Kopo m'Thumba mwa Bendjamini
Zuze adabisa cikho cace m'thumba la Bendjamini mbatsegula msampha. Djuda, ule adagulisa kale m'bale mbodzi, adalonga kuti Baba wathu agumana kudawa kwawo mbapembha kuti iye akhale kapolo m'mbuto mwa unango, m'mbuto mwa kuona baba wace kufa na kutsukwala. Kuyezwa kubodzi kwene, mbwenye mtawiro unango.
44 1Na tenepo apanga nyakutsalakana nyumba yace kuti: “Dzadzani mathumba a amuna na cakudya, ninga pinakwanisa iwo kuthukula, mbuikhani parata ya m'bodzi na m'bodzi pa mulomo wa thumba yace. 2Ikhani kopo yanga, kopo ya parata, pa mulomo wa thumba ya nng'ono, pabodzi na kobiri yace ya cakudya.” Iye acita ninga mudalonga Zuze. 3Pidacena macibese, amuna abuluswa pabodzi na mabhuru awo. 4Iwo abuluka mu nzinda, mbakhonda kuenda kutali, Zuze apanga nyakutsalakana wace kuti: “Thamangani munaalonde amuna. Mungaaphata, abvundzeni: ‘Thangwi yanji mwabwezera cakuipa m'mbuto mwa cadidi? 5Kopo iyi si iyo mbuya wanga anamwera, mbaiphatisira toera kuwombeza, tani? Pidacita imwe ndi pyakuipa.’” 6Pidaafikira iye, aalongera mafala anewa.
7Iwo antawira: “Thangwi yanji mbuya wanga asalonga pinthu pyenepi? Atumiki anu nkhabe kucita cinthu ceneci. 8Onani, parata idagumana ife pa milomo ya mathumba athu, taibweza kuna imwe kubulukira ku Kanani. Tinakwanisa tani kuba parata peno ouru n'nyumba mwa mbuya wanu? 9Ule pa atumiki anu anagumanwa na iyo anafa, pontho ife tinakhala abitcu a mbuya wanga.”
10Iye alonga kuti: “Pyadidi, mbapikhale ninga musalonga imwe. Ule anagumanwa na iyo anakhala bitcu wanga; imwe anango nkhabe mulando.”
11Na tenepo, m'bodzi na m'bodzi acimbiza mbatcitisa thumba yace pantsi, mbaifungula. 12Iye asaka, kutomera na nkulu mpaka kuna nng'ono, kopo igumanika m'thumba mwa Bendjamini. 13Na tenepo, iwo apandula nguwo zawo, m'bodzi na m'bodzi mbakwiza bhuru yace, mbabwerera ku nzinda.
14Djuda na abale ace pidafika iwo ku nyumba ya Zuze, iye akhalibe penepo, mbagwa pantsi pa maso pace. 15Zuze aapanga kuti: “Mwacitanji? Kodi nkhabe kudziwa kuti munthu ninga ine asakwanisa kuwombeza mwandimomwene?”
16Djuda atawira: “Tinalonganji kuna mbuya wanga? Tinapanga cinji? Tinalungamisa tani ekhene? Baba wathu agumana mulando wa atumiki anu. Onani, ife ndife abitcu a mbuya wanga, ife pabodzi na ule adagumanwa kopo m'manja mwace.” a a v16 Djuda asazindikira djanja ya Baba wathu inafukula mulando udabiswa kale wa kugulisa Zuze — mbakwewa abale toera kutcunyuka.
17Mbwenye iye alonga kuti: “Ine nkhabe kucita pyenepi. Basi ene munthu adagumanwa kopo m'manja mwace, ndiye anakhala bitcu wanga. Imwe anango, bwererani kuna baba wanu mwantendere.”
18Na tenepo, Djuda afenderera mbalonga kuti: “Ndaphata miyendo, mbuya wanga, tawirisani ntumiki wanu alonge fala kuna imwe. Lekani kuipirwa na ntumiki wanu, thangwi imwe muli ninga Farao ene.
19Mbuya wanga abvundza atumiki ace, mbalonga: ‘Muli na baba peno m'bale?’ 20Ife tapanga mbuya wanga: ‘Tiri na baba wankhalamba, pontho mwana wang'ono adabalwa mu ukalamba wace. M'bale wace afa; iye ekha ndiye adasala wa ana a mai wace, pontho baba wace asanfuna.’ 21Na tenepo, imwe mwapanga atumiki anu: ‘Bwerani naye kuna ine toera ndimuwone ine mwene.’ 22Ife tapanga mbuya wanga: ‘Mwana nkhabe kwanisa kusiya baba wace, thangwi angansiya, baba wace anafa.’ 23Imwe mwapanga atumiki anu: ‘M'bale wanu nng'ono angakhonda kubwera pabodzi na imwe, nkhabe kuwonabve nkhope yanga pontho.’ 24Pidabwerera ife kuna baba wanga, ntumiki wanu, tampanga pidalonga imwe. 25Na tenepo, pidalonga baba wathu: ‘Ndokoni pontho, mukatigulire cakudya pang'ono,’ 26ife tatawira: ‘Nkhabe kwanisa kutcita. M'bale wathu nng'ono angabwera pabodzi na ife, penepo tinaenda. Thangwi nkhabe kwanisa kuwona nkhope ya mamuna ule, m'bale wathu nng'ono angakhonda kukhala na ife.’ 27Na tenepo, ntumiki wanu, baba wanga, atipanga: ‘Imwe musadziwa kuti nkazi wanga andibalira ana amuna awiri. 28M'bodzi andisiya, ndalonga kuti: “Adang'anzwa mwandimomwene!”; kutomera penepo, nee ndamuona pontho tayu. 29Mungakwata uyu pontho kuna ine, mbagwerwa na cakuipa, munatcitisa msolo wanga wa ciri m'manda na kutsukwala. 30Na tenepo, ndingafika kuna ntumiki wanu, baba wanga, mwana angakhonda kukhala na ife, thangwi umaso wace ndi wakumangwa pabodzi na umaso wa mwana, 31angaona kuti mwana nkhabepo, iye anafa, na tenepo atumiki anu anatcitisa ntumiki wanu, baba wathu, m'manda na kutsukwala.’ 32Thangwi ntumiki wanu apikira baba wanga thangwi ya mwana, mbalonga: ‘Ndingakhonda kumbweza kuna imwe, ndinakhala na mulando pamaso pa baba wanga mu umaso wanga onsene.’ 33Na tenepo, ndaphata miyendo, tawirisani ntumiki wanu akhale bitcu wa mbuya wanga m'mbuto mwa mwana, mwana mbabwerere pabodzi na abale ace. b b v33 Djuda asapereka umaso wace m'mbuto mwa Bendjamini — uku ndi kukhala m'mbuto mwa nzace kwakutoma m'Malemba Makucena kudacitwa na mwana wa Izarayeli. Yezu, Nkhalamu wa dzinza ya Djuda, asakwanirisa cithundzithundzi ici mukukwata mbuto yathu pa muti wa ntanda. 34Ndinabwerera tani kuna baba wanga mwakusowa mwana? Nkhabe kukwanisa kupirira kuwona nyatwa inagwera baba wanga.”