1 Josef okwi iyumbile puhe ta lili e te mu thipi koshipala. 2 Josef okwa ti, omudhimba gwahe nagu gwayekwe, gu kukutikwe. 3 Osha pula omasiku omilongo ne, opo egwayeko lyekukutiko li pwe. Aayegipiti oye mu lili omasiku omilongo heyali.
4 Omasiku gokulila oosa sho ga hulu, Josef okwa ti komalenga gomukwaniilwa: “Kwathii ndje, mu fale elaka ndika komukwaniilwa tamu ti: 5 ‘Tate sho a li popepi nokusa, okwa uvanekitha ndje, ndi ke mu fumvike mombila e yi longekidha mevi lyaKaanan. Laleka ndje, ndi ye ndi ka fumvike tate e tandi galuka.’ ”
6 Omukwaniilwa okwa yamukula a ti: “Inda, u ka fumvike ho, ngaashi wu uvaneke to shi ningi.”
7 Josef okwa yi a ka fumvike he. Omalenga agehe gomukwaniilwa, aanenentu yomombala naawiliki ayehe yaEgipiti oya yi pamwe naJosef. 8 Egumbo lye, aamwahe naanegumbo lyahe ayehe oya yi pamwe naye. Aanona ayeke noonzi dhawo, iikombo noongombe oya kalele moshikandjo shaGoshen. 9 Aalumentu aanamatembakwiita naalondinkambe oya yi wo naye noya li ongundu onene.
10 Sho ya thiki polupale lwaAtad kuuzilo waJordan, oya lili mokule ethimbo ele, naJosef okwa utha, oosa dhi lile omasiku gaheyali. 11 Aakwashilongo Aakaanana sho ya mono aantu mboka taa lili puAtad, oya ti: “Oshituthi shoka oshoosa dhAayegipiti.” Ehala ndyoka nolya lukwa Abel Mizraim.
12 Aana yaJakob oya ningi, ngaashi e ya lombwele. 13 Oya fala omudhimba gwahe kuKaanan e taye gu fumvike mekololo puMakpela, kuuzilo waMamre meyana ndyoka Abraham e li landa kuEfron Omuheti, li ninge omayendo. 14 Josef sho a fumvike he, okwa shuna kuEgipiti pamwe naamwahe mboka ya yile pamwe naye kefumviko.
Josef ta fudhitha aamwahe
15 Aamwahe yaJosef sho ya mono he a si, oya ti: “Josef pamwe ote tu tondo e te tu galulile shoka twa li twe mu ningile, sho twe mu ehamekele.” 16 Oya tumu elaka kuJosef tali ti: “Ho manga a li inaa sa, 17 okwe tu lombwele, tu ku indile ombili, ta ti: ‘Kuthila po aamwaho, sho ya li ye ku longele uuwinayi.’ Ngashingeyi tu dhimina po omayono ngoka tse, aapika yaKalunga kaho, twe ga longo.” Josef okwa lili, sho a taamba elaka ndika.
18 Aamwahe yo yene oye ya e taa inyongamene kuye e taa ti: “Otu li mpaka koshipala shoye, aapika yoye.”
19 Josef okwa ti kuyo: “Inamu tila. Kandi li peha lyaKalunga. 20 Omwa ningile shili uuwinayi, ihe Kalunga okwe u mu galulile uuwanawa, opo a gamene oomwenyo dhaantu oyendji mboka ye na omwenyo pethimbo ndika molwashoka sha ningwa po. 21 Itamu pumbwa okutila. Otandi mu sile oshimpwiyu pamwe naana yeni.” Osho ngaaka e ya ngungumaneke noohapu dhombili ndhoka dha talaleke oomwenyo dhawo.
Eso lyaJosef
22 Josef negumbo lyahe oya kala muEgipiti. Sho a si, okwa li e na omimvo ethele nomulongo. 23 Okwa kala e na omwenyo e ta mono aana yaEfraim naatekulu sigo aatekulululwa yepipi etitatu. Okwa kala e na omwenyo e ta mono wo aana yaMakir gaManasse ye ya mezimo. 24 Okwa lombwele aamwahe a ti: “Ondi li pokusa, ihe Kalunga ote ke mu dhimbulukwa. Ote mu tembudha mo mevi ndika e te mu fala kevi e li uvanekele Abraham, Isak naJakob nokugana.” 25 Nena Josef okwa ganitha aana yaIsrael e ta ti: “Uvanekelii ndje kutya Kalunga ngele te mu fala kevi ndiyaka, nane wo otamu fala ko iipongo yandje.” 26 Josef okwa sile muEgipiti mepipi lyomimvo ethele nomulongo. Oye mu gwayeke ya kukutike omudhimba gwe e taye gu langeke moshiketha shomudhimba muEgipiti.
