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Bapati ba Josefa mbubakabweeda ku Ijipiti a Benjamini
1 Lino nzala mucisi ca Kenani yakacili kulunzya kasuko. 2 Nkabela mukwasyi wa Jakobo nuwakamana kulya cilyo coonse cakaletedwe kuzwa ku Ijipiti, Jakobo wakaambila bana bakwe kuti, “Amubweede alimwi mukatuulile cimbi cilyo nociceya.”
3 Mpoonya Juda wakati kuli wisi, “Muntu uulya wakatucenjezya kapati kuti takonzyi kututambula ccita tuunke amusyoonto wesu. 4 Naa ulazumina kuti musyoonto wesu tuunke aawe, inga twainka. 5 Pele otamuzuminzya aswebo tatukonzyi kuunka pe, nkaambo muntu ooyo wakaambisya kapati kuti, ‘Nsiyandi kuzoomubona ccita mukaboole amusyoonto wanu.’”
6 Amvwe boobo Isilayeli wakati, “Ino nkaambo nzi ncimwandikatazya boobu, ncimwakaambila muntu ooyo kuti mulijisi aumwi musyoonto wanu?”
7 Balo bakaingula kuti, “Muntu ooyo wakatubuzisya amakani aamukwasyi wesu. Wakatubuzya kuti, ‘Sena uso ucipona? Sena mulijisi musyoonto wanu.’ Kayi twakeelede kwiingula mibuzyo eeyo. Kunyina wakazi kuti ulatwaambila kuti tukamweetelezye awalo musyoonto wesu.”
8 Juda wakaamba kuli wisi Isilayeli wakati, “Ndipa mulombe ooyo mebo kuti tuunke awalo. Ndendilyo toonse, yebo aswebo antoomwe abana besu notutakwe kufwa nzala. 9 Mebo ndilaba mubusena bwamulombe ooyu. Kuti naa kukabe cicitika kulinguwe uzoopa ndime mulandu. Naa intakamuboozyi kulinduwe kali kabotu, mulandu walufu lwakwe uzooba alindime mubuumi bwangu boonse. 10 Kuti nitwatakalindila nitwalipilukide kale ziindi zili zyobilo kuzwa nkuko.”
11 Lino Isilayeli wisi wakabaambila kuti, “Kuti naa kacili boobo, amucite boobu. Amutolelezye amicelo mibotu yanyika iino mumasaka aanu, zikabe zipego kumuntu ooyo. Mutole atufuta twamabbona, atuci tuniini, amafuta aanunkilila, atunyungu twamisyobo-misyobo, amisamu ya alumondi. 12 Alimwi mutole amali aavula ziindi zyobilo kwiinda ngumwakatolede kusaanguna, mweelede kwaabweedezya mali aalya aakaboozyegwa mumasaka aanu. Ambweni kwakali kulubizya buyo. 13 Amutolelezye musyoonto wanu, mulibambile kweenda kuya kumuntu ooyo. 14 Lino Leza Singuzuzyoonse acite kuti muntu ooyo akamufwide luzyalo kutegwa akaboozye munyoko ooyo uusyeede antoomwe a Benjamini kuno. Ino inga ndacita buti, naa ndasweekelwa bana bangu, ati ndasweekelwa kapati.”
15 Aboobo baalumi aabo bakalibambila batola zipego, alimwi bakabweza amali aavula ziindi zyobilo, alimwi bakatolelezya a Benjamini, bainka ku Ijipiti, baakusika kuli Josefa. 16 Nkabela Josefa naakabona kuti a Benjamini uli aambabo, wakaambila mubelesi uubamba ŋanda yakwe kuti, “Tola bantu aaba kuŋanda, ukabajaile munyama akubajikila kabotu, nkaambo baalumi aaba beelede kulida kwangu cisusulo.” 17 Mubelesi ooyo wakacita mbuli Josefa mbwaakamulailila, wakatola baalumi aabo kuŋanda ya Josefa.
18 Lino baalumi aabo bakayoowa nibakatolwa kuŋanda, bakayeeya kuti, “Ncitwaletelwa kuno nkaambo kamali aalya aakabweedezegwa mumasaka mulweendo lwakusaanguna. Uyanda kutupa mulandu akutwaanga eelyo tulaba bazike, balatola ambongolo zyesu.” 19 Aboobo bakaboola kumubelesi uubamba ŋanda ya Josefa naakali amulyango bati kuli nguwe, 20 “O mwami, twakalizide kale kuno lutaanzi kuzooula cilyo. 21 Pele nitwakaakusika mpotwakaakulala, twakajalula masaka, nkabela umwi aumwi wesu wakaajana mali aakwe musaka lyakwe, oonse mali eesu mbwaabede kaazulide mumweelwe wawo. Lino twaleta mali aayo, ngaaya mpaali. 22 Alimwi twaleta aambi mali kuzooula zilyo. Tatuzi naa nguni wakaabikka mali mumasaka eesu.” 23 Mubelesi ooyo wakati, “Mutapengi pe, alimwi mutayoowi. Ngu Leza wauso wakamubikkila mali mumasaka. Mebo ndakaatambula mali eenu ngumwakabbadela kusaanguna.” Mpoonya wakaleta Simiyoni kuli mbabo.
24 Lino mubelesi ooyo wakabanjizya baalumi aabo muŋanda ya Josefa, wakabapa maanzi kuti basambe kumaulu, alimwi wakasanina mbongolo zyabo. 25 Abalo bakabamba zipego zyabo kuti bazoope Josefa asika ciindi casikati, nkaambo bakabona kuti balalida nkuko. 26 Josefa naakaboola kuŋanda yakwe, bakaleta zipego zyabo kuli nguwe, bafugama akukotama kumbele lyakwe. 27 Mpawo wakababuzya mbobapona, alimwi wakabuzya kuti, “Sena uso uli kabotu, munene ooyo ngumwakandaambila? Sena ucipona?” 28 Bakaamba kuti, “Iiyi, muzike wako taata uli kabotu, ucipona.” Eelyo bakamukotamina alimwi.
29 Lino Josefa naakabona Benjamini ooyo ngubakazyalwa limwi, wakaamba kuti, “Tee ooyu ngomusyoonto wanu, ooyo ngomwakandaambila? Leza akuleleke mwanaangu.” 30 Eelyo Josefa wakanyamuka cakufwambaana, nkaambo moyo wakwe wakeetela akaambo kamusyoonto wakwe. Wakatilile, nkaako wakaya muŋanda yakwe yamukati waakulila. 31 Naakamana kulila, wakasamba kumeso, waliyumya-yumya akujata moyo wakazwa muŋanda eeyo, eelyo wakalailila kuti zilyo ziletwe. 32 Josefa wakapegwa cilyo cakwe alikke, banabokwabo bakali kulida atebule limbi. Baijipiti bakali kulya aawe bakabikkilwa alubazu balikke, nkaambo bayeeya kuti nkulisofwaazya kulya a Bahibulu. 33 Banabokwabo bakakkede atebule kumbele lya Josefa, kwiindila mubupati bwabo, kuzwa kumupati kusikila kumusyoonto. Lino nibakabona boobo, bakalangana mukugambwa. 34 Mpoonya zilyo zyakapegwa kuzwida kutebule lya Josefa, pele walo Benjamini wakapegwa cilyo civula ziindi zyosanwe kwiinda bamwi. Aboobo bakalya akunywa cakusekelela a Josefa.