¹ Nomba Yakobo ishile ukuti muli ingono mu Egyipiti. Alandile kubana bakwe abaume, '' cinshi ico muleilolesesha umo nomunakwe?. ² Ena alandile, ''moneni kuno, ningumfwa ukuti muli icakulya mu Egyipiti. Kabiyeniko kulya nokutushitilako ingano icakuti tuingaba nobumi elyo nokukanafwa.'' ³ Bamunyina abekumi abakwa Yosefu baile kulya mukushita ifyakulya ku Egyipiti . ⁴ Lelo Yakobo tatumineko Bejamini, munyina Yosefu, nabamunyina, pantu alandile.'' Natina ukuti ubusanso bwingesa kuli wena.'' ⁵ Abana baume bakwa Israeli baishile mukushita pamo nabalya abaishile, pantu icipowe cali mumpanga ya kanaani. ⁶ Nomba Yosefu ali Umulashi ilya mpanga. Ena ewali umo uwa leshitisha kuli bonse abantu bailya mpanga. BAmunyina bakwa Yosefu baishile nokukontama Pali ena nefinso fyabo panshi. ⁷ Yosefu alimwene bamunyina wakwe nokubebukisha bena, lelo ena alililufyenye kuli bena elyo asosele bukalibukali nabena. Ena alandile kuli bena, ''Mwafuma kwi?'' Balandile,'' ukufuma kumpanga ya kanaani mukushita ingano.'' ⁸ Yosefu bamunyina wakwe, lelo tabamwishibe ena. ⁹ Elyo Yosefe aibukishe iciloto ica alotele palubali lwabo, elyo ena alandile kuli bena, ''imwe muli nengu! imwe mwishile mukumona impanga ukushaba ukwacingililwa.'' ¹⁰ Balandile kuli ena, ''Ilyo, mweshikulu. Ababomfi bobe beshile mukushita ifyakulya. ¹¹ Tuli bana baume bamuntu umofye. Tuli bantu bacishinka. Ababomfi bobe tabali nengu.'' ¹² Alandile kuli bena, ''Iyo, mwishile mukumona impanga ishacingililwa.'' ¹³ Balandile, ''Ifwe ababomfi bobe twaba bamunyinaikumi-limo na babili, abana baume abamuntu umo mumpanga ya kanaani. Moneni, Umwaice ali pali buno bushiku ali natata, elyo umo munyine mfwe tali nabumi.'' ¹⁴ Yosefu alandile kuli bena, ''Ico eco nandile kuli imwe; imwe muli nengu. ¹⁵ Pali ici imwe muleeshiwa. Napamweo wa kwa Farao, Imwe tamwafume kuno, kanofye munyina wenu umwaice aisa kuno. ¹⁶ Tumeni umo pali imwe elyo mulekeni ena akayesenda munyina wenu. Mwalaikala mucifungo, ukutii amashiwi yenu yengeshiwa. Ngacakutila muli icishinka muli imwe. Ngateifyoo, napali umweo wakwa Farao, icinefye imwe muli inengu.'' ¹⁷ Ababikile mukalyati panshiku shitatu. ¹⁸ Yosefu alandile kuli bena pabushiku bwacitatu, ''Citeni ici nokuba nobumi, pantu ndatina Lesa. ¹⁹ Nga muli bantu bacishika, lekeni umo paliimwe bamunyina ashale nasungwa mucifungo, lelo abshala muyee, sendeni ingono kucipowe icili mumayanda yenu. ²⁰ Kaleteni umwaice wenu kuli ine pakuti amashiwi yenu yakashinikishewi elyo imwe tamuli no kufwa.'' Eico bacitile ico. ²¹ Balandile kuli umo nomunankwe, ''Tuli mucinefye abamulandu mukukonka kuli muunyina wesu muli ico twamwene nokufimbila umweo wakwe ilyo atupapatile ifwe elyo tatwa umfwile. Ecalenga uyu mufimbila waishile pali ifwe.'' ²² Rubeni ayaswike bena, ''Nshamyebele imwe, 'mwicita ulubembu kuli uyu mulumendo,' lelo imwe tamwakutikeko? Nomba, moneni umulopa wakwa ulefwaikwa kuli ifwe. ²³ Tabaishibe ukuti Yosefu alibomfwile, pantu kwali kelulaa pakati kabena. ²⁴ Afumine kuli bena nokulila. Abwelele kuli bena no kutila kuli bena Asendele Simoni umufumya pali bena elyo amusungile pamenso yabo. ²⁵ Elyo Yosefu abakonkomeshe ababomfi bakwe ukulonnga ingano mumifuko yabamunyina wakwe, elyo ukubweseshamo ulupiya mumasaka, elyo ukupela kuli bena ulwakulilamo pa bulendo. Calibombelwe kuli bena. ²⁶ Bamunyina balongele ingano pali bapunda wabo elyo bafumineko kulyaa. ²⁷ Ilyo umo pali bena aiswile isaka lyakwe mukupela punda icakulya muncende yakulilamo, amwene ulupiya lwakwe Moneni lwali mukwiswila kwesaka. ²⁸ Alandile kuli bamunyina, ''Ulupiya lwandi nabambikilamo. Lumone ni, luli mwisaka lyandi.'' Imitima yabo yalituntile elyo batampile ukututuma kuli cila umo nomunankwe, nokutila ''Cinshi ici ico Lesa acita kuli ifwe?'' ²⁹ Baile kuli Yakobo, tata wabo mumpanga ya kanaani no kumweba fyonse ifya citike kuli bena. Balandile, ³⁰ ''Umuntu, shikulu wa mpanga, atile ukupitila muli ifwe nokutontontonkanya ukuti ifwe tuli nengu muli ilyampanga. ³¹ Twalandile kuli ena, tuli abantu bacishinka. Tatuli nengu. ³² Tuli bamunyina ikumi limo nababili, abana baume abawishi umo. Umo tali nabumi, elyo uwamwaice pali ubu bushiku ali naba tata wesu mumpanga ya kanaani.' ³³ Umuntu, shikulu wampanga, alandile kuli ifwe, 'pali ici ndinokwishiba ukuti imwe muli bantu bacishinka. Sheni umo uwa bamunyinenwe naine, Sendeni ingano ishakupwisha icipowe kumayanda Yesu, nokwenda uko muleya. ³⁴ Leteni umwaice wenu kuli imwe. Elyo inkeshiba ukuti imwe tamuli nengu, leleo ukuti imwe muli imwe, elyo muli nokushitisha muli ilya mpanga.''' ³⁵ Caishile ilyo balelongolola amasaka yabo, ukuti, moneni cila muntu umufuko wakwe uwandalama wali mwisaka lyakwe. Ilyo bena nabawishi bamwene imifuko yandalama, balitinine. ³⁶ Yakobo wishi wabo alandile kuli bena, ''Imwe muli nokwipaya abana bandi abaume babili ngacakuti nshiletele Benjamini kuli imwe. Mubikeni muminwe yandi, elyo inkamubwesha ena kuli imwe kabili. ³⁷ Rubene atile kuli wishi, alandile, ''Imwe muli nokwipaya abana bandi abaume babili nagacakuti nshiletele Benjamini kuli imwe. Mubikeni muminwe yandi, elyo inkamubwesha ena kuli imwe kabili. ³⁸ Yakobo alandile, ''Umwan wandi umwaume takaye naimwe. Pantu munyinawakwe nafwa elyo ekafy eushele. Nga cakutila icibi camwishila ena pamusebo umo imwe muleya, elyo imwe muli nokulenga imfwishandi ukufuma mubulanda kumanda.''