1Yusufu ahorwaa wa Farawoo unvaha ihapari eeraka: Apaapa na asunnaka ahowa. Ankhuma uKanaa ni ikhontwaa caya, imope caya ni mihakhu cothene cirinaya. Nna ari uKoseni.
2Wahoolo ahaathanla asunnawe athanu ni ahonthoonyihera Farawoo.
3Farawoo ahaakoha: Nnovara ntekoni? Ayo yahomwaakhulaca: Karumeya aa ari ahakheli onama toko amuci ihu okhalayi.
4Yahomwiirelaca tho: Naawile ukhala mu ukati vakani kontha itala uKanaa nwo inaatepa, ni inama ca karumeya aa khacinoona yoolya. Sontte, watthunihere karumeya aa ukhala uKoseni.
5Vano Farawoo ahomwiirela Yusufu: Athumwana na asunnaa yowenle we
6ni ilapo yo Wiciipitu iri ni we. Upanke mananna ooreera, wiira athumwanaa na asunnaa akhale mapuro omaana. Waahiye akhale uKoseni. Woona wiira akina ayo ari atthu ankhili, waavahe nteko woohakhela inama caka.
7Vano Yusufu ahaakusa athumwane mpaka wa Farawoo, ni Yakopi ahonreeriha Farawoo.
8Farawoo ahonkoha Yakopi eeraka: Urina myakha mikavi?
9Yakopi ahomwaakhula Farawoo eeraka: Myaaka caka co weettakaca ciri iminya wo talathini (130). Ciri vakani ni coorika, ni khacimphiya toko cakhalaya mayapaapa.
10Vano Yakopi ahonreeriha Farawoo ni ahorwaa.
11Yusufu aheesa ni waavaha athumwane ni asunnawe mapuro oocayira olapo yo Wiciipitu, nttetthe wo uRamacese, toko calamunlyawe Farawoo.
12Ahaavaha yoolya yo watosa, ukhuma athumwane, asunnawe ni amucyawe othene mpaka asaana yarinawe khula ntthu.
13Khayaariwo yoolya ilapo yothene kontha itala yanatepa, ukhuma Wiciipitu mpaka uKanaa wanaakhwiya nlattu wotala.
14Yusufu ahototokaniha ncurukhu wothene waari Wiciipitu mpaka uKanaa wathumeliye itiriku ni ahorwana waFarawoo.
15Waamanlyaya ncurukhu wothene Wiciipitu mpaka uKanaa, annaciipitu yahorwaa unlepela Yusufu yiiraka: Univahe yoolya! Uhinihiye nikhwaaka itala nlattu woomala ncurukhu ihu.
16Yusufu aheerela, paahi mmwihe inama cinyu nnyo mwaakakhanihe ni itiriku, kamana ncurukhu inyu uyo uhomala.
17Yusufu ahowiiheriya inama nnyo ni ule ahaavaha itiriku akakhanihaka ni ikhavalu, ikhontwaa, imope ni apuuru. Mwakha wothene ahaaliha annaciipitu yakakhanihaka yoolya ni inama.
18Mwakha oyo wahovira ni wawilyaya mwakha nkina, yahoturuwela tho wa Yusufu yiiraka: Khaninoona tho mananna oowiipitha we kontha ncurukhu ihu uyo uhomala ni inama cihu nnyo cihokhala cawaa, khiiwo tho inihalenle uvaha cihikhanle irutthu cihu ni imatta cihu.
19Uhinihiye nikhwaaka ni ukhwelakhwela imatta cihu wa miithoni waa, unithume hi ni uthume imatta cihu nnyo wakakhanihaka ni itiriku, vano hi ni imatta cihu nnyo, ninakhala ipottha ca Farawoo. Univahe yoolya wiira nikhale akumi, nihikhwe itala ni ciicammo imatta cihu cihihononyee.
20Commo Yusufu ahothuma imatta cothene co Wiciipitu anthumelaka Farawoo. Annaciipitu yahothumiha imatta caya cothene kontha itala pheerihile commo. Phimaana ilapo yothene yahokhala ya Farawoo.
21Ukhuma wariyari mpaka mmaceresere mothene molapo yo Wiciipitu, Yusufu ahaapanka ipottha atthu othene.
22Cahanle coohithuminya caari paahi imatta ca ahooleli osataka kontha Farawoo aholamula uvahiya coolya, cennyo phaapisiha nrima phimaana ahithumihaka imatta caya.
23Vano Yusufu aheerela atthu ale: Nviriyane. Ilelo kihoothumani nyu ni imatta cinyu nnyo, nna vaa nri a Farawoo, ipyo phi ila, nlimeke ni waala ittima nnyo.
24Nanso nhaana munvahaka Farawoo mphantte woneethanu wo coolya cinhalenyu wuurula. Mphantte woneecese uyo unhala ukhala wawinyu wiira mpanke ipyo ni yoolya yawinyu ni ya asaana enyu ni atthu othene ankhala uwaannyu nwo.
25Ale yahomwiirelaca: Nkunya, we uhoopola ukumi ihu kamana uhonipanka nnema ninakhala ipottha ca Farawoo.
26Toko coo, itthaya yothene yo Wiciipitu, Yusufu ahokumiha nlamulo niriwo mpaka ilelo. Mphantte wonethanu wo coolya unkhala wa Farawoo, nanso imatta ca ahooleli osataka khacinkhala ca Farawoo.
27Annasirayeli yahokhala Wiciipitu, ncoko wo uKoseni. Wonwo yahophwanya imatta cinci ni yahoyaranaca ni wuncereranyaa venci.
28Yakopi ahokhala myakha khumi na saapa Wiciipitu ni myakha cookumi awe cari iminya wa arupayini na saapa (147).
29Wonnyawe wiira uhaattamerya ukati wookhwa, Isirayeli ahomwiihana mwamwanawe ni ahomwiirela: Wakhala wiira unakifenta, ukivare mweetto ni ulupele wiira unaahala ukhala eekhweeli ni mi. Vano kinwiirela uhikivithe mWiciipitu mu.
30Kakhwaka vale, uhikivithe mWiciipitu mu nanso ukirwaane mahiye avithiye mayapaapa uKanaa. Yusufu ahaakhula: Kinkopanka toko cinkilepelenyu.
31Vano Isirayeli ahonkhanyereriha eeraka: Ulupele. Yusufu aholupela ni Isirayeli aheecatalela wankorini.
