Litanga 37 - KITABU KITAKATIFU

Josefu Harara na Vamwavo Veve

¹ Yakobo yaazizagilira komenya mukivala cha Kanaani, uwa baba weve Isaka yaali na menyi.

² Yaga na makuva ginyumba ya Yakobo: Josefu, muyaayi musoleri wi mihiga 17 yalinda chayo chi mitugu harara na vamwavo veve, avayaayi va Biliha na Ziliba navakari vababa weve avaviika. Yavolera baba weve makuva madamanu aga vamwavo veve vaakora.

³ Yakobo yayanza Josefu kuvita vayaayi veve vandi, kigira yamwivula naveeye musakulu. Yaamulombera inguvu ya makono matambi.

⁴ Lwa avamwavo veve valora ndi baba wavo yayanza Josefu kuvavita, vaamudunyira ligali kali si vamoloma naye nu mwoyo gwu vuyanzi mba.

⁵ Lidiku lilala Josefu yalota, na lwa yavolera avamwavo veve, vaamudunyira ligali.

⁶ Yavoola, “Leki muvoolere ku maloto gange.

⁷ Kunyi kwaali vosi mu mulimi nikovohaa visaganda vie ingano, kisaganda change chasingira vulungi. Vienyu viakumbiriza change kandi nivikisigamira.”

⁸ Avamwavo veve vateva, “Ivi uganagana ulava mwami ma ukwamihi?” Kunangwa vaamudunyira ligali kigira maloto geege kandi agayavoola kuvo.

⁹ Maku Josefu yaali na maloto gandi kandi navolera avamwavo veve, “Inzi ndaali na maloto gandi, na ndaalora liuva, mweli kandi zing'ereng'ani 11 niziisigamira.”

¹⁰ Yavolera baba weve maloto, na baba weve yamugondokera: “Yaga namaloto lugano ki? Ivi uganagana ndi inzi, mama woovo na vamwavo vovo nakukusigamiri?”

¹¹ Avamwavo va Josefu vamulolera embodoka, navuzwa baba weve yaazizagilira kuganangana ku makuva yaga.

Josefu Yaguliziywi ma nahiliywa Egebeti

¹² Ing'inga indala lwa avamwavo Josefu vaali nivaziiyi Shekemu kwayiza mitugu ja baba wavo,

¹³ Yakobo yavolera Josefu, “Inzi nyenya ivi uzie Shekemu uwa avamwavo vovo vaayizi mitugu.” Josefu yativura, “Yee ndazia.”

¹⁴ Baba weve yamuvolera, “Zia olore niiva avamwavo vovo vaveeye mu mirembe kandi niiva mitugu jiveeye vulahi; maku wirane ombolere.” Kunangwa yaamutuma kutura mu livona lia Heburoni. Josefu yaduuka ha Shekemu

¹⁵ ma naavoyavoya mumilimi lwu umundu yamulola ma namuteeva, “Ivi ohenza kindiki?”

¹⁶ Yativura, “Inzi mbenza avamwavo vange avayizaa mitugu. Unyala kombolera uwa vaveeye?”

¹⁷ Umundu oyo yavoola, “Yavo vamali kuzia. Inzi mbuliyi nivavoora ndi vaziza Dozani.” Kunangwa Josefu yalondelera avamwavo veve ma navanyora ha Dozani.

¹⁸ Lwa vamulolera ihale nakikiri kuduuka ha vaali, valohiza zing'anagani muvwivisu kumwita.

¹⁹ Vavolerana aveene ku vene, “Nguyio umuloti yaza.

²⁰ Kalunu hambi, leki kumwiti kandi kusiuvi muviri gwigwe muliliina lilala ku malina yaga. Kunyi nakovoole ndi inyama induru yakumulia. Maku nakolole icha maloto geege nagakole.”

²¹ Rubeni yahulira nivalohizaa kumwita, nayageliza kumuhonyia. Yavoola, “Leki kuvuli kutulizaho livamwoyo lilie.”

²² Rubeni yavoola, “Mutatahizi masahi mba, navuzwa mumusiuvi mu liliina yili mwigendanyama, navuzwa mutamusalirizi mba.” Yavoola yaga nalohiza kohonyia Josefu kutura kuvo na kumwiranyia ku baba weve.

²³ Lwa Josefu yaduuka ku avamwavo veve, vamutuliza inguvu yeeye ya makono matambi.

²⁴ Maku vaamuvugura ni vamusiuva mulilina.

²⁵ Lwa vaali nivalizaa, nonoho valora muganda gwa vandu va Ishimaeli nivageenda kutura Gileadi. Zing'amia ziavo ziali nizigingi kimuli na manemane.

²⁶ Kunangwa Yuda yavolera vamwavo veve, “Nivukalaki kunyi kwita amwavo wiitu nukuvisa likuza lilie?

²⁷ Leki kumugulizi ku avandu va Ishimaeli yava; maku kuvuli kumusaliriza. Kali ndio aveeye amwavo wiitu wa masahi giitu.” Avamwavo veve vavugilira.

²⁸ Lwa vakiranyi kutura mukivala cha Midiani vaza ho, avamwavo Josefu vaamung'usa kutura mulilina ma nivamuguliza ku avandu va Midia ku zifeza vidonye 20. Vamanya nivamuhila Egebeti.

²⁹ Lwa Rubeni yirana halilina ma nanyoora ndi Josefu si yaliho mba, yatandura zinguvu zizie muvovereri.

³⁰ Yirana ku avamwavo veve kandi navoora, “Muyaayi si aveeye mu mba! Inzi nangolendi!”

³¹ Maku vita imburi ma nivavaka kunguvu ya Josefu amasahi.

³² Vaavugura inguvu nivahilira baba wavo kandi nivavoora, “Kunyi konyooye inguvu yiyi. Ni yu muyaayi woovo?”

³³ Yagimanyiliza ma navoora, “Ni inguvu yumuyaayi wange! Inyama yu muvulimu yakumulia. Nagiligali Josefu yakutandulwa muvidonye.”

³⁴ Maku Yakobo yatandura zinguvu zizie mu vovereri, niyivika zinguvu zia magunia ma nasioma muyaayi weve ku madiku manyingi.

³⁵ Vayaayi vosi na vakana veve vaza kumuleminya mwoyo, navuzwa yasura koleminywa mwoyo. Yavoola, “Inzi ndakazie hasi mukivala chavakuzu ningisioma muyaayi wange.” Kunangwa yaazizagilira kusioma muyaayi weve Josefu.

³⁶ Ku ing'inga yene yeyo mu Egebeti, avandu va Midiani vaali nivagulizi Josefu ku Potifa munene mulala wu mwami wa Egebeti, uwaali munene wa vasikari vinyumba yu vwami.