MAKANI 22
Josefa Wabikkwa Muntolongo
JOSEFA wakalijisi buyo myaka iili 17 nibakamutola ku Ijipiti. Okuya wauzyigwa kumuntu uutegwa Potifa. Potifa ubeleka kumwami waku Ijipiti uutegwa Falawo.
Josefa ulabeleka canguzu kuli Potifa simalelo wakwe. Aboobo Josefa akomene buyo, Potifa wamupa mulimo wakulanganya zintu zyoonse zyamu ŋanda yakwe. Ikuti kakuli boobo, ino nkaambo nzi Josefa ncali muntolongo? Nkaambo kamukaintu wa Potifa.
Josefa wakomena akuba musankwa mubotu weebeka. Aboobo mukaintu wa Potifa uyanda kuti boone limwi. Pesi Josefa ulizyi kuti eeci tacili kabotu, aboobo wakaka. Mukaintu wa Potifa wakalala kapati. Munyokwabo aboole kuŋanda, wamubejelezya Josefa wati: ‘Ooyu Josefa mubi wali kuyanda kundijata!’ Potifa wasyoma caamba mukaintu wakwe, eelyo wamukalalila Josefa kapati. Amane wamubikka muntolongo.
Sikulanga ntolongo wabona kuti Josefa muntu uuli kabotu. Aboobo wamubikka kuba mupati wabasintolongonyina boonse. Kumane Falawo wamukalalila sikumupa zyakunywa alimwi asikumujikila, boonse bobilo wababikka muntolongo. Buzuba bumwi aumwi wakalota ciloto ciyoosya, pele taku wakazyi aumwi ncocakali kupandulula. Nobwakaca Josefa wakati: ‘Amundaambile ziloto zyanu.’ Nibakamwaambila, Josefa kwiinda mulugwasyo lwa Leza wakazyipandulula ziloto zyabo.
Kuli sikupa zyakunywa, Josefa wati: ‘Mumazuba otatwe uya kugusyigwa muntolongo akuzumanana kuba sikumupa zyakunywa Falawo.’ Alimwi Josefa wayungizya kuti: ‘Waakuzwa ukandaambilide kuli Falawo kutegwa andime ndikazwe muntolongo.’ Pele kuli sikujika, Josefa wati: ‘Mumazuba otatwe buyo Falawo uya kukunyongola mutwe.’
Kwiinde mazuba otatwe, cakacitika mbweena mbwaakaamba Josefa. Falawo waunyongola mutwe wasikujika. Sikumupa zyakunywa wakazwa muntolongo akutalika kubelekela mwami alimwi. Pele sikumupa zyakunywa wakaciluba ncibakamvwana a Josefa. Taku naakamwaambila Falawo, aboobo Josefa ucikkede muntolongo.