Genesis
37 Jakob okwa twikila okukala medu laKaanan, omo xe a kala omunailongo.
2 Ei ondjokonona yaJakob.
Eshi omunyasha Josef a li e na eedula 17, okwa li a ka lifa oimuna pamwe novanamati vaBilha naSilpa, ovakulukadi vaxe. Eshi va aluka, Josef okwa lombwela xe kombinga yoinima ii oyo ovamwaxe va ninga. 3 Israel okwa li e hole Josef shi dulife ovanamati vaye aveshe, molwaashi okwa li omonamati womoukulupe waye, onghee okwa li e mu hondjifila oshikutu* she likalekelwa. 4 Eshi ovamwaxe va mona kutya xe oku hole unene Josef shi dulife vo aveshe, ova hovela okukala ve mu tonde, nokava li vali hava popi naye nombili.
5 Lwanima, Josef okwa twa ondjodi, ndele te i lombwele ovamwaxe, nova li va mona etomheno limwe vali lokukala ve mu tonde. 6 Okwe va lombwela, a ti: “Alikana, pwilikineni kondjodi oyo nda twa. 7 Otwa li hatu mange oipandi yoihati mokati kepya, naashi oshipandi shange sha kala ofika sha yukilila, oipandi yeni oye shi dingilila noye linyongamena kusho.” 8 Ovamwaxe ove mu pula va ti: “Oshilishili owa hala okulininga ohamba yetu noku tu pangela?” Onghee ova mona vali etomheno limwe lokukala ve mu tonde omolweendjodi daye nonghedi omo e di hokolola.
9 Natango Josef okwa twa vali ondjodi imwe, ndele te i lombwele ovamwaxe, ta ti: “Onda twa vali ondjodi imwe. Pomhito ei, etango nomwedi nosho yo eenyofi 11 oda li tadi linyongamene nge.” 10 Opo nee okwe i lombwela xe novamwaxe, na xe okwe mu hanyena, ndele ta ti kuye: “Ondjodi yoye oyo oya hala okutya ngahelipi? Mbela fye nanyoko novamwaxo ohatu ke uya shili tu ku linyongamene?” 11 Ovamwaxe ova twikila okukala ve mu twila ondubo, ndele xe okwa kala nokudimbuluka eendjovo daJosef.
12 Pomhito imwe, ovamwaxe vaJosef ova li va ka lifa oimuna yaxe popepi naSekem. 13 Lwanima, Israel okwa tya kuJosef: “Ovamwaxo otava lifa oimuna popepi naSekem. Ila ndi ku tume kuvo.” Opo nee Josef okwa nyamukula, a ti: “Eewa, onde lilongekida okuya.” 14 Israel okwa tya kuJosef: “Alikana, inda u ka tale, ngeenge ovamwaxo ove li ngoo nawa. Ka tale yo kutya oufita ou li ngahelipi, ndele to uya u lombwele nge.” Opo nee okwe mu tuma okudja mefilu laHebron, nokwa ya a finda kuSekem. 15 Lwopokati opo, omulumenhu umwe okwa hanga Josef ta endaenda mofuka. Omulumenhu oo okwe mu pula, a ti: “Oto kongo shike?” 16 Josef okwa ti: “Ohandi kongo ovamwameme. Alikana, lombwele nge kutya otava lifa peni.” 17 Omulumenhu oo okwa weda ko, a ti: “Ova dja po apa, shaashi onda uda tava ti, ‘Natu yeni kuDotan.’” Opo nee Josef okwa shikula ovamwaxe, nokwe va hanga kuDotan.
18 Ofimbo ina fika puvo, ove mu monena kokule, ndele tava hovele okupangela omhangela ve mu dipae. 19 Ova lombwelafana tava ti: “Taleni, omutwi weendjodi oye oo ta di oko. 20 Ileni paife tu mu dipaeni, ndele hatu mu ekele melambo.* Opo nee ohatu ka tya okwa lika po koshifitukuti. Fye tu tale kutya oshike tashi ka ningwa po shi na sha neendjodi daye.” 21 Eshi Ruben e shi uda, okwa li ta kendabala oku mu xupifa kovamwaxe. Onghee okwa tya: “Inatu mu dipaeni.” 22 Ruben okwa tya vali kuvo: “Inamu tilashi ohonde. Mu ekeleni melambo eli li li mofuka, ashike inamu mu yahameka.”* Osho okwa li te shi ningi nelalakano lokuxupifa Josef kovamwaxe, opo a dule oku mu shunifa kuxe.
23 Diva eshi Josef a fika povamwaxe, ove mu kufa oshikutu shaye she likalekelwa, osho a li a djala, 24 nove mu kwata, ndele tave mu ekele melambo. Pefimbo opo, melambo olo kamwa li mu na omeva nandenande.
25 Opo nee ova kala omutumba va lye. Eshi va yelula omesho, ova mona osheendo shOvaismael tashi di kuGilead. Osha li tashi ende sha finda kuEgipiti, neengamelo dasho oda li da humbata eka ledimba liwa,* omaadi o-balsam noidimba. 26 Juda okwa tya kovamwaxe: “Ohatu mono ouwa washike, ngeenge otwa dipaa omumwameme, ndele hatu holeke kutya otwe mu dipaa? 27 Natu mu landifei po kOvaismael, noinatu mu kuma nande nomake etu. Kakele kaasho, Josef omumwameme, ohonde* yetu.” Opo nee ova pwilikina komumwaxe. 28 Eshi ovashingifi Ovaismael vokuMidian va li tava piti po, ovamwaxe vaJosef ove mu kufa mo melambo, ndele tave mu landifa po kuvo koisilveri 20. Opo nee ovashingifi ovo ove mu twala kuEgipiti.
29 Lwanima, eshi Ruben a shuna kelambo nokwa mona kutya Josef ke mo melambo, okwa pombaula oshikutu shaye. 30 Eshi a shuna kovamwaxe, okwa ingida a ti: “Okaana kake mo! Nandi ninge ngahelipi?”
31 Ova kufa oshikutu shaJosef, ndele tava dipaa oshikombo oshindume, noshikutu ove shi yaveka mohonde yoshikombo osho. 32 Lwanima, oshikutu osho she likalekelwa ove shi tuma kuxe, ndele tava ti: “Otwe litwa oshikutu osho, alikana, shi tala ngeenge oshomonamati woye, ile hasho.” 33 Opo nee okwe shi tala, ndele ta ingida ta ti: “Oshikutu eshi oshomonamati wange! Oku na okukala a lika po koshifitukuti. Oshili, Josef okwa nyanyaulwa po filufilu.” 34 Onghee Jakob okwa pombaula oikutu yaye, nokwe lidingila oshako moshiya, ndele ta lili omonamati waye omafiku mahapu. 35 Ovanamati novanakadona vaye aveshe ova kala tava kendabala oku mu hekeleka, ashike okwa kala ta anye okuhekelekwa, ta ti: “Ohandi kala nokulila omonamati wange, fiyo osheshi nda ya mOmbila.”* Opo nee okwa twikila okulila omonamati.
36 Ovamidian ova landifa po Josef muEgipiti, kuPotifar, oo a li elenga nomupashukili wovapiya vaFarao.