Matalikilo 42:1-38
42 Ciindi Jakobo naakamvwa kuti maila nkwaali ku Egepita,+ wakaambila bana bakwe kuti: “Ino nkaambo nzi ncomwiile kulangana?”
2 Alimwi wakayungizya kuti: “Ndamvwa kuti kuli maila ku Egepita. Kamuya mukatuulile kutegwa tutafwi nzala.”+
3 Aboobo banabokwabo Josefa bali kkumi+ bakaunka kuyakuula maila ku Egepita.
4 Pele Jakobo tanaakamuzumizya Benjamini,+ imunyina Josefa kuti aunke abanabokwabo bamwi nkaambo wakati: “Ambweni awalo inga wacitikilwa ntenda.”+
5 Aboobo bana ba Israyeli bakaunka ku Egepita abamwi ibakali kuya kukuula maila, nkaambo nzala yakasika amunyika ya Kanana.+
6 Josefa ngowakali kweendelezya cisi ca Egepita,+ alimwi ngowakali kusambala maila kubantu boonse bamunyika.+ Aboobo banabokwabo Josefa bakaboola kulinguwe akumukotamina ansi.+
7 Lino Josefa naakababona banabokwabo, mpoonya aawo wakabazyiba, pele wakalisisa kuti batamuzyibi.+ Aboobo wakaambaula ambabo cabukali akubabuzya kuti: “Ino mwazwa kuli?” Mpoonya balo bakati: “Twazwa kunyika ya Kanana, twaboola kuzikuula cakulya.”+
8 Aboobo Josefa wakabazyiba banabokwabo, pele balo tiibakamuzyiba pe.
9 Mpoonya aawo Josefa wakayeeya ziloto nzyaakalotede kujatikizya mbabo,+ eelyo wakati kulimbabo: “Muli basikutwela nywebo! Mwaboolela kulanga-langa masena aatakwabilidwe aali mucisi!”
10 Eelyo bakati kulinguwe: “Peepe simaleleesu, swebo tobazike bako twaboolela kuula cakulya.
11 Tuli bana bamuntu omwe. Tuli bantu baluleme. Tobabelesi bako tatuli basikutwela pe.”
12 Pele wakati kulimbabo: “Peepe! Mwaboolela kulanga-langa masena aatakwabilidwe aali mucisi ecino!”
13 Mpoonya bakati: “Tobabelesi bako tuli babunyina bali 12.+ Tuli bana bamuntu omwe+ munyika ya Kanana, alimwi musyoonto wesu wasyaala abataata,+ kakuli umwi taciko pe.”+
14 Nokuba boobo, Josefa wakati kulimbabo: “Mbuli mbondaamba kale, ‘Muli basikutwela!’
15 Mboobu mbomutiisunkwe: Masimpe Farao mbwali muumi, tamukoozwa mubusena obuno kusikila musyoonto wanu akaboole kuno.+
16 Amutume umwi akati kanu kuti akamulete munyoko, pele nobamwi mulaangwa. Munzila eeyi, majwi aanu alabonwa naa ngamasimpe. Ikuti naa pe, masimpe Farao mbwali muumi, muli basikutwela.”
17 Mpoonya wakababikka antoomwe mucitolokesi mazuba otatwe.
18 Kumane mubuzuba bwatatu Josefa wakati kulimbabo: “Amucite nzyondimwaambila kutegwa muzumanane kupona, nkaambo ndilamuyoowa Leza.
19 Ikuti naa mulasyomeka, umwi akati kanu ulasyaala mucitolokesi, pele nobamwi inga mwaunka akutola maila kumaanda aanu kutegwa nzala imane.+
20 Mpoonya mukamulete kulindime musyoonto wanu kutegwa majwi aanu akabonwe kuti ngamasimpe eelyo tamukajaigwi pe.” Eelyo bakacita mbubonya oobo.
