Genesis 50 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

50 ¹Yosefe anawerama pa nkhope ya atate wake, nalira pa iye, namupsompsona. ²Ndipo Yosefe analamula asing'anga amene anamtumikira kuti akonze mtembo wa atate wake ndi mankhwala. Choncho asing'anga anakonza mtembo wa Israeli ndi mankhwala. ³Zinatenga masiku makumi anayi, popeza ndi nthawi yeniyeni yokonzera mtembo ndi mankhwala; Aigupto anamulira masiku makumi asanu ndi awiri.

⁴Pamene masiku a maliro ake anatha, Yosefe anayankhula kwa a m'nyumba mwa Farao, nati, “Ngati ndapeza chisomo pamaso panu, chonde yankhulani kwa Farao, kuti: ⁵Atate wanga anandilumbiritsa, nati, ‘Ine ndikufa; undiike m'manda amene ndinadzisemera ndekha m'dziko la Kanani.’ Chonde ndiloleni ndipite tsopano ndikaike atate wanga, ndipo ndidzabwerera.”

⁶Ndipo Farao anati, “Pita ukaike atate wako, monga momwe anakulumbiritsira.”

⁷Yosefe anapita kukaika atate wake; ndipo panapita naye antchito onse a Farao, akuluakulu a m'nyumba mwake, ndi akuluakulu onse a dziko la Igupto, ⁸ndi onse a m'nyumba mwa Yosefe, abale ake, ndi a m'nyumba mwa atate wake. Koma ana awo, nkhosa zawo, ndi ng'ombe zawo zokha ndizo zinatsala m'dziko la Goseni. ⁹Magareta ndi okwera akavalo anapitanso naye. Chinali chikhamu chachikulu kwambiri. ¹⁰Anafika pa malo opunthira tirigu a Atadi, tsidya la Yordano, nalira kumeneko ndi maliro akulu, olemetsa kwambiri; ndipo Yosefe anachita maliro a atate wake masiku asanu ndi awiri. ¹¹Pamene anthu okhala m'dzikomo, Akanani, anaona maliro pa malo opunthira a Atadi, anati, “Awa ndi maliro owawa a Aigupto.” Chifukwa chake malowo anawatcha Abeli-mizraimu; ali tsidya la Yordano. ^a a v11 Abeli-mizraimu kutanthauza kuti “maliro a Igupto” — Akanani anatcha malowo chifukwa cha maliro akulu amene anaona kumeneko. ¹²Ana ake anamchitira monga momwe anawalamulira. ¹³Ana ake anamnyamulira ku dziko la Kanani, namuika m'phanga la munda wa Makipela, limene Abrahamu anagula kwa Efroni Mhiti kuti likhale manda, loyang'anana ndi Mamre. ¹⁴Atamuika atate wake, Yosefe anabwerera ku Igupto pamodzi ndi abale ake, ndi onse amene anapita naye kukaika atate wake.

Mantha Akale a Abale Ake

¹⁵Abale a Yosefe, poona kuti atate wawo wamwalira, anati, “Nanga ngati Yosefe atidana nafe, nabwezera zoipa zonse zimene tinamuchitira?” ¹⁶Choncho anatumiza uthenga kwa Yosefe, nati, “Atate wako anapereka lamulo ili asanamwalire, kuti: ¹⁷Munene kwa Yosefe kuti, ‘Chonde khululukira abale ako kulakwa kwawo ndi tchimo lawo—anakuchitira zoipa.’ Ndipo tsopano chonde khululukira kulakwa kwa atumiki a Mulungu wa atate wako.” Yosefe analira pamene anayankhula naye. ¹⁸Abale ake anabweranso, nadzigwetsa pamaso pake, nati, “Taonani, ndife atumiki anu.” ¹⁹Koma Yosefe anati kwa iwo, “Musaope, kodi ine ndine m'malo mwa Atate wathu? ²⁰Inu munandifunira zoipa, koma Atate wathu anazifunira zabwino, kupulumutsa miyoyo ya anthu ambiri, monga zikuchitika lero. ²¹Tsopano musaope; ndidzakusamalirani inu ndi ana anu.” Choncho anawatonthoza, nayankhula ku mitima yawo.

Zaka Zomaliza za Yosefe

²²Choncho Yosefe anakhala ku Igupto, iye ndi banja la atate wake. Ndipo Yosefe anakhala ndi moyo zaka 110. ²³Yosefe anaona ana a Efuraimu mpaka mbadwo wachitatu; ananso a Makiri mwana wa Manase anabadwira pa mawondo a Yosefe. ^b b v23 Kuyika mwana wobadwa kumene pa mawondo a kholo kunali mwambo wakale wotengera mwana ndi womupanga kukhala wa banja — Yosefe anali kutsimikiza molondola kuti ana amenewa anali ake. ²⁴Yosefe anati kwa abale ake, “Ine ndikufa, koma Atate wathu adzadza ndithu kudzakuthandizani, nadzakutulutsani m'dziko lino, kupita ku dziko limene analumbira kwa Abrahamu, kwa Isake, ndi kwa Yakobo.” ^c c v24 Mawu omaliza a Yosefe akuyembekezera Kutuluka — Atate wathu sasiya ana ake muukapolo; Iye amadza kudzawabweretsa kwawo. ²⁵Ndipo Yosefe analumbiritsa ana a Israeli, nati, “Atate wathu adzadza ndithu kudzakuthandizani; mudzanyamule mafupa anga kuchokera kuno.” ²⁶Yosefe anamwalira ali ndi zaka 110. Anakonza mtembo wake ndi mankhwala, namuyika m'bokosi la mtembo ku Igupto.