Okuruga 18 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Yetero omuhongyerezi wa Midiyani, ishezaara wa Musa, akahurira ebi Ruhanga yaakoreire Musa n'Abaisiraeli abantu be; n'oku Nyakubaho yaihire Abaisiraeli Misiri.

² Mbwenu obwo, Yetero ishezaara Musa akaba yaatwaire Zipora muka Musa, ou onu yaabaire ashenzire,

³ kandi akaba atwaire ogwo mukazi n'abatabani bombi, omwe orikwetwa Gereshomu (ngu ahabw'okuba Musa akagira ati: Mbaire ndi omushuuhuuki omu nsi etari yaitu);

⁴ ondi naayetwa Eliezeeri (ngu ahabw'okuba Musa akagira ati: Ruhanga wa tata akampwera yankiza rurara ya Faraaho).

⁵ Mpaho Yetero ishezaara wa Musa aija ahu ari amureeteire batabani be n'omukazi we; amushanga omu ihamba aha rushozi rwa Ruhanga, ahi yaabaire asiisiire.

⁶ Reero omuntu ku yaagambiire Musa ati: Naakutona shozaara Yetero, yaija hamwe n'omukazi waawe na batabani baawe bombi kukureeba.

⁷ Musa ashohora kubugana ishezaara, amutangirira kandi amunywegyera; babuuzana oku barikuraara, mpaho bataaha omu ihema.

⁸ Bwanyima Musa ateekyerereza ishezaara byona ebi Nyakubaho yaakozire Faraaho n'Abanyamisiri naabatura Abaisiraeli. Amutebeza n'enaku zi baareebeire omu muhanda, n'oku Nyakubaho yaabakirize.

⁹ Yetero atyo ashemererwa ahabw'ebirungi ebi Nyakubaho yaakoreire Abaisiraeli naabaiha omu mikono y'Abanyamisiri.

¹⁰ Reero Yetero agira ati: Nyakubaho owaabaihire omu mikono y'Abanyamisiri n'omu mukono gwa Faraaho naakasingye!

¹¹ Mbwenu naamanya ku Nyakubaho ari mukuru okukira baaruhanga boona, ahabw'okuba akaiha abo bantu omu mikono y'Abanyamisiri, abaabaire nibabaita kubi, babaineho amaryo.

¹² Mpaho Yetero, ishezaara wa Musa, atoijera Nyakubaho ebitambo by'okucwetsya n'ebindi bitambo. Reero Arooni n'abakuru b'omu Baisiraeli boona baija kuriira emigaati omu maisho ga Ruhanga, bari hamwe na ishezaara wa Musa.

Yetero okuhabura Musa kutaho abaramuzi

¹³ Ku bwaseesire Musa yaashutama kucwera abantu emanja. Abantu baayemerera bamwehinguririize okwiha omu kasheeshe okuhitsya omu mwabazyo.

¹⁴ Ishezaara wa Musa ku yaareebire ebi Musa arikukorera abo bantu, yaagira ati: Eki eki orikukorera aba bantu ni ki? Ahabw'enki nooshutama wenka, abantu boona bakeemerera bakwehinguririize okwiha omu kasheeshe okuhitsya omu mwabazyo?

¹⁵ Musa agarukamu ishezaara ati: N'ahabw'okuba abantu nibaanyijaho kuunyebuuzaho ebya Ruhanga.

¹⁶ Ku barikuba baine ebi barikufa, baija ahi ndi; naanye nshoboorora omuntu na bagyenzi be, mbamanyisa ebi Ruhanga yaataireho, n'ebi yaaragiire.

¹⁷ Ishezaara wa Musa nikwo kumugira ati: Eki orikukora ti kirungi.

¹⁸ Iwe n'abantu bu oine, nimwija kugwa ahaiguru, ahabw'okuba ogu murimo nigukuhenda, torikubaasa kugukora wenka.

¹⁹ Mbwenu hurira ebi naaza kukugambira. Naaza kukuha obwengye, haza Ruhanga abe hamwe naiwe. Guma ogiire abantu owa Ruhanga, obamuhikizeho ebirikubasaasa.

²⁰ Kandi guma obeegyese ebyatairweho n'ebyaragiirwe, obamanyise oburyo bu baraatwazemu, n'ebi bashemereire kukora.

²¹ Ekindi, toorana omu bantu boona, abashaija b'oburyo abarikutiina Ruhanga, abarikwesigwa, kandi abarikwanga enguzi. Abantu nk'abo, obateho babe abakuru b'abantu: abamwe bategyekye enkumi, abandi amagana, abandi amakumi ataano, n'abandi eikumi.

²² Haza obarekye bagume nibaramura abantu obunaku bwona. Ebintu ebikuru nibyo bariguma nibakureetera, kwonka ebikye babe nibo baabishoboorora; nibwo oraayanguhirwe, nabo bakakwatanisa naiwe oburemeezi.

²³ Ku oraakore ekyo, nk'oku Ruhanga araakuragiire, noija kubaasa kwemera ogu murimo, kandi n'aba bantu nibaija kuguma nibagaruka omu maka gaabo n'obusingye.

²⁴ Musa nawe asiima ebi ishezaara yaamuhabura, akora byona ebi yaamugambira.

²⁵ Musa atyo atoorana abashaija b'oburyo omu Baisiraeli boona, abahindura abakuru omu ihanga: abamwe kutegyeka enkumi z'abantu, abandi amagana, abandi amakumi ataano, n'abandi eikumi.

²⁶ Nabo baguma nibaramura abantu obunaku bwona; emanja empango nibazireetera Musa, kwonka ebintu ebikye nibabyeshoboororera.

²⁷ Ebyo ku byahwaire, Musa yaikiriza ishezaara kugyenda; n'onu yaimutsya orugyendo yaagarukayo owaabo.