Abakwane̩ 37 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Amo̩maye Jose̩f chʼulaka-wñ

¹ Abe̩le̩ Jeko̩b gugu oj ane̩ ugbo kʼata-wñ ge̩ne̩ le̩, owñ chʼane̩ Kenan.

² O̩gba o̩gba Jeko̩b de̩-i: Abu kʼo̩do̩ Jose̩f chʼe̩gwebie, i do̩mo̩ kpai amo̩maye-wñ adejutʼame̩wño̩re̩ egini; owñ la chʼokolobia kpai amo̩ma Bilha kpai amo̩ma Zilpa, amo̩ya ata-wñ le̩; taku Jose̩f mʼinabali e̩bie̩ne̩-ma du ñw ata-ma.

³ Israe̩l la fe̩do̩ Jose̩f tʼamo̩ma-wñ du le, todabu kʼi chʼo̩ma kʼi bi o̩jʼogijo-wñ; oñ i fʼafe̩ e-kʼina-wñ chʼojoji ojoji ga ñw u.

⁴ Amo̩maye-wñ e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ cheli kʼata-ma afe̩do̩-wñ tʼamo̩maye-wñ du le; oñ ma chane̩ echulaka-wñ, ma la neke hi e̩do̩ wane̩ ako̩la ñw u n.

⁵ Jose̩f la fʼo̩na na, oñ i mʼu du ka ñw amo̩maye-wñ, taku ma kwochulaka-wñ tule.

⁶ I ka ñwu ma kakini, Me̩ agba, gbo̩ o̩na kʼu na-i:

⁷ todu me̩ go, awa jʼoko aji oti o̩ka, oñ go, oti-mi kwane̩, i kwodago kpakpa; me̩ la go, oti e-me̩ donyʼu, oñ ma dʼoji le̩ agwa oti e-mi.

⁸ Tak amo̩maye-wñ ka ñw u kakini, Uwe̩ ajʼonu-wa, ochochi? abe̩k uwe̩ achʼodu-wa, ochochi? Taku ma ño̩ chulaka-wñ tule noji o̩na-wñ kpai o̩la-wñ kʼi ka.

⁹ I ño̩ fʼo̩na omune̩ na ge̩, oñ i mʼu du ka ñw amo̩maye-wñ, i kakini, Go, omi ño̩ fʼo̩na omune̩ na ge̩; me̩ go, olu kpai ochu kpai awo me̩gwaka la jʼadʼoji kad ane̩ ñwu mi.

¹⁰ I la mʼu du ka ñw ata-wñ kpʼamo̩maye-wñ, tak ata-wñ dejurʼu, i kakini, E̩wñ chʼofe o̩na kʼe̩ na-i? Omi kpai iye-we̩ kpai amo̩maye-we̩ ñʼadʼoji kad ane̩ ñw e̩ ochochi?

¹¹ Tak amo̩maye-wñ lie̩na-wñ, ama ata-wñ mʼo̩la le̩ du tʼef ibe-wñ.

¹² Tak amo̩maye-wñ le namʼame̩wño̩re̩ egini ata-ma ko nyʼoko ije̩ She̩ke̩m.

¹³ Tak Israe̩l ka ñwu Jose̩f kakini, Amo̩maye-we̩ jʼoko ekʼije̩ ñw ame̩wño̩re̩ je̩ She̩ke̩m in? Lewa kʼu nakpʼe̩ uche̩ nyʼugbo ma. Tak i ka ñw u kakini, Omi de̩-i.

¹⁴ Oñ i ka ñw u kakini, Lo fai, kʼe̩ gʼamo̩maye-we̩, kpai ame̩wño̩re̩ egini, ma ra? kʼe̩ dʼohi wa ñwu mi. Abe̩le̩ i kpʼowñ uche̩ kwef o̩go̩ He̩bro̩n le̩ oñ i lewa She̩ke̩m,

¹⁵ tak e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ʼka fʼowñ li, go, i tale egbili le̩; tak e̩ne̩ le̩ tʼo̩ ene kakini, E̩wñ e̩ feju?

¹⁶ Tak i kakini, Natene amo̩maye-mi, agba, e̩ ka ñwu mi ugbo ku ma jo̩ akʼije̩ ñw ame̩wño̩re̩ je̩.

¹⁷ Tak e̩ne̩ le̩ ka ñw u kakini, Ma kwʼemi le me̩, todu omi gbo̩ abu ku ma kakini, A ki nyi Dotan. Taku Jose̩f gbe̩re̩ amo̩maye-wñ, oñ i fʼuma li Dotan.

¹⁸ Ma la fʼowñ li o̩najiji, gbogbo tak i me̩ru ma mafʼalu jo̩nyʼu kumafʼu kpa.

¹⁹ Oñ ma ko̩la ñw o̩la-ma kakini. Go, ano̩na-i awa me̩.

