Okupakwa kwaJakob
1 Opo nee Josef okwa wila koshipala shaxe ndele okwe mu lila nokwe mu fipa komilungu. 2 Ndele Josef okwa lombwela ovapiya vaye ovahakuli, va vaeke xe nomaadi abalsam. Novahakuli va vaeka Israel nomaadi abalsam. 3 Omafiku omilongo nhee a pita po, osheshi omafiku e fike opo oo a wana mokuvaeka nabalsam. NOvaegipiti ve mu lila omafiku omilongo heyali.
4 Nomafiku okulila eefya eshi a pita po, Josef okwa popya neumbo laFarao ndele ta ti: “Ame ngeenge nda filwa onghenda momesho eni, ka popileni nge koshipala shaFarao, mu tye: 5 ‘Tate okwa anifa nge ndele ta ti: “Tala, ame onda yuka kefyo. Nye omu na okupaka nge mekololo nde li lihokelele medu laKaanan.” Nandi itavelelwe okuya ndi ka pake tate. Opo nee ame ohandi ka aluka.’ ” 6 Ndele Farao okwa tya: “Inda u ka pake xo ngaashi ye e ku anifa.” 7 Opo nee Josef okwa fikama ta i a ka pake xe, ndele ovapiya aveshe vaFarao, omalenga eumbo laye ova ya pamwe naye, nomalenga aeshe omakulunhu omoshilongo shaEgipiti. 8 Nosho yo eumbo alishe laJosef novamwaxe neumbo alishe laxe. Ounona vavo aveke needi neengobe va fiya moshikandjo Gosen. 9 Ndele okwa ya ko nomatemba oita novalondi veenghambe pamwe naye, opa li hano osheendo shinene unene. 10 Ndele vo eshi va fika kuGoren-Atad, ei i li koushilo waJordan, ova ninga oshivilo shinene sheefya, ndele va lila eefya dinene. Ndele ye okwe va lombwela eefya daxe di lilwe omafiku aheyali. 11 Ovakaanan oonakukala moshilongo eshi va uda eefya tadi lilwa mu Goren-Atad ova popya tava ti: “Oku na eefya dOvaegipiti tadi lilwa.” Onghee onhele oyo hai ifanwa Abel Misraim, ya li moushilo waJordan.
12 Ndele ovana vaye ovamati va wanifa ngaashi ye e va lombwelele: 13 ovana vaye ovamati ve mu twala koshilongo shaKaanan, ndele ve mu paka mekololo lonhele yedu laMakpela, onhele tuu ei Abraham a landele ombila yefyuululo kuEfron, Omuheti, moushilo wokuMamre. 14 Opo nee Josef okwa shuna kuEgipiti, ye mwene novamwaxe naaveshe ava va ile pamwe naye eshi a ka paka xe.
Ovamwaxe vaJosef tave lininipike ndele tava yombamekwa
15 Ovamwaxe vaJosef eshi va mona xe a fya vo otava ti: “Kashiimba Josef ota hovele oku tu handukila noku tu shunifa owii molwowii aushe twe mu ningila!” 16 Onghee hano va tumina Josef ondaka ei: “Xo, fimbo ina fya, okwe tu lombwela eendjovo edi: 17 nye omu na okulombwela Josef tamu ti: ‘Akutu, tu fila onghenda. Dima po etauluko lovamwaxo netimba lavo, eshi ve ku ningile nai.’ Ndelenee paife, tu dimina po etauluko letu, fye ava ovapiya vaKalunga kaxo.” Ndele Josef okwa lila, eshi va popya naye. 18 Ndele ovamwaxe voovene navo ova ya ndele va wila eombe koshipala shaye ndele tava ti: “Tala, fye ovapika voye.” 19 Ndele Josef okwe va nyamukula ta ti: “Inamu tila. Aame ndi li ponhele yaKalunga? 20 Heeno, nye omwa diladilila nge owii, ndelenee Kalunga okwe u alulila kouwa, a longe eshi shi li po, oshiwana shinene e shi xupifile omwenyo. 21 Hano inamu kala mwa tila. Ame ohandi ke mu kalela noshisho, nye noludalo leni.” Osho ngaha ye e va hekeleka nokutulumukifa omitima davo.
22 Ndele Josef okwa kala muEgipiti ye neumbo laxe. Ndele Josef a kala nomwenyo omido efele nomulongo. 23 Ndele Josef okwa mona ovatekulu vaEfraim. Nosho yo ovana vaMakir, omona waManasse, ova dalwa fimbo Josef kwa li e nomwenyo.
Efyo laJosef
24 Ndele Josef okwa lombwela ovamwaxe ta ti: “Ame ohandi ka fya, ndelenee Kalunga te mu diinine ndele te mu twala koshilongo eshi moshilongo shinya Ye a udanekela nokwaana Abraham naIsak naJakob.” 25 Ndele Josef okwa anifa ovana vaIsrael ndele ta ti: “Kalunga ngeenge te mu kongo, kufeni omakipa ange aa, a twaleni ko.” 26 Ndele Josef okwa fya e nomido efele nomulongo. Ndele ve mu vaeka nomuvavo wabalsam, ndele ve mu tula moshikefa muEgipiti.
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