Chaandano 47
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Mpawo Josefa wakayinka akuyowambila Falo, "Taata abakwesu, ambelele zyabo, angombe zyabo azyoonse nzebalaazyo basika kuzwa kunyika yaKkenani. Bona, balimunyika yaGosheni."
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Wakabweza bakwabo bali musanu akuyo bazibya kuli Falo.
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Falo wakati kubana nyina, "Muchita mulimu nzi?" Bakati kuli Falo, "Ibalanda bako mbembezi, mbuli basikale besu.''
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Mpawo bakati kuli Falo, "Tuzide biyo kuzokkala muchindi chifwiifwi munyika. Tachikwe machezezyo aambono zyabazike bako nkambo nzala yakkomena muchisi cha Kkenani. Elyo lino ikaka leka bazike bako bakkale munyika yaGosheni."
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Mpawo Falo wakambula kuli Josefa , kati, "Wuso abana nyokwe baza kulinduwe.
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Inyika ya Ijipiti ilikunembo lyako. Kkazika wuso abana nyokwe mubusena bubotu, munyika yaGosheni. Na kozi baalumi bakonzya akati kabo, babike babambe zivubwa zyangu."
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Mpawo Josefa waketa Jakkobo wisi akumwimika kunembo lya Falo. Jakkobo wakalongezya Falo.
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Falo wakati kuli Jakkobo, ''Wapona kwachiindi chilamfu byeni?
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Jakkobo wakati kuli Falo, "Minyaka yanyendo zyangu ilimwaanda amakumi atatu. Minyaka yabumi bwangu miche alimwi nkichisa. Tensi yaba milamfu mbuli yabasikale bangu pe.
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Mpawo Jakkobo wakalongezya Falo akuzwa kubusyu bwakwe.
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Mpawo Josefa wakakazika wisi abananyina. Wakabapa busena munyika ya Ijipiti, busena bubotu kwiindilila, muchisi chaLamesesi, mbuli Falo mbakalayilila.
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Josefa wakapa kulya kuli wisi, bananyina antomwe aboonse banganda yawisi mbuli kuvula kwabo aasuwa.
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Lino tekwakachili kulya pe munyika yoonse; nkambo nzala yakali yakomena. Inyika ya Ijipiti anyika ya Kkanani yakali yoomba nkambo kanzala.
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Josefa wakabungania mali yoonse yakali munyika ya Ijipiti anyika ya Kkenani akuwuzya zilyo kubantu bakala munyika ezi. Mpawo Josefa waketa mali eyi kunganda ya Falo.
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Elyo mali yonse yamunyika ya Ijipiti a Kkenani niyaka mana, boonse bantu bakasika kuli Josefa bati, "Tupe kulya! Nkamboyi nchetutafwe kunembo lyako kambo kakuti imali yesu yamana?"
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Josefa wakati, "Naakuti imali yanu yamana mwete mbono zyenu kuti mupe kulya kuli zicheede.
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Abobo baketa mbono zyabo kuli Josefa. Josefa wakabapa kulya akuchinchana ambongolo, mbelele, ngombe amadonki. Wakabasanina achinkwa kalo kuchinchaana azivubwa munyaka oyo.
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Nwakamana oyo munyaka, bakaboola kuli nguwe munyaka wakatobela bamba kuti kili nguwe, "'Tatukosisa kuli simalelo wesu kuti mali zyesu zyamana , ingombe zyesu zyoonse zyaba zyasimalelo wesu. Takwe zyasyala pe kumeso asimalelo , ado mibili yesu.
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Tufwideeyi kunembo lyameso iwebo anyika yesu? Tuule iswe anyika akuchincha akulya alimwi iswe anyika yesu tulaba bazike ba Falo. Tupe imbuto kuti tupone, kuti tutafwi , nyika itanyonyoki."
20
Aboobo Josefa wakawula nyika ya Ijipiti nkawulila Falo. Aboobo woonse muna Ijipiti wakawuzya muunda nkambo nzala yakali yakomena. Muli yeyi nzila, inyika yakaba yaFalo.
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Ibantu wakabachita bazike kuzwa kumagolelo aamugaano kuyosikila kulilimwi bbazu lyamamanino.
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Kwakacheede biyo nyika yabapayizi eyo Josefa njakatawula, nkambo bapayizi bakalikupegwa chaabilo. Bakalikulya chaabilo Falo nchakali kubapa. Abobo tensi bakawuzya pe nyika yabo.
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Josefa wakambila bantu kuti, "Amubone, sunu inywebo anyika zyanu ndamuulila Falo. Lino njeyi mbuto yanu, yakuti mukabyale myunda.
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Kuchindi chakutebula mwelede kupa chipanzi chasanu kuli Falo alimwi zipanzi zine ziyoba zyanu, nzyambuto yamyunba yanu alimwi nzyakulya mumpuli zyanu alimwi nzyabana banu."
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Bakati, '''Wafutula mawumi esu. Katujane luzyalo kumeso aako. Tuyoba balanda ba Falo.''
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Aboobo Josefa wakachita waba mulawu ubeleka munyika ya Ijipiti kusikila sunu, kuti chipanzi chomwe muli zili musanu nchicha Falo. Kusiya biya nyika yabapayiza njiyakataba ya Falo.
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Aboobo Isilayeli wakakkala munyika ya Ijipiti mubusena bwa Gosheni. Bantu bakwe bakajana buvubi oko. Bakazyalisya akuvula loko.
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Jakkobo wakapona munyika ya Ijipiti minyaka ili kkumi amusanu ayibili, aboobo minyaka yabuumi bwakwe Jakkobe yakali mwanda amakkumi one alaminyaka musanu ayibili.
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Nichakaswena afwiifwi chiindi chakufwa kwa Isilayeli, wakita mwanakwe Josefa akumwambila kuti, "Naakuti ndajana luzyalo kumeso ako, bika kuboko kwako munsi achibelo changu, akunditondezya chaluzyalo achakusyomeka. Ikaka mutakandivwiki mu Ijipiti.
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Nindayo wona abamataata, uyondibweza kuzwa mu Ijipiti uyondivwika kubusena bwazyuumbwe zyabamataata."
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Isilayeli wakati, "Konka kulindime ," awo Josefa wakakonka kulinguwe. Mpawo Isilayeli wakakotama ansi kumutwe wabulo bwakwe.