Genesis 42:1-38
42 Eshi Jakob a uda kutya kuEgipiti oku na oilya, okwa tya kovanamati vaye: “Omolwashike tamu talafana ashike nye itamu ningi po sha?”
2 Okwa weda ko a ti: “Onda uda kutya kuEgipiti oku na oilya. Indeni ko mu ka lande oikulya yetweni, opo tuha fye kondjala.”
3 Onghee ovamwaxe vaJosef omulongo ova ya kuEgipiti va ka lande oilya.
4 Ashike Jakob ina tuma Benjamin, omumwaina waJosef, a ye pamwe navo, molwaashi okwa li ta diladila kutya: “Pamwe ota ka mona oshiponga, ndele ta fi.”
5 Ovanamati vaIsrael ova li va ya pamwe novanhu ovo va li tava ka landa oikulya, molwaashi nomedu laKaanan omwa li ondjala.
6 Josef oye a li e na eenghonopangelo muEgipiti, noye a li ta landifa oilya kovanhu aveshe mounyuni. Ovamwaxe vaJosef ova ya, ndele tave mu twile eengolo ve linyongamena pedu.
7 Eshi Josef a mona ovamwaina, okwe va dimbuluka diva, ndele ye ine ve lihololela. Onghee Josef okwa popya navo nonyanya, a ti: “Omwa dja peni?” Ova nyamukula va ti: “Otwa dja kedu laKaanan twe uya okulanda oikulya.”
8 Josef okwa li a dimbuluka ovamwaxe, ashike vo kava li ve mu dimbuluka.
9 Josef okwa li a dimbuluka diva eendjodi odo a twile kombinga yovamwaxe, ndele ta ti kuvo: “Nye eendadi. Omwe uya okutala oshilongo shetu kutya openi tamu dulu oku shi ponokela.”*
10 Ova tya kuye: “Ahawe, omwene wetu, ovapiya voye ove uya okulanda oikulya.
11 Fye atushe ovana vaxe umwe nohatu longo ouyuki. Ovapiya voye ihave lihumbata ngaashi eendadi.”
12 Ashike okwa tya kuvo: “Hasho nandenande! Omwe uya okutala oshilongo shetu kutya openi tamu dulu oku shi ponokela.”
13 Opo nee ova tya: “Fye ovanamati vaxe umwe. Otu li 12, na tate oha di kedu laKaanan. Ou munini oku li pamwe natate, naumwe ke po vali.”
14 Ashike Josef okwa tya kuvo: “Ngaashi nde mu lombwela nale, ‘Nye eendadi.’
15 Paife ohandi ka tala, ngeenge otamu popi oshili. Ngaashi Farao e na omwenyo, itamu di mo moshitukulwa eshi, ofimbo omumwaxo oo munini ine uya oku.
16 Tumeni umwe womunye a ka tale omumwaxo, ofimbo nye tamu fyaala meemhango. Kungaho, opo ashike handi ka mona, ngeenge osho tamu popi oshoshili. Ndele ngeenge hasho, ngaashi Farao e na omwenyo, nye eendadi.”
17 Opo nee okwe va tula modolongo nova kala mo omafiku atatu.
18 Mefiku etitatu, Josef okwe va lombwela, a ti: “Ohandi tila Kalunga kashili, onghee ningeni eshi handi mu lombwele, opo mu kale nomwenyo.
19 Ngeenge ohamu longo ouwa, umwe womunye na fyaale meemhango e li modolongo, ofimbo nye amushe tamu twala oilya, opo ovaneumbo leni vaha fye kondjala.
20 Ndele tamu etele nge omumwaxo oo munini, opo eendjovo deni di kale di shii okulineekelwa nomu kale nomwenyo.” Naasho osho va ninga.
21 Ova lombwelafana tava ti: “Oshili ohatu hepekwa omolwomumwameme, molwaashi otwa mona nghee a li moudjuu,* eshi a li te tu indile tu mu file onghenda, ndele inatu shi ninga. Osho osho she tu etela oudjuu ou tu li muo.”
