Genesis
39 Josef okwa li a twalwa kuEgipiti, nOmuegipiti wedina Potifar, elenga laFarao nomukulunhu wovanangeli, okwe mu landa ko kOvaismael ovo ve mu twala ko. 2 Ashike Jehova okwa kala pamwe naJosef, naasho osha li sha kwafela Josef a kale ha pondola, nokwa li a nangekwa po a pashukile eumbo lomwene waye, Omuegipiti. 3 Omwene waye okwa mona kutya Jehova okwa li pamwe naJosef nonokutya Jehova oye a li ta endifa nawa oinima aishe oyo Josef a ninga.
4 Josef okwa kala a hokiwa komwene waye, nokwa ninga omupiya waye omulineekelwa. Potifar okwa li e mu hoolola a kale ta pashukile eumbo laye, noinima yaye aishe oya li ya tulwa mepashukilo laJosef. 5 Okudja pefimbo olo Potifar a hoolola Josef a kale ta pashukile eumbo laye noinima yaye aishe, Jehova okwa kala ta nangeke noupuna eumbo lOmuegipiti oo omolwaJosef, na Jehova okwa nangeka noupuna oinima aishe oyo Potifar a li e na meumbo nomepya. 6 Lwanima, Potifar okwa li a efela oinima aishe mepashukilo laJosef, noka li he lipula nayo, kakele ashike koikulya oyo a li ta li. Shimwe vali, Josef okwa ka kala e na olutu la paluka nawa noku na ondjelo iwa.
7 Konima yoinima oyo, omukulukadi waPotifar okwa hovela okukala ta tale Josef e mu hala, ndele ta ti: “Nangala naame.” 8 Ashike Josef okwa li a anya, ndele ta ti komukulukadi womwene waye: “Omwene wange iha kala te lipula naasho handi ningi meumbo, nokwe lineekelela nge oinima aishe oyo e na i kale mepashukilo lange. 9 Meumbo omu kape na umwe e dule nge, nomwene wange ina kelela nge nande osha, kakele koye, molwaashi ove omukulukadi waye. Ongahelipi handi dulu okulonga owii u fike opo nokunyona kuKalunga?”
10 Efiku nefiku okwa kala ha popi naJosef, ndele Josef ka li a dimina a nangale naye, ile a kale pamwe naye. 11 Ashike efiku limwe, eshi Josef a ya meumbo a ka longe oilonga yaye, kape na nande oumwe womovapiya vomeumbo a li mo. 12 Opo nee omukulukadi waPotifar okwa kwata Josef moshikutu, ndele ta ti: “Nangala naame.” Ndele Josef okwa faduka po a finda pondje, noshikutu shaye osha fyaala momake omukulukadi oo. 13 Diva eshi omukulukadi oo a mona kutya Josef okwa fiya oshikutu shaye momake aye nokwa faduka po a finda pondje, 14 okwa hovela okwiingida pombada ovalumenhu vambulavo, ndele ta ti kuvo: “Taleni, Potifar okwe tu etela omulumenhu ou, Omuheberi, e tu fife ohoni. Okwe uya kwaame a nangale naame, ndele ame onda hovela okwiingida pombada. 15 Diva eshi a mona kutya ohandi ingida pombada nohandi kuu, okwa fiya po oshikutu shaye pwaame, ndele ta faduka po a finda pondje.” 16 Konima yaasho, omukulukadi oo okwa tula oshikutu shaJosef popepi naye, fiyo omwene waJosef te uya meumbo.
17 Omukulukadi oo okwa lombwela omwene waJosef oshinima sha faafana, a ti: “Omupiya, Omuheberi, oo we tu etela, okwe uya kwaame a fife nge ohoni. 18 Ashike diva eshi nda ingida pombada nonda hovela okukuwa, okwa fiya po oshikutu shaye pwaame, ndele ta faduka po a finda pondje.” 19 Eshi omwene waJosef a uda eendjovo domukulukadi waye, odo e mu lombwela, a ti: “Oinima oyo oyo omupiya woye a ningila nge,” okwa li a handuka neenghono. 20 Onghee Potifar okwa kufa Josef, ndele te mu tulifa modolongo, konhele oko haku idililwa eenghwate dohamba, naako oko a kala e li modolongo.
21 Ashike Jehova okwa twikila okukala pamwe naJosef, a kala te mu ulikile ohole i na oudiinini, nokwa ningifa omukulunhu wodolongo a kale e mu hokwa. 22 Onghee omukulunhu wodolongo okwa li a tula po Josef a pashukile ovanadolongo aveshe ovo va li modolongo, noye a li ha ufa keshe shimwe osho va li tava longo modolongo. 23 Omukulunhu wodolongo ka li he lipula noinima oyo ya li mepashukilo laJosef, molwaashi Jehova okwa li pamwe naJosef. Jehova okwa li a kwafela Josef a pondole mukeshe osho a li ta ningi.