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44 Mpoonya wakalailila mwaalumi iwakali kulanganya ŋanda yakwe kuti: “Zuzya cakulya mumasaka aabaalumi aaba kweelana ambobakonzya kunyamuna, akubikka mali aaumwi aumwi musaka lyakwe.+ 2 Pele weelede kubikka nkapu yangu yansiliva musaka lyamusyoonto wabo antoomwe amali aakwe aamaila.” Aboobo wakacita mbubonya mbwaakamulailila Josefa.
3 Mafwumofwumo nibwakaca bakalayana, eelyo baalumi aaba bakazumizyigwa kuti baunke ambongolo zyabo. 4 Kabatanasakana kuzwa mumunzi, Josefa wakati kumwaalumi wakali kulanganya ŋanda yakwe: “Nyamuka! Batandile baalumi aaba! Wabeenzya, ubaambile kuti, ‘Ino nkaambo nzi ncomwacitila cibi kakuli mwacitilwa cibotu? 5 Sena eeyi tiili nkapu simalelaangu njanywida akusondya? Eeci ncimwacita ncibi kapati.’”
6 Aboobo wakabeenzya akubaambila majwi aaya. 7 Pele bakati kulinguwe: “Ino nkaambo nzi simaleleesu ncaambila boobu? Tobabelesi bako tatukonzyi kucita cintu cili boobo. 8 Nkaambo mali ngotwakajana mumasaka eesu twakaajola kulinduwe kuzwa kunyika ya Kanana.+ Mbuti mbotukonzya kubba nsiliva naa ngolida muŋanda yasimalelaako? 9 Ikuti mwiijane kuli umwi wabazike banu, nkokuti afwe, mpoonya tobamwi toonse tulaba bazike basimaleleesu.” 10 Aboobo wakati: “Acibe mbubonya mbomwaamba: Ooyo utiijanwe anjiyo ulaba muzike wangu, pele inywe nyoonse tamukooba amulandu pe.” 11 Bamvwe boobo umwi aumwi wabo cakufwambaana wakaselusya saka lyakwe ansi akulyaangununa. 12 Wakalangaula cakulomya, kutalikila kumupati kusikila kumusyoonto. Kumamanino nkapu yakajanika musaka lya Benjamini.+
13 Mpoonya bakazapula zisani zyabo, alimwi umwi aumwi wabo wakatansika zibbudu zyakwe ambongolo akupiluka. 14 Lino Juda+ abanabokwabo nobakanjila muŋanda ya Josefa, bakajana uciliko; eelyo bakaliwaala ansi kumbele lyakwe.+ 15 Lino Josefa wakabaambila kuti: “Ino ncinzi eeci ncomwacita kulindime? Sena tiimwalizyi kuti muntu uuli mbuli ndime ulakonzya kusonda?”+ 16 Mpoonya Juda wakaingula kuti: “Ino ncinzi ncotukonzya kwaamba kuli simalelaangu? Ino tulaamba nzi? Alimwi mbuti mbotukonzya kusinizya kuti tuliluleme? Leza mwini-mwini waciyubununa cibi cesu tobazike bako.+ Lino twaba bazike kuli simaleleesu, swebo ayooyo iwajanwa ankapu!” 17 Pele walo wakati: “Tandikonzyi kucita cintu cili boobo! Imuntu wajanwa ankapu ngonguwe utiibe muzike wangu.+ Pele nywebo nyoonse, kamuya muluumuno kuli bauso.”
18 Kumane Juda wakaswena kulinguwe akwaamba kuti: “Ndakomba kaka simalelaangu, kondizumizya ndemuzike wako ndaambe komvwide alimwi utandinyemeni ndemuzike wako, nkaambo yebo uli mbuli Farao kumugama.+ 19 Simalelaangu wakatubuzya tobazike bakwe kuti, ‘Sena mulijisi uso naa mwanookwanu uumbi?’ 20 Aboobo twakati kulinduwe simalelaangu, ‘Tulijisi taata uucembeede alimwi amwana ngwaakazyala mubucembele bwakwe, imusyoonto wesu.+ Pele munyina wakafwa,+ aboobo mwida lyabanyina walo nguwakasyaala+ alimwi usyi ulamuyanda kapati.’ 21 Kuzwa waawo, wakati kulindiswe tobazike bako, ‘Amukamulete kutegwa ndizoomubone.’+ 22 Pele twakati kulinduwe simalelaangu, ‘Mulombe ooyu takonzyi kumusiya usyi. Ikuti wamusiya, masimpe usyi inga wafwa.’+ 23 Mpoonya yebo wakati kulindiswe tobazike bako, ‘Mutakandiboni kabili, ccita kuti mukaboole amusyoonto wanu.’+
24 “Aboobo twakaunka kumuzike wako taata akumwaambila majwi ngookaamba simalelaangu. 25 Mpoonya taata wakati, ‘Amuunke alimwi mukatuulile cakulya cisyoonto buyo.’+ 26 Pele twakati, ‘Tatukonzyi kuunka pe, ccita kuti katuli amusyoonto wesu, nkaambo tatukonzyi kumubona muntu uulya, ccita kuti katuli amusyoonto wesu.’+ 27 Mpoonya muzike wako taata wakati kulindiswe, ‘Mulizyi kabotu kuti mukaintu wangu wakandizyalila buyo bana bobilo.+ 28 Pele umwi wabo wakandisiya alimwi ndakati: “Masimpe weelede kuti wazazaulwa!”+ Alimwi tandimubwene kusikila sunu. 29 Ikuti awalo ooyu mumutole kanditacimuboni alimwi akuti akacitikilwe ntenda, masimpe muyoopa kuti mapenzi+ akanditole mu Cuumbwe*+ amvwi zyangu.’
30 “Pele lino, ikuti naa ndijokele kumuzike wako taata mulombe ooyu katako akati kesu, mbwaanga ulamuyandisya mbubonya mbwaliyanda, 31 nkokuti mbwatiikabonene buyo kuti mulombe tako kwamana uyoofwa, eelyo masimpe tobazike bako tuyoopa kuti buumba bumutole muzike wako taata mu Cuumbwe* amvwi zyakwe. 32 Nkaambo ndemuzike wako ndakapa cisyomezyo kuli taata kujatikizya mulombe ooyu kuti, ‘Ikuti naa ndikaalilwe kumuleta kulindinywe, nkokuti ndiyooba acibi kuli taata lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani.’+ 33 Aboobo lino, ndakomba kaka, akusyaale ndime kuti ndibe muzike wako muciindi camulombe ooyu, kutegwa walo ajokele abanabokwabo. 34 Ino inga ndajokela buti kuli taata katako mulombe ooyu? Nkaambo tandikonzyi kuyoolangilila akubona mapenzi aaya kaamucitikila taata!”