Matalikilo

41 Nokwakainda myaka yobilo iikkwene, Farao wakalota+ kuti wakaimvwi mumbali aa Mulonga wa Nile. 2 Mpoonya mumulonga ooyu mwakazwa ŋombe zili ciloba zineneede izilibonya kabotu, alimwi zyakali kucela mumbali aa Mulonga wa Nile.+ 3 Kumane mu Mulonga wa Nile kwakazwa ŋombe azimbi zili ciloba izyakali kutobela zyeezyi, izibi alimwi zikokede, mpoonya zyakaima afwaafwi aŋombe zineneede zyakusaanguna kunkomwe ya Mulonga wa Nile. 4 Mpoonya ŋombe eezyo zyatakali kulibonya kabotu, zikokede, zyakatalika kulya ŋombe zili ciloba izyakali kulibonya kabotu, izineneede. Naakabona boobo Farao wakasinsimuka.

5 Kumane wakoona akulota ciloto cabili. Muciloto eeci wakabona makunka aamaila aali ciloba kaazwa acisiko comwe, aasimide alimwi mabotu kapati.+ 6 Musyule lyamakunka aamaila aaya, kwakazwa aambi makunka aamaila aali ciloba, aanyanide alimwi aakaumpwa amuwo uupya uuzwa kujwe. 7 Mpoonya makunka aamaila aanyanide akatalika kumena yaayo aasimide alimwi mabotu kapati aali ciloba. Kumane boobo Farao wakasinsimuka akujana kuti ulota buya.

8 Pele mafwumofwumo wakapenga kapati mumoyo. Aboobo wakaita bapaizi basimasalamuzi bamu Egepita abasongo boonse bamucisi eeci. Mpoonya Farao wakabalwiida ziloto zyakwe, pele kunyina naba omwe iwakali kukonzya kumupandulwida nzizyo.

9 Kumane silutwe uutola zyakunywa kumwami wakaambila Farao kuti: “Sunu ndilalyaambilila zibi zyangu. 10 Yebo omwami Farao wakatunyemena kapati tobabelesi bako. Aboobo wakatubikka muntolongo yamuŋanda yasilutwe wabalindizi, mebo asilutwe uupanga zinkwa.+ 11 Mpoonya toonse tobilo twakalota ziloto mubusiku bomwe. Mebo anguwe twakalota ziloto zijisi bupanduluzi bwiindene.+ 12 Lino twakali amulombwana mu Hebrayo, imubelesi wasilutwe wabalindizi.+ Notwakamulwiida,+ wakatupandulwida umwi aumwi ncocipandulula ciloto cakwe. 13 Cakacitika mbubonya mbwaakatupandulwida. Ndakapilusyigwa kumulimo wangu, pele walo wakaanzikwa acisamu.”+

14 Aboobo Farao wakatumya mulomo wakwiita Josefa,+ eelyo bakamuleta cakufwambaana kuzwa muntolongo.*+ Mpoonya wakaligela akucinca zisani zyakwe akuunka kuli Farao. 15 Eelyo Farao wakati kuli Josefa: “Ndalota ciloto, pele taakwe naba omwe uukonzya kucipandulula. Lino ndamvwa kujatikizya nduwe kuti naa waambilwa ciloto ulakonzya kucipandulula.”+ 16 Mpoonya Josefa wakaingula Farao kuti: “Ikutali ndime pe! Leza nguutiipandulule makani mabotu aajatikizya nduwe omwami Farao.”+

17 Mpoonya Farao wakaambila Josefa kuti: “Ndalota kuti ndaliimvwi kunkomwe ya Mulonga wa Nile. 18 Kumane mu Mulonga wa Nile kwazwa ŋombe zili ciloba zineneede izilibonya kabotu, mpoonya zyatalika kucela mumbali aa Mulonga wa Nile.+ 19 Eelyo musyule lyazyo kwazwa ŋombe azimbi zili ciloba, zibi kapati alimwi zikokede. Tandinabwene ŋombe zibi boobu mucisi coonse ca Egepita. 20 Mpoonya eezyo ŋombe izyatali kulibonya kabotu alimwi zikokede kapati zyatalika kulya ŋombe zili ciloba zyakusaanguna izineneede. 21 Pele nozyamana kuzilya, taakwe muntu wali kukonzya kuzyiba kuti zyalya ŋombenyina, nkaambo zyacili zibi mbubonya mbozyabede kumatalikilo. Mpoonya ndasinsimuka.

