Pa ciinga ca baHebere napamo ica mu 700 [B.C.E.] balilembapo bwino bwino amashiwi ya kuti: ‘Golde ya ku Ofiri iya kwa Bete-Horone—amashekele 30.’ Amashiwi ya kuti golde ya ku Ofiri yalanga ukuti ku Ofiri e kwalefuma golde. Cimo na filya balanda mu fyalembwa fya bena Egypt ukuti ‘Golde ya ku ‛Amau,’ nelyo ‘Golde ya ku Punt’ nelyo ‘Golde ya ku Kush,’ ninshi balepilibula ukuti iyi golde yalefuma ku ncende balumbwile nelyo yalipalana sana ne ya ku ncende balumbwile.”

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Pa ciinga ca baHebere apo balemba ukuti Ofiri

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