1 Nayakhobo ahothepa ukhalha ilhapo yo Ukanaani, waakhanlhe aya athumwanaya thoko nlheto. 2 Ulha phi mwaha unaacha nikosho ni Nayakhobo.

Nayusufu, vaari aya mmirawo o iyaakha khumi ni saba, yaari achungaka ikhondoro ni ipuri vamoka ni manyonnaya, achishaana ashilhopwana a Nabilha ni Nazilpa, manyaahanu a athumwanaya. Nayusufu, yaari yaahimeriaka athumwanaya chittu cho uhilhoka chaapangacha aya manyonnaya ayo.

3 Naisraeli, yaani Nayakhobo, ahaattuna chinene Nayusufu waapwaha achishaana aya onkhaye, ukhalhawaya aayarelhe ikatema vaari aya anolhuvanlhe. Nkayaatottelha Nayusufu ikanzu yo urera chinene. 4 Nansho manyonnaya vonne aya wiira athumwanaya yaattuna chinene Nayusufu, waapwaha ayo, yahochokholha waavenga, ata khayolhumana rata.

5 Uhiyu mmoka, Nayusufu aholhoha itora, nansho vaahimiachenre aya manyonnaya, yahothepa uvengiya uwo. 6 Yaahimianche wiira, "Mwiiweke itora kilhohilhe aka iyo. 7 Kiholhoha wiira hii onkhaye va, naari umatani nittukaka ihiru. Wo uhikhulhuvelhiya ihiru aka nkayeemelha. Ihiru chinyu mwaatti nkachaathukumana, nkachaarukureria ihiru aka, nkachooromelha ihiru aka iyo."

8 Manyonnaya ayo nkayaakohacha, "Chani, nnothanana wiira, nnowa mwaanitawara? Ama, nnookhalha ni ikuru vachulhu ihu?" Paahi uvengiya nkawaathepa wo nlhatu no itora ni malhove aya ayo.

9 Yamalheke, Nayusufu aholhoha itora ikina, nkaahimiachera manyonnaya, yeeraka, "Mwiiweke, kiholhoha itora ikina tho, kihoona nchuwa, mweri ni ittotwa khumi ni imoka chikooromelhaka."

10 Nansho vaahimenrie aya athumwanaya ni manyonnaya yeyo itora iyo, athumwanaya ahaachachera yeeraka, "Itora yaani yeyo ilhohilhe inyu iyo? Chani, nnoothanana wiira, mii, anumwaninyu, ni manyonninyu, ninowa nookhoromelhani inyuva?" 11 Manyonnaya nkayoonelha ihache, nansho athumwanaya nkayaakhalha opuwelhaka nenno nlhove nno.

12 Nihuku nimoka, manyonnaya Nayusufu yahorwaacha uchungani mihuwo cha athumwanaya, vakhiviru ni Ushekemu. 13 Nayakhobo nkayeerelha Nayusufu, "Nhochuwelha wiira, manyonninyu akenlhe uchungani Ushekemu. Paahi etu, kinothanana urumani nrwee wowo."

Nayusufu nkayaakhulha, "Aye, kiheewa."

14 Athumwanaya nkayeerelha, "Nrweeke mwaaweheke manyonninyu ni ashinama ayo wiira ari salama? Mwamalhaka, nhokolhieke mmweeke mwaakihimeria." Paahi Nayakhobo nkayaaruma Nayusufu ukhuma nikoote no Uhebroni.

Ikatema Nayusufu vaatameria aya uphiya Ushekemu, 15 ntu mmoka ahaaphwanya athemwaka nthakhwani, nkaakoha, "Nnaaviani?"

16 Nayusufu nkayaakhulha, "Kinaavia manyonnaka. Nkakihimerieni vakittu vanaachungelha aya ashinama."

17 Ntu ulhe nkeerelha, "Veekinaka ahothamacha, ukhalhawaya kaheewa yeeraka wiira, anokelha Udothani." Paahi Nayusufu nkayaattwara manyonnaya ayo, nkaaphwanyacha Udothani.

