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45 Aachiindi eechi, Josefa taakachili kukonzya pe kulijata kunembo lyababelesi bakwe boonse. Nkinkaako, wakoompolola kati: “Muntu woonse azwe!” Taakwe muntu wakachilaawe pe, chiindi Josefa naakalizibya kubananyina.
2 Mpawo wakasaanguna kukwiilila aajulu zyakuti ma-Ijipita abamung’anda yaFaro bakamumvwa. 3 Kumamanino, Josefa wakati kubananyina: “Ndime Josefa. Ndeende uchipona na?” Pesi bananyina teebakakonzya pe kumusandula, nkaambo bakagamba loko akaambo kanguwe. 4 Nkinkaako, Josefa wakati kubananyina: “Amuswene aafwiifwi andime.” Mpawo bakaswena aafwiifwi anguwe.
Mpawo wakati: “Ndime Josefa mwananyokwe, ooyo ngumwakawuzya ku-Ijipita. 5 Pesi mutanyemi pe naakuti kukazyania akaambo kakuti mwakanduuzya ookuno, nkaambo Leza wakandituma kunembo lyanu kuti ndifutule buumi bwabantu. 6 Ooyu munyaka wachibili kakuli nzala alubo kuchili imwi minyaka iili musanu nikutanoolimwi nikuba kutebulwa. 7 Pesi Leza wakandituma kunembo lyanu kuchitila kuti ndikwabilile basyeede banu aanyika* akuti mwiinkilile kunembo kupona kwiinda mulufutuko lupati. 8 Nkinkaako, teendinywe pe mwakandituma kuti ndize ookuno, pesi nguLeza wakasimpe kuchitila kuti andisale kuti ndibe mupati wabazulwidi baFaro,* akuti ndibe mwaami wabantu boonse bamung’anda yakwe amweendelezi wamunyika yoonse ya-Ijipita.
9 “Amufwambaane mubweede kuli ndeende, mukamubuzye kuti: ‘Mbobu mbaamba mwanaako Josefa: “Leza wandisala kuti ndibe mwaami wa-Ijipita yoonse. Kuza ookuno. Utanonoki pe. 10 Unookkala munyika yaGosheni, mpunooli aafwiifwi andime, iwe, bana bako, bazukulu bako, mbelele zyako, mpongo zyako, ng’ombe zyako azintu zyoonse nzulaazyo. 11 Ndinoomupa chakulya nkukooko nkaambo kuchili minyaka iili musanu yanzala. Kuti teemwachita oobo, iwe abamung’anda yako azintu zyoonse nzulaazyo, mulafwa aanzala.”’ 12 Inywe amwanikaangu Bbenjamini mwalibonena ameso aanu kuti ndime biya choonzyo nindilikwaambuula aandinywe. 13 Nkinkaako, mweelede kumubuzya ndeende atala abulemu bwangu boonse bwamu-Ijipita azintu zyoonse nzimwabona. Amufwambaane mumweete ookuno ndeende.”
14 Kuzwa waawo, wakambundila mwanikaakwe* Bbenjamini wasaanguna kulila mpawo anguwe Bbenjamini wakalila kamumbundilide munsingo. 15 Wakamyonta bananyina boonse walila mpawo bananyina bakaambuulaawe.
16 Makani akasika kung’anda yaFaro aakuti: “Bananyina baJosefa basika!” Makani aaya akamubotezya loko Faro ababelesi bakwe. 17 Nkinkaako, Faro wakati kuli Josefa: “Buzya bananyokwe kuti, ‘Muchite oobu: Amugazike zibbudu zyanu aabanyama babweza zibbudu mpawo mwiinke kunyika yaKkenani. 18 Mukabweze wuso abamumaanda aanu kuti baze ookuno kulindime. Ndizoomupa zintu zibotu zyamunyika ya-Ijipita alubo munoolya zintu zibotu zyamunyika.’* 19 Alubo ubabuzye kuti: ‘Muchite eezi: Amubweze ngolo zyamunyika ya-Ijipita, mukagazike bana banu abanakazi banu alubo mweelede kubelesya imwi ngolo kuti mweete wuso aze ookuno. 20 Mutabi aandaba azintu zyanu, nkaambo zintu zibotu zyamunyika yoonse ya-Ijipita nzizyanu.’”
21 Mpawo bana ba-Israyeli bakachita mbuboobo alubo Josefa wakabapa ngolo kweendelana ambaakaamba Faro mpawo wakabapa chakulya chamulweendo. 22 Alubo umwi awumwi wakamupa chigogo chakuchincha, pesi Bbenjamini wakamupa mali yansiliva iili 300 azigogo zili musanu zyakuchincha. 23 Mpawo kuli wisi wakatumizya zintu zitobela: madonki aali kkumi aakabwezede zintu zibotu zyamu-Ijipita, amadonki mazyazi aali kkumi aakanyampwide zilyo achinkwa achimwi chakulya chawisi chamulweendo. 24 Nkinkaako, wakati bananyina beende, nibakali kweenda, wakati kulimbabo: “Mutanyemezyani pe munzila.”
25 Mpawo bakeenda kabazwa ku-Ijipita alubo bakasika munyika yaKkenani kuli wisi Jakkobo. 26 Mpawo bakabuzya wisi kuti: “Josefa uchipona alubo nguwe uulikweendelezya nyika yoonse ya-Ijipita!” Pesi we wakazilika kupela nkaambo taakabasyoma pe. 27 Nibakamubuzya majwi woonse Josefa ngaakababuzya, anaakabona ngolo Josefa nzyaakatumizya kuti zizoomubweze, muuya wawisi Jakkobo, wakasaanguna kubusilizigwa. 28 Israyeli wakati: “Lino ndasyoma! Mwanaangu Josefa uchipona! Ndeelede kwiinka ndikamubone kanditanafwa pe!”