Icipandwa 42
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Nomba Yakobo aumfwile ukuti ku Egupti kuli ingano. Eico asosele kubana bakwe abaume ati, "bushe cinshi muleloleshanyafye?"
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Ati, "moneni, ningumfwa ukuti ku egupti ekoshili ingani. Kabiyeniko mukaye shitako pakuti tukekale no mweo twikafwa."
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Bamunyina bakwa Yosefu balimine nokuya ku Egupti mukushita ingano.
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Lelo Yakobo tatumineko Benyamini, munyian wakwa Yosefe, ukuya na munyina pantu atile, "ninkwata umwenso ukuti icibi kui camucitikila."
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Abana abaume bakwa Israeli baile mukushita ingano nabambipo, pantu icipowe cali mu calo ca Kenaani.
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Nomba Yosefu ali ni cilolo muli cilya calo. Ewaleshitisha kubantu bonse mucalo cilya, bamunyina bakwa Yosefu balishile noku mukontamina, nefinso fyabo panshi.
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Yosefu amwene bamunyina kabili abebukisha, lelo aliifishile kuli bena, kabili asosa bukali bukali kuli bena. Atile, "nikwisa mufumine?" Batile, ku calo ca Kenaani mukushita ifyakulya."
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Yosefu aibukishe bamunyina lelo bena tabamwibukishe.
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Elyo Yosefu aibukishe ifiloto alelota pali bena, elyo asosa ati, "muli nengu! mwishile mukumona apakunsanshila icalo."
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Batile kuli ena, Awe kababesa, ababomfi bobe beshile mukushita ifyakulya.
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Bonse tuli bana ba mwaume umo. Tuli bakaele. Ababomfi bobe te nengu."
12
Atile kuli bena, "Awe mwishilefye pakuti mumone apakusanshila incende iishacingililwa."
13
Batile, "ifwe fwebabomfi bobe twaba ikumi limo n babili bamunyina abana bamuntu umo mucalo ca kenaani. Moneni kasuli ali naba tata, elyo munyinefwe umo alifwa."
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Yosefu atile kuli bene, "efyo nandile kuli imwe' muli nengu.
15
Pali ici mwala eshiwa, napa mweo wakwa Falao, tamwakafumemo muno, kanofye kasuli wenu akese kuno.
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Tumeni umo pali imwe akayeleta umwaice wenu. mwalaikala mucifungo, pakuti ama shiwi yenu yeshiwe, ngamuli icishinka muli imwe. Ngateifyo napali Falao, mucishinkafye muli nengu."
17
Abatekele bonse mucifungo panshiku shitatu.
18
Yosefu atile kuli bena mubushiku bwa citatu, "ngamulefwaya ukupusuka citeni ifi, pantu nalikwata akatina kakwa Lesa.
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Ngamuli bantu bacishinka, lekeni munyinenwe umo ashale mucifungo, lelo imwe bonse muleya musende ingano ku banganda yenu ukuli icipowe.
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Mukalete umwaice wenu kasuli pakuti amashiwi yenu yaka shinikishiwe lyena tamwa kafwe." Ifi efyo bacitile.
21
Bala ebana abati, "cine cine twali bembwike ilyo twamwene ukulunguluka kwa mweo wakwe ilyo aletupapata lelo tatwa umfwile. eico uku kulunguluka kwatufikila naifwe."
22
Rubeni abaswike ati, "nshamwebele, mwibembukila uyu mulumendo, 'lelo tamwaumfwile? Nomba moneni umulopa wakwe ulwfwaikwa kuli fwe."
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Tabaishib ukuti Yosefu aleumfwa, pantu kwali uwalepilibula pakati kabo ifyo alelanda.
24
Afumine apo bali aya namukulila. Abwelele kuli bena nokulanda nabo. Abulile Simioni nokumubika mucifungo nabo balemonako.
25
Elyo Yosefu akonkomeshe aba bomfi bakwe ukwisusha ingano mumasaka yaba munyina, kabili noku bwekeshamo indalama shabo muli cile saka kabili nokuba pela ifyakulya munshila. Efyo bacitile.
26
Bamunyina balongele pali bakabalwe babo ingano elyo batampile ukuya.
27
Cilya umo pali bena aisula isaka lyakwe pakuti abbulemo ifyakulisha kabalwe wakwe pancende yakutusha, amona inalama shakwe, moneni shalifye pamuli mwisaka lyakwe.
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Asosa kuli ba munyina, 'indalama shandi naba bwekesha mwisaka. Shi moneni; shili mwisaka lyandi." Imitima yabo yalitobanka kaili baletutuma elyo balaloleshanya abati, "finshi ifi ifyo Lesa alecita kuli ifwe?"
29
Baile kuli Yakobo shibo mucalo ca Kenaani nokumulondolwela fyonse ifyabacitikile. Batile,
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"umuntu umo shikulu wa calo, alandile bukalli bukali kuli ifwe kaili atontonkenye ukuti ifwe tuli nengu shamu calo cilya.
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Twatile kuli ena, tuli bakaele. Tatuli nengu.
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Tuli bamunyina abekumi nababili, abana baume bakwa tata. Umo alifwa kabili kasuli alishala naba tata ku Kenaani.'
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Uyu muntu, shikulu wa calo asosele kuli ifwe, 'pali ici ndefwaya ukumona ngamuli bakaele. sheni umo pali imwe ba munyina, sendeni ingano kubanganda abali necipowe, kabiyeni.
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Mukalete umwaice wenu kuno. Lyena nkamona ukuti tamuli nengu, muli bakaele. Lyena nkalekako ndume shenu, kabili tukalacita amakwebo naimwe."
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Cailesangwa ukuti ilyo bonse balefukumuna amasaka yabo, elyo, moneni, cilesaka mwali umufuko wa silfere yakwe. Ilyo bena naba wishi bamwene imifuko yasilfere, baliumfwa umwenso.
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Yakobo shibo atile kuli bena namumpokolola abana. Yosefu alifwa, Simeoni nao aya, elyo mulefwaya musende na Benyamini. Nikuli ine fyonse ifi fileponena.
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Rubeni asosele kuli wishi, ati, "mukepaye abana bandi babili abaume ngacakuti nshibweseshe Benyamini. Mubikeni muminwe yandi, ndinoku mubwesha kuli imwe nakabili.
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Yakobo atile, "umwana wandi takaye naimwe pantu ndume yakwe alifwa elyo ashalapofye eka. Nga cimo icibi camucitikila munshila umo muleya, mukaleta necikonko kuli ine nokuntwala ku nshishi ne muntu umukote."