22 Ruben okwe va nyamukula a ti: “Hamba kanda li handi mu lombwele kutya, ‘Okaana inamu ka longela owii,’ ndele inamu pwilikina nge? Paife ohatu pulwa ohonde yako.”
23 Ashike kava li ve shii ngeenge Josef oku udite ko, molwaashi pokati kavo opa li pe na oo ta toloka.
24 Onghee Josef okwa dja po puvo, ndele ta hovele okulila. Eshi a aluka, okwa popya vali navo nokwa kufa po Simeon, ndele te mu mange moipafi yavo.
25 Opo nee Josef okwa yandja elombwelo va tulilwe oilya meeshako,* nakeshe umwe a shunifilwe oimaliwa yaye moshako yaye nova pewe oikulya yomondjila. Osho osho va li va ningilwa.
26 Okudja opo, ova londeka eeshako davo keendongi, ndele tava i.
27 Eshi umwe womuvo a mangulula oshako yaye a pe ondongi yaye oikulya, ponhele opo va li va tula, okwa hanga oimaliwa yaye moshako.
28 Onghee okwa lombwela ovamwaxe, a ti: “Oimaliwa yange onde i alulilwa, oyo ei i li moshako yange.” Opo nee ova haluka nova kwatwa koutile, ndele tava taalelafana tava ti: “Kalunga okwe tu ninga ngahelipi ngaha?”
29 Eshi ve uya kuxe Jakob medu laKaanan, ove mu lombwela ashishe osho va ningilwa, tava ti:
30 “Omulumenhu oo e li omwene woshilongo okwa popya nafye nonyanya nokwe tu lundila kutya ohatu ndaada oshilongo.
31 Ashike otwe mu lombwela kutya, ‘Fye ohatu longo ouyuki, katu fi eendadi.
32 Fye ovanamati vaxe umwe notu li 12. Umwe ke po vali, naau munini oku li natate kedu laKaanan.’
33 Ndele omulumenhu oo e li omwene woshilongo okwa tya kufye, ‘Ngeenge omwa ningi eshi handi mu lombwele, ohandi ka mona kutya ohamu longo ouyuki: Fiyeni omumwaxo umwe pwaame, ndele tamu twaalele oikulya imwe, opo ovaneumbo leni vaha fye kondjala.
34 Etelei nge omumwaxo oo munini, opo ndi mone kutya kamu fi eendadi, ndele ohamu longo ouyuki. Opo nee ohandi ke mu shunifila omumwaxo notamu ka dula okutwikila okulanda oinima yeni moshilongo eshi.’”
35 Eshi va li tava kufa oilya meeshako davo, keshe umwe okandjato kaye koimaliwa omo e ka hanga moshako yaye. Eshi Jakob novanamati vaye va mona oundjato ovo, ova li va tila.
36 Xe yavo, Jakob, okwa ingida nenyeme a ti: “Otamu li nge omutima! Josef ke po vali, na Simeon ke po vali, ndele paife omwa hala okukufa po Benjamin. Omolwashike ndi na okuningilwa oinima aishe oyo?”
37 Ruben okwa tya kuxe: “Oto dulu okudipaa ovanamati vange vavali, ngeenge inandi mu alulila kwoove. Mu eta a kale mepashukilo lange, nohandi ke mu alulila kwoove.”
38 Ashike Jakob okwa ti: “Omonamati wange itamu i naye, molwaashi mumwaina okwa fya noye aeke a fyaala po. Ngeenge okwa mono oshiponga molweendo leni, ndele ta fi, otamu nyikifa nge oluhodi, fiyo nda ya mOmbila* moukulupe wange.”
Eshangelo lopedu
^ Ile “openi sha heva.”
^ Ile “moudjuu womwenyo waye.”
^ Ile “momakutu.”
^ Sha hala okutya, kOufi. Tala Omafatululo oitya.
