¹ Yusufu akonkomeshe bakasunga bang'anda yakwe, ukutila, ''Isusheni amasaka ya aba baume ifyakulya ukulingana nefyo bena bengasenda, nokubikila cila mwaume impya mutupund twasaka yakwe. ² Bika kapu yandi, Kapu ya Silfele, mu mufuko wau cepeshepo, kanli nendalama yakwe iya nseke.'' kasunga alicitileumo Yusufu asosele. ³ Ulucelo ilyo bwacele naba lumendo ba balitumine, bena nakakabalwe kabo. ⁴ Ilyo bafumine mumusumba libe tabalafikile ukutali, Yusufu asosele kuli bakasungabakwe, ''Imeni konkeni pantanshi ya baume, kabli nga mwabacilila, soseni kuli bo, ''Cinshi mwayalwila ububi kubune? ⁵ Bushe teiyiine kapu iyo cibinda wandi anwinako, kabili e kapu iyo abomfya ukubulilamo? MWacita icibi ifintu mwacita.'' ⁶ Kasunga alibatangilile no kusosa aya mashiwi kuli bo. ⁷ Balandile kuli, ''Ninshi cibinda asosele aya mashiwi ngefi? Ukutali cibe kubasha ico tekuti bacite caifyo. ⁸ Lolesha, impiya isho twasangike mutupunda twama saka yesu. twacilibweseshe kabli mwe ukufuma mu mpango ya Kenani. Ninshi kabili twingebia ukufuma mung'anda yakwa cibinda obe silufa nangu golide? ⁹ Nga uuli onse uwa mubasha benu asangilwe nayo, lekeni afwe, na fwebo tukaba abasha bakwa cibinda wandi.'' ¹⁰ Kasunga alandile, ''Nomba naco cibe ukulingana na mashiwi yenu. Wo uyo kapu yalasangwako akaba umusha, naimwe mwebashala mukaba aba kaele.'' ¹¹ Elyo cila mwaume alyangufyenyeko nokuleta isaka lyakwe panshi pamushili, kabli cila mwaume aiswile isaka lyakwe. ¹² Kasunga asokotele. Atampile ku mukalamba no kulekelehsa kuwacepeshepo, na kapu yasangilwe mwisaka lyakwa benjamini. ¹³ Elyo balepwile ifyakufwala fyabo. Cila mwaume alongele kabalwe wakwe no kubwekelamo ku musumba. ¹⁴ Yuda naba wabo abaume baishile ku ng'anda yakwa Yusufu. Wo acilifye kulya, kabili bakunkwile pa cinso cakwe pa mushii. ¹⁵ Yusufu alandile kuli bo, ''Efinshi ifi mwacita? Tamwaishiba ukweba ati umwaume nga ne alacitita ukulekanya?'' ¹⁶ Yuda alandile , ''Nindo twingalanda kuli cibinda wandi? Nindo twinga sosa? nangu kuti twaipokolola shani fwebene? Lesa nasanga ifilubo fyaba bomfi benu. Lolesha, fwe tulibasha bakwa cibinda fwe bonse noyo wine uo Kapu yasangilwe muminwe yakwe.'' ¹⁷ Yusufu alandile ''Cibe ukutali ico ukufma kuli ne icakweba ati ne kuti nacita ifyo. Umwaume uo kapu yasangilwe muminwe yakwe, uyo muntu akaba musha wandi, lelo kuli mwe bambi, kabili yeni pamulu mumutende kuli wishinwe.'' ¹⁸ Elyo Yuda aishile kupalamina kuli o nokulanda, ''Cibinda wandi, napapata lekeni umubomfi wenu alande ishiwi mu matwi yakwa cibinda wandi, elomwileka ubukali bwenu ukupwa pamubomfi wenu, pantu mwe mwabafye nga farao. ¹⁹ Cibinda wandi aipwishe abamfi bakwe, ukulanda, 'Mwalikwata ba wiso nangu munina?' ²⁰ Twalandile kuli cibinda wandi, 'Twalikwata tata, umukote, nomwaice uwamubukote bwakwe, umo uwacepesha. Nomba munina wakwe alifwa, nao ashalafye eka muli banina, nawishi alimutemwa.' ²¹ Elo mwalandile kubabomfi benu, 'Kamuleteni kuli ne pakwebati nkamumone.' ²² Panuma yaifyo twalandile kuli cibinda wandi, 'umulumendo tekuti ashe wishi. Pantu ngaashile wishi , wishi kuti afwa.' ²³ Elyo mwalandile kubasha benu, 'kanofye umwaice wenu uwacepeshapo akese naimwe, tamwakamone icinso candi nakabili.' ²⁴ Elo cashile pali fyo ilyo twaile ku musha wenu tata wandi, twamwebele amashiwi yakwa cibinda wandi. ²⁵ Shifwe wesu alandile, kabiyeni nakabili, mutushitileko ifyakulya.' ²⁶ Elo twalandile, 'Teti tuye tentemuka. Nga muninefwe uwacepeshapo ali nafwe, elo tukaya tentemuka, pantu tatwakamone icinso camwaume kanofye tuli no mwaice wesu kasuli.' ²⁷ Tata wandi umusha wenu alandile kuli fwe, 'Mwalishiba ukwebati umukashiwa wa mgfyalilefye abana baume babili. ²⁸ Umo pali aliya ukufuma kuli ne, naine natile, ''Icinefye alilepaulwa mutuimfya, naine nshamumona ukutula ilyo. ²⁹ Nomba nga naimwe mwasenda uyu umo kuli ne, nobusanso bwaisa pali o, mukatentemushisha imfwi shandi necikonko kunshinshi.' ³⁰ Nomba, kanshi ilyonaisa kumusha wenu tata wandi, no mulumendo tali nafye, pantu umweo waba wishi waikatana mumweo wamulumendo. ³¹ Cikesa pafyo, ilyo akamona umulumendo tali nafwe, akafwa. Abasha benu bakatentemushisha imfwi sha mubomfi wenu tata wesu necikonko kunshinshi. ³² Pantu umubomfiwenu waisheleba icakwikatilamo icamulumendo kuli tata wandi nokutila, 'Nga nshiletele umulumendo kuli mwe, kabili ne nkaba no mulumendo kuli tata wandi umuyayaya.' ³³ Nomba kabili napapata lekeni umbomfi wenu ekale ukucila umulumendo ngo musha kuli cibinda wandi, nokuleka umulumendo aye pamo nabamunina bakwe. ³⁴ Pantu kuti naya shani kuli tata wandi nga umulumendo tali nane? ndetina ukufuma ububi ubo bukesa pali tata wandi.