22 “Kuzwa waawo ndabona muciloto cangu cimbi makunka aamaila aali ciloba kaazwa acisiko comwe, aasimide alimwi mabotu.+ 23 Musyule lyamakunka aamaila aaya, kwazwa aambi makunka aamaila aali ciloba, aanyanide alimwi aakapya amuwo uupya uuzwa kujwe. 24 Mpoonya makunka aamaila aanyanide atalika kumena yaayo aasimide alimwi mabotu kapati aali ciloba. Aboobo ndabalwiida bapaizi basimasalamuzi,+ pele taakwe naba omwe iwakonzya kundipandulwida.”+

25 Kumane Josefa wakati kuli Farao: “Ziloto zyako omwami Farao zijisi bupanduluzi bomwe buyo. Leza mwini-mwini wakutondezya ncayoocita omwami Farao.+ 26 Ŋombe zibotu zili ciloba zyaamba myaka iili ciloba. Mbubonya buyo, aalo makunka aamaila mabotu aali ciloba aamba myaka iili ciloba. Ziloto zijisi bupanduluzi bomwe buyo. 27 Iŋombe zibi alimwi zikokede kapati izyatobela zyaamba myaka iili ciloba, amakunka aamaila aanyanide alimwi aakapya amuwo uupya uuzwa kujwe aamba myaka yanzala iili ciloba. 28 Mbubonya mbondakwaambila omwami Farao: Leza mwini-mwini wapa kuti ubone ncayoocita, omwami Farao.

29 “Kuyooba myaka iili ciloba nokuyooba zyakulya zitalivwulili mucisi coonse ca Egepita. 30 Pele yaakwiinda myaka eeyo, kuyootobela myaka iili ciloba nokunooli nzala mpati, alimwi butebuzi oobo butalivwulili mucisi ca Egepita masimpe buyoolubwa, alimwi nzala iyoonyonyoona mucisi.+ 31 Eelyo butebuzi butalivwulili bwamusyule mucisi eeci tabukayeeyegwi akaambo kanzala iyootobela, nkaambo inooli mpati kapati. 32 Ciloto eeci capegwa ziindi zyobilo kulinduwe omwami Farao akaambo kakuti Leza mwini-mwini waasinizya makani aaya, alimwi Leza mwini-mwini ulaazuzikizya lino-lino.

33 “Aboobo omwami Farao uyandaule muntu uucenjede alimwi musongo akumubikka kuti ayendelezye cisi ca Egepita. 34 Omwami Farao, weelede kusala balangizi mucisi, alimwi akuyobolola cipaanzi casanu cabutebuzi bwamu Egepita mumyaka iili ciloba nokunooli butebuzi bunji.+ 35 Alimwi kwiinda mukulaililwa anduwe omwami Farao, beelede kuyobolola zyakulya zyoonse mumyaka mibotu eeyi iiboola akulundika maila kuti ayobolwe muminzi akulanganizyigwa kabotu mumasena oomo.+ 36 Eezyi nzeziyooba zyakulya munyika mumyaka iili ciloba yanzala mpati iiyooba mucisi ca Egepita, kutegwa nyika itakanyonyoonwi anzala eeyo.”+

