22 Ciindi Israyeli naakali kukkala munyika eeyo, Rubeni wakoona a Biliha mwanakasuwa umwi wabausyi, alimwi Israyeli wakaamvwa makani aaya.+

Aboobo Jakobo wakaba abana basankwa bali 12.

22 Mpoonya Rubeni wakabaambila kuti: “Mutatili bulowa.+ Amumusowele buyo mumulindi ooyu uuli munkanda, pele mutamucisi* pe.”+ Makanze aakwe akali aakumuvwuna kulimbabo kutegwa amujole kuli bausyi.

3 “Rubeni,+ ndonduwe mwanaangu mutaanzi kuzyalwa,+ nguzu zyangu amatalikilo aanguzu zyaluzyalo lwangu, wakali kubainda boonse mubulemu alimwi wakali kubainda boonse munguzu. 4 Akaambo kakutalijata mbuli maanzi aapaya, tokazwidilili nkaambo wakaunka kubulo bwauso.+ Aciindi ciya wakasofwaazya bulo bwangu. Masimpe wakaunka alimbubo!

14 Mbaaba basilutwe bamuŋanda yabamausyi: Bana ba Rubeni, imwana mutaanzi+ wa Israyeli, bakali ba Hanoki, Palu, Hezironi a Karimi.+ Eeyi njemikwasyi ya Rubeni.

5 Aaba mbabakali bana ba Rubeni,+ mwana mutaanzi wa Israyeli. Nguwakali mutaanzi pele akaambo kakusofwaazya* bulo bwausyi,+ coolwe cakwe cakuba mutaanzi kuzyalwa cakapegwa kubana ba Josefa+ imwana wa Israyeli, aboobo Rubeni tanaakalembwa mbuli mutaanzi kuzyalwa mumulongo wamazyalani.