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50 Mpoonya Josefa wakakumbata usyi,+ walila akumumyonta. 2 Kuzwa waawo Josefa wakalailila babelesi bakwe ibasilisi kuti mubili wausyi baunanike musamu kutegwa utaboli.+ Aboobo basilisi bakaubamba mubili wa Israyeli, 3 eelyo bakatola mazuba aali 40 aakkwene, nkaambo oobu mbobulamfwu bwaciindi cikkwene cakunanika mubili musamu uupa kuti utaboli, aboobo bana Egepita bakazumanana kumulila mazuba aali 70.
4 Lino mazuba aakumulila naakamana, Josefa wakaambila bamunkuta* ya Farao kuti: “Ikuti naa ndajana luzyalo mumeso aanu, amundaambilile kuli Farao kuti: 5 ‘Taata wakandipa kukonka,+ wakati: “Bona, mebo ndilaafwaafwi kufwa.+ Ukandizikke mubusena bwangu+ bwakuzikkila mbondakabamba munyika ya Kanana.”+ Ndalomba kuti mundizumizye nduunke kuyoozikka taata, ndaakumana ndiyoopiluka.’” 6 Farao wakaingula kuti: “Koya ukazikke uso mbubonya mbwaakakukonkezya.”+
7 Aboobo Josefa wakaunka kuyoozikka usyi, abalo babelesi ba Farao boonse bakaunka anguwe, bapati+ bamunkuta yakwe abapati boonse bamucisi ca Egepita, 8 abamuŋanda ya Josefa boonse, banabokwabo abamuŋanda yausyi.+ Munyika ya Goseni bakasiya buyo bana babo baniini, mbelele aŋombe zyabo. 9 Wakaunka ankalaki+ abasimabbiza, eelyo nkamu yakali mpati kapati. 10 Mpoonya bakasika kulubuwa lwakuumina maila lwa Atadi, iluli mucilawo ca Jordano, eelyo ooko bakalila kapati, alimwi wakabalila bausyi mazuba aali ciloba. 11 Ibantu bakkala munyika eeyo, bana Kanana, bakababona kabalila kulubuwa lwakuumina maila lwa Atadi, eelyo bakakankamuka kuti: “Eelo kaka ooku nkulila kupati kwabana Egepita!” Nkakaambo kaako busena oobu ibuli mucilawo ca Jordano ncobwakaulikilwa kuti Abeli-mizraimu.*
12 Aboobo bana bakwe bakamucitila mbubonya mbwaakabalailila.+ 13 Bana bakwe bakamubweza akumutola kunyika ya Kanana akuyoomuzikka mumpangala yamumuunda wa Makipela, muunda uuli kumbele lya Mamure ooyo Abrahamu ngwaakaula kuli Efroni muna Heti kuti bube busena bwakuzikkila.+ 14 Naakamana kuzikka usyi, Josefa wakapiluka ku Egepita antoomwe abanabokwabo alimwi abaabo boonse mbaakaunkide limwi kuyoozikka usyi.
15 Banabokwabo Josefa nibakabona kuti usyi wafwa, bakati: “Ndiza Josefa wakatubikkilila alimwi ulatucitila bubi boonse mbotwakamucitila.”+ 16 Aboobo bakatumya mulomo kuli Josefa wakuti: “Uso katanafwa wakalailila kuti: 17 ‘Mboobu mbomweelede kumwaambila Josefa: “Ndakulomba kaka ubalekelele mulandu wabo banabokwanu acibi ncobakacita nobakakuletela mapenzi aali boobu.”’ Lino kaka kobalekelela mulandu wabo babelesi ba Leza wauso.” Mpoonya Josefa wakalila nobakamwaambila majwi aaya. 18 Kumane banabokwabo abalo bakaboola akuwida ansi kumbele lyakwe akwaamba kuti: “Twalileta kulinduwe mbuli bazike bako!”+ 19 Mpoonya Josefa wakati kulimbabo: “Mutayoowi pe. Sena mebo ndili mubusena bwa Leza? 20 Nokuba kuti mwakakanzide kundicitila cibi,+ Leza wakayanda kuti cibe cintu cibotu alimwi akufwutula maumi aabantu banji, mbubonya mbwacita asunu.+ 21 Aboobo lino mutayoowi. Ndiyoozumanana kumutumina cakulya nywebo abana banu.”+ Aboobo wakabaumbulizya akubayumya-yumya.
22 Josefa wakazumanana kukkala mu Egepita, walo abamuŋanda yausyi, alimwi Josefa wakapona myaka iili 110. 23 Josefa wakabona bana ba Efraimu bazyalani lyatatu,+ abana ba Makiri+ imwana wa Manase. Josefa wakali kubalela mbuli bana bakwe. 24 Nokwakainda ciindi Josefa wakaambila banabokwabo kuti: “Mebo ndilaafwaafwi kufwa, pele masimpe Leza uyoomulanganya,+ alimwi ncobeni uyoomugwisya mucisi eeci akumutola kunyika eeyo njaakakonkezya kuli Abrahamu, Izaka a Jakobo.”+ 25 Mpoonya Josefa wakakonkezya bana Israyeli, wakati: “Masimpe Leza uyoomulanganya. Mweelede kuyakwaabweza mafwuwa aangu kuzwa mucisi ecino.”+ 26 Kumane Josefa wakafwa kali amyaka iili 110, eelyo mubili wakwe bakaunanika musamu kutegwa utaboli+ mpoonya bakaubikka mubbokesi mu Egepita.