1 Wa Jekọb orukọ z'Kenaan, za ch'iwa otte ikk'oruka.

2 Ma wọ ode ose kw'ọmaan Jekọb, ọmaana ẹsọhmmọr chẹ.

Ny'ogbe nwo, wa Josẹph ode icho ichikkamfa. Wa kẹ od-otor iva p'Bilha, ọmaana p'Zilpa p'ade ivotte pẹ, mad-akkerẹ etirakpo py'otte. Kẹ wa ọd-ọpọhra ayok ọnang otte.

3 Ny'iva p'Jekọb obhonọ maphyir, wa Josẹph wọ ọdaak-ẹ ọtam, okurọ ch'obhon-ẹ k'atam. Ofona nya o, okwum-ẹ ọnọhma kw'osi ase. 4 Ch'ivotte mboza maze bẹ́, Josẹph ọdaakẹ otte ọtam, mawun-ẹ maa, m'ọkkọkka kad-agbaak amaan-ẹ.

5 K'ogbe wanẹ, Josẹph ọttaara idachen, ọtọka otek ivotte pẹ, osi bẹ matera adẹ-ẹ awun-owuna. 6 Josẹph oben bẹ bẹ́, "Màyonga itọhng bhaanga idachen s'ntaar. 7 Z'idachen, moning z'owonọ nd-ọdaabh abarli-ke. Minna kw'ẹbarli-ke chaam ebin ebe-obe, pira abarli-ke pabọnga nabira abina abe, makọbha ndo chaam, mabira araka nso anang-ẹ."

8 Ivotte abhaang nya o, mapọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Nya kọ nachibhẹ bẹ́, kọ m'abaabha mina yirẹ? Ma, mina mmin'oninga izek-izek kwọ yirẹ?" Minna kw'madẹ-ẹ awun-owuna okurọ idachen sẹ, ọmaana idik sẹ.

9 Wa Josẹph obira okwu ọttaara idachen ọdọk-ọdọk, otek ivotte bẹ́, "Màyong-m itọhng, mbira nttaara idachen e. Mọkpanda, nttaar ch'ewuchen, ọmaana ophe, ọmaana ndidorọ ijobh kawanẹ id-irak nso inang-m."

10 K'ogbe kw'Josẹph otek otte idachen njo, otte ọkwọhr-ẹ ẹmọng, ọpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Bọng-idachense s'attaar ma? Oyinẹ bẹ́, akka, ọmaana kaam, ọttara ivotte, mm'okwu ọraka nso ọnang kọ o?" 11 Wa ivotte ayen ottemma amaan-ẹ, okenaka, otte oye odik nwo z'ettem.

12 K'ogbe wanẹ, ivotte p'Josẹph matima etirakpo py'otte mad-anang bẹ azizaarẹ za ch'ọnyọm Shẹkẹm. 13 Israẹl oyerẹ Josẹph oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Kọ azong ma bẹ́, ivotte atim etirakpo ad-anang azizaarẹ za ch'ọnyọm Shẹkẹm. Kwu ntọhm-ọ akebha bẹ za."

Josẹph ọpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Atte, kirẹ kaam ma."

14 Nya o, oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Zọhng baana óde ivotte ọmaana etirakpo maning za k'ọkkọkka, akwu atek-m." Minna kw'oning ny'ilokodo s'Hẹbrọn ọtọhm-ẹ za.

Ch'Josẹph kk'opyira z'Shẹkẹm, 15 ojinọng wanẹ ọzẹ-ẹ nya ch'od-ottena ny'owonọ wanẹ, ọbọbh-ẹ bẹ́, "Ad-aror mbọng?"

16 Josẹph ọpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Nd-nnor ivotte paam e. Ma, azong ibyi s'maning anang etirakpo azizaarẹ ma yirẹ?"

17 Ojinọng nwo ọpọhn-ẹ bẹ́, "Nkk'abina ma e. Wura mmaang ch'mad-aben bẹ́, mm'achina z'Dọtan."

Nya o, Josẹph okebh ivotte pẹ za ch'ọnyọm Dọtan. 18 K'ose kw'mazẹ-ẹ za ch'od-okwu-okwu, pira okwu opyirẹ nya, nkk'attọhna bẹ́, mafhẹ-ẹ.

