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Exodus

Moses Looks Efter his Fock

Wan peerie bairn hed a strenge start tae his life. Ta keep him safe fae an ill-döin king, his midder pat him in a peerie basket i da river hoopin dat some göd Egyptian wife wid be gled o a bairn an wid look efter him as her ain. Da wife dat fan him wis nane idder dan dat sam king’s dochter an shö took him an brocht him up an caad him Moses.

Whan Moses wis owlder, he cam ta ken dat his fock wir fae da Hebrew tribes an he wis awaar dat dir life wis an aafil trachle. So ee day he gied ta see dem, an whit he saa med him mad. He saa an Egyptian killin wan o his fock. So Moses gied an pat an end tae him an buried his boadie i da saand. Bit fock got ta hear aboot dis and so Moses took aff and gied ta bide i da laand o Midian. An dere he mairried da dochter o Jethro da priest.

Wan day whan he wis seein ta Jethro’s sheep he cam awaar o a burnin bush, an tho it wis lowin hit wisna burnin up. Whan he gied closser ta fin oot whit wye dis wis, a voice spak tae him. ‘Come nae closser. Tak aff dy shön, fir du’s staandin apo holy grund. I am da Loard an A’m seen da sifferin dat my fock ir pitten up wi. A’m sendin dee ta tak dem awa fae dis place.’

Efter a lok o budder da Hebrew fock finally wan awa. Bit dey shön fan oot dat winnin awa wisna da end o dir trachle. Dey laandit up i da wilds an dere dey traikit aboot fir mony a lang year. Hit wis dere dat dey wissed dat dey wir back in Egypt. Hit wis dere dat dey gied up on da Loard and med an idol oot o gold. Hit wis dere dat da Loard sent dem ‘manna’ fae Heeven. An it wis dere dat Moses cam wi a lok o rules ta mak sure dat dey did whit wis richt.

Dis is da rules dat he pat afore dem.

I am da Loard – so dan you sal worship me and nae idder ean.

You manna mak idols an hae da föl notion dat you can traet dem lik me.

My name is holy – mind on dat whanivir you spaek aboot me.

You man lay aff wirkin apo da Sabbath.

You man aye shaa respect fir your midder an fedder.

You manna kill ony-ean.

You manna geng wi some idder body’s wife or man.

You manna tak whit dusna belang ta you.

You manna tell lees ta bring budder on some-ean.