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Umunyakanāni umwami wa Arada waturaga i Negebu, yumva ko Abisirayeli baje baciye mu nzira ica muri Atarimu, arabarwanya abafatamo mpiri.
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Abisirayeli bahiga Uwiteka umuhigo bati “Nutugabiza iri shyanga, tuzasenya rwose imidugudu yabo tuyirimbure.”
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Uwiteka yumvira Abisirayeli abagabiza abo Banyakanāni, barabarimbura rwose, n’imidugudu yabo barayisenya: aho hantu bahita Horuma.
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Bahaguruka ku musozi wa Hori baca mu nzira ijya ku Nyanja Itukura, ngo bakikire igihugu cya Edomu. Imitima y’abantu icogozwa cyane n’urwo rugendo.
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Abantu bavuga Imana na Mose nabi bati “Mwadukuriye iki muri Egiputa mukatuzana gupfira mu butayu? Ko ari nta mitsima tuhaboneye, akaba ari nta mazi, kandi tubihiwe n’iyi mitsima mibi.”
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Uwiteka yohereza mu bantu inzoka z’ubusagwe butwika zirabarya, abantu benshi bo mu Bisirayeli barapfa.
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Abantu basanga Mose baramubwira bati “Twakoze icyaha, kuko twavuze Uwiteka nawe nabi. Saba Uwiteka adukuremo izi nzoka.” Mose arabasabira.
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Uwiteka abwira Mose ati “Cura inzoka isa n’izo, uyimanike ku giti cy’ibendera, maze uwariwe n’inzoka wese nayireba, arakira.”
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Mose acura inzoka mu miringa, ayimanika ku giti cy’ibendera, uwo inzoka yariye yareba iyo nzoka y’umuringa, agakira.
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Abisirayeli barahaguruka, babamba amahema muri Oboti.
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Bahaguruka muri Oboti, babamba amahema Iyabarimu, iri mu butayu bw’iruhande rw’iburasirazuba rw’i Mowabu.
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Barahahaguruka, babamba amahema mu gikombe cy’i Zeredi.
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Barahahaguruka, babamba amahema hakurya y’umugezi wa Arunoni, uri mu butayu ugaturuka mu gihugu cy’Abamori, kuko Arunoni ari urugabano rw’i Mowabu, rugabanya Mowabu n’Abamori.
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Ni cyo cyatumye byandikwa mu gitabo cy’Intambara z’Uwiteka ngo “Vahebu y’i Sufu, N’utugezi twa Arunoni,
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N’umukoke w’utugezi Ugenda werekeje ku mazu ya Ari, Ugahererana n’urugabano rw’i Mowabu.”
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Barahahaguruka bajya i Bēri. Iryo ni ryo riba Uwiteka yabwiye Mose ati “Teranya abantu mbahe amazi.”
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Maze Abisirayeli baririmba iyi ndirimbo bati “Dudubiza Riba, nimuriririmbe.
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Iri ni iriba ryafukuwe n’abatware, Iry’imfura z’abantu bafukurishije inkoni y’icyubahiro N’ingegene zabo.” Bahaguruka muri ubwo butayu bajya i Matana,
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barahahaguruka bajya i Nahaliyeli, barahahaguruka bajya i Bamoti.
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Barahahaguruka bajya mu gikombe kiri mu gihugu cy’i Mowabu, bajya mu mpinga ya Pisiga, harengeye ubutayu.
Abisirayeli batsinda Sihoni na Ogi (Guteg 2.26–3.11)
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Abisirayeli batuma intumwa kuri Sihoni umwami w’Abamori bati
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“Reka tunyure mu gihugu cyawe, ntituzatambikira mu mirima cyangwa mu nzabibu, ntituzanywa amazi yo mu mariba. Tuzaca mu nzira y’umwami tugeze aho tuzarangiriza igihugu cyawe.”
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Sihoni ntiyakundira Abisirayeli ko baca mu gihugu cye, ahubwo ahuruza ingabo ze zose, ajya mu butayu gusanganira Abisirayeli agera i Yahasi, arwanirayo n’Abisirayeli.
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Abisirayeli bamutsindisha inkota bahindūra igihugu cye, bahera kuri Arunoni bageza kuri Yaboki ku rugabano rw’Abamoni, kuko urugabano rw’Abamoni rwari rufite ingerero zikomeye.
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Abisirayeli batsinda iyo midugudu yose, batura mu midugudu y’Abamori yose, i Heshiboni no mu midugudu ihereranye na ho yose.
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Kuko i Heshiboni rwari ururembo rwa Sihoni umwami w’Abamori, warwanije umwami w’i Mowabu watanze, akamunyaga igihugu cye cyose kigera kuri Arunoni.
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Ni cyo gituma abahimbyi b’indirimbo bavuga bati “Nimuze i Heshiboni, Ururembo rwa Sihoni rwubakwe rukomezwe
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Kuko umuriro waturutse i Heshiboni, Ikirimi cyavuye mu rurembo rwa Sihoni, Kigatwika Ari y’i Mowabu, N’abatware b’amasengero yo ku mpinga z’imisozi yo kuri Arunoni.
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Ubonye ishyano, Mowabu! Urapfuye, wa bwoko bwa Kemoshi we. Yahaye abahungu babo guhunga, Abakobwa babo yabahaye kujyanwa ari abanyagano Na Sihoni umwami w’Abamori.
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Twarabarashe, i Heshiboni harimbukana n’igihugu cyaho kigeza i Diboni, Turimbura igihugu tugeza i Nofaki, Inkongi igera i Medeba.”
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Nuko Abisirayeli batura mu gihugu cy’Abamori.
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Mose atuma abatasi gutata Yazeri batsinda imidugudu yaho, birukana Abamori bari bariyo.
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Barahindukira, barazamuka baca mu nzira ijya i Bashani. Ogi umwami w’i Bashani abasanganiza ingabo ze zose muri Edureyi ngo abarwanirizeyo.
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Uwiteka abwira Mose ati “Ntumutinye, kuko mukugabizanije n’abantu be bose n’igihugu cye. Nawe umugirire uko wagiriye Sihoni umwami w’Abamori, wa wundi wari utuye i Heshiboni.”
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Bamurimburana n’abahungu be n’abantu be bose, ntihasigara n’uwa kirazira, bahindūra igihugu cye.