Ombakero ya Jakob
1 Josef arire tje rimanga mu ihe ama riri, ne mu hupite. 2 Okuzambo eye wa rakiza inḓa ozonganga nḓa ri moukarere we kutja ze kukutise orutu rwa ihe. Nozonganga za tjita nao. 3 Nu pa kapita omayuva omirongo vine nge heperwa omakukutisiro worutu. NOvaengipte va kara noruhoze na ye omayuva omirongo hambombari.
4 Oruveze rworuhoze tji rwa kapita, Josef arire tja tja kovakarere va Farao: “Tjinangara mu notjari na ami, ndji twarereye ombuze ndji ku Farao yokutja: 5 ‘Tate tja ri pokukoka we ndji yanisa kutja mbi kemupake meyendo nda sere omuini mOkanaan. Narikana ndji esa mbi kapake tate, nu mbi kotoke.’ ”
6 Farao arire tja ziri a tja: “Twende u kapake iho otja tje ku yanisa.”
7 Josef arire tja i okukapaka ihe. Novakarere avehe va Farao, na imba ovanene vondjuwo ya Farao va ya puna ye, novanane avehe va Engipte rukwao. 8 Wina imba ovonganda ya Josef avehe nomarumbi we, novanganda ya ihe va ya. Ovanatje wawo ouṱiṱi nozonyanda nozongombe mbya sewa mehi ra Gosen. 9 Omatemba novakavire wina va ya puna wo. Otjo tja ri otjimbumba otjinene.
10 Nowo tji va kavaza kOgoren-Atad, munda mbwina na Jordan va kaworonganena mbo okutjitira po ondoro onene. Nu Josef wa tjitira ihe omutambo oure womayuva hambombari. 11 Nu imba ovature va Kanaan tji va munine imbwi omutambo mOgoren-Atad va tjere: “Indwi oruhoze orunene rwOvaengipte.” Poṋa mbo opu pa za okurukwa Abel-Misraim, munda mbwina na Jordan.
12 Ovazandu va Jakob otji va tjita otja punga e ve rakiza. 13 Owo ve mu twara kOkanaan, nave kemupaka mondimba mokuti kwa Makpela, komukuma wokomuhuka wa Mamre Abraham ndja randere puna indi ehi ku Efron, Omuhetite, ri rire ehi romapakero. 14 Nu Josef tja za nokupaka ihe, wa yaruka kOengipte puna omarumbi we, na imba avehe mba ya puna ye kombakero.
Josef ma isire omarumbi we
15 Kombunda yonḓiro ya ihe yawo omarumbi wa Josef arire tji va tja: “Mape kara vi, Josef tja utu okutuhumisa nokuyarura ouvi mouvi auhe mbu twa tjita ku ye?” 16 Owo opu va hindira ombuze ku Josef nave tja: “Iho ngunda e hiya koka we tu pa omarakiza nga: 17 ‘Karaereye Josef nai: Arikana isira ondataiziro nouvi womarumbi woye mbu va tjita kove!’ Nambano tu isira ondataiziro yetu, eṱe mbu tu ri ovakarere va Ndjambi waiho!” Josef wa rira owo tji va tja nai ku ye.
18 Nomarumbi we ve ya oveni nave ripete komurungu we ave tja: “Oweṱe mba komurungu woye otja ovakarere voye!”
19 Nungwari Josef wa tja ku wo: “Amu tira, ami himee sora okuritwa moruveze rwa Ndjambi. 20 Eṋe mwe ripura okutjita ouvi ku ami, nungwari Ndjambi wa tanaurira ouvi kouwa, kokutja a yamene po ominyo vyovandu ovengi otja tji pe ri ndinondi.” 21 Neye otje ve huhumiṋa nomambo omanatjari, nga ṱuna komitima vyawo.
Onḓiro ya Josef
22 Josef wa tura mOengipte puna omuhoko auhe wa ihe, neye wa ri nozombura esere rimwe nomurongo tja koka. 23 Eye wa kara nomuinyo nga tja muna ovanatje va Efraim, novanatje vovanatje ve. Novanatje va Makir, omuzandu wa Manasse, wina va kwatwa, Josef ngunda a ri nomuinyo.
24 Josef wa tja nai komarumbi we: “Ami mbi ri pokukoka, nungwari Ndjambi me rikendere eṋe katjotjiri, nu eye me mu pitisa mehi ndi, ne mu twara kehi nda yanena ooAbraham na Isak na Jakob.” 25 Josef wa ningira ovazandu va Israel okumuyanena, a tja: “Ndji yaneneye kutja Ndjambi tje rikendere eṋe ne mu yarura, mamu twaerere omaṱupa wandje okuisa mehi ndi.” 26 Josef otja koka notjiwondo tjozombura esere rimwe nomurongo. Nowo va kukutisa orutu rwe, nave ru twa motjikesa mOengipte.
