1 Ezirayeele khuthuula vitthu zawe zooshi aariinaazo, khulawa mpakha Beresheba. N'oofiya okhule, khuretta twaha anrettelaka Nluku aari omwaaputwaaye papaawe, Esiyaakha. 2 Nluku anteeliye Ezirayeele osikhu nkatthi wa jozi khusala ankhuwela araka: “Yaakhumpa! Yaakhumpa!”

Ye khujipu yoori: “Lapeekha!”

3 Ye khuri: “Miiyo ki Nluku, Nluku wa papaawo. Ohoove olawa tuniya ya Misuri, maana khwa weyo kinttela opuwisa khapila khuluyeene. 4 Miiyo kinlawa vamote na-weyo Misuri na kinlawa koorutisele mmuti nttumphu. Amana ofwa Yuusufu ti ye anttelaaye ophulula maasho awo.”

5 Aphano, Yaakhumpa khulankha nti wa Beresheba na aanaawe na aakhaaya na aanaaya khupakhira mmikukutta epile zaaperekhiweeyo ti Firawuuna. 6 Khuthuula maphanko a nyama, na mali zaya zooshi epile aapatthiyeeyo tuniya ya Kanaani, Yaakhumpa khusala alawa Misuri na ajamaaze ooshi. 7 Aanaawe aalume na aanaaya, aanaawe aakha na-yo na aanaaya, ajamaaze ooshi khuwaathuula khusala alawa Misuri.

8 Apa mazina a meezirayeele, Yaakhumpa na ajamaaze aalawaniyeeyo Misuri:

Ruubeni, mwaana wamwanzo wa Yaakhumpa.

9 Aana a Ruubeni pi apa:

Enookhi, Phaalu, Hezorooni na Khariimu.

10 Aana a Simiyooni pi apa:

Yemuweeli, Yamiini, Ohaati, Yakhini, Sohaari

na Shawuuli mwaana wa nunu mmote wa Kanaani.

11 Aana a Leevi pi apa:

Geerishoni, Kohaathi na Meraari.

12 Aana a Yuuda pi apa:

Eeri, Onaani, Sheela, Pereezi na Zeera.

Eeri na Onaani afwa tuniya ya Kanaani.

Aana a Pereezi pi apa:

Hezorooni na Hamuuli.

13 Aana a Ezakaari pi apa:

Toola, Phuuva, Yashuubu na Shimrooni.

14 Aana a Zabulooni pi apa:

Seredi, Elooni, na Yaleeli.

15 Apa atuulu na aana a Yaakhumpa aawaavokoliyeeyo na Liiya nti wa Paata-Araamu, ohintthiimo mwanawe Tiina. Ooshi aari talaathiini na attatthu.

16 Aana a Gaadi pi apa:

Sefiyooni, Haaki, Shuuni, Esbooni, Eeri, Aroodi na Areeli.

17 Aana a Asheeri pi apa:

Imunna, Eshwiiva, Eshwiivi, Beriiya na ttwiiye Zeera.

Aana a Beriiya pi apa;

Hepeere na Malikiyeeli.

18 Apa aana a Yaakhumpa na Ziilipa, karumeya otule Labani aamwinkhiyeeyo mwanawe Liiya. Ooshi aari khumi na sitha.

19 Aana a Rakeele muukha wa Yaakhumpa aari apa:

Yuusufu, na Bejami.

20 Asenaathi mwaana wa Potifweera, nttunkhulu wa tiini ya Ooni aavokoleliwe aana awiri ti Yuusufu tuniya ya Misuri, Manaase na Efwarayiimu.

21 Aana a Bejami pi apa:

Beela, Beekheri, Ashibeeli, Geera, Naamani,

Eehi, Rooshi, Muupimu, Huupimu na Haridi.

22 Apa aana a Rakeele aavokoleliweeyo ti Yaakhumpa, ooshi aari khumi na wane.

23 Mwaana wa Daani aari Hushimu.

24 Aana a Nafitaali pi apa:

Yaseeli, Kuuni Yeseeri, na Shileemu.

25 Apa aana a Yaakhumpa na Biila, karumeya otule Labani aamwinkhiyeeyo mwanawe Rakeele. Ooshi aari sapa.

26 Atthu ooshi apale aalawaniyeeyo Yaakhumpa Misuri aari ajamaaze, ohiwaatthiimo aakha a aanaawe, aari siithiini na sitha atthweene. 27 Owaatthaamo aana a Yuusufu aavokoliweeyo tuniya ya Misuri, ojama wooshi wa Yaakhumpa waari wa atthu saapiini.

28 Aphano Yaakhumpa khunlokozisa Yuuda wa Yuusufu, yoori alawe amuuze anthepeeze nti wa Gosheeni. Afiiyeevo nti wa Gosheeni, 29 Yuusufu khuthuula nkukutta awe khusala alawa okutthana na papaawe, Ezirayeele. N'oomoona khuntthirela khulawa khumpatikha, khuvira wakathi wa waatta eettaka olila.

30 Yaakhumpa khumuuza Yuusufu yoori: “Aphano kiwooniyeevo yoori ori haayi, kimfwa kihina shaakha.”

31 Yuusufu khuwooza attwiize na ajaama a papaawe yoori: “Kintta wa Firawuuna kamuuze yoori attwiizaku na ajamaaze paapa apa aari wiikhalaaye tuniya ya Kanaani, ata mmuti mphu. 32 Kinttela omuuza yoori yo amakhampuzi, ataaka atiisa nyama zaya, pwittipwitthi, mompe na vitthu zaya zooshi ariinaazo. 33 Amana Firawuuna arumisa oteela okhuweliwa mweeyo, na awuuzelani yoori ‘Mwinkhola khaazi-ni?’ 34 Mwinjipu yoori: ‘Fweeyo akarumeyaawo khaazi yetthu oshukisa nyama, waaza osimaana etthu mpakha apha, nkhama etthiipo aari orettaazo apapazetthu.’ Toowo, mwintta okhupaleliwa wiikhala nti wa Gosheeni, mwaasa yoori amakhampuzi ooshi pi ootarawiwa pi a Misuri.”

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