Genesi 43:1-34
43 Njala ikhadatekera kakamwe mu dziko ya Kanani.+
2 Natenepa pidamala cakudya cidabwera na iwo buluka ku Ejitu,+ pai wawo aapanga: “Bwererani toera mukatigulire cakudya.”
3 Penepo Yuda ampanga: “Mamuna unoyu aticenjeza pakweca kuti: ‘Mungakhonda kubwera pabodzi na mʼbale wanu, lekani kufika pana ine.’+
4 Mungatawirisa kuti mʼbale wathu aende pabodzi na ife, ife tinenda kakugulirani cakudya.
5 Mbwenye mungakhonda kuntawirisa kuti tende naye pabodzi, ife nee tinenda, thangwi mamuna unoyu atipanga: ‘Mungakhonda kubwera pabodzi na mʼbale wanu, lekani kufika pana ine.’”+
6 Izraeli+ abvundza: “Thangwi yanji mwandibweresera nyatwa zenezi mbamupanga mamuna unoyu kuti muli na mʼbale unango?”
7 Iwo antawira: “Mamuna unoyu atibvundza pakweca pya ife na banja yathu: ‘Pai wanu aciri mʼmaso? Muli na mʼbale unango?’ Ife tampanga undimomwene onsene.+ Mbatidadziwa tani kuti iye mbadalonga kuti: ‘Bweresani mʼbale wanu kuno’?”+
8 Buluka penepo, Yuda apitiriza kupanga Izraeli pai wace: “Ndipaseni mʼbale wathu wangʼono+ tiende toera ife, imwe pabodzi na anathu+ tipitirize na umaso mbatikhonda kufa.+
9 Khalani na cinyindiro cakuti ine ndinantsidzikiza.*+ Angacitikirwa na cinthu cakuipa munatcunyusa ine. Ndingakhonda kubwerera naye kuna imwe, ndinakhala na mulando* kuna imwe mu umaso wanga onsene.
10 Mbwenye mbatidakhonda kudembuka, mpaka pano mbatidaenda kawiri mbatibwerera.”
11 Natenepa, Izraeli pai wawo aapanga: “Khala nkhabepo njira inango, citani ipi: Ikhani mʼmasakha mwanu pinthu pyadidi pya dziko ino, mbamuenda kapasa mamuna unoyu ninga muoni.+ Kwatani bhalsamu pangʼono,+ uci pangʼono, ladhano, makoko* akununkhira a miti,+ pisitasyo na amendwa.
12 Kwatani mabudu mawiri a kobiri, pontho kwatani kobiri idabwezerwa imwe mʼmasakha mwanu toera muende kaipereke.+ Panango iwo adodomeka.
13 Kwatani mʼbale wanu mbamuenda kuna mamuna unoyu.
14 Mulungu Wamphambvu Zonsene mbacitise kuti mamuna unoyu akubvereni ntsisi, asudzule mʼbale wanu unango, mbamubwera naye pabodzi na Bhenjamini. Mbwenye kwa ine, pingafunika kuti ndikhonde kukhala na ana, ndinakhala pyanga tenepo!”+
15 Natenepa iwo akwata miyoni, akwatambo kobiri idabwezerwa iwo na inango ninga ineyi, mbaenda ku Ejitu pabodzi na Bhenjamini; kweneko iwo aenda kaonana pontho na Zuze.+
16 Zuze pidaona iye Bhenjamini pabodzi na iwo, mwakucimbiza apanga mamuna akhaonera nyumba yace kuti: “Kwata amuna anewa uende nawo kunyumba, uphe pinyama mbukhunganya cakudya thangwi iwo anadzadya pabodzi na ine masikati ano.”
