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.