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Nga Yosefu atiina alomera Falaawo ati, “Bbaabba gajire ohuŋwa e Kanani nʼabaganda bange nʼebyayo byawe ko nʼebiitu byawe byosibyosi era bali e Goseni.” Era gatobolamo hu baganda babe bataanu ngʼabaŋira ewa Falaawo.
Nga Falaawo abuusa abaganda babe abo ati, “Muhola mirimo hi?”
Nga bamugobolamo baati, “Efe abeedu babo huli baayi hya basehulu beefe.” Nga bamuloma baati, “Hujire ohubaaho eno olwohuba enjala yʼamaani e Kanani era ebyayo byefe biŋuma nʼenyaasi eryʼohwaya. Huhusunga otufugiirire humenye mu twale lyʼe Goseni.”
Nga Falaawo aloma Yosefu ati, “Lataawo nʼabaganda babo bajire eyi oli, egwanga lyʼe Misiri liri mu mihono jijo, leha lataawo nʼabaganda babo beehale mu twale erihira obulaŋi. Hababe e Goseni. Nʼoba nʼomanyire mulala hu bo ali nʼomuhono ogwohwaya, muŋe alabirirenga ebyayo byange.”
Ngʼaŋo Yosefu aŋira Yakobbo semwana eyiri Falaawo. Yakobbo nʼahenire ohuheesa Falaawo nʼohumusabira ekabi, nga Falaawo amubuusa ati, “Oli nʼemyaha jinga?”
Nga Yakobbo agobola mu Falaawo ati, “Kenire emyaha cikumi nʼadatu ni senguujuha mu hyalo muno. Emyaha jange mitono era ja bigosi aye sijoola hu myaha ja basehulu bange abaali abagendi.” 10 Nga Yakobbo asabira Falaawo ekabi ahena aŋwaŋo atiina.
11 Ebyo ni byaŋwa, nga Yosefu aŋamba semwana nʼabaganda babe abaŋa eroba mu twale lyʼe Lameseesi erihirayo obulaŋi mu gwanga lyʼe Misiri bamenyamo ngʼolu Falaawo galagira. 12 Nga Yosefu aŋa semwana nʼabaganda babe ko nʼabaatu aba gaali ni nabo emere ohusizira hu bungi wʼabaana baawe.
Enjala ebitiirira hu hyalo
13 Mu hiseera ehyo, ŋaali ŋaŋumaŋo mere mu hyalo hyosihyosi olwohuba enjala yaali nyingi bugali. 14 Nga Yosefu ahumbaania ebbeesa josijosi ejaali mu gwanga lyʼe Misiri nomu Kanani eji batundanga mu ngaano ngʼajiŋira mu lubiri lwa Falaawo. 15 Abaatu bʼe Misiri nʼe Kanani ni batambisa ebbeesa jaawe josijosi jabaŋwaho, batiina eyiri Yosefu bamuloma baati, “Muhulu, tuŋe emere. Otatuleha hufa enjala. Ebbeesa jituŋoyeeho.”
16 Nga Yosefu abaloma ati, “Ngʼolu bbeesa jibaŋoyeho, ŋahani muleete ebyayo byenywe mbaŋemo emere.” 17 Nga bamuŋirira embalaasi nʼetaama nʼeŋombe ni nasugirya jaawe, abaŋamo emere. Ngʼomwaha ogwo gaaja abaŋa emere mu byayo byawe byosibyosi.
18 Omwaha ogwo ni gwaŋwaho, nga nindi abaatu batiina eyiri Yosefu omwaha ogwalondaho bamuloma baati, “Sihuŋanga hwehweherera musengwa yeefe, mu butuufu oweene ebbeesa jatuŋwaho nʼebyayo byefe byosibyosi ŋahani bibyo. Ŋahani huŋuma hiitu hyosihyosi ohutusaho emibiri nʼamaloba geefe. 19 Huhusunga otatuleha hufa enjala hulehe aŋo amaloba geefe. Tugule era ogule nʼamaloba geefe otuŋemo emere. Efe huja hufuuha beedu ba Falaawo nʼamaloba geefe gafuuhe gage. Tuŋe emere hwahaŋona enjala, amaloba geefe gatasigala aŋo ni muŋumamo muutu.”
20 Olwʼenjala ohubitiirira mu gwange lyʼe Misiri, abaatu bagusa Yosefu amaloba gaawe, nga gafuuha ga Falaawo. Hiisi Mumisiri gaali nʼohutunda eroba lirye olwʼenjala, ngʼeroba lifuuha lya Falaawo. 21 Nga Yosefu afuula abaatu beedu ohuŋwa hu salo lyʼe gwanga lyʼe Misiri ohwola hu yindi. 22 Aye sigagula loba lyʼabasengi olwohuba basunanga omugabo ohuŋwa ewa Falaawo era balinga nʼemere eyibahena. Ehyo nje hyagira ndibatunda byawe.
23 Nga Yosefu aloma abaatu ati, “Ale ŋahani ngʼolu mbagulire, muli baatu ba Falaawo nʼeroba lyenywe lyosiryosi lya Falaawo. Owumo mbobuno muje muhome. 24 Aye ni mugesa emere, muli nʼohuŋa Falaawo hirala ehyohutaano, efikaho esigale yenywe nʼabaana benywe ko nʼabaatu abamenya ni nenywe.”
25 Ngʼabaatu bamugobolamo baati, “Muhulu hufugiirira ohuba beedu ba Falaawo olwohuba obaaye wahyere eyi huli otuŋonisye ohufa enjala.”
26 Nga Yosefu ahitaŋo ngʼegambi mu gwanga lya Misiri nʼohwosa hatyane ti hirala ehyohutaano ehyʼamakungula bya Falaawo. Eroba lyʼabasengi lyoŋene njeritafuuha lya Falaawo.
27 Nga Abayisirayiri bamenya mu gwanga lyʼe Misiri mu twale lyʼe Goseni. Basuna obuŋinda era hiisi ehi baŋambangaho hyalimo ehyasa era beyongera obungi bugali.
28 Nga Yakobbo ahena emyaha ehumi namusanvu mu gwanga lyʼe Misiri. Nga ŋalala ŋosiŋosi aba nʼemyaha cikumi ane namusanvu. 29 Ehiseera ni hyali huupi ohwola Yisirayiri* ohufa, galanga omusaani wuwe Yosefu ngʼamuloma ati, “Pambire ehisa ote omuhono gugwo ŋaasi wʼehisambi hyange, olayire oti oja hundaga ehyere era obe mwesigwa eyi ndi mutasiiha mu gwanga lyʼe Misiri. 30 Aye ni fanga, wungeganga watusa e Misiri, wapira wasiiha ŋalala nʼabaatu bange.”
Nga Yosefu amugobolamo ati, “Nja huhola ngʼolu olomire.”
31 Nga Yisirayiri amuloma ati, “Layira oti oja huhola ngʼolu oli husuubisa.” Ngʼaŋo Yosefu amulayirira. Nga Yisirayiri gediira hu muhoomero gugwe ajumirya Hatonda.
* 47:29 Oba Yakobbo. 47:31 hu muhoomero gugwe Ebyaŋandihiwa ebindi biroma biiti hu hitanda hihye.