17 Mwakucimbiza, mamuna unoyu acita pidapangwa iye na Zuze,+ aakwata mbaenda nawo kunyumba ya Zuze.
18 Mbwenye amuna anewa agopa pidakwatwa iwo mbaendeswa kunyumba ya Zuze, penepo atoma kulonga: “Tabwereswa kuno thangwi ya kobiri idabwezerwa ife mʼmasakha mwathu paulendo ukhali ife kuno. Cincino iwo anatiphata mbaticita mabitcu, mbatikwatira maburu athu!”+
19 Natenepa iwo afendedzera mamuna akhayangʼanira nyumba ya Zuze mbalonga naye pansuwo.
20 Iwo alonga: “Tilekerereni mbuyanga! Paulendo wakutoma, ife tabwera kuno toera kugula pyakudya.+
21 Mbwenye pidafika ife pa mbuto inango toera kugona, tafungula masakha athu, mbationa kuti kobiri ya mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi ikhali nsakha mwace, kobiri yonsene ninga mukhali iyo.+ Na thangwi ineyi ife tisafuna kuibweza.
22 Tabweresambo kobiri inango toera kudzagula pyakudya. Ife nkhabe kundziwa adaikha kobiri yathu mʼmasakha mwathu.”+
23 Penepo iye aapanga: “Khalani akusudzuka, pontho lekani kugopa. Mulungu wanu na Mulungu wa pai wanu aikha kobiri mʼmasakha mwanu. Ine ndatambira kobiri yanu.” Buluka penepo, iye abweresa Simeoni pana iwo.+
24 Buluka penepo, mamuna aakwata mbapita nawo nʼnyumba mwa Zuze, aapasa madzi toera kutsuka miyendo yawo, mbaapasambo pyakudya toera adyese maburu awo.
25 Iwo abva kuti Zuze anabwera namasikati toera kudya pabodzi na iwo penepo,+ natenepa iwo anʼkhunganyira muoni+ toera kumpasa.
26 Pidapita Zuze nʼnyumba, iwo amʼbweresera muoni, anʼgodamira mbakotamisa misolo yawo mpaka pantsi.+
27 Buluka penepo, iye asaka kudziwa kuti iwo ali tani, mbaabvundza: “Pai wanu adalonga imwe ali mwadidi? Kodi iye aciri mʼmaso?”+
28 Iwo antawira: “Pai wathu, ntumiki wanu ali mwadidi. Iye aciri mʼmaso.” Penepo, iwo agodama mbakotamisa misolo yawo mpaka pantsi.+
29 Pidalamusa iye maso ace mbaona Bhenjamini mʼbale wace, mwana wa mai wace,+ iye alonga: “Kodi uyu ndi mʼbale wanu wangʼono adalonga imwe?”+ Penepo iye athimiza: “Mulungu mbapangize kukoma ntima kuna iwe mwananga.”
30 Thangwi yakukomerwa kakamwe na mʼbale wace, Zuze abuluka mwakucimbiza mbasaka mbuto toera kulira. Natenepa iye apita nkwartu mbatoma kulira.+
31 Buluka penepo, asamba nkhope mbabuluka. Pidakhurudzika iye alonga: “Dyani.”
32 Iwo aikha cakudya ca Zuze pakhundu, abale ace aaikhira pakhundu, Aejitu akuti akhali pabodzi na Zuze adyambo paokha, thangwi Aejitu nee akhadya pabodzi na Ahebheri. Pyenepi pikhali pinthu pyakunyanyasa kuna Aejitu.+
33 Abale ace* akhala patsogolo pace, kutomera mwana wakutoma, mwakubverana na ufulu wace ninga mwana wautombo,+ mpaka mwana wangʼono, iwo akhayangʼanisana unango na ndzace mwakudzumatirwa.
34 Zuze akhatumiza cakudya cikhali pameza yace mbiciendeswa pameza yawo, mbwenye iye akhathimiza kaxanu cakudya ca Bhenjamini kupiringana cakudya cikhatumiza iye kuna onsene.+ Penepo iwo pabodzi na iye adya, amwa mbakhuta.
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Peno: “madawo.”
^ Peno: “umaso wace uli mʼmanja mwanga.”
^ Peno: “mabade.”
^ Fala na Fala: “Iwo.”
