1 Mlavyantambiko mkulu amuza Sitefano, “Vino ni chindedi?”
2 Sitefano ahitula, “Walukolo na watate, netegelazani, umo mkale ywetu Bulahimu henati kwita kwikala Halani, Chohile atakate kamlaila Bulahimu uko Mesopotaniya
3 nakumgamba, ‘Yase ikaya yako na isi wite kwe si hunga hulagise.’
4 Niyo ayasa isi yakwe niyo aita Halani. Tati yakwe Bulahimu eze abanike, Chohile kamsamiza amwigala kwe isi mkwikala vino haluse.
5 Chohile hamwinkile Bulahimu hantu hohose hatende ulisi wakwe mwenye, henkigwe hata ntendele, mna Chohile amgambilaga namwinke itende yakwe hamwenga na lukolo lwakwe. Chohile akadamanya ivyo Bulahimu nahena mwana.
6 Vino nivyo Chohile amgambaga, ‘Cheleko chako nachikale kwe si ya wenye, uko nawatende watumwa nakudamanywa vihiye kwa mihilimo magana mnane.
7 Mna naniwakantile wadya wantu wose wakunga wawatendeni watumwa. Akajika naniwalavye mwe isi iyo chani weze wanisankanile hantu hano.’
8 Niyo Chohile amwinka lagano dya ngasu. Bulahimu niyo amjela ngasu Isaka mazuwa mnane eze elekwe. Isaka naye amjela ngasu mwanawe Yakobo, Yakobo naye awajela wanawe mlongo na waidi, tati yetu chizwele we ichipindi chino chinanacho.”
9 “Wana Yakobo wengila finju kwa mlukolo ywawo Yusufu na kumtaga atende mtumwa uko Misili. Mna Chohile endaga hamwenga na Yusufu,
10 nakamusiza nkunto zose adugane nazo. Yusufu eze alaile mwa meso ya Falao zumbe ywa Misili, Chohile amjimbika na kumwinka umanyi, zumbe naye amwinka Yusufu uzumbe we isi na ukulu wo ugoli wose.
11 Niyo kwagwa gumbo mwe isi yose ya Misili na Kanani, itendile watati zetu wanyale vidala kwa kuswesa nkande,
12 Yakobo eze eve kugamba Misili kuna nkande niyo awasigila wanawe, watati zetu, mo kutalamka kwawo nkanana ya nkongo.
13 Mwe ntambo ya kaidi, Yusufu niyo etambalisa kwa walukolo wakwe, Seuta ywa Misili naye amanya ulukolo lwa Yusufu.
14 Yusufu niyo amsigila tati yakwe Yakobo, kugamba, ulukolo lose lukubula wantu milongo mfungate na washano vino, wabule Misili.
15 Yakobo niyo aita Misili, uko yeye hamwenga na wanawe wabanikila uko.
16 Wakuzikilwa Shekemu mwe mbila agwile Bulahimu kulawa mwe lukolo lwa Hana kwa chiyasi cha hela.
17 “Wantu nendile wongezeka kudya Misili umo Chohile akadamanya ndagano amgambilaga Bulahimu.
18 Niyo kwalaila zumbe hemmanyize Yusufu akongile kuilongoza Misili.
19 Awadamanyiza chijilajila watati zetu na kuwadamanya vihiye, kuwaunga wawaike kuse watiti wawo wabanike.”
20 “Musa, mwana mtana vidala, elekagwa mwe chipindi chino, kasinywa vyedi kwawo kwa myezi mitatu,
21 eze alavigwe kuse niyo mwana chivyele ywa Seuta Falao amlogota na kumlela akule.
22 Musa niyo ahinywa umanyi wose wa Chimisili, naye niyo atenda mntu mkulu mwe milosi na ntendwa.”
23 “Musa eze abule mihilimo milongo mine awona akaule ntendwa wakudamanywa Waizulaeli weyawe.
24 Awona yumwenga akadamanywa vihiye ni Mmisili, niyo akumwambiza na kumvuziza Mmisili uyo kwa kumkoma.
25 Nakamanya wantu wakwe nawamanye kugamba Chohile namjeseze awatende walekeilwe mna hawabunkule.
26 Zuwa ditimile awona Waizulaeli waidi watowana, niyo ajeza kuwalamwila na kuwagamba, ‘Wagosi tegelezani, nyuwe mwi wamwe, ni mbwani mkudamanyizana yehiye?’
27 Mna yudya na kamtowa mnyawe niyo amsindika Musa hankanda, na kumuza, ni yuhi akutendile mkanti ywetu uchilamwile?
