¹ Jakobo mana ikala muhibaka omu naikala ihwae u ngenda, mu naha ca kanana. ² Eli lyo likande no lusika lwa Jakobo. Josefa, oyu neli ndumbaana no ilimo likumi na mutanu na ilimo iili, manaa lihya mutapi na kulwae. Mana ikala na ana Biliha no alume na ana Zilipa no alume, anu aihwae. Josefa mana ka bihanga kwa ihoo inu inyangunyu na tendanga. ³ Henyi Isilaele mana hinga Josefa kupita ohye anae no alume kakuli neli mwanae no mulume no mukulu. Opo omulukela hiapalo hiwawa noku basiwa na mibala. ⁴ A kulwae amona nji ihwoo mana mu hinga yonene kupita akulwae ohye. Opo a mucimba na kuha ambanga nae hiwana. ⁵ Josefa olota tolo, na ku ciambela a kulwae. Opo amucimba yonene henyi. ⁶ Opo oamba okoo, "Makwetu mutetece kweci tolo eci hina loto. ⁷ Mumone, neli twa manga ikungo no uloto muhyanda henyi mumone, hikungo hyange hiyoyoka nakwimana ku oloka, henyi mumone, oikungo yenu ikeya kuya cingwenya hyange na kuya kubama pashi ku hyange." ⁸ A kulwae opo amuambela, owe hyemwa kuma oikala mulena wetu? Owe hemwa yahikuma kuma otubusa." Opo a mucimba kupiteela henyi libaka no kulota kwae na mai ae. ⁹ Opo olota cikwaco tolo na kuci ambela akulwae. Oamba nji, "Mutanekele, hina loto tolo cikwaco: O liwa na mweci na mandungweci likumi na limweya neli yani kubamena." ¹⁰ Opo oci ambela ihwae wenji omu ana ambeele a kulwae, henyi ihwae opo omukanda. O amba kwae, "Ike eci tolo ona loto? hemwa inaoe na me na kuloe kuma twakuya ku kubamena?" ¹¹ Akulwae mana mu tendela muna, kono ihwae obuluka ehyo hyambo mu mucima. ¹² Akulwae aca kuka lihya mutapi wa ihwoo mu Sikame. ¹³ Isilaele oamba kwa Josefa, "Akuloe kena kalihice o mitapi mu sikami? Okeye, niya kutume o koo." Josefa o amba okwae, "hina kutukisa." ¹⁴ Oamba kwae, "Oce henyi, okaamone nji akuketa akuloe na mutapi inji wa kuketa, na kuni letela kalabo." Henyi Jakobo omutumena ku musindi wa Hebroni, Josefa oca ku sikemi. ¹⁵ Mulume omweya owana Josefa. Mumone Josefa neli a yambaela mu liyungu. Henyi omulume omwipula nji, "Ike ei ofaile?" ¹⁶ Josefa oamba nji, "nafaa a kulwange. Muni ambele, molyange, oku a lihyelile o mutapi." ¹⁷ O mulume opo oamba nji, "Ana ku hiya hino hibaka, kakuli ina kuyuba aamba nji, 'Tuce ku Dotani."' Josefa opo ca kukoñeca akulwae na ku kawana ku Dotani. ¹⁸ Henyi opo a mumona yo hikile pale, youlwa na kuyakuma pepi noo, opo amulela ku mwipaa. ¹⁹ Akulwae opo aamba omweya kuomweya, "Mutanekele, oyu mulena no kulota a henyena. ²⁰ Mukeye henyi, kutundapo, tumu ipae naku muyumbela mulimweya kuaa mateke. kuma tukaamba nji, O hibatana hinamu canjaula. 'Kuma tumona ei yakutendahalakukulota kwae." ²¹ Rubeni opo oiyuba na ku muyanga mumakaha oo. Oamb nji, "kotuna muipaa." ²² Rubeni oamba okoo, "Ko muna mwaa unyinga. Mumuyumbele mweli liteke likile muliyungu, kono ko muna tula likaha o pae"-inji ngumba a muayangele mumakaha oo naku muhuca kwa ihwoo. ²³ Opo kuikala nji apa Josefa na kuma kuakulwae, amutubula ohiapalo hyae hiwawa no kubasiwa. ²⁴ Amuhimba naku muyumbela muliteke. Oliteke neli lyaikala fela hiwanji meyu. ²⁵ Atongomana ku lya ihima. Opa nonena meño oo muwilu na kutaneka, henyi, mumone, o hitopa no maishimaele mana hikeya kutunda ku Giliadi, na makamele oo a himbile minunkihyo na maaci na mira. Neli aenda kuanda kuahimbela kuhyetumukela ku Engepita. ²⁶ Juda oamba kuaminae, "Hike ehituwana apa twipaa minetu na kufuka unyinga wae? ²⁷ Mukeye, henyi tumuulihye ku maishimaele kotuna tula makaha etu opae. Kakuli minetu, nyama cetu." Aminae ateteca okwae. ²⁸ Aulihi no Mamidiani apita. Akulwae akokela Josefa muwilu na ku munonena muwilu ku mutundihya muliteke. ñ Aulihya Josefa ku Maishimaele na iemba-emba ya silivera no kukwana makumi meeli. Maishimaele ahimbela Josefa mu Engepita ²⁹ ñRubeni ohuka ku liteke, henyi, mumone, Josefa nakena amuwana muliteke. Oyataula ikumango yae. ³⁰ Ohuka kuaminae na kuamba nji, "Mwanucana wa mulume kaikile mo! Henyi ome, kupi koni twehya kuca?" ³¹ Henyi opo aipaa mbembe na kuhimba hiapalo hya Josefa na kuhicimbeka muunyinga. ³² Henyi opo a leta o hiapalo hiwana no kukabihiwa kwa ihwoo na kuyaamba nji, "Tunawana eli. Henyi omone nji hyonyiko hiapalo hya mwanae wa mulume kamba hiwanji." ³³ Jakobo ohilimuka na kuamba nji, "hyonyiko hikumango hya mwanange wa mulume. O hibatana hina mucancaula. Josefa hemwa ona yatauliwa ipinji pinji." ³⁴ Jakobo oyataula oito yae na kukumanga masaka mu mbunda cae. O lila mwanae pa maiwa mangi. ³⁵ Ohye anae no alume naa no akaci aimana kuya muomba-omba, kono opo okana kuombaombiwa. Oamba, "Hemwa kumani hyecumukela ku hibaka no anu no kufa ni lilile mwanange no mulume." Ihwae opo omuhila. ³⁶ A mamidiani aka muulihya mu Engepita kwa Potifa, nduna wa Faro, O muendihi wa a libeleli.