Mwanduso 39
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Yosefu na Muke wa Potifa
1Waishumaili viwamsolile Yosefu wamgala mbaka Misili na wamchuuza kwa Potifa, imwe wa wakulu wa mfalume, na niiyo mkulu wa chibumbila chake cha wakalizi. 2Mndewa Mulungu kakala hamwe na Yosefu, nayo katenda vinogile ng'hani kwa chila chinhu. Yosefu kakala muna ikaye ya mwenevale wake Mmisili. 3Mwenevale wake viyawonile kuwa Mndewa Mulungu kakala hamwe na Yosefu na chila chiyatendile katenda vinogile. 4Ivo Potifa kanogeligwa ng'hani na Yosefu, na kamtenda msang'hani wake, ivo kamwika kuwa mulolesi wa kaye yake na chila chinhu chiyakalile nacho. 5Kwandusila lusita ulo, kwa ichimu cha Yosefu Mndewa Mulungu kaitemela mate kaye ya Mmisili iyo na chila chinhu choyakalile nacho na migunda yake. 6Potifa keka chila chinhu chiyakalile nacho haulolesi na ukalizi wa Yosefu, na hagesile chochose ila kuja ndiya yake muhala.
Yosefu kakala mbwanga yanogile na chihanga chinoga, 7na lusita vilufosile muke wa Potifa kandusa kummelela mate Yosefu na kamulamba yahite yakaibandame nayo. 8Yosefu kalema na kamulongela, “Mwenevale wangu kabule lugano jojose muna ikaye kwaviya niye nabaha, na kanitulila chila chinhu chiyeli nacho. 9Hano hakaye kabule mamulaka kufosa niye, hanilemesa kwamha chochose ila weye muhala kwaviya weye kwa muke wake. Ivo nodahaze kutenda wihi fana uwo kwa kumuhasanya Mulungu?” 10Na muke wa Potifa kamulongela Yosefu mbuli iyo chila siku, mbali Yosefu kalema kumbandama na hata kuwa hamwe nayo.
11Mbali siku dimwe Yosefu kengila mgati mwiikaye kusang'hana sang'hano yake na wasang'hani wamwenga hawakalile umo. 12Muke wa Potifa kamgwila debwani jake na kulonga, “Unyangale.” Mbali Yosefu kasulupuka na kakimbilila kunze, kadileka debwani jake mmakono yake. 13Muke wa Potifa viyawonile kuwa Yosefu kadileka debwani jake na kukimbilila kunze ya ikaye, 14kawatanga wasang'hani wa kaye yake na kawalongela, “Loleni ino! Ino Muebulaniya mulumangu yoyomgalile mwiikaye kochiguma chinyala. Kengila muna ichiheleto changu muladi yanyangale, mbali niye niguta nyangi. 15Viyahulike noguta nyangi, kakimbilila kunze, kadileka debwani jake hamwangu.”
16Mwanamke ija kadika debwani diya, mbaka mwenevale wa Yosefu viyabwelile ukaye. 17Kamsimulila mbuli iyo, “Iyo msang'hani Muebulaniya yoyumgalile hano kengila muna ichiheleto kuniguma chinyala. 18Mbali vinigutile nyangi, kadileka debwani jake na kukimbilila kunze.”
19Mwenevale wa Yosefu viyazihulike mbuli izo za muke wake, kuwa ivo viyasang'hane msang'hani wake, kawa na ludoko 20na kamgwila Yosefu na kumwika muna ichifungo hanhu hawakalile wafungigwa wa mfalume. Ivo Yosefu kalekigwa mwiichifungo. 21Mbali hata umo muichifungo Mndewa Mulungu kakala nayo na kagendelela kumulagusa Yosefu ulondo wake, mbaka mkulu wa chifungo kanogelwa nayo. 22Mkulu wa chifungo kamwika Yosefu yawe mkulu wa wafungigwa wose na chila chochitendeke umo muna ichifungo chitendeka kwa ulangulizi wake. 23Mkulu wa chifungo hagesile chinhu chochose, Yosefu katuliligwa chila chinhu kwaviya Mndewa Mulungu kakala hamwe nayo na chila chinhu choyachitendile katenda vinogile.
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