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39 Lino Josefa wakatolwa ku Egepita+ mpoonya muna Egepita wazina lya Potifara+ mupati wababelesi ba Farao, nkokuti silutwe wabalindizi wakamuula kubana Isimayeli+ balo ibakamutola kooko. 2 Pele Jehova wakali a Josefa.+ Akaambo kaceeci wakazwidilila alimwi wakabikkwa kuti kalanganya zintu zyamuŋanda yasimalelaakwe muna Egepita. 3 Alimwi simalelaakwe wakabona kuti Jehova wakali anguwe akuti Jehova wakali kupa kuti kazwidilila muzintu zyoonse nzyaakali kucita.
4 Lino Josefa wakazumanana kufwidwa luzyalo mumeso aakwe, alimwi wakaba sikumukutaukila. Aboobo wakamubikka kuti abe mupati muŋanda yakwe, alimwi wakamubikka kuti kalanganya zintu zyakwe zyoonse. 5 Kuzwa ciindi naakamubikka kuba mupati muŋanda yakwe kuti kalanganya zintu zyakwe zyoonse, Jehova wakazumanana kulongezya ŋanda yamuna Egepita ooyo akaambo ka Josefa, alimwi Jehova wakaleleka zintu zyoonse nzyaakajisi muŋanda amumuunda.+ 6 Mukuya kwaciindi zintu zyakwe zyoonse wakazipa Josefa kuti kazilanganya, alimwi tanaakacili alubazu mucintu cili coonse ccita buyo cakulya ncaakali kulya. Kunze lyaboobo, Josefa wakaba mulombwana uuzyandamene alimwi uujisi ciwa cibotu.
7 Lino musyule lyazintu eezyi, mukaintu wasimalelaakwe wakatalika kumumenena mate Josefa akumwaambila kuti: “Koona andime.” 8 Pele wakakaka akwaambila mukaintu wasimalelaakwe kuti: “Bona! Simalelaangu tacilibiliki kulanganya zintu zyamuŋanda yakwe pe, nkaambo wakandipa kuti kandizilanganya zyoonse 9 Taakwe mupati kwiinda ndime muno muŋanda, alimwi ulindipede zintu zyoonse ccita buyo nduwe olikke, nkaambo uli mukaintu wakwe. Aboobo, ino inga ndacitila nzi cibi cipati cili boobu akubisizya Leza?”+
10 Aboobo buzuba abuzuba mukaintu wa Potifara wakali kumwaambauzya Josefa, pele kunyina naakazumina koona anguwe nokuba kukkala kabali bobilo. 11 Pele bumwi buzuba naakanjila muŋanda kuti abeleke mulimo wakwe, taakwe mubelesi waaŋanda naba omwe iwakaliko muŋanda. 12 Mpoonya wakamujata kucisani cakwe akwaamba kuti: “Koona andime!” Pele wakasiya cisani cakwe mumaanza aakwe akutijila anze. 13 Lino mbwaakabonena buyo kuti wasiya cisani cakwe mujanza lyakwe akutijila anze, 14 wakatalika kukwiilila babelesi baaŋanda yakwe akubaambila kuti: “Amubone! Wakatuletela mwaalumi ooyu mu Hebrayo kutegwa tusampuke. Waliboolede kuti aone andime, pele ndakwiila. 15 Eelyo mbwaamvwida buyo kuti ndakwiila, wasiya cisani cakwe munsi lyangu akutijila anze.” 16 Kumane boobo wakabikka cisani cakwe kumbali lyakwe kusikila simalelaakwe naakasika aŋanda.
17 Mpoonya wakamwaambila majwi ngeena aaya kati: “Mubelesi mu Hebrayo ngookatuletela waliboolede kulindime kuti andisampule. 18 Pele mbondatalikila buyo kukwiila, wasiya cisani cakwe munsi lyangu mpoonya watijila anze.” 19 Lino simalelaakwe mbwaakaamvwida buyo majwi ngaakamwaambila mukaintu wakwe aakuti: “Eezyi nzyezintu mubelesi wako nzyaacita kulindime,” wakanyema kapati. 20 Mpoonya simalelo wa Josefa wakamubweza akumutola kuntolongo, oomo baange bamwami mobakali kwaangilwa, alimwi wakazumanana kukkala muntolongo.+
21 Pele Jehova wakali aa Josefa alimwi wakazumanana kumutondezya luyando lutamani akumupa kuti ajane luzyalo mumeso aamupati wantolongo.+ 22 Aboobo mupati wantolongo wakabikka Josefa kuti kalanganya basintolongo boonse ibakali muŋanda yabaange, azintu zyoonse nzyobakali kucita ooko, ngonguwe iwakali kuzyeendelezya.+ 23 Mupati wantolongo kunyina mulimo uuli woonse ngwaakacili kubeleka ooyo iwakali mumaanza aa Josefa, nkaambo Jehova wakali a Josefa alimwi Jehova wakapa kuti kufwumbwa zintu nzyaakali kucita kazwidilila.+