Kibangilo 50:1-26
50 Yosefe nkuiyela kui nshaye, nkumudila na nkumufifia.
2 Kunyima kua biabia, Yosefe nkutumina bafubi baye ba minganga eyi bua kushinga kitanda kia nshaye manga bua’shi takinyanganga. Biabia ba minganga nkushinga kitanda kia Isalele manga bua’shi takinyanganga,
3 na abo nkukita mafuku 40 buaye, muanda nyi bungi bua mafuku abutungu bua kushinga kitanda manga bua’shi takinyanganga, na bena Ejipitu nkutungunuka na kumudila mafuku 70.
4 Pabapuile mafuku a kumudila, Yosefe balunguile ba mu nshibo ya Faraone’shi: “Su nemukuminyibue ku meso kuenu, lungulayi Faraone’shi:
5 ‘Nshami mmuntshipishe, amba’shi: “Tala! Tanfu. Abitungu Onshiikie mu mbalo yande ya kushiikibua, inaadi mubundule mu lubuebue mu nsenga ya Kanaana.” Ntadiile namu nende nkashiikie nshami, akupu nalukiila.’”
6 Faraone nkualula’shi: “Nda na oshiikie nshobe muyile bibaadi mukutshipishe.”
7 Biabia Yosefe nkuenda mu kushiika nshaye, na bafubi boso ba Faraone nkuenda naye, bakulu ba muibalasa diaye na bakulu boso ba muiumbo dia Ejipitu
8 na boso ba mu nshibo ya Yosefe, na bakuabo balume na ba mu nshibo ya nshaye. Nka penda bana bakinga na mikooko na mbushi yabo, na ngombe yabo, nyi bibaadi bishale mu nsenga ya Goshene.
9 Matempu na bantu abatambushaa nfualasa nabo’nyi babayile naye, kisaka kia bantu kibaadi kikata.
10 Pababafikile pa mbalo ya kufunta ntete ya Atade i mu nsenga ya Yordane, kuakua abadidile ngofu na kinyongua, na aye nkutungunuka na kudila nshaye munda mua mafuku musambo.
11 Bantu ba mu yaaya nsenga, bena Kanaana, abebamuene abadidi pa mbalo ya kufunta ntete ya Atade, na abo nkukaanya’shi: “Ano nyi maalo akata a bena Ejipitu!” Nyi buakinyi abaudikile yaaya mbalo bu Abele-mizraime,* i mu nsenga ya Yordane.
12 Biabia bana baye nkumukitshina nka bu bibaadi muibalungule.
13 Bana baye nkumutuala mu nsenga ya Kanaana na nkumushiika mu lubuebue lui muifuba dia Makapela, efuba ditalene na Mamale dibaadi Abalahama muule kui Efrone muina Ite bu mbalo yaye bua kushiika mukashi aaye.
14 Kunyima kuaye kushiika nshaye, Yosefe balukiile mu Ejipitu na bakuabo na baba boso babaadi bende naye mu kushiika nshaye.
15 Bakuabo na Yosefe pababamuene’shi nshabo baafu, babakuile’shi: “Pangi Yosefe ki netu nsungu, na’shi etualuisha bubi boso buatubaadi bamukite.”
16 Biabia abo nkutumina Yosefe mukandu’shi: “Nshobe ekeele mulekie dino eyi kumpala kua lufu luaye’shi:
17 ‘Bino nyi bianudia kulungula Yosefe: “Nankusendeela namu, fuila bakuenu lusa bua kilubilo na bua muluisho ubaabadi bakite pankukitshina bi bubi.”’ Binobino, kumiina namu kufuila bafubi b’Efile Mukulu a nshobe lusa bua kilubilo kiabo.” Pabapushishe Yosefe bibaabadi bamulungule, badidile.
18 Akupu bakuabo babafikile na abo namu bakunama bakupila mapala paashi na bamba’shi: “Biatudi’bi, tui ba mpika bobe!”
19 Yosefe nkuibalungula’shi: “Tanutshinanga. Ami ne pa mbalo y’Efile Mukulu su?
20 Sunga bianubaadi anukumiina kunkitshina bi bubi, Efile Mukulu baadi muibialuule mu buwa bua kulama miuwa ya bantu bebungi bu biakuete kukita lelo uno.
21 Biabia tanutshinanga. Natungunuka na kuinupa, anue na bana benu bidibua.” Nyi aye nkuibasamba na nkuibanyingisha.
22 Yosefe nkutungunuka na kushala mu Ejipitu, aye na ba mu nshibo ya nshaye, na Yosefe bakitshine bipua 110.
23 Yosefe bamuene kipungo kia kasatu kia bana ba Efraime, bamuene dingi bana ba Makire muana mulume a Manasee. Babaadi batandikue ku makunungu a Yosefe.*
24 Pakubakidile mafuku, Yosefe balunguile bakuabo’shi: “Tanfu, anka kushi mpaka, Efile Mukulu akenupasukila na akenutuusha binyibinyi mu dino eumbo, na kuinutuala mu nsenga ibaadi muitshipe kui Abalahama, Isaake, na Yakobo.”
25 Biabia Yosefe nkutshipisha bana ba Isalele, amba’shi: “Kushi mpaka, Efile Mukulu akenupasukila. Abitungu nukatukie na mifufua yande kuno.”
26 Na Yosefe nkufua na bipua 110, abo nkushinga kitanda kiaye manga bua’shi takinyanganga, na aye nkuedibua mu mushete mu Ejipitu.
Mayi e mushi mwesaki
^ Adipushisa “maalo a bena Ejipitu.”
^ Nkuamba’shi, kuibata bu bana na kuibakitshina mianda mu mushindo wa pabuao.
