Mwanzo 48 - Hapari Zooshapweya

Yaakhumpa onimparikhiya Manaase na Efwarayiimu

¹ Wakathi ziviriyeevo vitthu epile, khuuziwa Yuusufu oriwa: “Papaawo nlwele.” Ye khulankha khusala alawa omoona, alawaka khuwaathuula aanaawe awiri, Manaase na Efwarayiimu.

² Khuuziwa Yaakhumpa yoori: “Mwanenu Yuusufu ontta ota oteela owoonani.” Ezirayiilu khujilipisela khulankha khwiikhala voolili.

³ Aphano Yaakhumpa khumuuza Yuusufu: “Nluku Wa owahi Wooshi aakipuweleliye nti wa Luuzhu tuniya ya Kanaani khukiparikhiya,

⁴ akuuzaka yoori: ‘Kinteela owinkha mavokozi na kaattise ojama awo yoori khwa weeyo epuwe khuntti za waatta na kinkhe nti opu ojama awo mileele.’

⁵ “Aanaawo apa awiri avokoliweeyo Misuri miiyo kihinate, Manaase na Efwarayiimu apa aya pi aka aanaaka, nkhama Ruubeni na Simiyooni eeyiyeeyo aanaaka.

⁶ Ila apa onttelaaye owaavokola theenya anttela wiiya awo apa pi anttelaaye orithi zwaamu ya attwiizaya.

⁷ Kirutaka Pata Ara akifwela muukhaaka Rakeele tuniya ya Kanaani, kiri ntarikhi kisaleelaka ofiya nti wa Efwarati. Miiyo khunzikha phantte ya tarikhi ya Efwarati oniitthiwaawo Belemu.”

⁸ Wakathi Ezirayiilu awooniyeevo aana a Yuusufu khuuzela araka: “Khi apa apaani?”

⁹ Yuusufu khunjipu papaawe yoori: “Apa aana akinkhiyeeyo Nluku mmuti nttumphu.” Ezirayiilu khulupa yoori: “Okitiisele apha kiriivo yoori kiwaaparikhiye.”

¹⁰ Maasho awe Ezirayiilu khaari woona saana mwaasa wa wuuluvala, Yuusufu khuwaathuula aana apale khumwaattamisela pwapwaaya, ye khuwaapatikha khuwaapejari.

¹¹ Ezirayiilu khumuuza Yuusufu yoori: “Wala akaari wuupuwela yoori kaari oteela woonanana weeyo theenya, ila Nluku akinoza mpakha aanaawo!”

¹² Elottelanaka Yuusufu khuwaalazavo aana apale vamakutha wa pwapwaaya khwiinama khufiyisa ajihi yawe vathi.

¹³ Yuusufu khuwaathuula aanaawe oowiiri, Efwarayiimu nkhono nlume phantte ya nkhono nkha wa Ezirayiilu, Manaase khunthuula nkhono nkha phantte ya nkhono nlume wa Ezirayiilu khuwaattamisela pwapwaaya.

¹⁴ Ezirayiilu khookola nkhono awe nlume veeshwa wa Efwarayiimu, otu nttiitthi aya, nkhono nkha khuttha veeshwa wa Manaase otu nwulu.

¹⁵ Aphano khumparikhiya Yuusufu araka: “Nluku otu anrumeyeliyeeyo apapazaku, Eburahiima na Esiyaakha, Nluku otu ankishukaaye ohaayi aka wooshi mpakha leelo,

¹⁶ Nlayikha ntthi likilaziyeemo nkatthi wa vitthu zootakhala, liwaaparikhiye asimaana apa. Khwa yo livuwisiwe nzina laka na mazina a apapazaku, Eburahiima na Esiyaakha, eeyane ojama wa waatta va tuniya.”

¹⁷ Wakathi Yuusufu amooniyeevo papaawe athuuliye nkhono awe nlume khuttha veeshwa wa Efwarayiimu, ye khuhintuveli. Khulazavo nkhono nlume wa papaawe veeshwa wa Efwarayiimu khuttha veeshwa wa Manaase.

¹⁸ Khumuuza papaawe yoori: “Khahiyo toowo paapa, otu ti eeyiye nttunkhulu, apho nkhono nlume mwinttheele othuuto veeshwa vawe.”

¹⁹ Ila papaawe khuhitakhi khuri: “Miiyo kinjuwa mwanaka etthu kinrettaaye. Manaase onttela wiiya khuntti khuluyeene na onteela wiiyana ojama wa waatta, ila ttwiiye otu nttiitthi onteela onziti ye, ojama awe onttela wiiya khuntti yawaatta.”

²⁰ Aphano khuwaaparikhiya siikhu ethiitile araka: “Atthu a Ezirayiilu anteela owaaparikhiya azaaya arumeyelaka mazina enu araka: ‘Nluku ooretteni nkhama Efwarayiimu na Manaase.’ ” Paata ya toowo, khunwulisa Efwarayiimu zayita Manaase.

²¹ Elottelanaka, Ezirayiilu khumuuza Yuusufu yoori: “Apha miiyo nasaapi kinfwa, ila Nluku onttela wiiya vamote na mweeyo na ti ye anttelaaye wuurutiselani nti wa apapazenu.

²² Apho kawinkha nti wa onyaako wa Shekemu weeyo owaazitiyeeyo attwiizo, etile kiwaanyakanyiyeeyo amoori kuumananaka phanka yaka na mattetthe aka.”