¹ Oghano ngo madina ha vana vaIsraeli vo vakafumu ovo vayiro mu Egypt naJakop, kehe uno navikwalita vyendi: ² Reubeni, Simeoni, Levi, naJuda, ³ Isaka, Zebuluni, na Benjamin, ⁴ Dani, Naphtali, Gadi, naAsheri. ⁵ Vantu navantje ovo mbo va ruvaro rwa Jakop vavo kwakalire dimurongo ntambili mu muvaro. Josef kwa kalire kare mu Egypt. ⁶ Makura Josef no vakuru vendi vavakafumunavantje, muhoko nauntje wafire. ⁷ Ano ngoli va Israel kwa kalire no ruvaro, mbyo vakuvukitire unene muruvaro, ava kara no nkondo, mu sirongo savo amuyura muhoko wavo. ⁸ Opo mpo asapukire Hompa ku va Egypt, umwe ogho a diliro kuyiva Josef. ⁹ Aghamba ku vantu vendi asi, ''Kengenu, va Israel vayingi ntani vavo nka nkondo kupitakana twe. ¹⁰ Yenu, renkenu tuva neyede ndunge, vadire ku kuvaratana, manasi va ku vukita musivaro, ntani nka ntjene vita viye, kuvura nga ku kwatakane no vankore vetu, vaturwite, no kusuva sirongo setu.'' ¹¹ Vavo mpo vatulirepo liruwanito lyo lihepeko no kuvapa viruwana vyo udito. VaIsrael mpo vadikire nkurumbara yo yinene yaPharao naRamesesi. ¹² Enne ngoli nampindi moomo va vahepikre vaEgypt, vaIsrael mpo vakuvukitire unene no ku kuhanena musirongo. Mpo va Egypt mpo va valikire ku koka vaIsrael. ¹³ VaEgypt vatulire vaIsraeli nakuvaruwanita no ukenya. ¹⁴ Vaditopitire maparu ghavo mukuvapa viruwana vyo udito mukudika mawe no viruwana navintje vyo mu mafuva. Navintje viruwana vyavo vya kalire vyo udito. ¹⁵ Makura Hompa wo vaEgypt aghamba ko umwe mukandi wo muHembeli, lidina ndje Shiphrah ntani Puah. ¹⁶ A ghamba ashi, ''Ntjene ngava sampurukita vakamali wo muHembeli, vakengerangenu, opo ngava sampuruka. Ntjenesi mwanuke wo mumati vana sampuruka muna hepa kumudipaya enne ngoli ntjenesi wo mukadona kuvhura tupu a pare, ¹⁷ Enne ngoli vasampurukiti mpo vakalire nawoma kwa Karunga ntani kapi va ruwanine yira moomu avi rawilire Hompa wo vaEgypt ku kwavo, mpo ngoli, vavo suvire vanuke vo vamati vaparuke. ¹⁸ Hompa wa Egypt ava kuwu vasampurukiti no kughamba ashi, ''Nke muna ruwanene vyo kufana weno, ntani nke muna parwire vanuke vo vamati va paruke?'' ¹⁹ Vasampurukiti ava limburura Pharao asi, ''Vakamali vo vaHembeli kapi vakara yira vakamali vaEgypt. Vavo vakara naukoli ntani nka vavo ku kusampurukita umwavo kumeho yaku yita musampurikiti ku kwavo.'' ²⁰ Karunga a kungu va ka kusampurukita vano. Vantu ava ngipita musivaro no ku kara no nkondo unene. ²¹ Mukonda si va ka kusampurukita vanya vatjilire Karunga, uye ava pe liro. ²² Pharao arawiri vantu vendi navantje, ''Muna kona kuvukuma kehe mwanuke wo mumati owo vana sampuruka, enne ngoli vo vakadona ku vasuva vapare.''