Bgwilila kwe bakulu ba Josefa ku Egipiti
1 Bhamba lakabe lakabangalala zwalo mu shango. 2 Kukati baja zojiwa zose zwabakabe badwa nazo ku Egipiti, tate babo bakati ku bali, “Bgwililani munotitengela zwimwe zojiwa.”
3 Koga Juda kabe eti ku bali, “Nlume iwouje wakaleba ekowomesedza eti, ‘Andidi, kumubona kakale kuzhe kwe kuti mube muna nnung'una wenyu.’ 4 Ha mungatidumila kuyenda ne nnung'una wedu, tingayenda tikanomutengela zojiwa. 5 Koga ha mulamba naye, atingayende ngoti nlume iwouje wakati, ‘Andidi kumubona, kakale kuzhe kwe kuti mube muna nnung'una wenyu.’ ”
6 Iziraela kabe eti, “Makandizhisilani zogwadza zwakajali ngobudza nlume iwoyo kuti muna nnung'una kene?”
7 Ibo bakashandula beti, “Nlume iwoyo wakabe etibhuzwisisa nge kwedu nenge nsha wa kanyi kwedu eti, ‘Tate benyu banotjila kene? Muna nnung'una kene?’ Tjatakambudza takabe tidabila bhuzo dzidze. Takabe tingaziba tjini kuti unowoti, ‘Izhani ne nnung'una wenyu kene?’ ”
8 Juda kabe eti kuna tate babe Iziraela, “Mundipeni mbisana ndizo towotjimbidza milika tikayenda kuyita kuti iswi namwi ne bana bedu tisitongofa. 9 Imi nge kwangu ndowontjengeta. Ha tjimwe tjingan'wila mubhuzwe imi. Ha ndisabuya naye kumuli ali mpezha munditole ndili nlandu mu butjilo gwangu gose. 10 Ha takabe tisakanonoka tingabe takayenda tikabuya kabili.”
11 Ipapo tate babo Iziraela bakabadwa bakati, “Ha kwakafanila kuti kuijalo, thamani woku, pakani mu hwomo dzenyu zwipo zwakanaka zwinowang'wa mu shango iyeyi muyende nazo ku nlume ihwoyo. Mutole bhalimu ne butji gwe nyutji ne motsha ne nti we mira ne manongo ngosiyana kwawo ne mitjelo ye alimondi. 12 Muyende ne themba mbili dze mari ngoti makafanila bgwiliza iyawa amakawana mu hwomo dzenyu, Pamwe bakabe baleyanya. 13 Tolani nnung'una wenyu mumilike muyende ku nlume sangwenu. 14 Ndzimu Masimbawose umubhatshe kuyita kuti nlume iwoyo aletje Simiyoni na Bhenjamini babuye namwi. Nge kwangu ha ndalashikigwa ndalashikigwa.”
15 Ndizo balume ibaba bakatola zwipo izwezo ne themba ye mari ika bili, bakatola na Bhenjamini bakayenda ku Egipiti kuna Josefa. 16 Josefa kati ebona Bhenjamini anabo, kadwa ntjengeti we ng'umba iye kati, “Tola balume ibaba ubayise ku ng'umba yangu, ubulaye ithuwo ululwamise zojiwa. Banowoja nami masikati.” 17 Nlume iwoyo kathama sekwa abudziwa ndi Josefa, katola bathu ibabo kabayisa ku ng'umba ya Josefa.
18 Balume ibabo bakapaluka moyo pabakayisiwa ku ng'umba ya Josefa. Bakakumbula beti, “Tazhisiwa ngeno nge mari akabgwiliziwa mu hwomo dzedu mu gwendo gwe kutanga. Unoshaka kutinginilila, atikulile, atithame balanda babe atitolele madonki edu.” 19 Ndizo bakayenda ku ntjengeti wa Josefa bakalebeleka naye bali pa nkoba we ng'umba. 20 Bakabe beti kunli, “Tetshi wedu, takatongo zha pano tiwotenga zojiwa. 21 Koga kwakati patakalala tikazhula hwomo dzedu mmwe ne mmwe kawana mari awe mu hwomo iye, themba yose izhele. Ndizo wali tazha nayo kuizhisa. 22 Tazha ne mamwe mari kutenga zwimwe zojiwa. Atitoziba kuti ndiani wakabgwiliza mari edu mu hwomo dzedu.”
23 Ntjengeti iwoyo kabe eti, “Musidziyidzike, Musitje, Ndzimu wenyu, iwo Ndzimu wa tate benyu, ndiwo wakamulongela mari mu hwomo dzenyu. Imi ndakaamutjila mari enyu.” Ipapo kabe ezhisa Simiyoni ku bali.
24 Ntjengeti iwoyo katola balume ibabo kabalonga mu ng'umba ya Josefa kabapa vula kungula makumbo, kapa madonki abo zojiwa. 25 Bakalulwamisa zwipo zwabo kuzwipa Josefa ha eswika masikati ngobe bakabe bahwa kuti banowoja zojiwa zwe masikati ipapo. 26 Josefa kati eswika kanyi, bakangina mu ng'umba bakanthigamila bakampa zwipo zwabazha nazo. 27 Kababhuzwa mamuko eti, “Tate benyu bamakandibudza nge kwabo banomuka kene? Apa batjatjila zwabo?”
28 Ibo bakati, “Tate bedu, nlanda wenyu, batjatjila banomuka.” Ngono bakathigamila Josefa kunteta.
29 Josefa kati emilidza mesho kabona nnung'una uwe Bhenjamini mwana wa mmeyabe. Kabhuzwa kati, “Nditjo kologwe tjenyu itjetji tjamakandibudza nge kwatjo? Ndzimu ube nawe mwanangu.” 30 Josefa kati ebona nnung'una uwe kazhigwa nge shungu ngono kabhuda kashaka paangalililapo. Kangina mu ng'umba iye kalilila muili. 31 Kati asinongula buso gugwe kabhuda kazwisimisa kati, “Pakulani zojiwa.” 32 Bakapakulila Josefa tje kukwe, bakapakulila bana ba tate babe tje kwabo, Baegipiti banoja naye bakapakuligwa tje kwabo ngoti Baegipiti bakabe basingaje ne Bahebheru ngoti kuyila. 33 Bakulu babe bakagala mbeli kukwe nge kutobedzana sekwa bakazwagwa, kudwa ku mbano kunoti ku kologwe, ngono bakalingana bakatjenema. 34 Zojiwa zwikati zwipakugwa kudwa pa tafuli ya Josefa, Bhenjamini kapakuligwa ka shanu tjilizanyo tje mmwe ne mmwe wabo. Ndizo bakaja bakang'wa bakashatha naye.
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