Genesis 41 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

41 ¹Zitatha zaka ziwiri zathunthu, Farao analota maloto: anali atayima m'mbali mwa mtsinje wa Nailo. ²Ng'ombe zisanu ndi ziwiri zokongola ndi zonenepa zinatuluka mu mtsinje wa Nailo, nidya udzu pakati pa mabango. ³Ng'ombe zina zisanu ndi ziwiri zoyipa ndi zowonda zinatuluka pambuyo pawo mu mtsinje wa Nailo, niyima pafupi nazo pa mphepete mwa mtsinje wa Nailo. ⁴Ng'ombe zoyipa ndi zowonda zinadya ng'ombe zisanu ndi ziwiri zokongola ndi zonenepa zija, ndipo Farao anadzuka. ⁵Anagonanso tulo, nalota maloto achiwiri: ngala zisanu ndi ziwiri za tirigu, zonenepa ndi zabwino, zinamera pa phesi limodzi. ⁶Ndipo pambuyo pake, ngala zisanu ndi ziwiri za tirigu zinamera—zowonda ndi zopserera ndi mphepo yakummawa. ⁷Ngala zowonda zija zinameza ngala zisanu ndi ziwiri zonenepa ndi zodzala. Ndipo Farao anadzuka—anali maloto. ⁸M'mawa mwake mzimu wake unavutika; anatuma kukaitana amatsenga onse a ku Igupto ndi anzeru ake onse. Farao anawauza maloto ake, koma panalibe amene akanatha kuwamasulira.

⁹Ndipo mkulu wa operekera zakumwa anati kwa Farao, “Lero ndakumbukira zolakwa zanga. ¹⁰Farao anakwiyira atumiki ake, nandiika m'ndende m'nyumba ya mkulu wa alonda, pamodzi ndi mkulu wa ophika. ¹¹Ine ndi iye tinalota maloto usiku umodzi, maloto a munthu aliyense ndi tanthauzo lake. ¹²Munali mnyamata wa Chihebri, wantchito wa mkulu wa alonda, pamodzi nafe. Tinamuuza maloto athu, ndipo anawamasulira, aliyense monga mwa tanthauzo la maloto ake. ¹³Ndipo monga anatimasulira, zinatero: ine ndinabwezeretsedwa pa udindo wanga, winayo anapachikidwa.”

¹⁴Farao anatuma kukaitana Yosefe, ndipo anamutulutsa mwachangu m'ndende. Anameta, nasintha zovala zake, nadza pamaso pa Farao. ¹⁵Farao anati kwa Yosefe, “Ndalota maloto amene palibe amene angawamasulire. Ndamva za iwe kuti pamene ukumva maloto, umatha kuwamasulira.”

¹⁶Yosefe anayankha, “Ine sindingathe kuchita zimenezo ndekha. Atate wathu adzapatsa Farao yankho labwino.”

¹⁷Ndipo Farao anati kwa Yosefe, “M'maloto anga ndinali nditayima pa mphepete mwa mtsinje wa Nailo. ¹⁸Ng'ombe zisanu ndi ziwiri zonenepa ndi zokongola zinatuluka mu mtsinje wa Nailo, nidya udzu pakati pa mabango. ¹⁹Ndipo ng'ombe zina zisanu ndi ziwiri zinatuluka pambuyo pawo—zowonda, zoyipa kwambiri, zotsala mafupa—zimene sindinazionepo m'dziko lonse la Igupto. ²⁰Ng'ombe zowonda ndi zoyipa zija zinadya ng'ombe zonenepa zisanu ndi ziwiri zoyambirira zija. ²¹Koma ngakhale zitadya, palibe amene akanadziwa, pakuti zinkaonekabe zoyipa monga kale. Ndipo ndinadzuka. ²²M'maloto anga ndinaona ngala zisanu ndi ziwiri za tirigu zikumera pa phesi limodzi, zodzala ndi zabwino. ²³Ndipo pambuyo pake zinamera ngala zisanu ndi ziwiri za tirigu—zofota, zowonda, ndi zopserera ndi mphepo yakummawa. ²⁴Ngala zowonda zija zinameza ngala zabwino zisanu ndi ziwiri. Ndinauza amatsenga, koma palibe amene akanandifotokozera.”

²⁵Yosefe anati kwa Farao, “Maloto a Farao ndi amodzi: Atate wathu awulula kwa Farao chimene ali pafupi kuchita. ²⁶Ng'ombe zabwino zisanu ndi ziwiri ndi zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri, ndipo ngala zabwino zisanu ndi ziwiri ndi zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri—ndi maloto amodzi. ²⁷Ng'ombe zowonda ndi zoyipa zisanu ndi ziwiri zimene zinatuluka pambuyo pawo ndi zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri, ndipo ngala zopanda kanthu zisanu ndi ziwiri zopserera ndi mphepo yakummawa ndi zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri za njala. ²⁸Ichi ndi chimene ndawuza Farao: Atate wathu awonetsa Farao chimene ali pafupi kuchita. ²⁹Zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri za chuma chambiri zikubwera m'dziko lonse la Igupto. ³⁰Ndipo zidzatsatira zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri za njala. Zokolola zonse za ku Igupto zidzaiwalika, ndipo njala idzawononga dziko. ³¹Chuma chija chidzaiwalika m'dziko, popeza njala yotsatira idzakhala yoopsa kwambiri. ³²Maloto a Farao obwerezedwa kawiri atanthauza kuti Atate wathu wakhazikitsa chinthu ichi mokhazikika, ndipo Atate wathu adzachichita posachedwa.

