Icipandwa 44
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Yosefu aebele kasunga wanganda yakwe, ati, "wisushe amasaka yabo nefyakulya, ifyo benga senda, ubwekeshemo ne ndalama muma saka yabo.
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Ubike ulunweno lwandi ulwa silfere mu mufulu wamwaice wabo, elyo ne ndalama shakushita ingano."
3
Kasunga acitile ifyo Yosefu asosele. Ilyo bwacele ulucelo, aba bantu balibalekako ukuti baleya, bena nabakabalwe babo.
4
Cilya bafumafye mumusumba tabalafiak no kutali, Yosefu aeba kasunga wakwe, "ima konka balya bantu, nga wabasanga, usose kuli bena, 'cinshi mwabwesesha ububi pacisuma?
5
Bushe te lunweno shikulu wandi anwenamo, kabili telunweno abomfya ukubikilamo? Namulufyanya ifi fintu ifyo mwacita."'
6
Kasunga aile basanga nokubeba aya mashiwi.
7
Bayaswike ati, "mulandu nshi shikulu asosela aya mashiwi? citaluke kuba bomfi benu ukuti kuti bacita icamusango uyu.
8
Moneni, indalama twasangile mumasaka yesu, twalibweseshe ukufuma ku Kenaani. Bushe kuti twaiba shani munganda yakwa shikulu obe silfee nangu golide?
9
Ngacakutila umo pababomfi bobe basangwa nayena, lekeni afwe, naifwe bene tukaba abasha bakwa shikulu."
10
Kasunga atile, "nomba nacibe ifyo fine mwalanda. Uyo ulunweno lulesangwako ali nokuba musha wandi, kaili mwebashala muli bakaele."
11
Eico cila umo mukwangufyanya bayambile uku tula amasaka yabo panshi, kaili cila umo aisula ne saka lyakwe.
12
Kasunga alafwailisha. Ayambilepo ibelpi elyo alekelesha na kasuli,na ulunweno lwasangilwe mwisaka Benyamini.
13
Elyo balepawile ifyakufwala fyabo. Cila muntu alongele pali kabalwe wakwe kaili babwelelamo naku musumba.
14
Yuda naba ndume yakwe baishile ku ng'anda yakwa Yosefu, ninshi acili kulya kwine, elyo bakupeme kuli wena panshi.
15
Yosefu atile kuli bena, "finshi ifyo mwacita? tamwishibe ukuti naine wine ndacita ulubuko?"
16
Yuda atile, "finshi twingalanda kuli shikulu? Finshi twinga sosa? nangula kuti twaipokololako fwebene? Lesa nasanga ulubembu lwaba bomfi bobe. Mona, tuli basha bakwa shikulu, bonse ifwe elyo noyo inweno isangilwemo.
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Yosefu atile, "citaluke kuli ine icakucita ico umuntu no ulunweno lusangilwemo euli nokuba umusha wandi, imwe mwebashala kabiyeni mumutende kuli shikulu."
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Elyo Yuda amupalamine no kusosa ati, "mwe shikulu, lekeni umubomfi wenu asose amashiwi yakumfwika kumatwi yakwa shikul, kabili mwileka ukufulwa kwenu kwimine umubomfi wenu, pantu imwe cimo cine na Falao.
19
Shikulu aipwishe ababomfi bakwe ati, 'bushe mwa likwata shinwe nangu ndume shenu?'
20
Twalandile kuli shikulu, 'twalikwata ba tata, na bakota nomwana wabo uwakubukote bwabo, umwaice. Lelo munyina alifwa, kabili ekafye ewashalapo mu banyina, naba wishi bali mutemwa.'
21
Elyo mwasosele kuba bomfi benu, 'mukamulete kuli ine pakuti nka mumone.'
22
Panuma yaifi twa sosele kuli shikulu, 'umulumendo teti ashe ba wishi. Pantu ngasha ba wishi, ba wishi kuti bafwa.'
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Elyo mwasosele kuba bomfi benu, 'ngacakuti tamwishile no mwaice wenu, tamwakatale amumona icinso candi nakabili.'
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Nomba ilyo twaile ku mubomfi wenu ba tata, twali fishishe amashiwi yba shikulu.
25
Tata wesu atile, Kabiyeni nakabili, kashiteni ifyakulya.'
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Elyo twa tile, 'teti tuye kulya. ngacakuti umwaice wesu twaya nankwe, lyena kuti twaya, pantu tatwakamonane naulya muntu kanofye tukabe nakasuli wesu.'
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Umubomfi wenu shifwe atwebele ati, "mwalishiba ukuti umukash wandi afyelefye abana abaume babili.
28
Umo alisha kaili natile, "cine cine bali muputawile tupimfya tupimfya kaili nshabala mumona ukufika nanomba."
29
Nomba ngamwasenda noyu ukufuma kuli ine, no bubi bwamucitikila mukaleta uwamfwi necikonko kumbo.'
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Nomba eico ilyo nabwelela ku mubomfi wenu ba tata no mulumeno tatuli nankwe, apo ebumi bwabo bwashintilila pamweo wamulumendo,
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ifikacitika ilyo bamona ukuti umulumeno tatuli nankwe, ba kafwa. Aba bomfi benu ebakaleta umubomfi wenu uwamfwi, umufyashi wesu ukuya kunshinshi necikonko.
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Pantu umubomfi wenu ai ecikakatilo palwa mulumeno kuli tata kabili natile, 'nganshi mubweseshe lyena nine nkabelamo no bubi kuli batata pee.'
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Nomba eico napapata lekeni umubomfi wenu ewi musungilemo ubusha temulumendo mwe shikulu, lekeni umulumndo aye naba munyinane.
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Nga nkaya fika shani kuli tata ngacakuti umulumendo tatuli nankwe? Ninkwata umwenso ukumona ububi ubukacitikila ba tata."