Tshibangidilu 48 - MUKANDA WA MYIDI MUKULU（TSH96）

Yakobe udi wela bikulu bende lupemba

1Malu onsu aa mamane kujika, kumanyishabu Yozefe bua disama dia tatuende. Yozefe kuangata bana bende ba balume babidi: Efrayime ne Menashe, kuya nabu.

2Yakobe upeta lumu lua difika diabu, kudikankamikaye, kusomba pa bulalu.

3Kuambilaye Yozefe ne:

— Mvidi Mukulu wa bukole buonsu uvua mummuenekele ku Kenaane mu musoku wa Luze, mungele lupemba.

4Uvua mundaye ne: “Neulele bana ba bungi. Ndelanganyi yebe neivulangane, yenza bisamba bivule. Ditunga edi nedishale dienu kashidi.”

5Yakobe kuamba kabidi ne:

— Mpindiewu, ndi ngangata Efrayime ne Menashe, bana bebe baudi mulele, meme tshiyi muanji kufika mu Ejipitu, bua bikale bana banyi meme, amu bu Rubene ne Shimeyone.

6Kadi, bana bakuabu baudi mulele, balondangane ne babidi aba, nebikale bebe wewe. Nebapete bintu bia bumpianyi anu mu buloba bua Efrayime ne Menashe.

7Bualu pamvua ngumukila ku Mezopotamiya, mamuebe Rakele kufuila mu njila, muaba umvua mu ditunga dia Kenaane, tshiyi muanji kufika mu musoku wa Efrata. Meme kumujika muine amu ku mpenga kua njila (Efrata ke musoku udibu babikila mpindiewu ne: Betleyeme).

8Diakamue Yakobe kumona bana ba balume babidi bavua nabu Yozefe, kumukonka ne:

— Bana aba mbanganyi?

9Yozefe kumuambila ne:

— Bana aba mbanyi, badi Mvidi Mukulu mumpeshe munu mu Ejipitu.

Yakobe kuambila Yozefe ne:

— Basemeja apa, mbele lupemba.

10Yakobe katshivua umona bimpe to, bualu ukavua muntu mukole. Yozefe kumusemejila bana pabuipi. Yakobe kubupukila,

11wambila Yozefe ne:

— Tshiena mumanye ne: nenkumone kabidi to. Kadi Mvidi Mukulu mmungambuluishe. Ngakumonyi wewe, kumona kabidi ne bana bebe.

12Yozefe kumbusha bana pambidi pa tatuende, kuinyikaye mutu panshi.

13Yozefe kuimanyika bana: Efrayime ku tshianza tshia bakaji tshia Yakobe, Menashe ku tshia balume. Kubasemejaye tshiakabidi kudi Yakobe, kakuabu.

14Kadi, Yakobe kupindakaja bianza, kuteka tshianza tshia balume pa mutu pa Efrayime, muana wa mukala, tshia bakaji pa mutu pa Menashe muanabute.

15Ke kuelaye Yozefe lupemba, wamba ne:

Ndi ntendelela Mvidi Mukulu, uvua bankambua banyi, Abrahame ne Izake, bitabe,

Ndi ntendelela Mvidi Mukulu, udi mundame too ne ku mpindiewu.

16Mutumibue wa Mvidi Mukulu, uvua mungepule ku malu mabi onsu,

neele bana banyi aba lupemba.

Dina dianyi ne dia bankambua banyi,

Abrahame ne Izake, disanguke ku bukole bua bana ba balume aba!

Bana aba bikale ne ndelanganyi ya bungi,

buwuje ditunga edi!

17Yozefe umona tatuende muteke tshianza tshia balume pa mutu pa Efrayime, kavua ne disanka to. Kumushaye tshianza tshia tatuende pa mutu pa Efrayime, bua kutshiteka pa mutu pa Menashe muanabute.

18Yozefe kuambila tatuende ne:

— Tatu, lekela kuenza nanku. Teka tshianza tshia balume amu pa mutu pa Menashe muanabute.

19Tatuende kubenga, wamba ne:

— Muananyi, ndi mumanye tshindi ngenza. Ndelanganyi ya Menashe neyikale tshisamba tshinene. Kadi ndelanganyi ya muakunyende Efrayime neyipite bungi, yenza bisamba bivule.

20Dituku adi Yakobe kuela bana abu lupemba, wamba ne:

— Bua kujingila bantu diakalenga, bena Izrayele nebatele mena enu, bamba ne: “Mvidi Mukulu anusankishe bu muvuaye musankishe Efrayime ne Menashe!”

Ke muvua Yakobe muteke Efrayime kumpala kua Menashe nanku.

21Pashishe Yakobe kulaya Yozefe, umuambila ne:

— Nkadi mikolu ku tshiina. Kadi Mvidi Mukulu neanulame, anupingaje mu ditunga dia bankambua benu.

22Kadi tshitupa tshia buloba bua Shekeme, bumvua munyenge bena Amore ku muela wanyi wa mvita ne ku buta buanyi bua miketa, tshiena mbupesha bana benu to, ndi nkupeshabu anu wewe.