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40 Nizyakayinda zintu eezi, mupati wabasikutola zyakunywa kumwaami wa-Ijipita amupati wabasikujika zinkwa bakabisizya simalelaabo, mwaami wa-Ijipita. 2 Nkinkaako, Faro wakabanyemena loko babelesi bakwe aaba babili, nkukwaamba, mupati wabasikutola zyakunywa amupati wabasikujika zinkwa 3 alubo wakalayilila kuti babikkwe mujele lyamung’anda yamupati wabalindi, oomo Josefa mwaakabikkidwe kali musungwa. 4 Mpawo mupati wabalindi wakasala Josefa kuti akkale aambabo akuti kanoobalanga alubo bakakkala mujele kwachiindi.*
5 Sikutola zyakunywa kumwaami wa-Ijipita asikujika zinkwa bakasungidwe mujele, umwi awumwi wakalota chiloto mubusiku bumwi alubo chiloto chimwi achimwi chakali aabupanduluzi bwacho. 6 Kuseeni Josefa naakanjila akubalanga, bakali kuboneka kabawuside. 7 Nkinkaako, wakabuzya babelesi baFaro mbaakasungidwe aabo mung’anda yasimalelaakwe kuti: “Nkamboonzi nimuuside sunu?” 8 Mpawo bakati kulinguwe: “Toonse katuli babili kuli nzitwalota pesi taakwe sikutupandulwida pe.” Mpawo Josefa wakati kulimbabo: “TeeLeza na uupandulula ziloto? Amundibuzye nzimwalota.”
9 Nkinkaako, mupati wabasikutola zyakunywa wakabuzya Josefa chiloto chakwe kati: “Muchiloto nchindalota, kwali musaansa kunembo lyangu. 10 Aamusaansa ooyo kwali tutabi tutatu, mpawo nwaaba aazisyuukila, wafulula alubo zikama zyawo zyaba masaansa aabizidwe. 11 Nkomeki yaFaro yali mujaanza lyangu mpawo ndabweza masaansa ndaadinina munkomeki yaFaro. Kuzwa waawo, nkomeki eeyo ndayibikka mujaanza lyaFaro.” 12 Mpawo Josefa wakati kulinguwe: “Mbobu bupanduluzi bwacho: Tutabi tutatu, mazuba aatatu. 13 Nikwayinda mazuba aatatu, Faro uzookugwisya mujele akukubweedezya aamulimu wako alubo uzoobikka nkomeki yaFaro mujaanza lyakwe mbuli mbwaakali kuchita nwaakachili sikumupa zyakunywa. 14 Nikuba oobo, ukandiyeeye zyaakukweendela kabotu. Inche kaka unditondeezye luyando lutamani alubo umubuzye Faro, kuchitila kuti ndizwe mundawu eeyi. 15 Kwaamba choonzyo, ndakabbigwa biya kuzwa kunyika yamaHebberu alubo taakwe chintu nchindakachita ookuno chinga chilapa kuti bandibikke mujele.”*
16 Mupati wabasikujika zinkwa naakabona kuti Josefa wapandulula zintu zibotu, wakati kulinguwe: “Andime ndalota kanditukkide mabbasikiti aatatu aali aazinkwa zituba 17 alubo mubbasikiti lyali aajulu, mwali zyakulya zyaFaro zyamisyobo yoonse zipangidwe aafulawa mpawo bayuni balikuzilya kuzwa mubbasikiti ndindatukkide.” 18 Josefa wakasandula kuti, “Mbobu bupanduluzi bwacho: Mabbasikiti aatatu, mazuba aatatu. 19 Nikwayinda mazuba aatatu, Faro uzookudyunkula mutwe akukwaanzika aachisamu mpawo bayuni bazoolya nyama yamubili wako.”
20 Buzuba bwachitatu, bwakali buzuba bwakuzyalwa kwaFaro. Faro wakabambila babelesi bakwe boonse pobwe alubo wakati mupati wabasikutola zyakunywa amupati wabasikujika zinkwa beetwe kulinguwe, kunembo lyababelesi bakwe. 21 Mpawo wakabweedezya mupati wabasikutola zyakunywa aamulimu wakwe wakupa mwaami zyakunywa. Wakayinkilila kunembo kupa Faro nkomeki. 22 Pesi mupati wabasikujika zinkwa wakamwaanzika aachisamu, mbuli Josefa mbaakababuzizye. 23 Nikuba oobo, mupati wabasikutola zyakunywa taakwe naakamuyeeya pe Josefa, wakamuluba.