paarvōnidam, ‘nī ennudaiya makkalai anuppavillai endraal, naadu muluvadhum kodiya īkkalai anuppuvēn’ endru yegōvaa solla sonnaar. adhai solvadharkaaga mōsēyum aarōnum paarvōnidam pōnaargal. adharku piragu, īkkal kūttam kūttamaaga egipthiyargalin vīdugalukkul pugundhana. ēlaigal, panakkaarargal ena ellaarudaiya vīdugalilum pugundhana. naadu muluvadhum īkkal moitthana. aanaal, isravēlargal vaalndha kōsēn endra idatthil mattum īkkal varavillai. ēnendraal, naangaavadhu dhandanaiyilirundhu adutthu vandha dhandanaigal ellaamē egipthiyargalukku mattumdhaan vandhana. udanē paarvōn, ‘yegōvaavidam kenji kēttu indha kodiya īkkalai pōga vaiyungal. naan ungal makkalai anuppividugirēn’ endru sonnaan. aanaal, yegōvaa andha īkkalai pōga vaittha piragu isravēlargalai anuppa mudiyaadhu endru sollivittaan. indha paarvōn endraikkaavadhu thirundhuvaanaa?

piragu yegōvaa, ‘paarvōn ennudaiya makkalai anuppavillai endraal, egipthiyargalin mirugangal ellaam nōi vandhu, setthuppōgum’ endru sonnaar. aduttha naal, mirugangal ellaam setthuppōga aarambitthana. isravēlargalin mirugangal mattum saagavillai. aanaalum paarvōn pidivaadhamaagavē irundhaan. isravēlargalai pōga vidavillai.

piragu, paarvōnudaiya kan munnaal saambalai kaatril vīsumpadi yegōvaa mōsēyidam sonnaar. andha saambal kaatril kalandhu ellaa egipthiyargal mēlum padindhadhu. adhanaal, egipthiyargal ellaarukkum avargaludaiya mirugangalukkum bayangaramaana koppulangal vandhana. aanaalum, paarvōn isravēlargalai pōga vidavillai.

yegōvaa marubadiyum paarvōnidam pēsuvadharku mōsēyai anuppinaar. ‘ennudaiya makkalai anuppa mudiyaadhu endru innumaa solgiraai? naalaikku aalangatti malai peiyum’ endru solla sonnaar. avar sonnapadiyē aduttha naal aalangatti malai peidhadhu, bayangaramaaga idi iditthadhu, neruppu thaakkiyadhu. indha maadhiri oru bayangaramaana malaiyai egipthiyargal paartthadhē illai. ellaa marangalum payirgalum alindhana. aanaal, kōsēnil mattum ondrum aagavillai. udanē paarvōn, ‘idhai niruttha solli yegōvaavidam kenjungal, adharku piragu nīngal ingirundhu pōgalaam’ endru sonnaan. aalangatti malai nindradhu. aanaalum, isravēlargalai avan vidavillai.

appōdhu mōsē, ‘aalangatti malaiyil thappittha ellaa chedikodigalaiyum vettukkiligal thindruvidum’ endru sonnaar. marangalilum vayalgalilum michamīdhiyirundha ellaavatraiyum vettukkiligal kūttam kūttamaaga vandhu thindruthīrtthana. udanē paarvōn, ‘dhayavuseidhu indha vettukkiligal pōgumpadi yegōvaavidam kēl’ endru kenjinaan. vettukkiligalin thollaiyai olittha piragum, paarvōn pidivaadhamaagavē irundhaan.

adhanaal yegōvaa mōsēyidam, ‘vaanatthukku nēraaga un kaiyai nīttu’ endru sonnaar. udanē, vaanam appadiyē iruttaagi vittadhu. egipthiyargalaal mūndru naatkalukku edhaiyumē paarkka mudiyavillai. isravēlargal vaalndha idatthil mattum velicham irundhadhu.

appōdhu paarvōn mōsēyidam, ‘nī un makkalai kūttikkondu pōgalaam. mirugangalai mattum ingēyē vittuvidu’ endru sonnaan. adharku mōsē, ‘engal kadavulukku bali kodukka mirugangal vēndum, adhanaal avatraiyum naangal kondupōvōm’ endru sonnaar. adhai kēttadhum paarvōnukku bayangara kōbam vandhadhu. ‘ennudaiya kan munnaal nirkaadhē. innoru dhadavai unnai paartthaal, unnai kondru viduvēn’ endru katthinaan.

paarvōnudaiya mugatthai ini paarkka pōvadhillai endru mōsē avanidam urudhiyaaga sollivittaar. aanaal, kilambuvadharku mun avanidam, ‘indraikku naduraatthiri, paarvōnin maganmudhal adimaiyin maganvaraikkum egipthil irukkira ellaa mudhal magangalum setthuppōvaargal’ endru sonnaar.

yegōvaa isravēlargalidam oru visēsha unavai saappida sonnaar. avargalidam, ‘oruvayadhulla aattu kadaavai kolla vēndum. adhu semmariyaadaagavō vellaadaagavō irukkalaam. adhan ratthatthil konjatthai edutthu, vīttuvaasalin nilaikkaalgalil thelikka vēndum. adhan iraichiyai suttu, pulippillaadha rottiyōdu sērtthu saappida vēndum. udaigalai pōttukkondu, kaalil seruppai pōttukkondu kilambuvadharku thayaaraaga irungal. indru raatthiri naan ungalai vidudhalai seivēn’ endru sonnaar. isravēlargalukku evvalavu sandhōshamaaga irundhirukkum!

naduraatthiriyil, yegōvaavin thūdhar egipthil irundha ovvoru vīttukkum pōnaar. rattham thelikkappattirundha vīdugalai andha dhēvathūdhar kadandhupōnaar. aanaal, yaarudaiya vīttu nilaikkaalgalil rattham thelikkappadaamal irundhadhō andha vīttilulla mudhal magan setthuppōnaan. ēlai, panakkaarar endra vitthiyaasam illaamal egipthiyargalin mudhal magangal ellaarum setthuppōnaargal. aanaal, isravēlargalin pillaigal yaarumē saagavillai.

paarvōnudaiya maganum setthuppōnaan. paarvōnaal inimēlum thaangikkolla mudiyavillai. udanadiyaaga mōsēyaiyum aarōnaiyum kūppittu, ‘ingirundhu pōividungal. pōi ungaludaiya kadavulai vanangungal. ungal mirugangalaiyum ōttikkondu pōngal!’ endru sonnaan.

mulu nilaa velichatthil, isravēlargal egipthaivittu kilambinaargal. avargal kudumbam kudumbamaagavum kōtthiram kōtthiramaagavum pōnaargal. avargalil aaru latcham aangalum niraiya pengalum kulandhaigalum irundhaargal. egipthil irundha matra makkalil niraiya pērum yegōvaavai vananguvadharkaaga avargalōdu pōnaargal. oruvaliyaaga, isravēlargalukku vidudhalai kidaitthadhu!

yegōvaa thangalai eppadi kaappaatrinaar endru ninaitthu paarppadharkaaga, ovvoru varushamum isravēlargal andha visēsha unavai saappittaargal. adhai paskaa endru sonnaargal. adharku, ‘kadandhu pōvadhu’ endru arttham.