Eriluayo 1:1-22
1 Aya w’amena w’abaghala ba Israeli abasa e Misri na Yakobo, obuli mundu n’ekihanda kiwe:
2 Rubeni, Simeoni, Lawi na Yuda;
3 Isakari, Zebuloni, na Benyamini;
4 Dani na Naftali; Gadi na Asheri.
5 Abosi abo Yakobo abuta* babya bandu 70, aliwe Yozefu abya iniabiribatanga e Misri.
6 Neryo endambi muyahika Yozefu amahola, n’abaghala babo bosi n’ekizazi* kyosi ekyo.
7 N’Abaisraeli* mubabuta-butania n’erikanyirira kutsibu. Mubalola embere erikanya n’eribya n’amaka manene kutsibu, neryo mubabya ehosi-hosi omo kihugho ekyo.
8 Endambi muyahika e Misri yamabya omwami muhya-muhya. Omwami oyo abya isyasi Yozefu.
9 Neryo omwami oyo mwabwira abandu biwe ati: “Mulebaye! Abaisraeli ni bangyi kutsibu okw’itwe kandi bawite amaka manene kutulenga.
10 Turondaye amayele awakendikakirya abandu aba erikanyirira; kusangwa twamabilekabo ibakendilola embere erikanya, neryo hamabihuluka amalwa, ibakendiyihira oko luhande lw’esyonzighu syetu, ibalwa netu n’erilua omo kihugho kyetu.”
11 Neryo mubahira kubo kw’abakulu abakabakasa* erikola emibiiri batoke eryaghalyabo omo mibiiri eyikala-kalire. Neryo mubahimbira Farao y’emiyi eyirimo amadepo;* omuyi we Pitomu n’owe Ramsesi.
12 Aliwe ngoko banabya bakaghalyabo, ibwa nabo ko banabya bakakanyirira batya n’eriyitsatsanga ehosi. Ekyo mukyaleka Abamisri ibubaha Abaisraeli bo kutsibu n’eribapona kutsibu.
13 Busana n’ekyo Abamisri mubahira Abaisraeli omo bukobe obukalire kutsibu.
14 Mubanubyabo kutsibu omo mibiiri eyikala-kalire. Mubahabo omubiiri w’eribya bakatsumba epoto y’eribumba n’erikokotya esyombiriki n’erikola emibiiri yosi eyikala-kalire omo malima. Kwenene mubabanubya omo mihanda yosi y’obukobe.
15 Enyuma w’aho omwami we Misri mwakania n’ababya bakabutya Abaebrania. Amena wabo abya Shifra na Pua.
16 Mwabwirabo ati: “Omughulu mukawatikaya abakali Baebrania eributa, muyiteghereraye omwana yo ndeke; amabya w’obulume imwamwita, aliwe amabya w’obukali imwamuleka.”
17 Aliwe abakali ababya bakabutya abo, babya ibakubaha oMungu w’ekwenene. Mubatakola ekyo omwami we Misri ababwira; mubatabya bakita abana b’obulume.
18 Omwami we Misri mwabirikira abakali ababya bakabutya abo, amabulyabo ati: “Busanaki simwetabya mukita abana b’obulume?”
19 Mubasubirya Farao bati: “Abakali Baebrania sibali ng’abakali be Misri, ibo sibaleghetsene; embere oyukabutaya ahike, akeghaya ibabiributa.”
20 Neryo oMungu mwatsumula abakabutaya abo. N’Abaisraeli mubalola embere erikanya, n’eribya n’amaka manene kutsibu.
21 Kandi enyuma w’aho oMungu mwaha abakabutaya abo b’ebihanda kusangwa mububaha oMungu w’ekwenene.
22 Oko nduli Farao mwalayira abandu biwe bosi ati: “Obuli lumekeke lw’obulume olw’Abaebrania litolere imwaghusalo omo lusi lwe Nile; aliwe lwamabya lumekeke lw’obukali imwalekalo.”
Amaelezo awehikwa
^ Kinywa kwa kinywa, “abalua omo mbindi ya Yakobo.”
^ Kutse “olulengo.”
^ Kinywa kwa kinywa, “abaghala ba Israeli.”
^ Kutse “abakabakolesaya kutsibu.”
^ Kutse “ebighona.”
