Matalikilo 47:1-31
47 Aboobo Josefa wakaunka kuyakwaambila Farao kuti:+ “Bataata abanabokwesu baboola kuzwa kunyika ya Kanana ambelele, mpongo, ŋombe azintu zyoonse nzyobajisi, eelyo bali munyika ya Goseni.”+
2 Wakabweza banabokwabo bosanwe akubatola kuli Farao kutegwa ababone.+
3 Mpoonya Farao wakati kubanabokwabo Josefa: “Ino mulimo nzi ngomuzyi?” Bakaingula Farao kuti: “Tobabelesi bako tuli beembezi bambelele mbubonya mbuli bamatata.”+
4 Kumane bakati kuli Farao: “Twaboola kuzookkala mbuli beenzu mucisi+ ecino nkaambo munyika ya Kanana tamucikwe macelelo aabutanga bwesu tobabelesi bako akaambo kakuti kuli nzala mpati.+ Aboobo tobabelesi bako twalomba kuti tukkale munyika ya Goseni.”+
5 Naakamvwa boobo, Farao wakati kuli Josefa: “Uso alimwi abanabokwanu baboola kulinduwe.
6 Cisi ca Egepita cili mumaanza aako. Kopa uso abanabokwanu nyika mbotu kuti bakkale.+ Abakkale munyika ya Goseni alimwi kuti kakuli baalumi bankutwe mbozyi akati kabo, ubabikke kulanganya matanga aangu.”
7 Mpoonya Josefa wakaleta Jakobo usyi akumutola kuli Farao kuti amubone, eelyo Jakobo wakalongezya Farao.
8 Lino Farao wakabuzya Jakobo kuti: “Ino uli amyaka yongaye?”
9 Aboobo Jakobo wakaingula Farao kuti: “Imyaka yakwiingaila kwangu* ili 130. Myaka eeyi yabuumi bwangu yali misyoonto alimwi iizwide mapenzi,+ alimwi tiili minji mbuli myaka njobakapona bamatata mukwiingaila kwabo.”*+
10 Kumane Jakobo wakalongezya Farao akuzwa kubusyu bwakwe.
11 Aboobo Josefa wakakkazika usyi abanabokwabo mucisi ca Egepita, alimwi wakabapa caabilo munyika mbotu ya Ramese,+ mbubonya Farao mbwaakalailila.
12 Alimwi Josefa wakazumanana kutumina cakulya* kuli usyi akubanabokwabo alimwi akuli boonse bamuŋanda yausyi kweelana amweelwe wabana babo.
13 Lino kwakanyina cakulya* munyika yoonse, nkaambo nzala yakali mpati kapati, alimwi bantu bamucisi ca Egepita amunyika ya Kanana bakagonkelwa akaambo kanzala.+
14 Josefa wakali kuyobolola mali oonse aamaila ngobakali kuula bantu aakali kujanika mucisi ca Egepita amunyika ya Kanana,+ alimwi Josefa wakazumanana kuleta mali aayo muŋanda ya Farao.
15 Mukuya kwaciindi mali aakali mucisi ca Egepita amunyika ya Kanana akamana, eelyo boonse bana Egepita bakatalika kuboola kuli Josefa akumwaambila kuti: “Kotupa cakulya! Ino nkaambo nzi ncotweelede kufwa kolangilila, nkaambo mali atumanina?”
16 Mpoonya Josefa wakati: “Ikuti naa mali amumanina, kamuleta banyama banu bavwubwa, eelyo ndilamupa cakulya, ikucincanya abanyama banu bavwubwa.”
17 Aboobo bakatalika kuleta banyama babo bavwubwa kuli Josefa, eelyo Josefa wakali kubapa cakulya ikucincanya amabbiza aabo, imbelele, mpongo, ŋombe ambongolo, wakali kubapa cakulya ikucincanya abanyama bavwubwa babo boonse mumwaka ooyo.
18 Mwaka ooyo nowakasika kumamanino, bakatalika kuboola kulinguwe mwaka wakatobela akumwaambila kuti: “Tatukonzyi kukusisa simaleleesu kuti mali alimwi abanyama besu bavwubwa twakazipa zyoonse kulinduwe. Taakwe casyaala ncotukonzya kukupa pe simaleleesu, ccita buyo mibili yesu anyika yesu.
19 Ino nkaambo nzi ncotutiifwe kolangilila, akuti myuunda yesu yoone? Kotuula swebo anyika yesu, utucincanye acakulya, alimwi tuyooba bazike ba Farao anyika yesu iyooba yakwe. Kotupa mbuto kutegwa katupona muciindi cakuti tufwe alimwi akuti myuunda yesu itaoni.”
20 Mpoonya Josefa wakaulila Farao nyika yoonse yabana Egepita nkaambo muna Egepita aumwi wakasambala muunda wakwe, nkaambo nzala yakali mpati kapati; nyika yoonse yakaba ya Farao.
21 Mpoonya wakabalonzya bantu wabatola mumadolopo, kuzwa kumagolelo amwi aacilawo ca Egepita kusikila kumagolelo aambi.+
22 Ilikke nyika yabapaizi nenyika njaatakaula,+ akaambo kakuti cakulya cabapaizi cakali kuzwa kuli Farao alimwi bakali kulya cakulya ncaakali kubapa Farao. Nkakaambo kaako ncobatakaisambalila nyika yabo.
23 Mpoonya Josefa wakaambila bantu kuti: “Amubone, sunu ndamuula nywebo anyika yanu kuti mube bantu ba Farao. Njeeyi mbuto musyange mumyuunda yanu.
24 Eelyo mwaakutebula, mweelede kupa cipaanzi casanu kuli Farao,+ pele zipaanzi zyone ziyooba zyanu kuti zikabe mbuto yakusyanga mumyuunda alimwi acakulya canu abaabo bamumaanda aanu alimwi abana banu.”
25 Aboobo bakati: “Watuvwuna.+ Watufwida luzyalo simaleleesu, aboobo tulaba bazike ba Farao.”+
26 Mpoonya Josefa wakabamba mulawo, uucitobelwa kusikila sunu mucisi coonse ca Egepita, wakuti cipaanzi casanu ncica Farao. Ilikke nyika yabapaizi njenjiyo yatakaba ya Farao.+
27 Bana Israyeli bakazumanana kukkala mucisi ca Egepita, mu Goseni,+ alimwi bakakkalikila munyika eeyo akuzyalana mane bakavwula kapati.+
28 Jakobo wakazumanana kukkala mucisi ca Egepita myaka iili 17, aboobo myaka yabuumi bwa Jakobo yakakkwana 147.+
29 Lino ciindi cakuti Israyeli afwe cakaswena afwaafwi,+ aboobo wakaita mwanaakwe Josefa akumwaambila kuti: “Lino ikuti naa ndajana luzyalo mumeso aako, ndalomba ubikke janza lyako kunsi aacibelo cangu akukonka, akutondezya luyando lutamani alimwi akusyomeka kulindime. Ndalomba kuti utakandizikkili mu Egepita.+
30 Ndaakufwa, ukandibweze kuzwa mu Egepita akuyoondizikka mucuumbwe cabamatata.”+ Mpoonya wakati: “Ndiyoocita mbubonya mbomwaamba.”
31 Mpoonya wakati: “Konka kulindime.” Aboobo wakakonka kulinguwe.+ Kumane Israyeli wakakotama kumutwe wabulo bwakwe.+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “yakukkala mbuli mweenzu.”
^ Naa “mukukkala kwabo mbuli beenzu.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “cinkwa.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “cinkwa.”
