Matalikilo 37:1-36
37 Jakobo wakazumanana kukkala munyika ya Kanana, oomo usyi mwaakakkede kali mweenzu.+
2 Aaya ngamakani aamba zya Jakobo.
Josefa+ naakali amyaka iili 17, wakali kweembela butanga+ antoomwe abana ba Biliha+ abana ba Zilipa,+ bamakaintu babausyi. Aboobo Josefa wakaletela usyi makani mabi aazintu nzyobakacita banabokwabo.
3 Lino Israyeli wakali kumuyanda Josefa kwiinda bana bakwe basankwa bambi+ nkaambo wakali mwana wamubucembele bwakwe, alimwi wakamusumina jansi lilamfwu lyeebeka.
4 Ibanabokwabo nobakabona kuti bausyi balamuyanda kwiinda mbabo boonse, bakamusulaika alimwi tiibakacili kwaambaula kabotu anguwe.
5 Kumane Josefa wakalota ciloto alimwi wakaambila banabokwabo ncaakalota,+ eelyo bakaindila kumusulaika.
6 Mpoonya wakati kulimbabo: “Amuswiilile ciloto eeci ncindalota.
7 Twali kwaanga misunta yamaila akati kamuunda, eelyo musunta wangu waimikila nji, mpoonya misunta yanu yauzinguluka akuukotamina musunta wangu.”+
8 Mpoonya banabokwabo bakati kulinguwe: “Sena masimpe uyoolibikka kuba mwami wesu alimwi akutweendelezya?”+ Aboobo bakajana kaambo kambi kakumusulaikila akaambo kaziloto zyakwe alimwi azintu nzyaakaamba.
9 Kuzwa waawo alimwi wakalota ciloto acimbi, eelyo wakabalwiida banabokwabo ulaamba: “Ndalota ciloto acimbi. Muciloto eeci zuba amwezi anyenyeezi zili 11 zyali kundikotamina.”+
10 Mpoonya wakabalwiida bausyi alimwi abanabokwabo, aboobo bausyi bakamukalalila akumwaambila kuti: “Ino caamba nzi ciloto cako eeci? Sena mebo abanyoko abanabokwanu mubwini tuyooboola akukukotamina ansi?”
11 Lino banabokwabo bakamufwida munyono,+ pele bausyi bakaayobola majwi aayo mumoyo.
12 Kumane banabokwabo bakaunka kukweembela butanga bwabausyi kumbali aamunzi wa Sekemu.+
13 Kwiinde ciindi, Israyeli wakati kuli Josefa: “Ibanabokwanu beembela matanga kumbali lya Sekemu, tee kayi? Koboola ndikutume kulimbabo.” Mpoonya walo wakati: “Ndililibambilide kuunka.”
14 Aboobo wakati kulinguwe: “Koya ukabone naa bali kabotu. Ukabone mbobubede butanga, wamana uzoondaambile.” Kumane wakamutuma, eelyo wakanyamuka kuzwa kukkuti* lya Hebroni+ kuya ku Sekemu.
15 Mpoonya umwi mwaalumi wakamujana ulaingaila musyokwe. Kumane wakamubuzya kuti: “Ino uyandaula nzi?”
16 Eelyo wakaingula kuti: “Ndiyandaula banabokwesu. Ndakomba amundaambile, ino nkuli nkobeembelela?”
17 Mwaalumi ooyo wakazumanana kwaamba kuti: “Bazwa okuno, nkaambo ndabamvwa kabaamba kuti, ‘Atuunke ku Dotani.’” Mpoonya Josefa wakabatobela, eelyo wakaakubajana ku Dotani.
18 Lino bakamubona kacili kulamfwu, eelyo katanasika nkobakabede, bakatalika kukanza kuti bamujaye.
19 Aboobo bakatalika kwaambilana kuti: “Amubone! Nguulya siziloto waboola.+
20 Amuboole tumujaye akumusowela mumulindi umwi, mpoonya tukaambe kuti waligwa amunyama wamusyokwe mukali. Mpoonya tulabona citiicitike kuziloto zyakwe.”
21 Rubeni+ naakamvwa boobo, wakasola kuti amuvwune kulimbabo. Aboobo wakati: “Tutamujayi pe.”+
22 Mpoonya Rubeni wakabaambila kuti: “Mutatili bulowa.+ Amumusowele buyo mumulindi ooyu uuli munkanda, pele mutamucisi* pe.”+ Makanze aakwe akali aakumuvwuna kulimbabo kutegwa amujole kuli bausyi.
23 Josefa mbwaakasikila buyo mpobakabede banabokwabo, bakamusamununa jansi lyeebeka ndyaakasamide,+
24 bamane bakamunyamuna akumusowela mumulindi. Aciindi eeco mumulindi oomo mwakanyina cintu; mwakanyina maanzi.
25 Mpoonya bakakkala akutalika kulya. Nobakalanga kulaale, bakabona nkamu yabana Isimayeli+ kaiboola kuzwa ku Gileadi. Nkamela zyabo zyakanyamwide mafwuta aanunkilila aalabbudamu amabbona amakwa aajisi bulimbo bununkilila,+ bakali kuya ku Egepita.
26 Mpoonya Juda wakaambila banabokwabo kuti: “Ino nimpindu nzi njotukonzya kujana ikuti twamujaya mwanookwesu akusisa lufwu lwakwe?+
27 Atumusambale buyo+ kubana Isimayeli, alimwi tutamucisi pe. Mbwaanga mwanookwesu, tuli nyama yomwe.” Aboobo bakamvwa nzyaakabaambila munyina.
28 Eelyo basimakwebo bana Midiyani+ nibakali kwiinda, banabokwabo bakamugwisya Josefa mumulindi akumusambala kubana Isimayeli amali aansiliva aali 20.+ Baalumi aaba bakamutola Josefa ku Egepita.
29 Kumane Rubeni naakajokela kumulindi akujana kuti Josefa tako mumulindi, wakazapula zisani zyakwe.
30 Naakapiluka kubanabokwabo wakakankamuka kuti: “Mwana tako! Ino mebo ndilacita buti lino?”
31 Aboobo bakabweza jansi lya Josefa kumane bakajaya mujembwe akunyika jansi mubulowa.
32 Mpoonya bakalitola jansi eelyo ilyakali kweebeka kuli bausyi akwaamba kuti: “Amubone ncotwajana. Amulilange-lange mubone naa eeli ndijansi lyamwanaanu.”+
33 Mpoonya wakalilanga-langa akukankamuka kuti: “Ndijansi lyamwanaangu! Munyama wamusyokwe mukali weelede kuti wamulya! Masimpe Josefa wazazaulwa!”
34 Mpoonya Jakobo wakazapula zisani zyakwe akusama masaka mucibuno akumulila mwanaakwe mazuba manji.
35 Alimwi bana bakwe basankwa abasimbi boonse bakasola kumuumbulizya pele wakakaka kuumbulizyigwa kaamba kuti: “Ndiyakuunka mu Cuumbwe*+ kandilila mwanaangu!” Aboobo bausyi bakazumanana kumulila.
36 Lino bana Midiyani abalo bakamusambala ku Egepita kuli Potifara mupati wababelesi ba Farao,+ nkokuti silutwe wabalindizi.+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “kucibanda.”
^ Naa “mutabikki janza alinguwe.”
^ Naa “Cikkalilo Cabafwu.” Amubone Bupanduluzi Bwamabala.
