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Ndiwo mazita avana valsiraeri vakanga vaenda Ijipiti: mumwe nomumwe akaenda naJakobho ana veimba yake:

2.

Rubheni, naSimioni, naRevhi, naJudha,

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naIsakari, naZebhuruni, naBhenjamini,

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naDhani, naNafutari, naGadhi, naAsheri.

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Zvino vanhu vose vakanga vabva muchiuno chaJakobho vakanga vari vanhu vana makumi manomwe; asi Josefa akanga atova Ijipiti.

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Zvino Josefa akafa, navana vababa vake vose, navose vakanga vane zero navo.

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Vana vaIsiraeri vakaberekana, vakawanda kwazvo, vakava nesimba guru-guru; nyika yakanga izere navo.

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Zvino paIjipititi pakamuka mumwe mambo mutsva, akanga asina kuziva Josefa.

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Iye akati kuvanhu vake, "Tarirai, vanhu ava, vana vaIsiraeri, vanotipfuura isu pakuwanda nesimba;

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uyai, ngativafungire zano, varege kuwandisa, kuti kana kurwa kukamuka, ivo vangabatsirana navavengi vedu, vakarwa nesu, vakabva panyika ino."

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Naizvozvo vakagadza pamusoro pavo vatariri vebasa, kuti vavanetse nemirimo yavo. Vakavakira Farao maguta ana matura, Pitomi naRamesesi.

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Asi vachiramba vachivanetsa, ivo vakaramba vachiwanda kwazvo, vachingopararira. Vakaora moyo nokuda kwavana vaIsiraeri.

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VaIjipiti vakavabatisa zvinorema;

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vakanetsa upenyu hwavo nebasa rinorema pamatope nezvitina, vachivabatisa zvinorema.

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Zvino mambo weIjipiti akaudza madzimbuya avaHebheru, vainzi mumwe Shifura, mumwe Pua;

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akati, "Kana muchibatsira vakadzi vavaHebheru pabasa ramadzimbuya, muchivaona pakupona, kana ari mwanakomana mumuuraye kana ari mwanasikana, ngaararame hake."

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Asi madzimbuya akanga achitya Mwari, akasaita sezvaakarairwa namambo asi vakarega vanakomana vari vapenyu havo.

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Mambo weIjipiti akadana madzimbuya, akati kwavari, "Makaitireiko izvozvo, mukarega vanakomana vari vapenyu?"

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Madzimbuya akati kuna Farao, "Nokuti vakadzi vavaHebheru havana kufanana navakadzi vavaIjipiti, nokuti vane simba; mbuya vasati vasvika kwavari, vatopona havo."

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Naizvozvo Mwari akaitira madzimbuya zvakanaka, vanhu vakawanda kwazvo, vakava nesimba kwazvo.

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Zvino madzimbuya zvaakanga achitya Mwari, iye akavapa mhuri.

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Farao akaraira vanhu vake vose, akati, "Vanakomana vose vanozoberekwa, muvakandire murwizi, asi vasikana vose muvarege vari vapenyu havo."

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