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1 Usufu kainamilila kukihanga cha tataake na kumkumbatila, kamulilila na kumnonela. 2 Abaho Usufu kawalagiza waganga wake wam'bake tataake dawa giladi sambiyole, avo waja iwaganga wam'baka Yakobo dawa ya kuzuila kola. 3 Wam'baka dawa ija mmazua malongo mane, kwavija kino kicho kipigiti kilondigwa kubakigwa dawa munhu yadanganhike. Wamisili wamulilila Yakobo mmazua malongo saba.
4 Mazua ga kumulilila Yakobo vugamalile, Usufu kawalongela wakulu wa ng'anda ya Falao, “Nowayalalila, soleni usenga uno mumgalile Falao, 5 ‘Tataangu viyakalile behi na kudanganhika, kanilongela nimduilile kamba nomzika mdipanga diyahimbile muisi ya Kanaani. Avo nileke nichole nikamzike tataangu abaho nobwela.’ ”
6 Falao kamulongela, “Genda ukamzike tataako kamba vuumduilile kamba kotenda avo.”
7 Avo Usufu kachola kumzika tataake. Kasindikizigwa na watumigwa wose wa Falao hamoja na wakulu wose wa ng'anda ya Falao na wakulu wose wa isi ya Misili. 8 Vivija Usufu kawasola watumigwa wose wa ng'anda yake na wandugu zake na wanhu wose wakalile mng'anda ya tataake. Ila wana zao, madale gao ga ng'hondolo, na madale ga ng'ombe zao wao wasigale Gosheni. 9 Waja wogala mikwama na wakwela falasi vivija wachola hamoja na heyo. Dikala dale kulu ng'hani da wanhu.
10 Viwavikile hana ulubuga lwa kwanikila ngano lukemigwa Atadi, lukalile ng'ambu ya ulawilo wa zua wa Lwanda lwa Yolodani, wagegemeza na dizwi kulu na usungu mkulu ng'hani umemile giogio, Usufu kakala haja mkipigiti cha mazua saba yomulilila tataake. 11 Wenekae wa Kanaani viwonile kililo kija haja halubuga lwa kwanikila ngano lukemigwa Atadi, walonga, “Wamisili wana mting'hano wa kililo.” Kino kicho kilamso hanhu haja behi na Yolodani hokemigwa Abeli-Misili.*
12 Wana wa Yakobo watenda kamba viyawalagize, 13 wampapa Yakobo mbaka kuisi ya Kanaani na kumzika muimhango, mumgunda wa Makipela behi na Mamle, awo Ablaham uyaugulile kulawa ha Efloni Muhiti, hawe hanhu ha kuzikila. 14 Usufu viyeshile kumzika tataake, kabweleganya Misili hamoja na wandugu zake na waja wose wacholile na heyo kumzika tataake.
Usufu Kowagela Kumgongo Wakulu Zake
15 Wakulu zake Usufu viwonile kamba tataao kadanganhika, walonga, “Yowaze ihawa Usufu yang'hali na lusango na tweye, na yahagelegeza kutubwelezela mbuli zose zihile zitumtendele?” 16 Avo wamgalila usenga Usufu, wolonga, “Kipigiti tataetu hanadanganhika katulongela, 17 tukugalile usenga uno, ‘Wagele kumgongo wakulu zako gehile gose gawakutendele.’ Avo tugele kumgongo sama ya gehile gose gatukutendele tweye, watumigwa wa Mulungu wa tataako.” Usufu viyahulike gano kalila ng'hani.
18 Abaho wakulu zake weza waibwanha hasi haulongozi wake, na kulonga, “Tweye twa nyakadala zako.”
19 Ila Usufu kawalongela, “Sambimdumbe, nie na Mulungu mbaka niwataguse? 20 Hata kamba mweye mgesa gehile, ila Mulungu kagesa ganogile, giladi ugima wa wanhu bwando sambiubanangike kamba voyotenda sambi. 21 Avo sambimdumbe, nie nowagwelela mandia mweye hamoja na wanenu.” Mkulonga mbuli zino zilimwilile, kawahoza imioyo.
Ifa ya Usufu
22 Avo Usufu kagendelela kukala muisi ya Misili, heyo hamoja na wanhu wa ng'anda ya tataake. Usufu kakala milao mia na longo dimwe. 23 Usufu kawona wana na wazukulu wa Eflaim. Vivija kawona wana wa Makili mwana wa Manase awo iyawalongile kamba wanage. 24 Abaho Usufu kawalongela wandugu zake, “Nie na mmabehi kudanganhika, ila Mulungu kokwiza kuwemiliza na kuwalava mweye muisi ino na kuwagala kuisi iyawaduilile Ablaham, Isaka, na Yakobo.” 25 Abaho Usufu kawalongela Waislaeli wamduilile, kalonga, “Mulungu yeheza kuwataza kuwalava muisi ino, muipape mizege yangu kulawa hano.” 26 Avo Usufu kadanganhika kipigiti viyakalile na milao mia na longo dimwe. Wam'baka dawa ya kuzuila kola, na kumwingiza mdijanaenza kuja Misili.
* 50:11 Abeli-Misili ulinga na ulonzi wa Kieblania ulonga kililo cha Wamisili.