¹ Yakobo wayoyelele mulifuti omu akele na kuyoyela ishe, mu lifuti lya Kanana. ² Cho ebi bikebyo byuma byalingiwile hali Yakobo. Yosefa, owu wakele mukwenje na myaka likumi naitanu na ibali, akele na kunyunga butanga naba ndolome bendi. Akele na bana babanalume ba Mbiuha naba Ziupa, banakathzi ba ishe. Cho Yosefa wanenele muthzimbu wakwilika kufwilamo kuli ishe hali bakebo. ³ Hakupwa Isalela wathzemene manene Yosefa kutubakana bana bendi boshe babanalume mwafwa mwana wa mubukulakathzi bwendi. Wamutungilile buthzalo bwabubwa manene. ⁴ Bandolome bendi bachimwene ngwe ishe wamuthzemenene manene kutubakana ba ndolome bendi boshe. Ba muthzindile cho kubathele kwendeka kuli ikeye bwino. ⁵ Yosefa walotele chilota, cho walekele bandolome bendi hali echi. Cho bamuthzindile nakutubakanethahoni. ⁶ Cho wendekele kuli bakebo ngendi, "Njalombo thzibilileni echi chilota njalotele. ⁷ Ichikengeni, tunakala nakukuta bikuta bya byakulya mulihya cho kengeni, chikuta change chinakatukile na kwimana, cho kengeni, bikuta byeni binethzile na kuthzenguluka kuthsikama kuchikota change." ⁸ Bandolome bendi bendekele kuli ikeye ngwabo, "Nkuma chili ukayula hali yetu? Nkuma mwabuthunga ukayula hali yetu? Cho bamuthzindile kutubakanethaho hamulonga wa bilota na majwi endi. ⁹ Walotele chilota chikwabo na kuleka ba ndolome bendi. Wendekele ngwendi, "Taleni, Njinaloto chilota chikwabo: Lithathe na ngonde na bingongonothi likumi naimo binathsikamene kuli yange." ¹⁰ Wachilekele ba ishe ngwe mwalekele ba ndolome bendi, cho ishe wamubyanethele. Wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, " Chiloto chabati echi unaloto? Nkuma banyoko nange naba ndolome bobe mubuchili tukaya na kuthsikama hathi kuli yobe?" ¹¹ Bandolome bendi bakele na chipululu hali ikeye, oloni ishe wanyungile owu muthzimbu na bithinganyeka. ¹² Bandolome bendi baile na kulitha butanga bwaishe mu Shekemu. ¹³ Cho Isalela wendekele kuli Yosefa ngwendi, " Nkuma bandolome bobe kubethi nakulitha butanga ngwe bandolome bobe bobe bali bwino hamo na butanga, cho unjinenele lijwi." Cho Yakobo wamutumine kutunda ku Shekemu? Ija , cho nji kutuma kuli bakebo." Yosefa wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Njinalibwahetha. ¹⁴ Wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, " Ya oni, umone osho ngwe bandolome bobe bali bwino hamo na butanga, cho unjinenele lijwi." Cho Yakobo wamutumine kutunda mu mingindunga ya Habuloni, cho Yosefa waile ku Shekemu. ¹⁵ Munu umo awanene Yosefa. Kenga, Yosefa akele na kwendangana mu lihya. Uje munalume wamwihwile, Unakutonda bika?" ¹⁶ Yosefa ngwendi, Njinakutonda ba ndolome bange. Njileke, njalombo, kuli banakulithila butanga? ¹⁷ Uje munalume ngwendi," Banathethzele uno mwela, mwafwa njinabathzibile bendeka ngwabo 'Tuyeni ku Dotani." Yosefa wakabele bandolome bendi na kubawana ku Botani. ¹⁸ Bamumwenenene halyala, cho thimbu kanda ete kuyeyi nabo, balithzibathanene kumutsiya. ¹⁹ Bandolome bendi bendekele kuli umo na mukwabo ngwabo, "Taleni owu mukakulota anakwija. ²⁰ Ijeni oni, ngachije, tumuthsiye nakumumbila mu bwina bumo. Tukendeka ngwetu, 'Kathitu wamushwata na munyongetha.' Tukamone bika bikejamo mu bilota byendi," ²¹ Lubeni wachithzibile nakumwobola kuli liboko lyabo. Wendekele ngwendi, "Kethi twambate mwonyo wendi." ²² Lubeni wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Kethi mwitile maninga. Mumbileni omu mu bwina obu buli mumambo, oloni kethi mukambeke liboko lyeni hali ikeye" - mangana athe kumuyobola kutunda mu liboko lyabo na kumwilwitha kuli ishe. ²³ Cho chasholokele omu Yosefa wetele kuli bandolome bendi, bamushulwile buthzalo wendi bwaubwa. ²⁴ Bamwambatele nakumumbila mu bwina. Obu bwina bwakele bwakwilika nambe mema mukati. ²⁵ Cho batumamene nakulya likende. Bajundwile mesho abo nakukenga, cho, kengeni oni, litemba lya banu ba Ishimela lyakele nakwija kutunda ku Ngilendi, naba ngamela babo banambata bya bweko bwabubwa na lwengi na kenya. Bakele nabungethzi bwakubitwala ku Ingitu. ²⁶ Yunda wendekele kuli bandolome bendi ngwendi, "Tuwanenaho bikajo oshe tuthsiya ndolome yetu nakufwika maninga end? ²⁷ Ijeni, cho echeleni tumulandethe kubaka Ishmela nakwilika kukambeka maboko etu hali ikeye. Mwafwa napu ndolome yetu, mushuni wetu." Bandolome bendi ba muthzibililile. ²⁸ Baje bakakuthekathana baku Mindiya betile kuyehi. Bandolome bendi bakokele Yosefa nakumujundula kutunda mu bwina.Cho balandethele Yosefa kuli ba Ishmela na makumi abali abimbathzubwila bya siliva. Cho ba Ishmela bambatele Yosefa kuya ku Ingitu. ²⁹ Lubeni welukile ku bwina, cho, kengeni oni, Yosefa kakele lalo mu bwina. Watabwile buthzalo bwendi. ³⁰ Welukile kuli ba ndolome bendi na kwendeka ngwendi, "Owu mwanike wahimo! Cho yange, njiya kuli?" ³¹ Bathsiyile membe nakwambata buthzalo bwa Yosefa nakubumbwitika mu maninga. ³² Cho babunenele kuli ishe nakwendeka ngwabo, "Tunanene abi.Twalombo umone ngwe bukeko buthzalo bwa munobe ndi embwe." Yakobo wabuthzibukile nakwendeka ngendi, " ³³ Bunapu buthzalo bwa munange. Kathitu wa mushwata na munongetha. Yosefa banamutabula bene mubimbathzubwila." ³⁴ Yakobo watabwile buthzalo bwendi na kuthzala buthzalo bwa mashaka ha mubila wendi. Walilile munendi ha matangwa amangi. ³⁵ Cho bana bendi ba banalume naba babanakathzi boshe bakatukile na kumuthzembeleka. Wendekele ngwendi, "Mukemo bene njithikumuka ku Sheo nakulila munange." Ishe wamulilile. ³⁶ Baje baka Mindiya bamulandethele mu Ingitu kuli Potifa, mukabipangi wa Falo, mukulunu wa tunyungi.