Mwandzo 44

Chikombe chinazembuka guniani mwa Benjamini

1Yusufu wamlagiza mtumishiwe mkpwulu wa phakpwe kaya, achimuamba, “Aodzazire chakurya mwao maguniani chiasi awezacho kutsukula. Na chila mmwenga mtiire pesaze mwakpwe guniani. 2Halafu tiya chikombe changu cha feza ndani ya gunia ra yuya mwanao wao chiziyanda, phamwenga na pesaze achizogurira chakurya.” Yuya mtumishi wahenda viratu vyolagizwa ni Yusufu.

3Ligundzu kuriphocha hara atu asindikizwa na punda aho achiphiya vyao. 4Ariphokala akauka hatuwa chache kondze ya mudzi, Yusufu wamuambira mtumishiwe mkpwulu wa nyumbani, “Henda wangbwi ualunge hara atu na ndiphoaona auze, ‘Mbona mkariphiza mai kpwa manono? 5Kpwadze mkaiya chikombe cha feza cha tajiri wangu? Ndicho anwereracho na ndicho apigiracho mburuga. Mkahenda utu uyi kuiya chikombeche.’ ”

6Yuya mtumishi wauka; ariphoagbwira hiko njirani, waauza maneno garatu gara. 7Nao achimuamba, “Bwana, ni maneno gani go uhuambirago? Swiswi tahuweza kuhenda neno hiro hata chidide! 8Bwana, unatambukira kukala swino hwauyiza pesa kula Kanani ambazo kala zikatiywa mwehu maguniani! Dze, hungeiyadze zahabu ama feza nyumbani mwa tajirio? 9Bwana, ye ndiyephahikana na hicho chikombe naaolagbwe, na siswi anjina uhende atumwao.” 10Yuya mtumishi achiamba, “Nakubali muchivyoamba, ela ye ndiyephahikana na chikombe ndiye ndiyekala mtumwa wangu, mwi anjina mundakala tamuna makosa.”

11Hipho, ahula magunia gao upesi na chila mmwenga achivugula guniare. 12Yuya mtumishi wa Yusufu waendza chila gunia kuandzira ra mvyere hadi mdide kabisa. Chikombe chazembuka guniani mwa Benjamini. 13Nduguze akpwanyula nguwo zao kpwa sonono, na chila mmwenga achipandiza mizigoye pundani na achiuya.

14Yusufu kala achere pho kaya wakati Juda na nduguze ariphouya. Achidzibwaga photsi mbere za Yusufu. 15Yusufu achiamba, “Mkahendani mwino? Tammanya kukala mutu kama mimi naweza kumanya mambo na mburuga?” 16Juda achiamba, “Hukuambireni, bwana? Huambedze? Hudziusiredze lawama? Mlungu akagaonyesa makosa gehu. Sambi, swiswi hosi hu atumwao, wala si yuya chiyegbwirwa na chikombe bahi.” 17Yusufu achiamba, “Aa, mino siweza kuhenda hivyo kabisa! Ni yuyatu achiyegbwirwa na chikombe changu tu, ndiye ndiyekala mtumwa wangu. Mwimwi anjina, phiyani kaya kpwa sowe yenu salama.”

Juda anamkanira Benjamini

18Phahi, Juda wamsengerera Yusufu na achimuamba, “Tafadhali bwana, nakuvoya nigombe maneno machache, dzagbwe u sawa na mfalume ela nakuvoya usireye. 19Bwana uwe wahuuza, ‘Dze, sowe yenu achere moyo? Muna mwenenu wenu wanjina?’ 20Naswi huchikuamba, ‘Huna baba, naye ni mtumia, na huna mdide wehu, ambaye wavyalwa wakati baba ni mtumia kare. Ndugungbwa wa hiye mvulana ndani mwenga wafwa na sere iye tu kpwa nine. Baba anammendza sana mwanache hiyu.’ 21Bwana, halafu wahuamba, ‘Mreheni mdide wenu ili nimuone.’ 22Naswi huchikuambira uwe bwana wangu, ‘Hiye mwanache kaweza kumricha ise, mana achihenda hivyo, ise andafwa.’ 23Ela bwana uchiamba, ‘Sindabisha na mwimwi tsona hadi mwedze na mdide wenu.’

24“Huriphouya kaya kpwa baba, hwakpwendamuambira gara uchigohuambira uwe bwana wangu. 25Baba ariphohuamba, ‘Uyani Misiri mkahugurire chakurya chanjina.’ 26Swino hwamuamba, ‘Tahuweza kuphiya, mana tahundaruhusiwa kumuona hiye mutu hadi mdide wehu akalepho. Hundaphiya ichikala mdide wehu andaphiya piya.’ 27Bwana, baba wahuamba, ‘Mnamanya kukala mayo yenu Raheli navyala naye ana airi. 28Mmwenga waniricha na ni lazima akale wagbwirwa ni nyama mʼbaya achiriwa. Na sidzangbwemuona hangu siku hizo. 29Ichikala mundamuhala hiyu piya na akaphahwe ni mai, hivi nirivyo mtumia mundaniolaga na mkunguru.’ 30-31Kpwa hivyo bwana, ichikala nindauya kaya kpwa baba bila ya hiyu mwanache, baba ndiphoona mwanawe kapho, andafwa. Mana uzima wa baba unategemea uzima wa mwanache hiyu. Ichikala hivyo, hundamuolaga mtumia na mkunguru. 32Tsona bwana, nádzilavya mzamana wa hiyu mwanache kpwa baba, námuamba, ‘Ichikala sindauya naye mzima, phahi baba, lawama naikale dzulu yangu maisha gangu gosi.’ 33Sambi phahi, nakuvoya badalaye nisale mimi kama mtumwao, yuno mwanache umrichire aphiye kaya na hano ayae. 34Nindamloladze baba mino bila mwanache hiyu? Sindaweza kuvumirira mai ndigomphaha baba.”

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