VaIjipita vaive varimi vaive chikamu chikuru chehuwandu hwevanhu, asi zvigadzirwa zvekurima zvaive zvakananga nehurumende, tembere, kana mhuri yemhuri yaive neminda. Varimi vaivewo pasi pemutero wevashandi uye vaifanirwa kushanda pakudiridza kana mapurojekiti ekuvaka muchirongwa che corvée. Vanyori uye mhizha vaive nechinzvimbo chepamusoro kupfuura varimi, asi vaivewo pasi pehutongi hwehurumende, vachishanda muzvitoro zvakabatanidzwa kumatembere uye vachibhadharwa zvakananga kubva kuhomwe yehurumende. Vanyori nevakuru vakuru vakaumba vepamusoro muEjipitori yekare, inozivikanwa se "chena kilt kirasi" vachireva mbatya dzerineni dzakacheneswa dzaishanda sechiratidzo chechinzvimbo chavo. Varume vepamusoro vakaratidza chinzvimbo chavo munhoroondo yehunyanzvi uye munharaunda. Pasi pevasina hunyanzvi vaive vapristi, vanachiremba, mainjiniya uye varapi vezvekurima vane kudzidziswa kwavo, asi zvaive zvisina kujeka.
hurumende, temberi, kana kuti mhuri ine mukurumbira yaiva muridzi wenyika yacho