³³Choncho Farao apeze munthu wozindikira ndi wanzeru, namuika pa dziko la Igupto. ³⁴Farao achitepo kanthu, naika oyang'anira pa dziko, natenga gawo limodzi la magawo asanu la zokolola za Igupto m'zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri za chuma. ³⁵Asonkhanitse chakudya chonse cha zaka zabwino zikubwerazi, nasunge tirigu pansi pa dzanja la Farao monga chakudya m'mizinda, nachisunga bwino. ³⁶Chakudya chimenecho chidzakhala chosungira dziko m'zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri za njala zimene zidzabwera pa dziko la Igupto, kuti dziko lisawonongeke ndi njala.”

Dongosolo Lanzeru la Zaka Zikubwera

³⁷Dongosololi linaoneka labwino kwa Farao ndi kwa atumiki ake onse. ³⁸Farao anati kwa atumiki ake, “Kodi tingapeze munthu wina ngati uyu, munthu wokhala ndi Mzimu wa Mulungu mwa iye?” ³⁹Farao anati kwa Yosefe, “Popeza Mulungu wakuonetsa zonsezi, palibe wozindikira ndi wanzeru ngati iwe. ⁴⁰Iwe udzakhala pa nyumba yanga; anthu anga onse adzamvera lamulo lako. Pokhapokha pa mpando wachifumu ndidzakhala wamkulu kuposa iwe.” ⁴¹Ndipo Farao anati kwa Yosefe, “Taona, ndakuika iwe pa dziko lonse la Igupto.”

⁴²Farao anavula mphete yake yosindikizira pa dzanja lake, naiika pa dzanja la Yosefe, namveka nsalu yabwino yosalala, naika unyolo wagolide m'khosi mwake. ⁴³Farao anakweza Yosefe pa galeta lake lachiwiri, ndipo anthu amafuula patsogolo pake, nati, “Gwadani!” namuika pa dziko lonse la Igupto. ⁴⁴Farao anati kwa Yosefe, “Ine ndine Farao; popanda iwe, palibe munthu adzasuntha dzanja kapena phazi m'dziko lonse la Igupto.” ⁴⁵Farao anamutcha Yosefe dzina lakuti Zafenati-panea, namupatsa Asenati, mwana wamkazi wa Potifera, wansembe wa ku Oni, kukhala mkazi wake. Ndipo Yosefe anatuluka kuyendera dziko la Igupto. ^a a v45 Oni unali mzinda waukulu wa ku Igupto ndi likulu la kupembedza dzuwa — wodziwika kwa Agiriki ngati Heliopolis, pafupi ndi Kairo wamakono.

⁴⁶Yosefe anali ndi zaka makumi atatu pamene anayima pamaso pa Farao mfumu ya Igupto. Anachoka pamaso pa Farao, nayendera dziko lonse la Igupto. ⁴⁷M'zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri za chuma, dziko linabala zochuluka. ⁴⁸Anasonkhanitsa chakudya chonse cha zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri m'dziko la Igupto, nachisunga m'mizinda, mu mzinda uliwonse chakudya cha minda yozungulira mzindawo. ⁴⁹Yosefe anasunga tirigu wochuluka ngati mchenga wa m'nyanja—mpaka analeka kuwerengera, pakuti unali wosawerengeka. ⁵⁰Zaka za njala zisanafike, Yosefe anabereka ana aamuna awiri ndi Asenati, mwana wamkazi wa Potifera, wansembe wa ku Oni. ⁵¹Yosefe anamutcha woyamba kubadwa dzina lakuti Manase: “Chifukwa Atate wathu wandiiwalitsa mavuto anga onse ndi banja lonse la abambo anga.” ^b b v51 Dzina lakuti Manase litanthauza “kuiwalitsa.” ⁵²Anamutcha wachiwiri dzina lakuti Efuraimu: “Pakuti Atate wathu wandichititsa kubala m'dziko la masautso anga.” ^c c v52 Dzina lakuti Efuraimu litanthauza “wobala zipatso.”

⁵³Zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri za chuma m'dziko la Igupto zinatha. ⁵⁴Zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri za njala zinayamba, monga momwe Yosefe ananenera. Njala inagwa m'maiko onse, koma m'dziko lonse la Igupto munali chakudya. ⁵⁵Pamene njala inagwa m'dziko lonse la Igupto, anthu analirira Farao kuti awapatse chakudya. Farao anauza Aigupto onse, “Pitani kwa Yosefe; chitani chilichonse chimene akuuzani.” ⁵⁶Pamene njala inafalikira m'dziko lonse, Yosefe anatsegula nkhokwe zonse, nagulitsa tirigu kwa Aigupto, popeza njala inali yoopsa m'dziko la Igupto. ⁵⁷Anthu a dziko lonse lapansi anadza ku Igupto kudzagula tirigu kwa Yosefe, pakuti njala inagwira dziko lonse lapansi.