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Yakobo yumva yuko ubuhashyi buri muri Egiputa abaza abana be ati “Ni iki gituma murebana?”
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Kandi ati “Numvise yuko hari ubuhashyi muri Egiputa, nimumanuke mujyeyo muduhahireyo tubeho tudapfa.”
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Bene se wa Yosefu cumi baramanuka, bajya guhaha imyaka y’impeke muri Egiputa.
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Ariko Benyamini mwene nyina wa Yosefu, Yakobo ntiyamutumana na bene se, kuko yibwiraga ati “Ahari yagira ibyago.”
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Abana ba Isirayeli bajya guhahana n’abandi, kuko inzara yateye mu gihugu cy’i Kanani.
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Kandi Yosefu ni we wari umutware w’igihugu cya Egiputa, ni we wahahishaga abo muri icyo gihugu bose. Bene se wa Yosefu baraza, bamwikubita imbere bubamye.
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Yosefu abona bene se arabamenya, arabirengagiza, ababwira nabi. Arababaza ati “Murava he?” Baramusubiza bati “Turava mu gihugu cy’i Kanani tuje guhaha.”
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Yosefu amenya bene se ariko bo ntibamumenya.
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Yosefu yibuka za nzozi yabaroteye arababwira ati “Muri abatasi muje gutata aho igihugu gifite amaboko make.”
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Baramusubiza bati “Si ko biri databuja, ahubwo abagaragu bawe tuzanywe no guhaha.
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Twese tuva inda imwe, turi abanyakuri, abagaragu bawe ntituri abatasi.”
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Arababwira ati “Si ko biri, ahubwo gutata aho igihugu gifite amaboko make ni ko kubazanye.”
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Baramusubiza bati “Abagaragu bawe turi abavandimwe turi cumi na babiri, turi abana b’umwe wo mu gihugu cy’i Kanani, umuhererezi yasigaranye na data, undi ntakiriho.”
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Yosefu arababwira ati “Icyo ni cyo nababwiye nti ‘Muri abatasi.’
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Iki ni cyo kizabahakanira: ndahiye ubugingo bwa Farawo, ntimuzava hano umuhererezi wanyu ataje.
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Mutume umwe muri mwe azane murumuna wanyu, namwe murabohwa, amagambo yanyu ageragezwe yuko muri abanyakuri. Nibitaba bityo, ndahiye ubugingo bwa Farawo, muri abatasi.”
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Bose abamaza mu nzu y’imbohe iminsi itatu.
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Ku munsi wa gatatu Yosefu arababwira ati “Mugenze mutya mudapfa kuko nubaha Imana:
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niba muri abanyakuri umwe muri mwe abavandimwe, asigare abohewe mu nzu yanyu y’imbohe, abandi mugende mujyane imyaka y’impeke yo kubamara inzara mu ngo zanyu,
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maze munzanire umuhererezi wanyu. Ni ho amagambo yanyu azamenyekana ko ari ay’ukuri, bigatuma mudapfa.” Bagenza batyo.
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Baravugana bati “Ni ukuri turiho urubanza rw’ibyo twagiriye mwene data, kuko twabonye uko umutima we wari ubabaye ubwo yatwingingaga natwe ntitumwumvire, ni byo biduteye aya makuba.”
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Rubeni arababwira ati “Sinababwiye nti, mwe gukora icyaha kuri uwo mwana mukanga kunyumvira? Ni cyo gitumye amaraso ye adushakirwaho.”
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Ntibamenya yuko Yosefu yumva ibyo bavuga, kuko yavugirwaga n’umusemyi.
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Abatera umugongo abasiga aho ararira, abagarukaho avugana na bo, abakuramo Simiyoni, amubohera mu maso yabo.
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Yosefu ategeka ko babuzuriza imyaka y’impeke mu masaho yabo, kandi ngo basubize ifeza y’umuntu wese mu isaho ye, kandi babahe n’impamba. Babagirira batyo.