Genese 50:1-26
50 Jozefu walyumbilile hali ishe, co walilile na kumutsemba.
2 Kutundaho, Jozefu washikile bangamba bendi baka-kusaka ngwendi bakwite bumbanda mubila wa ishe mangana keti ubole. Co baje baka-kusaka bakwitile Isalele bumbanda.
3 Co bambatele matangwa 40 kumukwita obu bumbanda mwafwa ei ikeyo simbu ibakele na kwambata ya kukwita mubila bumbanda mangana keti ubole. Co baka-Ijipiti batwaleleleleho kumulila ha matangwa 70.
4 Matangwa a kumulila muwahwile, Jozefu walekele bimyata ba Falo* ngwendi: “Nga njinawana kutetela ku mesho eni, co lekeni Falo ngweni,
5 ‘Tate wanjisingisile ngwendi: “Tala! Yange njili hayehi na kutsa. Unapande kukanjitsinda ku bihilo byange bije binjacakwile mu lifuti lya Kanana.” Ngeci, njitabese njiye njikatsinde tate, co munima njikeluka.’”
6 Falo wakumbulwile ngwendi: “Ya ukatsinde isho ngwe muwalisingilile kuli ikeye.”
7 Ngeci Jozefu waile na kutsinda ishe, co bangamba boshe ba Falo baile hamo nendi, na bimyata ba mu nkuta ya Falo, na bimyata boshe ba mu lifuti lya Ijipiti,
8 na bakunjibo ya Jozefu boshe, na bandolome bendi, na bakunjibo ya ishe boshe baile, kubanga bana babo lika babandondo na bimanga babo na bimembe babo na bingombe babo bakebo basalele mu lifuti lya Gosheni.
9 Baile na matemba na baka-kulonda tubalu, co mbunga ibaile nayo yapwile yakama manene.
10 Co bakwetele ku lijungwilo lya Atadi lije lyakala ku mutambela wa Jodani. Mubetele kuje, balilile manene mwafwa ya busiwa. Co Jozefu watwaleleleleho kulila ishe ha matangwa 7.
11 BaKanana ba muje mu lifuti mubabamwene bali na kulila ku lijungwilo lya Atadi bendekele ngwabo: “Ebi byakutsa bya baka-Ijipiti binapu byakama!” Mukemwo balukile uje mwela wakala ku mutambela wa Jodani ngwabo Abele-mizilaimu.*
12 Ngeci bana ba Jakobu balingile bene ngwe mwabashikilile ishabo.
13 Bana bendi batwalele mubila wendi ku lifuti lya Kanana, co bakamutsindile mu bwina bwa mu limanya bwa mu lihya lya ku Makipela lije lyakala halutwe lwa Mamule, lije lyalandele Abrahamu kuli Efroni wa kaHiti kupwa bihilo.
14 Jozefu mwamanesele kutsinda ishe, welukile ku Ijipiti na bandolome bendi na boshe baje baile nabo na kutsinda ishe.
15 Bandolome ba Jozefu mubamwene ngwabo ishabo natsi, bendekele ngwabo: “Hamo Jozefu ali na nkulundundu hali yetu, co alinga shambandinga mwafwa ya byuma byabibi byoshe bitwamulingile.”
16 Co batumine ou muzimbu kuli Jozefu ngwabo: “Isho simbu kanda atse washikile ngwendi:
17 ‘Mukaleke Jozefu ngweni: “Njikulomba shukulu-kambu, konekela milonga ya bandolome bobe na bubi bubalingile kuli yobe ha kukulinga mwamubi.” Ngeci tukulomba ngwetu ukonekele milonga yetu mwafwa netu tu bangamba ba Njambi ya isho.” Co Jozefu walilile mubamulekele awa majwi.
18 Co bandolome bendi bakuwililile kuli ikeye na kwendeka ngwabo: “Tulinge mwoshe muushakela mwafwa tunapu tu bindungo bobe.”
19 Jozefu wabalekele ngwendi: “Keti muzibe lyoba. Kuma yange Njambi ndi?
20 Nameme mwayongwele kunjilinga mwamubi, oloni Njambi watabesele eci cuma cilingiwe mangana byuma byende mwamubwa mangana obole banu babangi ngwe mwali na kulingila ha simbu ino.
21 Ngeci, keti muzibe lyoba. Njitwalelelaho kumyana byakulya hamolika na bana beni.” Co wabazembelekele na kubakanyamesa.
22 Jozefu watwaleleleleho kukala mu Ijipiti na bakunjibo ya ishe, co wayoyele myaka 110.
23 Jozefu wamwene batekulwila bendi, wamwene batekulu ba Efremu, co lalo wamwene na bana ba Makeya muna Manase. Aba bana basemukilile ha mabuli a Jozefu.*
24 Jozefu mwakele hayehi na kutsa, walekele bandolome bendi ngwendi: “Njili hayehi na kutsa, oloni Njambi akamikwasa, co akamitundisa muno mu lifuti na kumitwala ku lifuti lyakulahesele Abrahamu na Isaki na Jakobu.”
25 Co Jozefu wasingisile bana ba Isalele ngwendi: “Njambi mwakamikwasa na kumitundisa muno mu lifuti, mukambate bitsiya byange na kuya nabyo.”
26 Jozefu watsililile mu Ijipiti te ali na myaka 110, co bakwitile mubila wendi bumbanda mangana keti ubole, kutundaho bamwakele mu kofini.
Majwi a kwinikila
^ Nambe “bakunjibo ya Falo.”
^ Kulumbununa “Byakutsa bya Baka-Ijipiti.”
^ Kulumbununa ngwabo wabalelele lika ngwe bana bendi bakulikitila.