37 Muzeezo ooyu wakamubotela Farao ababelesi bakwe boonse. 38 Aboobo Farao wakaambila babelesi bakwe kuti: “Sena kuli muntu uumbi uuli mbuli yooyu uukonzya kujanwa uujisi muuya wa Leza?” 39 Mpoonya Farao wakaambila Josefa kuti: “Mbwaanga Leza wakupa kuzyiba zintu zyoonse eezyi, kunyina uumbi uucenjede alimwi musongo mbuli nduwe. 40 Yebo kukugama ndonduwe uunoolanganya ŋanda yangu, alimwi bantu bangu boonse banookumvwida cakumaninina.+ Kulikke kucuuno cangu cabwami nkondiyooba mupati kukwiinda.” 41 Alimwi Farao wakaambila Josefa kuti: “Bona, ndakubikka kulanganya cisi coonse ca Egepita.”+ 42 Kumane Farao wakasamununa nweenwe yakwe yakusimbya akusamika Josefa kujanza lyakwe alimwi wakamusamika zisani zibotu kapati akumubikka kawenje kangolida munsingo. 43 Kuyungizya waawo, wakamutansika munkalaki yabili yabwami njaakajisi, eelyo bakali kuyaaboongolola kumbele lyakwe kabati, “Avaleti!”* Aboobo bakamubikka kweendelezya cisi coonse ca Egepita.

44 Alimwi Farao wakaambila Josefa kuti: “Ndime Farao, pele kuti naa tonoozumizya, kunyina muntu uukonzya kucita cili coonse* mucisi coonse ca Egepita.”+ 45 Mpoonya Farao wakaulika Josefa zina lyakuti Zafenati-panea akumupa Asenati,+ mwana wa Potifera imupaizi waku Oni,* kuti akwate. Eelyo Josefa wakatalika kweendelezya cisi ca Egepita.+ 46 Josefa wakali amyaka iili 30 + naakatalika kubelekela Farao mwami wa Egepita.

Mpoonya Josefa wakazwa kubusyu bwa Farao akutalika kweendeenda mucisi coonse ca Egepita. 47 Lino mumyaka iili ciloba yacakulya cinji, nyika yakapa zyakulya zinji. 48 Aboobo wakazumanana kuyobolola zyakulya zyoonse izyakatebulwa mumyaka iili ciloba mucisi ca Egepita alimwi wakali kuzibungika muminzi. Mumunzi umwi aumwi wakali kubungika zyakulya kuzwa mumyuunda yeengelede. 49 Josefa wakazumanana kubungika maunda-maunda aamaila mbuli musenga wakulwizi, kusikila limwi baleka kwaapima, nkaambo tanaakacili kukonzyeka kupimwa.

50 Kautanasika mwaka wanzala, Josefa wakazyala bana basankwa bobilo+ kumukaintu wakwe Asenati imwana wa Potifera imupaizi waku Oni.* 51 Aboobo Josefa wakaulika mwanaakwe mutaanzi kuti Manase,*+ nkaambo wakati, “Leza wandipa kuti ndilube mapenzi aangu oonse alimwi abamuŋanda yataata boonse.” 52 Wabili wakamuulika kuti Efraimu,*+ nkaambo wakati, “Leza wandipa kuti ndizyale bana munyika yamapenzi.”+

53 Mpoonya myaka iili ciloba yacakulya cinji mucisi ca Egepita yakamana,+ 54 eelyo myaka iili ciloba yanzala mpati+ yakatalika, mbubonya mbwaakaamba Josefa. Nzala yakaba munyika yoonse, pele mucisi coonse ca Egepita kwakali zyakulya.+ 55 Mukuya kwaciindi, nzala yakanjila amucisi ca Egepita coonse, eelyo bantu bakatalika kulilila Farao kutegwa abape cakulya.+ Mpoonya Farao wakaambila bana Egepita boonse kuti: “Kamuya kuli Josefa, alimwi mucite kufwumbwa ncatiimwaambile.”+ 56 Nzala yakazumanana munyika yoonse mbwiizulwa.+ Mpoonya Josefa wakatalika kujalula matala oonse aakali akati kabo akusambala zyakulya kubana Egepita,+ mbwaanga nzala yakali mpati kapati mucisi ca Egepita. 57 Bantu kuzwa munyika yoonse bakali kuboola ku Egepita kukuula zyakulya kuli Josefa, nkaambo nzala yakali mpati kapati munyika yoonse.+