19 Maben ayok bẹ́, "Ọttaar-ọdachen nwo okwuma ka! 20 Makwu mọfhẹ-ẹ ọbharẹ k'esipe danẹ ma ch'edung-odung, moben bẹ́, ẹgbaten-tama danẹ dọ ẹbọk-ẹ ẹyaakẹ k'akpa-k'akpa, mfha moze ose kw'ọdachen fẹ im'oyin-ẹ k'eden."

21 Reubẹn ọbhaang nya o, ọkaam-ẹ z'ayok k'mbọhk, oben bẹ bẹ́, "Tte moning-ẹ ofhufhọ ọfhọ. 22 Tte ọnọng oning izẹ okibhẹ. Tte motera ọtọk-ẹ ọbharẹ k'esipe danẹ ch'edung-odung m'ibyi s'anọng nna arukọ." Wa Reubẹn ọd-ọgbaak minna, ọfha ọkkaan-ẹ, ọtọk-ẹ ochena otte.

23 Ch'Josẹph opyirẹ nya ch'ivotte maning, mabọk-ẹ awọra ọnọhma-baba ọkkọkka nwo kwẹ, 24 pira nnatọk-ẹ abharẹ z'esipe ch'edung-odung. Wa asi ny'epe ndo kade.

25 K'ogbe kw'nkk'ẹwọr aninga bẹ́, machi ọttọhk, matinẹ ichen aze ẹkaan ch'aphyanọng p'Ishimayẹl p'abin z'Gilead. Nkk'ẹchattọhk-kpo py'elebhẹ eruk, ọmaana ina s'ifor s'ilebhẹ eruk, adabha k'akamẹl bẹ́, matima azeng z'Ijip.

26 Juda oben ivotte pẹ bẹ́, "Ma, bọng-ọttọhk vọ im'ode iru samina óde m'ọfhọ agbaanatte kwamina mobubha odik nwo? 27 Tte motera ọkpẹ-ẹ ọnang anọng mba p'Ishimayẹl. Mba kẹ obir ode agbaanatte kwamina, kw'izẹ majanẹ isi mina." Ivotte machera amaan-ẹ.

28 K'ogbe kw'aphyanọng mbo p'Ishimayẹl, p'abir ade anọng p'Midiyan, mmin'akpan, ivotte p'Josẹph marọhbh-ẹ z'esipe ndo, makpẹ-ẹ anang aphyanọng mbo k'ashẹkẹl p'silva ẹrọbh. Aphyanọng mbo matim-ẹ azeng z'Ijip.

29 K'ogbe kw'Reubẹn ọkpa nnam ny'epe ndo, ọdọk Josẹph nya koze, ọyaakẹ ekpo py'ọfọr ny'ifor. 30 Ofona od-otek ivotte bẹ́, "Nnwa nwo ọdọk za kode. Ma min'nsi yen?"

31 Minna kw'mafhọ evu, matọka ọnọhma-baba kw'Josẹph alọhbh ny'ivu-zẹ njo. 32 Matima ọnọhma-baba nwo kw'osi ase ad-akọhka otte. Maben otte bẹ́, "Kirẹ ọttọhk f'moze e. Baana, óde ọnọhma kw'nnwa kwọ wọ."

33 Otte otin ọnọhma nwo oben bẹ́, "K'odik ọkkọkka, ọnọhma kw'nnwa kwaam wọ ma! Oyinẹ bẹ́, ẹgbaten-tama danẹ kk'ẹ ẹyaaka k'akpa-k'akpa."

34 Minna kw'Jekọb ọyaakẹ ekpo py'ọfọr z'ifor ọbharẹ, ọfọra akpobina otima obhom nnwa kwẹ k'iwu k'ẹkaan. 35 Ajinọngva ọttara panọngva pẹ maphyir makwu afok-ẹ nttem. Oben bẹ bẹ́, "Màtte-m ọbọhk. Kaam m'nchina ororo mbhom nnwa kwaam maa, mpe ntor-ẹ."

36 Anọng mbo p'Midiyan mapyirẹ z'Ijip, makpe Josẹph anang Pọtipha kw'ode osonọng wanẹ kw'Phero, obira ode oso kw'anọng p'ad-akkerẹ Phero.