¹ Yakobo abwene okw'e Misiri eri ebiryo, abwira abana bage: Gurhe muherhe mwalolanako mwenine oku mwenine? ² Ababwira: Tala, nayunvirhe okw'engano ziri e Misiri; muyandagalireyo mujirhugulira ebiryo, lirhulama rhurhafaga. ³ Balumuna ba Yusufu ekumi bayandagalira e Misiri, kugula ebiryo, ⁴ Yakobo arhabarhumaga haguma na Benjamini, mulumuna wa Yusufu, omukuyubaha akayinjija k'obuhanya. ⁵ Bene Israeli bayinja omu chigusho cha bandi bajaga kugula ebiryo, bulala eshali lyali lugire omu chuhugo ch'e Kanani. ⁶ Yusufu aliherhe oburhegesi omu chihugo; yiwalemaga aguza ebiryo okulubaga loshi lw'echihugo, bene babo Yusufu bayinja, bafukama emalangambere gage baramya amalanga okudaho. ⁷ Yusufu abona bene babo, abamenya, aliko achijira nk'orhabayinji, abaderhesa n'obukali, ababwira: Ngahe mwarhenga? Bamushuza: Omuchihugo ch'e Kanani, rhuli kugula ebiryo, ⁸ Yusufu alimenyere bene babo, aliko bowe barhalimumenyere. ⁹ Yusufu ayibuka ebilorho alorhaga enyanya zabo, aba bwira: Mwabo muli ndabi: Muyinjire lola obuzamba bw'e chihugo, ¹⁰ bamushuza: Nanga, Nahano, abakozi bawe bayinjire kugula ebiryo. ¹¹ Rhweshi rhuli bagala bamulume muguma: Rhurhabeshere, bambali bawe rhurhali ndabi. ¹² Naye abashuza, eri: Nanga, muyinjire kurhangula obuzamba bw'echihugo. ¹³ Bamushuza: Rhwabano, bambali bawe, rhuli ekumi na babiri bana bamulume muguma omu chihugo ch'e Kanani; mulumuna werhu ene ye wayorhere na darha, hali na muguma orhachibaho. ¹⁴ Yusufu ababwira: Nta babwirire, okumuli ndabi, ¹⁵ oku ntya mwamanyikana, nk'oku Farao alamire! Murharhengaha n'omuziba gwenyu gurhazihik'aha. ¹⁶ Murhume muguma wenyu ajilonza mwene wenyu, nenyu, mwayorha omu mpamikwa, ebinwa byenyu byamenyikana, namenya nkaba okuli kunali omugarhi kenyu; echirhali ntyo, nk'oku Farao alamire, muli ndab. ¹⁷ Abaheba boshi omu mpamikwa siku esharhu. ¹⁸ Oku lusiku lwa gasharhu, Yusufu ababwira: Mujire ntya, limulama, na nyubaha Nyamuzinda! ¹⁹ Akaba muli b'okuli, muguma wenyu ayorha ashwekerwe omu mpamikwa; nenyu, muhekage ebiryo mwajirisa emilala yenyu, ²⁰ mugende munderhere mulumuna wenyu, limenya okw'ebinwa byenyu birhali bya kubesha, murhachifa, bajira ntyo. ²¹ Babwirana bonine okubonine: Okunali rhwalijirire mulumuna werhu amabi, bulala rhwalibwene obuhanya bomurhima gwage, eri arhuhuna obonjo, rhurhamuyunvaga, che chirhumire obubuhanya bwarhugwarha. ²² Rubeni, ashuza ababwira: Ntalibabwirire oku murhajiriraga oyu mwana amabi? Aliko murhayunvaga, talaga, eshagama yage yi yamadoswa. ²³ Barhamenyaga oku Yusufu aherhe abayunva, bulala omugarhi kabo mwaliri omushubanganya. ²⁴ Achiyeguza okubo, ajilaka, ashubigaluka, abaderhesa: Arhola omugarhi kabo, Simeoni, amushweka omu masu gabo banaherhe banabona. ²⁵ Yusufu arhegeka mpu babbumbe eshaho zabo biryo, bagagalule efuranga za ngasi muguma omushaho yage, baherezebo n'olwiko bayikere omu njira, bajira ntyo. ²⁶ Bashana ebiryo oku Ndogomi zabo, ba genda. ²⁷ Bahikire ahabahanda eri bwamayira, muguma wabo mpwa shanula eshaho yage ahereze endogomi yage ebiyalya, aho balalaga, abona efuranga ziri omu bunu bw'eshaho yage. ²⁸ Abwira balumuna bage; efuranga zani zagalukire, talazo omushaho yani. Emirhima yabo ya yubaha badirhimana, babwiranana bonine oku bonine: Gurh'oku Nyamuzinda arhujirire? ²⁹ Bahika emwa Yakobo, eshe omu chihugo ch'e Kanani, bamushambalira byoshi byoshi byabahikire; baderha mpu: ³⁰ Omuntu ali murhegesi omu chihugo, amarhuderhesa n'oku kaliha, amrhurhola nka ndabi, ³¹ Rhwamaderha: Okw'ebirhumubwirire, biri by'okuli, rhurhal ndabi. ³² Rhuli bana e kumi na babiri nkulikirane, darha muguma; muguma werhu arhachibaho, n'omudorho werhu, ene yeri na derha omu chihugo ch'e Kanani. ³³ N'oyu muntu, murhegesi e'echihugo, amarhubwira: Echinamenyerako oku murhali babeshi chiri chechi: Muleke mwene wenyu muguma eno mwani, murhole ebiryo muhekere emilala yenu, mugende, mulerhe mwene wenyu. ³⁴ Ntyo nanamenya oku murhali ndabi, n'oku munali bantu b'okuli; na shubi bagullulira mwene wenyu, eri mukola mwankageragera omu chihugo mwoshi. ³⁵ Eri bashanula eshaho zabo, tala omushaho ya ngasi muguma, muli ehifuko hyage hy'efuranga, babona, n'eshe, orho rhufuko rhwefuranga, bayubaha, ³⁶ Yakobo, eshe wabo, ababwira: mwamambisha abana bani; Yusufu arhachibaho, Simiyoni arhachibaho, na Benjamini oyu mwarhola! Enyanya zani zibibyoshi binaliko. ³⁷ Rubeni abwira eshe: Njoyirhe bagala bani bombi akaba ntagalwire Benjamini; omuhebe omufune zani na kugaluliraye. ³⁸ Yakobo aderha: Omwana wani arhgenda haguma nenyu; bulala mwene wenyu afire, yenayorhere yenine eri ankabugana ebizibu omulugenzi gurhe mwankajira, mwanarhuma envi zani zayandagalira ahokuhumukira abafire namalumwa.