21 Kumane bakatalika kwaambilana kuti: “Masimpe tuli mukusubulwa akaambo kamukwesu,+ nkaambo twakabona mbwaakapenga mumoyo naakali kutukombelezya kuti tumufwide lubomba, pele tiitwakamuswiilila pe. Nkakaambo kaako twaabona mapenzi aaya aatusikila.”
22 Mpoonya Rubeni wakabaingula kuti: “Sena tiindakamwaambila kuti, ‘Mutamucisi mulombe pe,’ pele nywebo tiimwakaswiilila?+ Lino masimpe bulowa bwakwe buli mukuyandaulwa kumaanza eesu.”+
23 Pele tiibakazyi kuti Josefa wakalimvwide, nkaambo kwakali sikusandulula akati kabo.
24 Aboobo wakazwa mpobakabede akutalika kulila.+ Naakajoka wakaambaula alimwi ambabo, mpoonya wakabweza Simeoni+ akumwaanga boonse kabalangilila.+
25 Kumane Josefa wakapa malailile aakuti bazuzye maila mumasaka aabo alimwi bakalaililwa kuti baajosye mali aabaalumi aaba musaka lyaumwi aumwi akubapa cakulya camulweendo lwabo. Aboobo bakacitilwa zyoonse eezyi.
26 Aboobo bakabikka maila aabo ambongolo zyabo akuunka.
27 Lino umwi wabo naakaangununa saka lyakwe kuti ape mbongolo yakwe cakulya abusena bwakulyookezyela, wakabona mali aakwe musaka.
28 Abone boobo wakati kubanyina: “Mali aangu apilusyigwa, ngaaya musaka lyangu!” Mpoonya bakayoowa akutalika kukankama, eelyo bakalangana akwaamba kuti: “Ino ncinzi eeci Leza ncaatucitila?”
29 Lino nobakasika kuli Jakobo usyi, munyika ya Kanana, bakamwaambila zintu zyoonse zyakabacitikila kabati:
30 “Mwaalumi iweendelezya cisi wakaambaula cabukali andiswe+ alimwi wakatutamikizya kuti tuli basikutwela cisi.
31 Pele twakamwaambila kuti, ‘Tuli bantu baluleme. Tatuli basikutwela pe.+
32 Tuli babunyina bali 12,+ tujisi taata omwe. Umwi wesu taciko pe,+ keela kasyaala abataata munyika ya Kanana.’+
33 Pele muntu ooyo iweendelezya cisi wakatwaambila kuti, ‘Munzila eeyi ndilazyiba naa mulasyomeka: Amusiye munyoko omwe kulindime.+ Mpoonya amutole cakulya kumaanda aanu kutegwa nzala imane.+
34 Mpoonya mukamulete musyoonto wanu kulindime, kutegwa ndikasinizye kuti tamuli basikutwela pe, pele muli bantu baluleme. Eelyo ndiyoomupa munyoko, alimwi muyoozumanana kucita makwebo mucisi cesu.’”
35 Lino nobakali kulongolola maila mumasaka aabo, umwi aumwi wabo wakajana kabbuddu kamali aakwe musaka. Eelyo balo alimwi ausyi nobakabona tubbudu twamali aabo, bakayoowa.
36 Mpoonya Jakobo usyi wakakankamuka akubaambila kuti: “Mwandimanina bana!+ Josefa taciko+ alimwi a Simeoni taciko,+ lino muyanda kutola Benjamini! Mapenzi aaya woonse awida ndime!”
37 Pele Rubeni wakati kuli usyi: “Ikuti nditakamupilusyi kulindinywe, mukabajaye bana bangu basankwa bobilo.+ Amundipe abe mumaanza aangu, alimwi ndime ndiyoomupilusya kulindinywe.”+
38 Nokuba boobo, wakati: “Mwanaangu takokuunka andinywe pe, nkaambo munyina wakafwa alimwi wakasyaala alikke.+ Ikuti akacitikilwe ntenda akufwa mulweendo lwanu, masimpe muyoopa kuti buumba+ bukanditole mu Cuumbwe*+ amvwi zyangu.”
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “Cikkalilo Cabafwu.” Amubone Bupanduluzi Bwamabala.