18 Manyonnaya vonne aya awaaka, ahinaya uphiya rata, ahopanga miruku cho uweeva. 19 Yeerelhanacha ashineneru, "Mmwooneke ntu o ulhohalhoha itora uyo noowa! 20 Nngwe nimwiive, ninrihelhe nlhushi, ilhushi yowiisha imoka yo chilha ilhushi chilha. Kaanyuma, niweeke neera, hokhuriya ni ashinama o mwiithuphini. Nooneke etu, itora chawe chiyo chinohalha aya ukhalha."

21 Nansho Narobeni, veewilhe aya yayo malhove ayo, aholhikacha wookholha. Paahi nkeerelha ashikhunanaya ayo wiira, "Mwaatti, nihimwiive. 22 Nihirihakache iphome. Nansho muntumbucheriheke munlhikitini uthakoni va, nhinthurie." Enre chiicho, wo ukhulhuvellha wiira ookholhe mmathathani mwaya, kaanyuma, awe yaahokolhosha wa athumwanaya. 23 Nayusufu vaaphilhe aya wa manyonnaya vawo, ahovariya nkayaarulhiya ikanzu aya yorera yaawanre aya iyo. 24 Nkaavariya ni urihelhiya nlhushi. Nansho ilhushi yo wiisha iyo yaari yo uhikhalha maashi.

25 Vaakhalhanche aya ulhia yolhia, nkayoona mphingo wa Aishmaeli yaakhuma Ugileadi, arwaaka Umisri. Ingamiya chaya chaari chinakunshe misigo cho ubani, izeri ni manemane. 26 Vavawo Nayuda nkayeerelhacha ashikhunanaya, "Ninohalha upatta ifaida yaani namwiivaka mwanhima ihu, ni uvitha ukhwa wawe? 27 Nambaya etu ninthumihe wa Aishmaeli alha, kuliko umwiiva, ukhalhawaya ulha mwanhima ihu, iphome imoka ni hii." Ashikhunanaya nkayaarumelhelha nenno nlhove nno. 28 Attu o upanga maronda Aishmaeli ayo ari phi Amidiyani vaaphilhe aya vavawo, manyaattu ayo yahaakumiha Nayusufu nlhushi mmo, nkayaathumihiya wo malhivo o nchurukhu makhobilhi makhumi melhi. Ni yayo Aishmaeli ayo ahaakusha Nayusufu mpaka Umisri.

29 Paahi Narobeni vaahokolhelhe aya ni uweha valhushi valhe, ni uhoona Nayusufu, ahaahulha ikuwo chaya wo nlhatu no ihuzuni. 30 Nkayaarwa wa ashikhunanaya, ni weerelha, "Mmirawo khaawo! Vano kiireke chani etu?"

31 Nansho onkhaye khayaari ni nlhove no waahimeria athumwanaya. Paahi nkayaahitha ipuri, nkayaakusha ikanzu ya Nayusufu ni uruwia mphomeni mwo ipuri ilhe. 32 Nkayaahokolhia wa athumwanaya ni waarwehelha ikanzu ilhe, yeeraka, "Nihorokotta ikanzu ilha. Nkawehani, yakhalhaka yo mwaamwaninyu, ama kihiwe."

33 Athumwanaya ahochuwelha, nkayeera, "Phi yeyo! Mwaamwanaka hokhuuriya ni nshene. Wo ikekhiaye, Yusufu hopapharulhiya!" 34 Paahi, vavawo Nayakhobo ahaahulhacha ikuwo chaya wo nlhatu no ihuzuni yaarina aya, nkayaawara majuniya. Nkayonlha, umunlhelha mwaamwanaya wo mahuku menchi. 35 Achishaana aya ashilhopwana ni ashithiyana ahowaacha uwaamaalhihani, nansho nkayaakhota umaalhihiya, yeeraka, "Nkihiyeke, kithepeke umunlhelha mwaamwanaka, mpaka vanohalha aka uwuhelhiya vawo." Phi chiichammo chaamunlhenlhe aya mwaamwanaya.

36 Yeyo ikatema iyo Umisri ulhe, Amidiyani alhe yahaathumiha Nayusufu wa ntu eeehaniya Potifa, mmoka a attu o ikuru munlhokoni mwa manyaasikari a Nafarao, amwene o Umisri.