Ukuzalwa KukaMosi
1 Kwasekusithi eyinye indoda esizweni sakoLevi yathatha owesifazane ongumLevi, 2 wazithwala wabeletha indodana. Wabona ukuthi umntwana wayemuhle kakhulu, wasemfihla okwezinyanga ezintathu. 3 Kodwa kwathi lapho sekusehlula ukuthi amfihle, wenza isitsha semizi, wasibhada ngodaka lengcino. Wafaka umntwana phakathi kwaso wayasibeka okhunjini lomfula uNayili phakathi kwemihlanga. 4 Udadewabo wema bucwala ukuba abone okwenzakala kuye.
5 Indodakazi kaFaro yehlela emfuleni ukuyageza, amantombazana ayikhangelayo ayehamba okhunjini lomfula. Yasisibona isitsha phakathi kwemihlanga yathuma incekukazi yayo ukuyasithatha. 6 Yasivula yambona umntwana. Wayekhala, yasimzwela usizi yathi, "Lo ngomunye wabantwana bamaHebheru."
7 Udadewabo wasesithi endodakazini kaFaro, "Ngingayakudingela omunye wabesifazane bamaHebheru ukuthi akondlele umntwana na?"
8 Yasisithi, "Yebo, hamba." Intombazana yasuka yayabiza unina womntwana. 9 Indodakazi kaFaro yathi kuye, "Mthathe lumntwana ungondlele yena, ngizakupha isondlo." Ngakho owesifazane wamthatha umntwana wamondla. 10 Esekhulile umntwana, wamthatha wamusa endodakazini kaFaro wasesiba ngumntanayo. Yasimutha ibizo yathi nguMosi ngoba yathi, "Ngamkhupha emanzini."