Genesis 37 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

37 ¹Yakobo anakhazikika m'dziko limene atate wake anakhalamo monga mlendo, dziko la Kanani. ²Mbiri ya banja la Yakobo ndi iyi. Yosefe, mnyamata wa zaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi ziwiri, ankaweta ziweto pamodzi ndi abale ake, ana a Biliha ndi Zilipa, akazi a atate wake—ndipo ankabweretsa kwa atate wawo mbiri yoipa yokhudza iwo. ³Israyeli anakonda Yosefe koposa ana ake ena onse, chifukwa anamubadwira mu ukalamba wake, ndipo anamupangira mkanjo wa mitundumitundu. ⁴Pamene abale ake anaona kuti atate wawo anamukonda koposa iwo onse, anamuda ndipo sanathe kuyankhula naye mwachikondi.

⁵Yosefe analota maloto nawauza abale ake, ndipo iwo anawonjezera kumuda. ⁶Iye anati kwa iwo, “Tamverani maloto amene ndinalota: ⁷“Mwadzidzidzi tinali kumanga mitolo m'munda, ndipo mwadzidzidzi mtolo wanga unaimirira nuyima molunjika, ndipo mwadzidzidzi mitolo yanu inasonkhana niuzungulira niuweramira.”

⁸Abale ake anati kwa iye, “Kodi udzatilamulira ndithu? Kodi udzakhala mfumu yathu kwenikweni?” Choncho anawonjezera kumuda chifukwa cha maloto ake ndi mau ake. ⁹Analotanso maloto ena nawauza abale ake, nati, “Taonani, ndalota maloto enanso—dzuwa, mwezi, ndi nyenyezi khumi ndi imodzi zinkandiweramira.” ¹⁰Pamene anauza atate wake ndi abale ake, atate wake anamudzudzula, nati, “Kodi maloto amene walota ndi otani? Kodi ine, amayi ako, ndi abale ako tidzadza ndithu kudzakuweramira pansi?” ¹¹Abale ake anamuchitira nsanje, koma atate wake anasunga nkhaniyi mu mtima mwake.

Atumizidwa kwa Abale Ake

¹²Tsono abale ake anapita kukaweta ziweto za atate wawo pafupi ndi Sekemu. ¹³Israyeli anati kwa Yosefe, “Kodi abale ako sakuweta ziweto ku Sekemu? Bwera, ndikutuma kwa iwo.” Iye anayankha, “Ndiri pano.”

¹⁴Anati kwa iye, “Pita ukaone momwe abale ako ndi ziweto zilili, ndipo ubwerere kudzandiuza.” Choncho anamtuma kuchokera ku Chigwa cha Heburoni, ndipo Yosefe anafika ku Sekemu. ¹⁵Munthu wina anamupeza akuyendayenda m'minda, namfunsa, “Ukufunafuna chiyani?”

¹⁶Iye anayankha, “Ndikufunafuna abale anga. Kodi ungandiuze kumene akuwetera ziweto zawo?”

¹⁷Munthuyo anati, “Anachoka pano. Ndinawamva akunena kuti, ‘Tiyeni ku Dotani.’” Yosefe anatsatira abale ake nawapeza ku Dotani.

¹⁸Anamuona ali patali, ndipo asanafike kwa iwo, anakonza chiwembu choti amuphe.

¹⁹Anati wina ndi mnzake, “Taonani, wolota maloto uja akubwera!” ²⁰“Tsopano bwerani, timuphe, timuponye m'dzenje lina mwa maenje, ndipo tinene kuti chilombo chinamudya. Pamenepo tidzaona chimene chidzachitike ndi maloto ake.”

²¹Rubeni anamva ndipo anayesa kumpulumutsa m'manja mwawo, nati, “Tisachotse moyo wake.” ²²Rubeni anawauza, nati, “Musakhetse mwazi—mponyeni m'chitsime ichi cha m'chipululu, koma musamukhudze.” Rubeni ananena izi kuti amupulumutse Yosefe m'manja mwawo nambwezere kwa atate wake. ²³Pamene Yosefe anafika kwa abale ake, anamuvula mkanjo wake—mkanjo wa mitundumitundu umene anavala. ²⁴Anamutenga namuponya m'chitsime. Chitsimecho chinali chopanda kanthu, mulibe madzi.

²⁵Anakhala pansi kuti adye, ndipo pamene anakweza maso, anaona gulu la Aisimaeli likubwera kuchokera ku Giliyadi, ngamira zawo zitanyamula zokometsera, bama, ndi mure, zikupita ku Iguputo. ²⁶Yuda anauza abale ake, nati, “Tipindulanji ngati tipha m'bale wathu nabisa mwazi wake? ²⁷Bwerani, timugulitse kwa Aisimaeli, tisamuvulaze ndi manja athu—iye ndi m'bale wathu, thupi lathulathu.” Abale ake anavomera. ²⁸Pamene amalonda a Amidiyani ankadutsa, abale ake anamutulutsa Yosefe m'dzenje namgulitsa kwa Aisimaeli ndi ndalama za siliva makumi awiri, ndipo Aisimaeli anapita naye ku Iguputo.

²⁹Pamene Rubeni anabwerera ku chitsime naona kuti Yosefe mulibe, anang'amba zovala zake. ³⁰Anabwerera kwa abale ake, nati, “Mnyamatayo palibe! Kodi tsopano ndidzapita kuti?”

³¹Pamenepo anatenga mkanjo wa Yosefe, napha mbuzi, naviika mkanjowo m'mwazi. ³²Anatumiza mkanjo wa mitundumitundu naubweretsa kwa atate wawo, nati, “Tapeza chinthu ichi. Chiyang'aneni: kodi ndi mkanjo wa mwana wanu, kapena ayi?”

³³Iye anauzindikira, nati, “Mkanjo wa mwana wanga—chilombo choopsa chamudya! Ndithu Yosefe wang'ambidwa.” ³⁴Pamenepo Yakobo anang'amba zovala zake, navala chiguduli, nalira maliro a mwana wake masiku ambiri. ³⁵Ana ake onse aamuna ndi aakazi anadza kudzamutonthoza, koma iye anakana kutonthozedwa, nati, “Ayi, ndidzatsikira kwa mwana wanga ku manda ndikulira.” Choncho atate wake anamlirira. ^a a v35 Sheol ndi dziko la akufa—malo a mdima kumene aliyense amapita pa imfa, osati maganizo amtsogolo a mu Chipangano Chatsopano akuti gehena ndi malo a chiweruzo. ³⁶Tsono Amidiyani anamugulitsa Yosefe ku Iguputo kwa Potifara, nduna ya Farao ndiponso mkulu wa alonda.