Genese 46:1-34
46 Nunku Isalele wakangata bionso bivuaye nabi,* kuyaye. Pakafikaye ku Bê-sheba+ wakalambula Nzambi wa tatuende Izaka+ milambu.
2 Pashishe Nzambi wakakula ne Isalele mu tshikena kumona butuku wamba ne: “Yakoba, Yakoba!” Yeye kuamba ne: “Mmeme eu!”
3 Kuambaye ne: “Meme ndi Nzambi mulelela, Nzambi wa tatuebe.+ Kutshinyi bua kupueka mu Ejipitu to, bualu nenkuvuijamu tshisamba tshinene.+
4 Meme nkayanyi nempueke nebe mu Ejipitu, ne meme nkayanyi nenkupatulamu kabidi,+ ne Jozefe neateke tshianza tshiende pa mêsu ebe.”*+
5 Pashishe Yakoba wakumbuka ku Bê-sheba, ne bana ba Isalele bakambula tatuabu Yakoba ne bana babu ne bakaji babu mu matempu avua Palô mutume bua kumuambula.
6 Bakaya ne bimuna biabu ne bintu biabu bivuabu bapete mu buloba bua Kanâna. Nunku Yakoba ne bana bende bonso bakafika mu Ejipitu.
7 Wakaya mu Ejipitu ne bana bende ba balume ne bikulu bende ba balume, ne bana bende ba bakaji ne bikulu bende ba bakaji, mmumue ne: ndelanganyi yende yonso.
8 Aa mmêna a bana ba balume ba Isalele bavua balue mu Ejipitu,+ Yakoba ne bana bende ba balume: muanabute wa Yakoba uvua Lubena.+
9 Bana ba balume ba Lubena bavua: Hanoka, Palu, Heselona, ne Kâmi.+
10 Bana ba balume ba Simeona+ bavua: Yemuele, Yamina, Ohada, Yakina, Sohâ, ne Shawula+ muana wa mukaji muena Kanâna.
11 Bana ba balume ba Lewi+ bavua: Gêshona, Kohata, ne Melali.+
12 Bana ba balume ba Yuda+ bavua: Ele, Onana, Shela,+ Pelese,+ ne Zela.+ Kadi Ele ne Onana bakafuila mu buloba bua Kanâna.+
Bana ba balume ba Pelese bavua: Heselona ne Hamula.+
13 Bana ba balume ba Yisakâ bavua: Tola, Puwaha, Yoba, ne Shimelona.+
14 Bana ba balume ba Zebulona+ bavua: Selede, Elona, ne Yalele.+
15 Aba mbana ba Lea, bavuaye mulelele Yakoba ku Padana-alama, kusangisha ne muanende wa bakaji Dina.+ Bana bende ba balume ne bana bende ba bakaji bonso* bavua 33.
16 Bana ba balume ba Gada+ bavua: Sifiona, Hagi, Shuni, Esebone, Eli, Alodi, ne Aleli.+
17 Bana ba balume ba Ashê+ bavua Yimenaha, Yishewa, Yishewi, Belia, ne muanabu wa bakaji Sela.
Bana ba balume ba Belia bavua Hebê ne Malekiele.+
18 Aba mbana ba balume ba Zilepa+ uvua Labana mupeshe muanende Lea. Wakalelela Yakoba bana aba: bonso bantu 16.*
19 Bana ba balume ba Lakele mukaji wa Yakoba bavua Jozefe+ ne Benyamina.+
20 Bakalelela Jozefe Manashe+ ne Efelayima+ mu buloba bua Ejipitu kudi Asenata+ muana wa Potifela muakuidi wa mu Ono.*
21 Bana ba balume ba Benyamina+ bavua: Bela, Bekê, Ashebele, Gela,+ Nâmana, Ehi, Losha, Mupima, Hupima,+ ne Âda.+
22 Aba mbana ba balume ba Lakele bavuabu balelele Yakoba: bonso bantu 14.*
23 Muana wa balume* wa Dana+ uvua Hushima.+
24 Bana ba balume ba Nafatale+ bavua: Yasele, Guni, Yesê, ne Shilema.+
25 Aba mbana ba balume ba Bileha uvua Labana mupeshe muanende Lakele. Wakalelela Yakoba bana aba: bonso bantu muanda mutekete.*
26 Bantu bonso* bavua bafumine kudi Yakoba bavua baye nende mu Ejipitu bavua 66, pa kumbusha bakaji ba bana ba Yakoba.+
27 Bana ba balume ba Jozefe bakamulelelabu mu Ejipitu bavua babidi.* Bantu* bonso ba mu nzubu wa Yakoba bavua baye mu Ejipitu bavua 70.+
28 Yakoba wakatuma Yuda+ bua adianjile bua kuambila Jozefe ne: uvua mu njila mutangile ku Goshene. Pakafikabu mu buloba bua Goshene,+
29 Jozefe wakamba bua bamulongoluele ditempu diende, yeye kuya bua kusambakena ne tatuende Isalele ku Goshene. Pakadimanyishaye kudiye, wakamupukila* diakamue, kudilaye mutantshi.*
30 Pashishe Isalele wakambila Jozefe ne: “Mpindieu ndi mua kufua; ndi mumone mpala webe ne mumanye ne: utshidi ne muoyo.”
31 Ke Jozefe kuambila bana babu ne ba mu nzubu wa tatuende ne: “Lekelayi mbande ne mmanyishe Palô,+ mmuambile ne: ‘Bana betu ne ba mu nzubu wa tatu wanyi bavua mu buloba bua Kanâna mbalue kuneku kundi.+
32 Bantu aba mbalami ba mikoko,+ batu bamuna bimuna,+ ne mbalue ne mikoko ne ngombe yabu ne bionso bidibu nabi.’+
33 Padi Palô unubikila ne unuebeja ne: ‘Nutu nuenza mudimu kayi?’
34 nuambe ne: ‘Bena mudimu bebe mbamunyi ba bimuna katshia ku buana buetu too ne mpindieu,+ tuetu ne bankambua betu kabidi,’ bua numone mua kusombela mu buloba bua Goshene,+ bualu mulami yonso wa mikoko mmuntu udibu bapetula kudi bena Ejipitu.”+
Mamanyisha
^ Anyi “bonso bavua bende.”
^ Mmumue ne: kuabuikila padi Yakoba ufua.
^ Anyi “Anyima yonso ya bana bende ba balume ne ba bakaji.”
^ Anyi “anyima 16.”
^ Mmumue ne: Heliopolise.
^ Anyi “anyima 14.”
^ Ku mua.: “Bana ba balume.”
^ Anyi “anyima 7.”
^ Anyi “Anyima yonso.”
^ Anyi “anyima ibidi.”
^ Anyi “Anyima.”
^ Ku mua.: “wakadiela ku nshingu kuende.”
^ Anyi “wakadidila pa nshingu pende, udila anu kudila.”
