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37 Jakkobo wakayinkilila kunembo kukkala munyika yaKkenani, munyika wisi njaakakkede kali mweenzu.
2 Aaya ngiimakani aali atala aJakkobo.
Josefa naakali aaminyaka iili 17, wakali kweembela matanga kalaamwi abana baBbiliha abana baZilipa, banakazi bawisi. Josefa wakaza kuzoobuzya wisi mulumbe mubi atala abana aaba. 3 Israyeli wakali kumuyanda loko Josefa kwiinda bana bakwe boonse nkaambo wakali mwana wabuchembele bwakwe nkinkaako, wakamusumisizya jansi bbotu. 4 Bakulana bakwe nibakabona kuti wisi wakali kumuyanda loko kwiinda mbabo, bakasaanguna kumuzonda alubo teebakachili kwaambuula kabotu pe anguwe.
5 Nikwakayinda chiindi, Josefa wakalota chiloto mpawo wakachibuzya bakulana bakwe. Eezi zyakapa kuti babe aakamwi kaambo kakumuzonda. 6 Wakati kulimbabo: “Amuswiilizye mumvwe nzindalota. 7 Ndalota katulikusunga misunta aakati kamuunda. Mpawo musunta wangu wayimikila nji alubo yanu yawuzyunguluka, yawukotamina.” 8 Bakulana bakwe bakati kulinguwe: “Ulaachoonzyo na chakuti uyanda kuba mwaami wesu akutweendelezya?” Nkinkaako, bakajana kamwi kaambo kakumuzonda akaambo kaziloto zyakwe anzyaakaamba.
9 Alubo wakalota chimwi chiloto mpawo wakachibuzya bakulana bakwe kati: “Ndalota chimwi chiloto. Muchiloto eechi, zuba, mweezi anyenyeezi zili 11 zyali kundikotamina.” 10 Mpawo wakachibuzya wisi abakulana bakwe alubo wisi wakamukalalila kati: “Chaambaanzi chiloto chako eecho? Undibuzya kuti ime abanyoko abakulana bako choonzyo tuzoosika tukukotamine?” 11 Mpawo bakulana bakwe bakamuchitila bbivwe pesi wisi wakaabamba mumoyo majwi aaya.
12 Bakulana bakwe bakaya kukweembela matanga aawisi aafwiifwi aakuShekkemu. 13 Nikwakayinda chiindi, Israyeli wakati kuli Josefa: “Mbuli mbuzi kuti bakulana bako balikweembela matanga aafwiifwi akuShekkemu, kuza ndikutume uye kulimbabo.” Mpawo wakati kulinguwe: “Nchibotu!” 14 Nkinkaako, Israyeli wakati kulinguwe: “Yinka ukabone kuti bakulana bako balikabotu na. Alubo ubone kuti matanga alikabotu na mpawo uboole uzoondibuzye.” Kuzwa waawo, wakamutuma kazwa kukkuti lyaHebburoni* mpawo wakatozya kuShekkemu. 15 Nikwakayinda chiindi, umwi mwaalumi wakamujana kali kweendengana mulusaka mpawo wakamubuzya kuti: “Uyanduulaanzi?” 16 Mpawo Josefa wakati: “Ndiyanduula bakulana bangu. Baliikweembezezya kuli?” 17 Mwaalumi ooyo wakati: “Bazwa ookuno, ndamvwa kabaamba kuti, ‘Atuye kuDotani.’” Nkinkaako, Josefa wakatobela bakulana bakwe mpawo wakaakubajana kuDotani.
18 Mpawo bakamubona kachili kule-kule, katanasika pe mpubakabede mpawo bakasaanguna kuyanduula nzila yakuti bamujaye. 19 Nkinkaako, bakasaanguna kubuzyania kuti: “Amubone! Ngoyu simaloto wasika. 20 Amuze tumujaye, tumuwaalile mudindi mpawo tuyoowamba kuti walumwa aamunyama wamusokwe uuyoosya. Tulabona zitachitike kuziloto zyakwe.” 21 Rubbeni naakamvwa makani aaya, wakeezya kumuvuna kulimbabo. Mpawo wakati: “Tutamujayi pe.” 22 Rubbeni wakababuzya kuti: “Mutatili ganzi pe, amumuwaalile mudindi munkanda pesi mutamuchisi pe.”* Makanze aakwe akali aakuti amuvune kulimbabo kuchitila kuti amubweedezye kuli wisi.
23 Josefa mbaakasika biyo kubakulana bakwe, bakamugwisya jansi lyakwe, nkukwaamba jansi lyakwe bbotu ndyaakali kuzwaata. 24 Bakamujata bamuwaalila mudindi lyamaanzi. Aachiindi eecho, dindi eelyo teelyakalikwe chintu, teemwakalikwe maanzi pe.
25 Kuzwa waawo, bakakkala balya. Pesi nibakalanga kunembo, bakabona nkamu yabasikweenda yama-Ishumayeli bakali kuzwa kuGiliyadi. Nkamela zyabo zyakanyampwide nzuka iinunkilila iitegwa labbudanamu, bbalisamu ayimwi nzuka alubo bakali kukunuka kabaya ku-Ijipita. 26 Mpawo Juda wakati kubananyina: “Tulajanaanzi kuti twajaya mwanikeesu mpawo twavumba ganzi lyakwe? 27 Amuze tumuuzye kuma-Ishumayeli alubo tutabikki kuboko kwesu aalinguwe. Kabi mwanikeesu, ninyama yesu.” Nkinkaako, bakamuswiilila. 28 Basikuuzya maMidiyani nibakali kwiinda, bakulana baJosefa bakamugwisya mudindi lyamaanzi mpawo bakamuuzya kuma-Ishumayeli amali yansiliva iili 20. Mpawo baalumi aaba bakayinka aaJosefa ku-Ijipita.
29 Nikwakayinda chiindi, Rubbeni naakabweeda kudindi lyamaanzi akubona kuti Josefa taakachilimo pe mukati, wakadelula zigogo zyakwe. 30 Rubbeni naakabweeda kubanike bakwe, wakagamba kati: “Mwana tachiwo pe! Ani mpo ndilachita biyeni?”
31 Nkinkaako, bakabweza jansi lyaJosefa bajaya pule wampongo mpawo jansi eelyo bakalinika muganzi. 32 Kuzwa waawo, bakatola jansi eelyo bbotu kuli wisi mpawo bakati: “Nzezi nzitwajana. Lilange-lange ubone kuti teejansi lyamwanaako na.” 33 Mpawo wisi wakalilanga-langa alubo wakakwiila kati: “Ndijansi lyamwanaangu! Munyama wamusokwe wamulya! Josefa wazavuulwa aamunyama.” 34 Nizyakachitika zintu eezi, Jakkobo wakadelula zigogo zyakwe, wazwaata zigogo zyamasaka muchibuno alubo wakalila mwanaakwe kwamazuba miingi. 35 Bana bakwe balombe boonse abana bakwe basimbi boonse bakaliswini kumuumbulizya, pesi wakali kukaka kuumbulizigwa kati: “Ndizooyinka muKabanda* kandilila mwanaangu.” Alubo wisi wakayinkilila kunembo kumulila.
36 Mpawo maMidiyani bakamuuzya ku-Ijipita kuli Potifa, wakali walupati-pati mung’anda yaFaro alubo kali mupati wabalindi.