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37 Yakoba waikelenga mu kyalo kya Kenana, monka mwaikele shanji bwenyi.+

2 Bino byo byamwekele mu bwikalo bwa kwa Yakoba.

Yosefwa+ byo ajinga na myaka 17, uno nsongwalume wajishishenga jitanga+ pamo na baana ba kwa Biliha+ muka shanji, ne baana ba kwa Zilipa+ muka shanji. Kabiji Yosefwa wibambilemo kwi shabo na mambo a byubilo byabo byatama. 3 Isalela watemenwe bingi Yosefwa kukila baana banji bonse,+ mambo wamusemene mu bukote bwanji, kabiji wamusonejile munkukumba* wawama. 4 Bakolojanji byo bamwene’mba shabo wamutemwa kukila abo, bamushikilwe kabiji kechi besambanga nanji mu mutende ne.

5 Kabiji Yosefwa walotele kiloto ne kubuulako bakolojanji,+ kabiji kino nakyo kibalengejile kumushikwa. 6 Wibabuujile’mba: “Akyumvwai kiloto kyo naji kulota. 7 Twaji kukasanga bikuta mukachi ka bujimi, kikuta kyami byo kyaji kwimana nkunku, bikuta byenu byaji kwikizhokoloka ne kwikilambila panshi.”+ 8 Bakolojanji bamwambijile’mba: “Nanchi kine obewa ukekala mfumu wetu ne kwitulama nyi?”+ Onkao mambo, bataaine mambo akwabo a kumushikilwapo na mambo a biloto byanji ne byo aambile.

9 Kabiji walotele kiloto kikwabo ne kwikilotolwela bakolojanji amba: “Naji kulota kiloto kikwabo. Mu kino kiloto, juba, ñondo ne tubangabanga 11 byaji kundambila panshi.”+ 10 Kepo abuujileko bashanji ne bakolojanji, kabiji bashanji bamukajipijile ne kumwambila’mba: “Nanchi akye kiloto kyobe kyatala mu ka? Nanchi amiwa, bainobe ne bakolojobe kine tukeya kwi obewa ne kukulambila panshi nyi?” 11 Bakolojanji bamubijile kichima,+ pakuba shanji walamine bino byambo mu muchima.

12 Kabiji bakolojanji bayile na kujiisha jitanga ja shabo kwipi na Shekema.+ 13 Byo papichile kimye, Isalela washikishe Yosefwa amba: “Nanchi bakolojobe kechi babena kujiisha jitanga kwipi na Shekema nenyi? Iya kuno nkutume ko baji.” Aye waambile’mba: “Ntumai!” 14 Ponkapo wamwambijile’mba: “Yanga ukebamone umvwe bajitu bulongo. Ukamone ne jitanga byo jiji kabiji ukabwele ukambuule.” Kepo amutumine kufuma ku kimpachiko* kya Hebulona,+ ne aye wayile ku Shekema. 15 Ponkapo mwanamulume umo wamutaaine saka apitañana mungye. Uno mwanamulume wamushikishe’mba: “Nanchi ubena kukeba ka?” 16 Aye wakumbwile’mba: “Mbena kukeba bakolojami. Mwane mbuulaiko, kana babena kujiishisha kwepi jitanga?” 17 Uno mwanamulume waambile’mba: “Bafumako kuno, mambo nebomvwine saka bamba’mba, ‘Twayai tuye ku Dotanyi.’” Ponkapo Yosefwa wapupijile bakolojanji kabiji wakebataaine ku Dotanyi.

18 Bakolojanji bamumwene saka aji kwalepa kabiji baumvwañene’mba bamwipaye saka akyangye ne kufika kwipi ne abo. 19 Besambilenga mulwabo amba: “Talai! Wa biloto awa wiyawa.+ 20 Pano twayai tumwipaye ne kumutaya mu mushima umo, kabiji tukambe’mba bamwipaya ne kumuja ku nyama mukaji. Pano tumone umvwe biloto byanji bikafika.” 21 Lubenyi+ byo aumvwine kino, waesekele kumupokolola kwi abo. Wibambijile’mba: “Kange tonaune bumi* bwanji ne.”+ 22 Kepo Lubenyi ebambijile’mba: “Kange mwichile mashi ne.+ Mutayai mu uno mushima uji mu kiselebwa, bino kange mumube kyatama* ne.”+ Waubile kino kuba’mba amupokolole kwi abo pa kuba’mba akamubwezhe kwi shanji.

23 Aku Yosefwa ufikatu ku bakolojanji, bamuvuujile munkukumba wanji wawama ye avwajile,+ 24 kabiji bamukwachile ne kumutaya mu mushima. Bino pa kyokya kimye, mu mushima mwaumine; kechi mwajinga mema ne.

25 Kepo baikele panshi na kuja. Byo bainukile, bamwene munongo wa bena Ishimela+ saka bafuma ku Gileada. Bangamela babo basendele muchi wa landunuma, balasama ne binunka bulongo+ kabiji bayilenga ku Ijipita. 26 Ponkapo Yuda waambijile balongo banji amba: “Nanchi tukamwenamo ka umvwe twipaye nkasetu ne kufya mashi anji?+ 27 Twayai tumupoteshe+ ku bena Ishimela kabiji atweba kechi yetu twafwainwa kumuba kyatama ne. Mambo aye ye nkasetu kabiji twi mashi amo.” Onkao mambo, baumvwijile byo aambile. 28 Kabiji bapoteshi bena Mijanyi+ byo bapichilenga, bakolojanji bafumishe Yosefwa mu mushima ne kumupotesha ku bena Ishimela na mali a siliva 20.+ Bano banabalume basendele Yosefwa ku Ijipita.

29 Lubenyi byo ayile ku mushima ne kutaana’mba Yosefwa ufwamo, watabwile bivwalo byanji. 30 Byo abwelele ku bankasanji, wabijikile’mba: “Mwanyike ufwamo! Nanchi amiwa nsakuba byepi?”

31 Onkao mambo bashikwile munkukumba wa kwa Yosefwa ne kwipaya mbuzhi mulume ne kumutumpa mu mashi. 32 Kepo batumine uno munkukumba kwi shabo ne kumubuula’mba: “Uno ye ye twataana. Mutalatalai mumone umvwe ye munkukumba wa mwanenu nangwa ne.”+ 33 Kepo amutajiletajile ne kubijika’mba: “Ye iye munkukumba wa mwanami! Nyama mukaji ye wamwipaya ne kumuja! Kine Yosefwa bamutabaula!” 34 Ponkapo Yakoba watabwile bivwalo byanji ne kwinyinga kisapi kya majila mu lubunda wanji kabiji wajijile mwananji moba avula. 35 Kabiji baana banji bonse ba balume ne ba bakazhi bamutekeneshenga, bino aye wakainenga kumutekenesha, kabiji waambilenga’mba: “Nkaya mu Kilende*+ saka njila mwanami!” Kabiji shanji watwajijiletu na kumujila.

36 Kabiji bena Mijanyi bamupoteshe mu Ijipita kwi Potifwalo kineme wa kwa Felo+ mukulumpe wa bakasopa.+