Matalikilo 40:1-23
40 Lino nozyakainda zintu eezyi, silutwe uutola zyakunywa+ kumwami wa Egepita asilutwe uupanga zinkwa bakabisizya simalelaabo, imwami wa Egepita.
2 Aboobo Farao wakanyema kapati kujatikizya babelesi bakwe aaba bobilo, silutwe uutola zyakunywa kumwami asilutwe uupanga zinkwa,+
3 eelyo wakababikka muntolongo yamuŋanda yasilutwe wabalindizi,+ ooko Josefa nkwaakali mwaange.+
4 Mpoonya silutwe wabalindizi wakabikka Josefa kuti abe ambabo akuti kabalanganya,+ eelyo bakakkala muntolongo ciindi cili mbocibede.*
5 Sikutola zyakunywa kumwami asikupanga zinkwa zyamwami wa Egepita, aabo ibakaangidwe muntolongo, umwi aumwi wabo wakalota ciloto mubusiku bomwe, pele ciloto cimwi acimwi cakajisi bupanduluzi bwaco.
6 Mafwumofwumo buzuba bwakatobela, ciindi Josefa naakanjila kubabona, bakali kulibonya kuusa.
7 Aboobo wakababuzya babelesi ba Farao mbaakaangidwe limwi muŋanda yasimalelaakwe kuti: “Ino nkaambo nzi masyu aanu ncaauside sunu?”
8 Mpoonya bakati kulinguwe: “Toonse tobilo twalota ziloto, pele twabula sikutupandulwida.” Aboobo Josefa wakati kulimbabo: “Sena tali Leza uupandulula ziloto?+ Amundaambile nzyomwalota.”
9 Aboobo silutwe uutola zyakunywa kumwami wakalwiida Josefa ciloto cakwe akumwaambila kuti: “Muciloto cangu ndabona musaansa.
10 Musaansa ooyu wajisi mitabi yotatwe, alimwi niwali kusyuuka wafwulula alimwi misaansa yanguwo yatalika kubizwa.
11 Alimwi nkapu ya Farao yali mujanza lyangu, mpoonya ndabweza misaansa akwiisinina munkapu ya Farao. Kumane ndabweza nkapu akumupa Farao.”
12 Mpoonya Josefa wakati kulinguwe: “Mboobu bupanduluzi bwaciloto eeci: Mitabi yotatwe yaamba mazuba otatwe.
13 Kwainda buyo mazuba otatwe, Farao uyookwaangununa akukupilusya kumulimo wako,+ alimwi unoopa Farao nkapu mbubonya mbookali kucita kaindi nowakali sikutola zyakunywa kumwami.+
14 Nokuba boobo, ukandiyeeye zintu zyaakukweendela kabotu. Ndalomba ukanditondezye luyando lutamani akwaambila Farao kujatikizya ndime kutegwa ndikazwe mubusena obuno.
15 Nkaambo masimpe ndakabbigwa buya kuzwa kunyika yaba Hebrayo,+ alimwi kuno tiindakacita cintu cili coonse ceelede kundipa kubikkwa muntolongo.”*+
16 Lino silutwe uupanga zinkwa naakabona kuti Josefa wapa bupanduluzi bubotu, wakati kulinguwe: “Andime ndalota kuti ndatwikkide zisuwo zyotatwe zijisi zinkwa zituba,
17 mucisuwo icali atala eeni mwali zinkwa zyamisyobo-misyobo izya Farao, alimwi bayuni bali kuzilya mucisuwo kanditwikkide.”
18 Mpoonya Josefa wakaamba kuti, “Mboobu bupanduluzi bwaciloto eeci: Zisuwo zyotatwe zyaamba mazuba otatwe.
19 Kwainda buyo mazuba otatwe, Farao uyookukosola mutwe akukwaanzika acisamu, eelyo bayuni bayakuulya mubili wako.”+
20 Lino buzuba bwatatu bwakali buzuba bwakusekelela kuzyalwa kwa Farao+ alimwi wakabacitila pobwe babelesi bakwe boonse, eelyo wakaangununa silutwe uutola zyakunywa kumwami asilutwe uupanga zinkwa kabalangilila babelesi bakwe.
21 Aboobo wakapilusya silutwe uutola zyakunywa kumwami acuuno cakwe cakutola zyakunywa, alimwi wakazumanana kupa nkapu kuli Farao.
22 Pele silutwe uupanga zinkwa wakamwaanzika acisamu mbubonya Josefa mbwaakabapandulwida.+
23 Nokuba boobo, silutwe uutola zyakunywa kumwami tanaakamuyeeya Josefa pe; wakamuluba.+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “mazuba aali mbwaabede.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “mumugoti; mucilindi.”
