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50 Yɔsɛfu akayakɔsha laadiko dia she,+ ko nde akoolele ndo akashana la nde bizɛ. 2 L’ɔkɔngɔ wa laasɔ, Yɔsɛfu akatɛ ekambi ande, enganga dia vɔ mbitɛ odo wa she ekanga diaha vɔ mpɔnda.+ Ko enganga wakatɛ odo w’Isariyɛlɛ ekanga diaha vɔ mpɔnda, 3 ndo vɔ wakɔshi nshi 40 y’etondo dia mbotɛ ekanga diaha odo mpɔnda, nɛ dia ɔsɔ mbele nshi yɔsa wotelo w’ekanga. Ase Edjibito wakatetemala mbolela l’edja ka nshi 70.
4 Lam’akashile nshi y’otanda, Yɔsɛfu akatɛ ɛlɔhɛ* waki Farawɔ ate: “Naka lambohomɔ lokolo l’ɔlɔ lo washo anyu, nyotote Farawɔ nyate: 5 ‘Papa akantshibia,+ ata ate: “Dimi layanga mvɔ.+ Kotonkundɛ l’ɛtshi kami ka nkɛtɛ,+ lo wooko wakamatshime lo wodja wa Kanana.”+ Lam’alangayɛ, etawɔ dia dimi ntshɔ tokundɛ papa, ko dimi layokalola.’” 6 Farawɔ akakadimola ate: “Tshɔka tokundɛ shɔ oko wakandakotshibia.”+
7 Ɔnkɔnɛ, Yɔsɛfu akatshu dia tokundɛ she ndo ekambi tshɛ waki Farawɔ wakatshu la nde, kaamɛ ndo ɛlɔhɛ+ wa laka Farawɔ ndo ɛlɔhɛ tshɛ wa lo wodja w’Edjibito, 8 ndo ase luudu laki Yɔsɛfu tshɛ ndo anango ndo ase luudu la she.+ Onyake ana w’akɛnda ato la ɛkɔkɔ awɔ la ngɔmbɛ yawɔ mbakatshikala lo ɛtshi ka nkɛtɛ ka Ngɔshɛnɛ. 9 Nde akatshu ndo la pusupusu+ ndo la ambahemi wa mfalasa, ko vɔ wakayala olui a woke w’anto. 10 Oma laasɔ, vɔ wakakome lo dihole di’esuswelo ka la Atada diele suke la Jɔrdana, ko vɔ wakatosala otanda wa woke wa mamba. Nde akatetemala ndela she l’edja ka nshi 7. 11 Ase Kanana, akanga wa ngelo wakawaɛnyi walela lo dihole di’esuswelo ka la Atada ko wakate vate: “Ɔnɛ ekɔ otanda wa woke le ase Edjibito!” Diakɔ diakawɔlɛ dihole sɔ diele suke la Jɔrdana ɔnɛ Abɛlɛ-Mizirayima.*
12 Ana wa Jakɔbɔ wakasale akambo tshɛ oko wakandawatɛ.+ 13 Anande wakawɛmbɛ otsha lo wodja wa Kanana ndo wakatookundɛ lo wooko wa l’ekambɔ ka Makɛpela, ekambɔ kɛlane la Mamarɛ kakasombe Abrahama oma le Efɛrɔna ose Hiti dia kundɛka anto laawɔ.+ 14 L’ɔkɔngɔ wa nde nkundɛ she, Yɔsɛfu akakalola l’Edjibito nde la anango ndo wanɛ tshɛ wakatshu la nde dia tokundɛ she.
15 Lam’akɛnyi anango Yɔsɛfu dia shɛwɔ ambovɔ, vɔ wakate vate: “Ondo Yɔsɛfu akatombɛ kumbɛkumbɛ ndo nde ayɔsɔmbɔya kɔlɔ tshɛ kakatoosalɛ.”+ 16 Ɔnkɔnɛ vɔ wakatomɛ Yɔsɛfu dui vate: “Shɔ akatatshi la ntondo ka nde mvɔ ate: 17 ‘Kanyoyote Yɔsɛfu nyate: “Lam’alangayɛ, lambokɔsɛngasɛnga dia wɛ dimanyiya ananyɔ lo munga la kɔlɔ kakawakosalɛ.”’ Lam’alangayɛ, dimanyiya ekambi wa Nzambi ka shɔ lo kɔlɔ kakawasale.” Ko Yɔsɛfu akalele lam’akandoke kɛnɛ kakawawotɛ. 18 Oma laasɔ, anango vɔ lawɔ wakaye ko wakakusama la ntondo kande ndo wakate vate: “Lam’alangayɛ otɔshi oko mfumbe yayɛ!”+ 19 Ko Yɔsɛfu akawatɛ ate: “Tanyokake wɔma. Onde dimi Nzambi kemi? 20 Kaanga mbakinyu la kanyi ya salɛmi kɔlɔ,+ Nzambi akakongɛ dia nkadimola dui sɔ lo ɔlɔlɔ dia nshimbɛ nsɛnɔ y’anto efula, oko wasalande ɛlɔ.+ 21 Ɔnkɔnɛ, tanyokake wɔma. Dimi layonyoshaka nyu la ananyu wa totshitshɛ mbo ya ndɛ.”+ Lo mbuta ngasɔ, nde akaasambe ndo akaakitshakitsha asolo.
22 Ko Yɔsɛfu akatetemala mbidjasɛ l’Edjibito nde la ase nkumbo ka she. Yɔsɛfu akasɛnɛ ɛnɔnyi 110. 23 Yɔsɛfu akɛnyi ekana wa Efrayimɛ+ ndo ana wa Makiri+ ɔna Manase. Vɔ wakotɔ lo dihɛlɔ dia Yɔsɛfu.* 24 L’edjedja ka wonya, Yɔsɛfu akayotɛ anango ate: “Dimi layanga mvɔ, koko ndooko onyake Nzambi ayonyodja yimba+ ndo aha la taamu nde ayonyotondja oma lo wodja ɔnɛ dia nyu ntshɔ lo wodja wakandatshibe dia mbisha Abrahama, Isaka ndo Jakɔbɔ.”+ 25 Ko Yɔsɛfu akatshibia ana w’Isariyɛlɛ ate: “Ndooko onyake Nzambi ayonyodja yimba. Kanyɛmbɛ weka ami oma lo dihole nɛ.”+ 26 Yɔsɛfu akavu aya la ɛnɔnyi 110, ko wakatɛ odo ande ekanga diaha vɔ mpɔnda+ ndo wakawodje lo dibaya l’Edjibito.