Matalikilo

46 Aboobo Israyeli wakabweza mukwasyi wakwe azintu zyakwe zyoonse nzyaakajisi akuunka. Naakasika ku Beere-seba,+ wakatuula zipaizyo kuli Leza wausyi, Izaka.+ 2 Kumane, imasiku Leza wakaita Israyeli mucilengaano kuti: “Jakobo, Jakobo!” Eelyo walo wakati: “Ndime aano mwami!” 3 Mpoonya wakati: “Ndime Leza mwini-mwini, Leza wauso.+ Utayoowi kuunka ku Egepita, nkaambo okuya ndiyookupa kuti ube musyobo mupati.+ 4 Mebo lwangu ndiyakuunka ayebo ku Egepita, alimwi mebo lwangu ndiyookupilusya kuzwa nkuko,+ alimwi Josefa nguuyoojala meso aako waakufwa.”+

5 Kumane Jakobo wakazwa ku Beere-seba, eelyo bana ba Israyeli bakamulonzya Jakobo usyi, bana babo abamakaintu babo muŋola nzyaakabatumina Farao kuti zikababweze. 6 Bakabwezelezya matanga aabo azintu zyabo, eezyo nzyobakaba azyalo kabali munyika ya Kanana. Mpoonya bakasika mu Egepita, Jakobo alunyungu lwakwe loonse ndwaakali limwi. 7 Wakaletelezya abana bakwe basankwa abasimbi alimwi abazyukulu bakwe mu Egepita–lunyungu lwakwe loonse.

8 Lino ngaaya mazina aabana ba Israyeli ibakanjila mu Egepita,+ nkokuti Jakobo abana bakwe basankwa: Mwana wa Jakobo musankwa, imutaanzi kuzyalwa wakali Rubeni.+

9 Bana ba Rubeni bakali ba Hanoki, Palu, Hezironi a Karimi.+

10 Bana ba Simeoni+ bakali ba Jemueli, Jamini, Ohadi, Jakini, Zohari alimwi a Saulu+ imwana musankwa wamukaintu muna Kanana.

11 Bana ba Levi+ bakali ba Gerisoni, Kohati a Merari.+

12 Bana ba Juda+ bakali ba Ere, Onani, Sela,+ Perezi+ a Zera.+ Nokuba boobo, Ere a Onani bakafwa munyika ya Kanana.+

Bana ba Perezi bakali ba Hezironi a Hamuli.+

13 Bana ba Isakara bakali ba Tola, Puva, Jobi a Simironi.+

14 Bana ba Zebuloni+ bakali ba Seredi, Eloni a Jaleeli.+

15 Aaba mbabana Leya mbaakazyalila Jakobo ku Padani-aramu, kubikkilizya amwanaakwe musimbi Dina.+ Bana bakwe basankwa abasimbi boonse antoomwe bakali 33.

16 Bana ba Gadi+ bakali ba Zifioni, Hagi, Suni, Eziboni, Eri, Arodi a Areli.+

17 Bana ba Aseri+ bakali ba Yimuna, Isiva, Jisivi, a Beriya, mpoonya Sera wakali mucizyi wabo.

Bana ba Beriya bakali ba Heberi a Malikieli.+

18 Aaba mbabana ba Zilipa,+ ooyo Labani ngwaakapa kumwanaakwe musimbi Leya. Zilipa wakazyalila Jakobo bana aaba: boonse antoomwe bakali 16.

19 Bana ba Rakele, imukaintu wa Jakobo, bakali ba Josefa+ a Benjamini.+

20 Mucisi ca Egepita Josefa wakazyala Manase+ a Efraimu,+ aabo Asenati+ imwana musimbi wa Potifera imupaizi waku Oni* mbaakamuzyalila.

21 Bana ba Benjamini+ bakali ba Bela, Bekeri, Asibeli, Gera,+ Naamani, Ehi, Rosi, Mupimu, Hupimu+ a Aridi.+

22 Aaba mbabana ba Rakele mbaakazyalila Jakobo: boonse antoomwe bakali 14.

23 Mwana* wa Dani+ wakali Husimu.+

24 Bana ba Nafutali+ bakali ba Jazieli, Guni, Jezeri a Silemu.+

25 Aaba mbabana ba Biliha, ooyo Labani ngwaakapa kumwanaakwe musimbi Rakele. Biliha wakazyalila Jakobo bana aaba: boonse antoomwe bakali ciloba.

26 Bantu boonse ibalunyungu lwa Jakobo mbaakaunka limwi ku Egepita, kutabalilizya abamakaintu babana ba Jakobo, bakali 66.+ 27 Bana ba Josefa mbaakazyalila mu Egepita bakali bobilo. Bantu boonse bamuŋanda ya Jakobo ibakaboola mu Egepita bakali 70.+

28 Mpoonya Jakobo wakatuma Juda+ kuti asolole kuyakwaambila Josefa kuti wakali munzila kuya ku Goseni. Nobakaboola munyika ya Goseni,+ 29 Josefa wakabamba nkalaki akuunka kuyoomucinga Israyeli usyi ku Goseni. Lino nibakayaana, wakamukumbata* akulila kwaciindi cili mbocibede. 30 Kumane Israyeli wakaambila Josefa kuti: “Lino inga ndafwa; nkaambo ndakubona alimwi ndazyiba kuti ucipona.”

31 Mpoonya Josefa wakati kubanabokwabo akubantu bamuŋanda yausyi: “Amuleke nduunke ndikaambile Farao+ kuti, ‘Banabokwesu abamuŋanda yataata ibakali munyika ya Kanana baboola kuno kulindime.+ 32 Baalumi aaba mbeembezi,+ balavwuba banyama+ alimwi baletelezya amatanga aabo aambelele aŋombe azintu zyoonse nzyobajisi.’+ 33 Amwiita Farao akumubuzya kuti, ‘Ino mulimo nzi ngomuzyi?’ 34 mweelede kwiingula kuti, ‘Tobabelesi bako twali kuvwuba banyama kuzwa kubwana kusikila sunu, mbubonya mbuli bamatata,’+ kutegwa mukkale munyika ya Goseni,+ nkaambo kufwumbwa mweembezi wambelele ncisesemyo kubana Egepita.”+