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Israeli apangile ubulendo na conse ico akwete no kuya ku Beeresheba. Kulya apele amalambo kuli Lesa wakwa wishi Isaki.
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Lesa asosele kuli Israeli mu cimonwa ubushiku ukutial, Yakobo." Atile, "ndi Pano."
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Atile, "nine Lesa wakwa wiso. witina ukutentemuka ukuya ku Egupti pantu kulya nka kulenga ukaba uluko lwa maka.
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Nkaya naiwe ukutentemuka mu Egupti, kabili nkakuninika noku kubwesha na Yosefe akesaa amenso yobe no kuboko kwakwe."
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Yakobo aimine ukufuma ku Beeresheba. Abana abaume abakwa Israeli basendele wishibo, abana babo, nabakashi babo, mu maceleta ayo Farao atumine kuku musenda.
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Ba sendele ifitekwa fyabo ne fipe fyabo ifyo ba kwete mu calo ca Kenaani. baishile mu Egupti, Yakobo no lupwa lwakwe lonse.
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Ku Egupti aishile nabana bakwe abaume nabana abaume aba bana bakwe abaume, abana bakwe abanakashi na bana banakashi ba bana baume bakwe, nolupwa plwakwe lonse.
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Aya e mashina yabana abaume aba kwa Israeli abafikile ku Egupti; Yakobo no lupwa lwakwe, Rubene, ibeli lyakwa Yakobo;
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abana abaume aba kwa Rubene, Hanoke, Palu, Hesrone, na Karmi,
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abana abaume aba kwa Simeone, Yamuele, Yamini, Ohadi, Yakini, Suhari, na Shauli, umwana umwaume wa mwanakashi umwina Kenaani;
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nabana abaume aba kwa Lebi , Gershone, Kohati, na Merari.
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Abana abaume aba kwa Yuda bali Ere, Onani, Shela, Perese an Sera, (lelo Ere na Onani ba fwilile mu calo ca Kenaani). Abana abaume abakwa Perese bali ni Hesrone na Hamuli.
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Abana abaume abakwa Isakari bali ni Tola, Puba, Lyobo, na Shimrone;
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Abana abaume abakwa Sebulai bali ni Serede, Elone, na Yaleele.
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Aba ebali abana baume abakwa Lea, abo afyele kuli Yakobo mu Padani Aramu, pamo no mwana wakwe umwanakashi Dina. Abana bakwe abaume nabana bakwe abanakashi impendwa bali amakumi yatatu na batatu.
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Abana baume abakwa Gadi bali ni Sifyone, Hagi, Shuni, Esbone, Eri, Arodi, na Areli.
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Abana abaume aba kwa Ashere bali ni Imna. Ishba, Ishibi na Beria. na Sera ali inkashi yabo. Abana abaume aba kwa Beria bali ni Hebere na Malkiele.
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Aba e bali abana baume aba kwa Silpa, uo Labani apele kuli Lea umwana wakwe umwanakshi. Aba abana abaume afyele kuli Yakobo-bonse pamo ikumi na mutanda.
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Abana abaume bakwa Rakaeli umukashi wakwa Yakobo bali ni Yosefe na Benyamini.
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Mu Egupti Manase na Efraimu bafyelwe kuli Yosefe muli Asenati, umwana umwanakashi uwa kwa Potifera shimapepo wa ku One.
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Abana abaume aba kwa Benyamini bali i Bela, Bekere, Ashbele, Gera, Naamani, Ehi, Roshe, Hupimu, na Ardi.
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Aba ebali abana abaume aba kwa Rakele aba fyelwe kuli Yakobo-ikumi na bane bonse pamo.
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Umwana umwaume wakwa Dani ali no Hushimu.
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Abana abaume aba kwa Naftali bali ni Yaseele, Guni, Yesere, na Shilemu.
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Aba ebali abana abaume abafyelwe kuli Yakobo muli Bilka uo Labani apele kuli Rakele umwana wakwe umwanakshi bonse pamo cine lubali.
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Bonse abo abaile na Yakobo ku Egupti abali lupwa lwakwe, teku pendelako abakashi ba bana abaume ba kwa Yakobo, bali bonse amakumi mutanda na mutanda.
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Abana abaume babili aba kwa Yosefe aba fyelwe kuli ea mu Egupti aba mu lupwa lwakwe abaile ku Egupti bonse bali amakumi cinelubali.
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Yakobo atumine Yuda uku tangilako pali ena kuli Yosefe uku mu langilila inshila iya ku Gosheni, kabili ba fikile ku calo ca Goshene.
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Yosefe atenyenye iceleta lyakwe no kunina ku kuya ku manya Israeli wishi mu Gosheni. Amu mwene no kumukumbatila umukoshi wakwe, no kulilila pa mukoshi wakwe pa nshita iitali.
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Israeli atile kuli Yosefe, "Nomba leka imfwe apo namona icinso cobe, ukuti ucili no mweo."
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Yosefe atile kuli bamunyina na kuba nganda yakwa shibo, "na laninika no kuya eba Farao, ukutial ba munyinane wandi, naba nganda yakwa tata abo abali mu calo ca Kenaani, ba isa kuli ine.
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Abantu aba niba kacema pantu bene niba kasunga wa fitekwa. Nabaleta imikuni yabo, na maombe yabo, na fyonse ifyo bakwata.'
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Cikaba ukuti, ilyo Farao akamwita nokumipusha, 'Bushe incito yenu ninshi?'
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elyo mukatile, aba bomfi benu bali ba bakateka wa fitekwa ukufuma kuli bu musepela bwesu ukufika na nomba, ifwe bonse naba shife wesu aba tutangilila.' citeni ici pakuti mwi ngekala mucalo ca Gosheni, pantu kacema uli onse wa muselu ku bena Egupti."