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43

Baganda ba Yosefu bairayo mu Misiri ghalala ni Benjamini

1Endhala yeeyongera inho okuluma abantu mu nsi ey’e Kanaani. 2Agho bwe baamalagho engaano yoonayoona ye baatoola mu Misiri, iseibwe yaakoba ati: “Mwireyo mutugulire ku kamere.” 3Aye Yuda yaamukoba ati: “Omusaadha ole yatulabuliragho irala ati ‘Timwidhanga mu maiso gange, okutoolaku nga muganda waimwe ali ghalala n’imwe.’ 4Kale bw’onaaganha muganda waife okuja n’ife, tunaaja twakugulira emere. 5Aye bw’otaamuganhe titwidha kuja, kuba omusaadha yatukoba ati ‘Timwidhanga mu maiso gange, okutoolaku nga muganda waimwe ali ghalala n’imwe.’ ”

6Isiraeli yaabuuza ati: “Lwaki mwandeetera obuzibu obwaga agho, ni mukobera omusaadha muti muliyo ni muganda waimwe owundi?” Bairamu bati: 7“Omusaadha yatubuuliriza inho ebituufaaku n’ebifa ku boluganda lwaife, ng’akoba ati, ‘Iseimwe akaali mulamu? Muliyo ni muganda waimwe owundi?’ Twamwiramu ebyo bye yatubuuliriza. Twandimanhie tutya ng’anaatukoba ati, ‘Muleete muganda waimwe?’ ”

8Yuda yaakoba Isiraeli ati: “Omwisuka mugemye nze, otuleke tuje, memale tube balamu, tulobe kufa ndhala ife n’iwe n’abaana baife abato. 9Nze neeyamye okumukuuma, olimubuuza nze. Bwe ntalimwiza y’oli, ni mmuta mu maiso go nti, omusango gubanga ku nze enaku dhoonadhoona. 10Ngoli titwalwa, mpegaano twandibaire nga twakairayo emikuzi ebiri.”

11Agho Isiraeli iseibwe yaabakoba ati: “Oba nga kityo bwekiri, mukole muti: mutwale mu nsawo dhaimwe ebirabo bye munaagha omusaadha oyo. Mumutwalire ku bintu eby’omu nsi eno ebisinga kuba birungi: ku busando obw’akawoowo, ni ku mudheenene gw’endhuki, ni ku buwoowo obwetebwa balamu ni mirra, ni ku maido ag’omu itaka n’ag’oku miti. 12Era mutwale empiiya dha mikuzi ebiri, mwizeeyo edho edhaizibwa mu minwa gy’ensawo dhaimwe. Baghanga okuba nga baadhiiza mu butali bugenderevu. 13Era mutwale ni muganda waimwe, mukole mwireyo eri omusaadha oyo. 14Katonda Aghanga Ebintu Byonabyona abagemerwe ekivunika nga muli mu maiso g’omusaadha oyo, omusaadha oyo asobole okubairiza muganda waimwe owundi, ni Benjamini. Nze oba ndi wa kufiirwa baana bange, ndibafiirwa.”

15Agho aboluganda baatwala ebirabo n’empiiya dha mikuzi ebiri, baasitula okuja e Misiri, nga bali ghalala ni Benjamini. Bwe baatuuka beeyandhula mu maiso ga Yosefu. 16Yosefu bweyabona nga Benjamini ali ghalala nabo, yaakoba omugheereza we ati: “Twala abasaadha bano mu ndhu yange, oite ensolo, kuba baja kuliira ghalala ninze eky’omusana.” 17Omugheereza yaakola nga Yosefu bweyamulagira, yaatwala aboluganda mu ndhu ya Yosefu.

18Aboluganda baatya olw’okuba baatwalibwa mu ndhu ya Yosefu. Baakoba bati: “Batuleese muno olw’empiiya edhaizibwa mu nsawo dhaife ku mukuzi ogwasooka, olwo aghange okutuvunaana, era atuzinduukirize atunhageku endogoyi dhaife, era atufuule abairu be.” 19Kale baaseeta eri omugheereza wa Yosefu, baayogera naye nga bali ku mulyango ogwingira mu ndhu. 20Baakoba bati: “Isebo, twaidhaku ghano okugula emere omukuzi ogwasooka. 21Bwe twatuuka agh’okusula nga tuli kwirayo eka, twasibula ensawo dhaife, twayagaana empiiya edha buli muntu nga dhiri mu munwa gw’ensawo ye dhoonadhoona nga bwe dhaali. Kale tudhiiziiza. 22Era tuleese n’empiiya edhindi okugula emere. Titwidhi yaiza mpiiya mu nsawo dhaife.”

23Omugheereza yaakoba ati: “Mulobe kweraliikirira era mulobe kutya. Katonda waimwe era Katonda wa iseimwe, ateekwa okuba nga n’eyabateera empiiya edho mu nsawo dhaimwe. Nze nafuna empiiya dhe mwasasula.” Agho yaabaleetera Simeoni.

24Omugheereza yaatwala aboluganda abo mu ndhu ya Yosefu, yaabagha amaadhi baanaabaku ku bigere, era yaagha endogoyi dhaibwe eby’okulya. 25Baategeka ebirabo eby’okugha Yosefu ng’aidhie ye bali ku saawa omukaaga edh’omusana, kuba baali babakobye bati baidha kulya naye eky’omusana. 26Yosefu bweyaira eka, baganda be baamuleetera mu ndhu ebirabo bye baali nabyo, era baamukubira amakiryaivu. 27Yaababuuza oba nga bali bukalamu. Era yaakoba ati: “Iseimwe omukaire ye mwankoberaku akaaliyo mulamu? Era aliyo bwera?” 28Bairamu bati: “Omugheereza wo iseife akaaliyo mulamu, era aliyo bukalamu.” Baamukubira amakiryaivu nga n’obweni butuuse ku itaka.

29Agho Yosefu bweyalinga ati yaabona muganda we Benjamini, omwana wa inhina, yaakoba ati: “Ono ni muganda waimwe asembayo obuto ye mwankoberaku.” Yaakoba Benjamini ati: “Katonda akugemerwe ekivunika, mwana wange!” 30Yosefu yaavaagho mangu, kuba omwoyo gwe gwamulumira muganda we. Kale yanoonia gh’anaalirira amaziga. Agho yaingira mu kisenge kye yaalirira omwo. 31Bwe yamala okunaaba mu maiso, yaafuluma, yeegumya yaakoba ati: “Mwiwule emere.” 32Yosefu baamwiwulira wawe yenka, ni baganda be baabaiwulira waibwe, era n’Abamisiri abaalya ku kiiwulo ekyo, boona baabaiwulira waibwe, kuba kyali kya muzizo eri Abamisiri okuliira aghalala n’Abaheburayi. 33Agho baatyamya aboluganda nga babalingiriiza Yosefu, era nga bwebairanganwaku okuva ku mukulu okutuuka ku asembayo obuto. Aboluganda bwe baabona ensambo ye babatyamiizaamu, baalingaganaku nga bwe beewuunhia. 34Yosefu yaabagheereza ebimegero okuva ku mere eyali mu maiso ge. Aye ekimegero kye yagha Benjamini kyasingaku ebya bale abandi obunene emikuzi etaanu. Kale baanhwa era baasagambira ghalala ni Yosefu.

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