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.
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