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44 Nikwakayinda chiindi, Josefa wakalayilila mwaalumi wakali kulanga-langa ng’anda yakwe kuti: “Zuzya chakulya mumasaka aabaalumi aaba kweendelana anzibakonzya kubweza mpawo ubikke mali kumulomo wasaka lyawumwi awumwi. 2 Pesi ubikke nkomeki yangu yansiliva kumulomo wasaka lyamuniini kuswaanizya amali yakwe yakuula zilyo.” Mpawo wakachita kweendelana ambaakaamba Josefa.
3 Kuseeni loko nikwakangwengwemuka, baalumi aaba bakazumizigwa kweenda amadonki aabo. 4 Nibakazwa mumuunzi kabatanabbila pe, Josefa wakati kumwaalumi wakali kulanga-langa ng’anda yakwe: “Nyampuka, waandile baalumi aaba! Nwaabeenzya, ubabuzye kuti, ‘Nkamboonzi nimwachita chintu chibi kakuli mwakachitilwa zibotu? 5 Eeyi teenkomeki yasimalelaangu na njanywida akusondya? Mwachita chibi chipati loko.’”
6 Nkinkaako, wakabeenzya mpawo wakababuzya majwi aaya. 7 Pesi bakati kulinguwe: “Nkamboonzi simaleleesu naawamba oobo? Babelesi bako tabanoonga bachita chintu chili boobu pe. 8 Teemali njitwakajana kumilomo yamasaka eesu, twakayiboozya kulinduwe kuzwa kunyika yaKkenani. Nga tulayibba biyeni nsiliva, niiba ngolida kung’anda yasimalelaako? 9 Kuti ijanike kuli umwi wabazike bako, ajayigwe mpawo toonse tulaba bazike basimaleleesu.” 10 Nkinkaako, wakati: “Akube mbuli mbumwaamba kuti: Ooyo uutajanike kalaayo ulaba muzike wangu, pesi bamwi boonse tabanoolikwe mulandu pe.” 11 Mpawo umwi awumwi wakafwambaana kuselusya saka lyakwe walijula. 12 Mwaalumi ooyo wakayanduula kasaangunina kumupati kusikila kumuniini. Kumamanino, nkomeki yakajanika musaka lyaBbenjamini.
13 Mpawo bakadelula zigogo zyabo alubo umwi awumwi wabo wakabweedezya chibbudu chakwe aadonki mpawo bakabweeda mumuunzi. 14 Juda abananyina nibakanjila mung’anda yaJosefa, bakajana kachili mukati mpawo bakavuntama aansi kunembo lyakwe. 15 Josefa wakati kulimbabo: “Niinzi eechi nchimwachita? Tamuzi na kuti muntu uuli mbuli ndime ulakonzya kusonda?” 16 Naakamvwa oobo, Juda wakasandula kuti: “Nga tulatyeni kuli simalelaangu? Tulatyeni biya? Nga tulatondeezya biyeni kuti tuliluleme? Leza wakasimpe wachibona chibi nchibachita bazike bako. Lino twaba bazike kuli simalelaangu, iswe toonse kuswaanizya ayooyo wajanika kali aankomeki!” 17 Nikuba oobo, wakati: “Tandikoochita oobo pe! Muntu wajanika kali aankomeki, nguwe uutabe muzike wangu. Pesi inywe moonse, amweende biyo muluumuno kuli wuso.”
18 Juda wakaswena aafwiifwi anguwe mpawo wakati: “Inche kaka ndakombelela simalelaangu, muzumizye muzike wako aambe jwi limwi biyo simalelaangu kamvwide. Utamunyemeni pe muzike wako, nkaambo iwe biya, uli mbuli Faro kumupalama. 19 Simalelaangu wakabuzizye bazike bakwe kuti: ‘Wuso mpachili na, muli aamwanike na?’ 20 Mpawo twakati kuli simalelaangu, ‘Ndeende mpachili pesi wachembaala alubo uli aamwana ngwaakazyala kali wachembaala, nkiikeela. Pesi mukulanaakwe wakafwa, ngunguwe mwana wakasyaala kuli banyina alubo wisi umuyanda loko.’ 21 Mpawo iwe wakati kubazike bako, ‘Amwiinke mukazaawe kuchitila kuti ndizoomubone.’ 22 Pesi twakabuzya simalelaangu kuti, ‘Mulombe takonzyi pe kusiya wisi. Kuti wamusiya kupela, kwaamba choonzyo, wisi ulafwa.’ 23 Mpawo iwe wakabuzya bazike bako kuti, ‘Kuti teemwaza aamwanikeenu, tamuchizoobuboni lubo pe busyu bwangu.’
24 “Nkinkaako, twakayinka kumuzike wako ndeende, mpawo twakamubuzya majwi ngwaakaamba simalelaangu. 25 Nikwakayinda chiindi, ndeende wakati, ‘Amubweede mukatuulile chakulya chiche.’ 26 Pesi twakati, ‘Tatukooyinka pe. Kuti mwanikeesu wayinkaamwi andiswe tulayinka, nkaambo tatukonzyi pe kubona busyu bwamwaalumi uulya kuti teetwayinka aamwanikeesu.’ 27 Mpawo muzike wako ndeende, wakati kulindiswe, ‘Muzizi kabotu loko kuti mwanakazi wangu wakandizyalila bana babili kupela. 28 Pesi umwi wabo wakandisiya mpawo ndakati: “Kwaamba choonzyo, wakazavuulwa aamunyama!” alubo tandinamubona pe kusikila sunu. 29 Kuti ayooyu mumubweze mumugwisye munsi lyangu mpawo kukachitike ngoozi akafwe, kwaamba choonzyo, muzoopa kuti ndinjile muKabanda* amvwi zyangu kandili mumapenzi.’
30 “Mpawo lino kuti ndibweede kumuzike wako ndeende, katutakwe mulombe, mbukunga buumi bwandeende buli aabuumi bwamulombe ooyu, 31 mpawo aakubona kupela kuti mulombe tawo pe, uyoofwa, mpawo iswe tubazike bako tuyoopa kuti muzike wako ndeende akanjile muKabanda* amvwi zyakwe kawuside. 32 Ime ndimuzike wako ndakasyomezya ndeende atala amulombe ooyu kanditi, ‘Kuti teendaakuzaawe mulombe, ndinooli ndabisizya ndeende kwabuumi bwangu boonse.’ 33 Nkinkaako, ime ndimuzike wako ndakumbila kuti ndisyaale kandili muzike wasimalelaangu kwiinda kuti kusyaale mulombe ooyu, kuchitila kuti mulombe abweede abakulana bakwe. 34 Nga ndilabweeda kutyeni kuli ndeende kanditakwaawe pe mulombe? Tandikakonzyi pe kulanga ndeende kali mumapenzi!”