Okuruga 1 - Baibuli Erikwera

Okukanya kw'Abaisraeli omuri Misri, n'okubonabonesibwa kwabo

¹ Aga nigo maziina ga batabani ba Israeli abaizire omuri Misri na Yakobo, buri muntu n'eka ye.

² Reubeeni, Simeoni, Leevi, Yuda,

³ Isakaari, Zebuluuni, Benyamiini,

⁴ Daani, Nafutaali, Gaadi na Asheri.

⁵ Abantu boona abaarugire omu nda ya Yakobo bakaba bari makumi mushanju kwonka Yosefu we akashangwa ari omuri Misri.

⁶ Bwanyima Yosefu yaafa na beene ishe boona, n'ab'omu busingye obwo boona.

⁷ Abaisraeli baazaara, baayeyongyera munonga, baakanya, baaba ab'amaani maingi munonga; n'ahabw'ekyo baijura ensi.

⁸ Bwanyima haayema omugabe musya omuri Misri, owaabaire atarikumanya Yosefu.

⁹ Yaagira abantu be ati: Reeba, Abaisraeli ni baingi kandi n'ab'amaani okutukira;

¹⁰ mwije tubacwere obwengye, barekye kukanya; nyentsya tukiguubwaho orugamba, bakeeteerana n'abazigu baitu, bakaturwanisa, bakacwa, bakaruga omuri omuri egi nsi.

¹¹ Nikyo baabateereireho abanyampara, ngu babareebese enaku nibabeekoreza emitwaro erikuremeera. Baayombekyera Faraho endembo z'okuhunikamu, Pisomu na Ramaseesi.

¹² Kwonka ei baagarukiire kubabonabonesa, nabo niyo baagarukiire kukanya n'okubuga hoona. Ekyo kyareetera Abanyamisri kugira obwoba bwingi ahabw'Abaisraeli.

¹³ Abanyamisri baakoresa Abaisraeli emirimo y'amaani;

¹⁴ baabatamisa amagara gaabo ahabw'okubakoresa emirimo y'obuhuuku, nibabakaatisa obudongo n'okubabumbisa amatafaari, kandi baabakoresa emirimo y'emiringo yoona omu misiri; buri murimo gwona ogu baabaire babakoresa, baagubakoresa n'amaani.

¹⁵ Bwanyima omugabe wa Misri yaagambira abazaarisa b'Abaheburaayo, omwe orikwetwa Shifira, n'ondiijo orikwetwa Pua;

¹⁶ naagira ati: Ku muraabe nimuzaarisa Abaheburaayokazi, mwareeba bari aha butebe oburikuzaarirwaho, haazaarwa omwojo, mumwite; ku araabe ari omwishiki, agumeho.

¹⁷ Kwonka abazaarisa baatiina Ruhanga, tibaakora nk'oku omugabe wa Misri abaragiire, baaguma kureka abaana b'aboojo bahuriire.

¹⁸ Omugabe wa Misri yaayeta abazaarisa, yaababuuza ati: Ahabw'enki mukozire muti okureka abaana b'aboojo bakagumaho?

¹⁹ Abazaarisa baagarukamu Faraho bati: Manya Abaheburaayokazi tibari nk'Abanyamisrikazi, ahakuba baine amaani, omuzaarisa ku aza kwija, ashanga baazaire.

²⁰ N'ahabw'ekyo Ruhanga yaakorera gye abo bazaarisa; eihanga ry'Ahaheburaayo ryakanya, ryaba ery'amaani maingi.

²¹ Kandi abo bazaarisa ahabw'okutiina Ruhanga, yaabaha oruzaaro, baarugwamu enganda.

²² Bwanyima Faraho yaaragiira abantu be boona ati: Buri mwojo weena oraazaarwe Omuheburaayokazi, mumunagye omu mugyera; kwonka omwishiki weena agumeho.