Matalikilo 46:1-34
46 Nkinkaako, Israyeli wakabweza zintu zyoonse nzyaakalaazyo* mpawo wakeenda. Naakasika kuBberi-shebba wakapa zipayizyo kuli Leza wawisi, Izakka.
2 Mpawo Leza wakaambuula aa-Israyeli muchilengaano mansiku kati: “Jakkobo, Jakkobo!” Wakasandula kuti: “Mpundili aano!”
3 Mpawo wakati: “Ndime Leza wakasimpe, Leza wawuso. Utayoowi pe kukunukila ku-Ijipita, nkaambo ooko ndiyoopa kuti ube chisi chipati.
4 Ime lwangu ndilayinka aanduwe ku-Ijipita alubo ime lwangu ndizookuboozya kuzwa nkuko. Mpawo Josefa uzoojala meso aako.”*
5 Kuzwa waawo, Jakkobo wakazwa kuBberi-shebba alubo bana ba-Israyeli bakabweza Jakkobo wisi abana babo abanakazi babo mungolo Faro nzyaakabatumizizye kuti bakabweze wisi.
6 Bakabweza matanga aabo azintu zyabo nzibakali babaazyo munyika yaKkenani. Jakkobo abana bakwe boonse mbaakali aabo bakasika mu-Ijipita.
7 Mu-Ijipita, Jakkobo wakaza aabana bakwe bachaalumi abachanakazi abazukulu bakwe, nkukwaamba bamumpuli yakwe boonse.
8 Aaya ngiimazina aabana balombe ba-Israyeli bakaza mu-Ijipita, nkukwaamba Jakkobo abana bakwe balombe: Mwana waJakkobo wakusaanguna kuzyalwa wakali Rubbeni.
9 Bana baRubbeni bakali Hanokki, Palu, Hezironi aKkami.
10 Bana baSimiyoni bakali Jemuyeli, Jamini, Ohadi, Jakkini, Zohari aShawulu mwana wamwanakazi wakuKkenani.
11 Bana baLevi bakali Geshoni, Kohati aMerari.
12 Bana baJuda bakali Ere, Onani, Shela, Perezi aZera. Nikuba oobo, Ere a-Onani bakafwida munyika yaKkenani.
Perezi wakazooba aabana aaba, Hezironi aHamuli.
13 Bana ba-Isakkara bakali Tola, Puva, Iyobbu aShimuroni.
14 Bana baZebbuloni bakali Seredi, Eloni aJaleeli.
15 Aaba mbiibana balombe Leya mbaakazyalila Jakkobo kuPadani-aramu, aamwi amwanaakwe musimbi Dina. Bana bakwe balombe abasimbi boonse bakali 33.
16 Bana baGadi bakali Zifiyoni, Hagi, Shuni, Ezibboni, Eri, Arodi a-Areli.
17 Bana ba-Asha bakali Imina, Ishiva, Ishivi aBberiya. Alubo muchizi wabo wakali Sera.
Bana baBberiya bakali Hebberi aMalikkiyeli.
18 Aaba mbiibana baZilipa, Labbani ngwaakapa mwanaakwe Leya. Aaba mbiibana mbaakazyalila Jakkobo. Boonse bakali 16.
19 Bana baRakkeli mwanakazi waJakkobo bakali Josefa aBbenjamini.
20 Bana baJosefa mbaakazyala munyika ya-Ijipita nguManase a-Efremu, aabo Asenati mwana musimbi waPotifera mupayizi waku-Oni* mbaakamuzyalila.
21 Bana baBbenjamini bakali Bbela, Bbekkeri, Ashibbeli, Gera, Naamani, Ehi, Roshi, Mupimu, Hupimu a-Aridi.
22 Aaba mbiibana Rakkeli mbaakazyalila Jakkobo. Boonse bakali 14.
23 Mwana* waDani wakali Hushimu.
24 Bana baNafutali bakali Jazeeli, Guni, Jezeri aShilemu.
25 Aaba mbiibana baBbiliha ooyo Labbani ngwaakapa mwanaakwe musimbi Rakkeli, aaba mbiibana mbaakazyalila Jakkobo. Boonse bakali musanu ababili.
26 Boonse bakazwa kuli Jakkobo alubo bakayinkaamwi anguwe ku-Ijipita bakali 66 katutabali banakazi babana baJakkobo.
27 Bana Josefa mbaakazyala mu-Ijipita bakali babili. Bantu boonse bamung’anda yaJakkobo bakasika ku-Ijipita bakali 70.
28 Jakkobo wakatuma Juda kunembo kuti akabuzye Josefa kuti wakali munzila kaza kuGosheni. Nibakasika munyika yaGosheni,
29 Josefa wakalayilila kuti ngolo yakwe isungwe mpawo wakayinka kuti akaswaanane aawisi Israyeli kuGosheni. Naakasika aali wisi, wakamumbundila* mpawo wakalila kwachiindi chilamfu.
30 Israyeli wakati kuli Josefa: “Lino ndilakonzya kufwa. Ndabubona busyu bwako alubo ndaziba kuti uchipona.”
31 Mpawo Josefa wakati kubananyina akuli bamung’anda yawisi: “Amuleke ndiinke ndikabuzye Faro kuti, ‘Banama abamung’anda yandeende bakali kukkala munyika yaKkenani basika ookuno kulindime.
32 Baalumi aaba mbeembeli, balivubide alubo baza aambelele zyabo, mpongo zyabo ang’ombe zyabo azintu zyoonse nzibalaazyo.’
33 Faro naamwiita akumubuzya kuti, ‘Mubeleka mulimuunzi?’
34 Mweelede kwaamba kuti, ‘Iswe tubabelesi bako tuli bavubi kuzwa katuchili baniini kusika sunu, iswe amasianene,’ kuchitila kuti mukkale munyika yaGosheni, nkaambo sikweembela mbelele woonse nchisesemyo kuma-Ijipita.”
Makani Aamunsi
^ Naakuti, “bantu boonse mbaakali aabo.”
^ Nkukwaamba kuti nguwe wakali kuzoowajala Jakkobo naakali kuzoofwa.
^ Nkukwaamba, Heliyopolisi.
^ MuchiHebberu, “Bana.”
^ MuchiHebberu, “wakawida munsingo yakwe.”
