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Hanyuma y’ibyo, umuhereza wa vino w’umwami wa Egiputa n’umuvuzi w’imitsima ye, barakaza shebuja umwami wa Egiputa.
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Farawo arakarira abo batware be bombi, umutware w’abahereza ba vino n’umutware w’abavuzi b’imitsima.
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Abarindishiriza mu nzu y’imbohe, iri mu rugo rw’umutware w’abamurinda, aho Yosefu yakingiraniwe.
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Umutware w’abarinda umwami abarindisha Yosefu ngo ajye abakorera, bamara igihe bari mu nzu y’imbohe.
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Umuhereza wa vino w’umwami wa Egiputa n’umuvuzi w’imitsima ye, bakingiraniwe muri ya nzu y’imbohe, bombi barotera ijoro rimwe inzozi zicishije ukubiri, zigasobanurwa ukubiri.
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Yosefu mu gitondo yinjira aho bari, asanga bababaye.
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Abaza ba batware ba Farawo bakingiraniwe hamwe na we mu nzu ya shebuja wa Yosefu ati “Ni iki gitumye mugaragaza umubabaro mutyo uyu munsi?”
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Baramusubiza bati “Ni uko twarose inzozi, kandi akaba ari nta wubasha kuzidusobanurira.” Yosefu arababaza ati “Gusobanura si ukw’Imana se? Ndabinginze, nimuzindotorere.”
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Umuhereza wa vino mukuru arotorera Yosefu inzozi ze ati “Narose ngo umuzabibu wari imbere yanjye,
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kandi wari ufite amashami atatu, mbona usa n’upfunditse uburabyo burarabya, amasere yawo arahisha,
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igikombe cya Farawo nari ngifite mu ntoki, nenda izo nzabibu nzikamurira muri cyo, ngihereza Farawo.”
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Yosefu aramubwira ati “Uku ni ko zisobanurwa: ya mashami atatu ni iminsi itatu,
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iminsi itatu itarashira Farawo azakuzamura, ashyire umutwe wawe ejuru, agusubize mu butware bwawe, ubone guhereza Farawo igikombe, nk’uko wahoze ukora kera, uri umuhereza we wa vino.
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Maze uzanyibuke ubwo uzabona ibyiza, uzangirire neza, ndakwinginze uzamvuge kuri Farawo, unkuze muri iyi nzu.
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Ni ukuri koko banyibye mu gihugu cy’Abaheburayo, n’ino na ho banshyize muri iyi nzu y’imbohe nta cyaha nkoze.”
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Wa muvuzi w’imitsima mukuru yumvise yuko amusobanuriye ibyiza, abwira Yosefu ati “Nanjye narose nikoreye ibyibo bitatu by’imitsima yera,
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kandi icyibo cyo hejuru y’ibindi cyarimo imitsima yokeje y’uburyo bwose nshyira Farawo, ibisiga biyindira ku mutwe, iri mu cyibo.”
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Yosefu aramusubiza ati “Uku ni ko zisobanurwa: ibyo byibo bitatu ni iminsi itatu,
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iminsi itatu itarashira, Farawo azashyira hejuru umutwe wawe awugukuyeho akumanike ku giti, ibisiga bizakuriraho inyama yawe.”
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Ku munsi wa gatatu, ni wo munsi wo kwibutsa kuvuka kwa Farawo, atekeshereza abagaragu be bose ibyokurya, ashyira hejuru hagati y’abagaragu be umutwe w’umuhereza wa vino mukuru, n’uw’umuvuzi w’imitsima mukuru.
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Asubiza umuhereza wa vino mukuru mu buhereza bwe, ahereza Farawo igikombe,
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maze amanika umuvuzi w’imitsima mukuru, nk’uko Yosefu yabasobanuriye inzozi zabo.
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Ariko wa muhereza wa vino mukuru ntiyibuka Yosefu, ahubwo aramwibagirwa.