Jakubo ne nsha uwe banoyenda ku Egipiti
1 Ndizo Iziraela katola kose kwaakabe anako katola gwendo kanoti ku Bheerisheba, ipapo kapisila Ndzimu wa tate babe Isaki zwibhayilo. 2 Ndzimu ukalebeleka na Iziraela nge mbono mu busiku ukati, “Jakubo! Jakubo!”
Kadabila eti, “Ndipano.”
3 Ndzimu ukabe uti, “Ndimi Ndzimu, Ndzimu wa tate babo. Usitje kuyenda ku Egipiti, ngoti ndowokuthama ukabe itjaba tjikulu ikweno. 4 Ndowoyenda nawe ku Egipiti ngono ndowokubuza ngeno kakale. Tjiazha tja Josefa tjowozhalila mesho awo nsi waunowofa.”
5 Ipapo Jakubo kamilika mu Bheerisheba kawila mu zila. Bana babe bakantathisa ne bana babo ne bakadzi babo mu dzikoloyi dzakabe dzatumigwa ndi Faro kubasenga. 6 Bakayenda ne zwithuwo zwabo ne thundu dzabo dzabakashaba mu Kanana, ngono Jakubo ne bana babe bose bakayenda ku Egipiti. 7 Katola bakololo babe ne zwizekugwana zwizwe ne bakololokadzi, bose be ludzi gugwe. 8 Mazina e bana ba Iziraela bakayenda ku Egipiti ndiawa: Rubheni mbano ya Jakubo. 9 Bakololo ba Rubheni ndi Hanoki na Phalu na Hezironi na Khami. 10 Bakololo ba Simiyoni ndi Jemuyele na Jamini na Ohadi na Jakini na Zohari na Shawulu mwana we nkadzi we Tjikanana. 11 Bakololo ba Levi ndi Geshoni na Kohati na Merari. 12 Bakololo ba Juda ndi Eri na Onani na Shela na Perezi na Zera (koga Eri wakafila mu shango ye Kanana). Bakololo ba Perezi ndi Hezironi na Hamuli. 13 Bakololo ba Isakari ndi Tola na Lobe na Puva na Shimironi. 14 Bakololo ba Zebuluni ndi Seredi na Eloni na Jahileeli. 15 Ibaba ndibo bakololo bakazwagwa ndi Liya na Jakubo batji ku Padani Aramu ne nkololokadzi uwe Dina. Bakololo ne bakololokadzi ibaba bose, bakabe bali makumi matatu ana bali batatu (33).
16 Bakololo ba Gadi ndi Zefoni na Hagi na Shuni na Ezibhoni na Eri na Arodi na Areli. 17 Bakololo ba Asheri ndi Imuna na Ishuva na Ishivi na Bheriya. Hazwadzi yabo yakabe ili Sera. Bakololo ba Bheriya ndi Heberi na Malekhieli. 18 Ibaba bakabe bali bana ba Jakubo na Zilipa, iye wakabe apiwa Liya ndi Labani. Bakabe bali gumi lina bali tathatu bose.
19 Bakololo ba Jakubo ne nkadzi uwe Rahele ndi Josefa na Bhenjamini. 20 Mu Egipiti Josefa na Asenati nkololokadzi wa Potifera mpirisiti we Oni bakazwala Manase na Ifureimi. 21 Bakololo ba Bhenjamini ndi Bhela na Bhekeri na Ashebheli na Gera na Naamani na Ehi na Roshi na Mupimu na Hupimu na Aridi. 22 Ibaba bali gumi lina bali banna ndibo bakololo ba Jakubo na Rahele.
23 Nkololo wa Dani ndi Hushimu. 24 Bakololo ba Nafutali ndi Jahitsaeli na Guni na Jezeri na Shilemu. 25 Ibaba bakololo ba Jakubo na Bhiliha iye Labani waakapa nkololokadzi uwe Rahele, bose bali kutendeka. 26 Bose bakayenda ku Egipiti na Jakubo, ibabo bakabe bali bana babe kusingabagwe bakadzi be bana babe, bakabe bali makumi matathatu ana bali tathatu (66). 27 Bana ba Josefa bakazwaligwa mu Egipiti bakabe bali babili. Ndizo be nsha wa Jakubo bose bakayenda ku Egipiti, bakabe bali makumi ali kutendeka (70).
Jakubo ne be nsha uwe ku Egipiti
28 Jakubo katuma Juda kuyenda mbeli kuna Josefa kunokumbila Josefa kunobashanganidza ku Gosheni. Kwakati beswika mu ntuthu we Gosheni, 29 Josefa katatha koloyi iye kayenda ku Gosheni kunoshanganidza tate babe Iziraela. Kati eswika kagumbatila tate babe katola tjibaka elila akabagumbatila. 30 Iziraela kadwa Josefa kati, “Ngwenu ndingatjifa zwangu ngoti ndakuzwibonegwa kuti utjatjila.”
31 Josefa kabe elebeleka ne bakulu babe ne nnung'una uwe na bose be nsha wa tate babe eti, “Ndowoyenda anolebeleka na Faro nditi, ‘Bakulu bangu ne banung'una bangu ne nsha wa tate bakabe begala mu shango ye Kanana bazha kundili. 32 Ibaba bathu bathuwi, bana zwithuwo, bazha ne pkhwizi dzabo ne ng'ombe ne tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabanatjo.’ 33 Ha Faro emudana emubhuzwa eti, ‘Nshingo wenyu ndiwupi?’ 34 Mudabile muti, ‘Balanda benyu bakakula bali bathuwi be zwithuwo kudwila mu butukununu gwedu kuswikila ngwenu, sa botate bedu.’ Ha majalo mowodumigwa kugala mu ntuthu we Gosheni.” Josefa wakaleba ikoku ngoti Baegipiti banoyilana ne balisi.
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