"እንደ ሙሴ ህግ የመንጻታቸው /ማለትም 40 ቀን/ በተፈጸመ ጊዜ በጌታ ሕግ የበኩር ልጅ ወንድ ልጅ ሁሉ ለጌታ የተቀደሰ ይባላል ተብሎ እንደተጻፈ፣ በጌታ ፊት ሊያቆሙት በጌታም ሕግ ሁለት ዋልያ ወይም ሁለት የርግብ ጫጩቶች እንደተባለ መስዋዕት ሊያቀርቡ ወደ ኢየሩሳሌም ወሰዱት" /ሉቃ.
When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord[ (as it is written in the law of the Lord, 'Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord'), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, 'a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.'