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Mazishi na hanga ra Jakobo
1 Jakobo ariphofwa, Yusufu wazama pho chitswani pha ise achirira na achimdonera. 2 Halafu walagiza atumishie ariokala ni aganga apake dawa nyo mwiri wa ise ili usiole, nao achihenda vivyo. 3 Ahala siku mirongo mine, ambazo kala ndio muda wa kawaida wa kupaka lufu dawa. Na Amisiri amuikira hanga ra siku mirongo sabaa.
4 Hanga phosira, Yusufu waambira atumishi a mfalume, “Tafadhalini, ichiwezekana, bishani na mfalume badala yangu. Muambireni kukala 5 +baba phokala a phephi na kufwa, wanirisa chirapho achiamba, ‘Siku nchifwa kanizike kpwenye mbira yoitayarisha hiko tsi ya Kanani.’ Phahi nirichani nikazike baba, chisha nindauya.” 6 Mfalume achiamba, “Phiya ukamzike sowe vyo urivyomuapira.”
7 Phahi Yusufu waphiya kpwendazika ise. Waphiya phamwenga na atumishi osi muhimu a mfalume, yani, mawaziri na atu muhimu a tsi ndzima ya Misiri. 8 Piya waphiya na atu osi a phakpwe kaya, nduguze na ana ao. Ko Gosheni aricha anache na mangʼondzi, mbuzi na ngʼombe bahi. 9 Waphiya na magari ga kuvwehwa ni farasi na aphirikie, kala ni kundi kulu sana ra atu.
10 Ariphofika Atadi, phatu pha kuwagira mtsere, ngʼambo ya muho Joridani, afwererwa arira na raka ra dzulu kpwa sonono, na Yusufu achiika hanga siku sabaa. 11 Enyezi a Kanani ariphoona hara atu ana hanga hipho Atadi, aamba, “Hanga hiri ra Amisiri kpwa kpweli ni kulu sana.” Ndiyo mana phatu hipho phokala phephi na Joridani phaihwa Abeli Miziraimu.*
12 Ana a Jakobo amuhendera ise yao viratu vyoalagiza. 13 +Amtsukula hadi tsi ya Kanani achendamzika pangoni munda wa Makipela, mlairo wa dzuwa wa Mamre. Burahimu wagula pango hiro na mundawe kula kpwa Efuroni, Muhiti, ili phakale vikurani. 14 Yusufu ariphozika ise, wauya Misiri na nduguze na atu osi okala akaphiya nao mazishini.
Yusufu anausa nduguze wasiwasi
15 Bada ya chifo cha ise yao, nduguze Yusufu aamba, “Hundahendadze ichikala Yusufu achere na utsungu naswi na atake kudziriphiza kpwa mai gosi gomuhenda?” 16 Phahi ahuma mutu kpwa Yusufu, achendamuamba, “Kabila baba kadzangbwefwa wahulagiza hukuambe, 17 ‘Nakuvoya uaswamehe nduguzo uasi wao na makosa gao arigokukosera, mana wakati hinyo akugayisa sana.’ Phahi hunakuvoya uhuswamehe uasi wehu, swiswi atumishi a Mlungu wa baba.” Yusufu ariphophaha salamu hizo, warira. 18 Chisha nduguze akpwedzamgbwerera maguluni achiamba, “Swiswi hu atumwao.” 19 Ela Yusufu achiaambira, “Msiogophe, mino siweza kuhala nafwasi ya Mlungu. 20 Mwimwi mwakusudiya mai ela Mlungu wakusudiya manono, ili nitivye maisha ga atu anji kama irivyo rero. 21 Kpwa hivyo, msiogophe! Mimi nindakutundzani, mwimwi na ana enu.” Achiausa wasiwasi na achiaphoza marenda.
Chifo cha Yusufu
22 Yusufu waenderera kusagala tsi ya Misiri phamwenga na nduguze na ana ao. Yusufu waishi miaka gana mwenga na kumi 23 na achiona chivyazi cha hahu cha Efuraimu. Piya wajaliwa kuona uvyazi wa Makiri, mwana mlume wa Manase.
24 Siku mwenga Yusufu waambira nduguze, “Mimi ni phephi na kufwa, ela kpwa kpweli Mlungu andakuteryani na andakulongozani kuphiya tsi yolaga kuapha Burahimu, Isaka na Jakobo.” 25 +Chisha Yusufu waarisa chirapho nduguze achiamba, “Hakika Mlungu andakuteryani kuphiya tsi ya Kanani. Apani kukala, ndiphokala munauka hipha, mundahala mifupha yangu mphiye nayo.”
26 Phahi Yusufu wafwa wakati ana miaka gana mwenga na kumi. Amisiri autiya dawa nyo mwiriwe ili usiole na achiutiya ndani ya sanduku ra kuzikira ko Misiri.
+ 50:5 Mwandzo 47:29–31 * 50:11 yani hanga ra Amisiri. + 50:13 Mahendo 7:16 + 50:25 Kutsama 13:19; Joshuwa 24:32; Aeburania 11:22