Genesi 46:1-34
46 Natenepa Izraeli abuluka na pinthu pyace pyonsene mbaenda. Pidafika iye ku Bhersebha+ apereka ntsembe kuna Mulungu wa Izaki pai wace.+
2 Mulungu aonekera kuna Izraeli mʼmasomphenya mbalonga: “Yakobe, Yakobe!” Iye atawira: “Ndiri pano!”
3 Iye ampanga: “Ine ndine Mulungu wandimomwene, Mulungu wa pai wako.+ Leka gopa kuenda ku Ejitu, thangwi kweneko ine ndinadzanjipisa dzindza yako.+
4 Ine ndinaenda pabodzi na iwe ku Ejitu, pontho ine ndinadzakubweresa kuno buluka kweneko,+ pontho Zuze ndiye anafuna kudzafunga maso ako ungafa.”+
5 Natenepa Yakobe abuluka ku Bhersebha, ana a Izraeli akwata Yakobe pai wawo, anawo na akazawo mu ngolo zidatumiza Farau toera kunkwata.
6 Iwo akwatambo mikumbi ya pifuyo pyawo na pinthu pyawo pidakhala na iwo mu dziko ya Kanani. Natenepa Yakobe apita mu dziko ya Ejitu pabodzi na dzindza yace yonsene.
7 Yakobe aenda ku Ejitu pabodzi na anace amuna na adzukulu ace amuna, anace akazi pabodzi na adzukulu ace akazi, mbumba yace yonsene.
8 Awa ndi madzina a ana a Izraeli adaenda ku Ejitu,+ Yakobe na anace: Mwanace wautombo* akhali Rubheni.+
9 Ana a Rubheni akhali Anoki, Palu, Ezironi na Karmi.+
10 Ana a Simeoni+ akhali Yemuweli, Yamini, Oadhi, Yakini, Zoari na Sauli+ wakuti mai wace akhali wa dziko ya Kanani.
11 Ana a Levi+ akhali Jersoni, Kowati na Merari.+
12 Ana a Yuda+ akhali Eri, Onani, Sela,+ Peresi+ na Zera.+ Mbwenye Eri na Onani afa ku dziko ya Kanani.+
Ana Peresi akhali Ezironi na Amuli.+
13 Ana a Isakari akhali Tola, Puva, Iyobhi na Simironi.+
14 Ana a Zebhuloni+ akhali Seredhi, Eloni na Yaleli.+
15 Anewa ndi ana a Leya adabalira iye Yakobe ku Padhani-Aramu, kuphatanizambo Dhina+ mwanace wankazi. Anace onsene amuna na akazi akhali 33.
16 Ana a Gadhi+ akhali Zifiyoni, Adji, Suni, Ezibhoni, Eri, Arodhi na Areli.+
17 Ana a Azeri+ akhali Imina, Isiva, Isivi na Bheriya; mʼbale wawo wankazi akhali Sera.
Ana a Bheriya akhali Ebheri na Malkiyeli.+
18 Anewa akhali ana a Zilpa,+ wakuti Labhau ampereka kuna mwanace Leya. Ana onsene adabalira iye Yakobe akhali 16.
19 Ana a Rakeli nkazace Yakobe akhali Zuze+ na Bhenjamini.+
20 Mu dziko ya Ejitu Zuze abala Manase+ na Efraimu,+ ana anewa aabalirwa na Asenati+ mwana wa Potifera nyantsembe wa Oni.*
21 Ana a Bhenjamini+ akhali Bhela, Bhekeri, Asibhela, Jera,+ Namani, Ei, Rosi, Mupimu, Upimu+ na Ardhi.+
22 Ana onsene a Rakeli adabalira iye Yakobe akhali 14.
23 Mwana* wa Dhani+ akhali Usimu.+
24 Ana a Nafitali+ akhali Yazeli, Guni, Yezeri na Silemu.+
25 Anewa akhali ana a Bhila, wakuti Labhau ampereka kuna mwanace Rakeli. Ana onsene adabalira iye Yakobe akhali anomwe.
26 Anthu onsene a dzindza ya Yakobe adaenda na iye ku Ejitu akhali 66,+ kusiyapo akazi a ana a Yakobe.
27 Ku Ejitu Zuze abala ana awiri. Anthu onsene a panyumba ya Yakobe adaenda ku Ejitu akhali 70.+
28 Yakobe atuma Yuda+ mbaenda patsogolo pace toera apange Zuze kuti iye ali kuenda ku Gozeni. Pidafika iwo mu dziko ya Gozeni,+
29 Zuze akhunganyisa ngolo yace toera aende ku Gozeni kaonana na Izraeli pai wace. Pidaonana iye na Yakobe, penepo pene iye anʼkhumbatira* mbalira mu ndzidzi uzinji.*
30 Buluka penepo Izraeli apanga Zuze: “Cincino ndiri dzololo toera kufa; ine ndaona nkhope yako, pontho ndisadziwa kuti uciri mʼmaso.”
31 Penepo Zuze apanga abale ace na anthu a panyumba ya pai wace: “Ndinabwerera toera ndidziwise Farau+ kuti: ‘Abale anga na anthu a panyumba ya pai wanga akuti akhali ku dziko ya Kanani abwera kuno kuna ine.+
32 Anthu anewa ndi akumbizi,+ pontho asafuya pinyama.+ Iwo abwera na mabira awo na mikumbi yawo na pinthu pyawo pyonsene.’+
33 Farau angakucemerani mbabvundza kuti: ‘Ndi basa ipi inadziwa imwe?’
34 longani tenepa: ‘Atumiki anu basa yawo ndi kufuya pinyama kutomera mu uwana wathu mpaka lero, ninga pikhacita ambuyathu,’+ toera mukwanise kukhala mu dziko ya Gozeni,+ thangwi Aejitu asanyanyasirwa na anthu onsene anakumbiza mabira.”+
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Peno: “wakutoma.”
^ Dzina ineyi isabveka “Eliyopoli.”
^ Fala na Fala: “Ana.”
^ Fala na Fala: “aikha khosi yace pakhosi ya.”
^ Peno: “alira nʼkhosi mwace.”
