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43 Lino nzala yakakomena munyika ya Kanana.+ 2 Aboobo nobakamana kwaalya maila ngobakaletede ku Egepita,+ usyi wakati kulimbabo: “Amuunke alimwi mukatuulile cakulya cisyoonto buyo.” 3 Mpoonya Juda wakati kuli usyi: “Mwaalumi uulya wakatucenjezya cakutainda mumbali kuti, ‘Mutakandiboni kabili, ccita kuti mukaboole amusyoonto wanu.’+ 4 Ikuti mwamuzumizya musyoonto wesu kuti tuunke limwi, tulaunka kuyoomuulila cakulya. 5 Pele kuti naa mumukasye tatukokuunka pe, nkaambo mwaalumi uulya wakatwaambila kuti, ‘Tamweelede kundibona alimwi, ccita kuti mukaboole amusyoonto wanu.’”+ 6 Eelyo Israyeli+ wakabuzya kuti: “Nkaambo nzi ncomwandiletela penzi lili boobu kwiinda mukwaambila muntu ooyo kuti mulijisi munyoko uumbi?” 7 Bakaingula kuti: “Mwaalumi ooyo wakatubuzya cacigaminina kujatikizya ndiswe abamukwasyi wesu naakati, ‘Sena uso ucipona? Sena mulijisi munyoko aumwi?’+ Swebo twakamwaambila makani aaya oonse. Ino nitwakazyiba buti kuti ulaamba kuti, ‘Amukamulete munyoko’?”+
8 Mpoonya Juda wakakombelezya Israyeli usyi kuti: “Amuleke mulombe aunke andime,+ alimwi amutuleke tuunke kutegwa tuzumanane kupona akuti tutafwi anzala–swebo,+ nywebo alimwi abana besu.+ 9 Buumi bwakwe buli mumaanza aangu.+ Mulakonzya kundipa mulandu. Ikuti ndikaalilwe kumujola akumuleta kulindinywe, nkokuti ndiyooba acibi kulindinywe buumi bwangu boonse. 10 Pele nokwatali kuwayawaya, lino notwalipilukide kale ziindi zyobilo.”
11 Aboobo Israyeli usyi wakati kulimbabo: “Ikuti naa cili boobo, nkokuti amucite boobu: Amubweze zintu zibotu kapati zyamunyika iino mumasaka aanu akuzitola kumwaalumi ooyo kacili cipego:+ tufwuta tununkilila twamabbona,+ tubuci tusyoonto, tufwuta tununkilila twalabbudamu amakwa aajisi bulimbo bununkilila,+ nyemu alimwi amaalumondi. 12 Amubwezelezye amali aainda ziindi zyobilo aliyaayo ngomwakatolede mulweendo lwakusaanguna; alimwi mwaajole mali aalya aakapilusyigwa mumasaka aanu.+ Ndiza bakalubizya buya. 13 Amumubweze munyoko munyamuke, mupiluke kumwaalumi ooyo. 14 Leza Singuzuzyoonse akamupe kuti mufwidwe luzyalo kumwaalumi ooyo, kutegwa akaangunune munyoko wakasyaala alimwi a Benjamini. Pele mebo, ikuti naa caamba kuti ndilasweekelwa bana, acibe boobo!”+
15 Aboobo baalumi aaba bakabweza cipego alimwi amali aainda ziindi zyobilo aliyaayo ngobakatolede mulweendo lwakusaanguna, eelyo bakamutoleezya Benjamini. Mpoonya bakanyamuka akuunka ku Egepita akuyoolibonya alimwi kuli Josefa.+ 16 Josefa naakabona Benjamini kali ambabo, mpoonya aawo wakaambila mwaalumi iwakali kulanganya ŋanda yakwe kuti: “Tola bantu aaba kuŋanda, ukajaye banyama akubamba cakulya, nkaambo beelede kulya cakulya camasyikati antoomwe andime.” 17 Cakutasowa ciindi mwaalumi ooyo wakacita mbubonya mbwaakamwaambila Josefa,+ eelyo wakabatola kuŋanda ya Josefa. 18 Pele baalumi aaba bakayoowa nobakatolwa kuŋanda ya Josefa, eelyo bakatalika kwaamba kuti: “Akaambo kamali aakapilusyigwa mumasaka eesu lweendo lwamana ncotwaletelwa kokuno. Lino balatujata akutucita kuba bazike akubweza mbongolo zyesu!”+
