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Yakobo ahamagaza abana be arababwira ati “Nimuterane, mbabwire ibizababaho mu minsi izabaho kera.
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“Nimuterane mwumve bana ba Yakobo, Mwumve Isirayeli so.
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“Rubeni uri imfura yanjye, n’imbaraga zanjye. Uwo gushobora kubyara kwanjye kwatangiriyeho, Urushaho icyubahiro, urushaho gukomera.
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Uri nk’amazi kuko adahama hamwe, ntuzabona ubutware. Kuko wuriye uburiri bwa so, Ni ho wabuhumanije. Yuriye indyamo yanjye!
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“Simiyoni na Lewi ni abavandimwe, Inkota zabo ni intwaro z’urugomo.
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Mutima wanjye, ntuzajye mu nama zabo za rwihereranwa, Bwiza bwanjye, ntugafatanye n’iteraniro ryabo. Kuko bicishije abantu uburakari, Bagatema ibitsi by’inka kugira ngo bimare agahinda.
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Uburakari bwabo buvumwe kuko bwari bwinshi, Umujinya wabo uvumwe kuko wari uw’agashinyaguro. Nzabagabanya mu ba Yakobo, Nzabatataniriza mu Bisirayeli.
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“Yuda, bene so bazagushima, Ukuboko kwawe kuzaba ku ijosi ry’abanzi bawe, Bene so bazakwikubita imbere.
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Yuda ni icyana cy’intare, Urazamutse, mwana wanjye uvuye mu muhigo. Yunamye, abunda nk’intare, Kandi nk’intare y’ingore. Ni nde wayivumbura?
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Inkoni y’ubwami ntizava kuri Yuda, Inkoni y’ubutware ntizava hagati y’ibirenge bye, Nyirayo ataraza, Uwo ni we amahanga azumvira.
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Aziritse ishashi ye y’indogobe ku muzabibu, N’icyana cye cy’indogobe akiziritse ku muzabibu urutaho ubwiza, Ameshesha imyenda ye vino, Imyambaro ye ayimeshesha amaraso y’inzabibu.
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Amaso ye atukujwe na vino, Amenyo ye yejejwe n’amata.
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“Zebuluni azatura ku kibaya cy’inyanja, Azaba ku kibaya kiriho inkuge, Urugabano rwe ruzerekera i Sidoni.
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“Isakari ni indogobe y’inyamaboko, Iryamye hagati y’ingo z’intama.
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Abona aho kuruhukira ko ari heza, N’igihugu ko ari icyo kwishimiramo. Yunamishirije urutugu rwe kwikorera, Ahinduka umuretwa utegekwa icyate.
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“Dani azacira abantu be imanza, Ubwo ari umwe mu miryango y’Abisirayeli.
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Dani azaba inzoka mu nzira, N’incira mu kayira, Irya ibinono by’ifarashi, Uhekwa na yo akagaranzuka inyuma akagwa.
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“Uwiteka ntegereje agakiza kawe.
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“Gadi umutwe uzamutera, Ariko na we azabatera abirukane, abakurikire hafi.
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“Kuri Asheri hazava ibyokurya biryoha neza, Azatanga ibyokurya byiza bikwiriye abami.
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“Nafutali ni ibuguma ry’isha izituwe, Avuga amagambo meza.
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“Yosefu ni ishami ry’igiti cyera cyane, Ishami ry’igiti cyera cyane kiri hagati y’isoko, Amashami yacyo arenga inkike y’igihome.
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Abarashi bamugiriye iby’urwango, Bamurashe imyambi y’akarengane.
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Ariko umuheto we nturakabanguka, Amaboko ye n’intoki ze bikomezwa n’amaboko ya ya ntwari ya Yakobo. Ni yo yakomotsweho n’Umushumba, Igitare cy’Abisirayeli.
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Ibyo byakozwe n’Imana ya so, izagufasha, Byakozwe n’Ishoborabyose, izaguha umugisha. Imigisha iva hejuru mu ijuru, N’imigisha iva mu mazi y’ikuzimu, N’imigisha yo mu mabere n’iyo mu nda.
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Imigisha so ahesha, Irenze iyaheshejwe na data na sogokuru, Igera ku rugabano rw’imisozi ihoraho. Izaba ku mutwe wa Yosefu, Mu izingiro rye, ni we mutware wa bene se.
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“Benyamini ni isega ritanyagura, Mu gitondo rirya umuhigo, Nimugoroba akagabanya iminyago.”
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Abo bose ni imiryango y’Abisirayeli uko ari cumi n’ibiri. Ibyo ni byo se yababwiye abasabira umugisha, umuntu wese amusabira uwe mugisha.
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Arabihanangiriza arababwira ati “Ngiye gusanga ubwoko bwanjye, muzampambe hamwe na data na sogokuru, mu buvumo buri mu isambu ya Efuroni Umuheti,
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mu buvumo buri mu isambu y’i Makipela iri imbere y’i Mamure mu gihugu cy’i Kanani, ni bwo Aburahamu yaguranye n’iyo sambu kuba gakondo yo guhambamo, abuguze na Efuroni Umuheti.
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Ni bwo bahambyemo Aburahamu na Sara umugore we, ni bwo bahambyemo Isaka na Rebeka umugore we, kandi ni bwo nahambyemo Leya.
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Ya sambu n’ubuvumo buyirimo byaguzwe ku Baheti.”
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Yakobo amaze kwihanangiriza abana be, asubiza amaguru ku rutara, umwuka urahera asanga ubwoko bwe.