piditthapōdhu adhu marubadiyum kōlaaga maariyadhu. ‘idhai avargalukku seidhu kaattu. appōdhu naandhaan unnai anuppinēn endru avargal purindhukolvaargal’ endru yegōvaa sonnaar.

piragu mōsē, ‘enakku sariyaaga pēsa theriyaadhu’ endru sonnaar. adharku yegōvaa, ‘nī enna pēsa vēndum endru naan unakku sollikkoduppēn. unakku udhavi seiya un annan aarōnai unnōdu anuppuvēn’ endru sonnaar. yegōvaa thannōdu iruppadhai mōsē purindhukondaar. adhanaal, than manaiviyaiyum magangalaiyum kūttikkondu egipthukku pōnaar.

isravēlargalai paarvōn adimaigalaakki romba vēlai vaanginaan. yegōvaa mōsēyaiyum aarōnaiyum paarvōnidam anuppi, ‘ennudaiya makkal vanaandharatthil ennai vananguvadharkaaga avargalai pōga vidu’ endru solla sonnaar. appōdhu paarvōn avargalidam, ‘naan ēn yegōvaa pēchai kētka vēndum? naan isravēlargalai pōga vidamaattēn’ endru thimiraaga badhil sonnaan. piragu, isravēlargalai paarvōn innum adhigamaaga vēlai vaanginaan. adhanaal yegōvaa paarvōnukku paadam katrukkodukka ninaitthaar. eppadi endru unakku theriyumaa? egipthukku 10 dhandanaigalai kodutthaar. yegōvaa mōsēyidam, ‘paarvōn naan solvadhai kētkavillai. kaalaiyil avan nayil nadhikku varuvaan. ennudaiya makkalai pōga vidaadhadhaal nayil nadhiyin thannīr ratthamaaga maarum endru avanidam sol’ endraar. yegōvaa sonna maadhiriyē mōsē paarvōnidam pōnaar. paarvōnudaiya kan munnaal, aarōn thannudaiya kōlai edutthu nayil nadhiyin thannīrai aditthaar. udanē, nadhi muluvadhum ratthamaaga maari naatram adikka aarambitthadhu. mīngal ellaam setthuvittana. kudippadharku nalla thannīrē kidaikkavillai. aanaalum, isravēlargalai paarvōn pōga vidavillai.

ēlu naatkalukku piragu, yegōvaa mōsēyai paarvōnidam anuppinaar. ‘nī ennudaiya makkalai pōga vidavillai endraal, egipthu muluvadhum thavalaigalai vara vaippēn’ endru solla sonnaar. appōdhum paarvōn isravēlargalai vidavillai. adhanaal, aarōn thannudaiya kōlai mēlē thūkkinaar. udanē egipthu muluvadhum thavalaigal vara aarambitthana. vīdugalilum, padukkaigalilum, paatthirangalilum thavalaigal ērina. engē paartthaalum thavalaigaldhaan! andha dhandanaiyai nirutthumpadi kadavulidam kenji kēl endru mōsēyidam paarvōn sonnaan. isravēlargalai pōga viduvadhaagavum satthiyam seidhaan. udanē, yegōvaa andha dhandanaiyai nirutthinaar. adharku piragu, egipthiyargal setthupōna thavalaigalai kuviyal kuviyalaaga kuvitthu vaitthaargal. naadu muluvadhum bayangara naatram aditthadhu. indha dhadavaiyum paarvōn isravēlargalai pōga vidavillai.

piragu yegōvaa mōsēyidam, ‘aarōn thannudaiya kōlai nilatthil adikka vēndum. appōdhu, puludhi kosukkalaaga maarum’ endru sonnaar. appadi aditthadhum, ellaa idangalilum kosukkal moikka aarambitthana. udanē, paarvōnudaiya aatkalil silar, ‘idhu kadavul koduttha dhandanai’ endru sonnaargal. aanaalum, paarvōn isravēlargalai pōga vidavillai.