19 Aboobo bakaunka kumwaalumi iwakali kulanganya ŋanda ya Josefa akubandika anguwe amulyango waŋanda. 20 Bakati: “Amuswiilile simalelaangu! Twakaliboolede lweendo lwakusaanguna kukuula cakulya.+ 21 Pele notwakasika abusena bwakulyookezyela mulweendo lwesu lwakujokela, umwi aumwi wesu wakajana mali aakwe woonse kaakkwene musaka lyakwe.+ Aboobo tuyanda kwaapilusya tobeni. 22 Alimwi twaletelezya mali aambi kuti tuule cakulya. Tatuzyi naa nguni wakaabikka mali eesu mumasaka.”+ 23 Mpoonya wakati: “Mbubo, mutayoowi pe. Leza wanu a Leza wauso nguwakabikka lubono mumasaka aanu. Mali aanu akasaanguna kusika kulindime.” Kumane wakamuleta Simeoni kulimbabo.+
24 Mpoonya mwaalumi ooyo wakabanjizya muŋanda ya Josefa akubapa maanzi aakusamba kumaulu, alimwi wakapa mbongolo zyabo cakulya. 25 Aboobo bakabamba cipego+ cakuti bape Josefa aboola masyikati, nkaambo bakamvwa kuti bakeelede kuyoolida kuŋanda yakwe.+ 26 Josefa naakanjila muŋanda, bakamuletela cipego cabo muŋanda, eelyo bakavwuntama ansi kulinguwe.+ 27 Kuzwa waawo wakababuzya mbobakali kupona akwaamba kuti: “Ino uso uucembeede ngomwakali kwaamba uli buti? Sena ucipona?”+ 28 Mpoonya bakaingula kuti: “Mubelesi wako taata uli kabotu. Ucipona.” Kumane bakakotama akuvwuntama ansi.+
29 Naakalanga akubona Benjamini mwanookwabo, imwana wabanyina+ wakati: “Sena ooyu ngomunyoko, imusyoonto wanu ngomwakali kundaambila?”+ Alimwi wakayungizya kuti: “Leza akufwide luzyalo mwanaangu.” 30 Kumane Josefa wakazwa cakufwambaana, nkaambo wakeetela kujatikizya musyoonto wakwe, eelyo wakayandaula busena kuti akalilile nkuko. Aboobo wakanjila muŋanda imwi akutalika kulila.+ 31 Naakamana kulila wakasamba kumeso akuzwa, eelyo naakaliyumya wakaambila babelesi bakwe kuti: “Amulete zyakulya.” 32 Bakamubikkila cakulya alikke, abalo bakalya balikke alimwi bana Egepita mbaakali limwi bakalya balikke, nkaambo bana Egepita tiibakali kulida antoomwe aba Hebrayo nkaambo eeci cakali cintu cisesemya kubana Egepita.+
33 Banabokwabo bakalikkede kumbele lyakwe, kutalikila kumutaanzi kuzyalwa uujisi coolwe cakuba mwana mutaanzi+ kusikila kukeela, lino baalumi aaba bakali kulangana cakugambwa. 34 Wakali kutuma caabilo cazyakulya kutebulu lyabo kuzwa kutebulu lyakwe, pele wakayungizyila Benjamini zyakulya ziindi zili musanu kwiinda zyabanabokwabo.+ Aboobo bakapobola anguwe kusikila bakkuta.