29 Josefa wagibela incola yakhe waphikelela khona eGosheni, wayawuhlangabeta uyise Israyeli. Watsi achamuka nje, Josefa wambona uyise watigaca entsanyeni yakhe, wakhalela kuye sikhatsi lesidze.
Kodvwa Esawu wagijima wamhlangabeta, wafike wamgona ngemikhono, wamanga. Bakhala bobabili.
Wamekhweta encoleni yakhe yesibili. Bogadzi bakhe bahamba embikwakhe, bamemeta batsi: “Khweshani! Khweshani!” Wambeka kanjalo-ke kutsi engamele lonkhe laseGibhithe.
Josefa washesha waphuma, ngobe inhlitiyo yakhe yefikelwa buhlungu, wafuna indzawo lesitsele, wangena khona wakhala.
Ubatjele batsatse tincola talapha eGibhithe, batekwetfwala ngato bantfwababo, nebafati babo, neyihlo, bete nabo.
Wakhala kakhulu, kwadzimate kweva nemaGibhithe, kanye nebendlu yakaFaro.
Emadvodzana a-Israyeli enta njengobe abetjeliwe. Josefa wabanika tincola njengekuyala kwaFaro, wabanika nemiphako yendlela.
Israyeli watsi kuJosefa: “Cha, sengingafa-ke manje, ngobe sengibubonile buso bakho, futsi sengiyati kutsi usaphila.”
Wenyuka ngetincola kanye nebagibeli bemahhashi; kwaba sicumbi lesikhulu.
Ngako-ke yesuka yahamba yaya kuyise. “Yayisekudzeni kabi nelikhaya ngesikhatsi uyise ayibona. Inhlitiyo yeyise yagcwala sihawu, wayihawukela wagijima wayihlangabeta. Wayigaca ngemkhono wakhe, wayanga.
Bakhala bonkhe, Pawula bamgaca ngemikhono, bamanga.