¹ Cho omwo Yakoba wathzibukile ngechi ku Ingitu kuli binona. Cho wendekele kuli bana bendi babanalume ngwendi, "Mwafwa bikajo mwalikengela ngocho?" ² Wendekele ngwendi, "Kendenki kuno, Njinathzibi ngwabo ku Ingitu kuli binona. Thikumukileni kuje na kukalandeleko mangana tukale na monyo kethi tuthse. ³ Cho bandolome ba Yosefa likumi bathikumukile nakuya ku Ingitu nakulanda binona. ⁴ Oloni Yakomba katumine Mbenjamani shongo ya Yosefa, hamo na bandolome bendi, mwafwa wendekele ngwendi, "Njili nalyoba nge bukalu bukaija hali ikeye. ⁵ Bana babanalume ba Isalela bethzile nakulanda hakati ka baje bethzile, mwafwa njala ya lyangengela yakele mu lifuti lya Kanana. ⁶ Cho Yosefa wapwile ngubulu wakama mu lifuti. Ikeye wakele nakulandethsa ku banu boshe ba muje mulifuti. Cho bandolome ba Yosefa bethzile nakuthsikama hathsi kuli ikeye na bihanga byabo byakulamene hathsi. ⁷ Yosefa wamwene bandolome bendi cho wabathzibukile, oloni walingile ngwe kabathzibukile na kwendeka nabo byakukaluka. Cho wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Mwatundilila kulijo? Cho bendekele ngwabo, "Tunatundilila ku lifuti lya Kanana nakulanda byakulya." ⁸ Yosefa wathzibukile bandolome bendi, olojo bakebo kubamuthzibukile. ⁹ Co klalo Yosefa wanukile chije chiloto cha lotele hali bakebo, cho wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Yeni munapu mubingungu! Muneja nakunenga lifuti." ¹⁰ Bendekele kuli ikeye ngwabo, "Embwe, shukwanana. Yetu bindungo bobe tunaija nakulanda byakulya. ¹¹ Tubaboshe tunapu bana babanalume bamunu umo. Twapwa banu ba buthunga. Yetu bindungo bobe kethi tu bingungu embwe." ¹² Wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Embwe, muneja na kumona ha kunengela lifuti." ¹³ Cho bendekele ngwabo, "Yetu bangamba bobe twapwa likumi na babali bana babanlume ba munu umo ba lifuti lya Kanana. Kenga, mutinikila wetu lelo nathsala na batate, cho ndolome umo watoka. ¹⁴ Oloni Yosefa wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Ngwe omu bene njinamileke; yeni munapu mu bingungu. ¹⁵ Muli ebi bakamyetheka. Oloni mwonyo wa Falo, ngechi kumukatunduho hano, kubanga mutinikila weni naija hano. ¹⁶ Tumeni umo hakati keni mangana aye akashake ndolome yeni. Muthsala mu kamenga, linga tumone mafwi eni, ngwe akoloka. Ngocho ngochoni, mu mwonyo wa Falo, chili bene cho yeni munapu mu bingungu." ¹⁷ Cho boshe wabakele mu kamenga ha matangwa atatu. ¹⁸ Kathinoni Yosefa wendekele kuli bakebo ha litangwa lyamuchitatu ngwendi, "Lingeni ngechi mangana muyoye, mwafwa njathziba lyoba Njambi. ¹⁹ Nga munapu mu banu ba buthunga, echeleni ndolome yeni umo athsale mu kamenga, oloni yeni yeeni, mutwale binona ku binjubo byeni hamulonga wwa njala ya lyangengela. ²⁰ Munapande kunena mutinikila weni kuli yange ngechi bukaleho bwa majwi eni bwakusholoke cho kumukathsa." Choni balingile ngechi bene. ²¹ Cho balyendekethele hakati kabo ngwabo, "Tuli namulonga wapandama kuli ndolome yetu ngechi muje mutwamwene tuyando twakama manene ha monyo wendi omwo watulambelele ngechi tumukwathse olojoni