1 Josefa kazwilashila pezhugwi kwa tate babe kabalilila, kabaputa. 2 Josefa kadwa ng'anga dzakabe dzili pasi kukwe kuti dziwomese itumbu tja tate babe. Ndizo ng'anga dzikawomesa Jakubo. 3 Bakatola mazhuba ali makumi manna ngoti tjili itjo tjibaka tjakalizana kuwomesa itumbu. Baegipiti bakatola mazhuba ali makumi ali kutendeka belilila Jakubo.
4 Kukati mazhuba e kunlilila apela, Josefa kalebeleka ne be ng'umba ya Faro eti, “Ha mundihwila ngoni ndomukumbila kuti mundikumbilile kuna Faro muti, 5 ‘Tate bangu bakati babe pejo ngofa, bakathama kuti nditune kudumana ngekuti ndowobabiganya mu ikumbu tjabakazwitshila mu shango ye Kanana. Ndizo mundiletje ndiyende ndinobiganya tate ndikobuya zwangu.’ ”
6 Faro kadabila eti, “Yenda unobiganya tate babo sekwa wakatuna kuti unowothama.”
7 Ndizo Josefa kayenda kunobiganya tate babe. Hadzasha dza Faro dzose dzikayenda naye ne makombgwa e ng'umba iye ne bakulu bose be shango ye Egipiti. 8 Nsha wa Josefa na iwo ukayenda wose ne bakulu babe ne ng'umba ya tate babe yose. Kwakasala bana koga ne zwithuwo mu shango ye Gosheni. 9 Koloyi dze ngwa ne babhayani bakatatha mbizi bakayenda naye. Lakabe lili goko gulu gulu.
10 Bakati beswika pa lutombo gwe Atadi pa hwunde ye Jorodani bakalila kunogwadza ngono Josefa kagala nabo ipapo mazhuba ali kutendeka elilila tate babe. 11 Kwakati bagali be Kanana bebona tjililo itjetjo pa lutombo bakati, “Etji tjililo tjinohwisa zogwadza tje Baegipiti.” Ndizo bakatumila magalo iyawo beti Abelemizirayimu. Magalo iyawa apa hwunde ye Jorodani.
12 Ndizo bana ba Jakubo bakanthamila sekwa akabadwa. 13 Bakansengela ku shango ye Kanana bakambiganya mu guwu limu nnda ku Makipela pejo ne Mamure, wakatengwa ndi Abhurahama muna Efuroni we Nhiti kube zwikumbu. 14 Josefa kabgwilila ku Egipiti ne bakulu babe na bose bakabe bayenda naye kunobiganya tate babe.
Josefa unozwiibhatigwa bakulu babe
15 Bakulu ba Josefa bakati be bona tate babo bafa bakalebesana beti, “Towotini ha ili kuti pamwe Josefa utjakatibhata nge moyo ngono ebe etibgwilizila mbipo yatakanthamila?” 16 Ndizo bakayenda kuna Josefa bakati kunli, “Tate babo bakafa besiya bati, 17 tidwe Josefa titi: ‘Ndokukumbila, uzwiibhatigwe bakulu babo nlandu ne mbipo yabakakuthama.’ Ndizo ngwenu wali tokumbila, uzwiibhatigwe balanda be Ndzimu wa tate babo.” Bakati ipapo belebeleka na Josefa kalila.
18 Bakulu babe bakathigama mbeli kukwe, ngono bakati kunli, “Iswi ti balanda benyu.”
19 Koga Josefa kati ku bali, “Musitje. Apa imi ndi mu tjimo tje Ndzimu kene? 20 Nenguba makabe mazwimisila kundithama tjakabipa, Ndzimu wakathama kuti tjibe tjakanaka kutjidza bathu banjinji sekwa unothama sangwenu. 21 Ndizo musitje, imi ndowomutjengeta imwi ne bana benyu.” Josefa kabanyaladza nge matama iyawa, elebeleka nabo nge buthu.
Lufu gwa Josefa
22 Josefa kagala mu Egipiti ne ng'umba ya tate babe ngono katjila makole ali zana lina makole ali gumi (110). 23 Josefa katjila kabona tjizekugwana tje butatu tje bana ba Ifureimi. Kabona ne bana ba Makiri nkololo wa Manase.
24 Josefa kadwa bakulu babe kati, “Imi ndabe pejo ngofa, koga Ndzimu unowomubhatsha ukamudusa mu shango iyeyi kumuyisa ku shango yawakagadzabgwe Abhurahama na Isaki na Jakubo.” 25 Ndizo Josefa kadwa Baiziraela kati tunani kuti, “Ndzimu unowoti umudusa mu shango iyeyi, mukasenga mafupa angu mukayenda nawo.” 26 Josefa kafa ana makole ali zana lina makole ali gumi (110). Wakawomisiwa kalongwa mu bhokisi mu Egipiti.
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