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50 Josefa wakaliwaala aamubili wawisi walila, wamumyonta. 2 Kuzwa waawo, Josefa wakalayilila babelesi bakwe basilisi kuti bananike chidumbu chawisi musamu kuti chitaboli. Nkinkaako, basilisi bakananika chidumbu cha-Israyeli musamu kuti chitaboli. 3 Alubo bakatola mazuba aakkwene aali 40, nkaambo oobu mbuubulamfu bwachiindi chikkwene chakunanika chidumbu musamu alubo ma-Ijipita bakayinkilila kunembo kumulila kwamazuba aali 70.
4 Mazuba aakumulila naakayinda, Josefa wakaambuula aabamunkuta* yaFaro kati: “Kuti kandili ndafwidwa luzyalo mumeso aanu, amumubuzye mulumbe ooyu Faro wakuti: 5 ‘Ndeende wakapa kuti ndikonke naakati: “Bona! Ndaamba kufwa. Ukandizikke kundawu yangu yakuzikka, njindakasya munyika yaKkenani.” Inche amundizumizye ndikazikke ndeende mpawo ndilaboola.’” 6 Faro wakasandula kuti: “Yinka ukazikke wuso mbuli mbaakapa kuti ukonke.”
7 Nkinkaako, Josefa wakayinka kuti akazikke wisi alubo wakayinkaamwi ababelesi baFaro boonse, bapati bamunkuta yakwe, bapati boonse bamunyika ya-Ijipita, 8 bamung’anda yaJosefa boonse, bananyina abamung’anda yawisi. Munyika yaGosheni, bakasiya bana babo kupela ang’ombe zyabo ambelele zyabo. 9 Ngolo abasimabbiza bakayinkaamwi anguwe alubo yakali nkamu mpati loko. 10 Mpawo bakasika kulubuwa lwakupolela lwaku-Atadi, luli muchilawu chaJodani. Kabali nkukooko, bantu bakalila loko akoomoka alubo Josefa wakayinkilila kunembo kulila wisi kwamazuba aali musanu aabili. 11 Bantu bakkala munyika eeyo, maKkenani, bakababona kabalikulila kulubuwa lwakupolela lwaku-Atadi mpawo bakati: “Ooku nkulila kupati loko kwama-Ijipita!” Eezi nzizyo zyakapa kuti ndawu eeyi iwuzikwe kuti Abbeli-mizirayimu,* iili muchilawu chaJodani.
12 Nkinkaako, bana bakwe bakachita zyoonse mbuli mbaakabalayilila. 13 Bana bakwe bakamubweza bamutola kunyika yaKkenani baakumuzikka mumpako yabbwe iili mumuunda waMakkipela, muunda uuli kunembo aaMamure, ooyo Abbrahamu ngwaakawula kuli Efroni muHeti, kuti ibe ndawu yakuzikka bantu. 14 Josefa naakazwa aakuzikka wisi, wakabweeda ku-Ijipita kalaamwi abananyina abantu boonse mbaakayinkide aabo kukuzikka wisi.
15 Bananyina baJosefa nibakabona kuti wisi wafwa bakati: “Amwi Josefa uchitunyemenede, ulakonzya kutubweedezya akaambo kazibi zyoonse nzitwakamuchitila.” 16 Nkinkaako, bakatumizya mulayizyo kuli Josefa wakuti: “Wuso katanafwa, wakasiya walayilila majwi aaya aakuti: 17 ‘Mbobu mbumweelede kubuzya Josefa: “Inche kaka ndakumbila ubalekelele bananyokwe kumilandu azibi nzibakachita, zyakapa kuti unjile mumapenzi aali boobu.”’ Inche kaka balekelele milandu yabo babelesi baLeza wawuso.” Mpawo Josefa wakalila nibakaambuulaawe. 18 Bananyina bakasika baliwaala kunembo lyakwe mpawo bakati: “Twalyeeta kulinduwe tubazike bako!” 19 Josefa wakati kulimbabo: “Mutayoowi pe. Ndili Leza na kuti ndimubeteke? 20 Nikuba kuti mwakali kuyanda kundichitila zibi, Leza wakapa kuti zichitike oobo, kuchitila kuti zintu zyeende kabotu akuti bantu biingi bafutulwe mbuli mbalikuchita sunu. 21 Mutayoowi pe. Ndinoomupa chakulya inywe abana banu baniini.” Nkinkaako, wakabawumbulizya akubabuzya majwi aasimya.
22 Josefa wakayinkilila kunembo kukkala munyika ya-Ijipita we abamung’anda yawisi alubo Josefa wakapona minyaka iili 110. 23 Josefa wakabona bana ba-Efremu bazyalani lyachitatu abana baMakkiri mwana waManase. Bakazyalilwa aamazwi aaJosefa.* 24 Nikwakayinda chiindi chilamfu, Josefa wakabuzya bananyina kuti: “Ndaamba kufwa, pesi kwaamba choonzyo, Leza tazoomusiyi pe, kwaamba choonzyo, uzoomugwisya munyika eeyi akumutola kunyika njaakakonkezya Abbrahamu, Izakka aJakkobo.” 25 Nkinkaako, Josefa wakapa kuti bana ba-Israyeli bakonke naakati: “Kwaamba choonzyo, Leza tazoomulekelezyi pe. Mweelede kuzoogwisya mafuwa aangu oomuno.” 26 Josefa wakafwa kali aaminyaka iili 110 alubo bakamunanika musamu kuti mubili wakwe utaboli mpawo wakabikkwa mubbokesi mu-Ijipita.