kutwamuthzibilile. Choni aka kayando kanija hali yetu." ²² Cho Lubeni wabakumbulwile ngwendi, "Kunjiamilekele ngwange, 'Kethi mubulumune kuli ou mukwenje ndi,' olojoni yeni kumwathzibile? Cho ololoni, kengeni, maninga endi balinakuwatondela ha yetu." ²³ Olojo kubathzibukile ngwabo Yosefa wabathzibililile, mwafwa kwakele muka kulumbununa hakati kabo. ²⁴ Watengulukile kutunda kuli bakebo cho walilile. Watengulukile kuli bakebo nakwendeka kuli bakebo. wambatele Simyoni hakati kabo cho wamukotila hamesho abo. ²⁵ Cho Yosefa wakambeyele bangamba bendi ngechi bashilithse binjeke bya bandolome bendi na binona, cho babakele bimbongo byabo munu woshe mu binjeke byabo, na kubana byakulikwathetha mu bungethzi bwabo. Cho mukemo bene mubabalingililebyo. ²⁶ Bandolome balongekeyele bimulu byabo na binona cho batundileko kuje. ²⁷ Hathimbu umo hakati kabo washokolwele njeke yendi mangana alithse chimulu chendi ha chela chibakalalela, wamwene bibongo byendi. Kenga, byakele ku kanwa ka njeke yendi. ²⁸ Wendekele kuli bandolome bendi ngwendi, "Bimbongo byange banabilwithamo. Kenga; bili mu njeke yange." Cho bimbunge byabo byahethzukile cho batengulukile oku balijajela umo na mukwabo, na kwendeka ngwabo, "Bikajo ebi byanalingi Njambi hali yetu?" ²⁹ Baile kuli Yakoba, ishabo mulifuti lya Kanana cho bakamulekele byoshe bije byakalingiwile kuli bakebo. Cho bendekele ngwabo, ³⁰ "Munalume, mwata wakama wa lifuti, nendekele netu na matoto na kuthinganyeka ngwendi tunapu tu bingungu ba lifuti. ³¹ Cho twendekele kuli ikeye ngwentu, 'Tubanu babuthunga. Krthi tu bingungu embwe. ³² Twapwa bandolome likumi na babali, yubana babanalume wa tatetu umo. Umo muli yetu watika, cho mutinikila wetu lelo lino na batate mulifuti lya Kanana.' ³³ Munalume, mwata wakama wa lije lifuti, wendekele kuli yetu ngwendi, 'Muli ebi mu njikathzibukila ngwange mu banu babuthunga. Thethzeni ndolome yeni umo nange, twaleni binona mu binjubo byeni hamulonga wanjala ya lyangengela, cho yeni ngila yeni. ³⁴ Yeni mukanene mutinikila weni kuli yange. kathinoni njakuthzibuke ngwage kethi mu bingungu, oloni mu banu ba buthunga. Cho njikamithzitwila ndolome yeni, cho mukapwa baka kulandulula mu lifuti lino."' ³⁵ Thimbu yetele yakunyongolola binjeke byanbo, cho, kenga, munu na munu munjeke yendi mwakele chikwama cha siliva. Bakebo na baishe omwo bamwene bikwama byabo bhya siliva, bathzibile lyoba. ³⁶ Ishabo Yakoba wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Mwanjanukithsa bana bange. Yosefa kethina mwonyo, Simyoni waya, cho mukambataho Mbenjamani. Ebi byuma byoshe bilinakunjitengulukila." ³⁷ Lubeni wendekele kuli ishe, na kwendeka ngwendi, "Nga yange kunjikelwithsa Mbenjamani kuli yobe cho ukathsa ukathsiya bana bange ba banalume babali. Njaneye mu maboko ange, cho njikamwailwithsa kuli yobe lalo." ³⁸ Yakoba wendekele ngwendi, "Munange wa munalume katha kuya hamo neni. Mwafwa ndolome yendi wathsa cho na uje wathala endilik. Indi nga kusholoka bukalu kuli ikeye mungila mumuya, kathinoni mushomona bwele bwange na buthiwa mulifuti lya Shilo."