Genese 37:1-36
37 Jakobu watwaleleleleho kukala mu lifuti lya Kanana muje mwakele ishe ngwe muka-kwija.
2 Biñanda bya Jakobu ebi:
Jozefu mwakele na myaka 17, litangwa limo wakele na kulisa bimanga na bana ba Biuha na bana ba Ziupa. Biuha na Ziupa bapwile banakazi ba Ishe. Co Jozefu wakulekele ishe byuma byabibi bibakele na kulinga bandolome bendi.
3 Isalele wazemene manene Jozefu kutubakana bana bendi boshe ba banalume mwafwa wapwile mwana wa mu bukulukazi bwendi, co wamutungilile cizalo ca kulitila.*
4 Bandolome bendi mubamwene ngwabo ishe wamuzemene manene kutubakana bandolome bendi boshe, bashangumukile kumuzinda, co kubakele na kwendeka nendi mwamubwa.
5 Mu kwita kwa simbu, Jozefu walotele, co walekele bandolome bendi cije cilota. Ngeci bamuzindile oni manene.
6 Wabalekele ngwendi: “Tolilileni cilota cinjinaloto.
7 Tunakala na kukuta mikuta hakati ka lihya. Co mukuta wange muunemanene, mikuta yeni inauzengelekele na kuutsikamena.”
8 Bandolome bendi bamwihwile ngwabo: “Kuma ulipwisa mwene yetu na kutuyula ndi?” Ngeci bawanene ha kumuzindila manene mwafwa ya bilota byendi na byuma byendekele.
9 Kutundaho, walotele cilota cikwabo, co walekele bandolome bendi ngwendi: “Njinaloto cilota cikwabo, oloni hano njinamwene litangwa na ngonde na bingongonosi 11 bili na kunjitsikamena.”
10 Co walekele ishe na bandolome bendi cije cilota. Co ishe wamutenukilile na kumwihula ngwendi: “Cilota muka bene oco? Kuma yange na noko na bandolome bobe tukaija kuli yobe na kukutsikamena ndi?”
11 Co bandolome bendi bashangumukile kumuzibila cipululu, oloni ishe wanyungile aje majwi mu mbunge yendi.
12 Co bandolome ba Jozefu baile na kulisa bimuna ba ishe kuyehi na Shekemu.
13 Mu kwita kwa simbu, Isalele walekele Jozefu ngwendi: “Bandolome bobe bali na kulisila bimuna kuyehi na Shekemu indi bati? Ija njikutume kuli bandolome bobe.” Co Jozefu wakumbulwile ngwendi: “Njitumeni mwane.”
14 Co Jakobu walekele Jozefu ngwendi: “Ya ukamone mubanendukila bandolome bobe, co ukamone lalo nomu mubuli butanga bwa bimuna mangana wakunjileke.” Ngeci Jozefu watundile ku cinema* ca Hebroni co wataleselele ca Shekemu.
15 Munalume umo wawanene Jozefu ali na kuyebangela mu shwata. Uje munalume wamwihwile ngwendi: “Bika biuli na kutonda?”
16 Wamukumbulwile ngwendi: “Njili na kutonda bandolome bange. Kuli kubali na kulisila bimuna?”
17 Uje munalume wendekele ngwendi: “Kunoni banatunduko mwafwa njinabazibile bendeka ngwabo, ‘Tuyeni ku Dothani.’” Ngeci Jozefu wakabele bandolome bendi, co wakabawanene ku Dothani.
18 Simbu kanda ete kuli bakebo, bamumwenenene halako, co bashangumukile kuliyongola ngwabo bamutsiye.
19 Ngeci balyendekesele umo na mukwabo ngwabo: “Taleni! Muka-bilota byendi owo aija.
20 Tuyeni tumutsiye na kumumbila mu bwina bwa mema. Co tukendeka ngwetu cikashama namuli, co tumona indi bilota byendi bilishulisilila.”
21 Rubeni mwazibile ngoco, wayongwele mwakumwobwelamo kuli bakebo, ngeci wendekele ngwendi: “Keti tumutsiye.”
22 Rubeni wabalekele ngwendi: “Keti mwitile maninga. Mumbileni mu bwina bumo bwa mema buli mu mambo, oloni keti mumubulumune.” Biyongola byendi byapwile bya kumwobola kuli bakebo mangana amwilwise kuli ishe.
23 Ngeci Jozefu mwetele lika kuli bandolome bendi, bamushulwile cikobelo cendi ca kulitila cazalele,
24 co bamwambatele na kukamumbila mu bwina bwa mema, oloni ha simbu ije muje mu bwina kumwakele mema.
25 Co batumamene na kulya. Mubatalele bamwene cendo ca baIshimaele batunda ku Giliyadi baya ku Ijipiti. Tumele twabo bambatele lemba ya labudanamu na mazi a bosamu na byula byakele na lemba.
26 Ngeci Juda walekele bandolome bendi ngwendi: “Bikajo bituwanaho nga tutsiya ndolome yetu na kufwika maninga endi?
27 Tuyeni tumulandese kuli baIshimaele. Keti tumubulumune, na ikeye ngwetu ndolome yetu, co lalo kabushoko ketu.” Ngeci batolilile byabalekele ndolome yabo.
28 Baka-mingoso ba baMidiani mubakele na kwita, bandolome ba Jozefu bamutundisile mu bwina na kumulandesa kuli baIshimaele ha ndando ya mashekele 20 a siuva. Aba banu batwalele Jozefu ku Ijipiti.
29 Mu kwita kwa simbu, Rubeni mwelukile kuje ku bwina wakawanene ngwendi Jozefu wahimo mu bwina. Ngeci watabwile bizalo byendi.
30 Mwelukile kuli bandolome bendi, wakendekele ngwendi: “Mwanike wahimo! Co yange oni njilinga bati?”
31 Ngeci bambatele cizalo ca Jozefu na kutsiya cizamba ca membe, co bambwitikile cije cizalo mu maninga.
32 Munima yebi, batumine cije cikobelo ca kulitila kuli ishabo na kwendeka ngwabo: “Ebi bikebyo bitunawana, citalesese mwamubwa mangana umone indi cikeco cikobelo ca munobe indi embwe.”
33 Co wacitalele na kwendeka ngwendi: “Cikobelo ca munange eci. Cikashama wa mu shwata namuli. Cili bene Jozefu banamusanyozola.”
34 Ngeci Jakobu watabwile bizalo byendi na kuzala cikeleya mu mbunda, co walilile munendi ha matangwa amangi.
35 Co bana bendi boshe ba banalume na ba banakazi besekele kumuzembeleka, oloni wakele na kubyana. Wakele na kwendeka ngwendi: “Njikaya bene mu Cihilo* oku njicilila munange.” Co ishe watwaleleleleho kulila munendi.
36 Co baMidiani balandesele Jozefu ku Ijipiti kuli Potifa mwata wa mu nkuta ya Falo, uje wapwile lalo mukulunu wa baka-kunyunga mwene.
Majwi a kwinikila
^ Nambe “Cizalo ca cibwa cacilaha.”
^ Nambe “cana.”
^ Nambe “Sheo” kulumbununa bihilo mubakai banu boshe.” Taleni Majwi Abanalumbununa.
