When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes   and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the  reeds by the river bank.
ወእስመ ፡ ስእኑ ፡ እንከ ፡ ኀቢኦቶ ፡ ነሥአት ፡ እሙ ፡ ነፍቀ ፡ ወቀብአታ ፡ አስፋሊጦ ፡ ወፒሳ ፡ ወወደየቶ ፡ ለውእቱ ፡ ሕፃን ፡ ውስቴቱ ፡ ወሤመቶ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ማዕዶት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ተከዚ ።