Kurug 1 - Ekitabu Ekirukwera N'Ebitabu Ebyeetwa Deturokanoniko/Apokurifa

Emihito y'Abaisirairi bali omunsi Misiri

¹ Ganu nugo amabara gabatabani ba Isirairi abaizire Misiri hamu na Yakobbo, buli omu n'eka ye.

² Rubbeni, Simyoni, Leevi, na Yuda;

³ Isakara, Zebburuni na Benyamiini;

⁴ Daani na Nafutaali; Gaadi na Aseeri.

⁵ Abantu boona ab'oruzaaro rwa Yakobbo, baahikaga nsanju. Yosefu uwe akaba aikaire ira Misiri.

⁶ Hanyuma Yosefu yafa na bagenzi be boona, n'abantu boona ab'akasumi ako.

⁷ Baijukuru ba Isirairi bakazaara abaana baingi muno baakanya, baaba b'amaani muno; baijura ensi yoona Misiri.

⁸ Omu biro ebi, omukama omuhyaka ow'akaba atamanyire Yosefu, akatandika kulema Misiri.

⁹ Omukama ogu akagambira abantu ati: “Abantu ba Isirairi, batuhinguraine obwingi n'amaani.

¹⁰ Tubacwere amagezi, baleke kweyongera kukanya, kakuba tucwekerwa obulemu, nibaija kwekoba n'abanyanzigwa abarukuturwanisa, bairuke omunsi.”

¹¹ Nahabweki, bakabateeraho abakuru b'emirimo bababonese nibabaha emirimo ey'amaani. Bakombekera Faraaho embuga ez'okwahuramu nizo zinu: Pisomu na Ramuseesi.

¹² Nkooku baagenzire nibongera kubabonesa emihito, nukwo Abaisirairi baagenzire nibeeyongera kukanya kandi nukwo baijwire ensi yoona nubwo Abamisiri, baatinire muno Abaisirairi.

¹³ Nubwo kubaragira kukora n'amaani,

¹⁴ baabasaaliza nibabaha emirimo ey'amaani, nibabasambisa obudongo, nibababumbisa amatafaali, nibabakozesa emirimo yoona ey'aheeru; buli mulimo gwona ogu baakoraga baagubakozesaaga n'amaani.

¹⁵ Kandi, omukama wa Misiri yaragira abazaalisa, rundi abasehenyi omu nuwe Sifura, ondi nuwe Puha,

¹⁶ yabagambira ati: “Obu muraabaga nimuzaalisa abakazi Abahebburaayo, mukarora hazairwe omwana omwojo, mumwitege; obu araabaga mwisiki, mumulekege.”

¹⁷ Baitu abazaalisa abo, bakaba bali bakazi abarukutiina Ruhanga, tibaakora eki omukama wa Misiri yabaragiire, abaana aboojo, na bo baabalekaga bali boomeezi.

¹⁸ Omukama wa Misiri nukwo kweta abazaalisa yabakaguza ati: “Kiki ekibakozeseze kinu, mwayanga kwita abaana aboojo?”

¹⁹ Abazaalisa bagambira Faraaho bati: “Abakazi Abahebburaayo tibarukusisana abakazi Abanyamisiri, b'amaani kandi nibazaara omuzaalisa atakabahikireho.”

²⁰ Ruhanga nukwo kukorra abazaalisa abo ebirungi; abantu Abaisirairi baakanya, baaba b'amaani muno.

²¹ Abazaalisa abo habw'okutiina Ruhanga, na bo yabaha amaka n'okuzaara abaana.

²² Nubwo Faraaho yaragiire abantu be naagamba ati: “Abaana aboojo boona abaraazaarwaga Abahebburaayo, mubanagege omu kyambu Nairo, baitu abaisiki boona, mubaleke boomeere.”