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¹ Mpawo Josefa wakaliwaala amubili wawisi, wakalila akumumyonta kubusyu. ² Amane Josefa wakalailila basilisi, bakali kumubelekela kuti bananike mubili wawisi musamu wakuti utaboli. Eelyo basilisi bakananika mutumba wa Isilayeli, ³ Cakabatolela mazuba aali makumi one kumana mulimo ooyu, nkaambo eeci nceciindi ceelede kucita mulimo ooyu. Baijipiti bakalila Jakobo kwa mazuba aali makumi aali ciloba.

⁴ Lyakamana dilwe lya wisi, Josefa wakaambila babelesi balupati-pati ba Falo kuti, “Naa mulandifwida luzyalo, amundaambilile makani aaya kuli Falo. ⁵ Mukati, ‘Taata naakali aafwiifwi kufwa, wakandicita kuti ndikonkezye kulinguwe kuti njomuzikkila mucuumbwe ncaakalibambila mwini cili munyika ya Kenani. Ino mbuti kuti ndainka nkazike taata, ndaakumana njooboola kuno alimwi.’” ⁶ Naakaambilwa Falo wakati, “Pe, mbubo kamuzikke uso, mbubonya mbuli mbwaakakulailila.”

⁷ Aboobo Josefa wakainka kuyoozikka wisi. Boonse babelesi ba Falo abapati bankuta yakwe, alimwi boonse balupati-pati bamwi bamu Ijipiti bakasindikila Josefa antoomwe abamukwasyi wakwe, abanabokwabo, alimwi abamukwasyi wawisi. ⁸ Munyika ya Gosyeni kwakasyaala buyo bana baniini, mbelele, mpongo zyabo, alimwi aŋombe zyabo. ⁹ Basima-bbiza abalo bakainka, yakali nkamu mpati yabantu.

¹⁰ Lino nibakasika kulubuwa luuminwa maila lwaku Atadi, kujwe lyamulonga wa Jolodani, bakalila akoomoka kapati, aawa Josefa wakabusya dilwe lya wisi kwamazuba aali ciloba. ¹¹ Basicisi, Bakenani nibakamvwa kulila ooku ku Atadi bakati, “Ooku nkulila kupati kwa Baijipiti.” Aaka nkakaambo busena oobu ncibwakaitwa kuti Abela-mizilaimu. Buli kujwe lya Jolodani.

¹² Nkaako bana ba Jakobo bakacitila wisi mbubonya mbuli mbwaakabalailila. ¹³ Bakamubweza akumutola ku Kenani, akuyoomuzikka mumpangala yamumuunda wa Makipela, kujwe lya Mamule, eeyo mpangala njaakaula Abulahamu antoomwe amuunda kuzwa kuli Efuloni Muhiti, kuti ibe namaumbwe. ¹⁴ Amane buyo kuzikka wisi, Josefa wakajokela ku Ijipiti antoomwe abanabokwabo alimwi abantu boonse bakamusindikilide kudilwe.

Josefa mbwaakasyomezya banabokwabo kuti uyoobabamba

¹⁵ Musule akufwa kwawisi, banabokwabo Josefa bakalyaambauzya kuti, “Ambweni Josefa ucitusulaikide, alimwi ambweni inga ulayanda kuti atuboozezye bubi mbutwakamucitila.” ¹⁶ Nkabela bakatumina mulomo kuli Josefa wakuti, “Uso katanafwa wakatulailila ¹⁷ kuti tukwaambile kuti, ‘Ndakomba akaka, ubalekelele bapati bako mulandu wacibi eeco ncibakakucitila.’ Akaka twakomba swebo tobazike ba Leza wauso kuti utulekelele bubi mbotwakakucitila.” Nkabela Josefa wakatalika kulila nibakamwaambila boobu.

¹⁸ Mpoonya balo banabokwabo lwabo beni bakaza kulinguwe akuzoovuntama kumbele lyakwe, bakati, “Bona, twalibikka kunsi lyako, akuba bazike bako.” ¹⁹ Pele Josefa wakabaambila kuti, “Mutayoowi pe, sena mebo ndakonzya kulibikka mubusena bwa Leza? ²⁰ Nywebo mwakali kuyanda kundicita cibi, pele Leza wakasandula cibi canu kuti cibe cibotu, kutegwa buumi bwabantu banji bufutulwe, mbubonya mbuli mbomubwene sunu. ²¹ Nkaako mutayoowi pe, ndiyoomubamba nywebo abana banu boonse.” Mbombuboobu mbwaakabayumya-yumya amajwi aalubomba aayo akakkazika myoyo yabo!

Lufu lwa Josefa

²² Lino Josefa wakalikkede mu Ijipiti abamukwasyi wawisi, wakali aamyaka iili mwaanda akkumi lyomwe. ²³ Wakapona mane wakababona bana ba Efulemu bazyukulu bakwe abazyukululwa ba Efulemu. Nibakazyalwa bana ba Makee, mwana mulombe wa Manase, Josefa wakabatambula mumukwasyi wakwe.

²⁴ Lino Josefa wakati kubanabokwabo, “Mebo ndaafwiifwi kufwa, nikuba boobo Leza uyoomubamba nywebo akuyoomugwisya munyika iino, akumutola kunyika eeyo njaakasyomezya naakakonka kuli Abulahamu, akuli Izaka, akuli Jakobo.” ²⁵ Mpoonya Josefa wakakumbila banabokwabo kuti. “Amusyomezye kuti ciindi Leza aakumuyeeya, muyoobweza mafuwa aangu kuzwa munyika iino mukaatolelezye.” ²⁶ Aboobo Josefa wakafwa kasikide myaka iili mwaanda akkumi lyomwe. Nkabela mutumba wakwe bakuunanika amusamu uutabozyi, mpoonya, bakuubamba mubbokesi.