²⁰ Me̩ lewa fai kʼa mʼu du kpa, kʼa mʼu du rikpolo tef o̩fe̩ʼka; tak a akakini, E̩wñ iñmi e̩bie̩ne̩ʼka fʼu kpa je̩, tak a ali abu kʼo̩na-wñ ache̩.

²¹ Taku Rube̩n gbo̩, oñ i mʼu gba kwef o̩wo̩-ma, i kakini, A ki bʼo̩ gbʼoji n.

²² Taku Rube̩n ka ñwu ma kakini, Me̩ ki dʼe̩bie̩ dafo n; mʼowñ du rikpolo tef o̩fe̩ ki dʼef aje̩tachi-i; me̩ ki muda dʼo̩wo̩ kadʼowñ n; todu kʼi li uña kʼi mʼowñ gba kwef o̩wo̩-ma (oñ i ka-i) kʼi mʼu du dabi wa ñw ata-wñ.

²³ Oñ i lewatu e̩gba ku Jose̩f wʼugbo amo̩maye-wñ, ma la gwo̩ko̩ rʼu o̩la, ma mʼafe̩-wñ gwo̩, owñ chʼafe̩ kʼina-wñ chʼojoji ojoji ki dʼo̩la-wñ le̩;

²⁴ taku ma mʼowñ du rikpolo tef o̩fe̩. Efu o̩fe̩ le̩ te̩ ofofo, omi dʼefu-wñ n.

²⁵ Taku ma kwoguane̩ ku ma jʼuje̩wñ; oñ ma chi eju-ma nyʼate̩ ago, me̩ la go, abelo̩na ku ma chʼabo Ishmae̩l kwo Gilead awa, aminyakulumi-ma nʼadu e̩wñ ido̩ro̩ kpai o̩bia oguʼka kpai otulale mur, oñ ma che ku ma ne̩ agwo̩ru nyʼIjipti.

²⁶ Taku Juda ka ñw amo̩maye-wñ kakini, Iche̩wñ kʼa dʼo̩maye-wa kpa kʼa du e̩bie̩-wñ maja, ugbo ile-wñ de̩?

²⁷ Me̩ lewa kʼa mʼowñ du ta ñw abo Ishmae̩l-i; o̩wo̩ e-wa ki kadʼo n, todabu kʼowñ chʼo̩maye-wa, o̩re̩la-wa onugo. Tak amo̩maye-wñ netirʼu.

²⁸ Tak abo Midian ku ma chʼamanyaja alale; ma la fu Jose̩f fa kwef o̩fe̩ le̩ dufu, oñ ma mʼu du ta ñw abo Ishmae̩l le̩ la o̩ko̩ ajifa ogu. Tak ama le̩ mu Jose̩f du wa ane̩ Ijipti.

²⁹ Taku Rube̩n mudabi tʼalu o̩fe̩ le̩; go, Jose̩f la dʼef o̩fe̩ n; oñ i fʼukpo-wñ fana.

³⁰ Tak i mudabi wʼugbo amo̩maye-wñ, i kakini, Imo̩to̩ le̩ do̩mo̩ ge̩ n; abʼomi ale ke?

³¹ Taku ma mʼafe̩ Jose̩f ko, ma la fʼo̩mʼewo kpa, oñ ma mʼafe̩ le̩ ko tunyʼe̩bie̩-wñ;

³² taku ma mʼafe̩ kʼina-wñ chʼojoji ojoji le̩ ko kpuche̩, oñ ma mʼu ko wʼugbo ata-ma, ma kakini, E̩wñ kʼa li de̩-i; todu kʼe̩ mejuma abe̩k afe̩ o̩ma-we̩ de̩, abe̩k i chʼe-owñ n?

³³ Oñ i mejuma, i kakini, Afe̩ o̩ma-mi de̩; e̩wñ iñmi e̩bie̩ne̩ʼka dʼu kpa je̩; i nʼabu du ki che n, ma fu Jose̩f fana rinyo̩ pe̩le̩ pe̩le̩ me̩.

³⁴ Taku Jeko̩b fʼotogbo-wñ fana, i mʼe̩gbanukpo ko lʼago, oñ i deku o̩ma-wñ o̩jo̩ wewe.

³⁵ Tak amo̩ma-wñ e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ kpai onobule̩ chaka kwane̩ ku ma nyʼi e̩do̩; i muda ko̩ eje̩ ñwu ma nyʼi e̩do̩; i kakini, Todu, omi kpai eku o̩ma-mi ede̩ akpe̩re̩ nyʼef o̩jegu ugbo o̩ma-mi. Abe̩le̩ ata-wñ rʼaku-wñ.

³⁶ Oñ abo Midian le̩ mʼowñ du le tʼane̩ Ijipti ata ñwu Po̩tife̩r, onoji Fero, kʼi chʼagboji amaganyi-wñ.